Climbing areas in South Africa
19 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 19 places.
- 82Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu74, Good
- Fri85, Good
- Best daySat88, Good, the best day
- Sun86, Good
- Mon76, Good
- Tue80, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 76Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu73, Good
- Fri20, Poor
- Sat87, Good
- Sun87, Good
- Mon75, Good
- Tue81, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed54, Fair
- Thu67, Good
- Fri78, Good
- Best daySat82, Good, the best day
- Sun72, Good
- Mon58, Fair
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 72Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed59, Fair
- Thu70, Good
- Fri68, Good
- Best daySat83, Good, the best day
- Sun74, Good
- Mon57, Fair
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed70, Good
- Thu69, Good
- Fri72, Good
- Sat35, Poor
- Best daySun79, Good, the best day
- Mon77, Good
- Tue70, Good
Stay in Clarendon Marine
- 71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed63, Good
- Thu69, Good
- Fri63, Good
- Sat62, Good
- Sun51, Fair
- Best dayMon87, Good, the best day
- Tue76, Good
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed64, Good
- Thu68, Good
- Fri8, Poor
- Sat78, Good
- Best daySun79, Good, the best day
- Mon69, Good
- Tue78, Good
Stay in Porterville
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed66, Good
- Thu30, Poor
- Fri70, Good
- Sat78, Good
- Sun78, Good
- Mon70, Good
- Tue67, Good
Stay in Montagu
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed59, Fair
- Thu67, Good
- Fri50, Fair
- Best daySat80, Good, the best day
- Sun76, Good
- Mon61, Good
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 70Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed59, Fair
- Thu67, Good
- Fri50, Fair
- Best daySat80, Good, the best day
- Sun76, Good
- Mon61, Good
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Clanwilliam
- 69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed67, Good
- Thu63, Good
- Fri49, Fair
- Sat67, Good
- Sun65, Good
- Best dayMon81, Good, the best day
- Tue74, Good
Stay in Krugersdorp
- 65Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu54, Fair
- Fri7, Poor
- Sat63, Good
- Best daySun76, Good, the best day
- Mon71, Good
- Tue71, Good
Stay in Fish Hoek
- 63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed60, Good
- Thu55, Fair
- Fri53, Fair
- Sat61, Good
- Sun61, Good
- Best dayMon71, Good, the best day
- Tue65, Good
Stay in Kosmos
- 62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed64, Good
- Thu50, Fair
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat31, Poor
- Best daySun77, Good, the best day
- Mon72, Good
- Tue73, Good
Stay in Hout Bay
- 62Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed68, Good
- Thu49, Fair
- Fri9, Poor
- Best daySat73, Good, the best day
- Sun33, Poor
- Mon71, Good
- Tue69, Good
Stay in Simons Town
- 61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed70, Good
- Thu37, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun72, Good
- Mon73, Good
- Best dayTue83, Good, the best day
Stay in Paarl
- 61Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed70, Good
- Thu37, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun72, Good
- Mon73, Good
- Best dayTue83, Good, the best day
Stay in Paarl
- 52Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed65, Good
- Thu36, Poor
- Fri0, Poor
- Sat0, Poor
- Best daySun75, Good, the best day
- Mon72, Good
- Tue37, Poor
Stay in Cape Town
- 41Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
- Wed15, Poor
- Thu58, Fair
- Fri62, Good
- Sat0, Poor
- Sun0, Poor
- Mon0, Poor
- Best dayTue72, Good, the best day
Stay in Forest Hills
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Every country, A to Z (88)
Each country's climbing areas, on this list and map.
- Albania 1
- Andorra 2
- Argentina 12
- Armenia 1
- Australia 31
- Austria 274
- Belgium 23
- Bolivia 5
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 27
- Brazil 33
- Bulgaria 12
- Burkina Faso 1
- Canada 153
- Chad 1
- Chile 24
- China 15
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7
- Colombia 1
- Côte d’Ivoire 1
- Croatia 42
- Cuba 1
- Cyprus 6
- Czechia 254
- Denmark 2
- Ecuador 5
- Egypt 2
- Ethiopia 1
- Finland 71
- France 458
- Georgia 6
- Germany 322
- Ghana 1
- Greece 90
- Hungary 8
- Iceland 2
- India 2
- Indonesia 2
- Iran 1
- Ireland 12
- Israel 5
- Italy 463
- Japan 16
- Jordan 8
- Kazakhstan 2
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
- Malaysia 3
- Malta 2
- Mexico 12
- Monaco 1
- Montenegro 5
- Morocco 10
- Namibia 1
- Nepal 1
- Netherlands 7
- New Zealand 15
- North Macedonia 1
- Norway 128
- Oman 2
- Panama 1
- Peru 1
- Philippines 1
- Poland 90
- Portugal 27
- Puerto Rico 1
- Romania 24
- Russian Federation 16
- Serbia 3
- Singapore 1
- Slovakia 56
- Slovenia 32
- South Africa 19
- Spain 157
- Sri Lanka 1
- State of Palestine 1
- Sweden 57
- Switzerland 118
- Tajikistan 1
- Thailand 2
- Tonga 3
- Türkiye 12
- Uganda 1
- Ukraine 7
- United Arab Emirates 3
- United Kingdom 115
- United States 323
- Uzbekistan 1
- Viet Nam 5