Nodes in Chong Phli - Spirit Mountain

Spirit Mountain is a beautiful cliff with sectors facing in all directions. Single pitch and routes up to 3 pitches in excellent quality.

The first sector when you come around the corner and walk right from the camp, lots of steep and good stuff.

Short line starting on tufas at the very left up the small hill. All titanium bolts.

Starts just left of 'Babies in the Sky'. All TI bolts.

This route originally finished after 15m at the anchor of 'Mainlander' which would be a good option if the upper section is wet after rain.

Now it continues up on black rock to it's own anchor at 28m. Possibly you need about 15 quickdraws, but I need to check.

Shares the anchor with 'Babies in the Sky'. All titanium bolts.

All titanium bolts. Two TI bolts with SS rings for anchor.

All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Second pitch of 'Superstition'. All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Great rock, technical crux up high. Share start with Mouse. All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Same start as 'Man', but traverses right to a big hole just before the 8th clip. From the hole continue to left anchors. All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Shares the start with 'Pill Box', then left after the first sling. All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Extension of 'Kaeng Raeng'. All TI bolts. 70m rope required. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Shares the start with 'Kaeng Raeng', then right after the first sling. Finishes on the anchor slightly to the left. All TI bolts.

Second pitch of 'Pill Box'. 5 titanium bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Open Project, maybe 8b+? please try. 80m is rope fine, tie knot in end.

Climb 'Pill Box' to the last bolt, then go right and up. Two bolts before the anchor, take the left lines into the huecos. One hold has been "enhanced" (drilled) to make it more homogeneous. All TI bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Same climb as 'Scorpion', just don't use the manufactured four finger pocket.

OPEN PROJECT, 8B+/8c??? Same start Scorpion, continue on 2nd pitch, Scorpion extension 🦂 70m rope, tie a knot in the end.

Climb 'Scorpion', but take the right of the two bolt lines on the 3rd last clip. One hold has been "enhanced" (drilled) to make it more homogeneous. All TI bolts.

Same climb as 'Ice-9', just don't use manufactured four finger pocket.

To the right of Pillbox.

The main sector in Chong Phli with routes for everyone. Tufas, technical routes and routes with up to 3 pitches.

The leftmost line, starting from the boulder. Tricky technical line. All titanium bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Extension of 'Exfoliation'. 4 titanium bolts, Go left just before the anchor.

Right-hand variation at the top section of 'Exposure'. Shares the same anchor. Go straight up before the last bolt of 'Exposure'. Harder for short reaches. 4 titanium bolts extension.

Spectacular moves following thin orange tufa fin up head wall! Mega-classic!

Start up Exfoliation/Exposure, head left before anchor, (alternate start from Scorpion/ICE 9). 70m rope okay, Tie a knot.

F.A. KDennis on the last day of his trip and coinciding with his birthday 🎈🥳🎉

Extension above "Exposure".

Starts on the boulder, just right of 'Exfoliation'. All TI bolts.

Extension of 'Hobbit Hop'. All TI bolts.

Climb Hobbit Jump, after anchor, head left across face to crack flack. 80 metre rope gets you back to the ground.

Extension of 'Hobbit Hop' and 'Hobbit Jump', all the way up the thin black tufa. 8 titanium bolts. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Short easy slab just right of the boulder. All TI bolts.

1st climb left of Chutzpah. Start up slab, clip bolt to the right of the anchor "Simon Sends", then straight up orange slopes to anchor. All TI bolts.

Straight up the grey tufa streak. All TI bolts.

4 titanium bolts, 5 slings.

Shares the start with 'Grace', then left after the 4th bolt. All TI bolts. Share anchor with Trippin'.

Extension of either 'Trippin' or 'Hunting Shrooms'. All TI bolts.

Lefthand extension of Scarface. All TI bolts. Shares the anchor with Right Hand Man.

The extension to Kingpin. This climb goes to the top. All Titanium Bolts

Righthand extension of Scarface. All TI bolts. Shares the the anchor with Kingpin.

Shares the start with 'Hunting Shrooms', then right after the 4th bolt. All TI bolts. Share anchor with Renegades of Funk.

Climb start Scarface, at the 5th bolt traverse right and up the slab.

All titanium Bolts.

Start up Grace, move left before anchor up overhang.

All titanium bolts.

Same start as "Grace". After anchor head up overhang. All titanium bolts.

Start right-side platform. Up slab, then right on bulge. Share anchor with Grace. All TI bolts.

Next route right of Renegades of Funk. Start off platform. All Ti bolts.

To the right of Mezzanine, before the stairs going to Machette wall. Lots of long routes in amazing tufas, just enjoy.

Start on Piranha, at ledge take left hand line to finish. Shares anchor with Piranha.

Shares the first three clips with 'Red Herring'. Then right and back to the same anchor. 8 titanium bolts, 1 sling. Share anchor with Buzzsaw (Lefthand Variation).

