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"Rock - it's more than a sport. It becomes a lifestyle. It runs in your blood and mirrors your mind; a kaleidoscope of little chalked-up holds stretching on forever..."
- A. de Klerk, MCSA Journal 1984; 
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Traditional Climbing

South Africa offers great scope from climbing in what is termed the 'trad' way. There are many areas which are deemed to be 'trad' areas and where bolting is either not allowed, or the climbers have reached tactic agreement that areas should not be bolted.

There are also a number of crags where 'trad' routes sit along side 'sport' routes. The general agreement between climbers is that if a route was opened on 'trad' it remains that way, and only by the implicit consent of the opening party may routes be retro-bolted.

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