Cape Town Rock Rally 2026
Join us at CityROCK Cape Town on 21 March for the Cape Town Rock Rally 2026!
Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned sender, you can look forward to a spectacular Saturday of sport climbing until you drop, scooping up some exciting prizes from our sponsors and enjoying a lekker jol in sport climbing paradise.
Purchase your entry ticket right here, donate to Anchor Replacement Fund and scroll down to see more details about the event and grab your event shirt. There will be a limited number of event shirts available at rally registration on 21 March.
Friday 20 March
7PM - Pre registration at Brit Rock at CR Cape Town
SATURDAY 21 MARCH
7–8am: Rally registration (CR Cape Town)
8–8:30am: Rally briefing
8:30am–5:30pm: Climb time
6pm: Final scores submission deadline
7pm: Prizegiving & party time (CR Cape Town)
12am: Party cut-off time – go sleep!
NOTE: All participants will need to register with the event team at CityROCK Cape Town on Friday evening or Saturday morning to compete. There will be a compulsory event briefing at 8am on Saturday, after which the competition will kick off!
Permits will be required and purchased separately according to where you plan on climbing. Please respect the access rules agreed upon by the landowners and the climbing community!
• Silvermine Main Crag / Lower Silvermine / Fawlty Towers / New Crag (Lower Fawlty Towers)
Entry permit required R44/adult, R22/kid (More if not an SA or SADC national) and either an activity permit for rock climbing (R111, purchase at entrance) or a valid SANparks Wild Card.
• The Mine / Underside / Lakeside Pinnacle / Peer's Cave / Skoorsteenskop / Higgovale Quarry / The Hole / Trappieskop
Level 2 Activity Permit required. OR valid MCSA Card.
• Skoorsteenskop
Due to past crime in the area, the Skoorsteenskop access is managed two locked gates on the publicly owned servitude path. Please ensure you relock all gates behind you. Gate code: 0623
Level 2 Activity Permit required. OR valid MCSA Card.
• Misty Cliffs
Anyone who wants to climb at Misty Cliffs must complete the permit application form and pay the R50 entry fee. Payment details are on the permit application form.
NOTE: Climbing at Peer's Cave must be done at your own risk, there is a history of break-ins at the crag parking. Please be vigilant.
Please make sure to park your car in the correct parking areas for each crag!
We have put together a nifty sport climbing guide for the Cape Peninsula, (including a spanking new crag in Silvermine!) click here for more.
Need a guide book? This is the one!
The name of the game is to climb as much as you can and as hard as you can from 8:30am to 5:30pm on Saturday 21 March, after which we’ll tally up the numbers, crown the winners, and party the night away in the gym!
Competitors will keep track of all climbs on an online scoresheet which must be submitted by 6pm; points will be awarded for every route sent on the day, and the top three highest-scoring competitors in each category will win some exciting prizes from our sponsors.
There will also be plenty of spot prizes up for grabs, and there are chances to win no matter your skill level or outdoor climbing experience!
Full event details will be emailed to participants in an information pack closer to the time, and you can follow CityROCK Cape Town on Facebook and Instagram for more updates as we get closer to the big day.
Please purchase a Cape Town Rock Rally ticket and add “Beginner’s Corner Sign-Up” to your cart.
Join experienced outdoor sport climbers: Allister Fenton, Luke Simpson, and Jaime Mac Donald, at Lower Silvermine for our Beginner's Corner! Come along to get a belay, grab some beta, meet new buddies, and enjoy the lekkerest of vibes 🔥 AND you can count the climbs you send on your scorecard.
Meet at CityROCK Cape Town for briefing at 08:00 and head to crag to climb from 08:30 onwards.
Check in with us at registration so we can expect you!
What to bring:
All you need are climbing shoes and a harness (if you have one). Both can be rented from CityROCK if you don’t have your own, just make sure to grab them before the rally weekend.
We will have some ropes, draws, slings, helmets, and devices, but bringing your own gear is encouraged.
Time: 09:00 – 15:00
Location: Lower Silvermine
Access fees (cash only at the entrance):
- Entry permit required R44/adult, R22/kid (More if not an SA or SADC national) and activity permit for rock climbing (R111, purchase at entrance); unless you are a 2026 MCSA member.
- Bring a valid ID or passport for verification at the gate.
We’ll also do a final in-person registration at the Saturday morning briefing before heading out to the crags.
Not sure how to get to Lower Silvermine? Hang around after the briefing and we’ll head out together.
Parking:
Silvermine MTB Parking, Silvermine Gate 1.
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Directions for approach:
Park at the first parking lot. Walk straight up the hill to the ridge and then take the sign-posted path to the left, following the cairns to the path down and abseil point. The path down to the crag goes on the right when the crag is below you.
Anchor Replacement Fund (ARF), is a project funded by the Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) Cape Town section that facilitates the removal and replacement of old, compromised bolts with brand-spanking-new glue-ins.
At the core of this invaluable project are the volunteers that donate their free time to dangle in a harness all day and make sure we can enjoy sending safely. It’s brutal work that quite literally saves lives, and they do it without the expectation of praise. To find out more about the work they do and how the community can help.
Friends and family who don’t climb are very welcome to come along to cheer you on (or drive you around) and enjoy the vibes! Non-competitors will not need to pay the rally entry fee, but they will need to pay the appropriate permits for each crag.
