Climbs 1
Rocktype Quartzite
Altitude 871m a.s.l
Faces all
Main face in Swartberg pass, Western Cape © keith leonard
Crag features
In the 1982 MCSA Journal, there is a route recorded in the Swartberg Pass called “A Stack of Chimneys” which did not give a very good image of the climbing on the Horlosiekloof in the Swartberg Pass. Although the main wall is 300m high with very direct looking crack lines to follow, the rock tends to be frail and the cracks off-width on much of the face. Despite these poor qualities of the area, some good routes have been opened on this very impressive rock feature. The sheer dimension of the main Horlosiekloof wall is enough to make you want to climb it.
Good topo here:
http://www.climbing.co.za/wiki/Swartberg_Pass
Approach notes
The best route into the kloof is from Prince Albert, which is situated to the North of Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape. This saves you from driving over the entire Swartberg pass if approaching from Oudtshoorn. From Oudtshoorn take the N12 passing through De Rust. Then turn left on the R407 to Prince Albert. Just before Prince Albert turn left onto the road into the Swartberg Pass. The kloof is a couple of km’s along this road. There are a couple of laybys in the kloof to park your car and some are under trees for shade.
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