Morgan Bay

Clee Roy on Footsie in 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.

Allen Luck opening Moses on the lower sea ledge ~ 2001

Alan Briers aka Bra Briers on One White Duck (21) - Aug 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.

Derek Marshall & Allen Luck ~ 2001

Pixie chalking her feet in Clee Roy's chalk bag, 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.

Sunrise at Morgan Bay

Ruben Snyman on an FA on the 5th Headland 2017

Derek Marshall on an FA on the 5th Headland 2016

Rock Climbing at Morgan Bay William Lesely ~ 2008

Garvin Jacobs climbing Radio Free Moscow (20) at Morgan Bay ~ 2008

Pat Brown climbing on the wave cut platforms 2016

Derek Marshall opening a new route on the 5th Headland 2016

Sea, salt climbing! Pat Brown 2016

Moritz Fritz, climber at Land's End on the 2nd Headland

Pat Brown, sea, rock & climbing 2016

Ashton Dingle & Garvin Jacobs.

Topping out at Morgans 2016

Derek Marshall on an FA on the 2nd HL 2016

Moritz enjoying some trad 2017

Tyson Baars leading Jump Start 2017

Snort (Charles Edlstein) on the Carnival is Over free-stander 2017

Dale Gathercole leading Airs Above Ground 2017

Ashton on Rabbit Killer (20) on the 4th HL 2017

Climbing at Morgan Bay near East London

Snort on Carnival is Over (18) 2017

Tyson Baars loving Jump Start (19) 2017

Blockhead, climbing in Morgan Bay

Rock climbing at Morgan Bay

Sea stacks at Morgan Bay

View from the climbing

Derek Marshall climbing Radio Free Moscow in about 1999

Climbers at Morgan Bay, Derek left & Dirk right 2016

Sunrise of God, Morgan Bay

Sunrise at Double Mouth

Sea cliff climbing at Morgan Bay, The Tusk on the 5th

Clive Curson on Full Value (22), SA Climbers Club Morgans Bay National Meet, Easter 1989

Ian Hatton belaying in the early days of Morgan Bay Climbing 1997

Suben Snyman topping out on a new route 2017

Juan-Dray Marshall 2017

Noodles belaying with his tractor driver's hat ~ 2003

Ruben abseiling into Whale Bone 2017

Moritz on the 2nd Head Land 2017

Linda Waldman on Linear Accelerator (17), SA Climbers Club Morgans Bay National Meet, Easter 1989

Derek Marshall, early days climbing at Morgan Bay ~ 1997

Craig Bester & Derek Marshall freeing a crack on the 1st headland ~ 2003

Derek Marshall & the rabbit killer early days at Morgans ~ 2003

Ian Hatton climbing at Morgans ~1998

Derek Marshall & Ian Hatton climbing at The Tusk, Morgan Bay ~1998

Ian Hatton climbing at Jump Start, Morgan Bay ~ 1998

Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996

Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003

Derek Marshall on Life & Life to the Full (25) ~ 2003

Steven Reed sending Block Head (18) ~1999

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Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003

Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003

Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003

Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996

Kendyl Kunhardt, Morgan Bay ~ 2001

Noodles, happy days at Morgans ~2003

Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996

Steven Reed abseiling into The Linear Ledge, early days at Morgans ~ 1998

Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996

School group from Greenfields Primary, climbing at Morgan Bay. The adult belaying is Neil Briers, brother of Alan Briers. ~ 1998

Camping at Double Mouth, (L to R) Derek Marshall, Linda Hayes & Allen Luck with a packet over his head. ~ 2001

Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996

Bouldering at the Black Rock boulder ~ 2001

Sunset at Morgans

Climbing party at Morgans ~ 2002

Frankie Jacobs at Morgan Bay 2002

Craig Bester climbing at Ticket to Ride ~ 2003. Photo courtesy of Craig Bester collection.

Derek Marshall working Life & Life to the Full (25) at Morgan Bay ~ 2001

Derek Marshall climbing Day Tripper (15) on the Ticket to Ride wall at Morgan Bay. ~2001

Craig Bester climbing at Ticket to Ride ~ 2003. Photo courtesy of Craig Bester collection.

Morgan Bay Rock Climbing

Rock climbing at Morgan Bay is on vertical dolerite crags set above the sea. There are 637 naturally protected climbing routes, 7 sport lines & a few boulder problems. Morgan Bay is the largest established sea cliff climbing area in South Africa. 

Morgan Bay has all year round rock climbing. Winter has low rain fall & is very mild. In summer Morgans is hot, but there are shaded crags & the sea breeze cools everything to acceptable levels. Morgan Bay gets more rain in summer, but the crags dry very quickly. Best possible conditions are: westerly berg wind with equinox low tide. When all these conditions are in a line…it’s time to get down to sea level stuff.

There is plenty for the famliy to do while you are climbing at Morgan bay. Stunning beaches, surfing, fishing, fantastic resuturants & good hotels make Morgan Bay a great place to combine climbing & family.

Access

Totally unrestricted. This is district council land under the control of Nature Conservation.

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