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Description

This medium sized boulder sitting in front of The Main Wall definitely has some little goodies. It is almost never wet.

Access issues inherited from New South Wales and ACT

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Approach

Mid way through the Frontline just after the corridor boulders.

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Up the overhanging arete on jugs and slopers. Perhaps the best V1 of the Frontline!

Start: Sit

FA: Tim O'Neill

Trav the whole bloc & finish up Eastern Bloc Arete.

FA: Tim O'Neill

From break to slopers on top and over without any of the holds on Eastern Bloc Arete or Mission Impossible.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Adam Griffiths

Up the crack finishing left. Quite a sting in its tail unless you're tall.

FA: Jason Whitton

Start up Mission Impossible, traverse the rising break and finish up left side of Eastern Bloc Arete for an exciting top out.

FA: unknown

Quality moves from pocket to little pocket up right then delicately up and over.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Rob Saunders

Links sit-start Crewcut into Coffee Anann.

Start on pocket and then go up left and top out around ramp.

FA: Tim O'Neill

Sit start on right side of arete then up to pocket to join the rest of the problem. Worth Doing

Start: Sit

FA: Tim O'Neill

Link the Crewcut sit-start into Dog Tags. Desperate and crimpy.

Start: Sit.

FA: Saxon Johns

Not quite a sit start but close. Up the left side of the rounded arete on crimps.

Start: Sit

FA: Tim O'Neill

Layaways up the middle of the face

Starting with two crimps in between 'A' and Double Agent, with foot in small hole at the bottom of the rock, crimp up to finish and walk out.

FFA: Sophie Turner, 7 Sep 2019

FA: Sophie Turner, 7 Sep 2019

A truly low start - in the good pocket barely off the ground. Straight up.

Sit start at the small cave. Move right and up to top.

Link the start of Berlin Blockade into Double Agent with a low traverse, avoiding the good holds on Berlin Blockade. Fun.

Start: Sit.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Simon Alsop

Same start as Berlin Blockade, but move left and up.

Just down the hill below the main boulder of The Eastern Bloc. Start at the back of the cave, head out following the biggest jugs you can find to a mantle. Careful of the cracked footer on the left.

Start: Sit.

Mauricio Chino

FA: Tim O'Neill

Out sharp pockets in the roof to desperate mantle keeping hands left of Violent Crumble. Watch out for exploding holds…

Start: Sit.

FA: Matt Wilder/Saxon Johns

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Author(s): Mike Forward and Peter Balint

Date: 2023

With 2065 bouldering problems ranging from V0-V15 across 57 areas nestled around Sydney, the all new Sydney Bouldering Guide will keep you occupied for years to come. Just because we live in Sydney we'll try not to be biased but honestly this city has some amazing bouldering and usually not more than a few minutes off the road or some even near parks and train stations. There's no need to camp out and trek for hours to get to world class problems, they're right on your door step.

Authors Mike Forward and Peter Balint spent over 7 years putting this guide together and is the first new bouldering guide for Sydney in over 20 years. It's over 350 colour pages including 600+ colour photo tops, crag tops, amazing images and more.

Author(s): Neil Monteith & Simon Carter

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9780645299908

Featuring 1142 climbing routes located at 24 of the best crags in the Sydney area, this A5 size guide book is super user friendly with easy to use colour cliff topos and access maps. Covers sport and trad climbing at a variety of grades, something for everyone.

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