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KML- Description:© (mjw)
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Short, steep and pumpy. The mountains' version of a 'gym'.
Useful Info: This crag is on Private Property. At this stage the owners are happy for us to climb here provided that:
climbers remain responsible for our own safety,
dogs are NOT brought to the crag, and
residents rights are respected when it comes to parking (don't drive into or park across the driveway!!!).
The land above the crag has recently been surveyed!
- Access Issues: inherited from Blue Mountains
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The Blue Mountains are a World Heritage listed area. The Grose Valley, the cliffs around Katoomba and much of the Narrow Neck peninsula are part of the Blue Mountains National Park which is managed by the NPWS. The Western Escarpment - where most of the climbing is - is Crown Land managed by the BMCC. While the NPWS Plan of Management nominates several locations in the National Park where rock climbing is deemed appropriate, the majority of the climbing remains unacknowledged. To maintain access our best approach is to 'Respect Native Habitat, Tread Softly and Leave No Trace'.
- Approach:© (mjw)
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The crag is situated on Shipley Rd below Berridale Orchards. Drive past the Shipley fire hut and up the hill. Park just before the dirt road on the left. This is private property - DONT park in the driveway or take cars down the fire trail! There is not much room for cars, 2 before the Orchard's driveway and 3 after it, maybe!
- Ethic: inherited from Blue Mountains
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Mixed-climbing on gear and bolts has generally been the rule in the Blueies. Please try to use available natural gear where possible, and do not bolt cracks or potential trad climbs.
Because of the softness of Blue Mountains sandstone, bolting should only be done by those with a solid knowledge of glue-in equipping. A recent fatality serves as a reminder that this is not an area to experiment with bolting.
If you do need to top rope, please do it through your own gear as the wear on the anchors is both difficult and expensive to maintain.
It would be appreciated if brushing of holds becomes part of your climbing routine - do it with a soft bristled brush and never a steel brush!
The removal of vegetation - both from the cliff bases and the climbs - is not seen as beneficial to aesthetics of the environment nor to our access to it. Generally it's best to leave all this sort of stuff to the local climbers.
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