Oatlands Crag guide

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1. Oatlands 180 in Crag
- 1.1. Top Dam 106 in Area
  - 1.1.1. Dead Sheep 8 in Area
  - 1.1.2. Rumble Cave 19 in Area
  - 1.1.3. Blackberry Jam Wall 0 in Area
  - 1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette 8 in Area
  - 1.1.5. The Devil's Kitchen 34 in Area
    - 1.1.5.1. Left Side 5 in Area
    - 1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area 10 in Area
    - 1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area 5 in Area
    - 1.1.5.4. Darkside Area 8 in Area
    - 1.1.5.5. Right Side 6 in Area
  - 1.1.6. The Fallen Block 2 in Area
  - 1.1.7. Highball Wall 0 in Area
  - 1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks 11 in Area
  - 1.1.9. Backdoor Block 6 in Area
  - 1.1.10. Hidden Wall 18 in Area
    - 1.1.10.1. Left hand end 6 in Area
    - 1.1.10.2. Further right 8 in Area
    - 1.1.10.3. Far right hand side 4 in Area
- 1.2. Bottom Dam 74 in Area
  - 1.2.1. Lloyd's Wall 12 in Area
    - 1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall 6 in Area
    - 1.2.1.2. Middle Section 4 in Area
    - 1.2.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line 2 in Area
  - 1.2.2. The Egg Boulder 4 in Area
  - 1.2.3. The Gorse Factory 5 in Area
  - 1.2.4. The Bakehouse 5 in Area
  - 1.2.5. The Yellow Cave 4 in Area
  - 1.2.6. Dam Wall Left 4 in Area
  - 1.2.7. Funky Town Cave 7 in Area
  - 1.2.8. Funky Town Slab 1 in Area
  - 1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder 7 in Area
  - 1.2.10. Electric Wall 4 in Area
  - 1.2.11. Dam Wall 5 in Area
  - 1.2.12. The Electric Avenue 3 in Area
  - 1.2.13. Fred's Point 0 in Area
  - 1.2.14. The Island 13 in Area
    - 1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side 13 in Area
    - 1.2.14.2. Mary's Wall 0 in Area
    - 1.2.14.3. Anzac Wall 0 in Area
    - 1.2.14.4. The Island - Town Side 0 in Area
2. Index by grade

1. Oatlands 180 routes in Crag

1 2

1 Top Dam, 2 Bottom Dam

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Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.377433, -42.304523
Description:: Oatlands has been in development since 2001 and is now the best bouldering area in Tasmania. The climbing is on both roofs and faces and is of very high quality. The sandstone is generally quite solid, which is fairly unique for Tasmania. As well as Tasmania's hardest bouldering, Oatlands also has an increasing number of quality moderates.
Approach:: Oatlands can be found about 1 hours drive north of Hobart up the Midlands Highway, or a bit longer than 1 hour south of Launceston.

1.1. Top Dam 106 routes in Area

1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 Dead Sheep, 2 Rumble Cave, 5 The Devil's Kitchen, 6 The Fallen Block, 7 Highball Wall, 8 Warm Up Blocks, 9 Backdoor Block, 10 Hidden Wall

Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379717, -42.302370
Approach:: To get to the northern areas walk across the top dam, jump the wooden fence at the end of the dam (or walk around it when water level is low enough) and walk along the lake.

1.1.1. Dead Sheep 8 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379921, -42.301126
Description:: This is the small cave and wall to the left of the Rumble Cave. It is the furthest left of the caves in the line of cliffs that face the top dam.

All these problems are sandy and need more cleaning.
History:: At some point there was the skeleton of a dead sheep in the right side of the cave, hence the cave's name.

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Fencepost Left Start at underclings 1m left of the green fence post. Up to crimps and slopey topout.	V5	Boulder
2	Fencepost Right Start at big jug 1m right of fence post and dyno up to lip and desperate slopey mantle.	V3	Boulder
3	The Tomb of the Dead Sheep Start in the right hand side of the cave just to the left of the dead sheep. Climb out through loose and dirty jugs. Needs more cleaning.	V3	Boulder
4	Lamb Chops Start at a jug in the middle of the little arch. Up and left to slopey top out.	V2	Boulder
5	Mutton Dressed as Lamb Start as for previous, go right to finish as for Mutton	V2	Boulder
6	V3/4 Start as for previous problem, crank straight up to the lip (rather than move right) and do the slopey top out.	V4	Boulder
7	Mutton Stand - One left of very right hand side - Up face to slopey topout	V1	Boulder
8	V1 Stand - Very right hand side - Up face to slopey topout	V1	Boulder

