Traverse of the Gods | Table Mountain's Toughest Scrambles

Route 10 in my efforts to find Table Mountain's toughest ascent!
The Traverse of the Gods is a lesser-known route which climbs diagonally up the Atlantic side of the Kloof Corner ridgeline until eventually topping out at Cairn Ravine. Most of it is vague and overgrown, but its most recognisable feature is its spectacular middle section, which involves a long dassie crawl to negotiate an otherwise-impossible corner. Emily, Cameron, JT and I spent a lovely morning climbing this route, and then descending via Right Face Arrow Face, joining two of the most spectacular traverses on the mountain.
Enjoyment Rating: 4/5
Difficulty Rating: 7/10
Challenges: While there are plenty of opportunities to make the route more challenging, the official route involves only minor scrambling, and the short traverse leading up to the dassie crawl is just about the only really exposed and slightly technical section. That being said, the route is quite tough to find, and much of it is very loose, adding a degree of danger.
Music: Thylacine - Schubert
Thylacine - Duduz
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[@brett1574]

Duuuude. 😮 your videos really make my day 👏👏

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Really appreciate it!

[@DeonVisser45]

Wow!

[@nelistheron83]

Epic!

[@mart9999999999999999]

Such incredible work , the redwings , the sneaky routes, the music , the halo . just amazing , thank you !!!!

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Really appreciate the love on these :)

[@Nico_Lehr]

The cinematography in this video is beyond words. How do you achieve that cinematic look in post-production? 📽🎬 - Nico, fellow creator

[@ruminmusic]

Another awesome video covering the pristine Table mountain hiking route. Not sure why your channel doesnt have more subscribers.

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Thank you! A lot of it is pretty niche interest, the filming, editing and structure could all use work, but glad you're enjoying them :)

[@henksweers155]

Epic hike! 👌🏽

[@Sir_Chuckmyster]

WOW🤩

[@EthanCox05]

Awesome video bru! 🤙

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Thanks!

[@christerstabis3187]

Very interesting to see. It looked exciting. I prefer scrambling myself, before climbing with gears. More freedom and I don't have to rely on a climbing partner (which I don't have now). I also want to feel the safety of that I technically probably could make it, without gears. Nowadays I try to climb safe and not taking unnecessary risks though.

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Very important to take those risks seriously - the freedom and "purity" of scrambling is something I've really enjoyed, but with those things comes a significant degree of added risk

[@christerstabis3187]

@@daniel_johnson_pmbpk I try to always go within my own ability. Not relying on any "luck", my guardian angel or something outside of myself. (That is cheating. 😄)

[@DizzyVizion]

That was awesome! 😀 Just out of interest, what grade do you guys climb on sport routes?

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

Thanks! I actually don't do much sport climbing at all, I get a bit impatient with all the hassle of the gear, don't own any of it myself so need to rely on others organizing something, and prefer the simplicity and naturalness of scrambling mostly. I've done a bit indoors from time to time, but only top-rope, where I max out around 22/23

[@DizzyVizion]

@@daniel_johnson_pmbpk Not bad 😄👍 I love a good scramble myself- I've a video on my channel of a famous Scottish scramble called curved Ridge., and a couple of simple but classic winter solo routes. Cape Town looks amazing! 😁 Atb

[@daniel_johnson_pmbpk]

@@DizzyVizion sweet, will have a look!

[@rudeboi9458]

Nah