From here on the Pipe Track contour path, the route can be seen going up the dark/green gulley in the middle of the picture below the upper cable station. It ends up on Fountain Ledge, from where we joined the India Venster path for the descent.
After leaving the pipe track and ascending the lower slopes on a vague path through the fynbos, we reached the first rock cliffs. These "built-up" caves are found in a number of places on the mountain. I wonder who has built them, lived in them and when?
The point where we first reached the stream bed of Cairn Ravine.
Up the stream bed to the big overhangs and then around them on the right hand side.
Quite a unique route, on this wide open ravine, with smooth sandstone bedrock.
That is what made it quite difficult, lots of small scramble pitches on with few holds.
Near the top of the ravine, it splits and we took the right hand fork.
Then more scrambling and a traverse and short climb to a large spur.
The Kloof Corner ridge.
The rest of our party of 17 beginning the traverse to the spur.
After a break, we continued up, going along this magnificent ledge.
From there it was straight up a fairly steep slope of mixed scrambling, boulders and path until we finally called lunch at the top just around the corner from the India Venster path at Fountain Ledge.
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