1.1.2. Rumble Cave 19 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379636, -42.301277

	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
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1	Bongo In The Congo Roof climbing, finishing on the starting hold of Rumble. Sit start of jugs in cave about 5m right of Rumble.	V4	Boulder		o_g 1 years ago Working with Ben. Tricky.
2	Rumble in the Jungle Classic. Stand start from jug in cave. Strenuous roof climbing to turn lip, then face to top out.	V5	Boulder		Brendan Heywood 5 weeks ago What a sweet intro to Tassie bouldering, hope it's all like this :) Haven't climbed in months but... Tommy Krauss 9 months ago Great funky first move!
3	Rumble in the Jungle (RHV) After starting Rumble head right to lip, finishing on right side of capstone.	V5	Boulder		o_g 1 years ago Alright! Fell of the headwall twice before ticking. L foot flag allows r hand bump. o_g 1 years ago Sorted moves from where it leaves Rumble, to establishment on headwall. Linked that part. Need to...
4	Hole in the Jungle Start as for Rumble in the Jungle and finish as for Fire in the Hole	V7	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 3 months ago Awesome little extension of Rumble that adds another hard sequence of fun dynamic moves to the al...
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	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
5	Flat Head Start as for Flounder, link into the end of 'Rumble in the Jungle' where Rumble meets the lip. Finish straight up as for Rumble.	V6	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 7 months ago In my opinion a nicer-climbing finish for Flat Head, still not sure about the grade,....might be ...
6	Flat Head Direct Start as for Flounder sitstart and traverse the lip leftwards, head up on crimps about 1 metre right of Rumble, finish as for Rumble.	V5	Boulder
7	Flat Head on Fire Start as for Flat Head and finish as for Fire in the Hole FA: T. Krauss, 2012	V7	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Very cool link of Flat Head and Fire in the Hole,....gives it one more crux which makes the whole...
8	Fire in the Hole Sitstart on pedestal on the left edge of cave and head out right to top out	V7	Boulder
9	Rumblathon Proud line starting as for Bongo in the Congo in the very back of the cave, after a metre or so traverse under the roof section into Flat Head and finish as for Fire in the Hole	V9	Boulder Project
10	Flounder SDS under lip 3m right of RITJ (1m left of corner). Up on slopes.	V6	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Good fun, finally worked out how to do it,...weird weird move in the mid section but cool neverth... o_g 11 months ago Did stand start off the 2 slopy crimps ok, but couldnt sit start to the 2 crimps.
11	Jake's Problem Stand Start. Start on the black rock a few metres in from the lip on the left side of the cave, at a bit of a ridge 2 metres from the very back. Use Gaston like sloper and right hand pinch with feet in roof. Climb out into Fire in the Hole and top out the same.	V8	Boulder
12	Thriller in Manilla Left hand start to Rumble in the Jungle. Start off opposing edges in roof.	V6	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 5 months ago Great start alternative to Rumble In The Jungle
13	Thriller in your Hole Start as for Thriller in Manilla, climb to jug at lower lip and head left via big move into finish of Fire in the Hole. FA: S. Young, 2012	V8	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 3 months ago Gives Thriller in Manilla a thrilling finish so to speak ;-) Took me a couple of tries but for su...
14	Yoga Traverse Sit start in corner as for Yoga, head right on slopers into Congaline of Suckholes and finish on top jug of same climb.	V5	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Good fun short but kind of pumpy boulder problem.
15	Yoga Tra-Reverse Sit start as for Congaline of Suckholes and head left via slopers into Yoga. FA: S. Young, 2012	V5	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Good fun little problem,....In my opinion a bit more fun than Yoga Traverse
16	Congaline of Suckholes Sit start, up black streak 3m right of Flounder.	V3	Boulder		o_g 1 years ago Warm up o_g 1 years ago Warming up.
17	Frogger Starts in the back left corner of the constant gardener cave, gains the slopey lip to the left of the cave, traverses the lip to the left for about a metre and heads straight up via crimps and flat juggy holds. FA: T. Krauss, 2013	V6	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 12 weeks ago Pretty good problem for the fact that it was completely overgrown/hidden by blackberries.
18	Frogger Direct Starts in the left back of the constant gardener cave, makes three or so moves towards the lip of the cave and links into the Constant Gardener. FA: T. Krauss, 2013	V3	Boulder		Tommy Krauss 12 weeks ago Good start variant to Constant Gardener, not quite sure about the grade yet though...
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	Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
19	Constant Gardener A few metres right of Congaline of Suckholes there is a bit of a cave, with a flat hold at the lip. Straight out through the cave to the flat hold, then up the slab.	V2	Boulder

