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From the "dirty abandoned project" at the end of Offspring Wall walk 70m further L until you come to a collapsed roof system - This is where "Underworld" commences. If you go down the little gully to the lower tier you will find an overhanging section with three bolted mini routes on superb polished sandstone. If you continue walking thru the upper section it will bring you to a 5m long roof with an epic long boulder problem. Toward the edge of the cliff you will find anchors on a large slab that is atop the lower level. This area contains three routes.

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Approach

Walk in from Mulbring Rd and head for Kit Kat Wall and continue L along the base of the cliff.

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Underworld has only recently been developed with a couple of mini sport routes and a great long bouldering problem thru a 5m roof.

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Starting 1-2m to the right of "Sinusoidal" on two edges in the roof. Move right to a pocket, and make a big move to the lip. Make your way up using crimps and slopers on the face ultimately joining "Sinusoidal" to finish

Just as you walk into the cave, start on two obvious juggy pockets just under the roof. Make a tough move out to a small crimp rail then a tricky jump to a flat ledge. Continue straight up the slab to top out.

FA: Michael Tonon

Sit start at the back of the cave, and follow the line of holds arcing out to the right. Finish matched on a ledge around the lip after some cruxy moves.

Back to the upper level. This is the boulder problem under the roof that sits above Nice climb for the Kids and Little Gem. When you come the collapsed roof system and crawl thru to the other end of the cave you will come to a roof system about 1.5m above ground level. "Room with a view" starts in the back of the cave and goes all the way to the lip and finishes on the headwall.

Set: julian hurrel

FA: Julian Hurrell, 30 Jul 2015

Climb room with a view all the way to the slopey lip then bust up and left to good ledge before going straight up and up on some crimp rails before easy high terrain topping out. First done with a tied in spotter and it would be recommended.

FA: Michael Tonon, 20 Sep 2018

Start as for room with a view but halfway out exit straight left through some tough moves to reach the jugs. The a large throw to lip before heading straight up the headwall to walk off.

Jenny Lin

FA: Michael Tonon, 19 Sep 2015

The contender for best in the cave? Climb as for 'Sloths in the attic' to the the big jug rail, from here traverse the lip back-towards 'Room with a better view" through some small edges and a tough cut. Top out as for "Room with a better view'

Start about 3m to the right of "Room with a View" matched on jug at back of cave and climb virtually directly out of the roof, towards the same finish jug as "Room with a view" continue left topping out as for "Room with a better view"

FA: Michael Tonon, 5 Apr 2016

Links Academic Revision into Dr Bob top out.

FA: Sam Healy

Climb "Academic Revision" through to the finish of "Room with a view" traverse right through some crimps to the obvious flat ledge of "Sinusoidal" and head directly up the slab, with some spooky feet to top out.

Starting on the finish jug of "Room With a View" and head directly up through a long move to the crimp rail, continuing straight up to top out.

FA: Sam Healy

Start on smooth slot at the beginning of the left hand arete. Climb the arete all the way out to finish topping out the same as Sloths in the attic.

FA: Michael Tonon, 26 Sep 2015

Stand start in the corner. Lay back or jam your way up, mantle over the boulder on top.

Sit start with hands on the low break. Use side pulls and edges to gain the jug in the high break. Mantle over the top, no feet on the wall to the right.

Start and finish as for ‘Slugs on the wall’. Move up to left hand slot and right hand flat side pull. Yeet to the break and mantle over. No feet on the wall to the right.

This route is best approached by taking the vague gully (before crawling thru the collapsed roofs) down to the lower level where a nice short overhanging wall sports three routes. The first route is easiest is on the R hand side of the overhang. Two rings and anchors.

FA: paul, 2015

Set: paul, Jul 2015

The route 1m L of 'A Nice Climb for the Kids' Beaut sandstone up the ever steepening little wall to the anchors 3m L of previous route. Short and sweet. Easier than it looks.

Set: paul, Jul 2015

The furthest route L of the three in this mini area. Harder than its companions to the R. Open project

Set: paul riviere, 19 Jul 2015

Starts the same as Academic Revision but after the hard pinch move you go across via some techy moves into the start of Sinusoidal and finish this topping out the cliff. A PE feat.

FA: Michael tonon, 28 Sep 2019

Climb Academic revision to the slopey jug on the lip. Then reverse room with a view back to the sloths crux, finishes as sloths in the attic. Fight the pump!

FA: Michael tonon, 10 Nov 2020

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