Climbing areas in South Africa
17 climbing areas in South Africa. We list the 3,000 best-mapped climbing areas from OpenStreetMap, not every one.
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When: Next 7 days
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Where: South Africa
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Showing all 17 places.
82Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon85, Good
- Tue76, Good
- Wed66, Good
- Thu39, Poor
- Fri88, Good
- Sat91, Good
- Sun91, Good
Stay in Porterville
77Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon76, Good
- Tue67, Good
- Wed55, Fair
- Thu71, Good
- Fri81, Good
- Best daySat85, Good, the best day
- Sun81, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
77Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon76, Good
- Tue67, Good
- Wed55, Fair
- Thu71, Good
- Fri81, Good
- Best daySat85, Good, the best day
- Sun81, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon74, Good
- Tue68, Good
- Wed56, Fair
- Thu71, Good
- Fri79, Good
- Best daySat83, Good, the best day
- Sun79, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
74Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon80, Good
- Tue73, Good
- Wed63, Good
- Thu70, Good
- Fri19, Poor
- Sat83, Good
- Sun83, Good
Stay in Porterville
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon74, Good
- Tue65, Good
- Wed53, Fair
- Thu71, Good
- Fri77, Good
- Best daySat82, Good, the best day
- Sun72, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Best dayMon79, Good, the best day
- Tue75, Good
- Wed66, Good
- Thu32, Poor
- Fri68, Good
- Sat75, Good
- Sun61, Good
Stay in Montagu
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon64, Good
- Tue66, Good
- Best dayWed67, Good, the best day
- Thu62, Good
- Fri61, Good
- Sat61, Good
- Sun61, Good
Stay in Krugersdorp
62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon3, Poor
- Tue62, Good
- Wed75, Good
- Thu66, Good
- Fri73, Good
- Best daySat77, Good, the best day
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Clarendon Marine
61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon70, Good
- Best dayTue76, Good, the best day
- Wed68, Good
- Thu52, Fair
- Fri7, Poor
- Sat14, Poor
- Sun71, Good
Stay in Fish Hoek
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon83, Good
- Tue83, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu40, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Paarl
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon83, Good
- Tue83, Good
- Wed67, Good
- Thu40, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Paarl
47Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Best dayMon74, Good, the best day
- Tue72, Good
- Wed69, Good
- Thu18, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat11, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Simons Town
44Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon60, Good
- Best dayTue73, Good, the best day
- Wed67, Good
- Thu17, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat14, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Hout Bay
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon0, Poor
- Tue0, Poor
- Wed0, Poor
- Thu53, Fair
- Fri63, Good
- Best daySat65, Good, the best day
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Forest Hills
31Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon19, Poor
- Best dayTue72, Good, the best day
- Wed68, Good
- Thu0, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
Stay in Cape Town
53Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Mon54, Fair
- Tue58, Fair
- Wed58, Fair
- Thu52, Fair
- Fri53, Fair
- Sat20, Poor
- Sun51, Fair
Stay in Kosmos
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Every country, A to Z (82)
Each country's climbing areas, on this list and map.
- Albania 1
- Andorra 2
- Argentina 11
- Armenia 1
- Australia 19
- Austria 227
- Belgium 17
- Bolivia 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 22
- Brazil 25
- Bulgaria 3
- Burkina Faso 1
- Canada 130
- Chad 1
- Chile 22
- China 7
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6
- Croatia 40
- Cuba 1
- Cyprus 6
- Czechia 202
- Denmark 2
- Ecuador 2
- Egypt 2
- Ethiopia 1
- Finland 61
- France 381
- Georgia 5
- Germany 294
- Ghana 1
- Greece 51
- Hungary 6
- Iceland 2
- India 2
- Indonesia 1
- Iran 1
- Ireland 8
- Israel 1
- Italy 370
- Japan 13
- Jordan 2
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
- Malaysia 3
- Malta 2
- Mexico 9
- Monaco 1
- Montenegro 4
- Morocco 4
- Namibia 1
- Nepal 1
- Netherlands 1
- New Zealand 12
- North Macedonia 1
- Norway 111
- Oman 2
- Panama 1
- Peru 1
- Poland 80
- Portugal 23
- Puerto Rico 1
- Romania 23
- Russian Federation 4
- Serbia 2
- Singapore 1
- Slovakia 50
- Slovenia 27
- South Africa 17
- Spain 135
- Sri Lanka 1
- State of Palestine 1
- Sweden 55
- Switzerland 94
- Thailand 2
- Tonga 3
- Türkiye 12
- Uganda 1
- Ukraine 2
- United Arab Emirates 3
- United Kingdom 91
- United States 260
- Viet Nam 3