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Feb 2019

Warning- if you have no experience mountaineering you will need a guide and please don't wear freaking trainers!!! This is the best way up the mountain and the views are stunning, vey steep and lots of scrambling, small sections of climbing. Would not recommend going back down this way!

“A unique but challenging scramble”

Jan 2018

India-Venster is a scramble path up the front of Table Mountain that is not for the unfit or feint-hearted. But if you up for it, the rewards are fantastic. It starts at the lower cable car station, and ends on top of Table Mountain via a steep path that zigzags through and up cliffs and along ledges, giving astounding views of the mountain and the Cape Town below. Find a guide or find a good route description, find some friends, be well prepared, and GO! You will have an experience to remember all your life!

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Floxinger

Ehningen, Germany25 contributions

Great climbing but no easy thing

Dec 2017 • Friends

I choose the India venster up the mountain. Its harder as I thought but a nice exercise. You don't need to bring equipment besides good shoes. Its very steep at some points and i rec some company with you. Going down is probably impossible so be sure to make the top! The leddars and chains to climb are few nur in great condition.

Written 13 December 2017

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Thomas P

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Best way up the table mountain

Feb 2019 • Couples

Warning- if you have no experience mountaineering you will need a guide and please don't wear freaking trainers!!! This is the best way up the mountain and the views are stunning, vey steep and lots of scrambling, small sections of climbing. Would not recommend going back down this way!

Written 12 February 2019

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rikdedecker

Cape Town, South Africa17 contributions

A unique but challenging scramble

Jan 2018 • Friends

India-Venster is a scramble path up the front of Table Mountain that is not for the unfit or feint-hearted. But if you up for it, the rewards are fantastic. It starts at the lower cable car station, and ends on top of Table Mountain via a steep path that zigzags through and up cliffs and along ledges, giving astounding views of the mountain and the Cape Town below. Find a guide or find a good route description, find some friends, be well prepared, and GO! You will have an experience to remember all your life!

Written 4 March 2018

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