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Mt Blackheath 57 routes in Crag

  • Avg. Height: 32m
  • Style: Mostly Trad or Sport
  • Ascents: 20

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Access Issues: inherited from Blue Mountains

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'.

Ethic: inherited from Blue Mountains

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.

Areas

Map Name Style Climbs Ascents Height Grade Band Topos
56Mt Blackheath Northern Walls Crag Top Rope,Trad 2223m

Routes

RouteGradeStylePopularity
1 Sugarland Express
15
Unknown
2 Stuntman
20
Unknown
3 Gimme Shelter
20
Unknown
4 The Great Escape
19
Unknown
5 Case of the Smilling Stiffs
19
Unknown
6 Pink Panther
18
Unknown
7 Redline 7000
19 M2
Aid
8 Phallanger
21
Unknown
9 Time Bomb
18
Unknown
10 Thanatos
16
Unknown
11 High Plains Drifter
24
Unknown 40m
12 Isis
21
Unknown 40m
13 Crack Unnamed
13
Unknown 40m
14 Doc
16
Unknown
15 No More Wolves
14
Unknown
16 Honey on the Wrong Side
19
Unknown
17 According to Miss Bornstein
16
Unknown
18 Grandpa Chook
17
Unknown
19 Absoloodle
18
Aid 40m
20 Polybius
20
Unknown 40m
21 Kerisal
23
Unknown 40m
22 On Any Sunday
19
Unknown 45m
23 Hombre
20
Unknown 38m
24 * Sargasso Sea
21
Unknown 35m
25 Jericho
16
Unknown 38m
26 El Desperado
19
Unknown
27 Bandalero
19
Unknown
28 South of the Border
23
Unknown
29 Border Crossing
23
Unknown
30 Bitter Aloes
10
Unknown
31 Pussy Galore
11
Unknown
32 Felix
18
Unknown 25m
33 Jokerman
16
Unknown
34 Laughing Matter
13
Unknown
35 Corner Unnamed
13
Unknown
36 Battle of the Bulge
22 M1
Aid
37 Hi-tension
23
Unknown
38 Electric Sheen
19
Unknown
39 Highliner
24
Unknown
40 Jive Bunny
23
Unknown
41 Senile Dementia
18
Unknown 40m
42 High Riser
20
Unknown 30m
43 Hangover
18
Unknown
44 Ferny Chimney
16
Unknown 40m
45 Astragal
17
Unknown
46 Talking With Your Mouth Full
20
Unknown 12m
47 Burrito
16
Unknown 12m
48 Donkey
5
Unknown 9m
49 Tosca
-
Unknown
50 Sunspot
22
Unknown 30m
51 Critical Mass
20
Unknown 45m
52 The Happy Hypocrite
21
Unknown 45m
53 False Summit
22
Unknown 28m
54 Snakes in Their Closets
22
Unknown 30m
55 ** Budgie Smuggler

Very good. Steep with tech moves for feet.

FA: FA Lloyd Wishart 2003,

23
Unknown 12m

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