1.1.3. Blackberry Jam Wall 0 routes in Area

1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette 8 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Description:: Located about 100 metres left of the Devils Kitchen. The Devils Kitchenette is the first big overhang you find when walking around the lakes edge from the Rumble Cave. If the lakes water level is high, the landings will be wet.
Approach:: If approaching along the top of the cliffline, assuming you stay close to the edge, when you first get a good look at the large overhang of the Devils Kitchen, you will be about on top of the Devils Kitchenette. You can scramble down a slab immediatly on its town side.

	Route	Grade	Style
1	The Cheeky Little Devil Big moves between big jugs. SDS from low hold. Move up then right, then back left out roof to top out.	V5	Boulder
2	Kitchen Bitch SDS 2m right of TCLD. Up and out through improbable big roof.	V6	Boulder
3	V2 Start about 1.5m left of the fallen block on the far left of the Devil's Kitchenette at a finger slot under the roof. Move left to lip and up over bulge.	V2	Boulder
4	1st V3 Start as for previous problem but go right to lip, then up and right on jugs.	V3	Boulder
5	2nd V3 Start about 2m left of The Cheeky Little Devil. Straight up then top out as for Cheeky Little Devil so as to avoid the hollow block.	V3	Boulder
6	1844 Traverse right to left, keep going around left as far as the rock is dry	V4	Boulder
7	1844 Traverse Do the 1844 traverse then finish up The Cheeky Little Devil	V5	Boulder
8	Gremlin Start basically under the big tree, topout to the right of the tree.	V6	Boulder

1.1.5. The Devil's Kitchen 34 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379205, -42.302318

1.1.5.1. Left Side 5 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Sorted Traverse juggy rail left to right then top out up right hand groove.	V2	Boulder
2	1st V0 Start as for Sorted but straight up. There are a couple of variations on this.	V0	Boulder
3	2nd V0 Go upward from part way along the rail.	V0	Boulder
4	1st V2 Start about 4m right of Sorted at good hold in roof. Campus up to rail and finish straight up left hand groove.	V2	Boulder
5	2nd V2 Start on the huge flat hold of the start of Antichrist. Go left to more jugs and finish as for Sorted.	V2	Boulder

1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area 10 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	V7 Stand Start - Start as for The Antichrist, but go straight out through the roof.	V7	Boulder
2	The Antichrist Stand Start - Start on the large flat jug and traverse right for about 7m and then out to the lip. FA: Sam Edwards,	V10	Boulder
3	Project Project - Stand Start - traverse right to left using the footholds of The Antichrist.	V?	Boulder
4	Anti-Problems Stand Start - The Antichrist can be split into two easier problems, split by the large jug in the centre of the traverse. The first half climbs at about V7, and can also be done at a slightly harder grade in reverse. The second half can be done at about V8/9.	V7 to V9	Boulder
5	The Gambler Start as for Trident, and instead of throwing to the large slope slap to the crimp 1 foot left instead. Finish out left on lip FA: Kim Robinson,	V12	Boulder
6	Trident Start in the slot at the back of the cave, climb out to the large slope and jump out right to the lip. FA: Kim Robinson,	V10	Boulder
7	Scab Robinson Stand Start - Big jump out to lip from two crimps. FA: Sam Edwards,	V9	Boulder
8	V3 Stand Start - Top out from the left hand end of the big ledge. Provides a finish for Trident or Scab Robinson.	V3	Boulder
9	The Devil's Tongue Stand Start FA: Kim Robinson,	V9	Boulder
10	The Punisher Start on the back wall below the finish of Antichrist. Climb into Antichrist, do the dyno to the ledge, then top out up the water streak on the right side of the ledge.	V7	Boulder

1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area 5 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Project One Project - Mega hard project	V?	Boulder
2	V6 Sit start in back of the cave, head right. FA: Campbell Godfrey,	V6	Boulder
3	V3 Jump up to the lip and top out up water groove.	V3	Boulder
4	Project Two Project - Kim's Project	V?	Boulder
5	The Vanishing Point Start on the flake at the back of the roof, 1m behind the large jug. Out to lip. Originally given V14 but downgraded after a quick repeat. FA: Tyson Atwell,	V13	Boulder

1.1.5.4. Darkside Area 8 routes in Area

Summary:
Description:: This is the wall above the lip of the cave to the left of the fallen block, and to the right of the finish of Vanishing Point.