Extension to Piranha. Beautiful dynamic face climbing leads to a tricky transition onto an amazing European-style tufa with slopes, crimps, and a long sustained crux sequence with no rest. Absolute classic !!

Red fixed draws (left of Buzzsaw). Really lovely climb with beautiful movement! Continue in a straight line on to slab above, links into Buzzsaw, finish on green anchor.

Same start as Seesaw, up the black slab, take LEFT hand line to finish. Shares anchors with Seesaw.

Same start as Buzzsaw, then climb RIGHT hand line, up thin technical slab to finish. Shares anchor with Buzzsaw.

Extension above Buzzsaw/Seesaw. Super rad! Crimpy fun!

Super super super classic, start on brown ladder, finish on the pedestal ledge.

Right of ladder, overhanging start, then up slab, finish on pedestal ledge.

First route to the right of Foot Prints. Starts up blocky face/arete for 5 bolts, then re-join Foot Prints up slab to pedestal and anchor finish.

Starts right of the boulder. Unique climbing with a technical ending on an arete. 10 titanium bolts, 3 slings.

Start up 'Hook Line Sinker' arete, pull the lip to anchor and head left up orange slab!

Can climb with 70m rope, 1 pitch.

Extension, Hook, Line, Sinker - 2nd pitch. Absolutely SUPERB climbing on orange stalactites, takes you almost to the top of the wall! Can climb as one pitch from ground, (80 metre rope), or can climb as two pitches (60 metre rope).

Ti bolts and slings. Ti anchor ring 22/4/23

Start up Hook Line and Sinker arete, one clip before anchor, traverse right through big roof, mantel outside lip/hole to finish - anchor on right side arete.

Start on Finding Nemo, continue up arete (Hook Line and Sinker), at 3rd bolt on arete traverse right on vertical white face, and into juggy roof - Shares anchor with Rampage. Has fixed draws.

Go and try !! Open Project !!

Absolute classic moves in the crux !!

7 titanium bolts, 7 slings.

Second line on the huge tufa system. Anchor right next to 'Deflowered'. Maybe stick-clip the first sling. 8 titanium bolts, 8 slings.

3 titanium bolts, 10 slings.

Shares the first half with 'Family Affair', then straight up to the left lower anchor. 3 bolts, 10 slings. TI Anchor ring (2022)

Shares the start with 'EFZ', then right and up to the higher anchor. 6 titanium bolts, 8 slings.

Family Affair extension, 1 sling, 4 bolts, + anchor. 80 metre rope can lower back to ground, put a knot on the end to be safe.

Can climb all in one 55 metre pitch from ground.

Lower down to Family Affair anchor, and re-tie your rope, to reach ground.

Make sure to put a knot in the end of your rope, to avoid being lowered off the end.

Alternatively, can climb multi pitch style, belay at top of 2nd pitch.

Shares anchors with 'Mad Skills'. 7 titanium bolts, 1 slings.

Shares anchors with 'Zac Attack'. 5 titanium bolts, 2 slings.

7 titanium bolts, 4 slings.

Easier variation to the intermediate anchor. Nowadays there isn't a real anchor point to pass the rope through to back to the ground, just a two bolts. Shares the finish with '8ish P1'.

All TI bolts.

Easier variation to the intermediate anchor. Nowadays there isn't a real anchor point to pass the rope through to back to the ground, just a two bolts. Shares the finish with 'Mantally Ill P1'.

Shares the start with 'Round the Bend', then left. 6 titanium bolts, 2 slings.

Shares the start with Carbunkle, then right. 8 titanium bolts, 4 slings.

Follows a normal distribution, up and right to the anchor.

Walk to the far right of the main face (The Ego Free Zone), and continue walking up the steps and along the trail for another minute.

The start is just before you walk up the stepping stones to the main crag, half way up the small hill on top of the boulder. Shares the start with "Dean the Machine" then cuts left about 3 bolts up

The start is just before you walk up the stepping stones to the main crag, half way up the small hill on top of the boulder. Shares start with "Cave Racer"

Shares the start with Alpha Male. Goes a bit left of the second clip then follows the left side of the arete.

At the top of the stepping stones. behind a small tree. It climbs up the right side of the arete. Shares start with The General but heads right after second clip.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

2 bolts, 11 slings

4 bolts, 4 slings, then continues to the share the anchor of Luna Cruise.

Right of Send train. Boulder style start.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

Chong Phli is approximately 90% titanium bolts. There are slings used for some routes because of soft rock, where they tend to be safer than bolts. All anchors and slings are checked yearly to make sure they are safe.

7 titanium bolts.

Extension of Doctor Zeus, positive crimps, into jug rails, with epic heal hooks. Super good moves!

5 titanium bolts.

6 titanium bolts.