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Butha-Buthe Climbing

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Elevation:	5,622 ft	1,714 m
GPS:	-28.76544, 28.24871 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	AKSClimbs on Jan 30, 2019
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Description

Surrounding the city are massive, high quality granite boulders. Locals are always eager to watch and cheer you along.

From Wiki: Butha-Buthe is the capital city or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It has a population of 35,108. It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town, which King Moshoeshoe I used as his a fortification and headquarters from 1821 to 1823, during his war with the Zulu king Shaka.