Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Fort Knox Dusk Wall | |||||
14 | Medicine Wheel
Far right side. Start 4 R of O climb up corner. Anchor long slings 2 boulders. FFA: Za Utopia, Be Utopia & Darius Utopia, 1 Apr 2016 | 9m | |||
15 | Rock People
2m R of O.start right of blackboy. Small run out at the end. last break too dirty for gear. Anchor tree and boulder. Long slings. FFA: Za Utopia & Darius Utopia, 1 Apr 2016 | 9m | |||
16 | Othila
Middle of wall . Start above blackboy climb up to base of tree. Tree anchor FFA: Za Utopia & Be Utopia, 28 Mar 2016 | 9m | |||
15 | Eagle Clan
Left of Othila. FA: Za/Be Utopia | 9m | |||
Fort Knox Twilight Zone | |||||
17 | ★★ riding in bliss
6m R of updl. Start above small cave, up to vertical crack, then another smaller cave, over this to ledge. Tree anchor.climb FFA: Za Utopia & Be Utopia, 13 May 2016 | 12m | |||
17 | ★★ Uzi Packing Drug Lords
Up Wall on Trad Gear | 12m | |||
14 | ★ Dr Farquhar's Space Age Sleeping Vessel
Up flack and through bulge | 12m | |||
15 | ★ Carnage At The Mouse Machine
climbs the right leaning orange crack | 12m | |||
13 | When Twighlight Turns To Dark
the corner crack on left of wall FA: J. Gracie & T. Hill, 1996 | 15m | |||
16 | ★ 35 Degrees
Up short corner and wall through overlap and up to anchors. | 15m, 5 | |||
23 | The New Oriental Chinese Restaurant
Up Crack and wall on trad gear. FA: Gareth Llewellin, 1998 | ||||
Fort Knox Wild Dog | |||||
21 | ★★ Moon Shadow
Start on face and cnr crack below first BR and fig tree. Can solo to first BR. Follow BR and crack line to top. (Don't use tree) 5 BR's plus SLCD. Tree Belay Single BR for directional. FFA: Bruce Jones, 1996 | 20m, 5 | |||
19 | Adder
5m right of Moon Shadow. Follow crack to top. Finish to the right of tree. Crux at top. Most of the climb is 16-18 but the top move is a little scary and is about 19. Natural Pro and belay. FFA: Bruce Jones, 1996 | 20m | |||
23 | Sting
1m right of 'Adder'. Up face to tree. 3BRs plus SLCD's. Tree Belay. FFA: Bruce Jones, 1996 | 15m, 3 | |||
18 | Monkey Boots
The arete 5/6m right of 'Adder'. Start around on the right face. Use brass offset or RP past first BR. A little contrived but generally follow arete and BR's. Beware Chossy rock. 5 BR's plus 2 natural. DB Belay. FFA: Bruce Jones, 1996 | 19m, 5 | |||
16 | Stoned
The second obvious crack to the right of 'Monkey Boots'. Crack to tree then Cnr crack to top. Beware loose rocks. Natural Pro and Belay. FFA: Bruce Jones, 1996 | 15m | |||
Fort Knox Lama Land | |||||
14 | ★★ Cruisy Susi
Super fun flake/crack up the middle of Lama Land. Bolt belay. FA: Mike Klingensmith & Brian Cork, Jul 2016 | 10m | |||
Fort Knox Strong Room | |||||
19 | ★ Spanking Monkeys
Short corner crack then up through breaks to top, natural gear. FA: J. Langston, 1997 | 10m | |||
20 | ★ Thin Red Line
4m right of 'Hilti Hijackers', and around the corner on the East facing wall. Up to obvious small ledge then up seemingly empty wall, finish at anchors for MDS. 2 BRs FA: Tristan Ricketts, 2000 | 12m, 2 | |||
Fort Knox The Alcove | |||||
24 | ★★ Kanoon
