- Height: 45m
- Pitches: 2
- Ascents: 26
- Description:© (mjw)
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Dry in the rain W
Originally done in two pitches. The first is sport. The second is poorly protected trad and is rarely done. Start: Traverse from left to right.
- Ethic: inherited from Blue Mountains
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Although sport climbing is well entrenched as the most popular form of Blueys climbing, mixed-climbing on gear and bolts has generally been the rule over the long term. 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. However, the fast growing scrub can conceal walking tracks in mere months, so bringing a pair of secaturs and pruning as you walk is a good way of helping out with the constant task of track maintenance. Some appropriately discreet pruning is a far better alternative then track braiding (which causes far more damage). It's also a good warmup for your forearms! However, do so only on Council land and not in the National Park.
- Tags:
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Sandstone
Route History:
First Ascent: G.Bradbury & A.Penney, 1980
Location:
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Located in Cottage Boulder approx:
Lat/Long: -33.602604,150.253081
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Route Grade Citations
21 | Community registered grade |
21(S) | Blue Mountains Climbing |
21 | ACA Route Register |
21(S) | Blue Mountains Selected Climbing Areas |
21 | ★ RockGUIDE: The Blue Mountains |
21 | ★★★ Rockclimbs in the Upper Blue Mountains |
Route quality
Overall quality score: 52%
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