Region Guide for South Australia

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

Table of contents

1. South Australia 2,686 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 135.700462, -30.865176

1.1. Adelaide 1,577 routes in Region

Summary:

?,Trad and other styles

Long/Lat: 138.635013, -34.989033

1.1.1. woody gym 0 routes in Crag

Description:

Would anyone donate their garage for winter bouldering? Are there already some woodies around the CBD area?

1.1.2. Morialta 497 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Trad and other styles

Long/Lat: 138.712753, -34.900218

1.1.3. Norton Summit 160 routes in Crag

Summary:

Boulder,? and other styles

Long/Lat: 138.712686, -34.922305

Description:© (boardlord)

A detailed guide to this area is available on the following link:

http://www.climbingclubsouthaustralia.asn.au/guides.html

1.1.4. Onkaparinga 282 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 138.565749, -35.163049

1.1.5. Fleurieu Peninsula 213 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 138.399507, -35.528252

1.1.6. Palmer Area 104 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

1.1.7. Cleland 48 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

Long/Lat: 138.694380, -34.968233

1.1.8. Montacute Area 46 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.9. Belair 43 routes in Crag

Summary:

?,Trad and Boulder

Long/Lat: 138.656609, -35.010693

1.1.10. Anstey Hill Quarry 1 route in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.11. Over There Crag 7 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.12. Car Crash Quarry 45 routes in Crag

Summary:

Sport,? and other styles

Long/Lat: 138.624363, -34.988841

Unique Features And Strengths:

Easy access, short sport routes, nice sunny aspect

Description:

A good crag for those wishing to access the easier sport climbing on offer in Adelaide with fairly well placed bolts - just don't expect much below grade 20, this IS South Australia

Approach:© (boardlord)

Located in disused quarry. Travelling up Old 'Belair' rd park in gravel layby (both sides of the road). Cement block retaining wall can be seen on hill side gravel layby. Follow steep track at end of retaining wall to overgrown dirt road follow to crag.

1.1.13. Bald Wall (O'Halloran Hill) 7 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.14. Coro Crag 30 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.15. Williamstown Area 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.16. Slapes Gully 29 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

Long/Lat: 138.686793, -34.948992

Description:

Moving around at the top of the cliff is very difficult and requires care. It is steep and loose. The main part of the cliff contains some nice rock and a few worthwhile climbs.

Approach:

Heinous slide down extremely steep slope featuring old rubbish including a lot of rusty metal and some broken glass. Most vegetation is too unstable to be relied upon. The top of the gully used to reach the crag is marked with a small piece of pink flagging tape, close to a rusty gate.

1.1.17. Truro 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.18. Black's Rocks 3 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.19. Glen Osmond Quarries 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.20. Aldgate Super Crag 5 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.1.21. Mid North Bridges 7 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Sport

Long/Lat: 138.753032, -34.444104

1.1.22. Blackwood 38 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Boulder

1.2. Flinders Ranges 996 routes in Region

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 138.616415, -31.525036

1.2.1. Moonarie 607 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 138.619947, -31.612642

Unique Features And Strengths:

Awesome trad climbing in an amazing desert setting.

Description:

Moonarie is one of Australia's most spectacular crags, situated as it is on the rim of Wilpena Pound, surrounded by sweeping deserts views. It is easily South Australia's premier crag, with superb rock and loads of fantastic quality routes. Isolated as it is, it is very much an adventure destination, and a worthy stop on the Australian rock climbing tour.

Moonarie offers a varied trad climbing experience, with a good range of intermediate to hard routes. There is very little in the way of sport routes, but the trad climbing is fantastic, the quality of the rock makes it ideal for placing gear. The rock has a similar feel to Arapiles, with the same mixture of natural gear and the occasional bolt. Although there are some easy routes, Moonarie is not a beginners crag. Moonarie is really an intermediate to advanced climbers cliff. The climbing starts in the low teens and stretches up into the high 20's. The climbing varies from single pitch excursions to long multipitch routes, that wind their way up to the rim of the pound.

One of the most striking features of Moonarie is the famed Great Wall, a spectacular stretch of rich red vertical rock 50 metres high, that offers some of the best climbing on the crag. The Great Wall is the home of possibly the best 19 in the land, Down Wind of Angels. Down Wind of Angels is only the beginning of the good routes on this wall, there is also Outside Chance 16, the amazing looking Dryland 22, and a host of other starred routes in the low to mid 20's. The Great Wall is only one area of Moonarie, there are other parts of the crag which are just as spectacular, the Ramparts, Flying Buttress and The Great Chimneys area. Like Arapiles, Moonarie is a crag which is rich in classics.

Perhaps more than any other area Moonarie is a crag which is best visited in exactly the right season, otherwise you end up either very hot or very cold. The two recommended times of the year to visit are between March and May, and September to October. Wilpena Pound is a land of extremes. Visited at the right time of the year though, Moonarie is a rich and incredible climbing experience, well worth the long drive to get there.

Access Issues:

National Park

Approach:

450 km north of Adelaide.There is a bus that travels between Adelaide and Wilpena Pound.

Where To Stay:

There is a campsite at the base of the track up to Moonarie, which is on private land, so it is very important to leave this area in a respectable state. It is also possible to stay at Top Camp, right beneath the crag, although it is a bit of a walk to drag all your gear up there. If you desire more facilities, it is possible to camp at Wilpena Pound, or find accommodation in the closest town, Hawker.

1.2.2. Buckaringa 165 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Trad or Sport

1.2.3. Devil's Peak 71 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Trad or Sport

1.2.4. Devil's Peak (to be merged) 3 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.5. Rawnsley Bluff 52 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

1.2.6. Moonlight Buttress 43 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.7. Point Bonney 9 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.8. Warren Gorge 22 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.9. Mt Benjamin 2 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.10. Gibraltar Rock 1 route in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.2.11. Argadells 21 routes in Crag

Summary:

All Unknown

1.3. Booborowie 61 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Trad or Sport

Long/Lat: 138.769773, -33.422532

Unique Features And Strengths:

One of the only cliffs in the mid north

Description:

Due to the fact that this crag is seldom visited, most of it is covered in moss, except a couple of routes which feature pigeon poo.

Watch out for loose rock too!

Access Issues:

Private land, phone before accessing

1.4. Eyre Peninsula 29 routes in Crag

Summary:

Boulder,?

Long/Lat: 135.709886, -33.557385

1.4.1. Red Rocks 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.2. Mt Greenly 3 routes in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.4.3. Tcharkuldu 24 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Boulder

1.4.4. Gawler Ranges 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown

1.5. Kangaroo Island 23 routes in Crag

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

Long/Lat: 137.275804, -35.823094

1.5.1. Cape Willoughby 22 routes in Area

Summary:

Mostly Unknown

1.5.2. Remarkable Rocks 1 route in Area

Summary:

All Unknown