	Route	Grade	Style
1	V? Stand Start - Up face from jugs at lip	V?	Boulder
2	1st V1 Stand Start - Up face from jugs at lip, to the right of previous problem.	V1	Boulder
3	2nd V1 Stand Start - Up face from jugs at lip, to the right of previous problem.	V1	Boulder
4	Marathon Hang Start - Start as for 1st V1 then traverse the lip to the right, then head up and right ending to the right of the tree.	V7	Boulder
5	Healing Hands Stand Start - Classic FA: Sam Edwards,	V13	Boulder
6	3rd V1 Stand Start - Traverse right to left along rail	V1	Boulder
7	Darkside Stand Start - Start at back of cave, jump out to big slope and traverse left. FA: Sam Edwards,	V11	Boulder
8	Presence of Mind Stand Start - Start about 3m right of Darkside on the obvious jug at head height, pull out into roof then move left and finish as for Darkside.	V12	Boulder

1.1.5.5. Right Side 6 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	unknown	V9	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 3 months ago Went down surprisingly quick, somewhere around 5th go! Cool thuggy move to start with and grippin...
2	unknown 2 SDS under roof at far right of crag. Hard moves out to lip, then up. SDS from under lip is V3	V7	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 3 months ago Cool moves,...stretchy finish, sent it pretty quick,....first three moves are absolutely sick, in...
3	V2 Stand Start - Start a few metres left of the campus problem, and follow the diagonal line right.	V2	Boulder
4	V3 Stand Start - Up from good hold at lip	V3	Boulder
5	Project One Stand Start - Project - Up from lip	V?	Boulder
6	Project Two Project - Sam's project through roof	V?	Boulder

1.1.6. The Fallen Block 2 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379216, -42.302737

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		Cripple Sit start under steep arete closest to the island. Use two pockets left of arete, and much body tension to move up and rightish.	V4	Boulder
2		Flat Out SDS on right side of the face 'facing' the main ckiffline	V5	Boulder

1.1.7. Highball Wall 0 routes in Area

1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks 11 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379563, -42.303421

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	1. V0- (stand)	V0-	Boulder
2	2. V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder
3	3. Wedgie V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder
4	4. V4 (sds)	V4	Boulder
5	5. Getting Warmer V2 (sds)	V2	Boulder
6	6. Snappy Direct V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder
7	7. Snappy V2 (sds)	V2	Boulder
8	8. Comedy Value V2 (sds)	V2	Boulder
9	9. V? (stand)		Unknown
10	10. Dull Blade V6 (sds)	V6	Boulder	o_g 1 years ago Felt staightforward. 2nd or 3rd try. Fingers felt strong (I think the dull blade injured me last ...
11	11. Warm Me Up V1	V1	Boulder	o_g 1 years ago Took a break from trying Flounder. Good to see the water level has dropped a little.

1.1.9. Backdoor Block 6 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379694, -42.303583

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. V0 (sds)	V0	Boulder
2	2. Aphex Twin V5 (highball, stand)	V5	Boulder
3	3. Kiche the Curry Dog V4 (sds)	V4	Boulder
4	4. Backdoor V3 (highball, sds)	V3	Boulder
5	5. V2 (sds)	V2	Boulder
6	6. Spearhead V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder

1.1.10. Hidden Wall 18 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.379858, -42.303584

1.1.10.1. Left hand end 6 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. V) (stand)	V0	Boulder
2	2. Eloise's Slab V2 (stand)	V2	Boulder
3	3. The Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy	V4	Boulder
4	4. Go back to the gym (stand)	V2	Boulder
5	5. Jando's Masterpiece (stand)	V3	Boulder
6	1. V0 (stand)	V0	Boulder

