Vertical-Life
Paarl Rock
85
ASCENTS
26 %
OS RATE
48
ROUTES IN DB
85
ASCENTS
26 %
OS RATE
48
ROUTES IN DB
| Name | Style | Route | Comment | Properties | Date | |
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| Skywalk (5a) | With James Devine as part of the MUL. |
2 Mar 2024
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| With James Devine as part of the MUL. | ||||||
| The Scream (8b) | Took me forever... but finally squeaked through, after multiple sessions spent falling at the chains. :) |
19 Dec 2023
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| Took me forever... but finally squeaked through, after multiple sessions spent falling at the chains. :) | ||||||
| Dwarf Kiddi (7a) | Lots of interesting techniques to this one. |
6 Oct 2023
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| Lots of interesting techniques to this one. | ||||||
| Eurotech (6c) | Beautiful line with technical moves |
6 Aug 2023
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| Beautiful line with technical moves | ||||||
| Crank Prank (7a) | Roped Boulder traverse. Fun mission, and consolation prize for dorking other project. |
5 Apr 2023
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| Roped Boulder traverse. Fun mission, and consolation prize for dorking other project. | ||||||
| That Thing (7a) | Retro onsight. Dogged up in many, many moons ago. First go this time, epic gear recycling faff as used #4 cams too low. Lots of up and down climbing. Felt easier Tha Stem Gem... |
26 Dec 2022
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| Retro onsight. Dogged up in many, many moons ago. First go this time, epic gear recycling faff as used #4 cams too low. Lots of up and down climbing. Felt easier Tha Stem Gem... | ||||||
| Stem Gem (6c) | Gosh, what a painful, insecure experience. Type 2 fun for sure. Feels like 7c not 6c... Haibo. |
18 Dec 2022
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| Gosh, what a painful, insecure experience. Type 2 fun for sure. Feels like 7c not 6c... Haibo. | ||||||
| Eurotech (6b+) |
21 Oct 2022
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| The Scream (8b) | One of the best. Incredibly captivating powerful technical climbing from going through a unique overhanging heuco jughaul to a sassy granite boulder problem on the lip, keeping you clinging/clawing on to the point of full pterodactyl chicken winging with the chains in your face wondering how the fuck you going to clip 'em. Got me at the chains once, not twice:') no kneepads required, I rate 8b without kneepads a fair grade, taken into account that I figured out a grovel free, minimal intimate contact with the rock sequence through the lower parts |
16 Oct 2022
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| One of the best. Incredibly captivating powerful technical climbing from going through a unique overhanging heuco jughaul to a sassy granite boulder problem on the lip, keeping you clinging/clawing on to the point of full pterodactyl chicken winging with the chains in your face wondering how the fuck you going to clip 'em. Got me at the chains once, not twice:') no kneepads required, I rate 8b without kneepads a fair grade, taken into account that I figured out a grovel free, minimal intimate contact with the rock sequence through the lower parts | ||||||
| Don't Call Me Baby (8a) | So much fun! Incredible movement. Pebbles and nubbins. It's got brilliant foot sequences and challenges your brain to think through the movement. Quite a lot of trust went into those feet. Love this. Totally my style. |
8 Oct 2022
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| So much fun! Incredible movement. Pebbles and nubbins. It's got brilliant foot sequences and challenges your brain to think through the movement. Quite a lot of trust went into those feet. Love this. Totally my style. | ||||||
| The Scream (8b) | An amazing route very unique to Paarl Rock. The crux is right at the end rounding the lip on tiny crimps that are far apart. I had a good fight clipping the chains as my fingers were just opening up on the crimp that you clip from. It made clipping the chains even better. Thanks Elle for all the belays. I personally think it 32 let me know what you think? |
28 Sep 2022
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| An amazing route very unique to Paarl Rock. The crux is right at the end rounding the lip on tiny crimps that are far apart. I had a good fight clipping the chains as my fingers were just opening up on the crimp that you clip from. It made clipping the chains even better. Thanks Elle for all the belays. I personally think it 32 let me know what you think? | ||||||
| Austrian Culinarium (6a+) | This route is really fantastic and deserves more love and a good clean. We found it pretty covered in lichen and the path was overgrown. The first chimney 15 is legit, but really fun once you get the movement right. A few scary moments topping pitch 1 and a few tricky moves in the 19 pitch but otherwise it was truly epic. Top out right by the car so easy walk off. Deserves some tlc! It's a great day out! Well done to Matt for leading into the unknown! |
20 Feb 2021
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| This route is really fantastic and deserves more love and a good clean. We found it pretty covered in lichen and the path was overgrown. The first chimney 15 is legit, but really fun once you get the movement right. A few scary moments topping pitch 1 and a few tricky moves in the 19 pitch but otherwise it was truly epic. Top out right by the car so easy walk off. Deserves some tlc! It's a great day out! Well done to Matt for leading into the unknown! | ||||||
| Umkhonto we Sizwe (6b+) | Always cool to do an ADK line |
24 May 2020
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| Always cool to do an ADK line | ||||||
| Illearth Stone (7b) | Took about 4 trips too many, glad to put this puppy to rest. Never rad a giant beanbag at a route before... |
15 Jun 2019
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| Took about 4 trips too many, glad to put this puppy to rest. Never rad a giant beanbag at a route before... | ||||||
| Umkhonto we Sizwe (6b+) |
18 May 2019
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| Via Michaela (6a) |
8 Feb 2019
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| Hard Euro Candy (7c+) | Really good climb on mostly chipped pockets. Unique climbing moves up a superb wall! Low-end 7c+ in my opinion. |
24 Jul 2018
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| Really good climb on mostly chipped pockets. Unique climbing moves up a superb wall! Low-end 7c+ in my opinion. | ||||||
| Follow Mantis (7b) | Lekker route, I find the crux hard! |
19 Jul 2017
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| Lekker route, I find the crux hard! | ||||||
| Hard Euro Candy (7c) |
20 Sep 2015
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| Eurotech (6b+) |
3 Aug 2015
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