The Caperoutes concept was born as my second attempt in rock climbing route guides. It almost came to fruition 9 years ago. Life intervened and this project got shelved into the dusty archives of my external hard drive. I wanted to produce something new, unique and beautiful to look at. Caperoute’s aim was to provide accurate route information to facilitate your adventure. The mountains have not moved in the interim.
What inspired Caperoutes?
I love Dave Cheesemond’s Classic 50 Routes. This was and in many ways still can be a “to do” list of routes. My initial thoughts was to modernise this and make Caperoutes into the ultimate bucket list.
Why am I publishing this now?
I have put a ton of work into producing these mini guides. The Caperoutes guide as a whole is not complete but in its parts as mini guides to individual areas they make sense. Each mini guide hopefully gives the best routes in that area across various grades. This info has been sitting in a folder on my computer for too long. There is much fun adventure out there to be had. Hopefully these topos can help you find some of that for yourself.
Are they accurate?
As accurate as any guide out there. Yes there are mistakes as I discovered with The Ledge. There always will be and that makes for good stories around the gas stove.
Will they be published in a book?
Not by me (unless I get paid a whole bunch of money to make this worthwhile 😉 )
Why am I doing this now since I have not climbed in close to a decade?
I am not wanting to tread on anybody’s toes. There are fantastic route guides out there in print. Please support them. However there is also a huge gap. This project hopefully can complement what is out there.
So I trust the info is still relevant. Use it, share it, don’t use it. Whatever.
A picture is worth a thousand words:
Topos are the way forward! They are much easier to understand for locals and international visitors. The combination of photographs and sketched topos offer you the perfect amount of info without taking away from the experience.
I had big visions for this project but became overwhelmed by the enormity of it all. Several people inspired me along the way. Stefan, Tristan, Justin, Riki, the forgotten German. Thanks for supporting me when you did.
All material is original and I would really appreciate if you respect my copyright on it.
Here is the list of mini guides for you to download. Enjoy and leave a comment if you want.
Caperoutes Yellowood Amphitheater
leo rust 
Wishing you lots of appreciation and may I say, admiration as well. I shall never be able to make use of your amazing project, of your work for myself, but wish you so much success and maybe a publication as well.
With much love, bt.