The corner at the right hand end. Up the corner on natural gear, clip bolt before huge move. Head left to anchors. FA: Jeff Gracie, 1997 | 12m, 4 | |||
Fort Knox Narcissus Roof | |||||
21 | ★★ Narcissus Raining Down
It’s the only route on the wall. Up past 2 bolts and a piece of gear to roof, and last bolt to lower off FA: Ben Christian, 1996 | 10m, 3 | |||
Fort Knox Goodvibes Wall | |||||
15 | Corky's Crack
Up the nice corner crack, step left around the roof and then tend right to the bolts at the lip. FA: Brian Cork, 1997 | 15m | |||
16 | ★ Stealth Mode
About 2m right of Corkys Crack. Up the wall past 2 bolts and then through the rooflet on trad gear. Anchor bolts at the lip. A little bit spicy. FA: Brian Cork & Toby Holmes, 2012 | 15m, 2 | |||
17 | ★ Ally Cat and the Puppet Show
Obvious Corner Crack. Up into the juggy corner, around the roof and up a nice hand crack to a tree. FA: Brian Cork, 2011 | 15m | |||
Fort Knox Pooh Wall | |||||
17 | Eeor's Tail
1m right of TM. Natural gear (cams) in breaks, 1 fixed hanger, finish at rings above TM FA: Martin Cloonan & Tristan Ricketts, 2001 | 12m, 1 | |||
14 | Paint Spot
3m right of WTPGHH around where there is a dish like depression half way up. FA: Bruce Jones & Clarkson Walter, 1998 | 14m | |||
14 | Brush Strokes
1m right of PS FA: Bruce Jones & Clarkson Walter, 1998 | ||||
Fort Knox The Motherlode | |||||
★★★ Proj
Project on the left side of the ML. This route involves a series of roofs with steep walls in between. Going to take some serious work to unlock its sequences | |||||
12 | Shadow
The corner crack, all natural gear, traverse right at the top to join the anchors of TB. FA: Toby Holmes, 2009 | 12m | |||
16 | Rabid
Natural crack split through blank slab to double ring belay FA: David Wagland, 2009 | 12m | |||
17 | Hair of the Dog
20 metres around the corner from R. Natural gear, 2 large cams are useful. Offwidth start leads to small grassy ledge. Over bulge then traverse right and up gully. Top out for tree belay. FA: Toby Holmes, 2009 | 20m | |||
17 | Hairy Dog
Start 5 meters right of HOTD up finger crack in corner topped by what appears to be a loose block (actually solidly wedged) then traverse left and join HOTD. Avoids offwidth start. FA: Toby Holmes, 2009 | 20m | |||
21 | Sickle
A fantastic obvious crack line. Horizontal breaks lead to fist jams followed by finger crack to ledge. Small to medium cams and wires. FA: Rhys Van Gastel & Toby Holmes, 2009 | 15m | |||
Waihoo Hero Wall | |||||
16 | ★ Release The Hounds
The Obvious trad corner crack in centre of wall. Up to ledge and anchors above FSA FFA: Brian Cork, 2011 | 12m | |||
25 | ★★★ Synchronicity
Climb flake and arete to get to 5m horizontal roof. Fire our roof near finger crack to anchors over lip. FFA: Stephen Hawkshaw, 2011 | 12m | |||
17 | ★★ Conjunctivitis
All Trad up crack and left at top to anchor for TST FFA: Toby Holmes, 2012 | 10m | |||
Waihoo Deliverance Area | |||||
18 | Super Grovel
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Possibly the worst, documented route in the Coffs Area. An adventure route that is the antithesis of the neighboring sport climbs. About 30 m past the White Wall, before you get to the main Deliverance Area.
FA: Brian Cork & Daniel Hazell, 21 May 2016 | 35m, 3 | |||
19 | ★★ Sanction of the Victim
Climb 4 to 5m through slightly reachy and mildly overhung section until small arete is reached . Move up this for a few metres and then move into corner , use corner and wall until crack is reached then up crack to lower off chains FA: Marc Bailey lead Jen Marshall 2nd, 2011 | 32m, 4 | |||
Concerto of Deliverence
start near beehive. still a project | 32m | ||||
Waihoo Dog House | |||||
10 | Corner Crack
Corner Crack on Right side of wall. no anchors except you can traverse left to anchor on project | 12m | |||
Waihoo 354 | |||||
18 | ★ Pivot
Mixed route of zigzagging cracks with anchors | 17m | |||
15 | ★ Under-toe
Up the short corner past wire to tree, then easily up wide corner crack to anchors of Rubber Toe. Readily TR from these anchors if you don’t have big gear. | 18m | |||
17 | ★★ Rat Attack LHV
Climb Rat Attack and step left under roof | ||||
16 | ★★ Rat Attack
Start up Chimney to ledge, then up beautiful corner crack to roof and traverse right under roof to anchors. | 17m | |||
17 | ★★ Treerider
Climb Chimney as for Rat attack then traverse right on underclings to gain crack and flake. Up past a couple of bolts to anchors on the right of the tree. | 18m | |||
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19 | ★★★ The Wrong Lime
The fantastic looking crack system seen overhead to the right during approach to the crag, starting in gully off to the right. Scramble down from main crag or alternate approach from main access trail by heading right along base cliff before the fixed roped section. Mantle daintily onto first ledge, place first good gear at back of rooflette then pull bouldery move up and into main crack system. Great protection the whole way. FA: rob, 20 Apr 2023 | 20m | |||
Never Never Hide and Seek Wall | |||||
Joes Climb (Project)
above chain belay on ledge. This climb is more to the left on wall it is very obvious crack . Finish at ledge at chains. | |||||
19 | Tinker Bells Big Brother
Hard to get to start as a little obscure and a short climb involved , but climb up at left end of this area and gingerly make your way to centre of wall . Traverse left and up for 6m past 1 ring bolt then up for 3m to another ring then up and right using big overlap.Finish at chains. FFA: Marc Bailey lead Alan Ezzy 2nd, 2012 FA: Marc Bailey lead Alan Ezzy 2nd, 2012 | 20m, 2 | |||
Sneak it In (Project)
Start as per Tinker Bells BB but only traverse left for a few metres and then follow rings straight up. Project Marc Bailey | 17m | ||||
18 | Lets Zouk
Start as per TBBB but at ring bolt go straight up and right to another ring then straight up to gain crack and then to chains FFA: Marc Bailey Lead Alan Ezzy 2nd, 2012 FA: Marc Bailey Lead Alan Ezzy 2nd, 2012 | 15m, 1 | |||
Never Never Lost Boys Hideout Wall | |||||
17 | Bush Wacker
Approx 10m left of The Battle of Evermore. Up blocky broken corner crack to chains at 20m. Then up wide crack to a tricky finish to chains at Lost World Wall. All natural. FA: Terry Bernutt & Marc Bailey, 2004 | 35m | |||
20 | Battle of Evermore
Start approx 8m left of Sublimation. 1st pitch 30m – 20. Start in open book corner. Stay on left side of crack. Thru slightly overhung section trending left to chains. All natural. 2nd pitch 20m – 20. Straight up past 2 BR & cams to chains. 3rd pitch 20m – 17. Straight up past 4 BR & cams to chains. FA: Marc Bailey, Terry Bernutt & Peter Higgs, 2005 | 70m, 6 | |||
21 | Angels of Babylon
Start as for Battle of Evermore but at 4m veer right up over bulge with BR then follow arête to chains. BR and cams. FA: Terry Bernutt & Marc Bailey | 25m, 1 | |||
22 | Acts Of Sublimation
Open book corner approx 8m left of The Antichrist. Up open book corner to roof, traverse right 3m past 2 BR then straight up wall to ring bolts. 5 BR & small to medium cams FA: Marc Bailey & Terry Bernutt, 2005 | 27m, 5 | |||
‘Project' - Drop Zone
FA: Bruce Jones & Danny Rosewood, 1997 | 45m | ||||
The Hulk - 'Closed Project'
Thin crack 3m left of the start of The Antichrist. Originally perceived by Terry Bernutt but has since been handed on to Marc Bailey. Closed project. FA: Terry Bernutt | 30m | ||||
22 | ★ The Antichrist
Up obvious corner crack to small roof at 5m, exit roof left. Straight up to roof with 2 FH then up wall to Lost Boys Hideout. Cams, 5 BR, 2 FH, DBB. FA: Marc Bailey & Peter Higgs, 2002 | 30m, 7 | |||
18 | ★ Juicy
Start as for Antichrist but exit small roof at 5m on the right side. Up obvious corner and crack to Lost Boys Hideout. Natural pro, belay at chains. FA: Marc Bailey, Peter Higgs & Terry Bernutt, 2002 | 30m | |||
24 | ★★ Astro Boy
Start 7m left of Hydra - 1st pitch 18m 20. Up wall veering a little right, up crack to ledge then over bulge & thru small roof to ledge with chains – 2nd pitch 17m – 24. Up wall and thru roof (crux) continue up to Lost Boys Hideout. DBB. Can be done as single pitch. BR, cams, nuts. FA: Terry Bernutt & Marc Bailey, 2003 | 35m | |||
20 | Boulder S
Start 1m right of Astro Boy. Up wall to slabby section then climb over large boulder & thru juggy roof to chains. A few small to med cams & BRs. Marc Bailey, Bruce Jones FA: Marc Bailey & Bruce Jones | 25m | |||
Never Never Dead Mans Cave Wall | |||||
23 | ★★ Sky's The Limit
Arête 5m right of Astro Boy 2m left of Hydra the start of Dead Man's Cave wall. Crux is the first 3m of the climb. Varied climbing up arête, start on right side then switch to left up small slab then back right follow BRs. Belay at 35m at chains to help avoid rope drag then up wall to hanging chain belay. 12 BR, 4 or 5 cams FA: Marc Bailey & Terry Bernutt, 2004 | 47m, 12 | |||
19 | ★★ Hydra
The obvious left hand corner crack at the start of Dead mans cave. Climb crack past 3 BR's to anchors on ledge. FA: Marc Bailey & Terry Bernutt, 2002 FFA: 2002 | 30m, 3 | |||
24 | ★★ Ponic
The real extension to Hydra, pack your big boy pants. From anchors of hydra head up and left towards arête. Before you get there head back right via horizontal break and then straight up via bolt to DBB. FA: Alan Ezzy, 2014 | 1 | |||
19 | Hydra's Head
Continuation of Hydra. At top of Hydra traverse left past bolts at Sky's the Limit then veer right thru weakness then back left to hanging chain belay at Sky's The Limit. A little contrived. BR & natural. FA: Joe Truban & Marc Bailey, 2003 | 17m | |||
20 | ★★ Captain America
Start 7m right of Hydra. Up wall past 2 BRs then up over bulge 2 BRs (stay on left side of these bolts) veering slightly left onto ledge reach up and place a good small cam before moving straight up the wall to finish at the chains in Dead Man's Cave. BRs & cams. FA: Terry Bernutt, Marc Bailey & Peter Higgs, 2002 | 25m, 4 | |||
21 | ★★ The Shadow
Start as for Captain America but climb on the right of the 3rd & 4th BRs. Then straight up wall past 2 BRs to finish at the chains in Dead Man's Cave. BRs & cams. FA: Peter Higgs, Brice Milne & Terry Bernutt, 2003 | 25m, 6 | |||
21 | Slip it in if it Feels Good (project)
The things you do when you are bored and it's raining and you want to climb. A metre to the left of Tinker Bell. Finish at ledge as per Tinker Bell and The Shadow. Project Marc Bailey | 25m, 1 | |||
17 | ★★ Tinker Bell
Start up crack 1m right of Captain America to ledge and climb up following the large flake right and back left to the ledge above reach up and clip the BR before hauling up over the roof on big jugs to DBB in Dead Man's Cave. Bring natural pro 1 BR. FA: Peter Higgs & Terry Bernutt, 2002 | 30m, 1 | |||
19 | ★★ Tinker Bell Direct
As for Tinker Bell but half way up flake move left and straight up past one BR to then rejoin the top of original climb. FA: Peter Higgs | 25m | |||
19 | ★ Angelina Jollies Jublies
Start as for Tinker Bell (this is left of actual climb but this way you avoid a big loose block) climb easily to ledge move right, clip bolt & then straight up to Dead Man's Cave. DBB. Natural pro & BR. FA: Brice Milne & Marc Bailey, 2003 | 25m | |||
24 | Captain Fantastic
Two pitch extension out of Dead Mans Cave starting 3m L of Tinkerbell's DBB up the roof crack, finishing at the DBB of 'Sky's the Limit'. 1st pitch: 24 (Yet to be freed), 2nd pitch: 21 FA: Leon Gray & Toby Holmes | 2 | |||
18 | Mighty Mouse
Finger crack 8m right of The Shadow. Up crack then veer right to another crack then up wall to chains. BRs, cams & nuts FA: Terry Bernutt | 25m | |||
25 | ★★★ Feed The Rat
Approx 40m to the right of Mighty Mouse. Stellar route that has it all. Is often overlooked as the bottom is a bit wet. Starts off dirty/wet ledge under obvious corner. First pitch (19): up corner (carrots and cams) then trend slightly right to just under roof (cams & carrot bolt for belay). Second pitch (25): Short and punchy. Follow carrots through roof to chains. Third pitch (22): Beautiful headwall. Head straight up on carrots and cams (up to No.4 camalot) to mixed hanging belay just below slab. Fourth pitch (24): Fight your way up slab (trending right) using tiny under clings to easier ground and the top. Belay off big tree. Set: Josef Truban FFA: Alan Ezzy & Leon Gray, 2011 | 50m, 4 | |||
Fun Parlour | |||||
19 | ★ Deceiving Decisions
Start on the block below the right leaning crack. Up crack then wall with small iron hand holds, wires low down then 3 BR's to the top. FA: G. Dean & A. Stephens, 1989 | 8m, 3 | |||
19 | ★ Phantom Cockroaches
In the same alcove as FANTASY AND FICTION, 2m right. Don't use the block on the right hand side, you cheat! 1 bolt and a large cam. FA: G. Dean, L. Dixon & Dave ?, 1989 | 8m, 1 | |||
16 | ★ Son Of A Beach
A funky looking crack left of the big overhang (ROOM WITH A VIEW), up crack and swing round small roof to your left, then to top. FA: A. Stephens, L. Dixon & G Stewart, 1987 | 8m | |||
17 | Steamer
One of the first routes done here. A wide corner rack, bridge and jam. FA: L. Dixon & N. (Dicko) Dixon, 1984 | 8m | |||
19 | Ballroom Blitz
"Ready Steve, alright fellas, lets go......". The narrow wall 1m right of SILVER AND GOLD. Large Friend and 1 bolt. A little contrived, don't bridge off the right hand wall. Techno and streno. (Sorry Ralph!) FA: Al Stephens, M. Colyvan, L. Dixon & Neil Crabb, 1988 | 8m, 1 | |||
12 | Cable Layer
The crack in the corner just right of BALLROOM BLITZ. Named after the feeling you get just after you put on your harness. Bridge and jam. FA: L. Dixon & A. Stephens, 1988 | 8m | |||
19 | ★ Planet Earth
A classic. The wall right of CABLE LAYER. Another Ramones inspired route. Large cam in cave and 2 bolts. FA: L. Dixon & A. Stephens, 1988 | 8m, 2 | |||
