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  • Ascents: 5

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Description:© (Stu)

Another steep old aid route through a big ceiling. This one looked harder to free than 'Thumbs Down' to some people but wasn't..

Start: Starts 17m left of 'Thumbs Down'.

  1. 34m (23) Crack and wall to small ledge. Up to roof (old fixed museum pieces have been returned the museum) and across to headwall. Free up to ledge.

  2. 10m (-) Corner to ledge

  3. 13m (23 MO) Original aid crux. Corner, roof, thin crux section then free to ledge.

  4. 30m (-) Black wall.

Route History:

  • First Free Ascent: Macciza, May 2012

    Can't believe this was ignored . . .

  • First Ascent: John Ewbank, 4 Mar 1967

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Route Grade Citations

13M4 Rockclimbs in the Upper Blue Mountains
13 M4 ACA Route Register
23,23,13 Macciza a.k.a. Macca
23 Principal
23,23,13 Macciza a.k.a. Macca

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