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Morgan Bay | East London
Clee Roy on Footsie in 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.
Allen Luck opening Moses on the lower sea ledge ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Alan Briers aka Bra Briers on One White Duck (21) - Aug 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.
Derek Marshall & Allen Luck ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Pixie chalking her feet in Clee Roy's chalk bag, 1985. Photo thanks to Andrew Forsyth collection.
Sunrise at Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Ruben Snyman on an FA on the 5th Headland 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Derek Marshall on an FA on the 5th Headland 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Rock Climbing at Morgan Bay William Lesely ~ 2008. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Garvin Jacobs climbing Radio Free Moscow (20) at Morgan Bay ~ 2008. Photo courtesy Mie Elsen.
Pat Brown climbing on the wave cut platforms 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Derek Marshall opening a new route on the 5th Headland 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Sea, salt climbing! Pat Brown 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Moritz Fritz, climber at Land's End on the 2nd Headland. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Pat Brown, sea, rock & climbing 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Ashton Dingle & Garvin Jacobs. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Topping out at Morgans 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall on an FA on the 2nd HL 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Moritz enjoying some trad 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Morgan Bay cliff top.
Tyson Baars leading Jump Start 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Snort (Charles Edlstein) on the Carnival is Over free-stander 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Dale Gathercole leading Airs Above Ground 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Morgan Bay cliff top.
Ashton on Rabbit Killer (20) on the 4th HL 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Climbing at Morgan Bay near East London. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Snort on Carnival is Over (18) 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Tyson Baars loving Jump Start (19) 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Blockhead, climbing in Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Rock climbing at Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Sea stacks at Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Climbers at Morgan Bay ~ 2001
View from the climbing
Derek Marshall climbing Radio Free Moscow in about 1999. Photo courtesy Mie Elsen.
Climbers at Morgan Bay, Derek left & Dirk right 2016. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Sunrise of God, Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Sunrise at Double Mouth. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
The latter day Dave Freer (2nd from the left) on top of Carnival is Over. Photo thanks Dave Freer.
Sea cliff climbing at Morgan Bay, The Tusk on the 5th. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
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. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Ruben Snyman topping out on a new route 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
The illusive Dave Freer. Photo thanks Dave Freer.
Juan-Dray Marshall 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Noodles belaying with his tractor driver's hat ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Ruben abseiling into Whale Bone 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Climbers at Morgan Bay ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Mie Elsen.
Rained out in Morgans, Morne Van Der Mescht ~ 2001. Photo thanks to Martin Rehm.
Moritz on the 2nd Head Land 2017. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Linda Waldman on Linear Accelerator (17), SA Climbers Club Morgans Bay National Meet, Easter 1989
Derek Marshall, early days climbing at Morgan Bay ~ 1997. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Craig Bester & Derek Marshall freeing a crack on the 1st headland ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall & the rabbit killer early days at Morgans ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Ian Hatton climbing at Morgans ~1998. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Dave Freer back at Morgans. Dave wrote the Morgan Bay climbing first guide. Photo thanks Dave Freer.
Derek Marshall & Ian Hatton climbing at The Tusk, Morgan Bay ~1998. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Ian Hatton climbing at Jump Start, Morgan Bay ~ 1998. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Derek Marshall on Life & Life to the Full (25) ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Steven Reed sending Block Head (18) ~1999. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Climbing at Morgan Bay. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Dave Freer roping up. Photo thanks Dave Freer.
Allen Luck opening a route at Morgan Bay ~ 2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Kendyl Kunhardt, Morgan Bay ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Noodles, happy days at Morgans ~2003. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Climbers at Morgan Bay ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Mie Elsen.
Steven Reed abseiling into The Linear Ledge, early days at Morgans ~ 1998. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
School group from Greenfields Primary, climbing at Morgan Bay. The adult belaying is Neil Briers, brother of Alan Briers ~ 1998. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Camping at Double Mouth, (L to R) Derek Marshall, Linda Hayes & Allen Luck with a packet over his head ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall early days at Morgans ~ 1996. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Bouldering at the Black Rock boulder ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Sunset at Morgans. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Climbing party at Morgans ~ 2002. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
Frankie Jacobs at Morgan Bay 2002. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall.
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. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Derek Marshall climbing Day Tripper (15) on the Ticket to Ride wall at Morgan Bay. ~ 2001. Photo courtesy Derek Marshall collection.
Craig Bester climbing at Ticket to Ride ~ 2003. Photo courtesy of Craig Bester collection.
Rained out in Morgans again, Derek Marshall early trips to Morgan Bay ~ 2001. Photo thanks to Martin Rehm.
Morgan Bay | East London
Rock climbing at Morgan Bay is on vertical dolerite crags set above the sea. There are 638 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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