Great day out with Henk. Thanks Ryan for the updated description.. we found the start as described. We soloed the first pitch and then ropes up and did two loooong simul pitches (one each) to top out. Superfun route with great featured rock and good enough pro here and there. Reminded me a little of 'The Martian' on Beerwah in that it was great mostly low angled climbing for ages.. just a Trad version though with a harder approach haha.. we took a smidge over 10 hours car to car. Bloody great day!!
The crux was rock hopping down the creek bed at 2.30am after 22hrs of climbing/walking/abseiling.
Good to see what the mind can push through!
Pretty sure it's called leaning peak cause I was leaning on stuff and things the whole way to stop falling over from fatigue.
Turned into a bit of an epic. The climb being the easiest/most enjoyable part - the upper pitches being absolutely sublime! Rocky Creek descent by head torch was a challenge of the will. 22 hours car-to-car. Would descend Short Leaning Ridge next time for sure.
Really good as an adventure climb by Queensland standards! I was expecting long cracklines to follow for pro, but was granted with really nice slab pitches instead, with these awesome little pockets and grooves perfect for cams. Good belays, cruisy runouts, loooong pitches, a bit of loose rock to keep things engaging, and gorgeous views all round. Got off-route on this, but I'm barely sure if there's an on-route. It's really a choose-your-own adventure sort of cliff! It's an epic adventure that really should get explored more often. 12 hrs car to car. Descended via Rocky Creek.
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henk morgans
