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Hangklip | Queenstown
Andrew Forsyth on the FA of Quadriceps (19), Mike McKechnie belaying, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie collection.
Lawrence Chambers, Tarquin Holt, Tinie Versveld on the FA of Heffelump Hunting (21, A2) Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Climbers on Sea of Tranquility (21), maybe Mallory brothers. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Andy Wood.
SACC Chairman Alvin Wood leading at Hangklip Easter Meet 1984. Photo courtesy Russ Dodding collection.
Ed February on the FA of Sea of Tranquility. SA Climber's Club's Hangklip meet, Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Andrew Forsyth collection.
Andrew Forsyth on Solar Plexus, SA Climber's Club's Hangklip meet, Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Andrew Forsyth collection.
Unidentified climber on Musical Friends Hangklip, Queenstown, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Russ Dodding collection.
Julian Maund in action. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Andy Wood.
Andrew Forsyth climbing & Alvin Woods (chairman SACC) belaying. SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
The Mallory Brothers climbing at Hangklip. SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Andrew Forsyth climbing Quadriceps (19) at Hangklip. SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Andrew Forsyth climbing in the mist, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Andrew Forsyth climbing in the mist, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Andrew Forsyth climbing Quadriceps (19) at Hangklip. SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
SACC Group Photo. Hangklip, Queenstown, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Russ Dodding.
SACC Group Photo. Hangklip, Queenstown, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Russ Dodding.
Fiona Jones taking in the view from Hangklip. Mary & Martha on the horizon. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
L to R, Mike McKechnie, Andy Forsyth & Andy De Klerk, SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Watching the protagonists in action Hangklip 1984. Left to right: Paul Schlotfeldt, Keith James, Andy Wood, Andrew Smith (Fuzz), Julian Maund. With camera, Clee Roy. Photo courtesy Russ Dodding.
Walk up to Hangklip. Julian Maund, Andy de Klerk, Paul Schlotveldt & Ed February. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Andy Wood.
SA Climber's Club's Hangklip meet, Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Andrew Forsyth.
SACC Group Photo. Hangklip Easter 1984. Photo courtesy Andrew Forsyth.
Unspoiled Bushmen paintings Hangklip Queenstown. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Camping at Hangklip in 1984, pre SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. On this trip the PE lads carried in water for the Easter Meet. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
View from the top Hangklip Queenstown. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
View from the top Hangklip Queenstown. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
Chris Jackson in front, Tinie Versveld in sleeping bag, Lawrence Chambers, Tarquin Holt, Andrew Smith on right, with Bridget O’Meara (back to camera). Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Keith James, one of the organizers of the SACC 1984 Easter meet. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Julian Maund, Stew Middlemiss and Paul Schlotveldt. 1984 Easter meet. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
The vulture colony at Hangklip Queenstown. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
Andy Wood, Karyn & Ed February. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Barbie Freer, Chris Jackson, Russ Dodding, with Dave Freer ( back to camera). Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Hangklip Queenstown, from a distance. Faces are up to 160 m high. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
Stewart Middlemiss, Gordon Bosch & George Mallory, Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Lawrence Chambers, Steve Radcliffe, James Kantor (no nukes shirt), Adrian Jardin (Pygmy), with Meryl Carr in front. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Ed February, Chris Jackson and Karyn. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Fiona Jones & Alvin Wood. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Camping at Hangklip in 1984 at some stage before the SA Climber's Club meet Easter 1984. LHS is Andrew Forsyth with red rucksack. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Andrew Smith & Bridget O’Meara. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Lawrence Chambers, Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Ed February explaining the moves, Andrew de Klerk in the back ground. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
SACC chairman Alvin Wood & secretary Keith James planning the South African Climbers Club meet at Hangklip 1984. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
Hangklip Queenstown, South Face. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
Bushmen paintings Hangklip Queenstown. Photo thanks Derek Marshall.
South Face of Hangklip, Queenstown. Photo courtesy Mike McKechnie.
View from the top. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
View from the top. Easter 1984. Photo courtesy of Fiona Jones.
Keith James... back in the day!
RAF bombers on an airfield in Queenstown, Hangklip in the back ground.
Old post card of Hangklip.
Hangklip | Queenstown
In 1984 the South African Climber's Club held their Easter Meet at Hangklip. Numerous routes were opened. Hangklip is a multi-pitch country trad venue. The rock is vertical dolorite & lends its self to intimidating off-width cracks.
There are 32 routes recorded. Plenty of potential for new routes.
Walk-in is about an hour & a half.
Access:
Access is by arrangment, but the farmer welcomes climbers & allows climbers to camp. Contact info@easterncaperockclimbing.co.za for assistance with access.