Lower Silvermine

Western Cape, ZA

Silvermine Crags are the most popular crags on the Peninsula. There are routes for almost everyone, except the very hard core. On a good day you can be sure to find large crowds at Lower Silvermine and to a lesser extent, Blaze of Glory. Main Crag is probably the most intimidating, as it is high and steep enough not to be called a slab. It also has the best sustained climbing, with the smaller, but not to be underestimated Silverminor crag tucked beneath it. Generally, Fawlty Towers escapes the crowds as it is the furthest crag and there are not many routes under grade 21. The rock is good, hard sandstone and the climbing is predominantly vertical with bulgy sections on some routes and steeper (roofy) climbing at Fawlty Towers. It is also a great place to picnic or braai around the reservoir after a day at the crags. Far and away the most popular sport crags in the Peninsula (although it is closely followed by Lakeside Pinnacle). It has a good variety of easy routes from grade 13 to 19, as well as some good routes in the slightly harder grades. Cloud Nine Wall has some interesting (read testy) routes in the 19 to 21 grade range and The Pumphouse is just that. Pumpy! With some excellent harder routes.
CRAG STATISTICS
43
Routes
5754
meters climbed
274
Zlags
6a+
average grade

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Safe
Parking
Slabs
Vertical
Overhanging
Exposition
450 m.
8 min.

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