1.1.10.2. Further right 8 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. Kim's Highball (stand)	V3	Boulder
2	2. V4 Highball (stand)	V4	Boulder
3	3. Blood Lust (highball, sds)	V7	Boulder
4	4. Stitch in Time (highball, sds)	V7	Boulder
5	5. Time (highball, sds)	V6	Boulder
6	5a. Time LHV (highball, sds)	V6	Boulder
7	6. V4 (sds)	V4	Boulder
8	7. V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder

1.1.10.3. Far right hand side 4 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. ?	?	Unknown
2	2. V5 (highball, stand)	V5	Boulder
3	3. ?	?	Unknown
4	4. ?	?	Unknown

1.2. Bottom Dam 74 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.381684, -42.306009
Approach:: To get to the southern areas, walk across the bottom dam, up the slab (can be a bit sketchy with pads, especially when wet - easier to the left)

1.2.1. Lloyd's Wall 12 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.380945, -42.305348

1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall 6 routes in Area

Summary:: Mostly Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Grendel (sds)	V4	Boulder
2	1. V7 (stand)	V7	Boulder
3	2. V6 (stand)	V6	Boulder
4	3. Lloyd's Dyno (stand)	V5	Boulder
5	4. V? (sds)	?	Unknown
6	5. Campbell's Problem V6 (sds)	V6	Boulder

1.2.1.2. Middle Section 4 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. Nettle Lover (sds)	V1	Boulder
2	2. Cardboard Thin (sds)	V2	Boulder
3	3. Itchy and Scratchy (sds)	V4	Boulder
4	4. Al's Highball (highball, sds)	V3	Boulder

1.2.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line 2 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		1. Ren (hang)	V4	Boulder
2		2. Stimpy (hang)	V5	Boulder

1.2.2. The Egg Boulder 4 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.380928, -42.305536

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. Green (sds)	V4	Boulder
2	2. V3 (sds)	V3	Boulder
3	3. Frixion (stand)	V2	Boulder
4	4. Saddam's Slab of Torture	V4	Boulder

1.2.3. The Gorse Factory 5 routes in Area

Summary:: Boulder,?
Long/Lat: 147.381744, -42.305713

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. Wombat Fucker	V1	Boulder
2	2. V? (sds)	?	Unknown
3	3. The Gorse Whisperer (sds)	V5	Boulder
4	4. V2 (hang)	V2	Boulder
5	5. Gorse Fucker (sds)	V3	Boulder

1.2.4. The Bakehouse 5 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.381901, -42.305920

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. V? (sds)	?	Unknown
2	2. V? (sds)	?	Unknown
3	3. V? (stand)	?	Unknown
4	4. Chocolate Eclair (highball)	V3	Boulder
5	5. V? (sds)	?	Unknown

1.2.5. The Yellow Cave 4 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.381969, -42.306259

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
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1	Un-named SDS under roof left of Sanguine Direct. Out, moving right to finish on the same hold as SD.	V3	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago warm-up repeat
2	Sanguine Direct Direct SDS to Sanguine. Start under roof, moving slightly leftish to same finish as Sanguine	V2	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago warm-up repeat o_g 1 years ago Warming up. Lake super high.
3	Sanguine R to L traverse of sloper rail, finishing up to jug under roof. Great rock.	V4	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago warm-up repeat o_g 11 months ago Melted of the last move 5 times. Boo.
4	Roundhouse Start as for Sanguine, but move up then left on slopes and pinches. Finish on jug.	V7	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Repeat

1.2.6. Dam Wall Left 4 routes in Area

Summary:: ?,Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.381909, -42.306499

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. Arsehat (stand)	V0	Boulder
2	2. V? (stand)	?	Unknown
3	3. V? (stand)	?	Unknown
4	4. V? (stand)	?	Unknown

1.2.7. Funky Town Cave 7 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.383023, -42.305337
Description:: The Funky Town Cave is host to a handful of classic hard lines, feet are rare and holds are usually small and slopey.
Approach:: To get to Funky Town, walk across the bottom dam, up the slab and then head straight over headland heading a bit right. Follow the headland to find a cave on the opposite side to the Yellow Cave.

