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Table of contents
- 1. The Den 14 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. The Den 14 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -33.743908, 151.241298
summary
One of Bret Easton Ellis's favourite.
description
Sydney cave grunginess at it's finest. Classic include 'Fight Club' (V10) and 'Tyler Durden' (V12)
access issues
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approach
Park on the Wakehurst Parkway in Frenchs Forest where there are a few white posts to mark a drain and where a power line access track goes up the hill. Follow the power lines up towards where the track ends, head up and left following orange marks on the tree until you reach the cliff line. Further to the right, scramble up some big steps to reach the cave.
Alternative EASIER approach - at the end of paxton street frenchs forest take the trail off to the right before house number 55 and follow it around behind the house until the end of number 55‘s yard. Take a right towards the cliffline and follow the obvious track along the cliffline leftwards(you should be always on top of the cliffline) until you see a huge cave beneath someone's house. That cave is where the den located. Walk back around 10m, and follow a faint track on your right hand side, you will come across a ladder bolted on a tree and a chain, climb down the ladder. The cave will be on your left.
ethic
The most obscene graffiti from the local kids has been cleaned off by Dave and Mike Kellermann and Tim O'Neill but why not have a go cleaning some more off yourself.
history
Rumour has it that Chris Whiting (NZ) bolted a route here years ago but it was independently discovered by Dave and Mike Kellermann and then developed with the help of Tim O'Neill.
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 | Den Dyno | V7 | ||||||
| 2 |
★★★ Kyle's Rule
Classic and committing. Stand start up the pinches and scoops to finish matched high. | V6 | 4m | |||||
| 3 |
★ Sloper traverse
Wide sit start (not on the jug), head up to the slopers and head left until you're stood on the ledge. Can be linked directly into Kyle's Rule for some extra value. | V8 | 2m | |||||
| 4 |
The Burn
Low start to Romper Stomper. FA: Matt Tait | V12 | ||||||
| 5 | ★★★ Romper Stomper | V11 | ||||||
| 6 |
Angel of Pain
Holds have been damaged. FA: Matt Tait | V9 | ||||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 7 |
★★★ Fight Club
Same start as Tyler Durden then head left and up via slot and break to finish up on sloper break. | V10 | ||||||
| 8 |
★★★ Tyler Durden
Big first move to finish straight up the ramp. FA: James Scarborough, 2002 | V12 | ||||||
| 9 |
No Respect
A fun variant. Start matched on the same undercling rail as Fight Club but with feet toehooking the next jug. FA: Peter Jeavons, 2 Aug 2018 | V8/9 | ||||||
| 10 |
★★★ Hi Sylv
The original, before James Scarborough linked Fight Club into it. Stand start and up the rail. | V7 | ||||||
| 11 |
Risk Management
Sit start on the hueco/sidepull. Finish on the sloper. Sharp. | V5 | 2m | |||||
| 12 | ★ Un-named Traverse | V6 | ||||||
| 13 |
C-Four
FA: Marc Edwards, 2006 | V11 | ||||||
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
| 14 | ★ Backward Diver | V3 | 2m | |||||
Yan Z2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
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| V3 | ★ | Backward Diver | 2m | ||
| V5 | Risk Management | 2m | |||
| V6 | ★★★ | Kyle's Rule | 4m | ||
| ★ | Un-named Traverse | ||||
| V7 | Den Dyno | ||||
| ★★★ | Hi Sylv | ||||
| V8 | ★ | Sloper traverse | 2m | ||
| V8/9 | No Respect | ||||
| V9 | Angel of Pain | ||||
| V10 | ★★★ | Fight Club | |||
| V11 | C-Four | ||||
| ★★★ | Romper Stomper | ||||
| V12 | The Burn | ||||
| ★★★ | Tyler Durden |