Routes in Hylands Lookout

Punchy climbing all the way

Start: Same as Blind mice but trends slightly right to hard mantle, anchors set back over the top

Could be a little harder if your technique is lacking (like mine!) Starts up left leaning crack to join crash and burn at three quarter hieght

Starts 2m right of DW on blank black slab. Has an interesting balancy mantle! Finish right at the anchors of 'Dark Energy'.

Start about 3m right of Black Mamba. Thin face climbing to flake feature,then easier to top.

A direct to 'September' which adds even thinner climbing to the already fine start.

Start: As for 'September'

Technical climbing packed into a short route

Start: Just right around the arete then takes line of bolts out left

Hard start trend right easier as you move up. 3 metres right of Leeched as Bro.

Very technical slab climbing up black blank wall. Straight up on finger scoops. Don't try this one on a hot day it is quite engaging for a number of thin sequences.

Start: At black slab three meters left of the arete.

Arete.

About 8m right of the pinnacle on the black face. Thin and crimpy finger-shredding fun! Start up on obvious juggy feature, and straight up on evil crimps, finishing below the big cave and sandy ledge. First route established on this wall.

Crux off the ground to hard move high

A bit crunchy. Will probably never get a repeat as it puts a hard start on a fun route and nobody wants that.

Start: Around corner to the right of previous two climbs.

A balancy and technical arete on the right edge of this wall. Quite sustained and a little sandy.

Great climbing up a slightly slabby wall. No real hard moves just a series of grade 20 sequences to the top. The bolts are placed to protect any unfortunate snap offs you may get on the thin flakes. No finger shredding at all on this one, all tame jugs. Start: Five meters to the right of BM. At obvious hole in the wall. Route name changed at request of first ascentionist

Hard pulls at the start and finicky at the top

Wanders away from the third bolt to the left a bit to avoid any hard climbing. Otherwise a fine slabby wall with some interesting foot holds or lack there of.

Start: Three meters right of the alternative start to Mon Zombie

Links Wait 'Til Winter into top half of Stuck on You.

Centre of the slab. Nowra slabs and ledges.

Reasonably sustained wall climbing with a crux near the top. Grade 16 all the way to the anchors.

Start: Same as 'Black Member' under hole in wall.

Pump up your guns and traverse out left under the roof to anchors around the nose and over the lip

Start: From the anchors of Five o'clock shadow continue steeply thru the roof

Start: Shares same start as the previous route. Approximately three meters right of arete.

The name of this climb came from reading an article about chemicals in skin-care products. A little ripper with some nice pockets! Starts directly below 'Easy Tiger!' from the bottom of the cliff. Up the centre of the pocketed buttress and short wall at top, to anchor just below the ledge. If

continuing up 'Easy Tiger!' to the top of the cliff, the second can be belayed from the large tree on the ledge.

Another solid wall climb, that keeps it's interest until almost the top before it gives up. The batman start avoids a rather strenuous start from the flake on the left.

Start: Three meters right of BM. Batman to first bolt.

Start: Just right of Five o'clock shadow, slab moves increasing with difficulty with height

A nice looking orange wall. Takes the line up the disjointed flake system. The easier climbing being in the top section. Plenty of bolts to keep even the biggest girlies happy.

Start: At the vague corner go up the left hand side of flake

Unless the photo Topo gets corrected ignore it. Great climbing across the orange part of the wall on classic goutes deau and other large pockets. When you get to the crux shout BENGA BENGA and keep going. The black stuff looks crappy but is still good climbing. If your feet fall off trade in your boots for better rubber.

Start: Off the top of the large block. Same start as 'Testeagles'.

A pleasant outing. Starts from the ledge directly above 'Toxic Beauty'. High step up groove, then left up short orange pockety wall, and over bulge. A good (optional) nut placement is possible on the grey wall above, otherwise head straight up past RB. Mantle onto ledge, and hoick yourself up over the small cave lip to the anchor.

Just left of the trad crack. Run out in the middle.

Start: 2 mtrs right of "August Night" and punch up thru the bulge

Great fun bridging up the corner.

Follow the water worn feature straight up.

"Write it up as something along the lines of if you're feeling weak and want to cheat the direct start the easy crack option is 1 or 2 grades easier...

But the start pockets are a fun sequence..." Rick Phillips & everyone else who has climbed this route.

Start 8m right of the corner at the thin crack. Up the crack then trend left on thin holds.