Embedded Files
Location: A 'B' scramble ledge that starts off the Smuts Track and cuts across Ascension Buttress at a high level. NB: It is often done North to South, starting from near the Fir Tree stream but this way is harder to find the start.
Overview: Hikers with Acrophobia or Vertigo should avoid this route!
Route Description:
Carrel's Ledge viewed from the top of Ascension Ravine. The easiest way to find this feature (allegedly named after Carrel, the Alpine Guide) is off the Smuts Track, a short distance before Maclear's Beacon. As you reach the last scramble uphill, take a vague path through the fynbos leading off to the right.
The traverse across this ledge has an awkward move around a rock rib, where one is pushed out over a scary drop. Sections of the ledge are often muddy, requiring careful foot placement, and some lumbago crouching is needed at other parts. At the far end the ledge broadens and a vague path may be found leading around to the vlakte below Maclear's Beacon.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse