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Description:

Grampians answer to Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls. A small area with a few good easier ring bolted face routes on compact grey and orange rock. The holds tend to be sloping and very pumpy. This is a good warm-up area for Van Dieman's Land. Most of the climbs were established by Neil Monteith and friends in 2004/2005. In 2008 a few easier routes were established with the funding of RMIT Outdoor Club.

Access Issues: inherited from Grampians

National Park

Approach:

Follow cairned path from Cut Lunch Walls for 100m south-east along the base of cliff-line, through some thick bush to small ravine. The south-western (right) side of the ravine should have obvious ring-bolts and chalk. If you don't see bolts you are probably in a lower ravine, walk back out and find the upper ravine. To access Upper Tribute Wall (Back Stabbath) either top-out on a route on the ravine, or scramble up and left from the belay terrace of Koalasquatsy Wall for 50m. All routes have lower-off anchors. Cliff is in the shade from late morning. Routes described from right to left.

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Routes

RouteGradeStylePopularity
1 10am

Curving right facing slabby flake near the east entrance of the 'Tribute Wall' ravine. A tree touches the wall about 7m up making upwards progress difficult!

FA: James McIntosh & Mick Jennings, 1998

15
Trad 15m
2 Justin Tymerlake 18 variant

The 18 Varient -Was once dodgy piece of trad climbing - now retrobolted. Starts at the entrance to 'Tribute Wall', 10m before Jet. Boulder problem start then climbing eases quickly. There is an easier start to the right which makes the route a consistent 18.

18
Sport
3 Justin Tymerlake

Was once dodgy piece of trad climbing - now retrobolted. Starts at the entrance to 'Tribute Wall', 10m before Jet. Boulder problem start then climbing eases quickly. There is an easier start to the right which makes the route a consistent 18.

25
Sport 12m , 4
4 * Noasis

Starts up Jet for two bolts then veers right past 3 FH's to lower off. A little run out.

25
Sport 12m , 5
5 * Jet

Less sustained but cruxier than 'By Jovi'. Bolted route starting in front of small pine tree.

FA: Nick McKinnon Neil Monteith Kent Paterson Will Monks, 2004

24
Sport 14m , 4
6 * By Jovi

Fingery and sustained climbing with nigh all rests. Starts 4m left of Jet at central line of RB's up turtle shell featured wall.

FA: Neil Monteith, 2004

24
Sport 14m , 4
7 * Midnight Soiled

Excellent wall climb that was originally led (boldly) on trad gear. Start in the 'green', 3m left of 'By Jovi', directly below orange jug and very large pocket.

FA: Steve, Robin ect,

22
Sport 14m , 5
8 In Halen

Grey slightly overhung gritty wall climbing. This climb is a very good warm-up for harder routes in the area at it is pumpy with no sharp holds. Originally a trad route.

FA: Neil Monteith Gareth Llewellin, 2004

18 to 19
Sport 13m , 4
9 Lines N' Noses

Fun little jug fest up the left side of the wall on a subtle arete. Starts 1.5m left of 'In Halen' at left edge of main wall.

FA: Neil Monteith & Will Monks, 2005

18
Sport 12m , 4
10 Inxcessive

A bouldery start, eases to go holds.

FA: Neil Monteith, 2008

17
Sport 13m , 5
11 Hot Play

Steep climbing on big jugs. Nice, easy warm up.

FA: Neil Monteith, 2008

16
Sport 9m , 4
12 Maiden China

Imposing ringbolted wide crack on left end of 'Tribute Wall'. Luckily there is an abundance of jugs on either side of the crack to make it a nice stemming problem. Start on left side of pit. Step right to RB on right side of crack, then mantle onto ledge. 'Problematic' move up wide crack gains jugs on right wall, then easier (put steep!) climbing to top. 5 RBs and lower-off.

FA: Neil Monteith & Kathy Dicker, 2008

15
Sport 13m , 5
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