Mountaineering in Nelspruit, South Africa. Operators in the area offer climbing workshops and all equipment as well as advice on the best crags to visit for your abilities and experience. After a couple of hard days climbing, give your body and mind a break and take part in some of the amazing rest day activities that this region provides, like a visit to renowned Kruger National Park.
Not far from Nelspruit a mountaineering paradise awaits in the area called Waterval Boven. If a climber had designed an ideal climbing playground, they couldn’t have done a better job than nature has done. The long line of fluted red cliffs boasts over 800 sport climbs ranging in grade from those easy enough for beginners and children to gnarly routes only suitable for the most advanced climbers. Traditional climbing can also be practiced here. The quarzitic rock is solid and clean. A magnificent waterfall adds to the dramatic beauty of the landscape, while the deeply wooded valley below shelters wildlife. It is the perfect place to hone mountaineering skills.