16 | ★ Wasp
The next crack right of PLANET EARTH. A flared crack in a steep wall, hard jamming to top. FA: L. Dixon & M. Spence, 1988 | 8m | |||
17 | Life's A Beach
A steep jam crack, better than it looks. FA: A. Stephens & L. Dixon, 1987 | 8m | |||
11 | Like A Virgin
The corner right of SANDY SANDSHOES. Neil's first route! Up onto the step then bridge up corner. FA: Neil Crabb & Al Stephens, 1988 | 8m | |||
18 | Chicken Heroes
A juggy looking wall with poor pro up high. A large cam about half height, a 1/2 inch Hero loop over the chicken head and a small wire for pro. FA: A. Stephens & L. Dixon, 1986 | 8m | |||
16 | Giblets
A crack with a cave near the top. The first rack right of CHICKEN HEROES. Hard start then easier climbing to top. FA: L. Dixon, A. Stephens & R. Thomas, 1986 | 8m | |||
20 | ★★ Obscure Route
Up trad crack and tend right to carrot bolt on arete. FA: Unknown | 8m, 1 | |||
17 | ★ Don't Drop The Soap
A couple of metres right of STEAMY WINDOWS. A little contrived but an excellent route if you keep over to the left. Steep and juggy to start, leading to a flake and easy finish. 1 bolt plus small trad gear to tree belay. FA: L. Dixon & A. Stephens, 1990 | 8m, 1 | |||
10 | ★ Luke Warm
The left hand arete of the "Shower Recess". Up the arete then easily to top. A great beginners' route. FA: L. Dixon & M. Spence, 1986 | 8m | |||
14 | ★ Cold Tap
The left hand corner of the "Shower Recess". Up the corner with jugs to tree belay. The first good route climbed at the Fun Parlour (and possibly all of the Coffs area). FA: L. Dixon & N. (Dicko) Dixon, 1984 | 8m | |||
16 | ★ Hot Tap
The right hand corner of the "Shower Recess" Short but much harder than it looks. Sustained. FA: L. Dixon R. Thomas & A. Stephens, 1986 | 8m | |||
13 | Just Add Water
The right arete of the "Shower Recess". Low angle arete with one bolt and trad gear. Cruise up and right on jugs to top to a double bolt belay. FA: D. Carter & A. Donoghue, 1994 | 8m, 1 | |||
18 | ★ Where's My Burrito
The face 3m right of the 'Shower Recess'. Up to horizontal break (cam) then up steep wall past one or two bolts to a double bolt belay. FA: D.Carter & A. Donoghue, 1994 | 8m, 1 | |||
22 | ★★ Short And Sweet
The right side of the wall to the right of the "Shower Recess". Beautiful! Do it! Up bulging wall to top. 2 bolts. FA: G. Dean & A. Stephens, 1989 | 8m, 2 | |||
8 | Snowman
One of the first routs at this cliff by the Dodgy Brothers. A fist sized crack in a short wall. Strait up. Right of SHORT AND SWEET. FA: L. (Pieman) Dixon & N. (Dicko) Dixon, 1984 | 8m | |||
12 | Confidence
A very short wall between SNOWMAN and WOMAN. Nice moves. FA: G. Stewart A. Stephens & L. Dixon, 1987 | 8m | |||
8 | Woman
A waste of space. No .. not women .. just this route. A very short crack. More of a quick way to the top of the cliff. FA: A. Stephens & L. Dixon, 1986 | 8m | |||
17 | ★ Lambada
2m right of WALT DISNEY'S PICKING STRAWBERRIES. A crack then wall. Small cams and 2 bolts. Be gentle on the footholds up high. Quite nice. FA: A Stephens & G. Dean, 1990 | 8m, 2 | |||
17 | ★★ Treeology
Right of SUMMER. A crack in a steep wall next to the big Blackbutt tree. Natural pro. Strenuous start, scary in the middle and a tricky finish. A lot of fun. FA: A Stephens & L. Dixon, 1986 | 10m | |||
20 | ★ Intreeg
Great fun. Superb moves. A couple of metres right of TREEOLOGY. Swing up the wall. 2 bolts and some natural pro. FA: G. Dean & A. Stephens, 1990 | 10m, 2 |