Black Snake Buttress 6 routes in Area

Avg. Height: 20m
Style: Top Rope,Sport and Trad
Ascents: 1

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Description:© (nmonteith): Next area about 100m along from Indian Head, it's the vertical walls after a series of slabs visible from above. Rap in access from chains above Mystery Slab (30m) or walk along from the base of Indian Head. Two prominent aretes, a couple of faces and a major offwidth mossy corner in the middle. Use a GPS to find -35.099, 150.338

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Routes

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity
1		Black Snake Major steep arête on right side of orange face. Quite unusual climbing style for 'Nowra', with lots of sideways holds and blocky edges. Start arête direct with bouldery moves past first bolt. Rest on stance then more trick moves up marbled rock to tricky crux bulge. Finish up crack. Start: Starts 10m left of 'Mystery Mossy Slab'. FA: Neil Monteith, 2011	24	Sport 20m , 9
2		The Regular Route Direct (project) Finish direct up sandy shallow crimps. Will add a grade to the route.		Sport 18m
3		Peruvian Water (Neil's Project) Action packed steep arête with amazing moves and rock, especially up high. Start off ledge trending left on jugs to reach line of edges leading to the arête proper. Crank crank to top. Will be grade 25/26. Start: Next arête left of 'Black Snake', starting on little ledge with single bolt belay.		Sport 18m , 10
4		Weakened Worrier (Neils Project) Start on slab 5m right of big mossy corner. Left trending line past flakes and big pocket to join into major corner crack. 'Layback' and stem up this (surprisingly clean) to anchors under big roof. Crack seeps after heavy rain. Will be 21. Only top half is bolted currently.		Sport 16m
5		Mystery Mossy Slab Mossy black slab on the right side of wall which offers a convenient escape route at the end of the day. Originally had lone carrot halfway up sticking out a long way. Now has 5 very spaced rings and a rap chain. Needs a good clean down low. FA: Hill in the 80s?, 2000	12	Mixed 30m , 5
6		The Regular Route (Neil's Project) Slightly overhung face just left of major corner crack. Sustained edges and pockets. 25? There is a direct finish, and an easier right version bolted.		Sport 17m , 9

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