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
1	Fade to Black Hang Start on the horrendous pinches, slap up to slopers and traverse right to jug as for Kung Fu Fighting FA: Sam Edwards,	V13	Boulder
2	Kung Fu Fighting Start on undercling and slope and slap up to slopes and traverse right to jug. FA: Sam Edwards,	V9	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Very hard first move, finally figured out how to lift off the ground though,....looking good, but...
3	Acid Reign Was V7 until starting hold broke. Start on undercling and broken sloper. FA: Sam Edwards,	V8	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago repeat,....still heaps of fun,....one of my all time favourites Tommy Krauss 8 months ago Woohoo, check, what a fun boulder, great burly moves on quite short problem, took me two days spr...
4	Project Start on the slopers right hand side of Acid Reign. Up to same finish	V?	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Tried to undercling of the slopers and go feet first, don't know if this is the way to go but I g...
5	V3 Traverse from the huge juggy sloper to the right as far as possible	V3	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago warm-up repeat
6	Groove Train Start on slopes heel up. Probably easier if you're tall and harder if you're not. FA: Kim Robinson,	V10	Boulder	Tommy Krauss 7 months ago Very hard first move crux,.....was able to touch the hold a couple of times but can't seem to sti...
7	Rhamnusia Start on low crimpy rail 3m right of Groove Train, up to slopers then head left to finish at nose.	V10	Boulder

1.2.8. Funky Town Slab 1 route in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.383064, -42.305521
Description:: The Funky Town Slab is the slabby headwall to the left of the Funky Town Cave.

Only one route on the wall has been recorded, though some other lines have been attempted there is still some potential for new hard lines.
Approach:: Access to the slab is the same as for Funky Town Cave.

		Route	Grade	Style	Popularity	Selected ascents
1		V7 The farthest left of the 3 water-grooves	V7	Boulder

1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder 7 routes in Area

Summary:: Boulder,?
Long/Lat: 147.383144, -42.305735

	Route	Grade	Style
1	V?	?	Unknown
2	V3 (stand)	V3	Boulder
3	1. Stuck on You (hang)	V5	Boulder
4	2. V3 (stand)	V3	Boulder
5	3. V5 (stand)	V5	Boulder
6	4. Unstuck (sds)	V5	Boulder
7	5. Project	V10+	Unknown

1.2.10. Electric Wall 4 routes in Area

Summary:: Boulder,?

	Route	Grade	Style
1	1. V1 (sds)	V1	Boulder
2	2. Blind Mullet (sds)	V4	Boulder
3	3. Electric Lazyland (stand)	V5	Boulder
4	4. V? (stand)	?	Unknown

1.2.11. Dam Wall 5 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Crack Head (sds)	V5	Boulder
2	1. Iron Maiden (sds)	V3	Boulder
3	2. Fractional (sds)	V3	Boulder
4	Mr Happy Place 30m? right of the bottom dam is a bulgy arete feature just to the left of a little chimney crack. Sit start left of the crack, head left and around the arete, then up to slopers. FA: Sam Edwards,	V12	Boulder
5	Worthy of Attack The shallow crack 6m right of My Happy Place. Sit start on sidepull at bottom of crack, climb up to ledge and then top out in any direction that appeals.	V11	Boulder

1.2.12. The Electric Avenue 3 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Description:: These are the short walls on the next point across from Funky Town. The first section has potential for quite a few more short, moderate problems.

	Route	Grade	Style
1	V2 Start as for Electric Avenue but go left to the next set of jugs.	V2	Boulder
2	Electric Avenue Start 1m left of arete at jug. Up jugs to top.	V2	Boulder
3	V0 Start at flat hold 1m right of arete.	V0	Boulder

1.2.13. Fred's Point 0 routes in Area

1.2.14. The Island 13 routes in Area

Summary:: All Boulder
Long/Lat: 147.378747, -42.307424

1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side 13 routes in Area

Summary:

	Route	Grade	Style
1	Buzzy Land Start on undercling and go up and left, to finish as for El Nino FA: Kim Robinson,	V8	Boulder
2	El Jeffe Start in between El Nino and BuzzyLand at an undercling. Up to the two crimps on BuzzyLand and then straight up.	V7	Boulder
3	Slap Slap This is a small cave around and up to the left of the main cave. Start on the slopey lip , mantle to top.	V3	Boulder
4	Fear and Loathing Start as for Slap Slap, but go right through choss.	V3	Boulder
5	Spirulina Hang start on the large jug, climb up to the crack, jam through it and battle over the top. FA: Dave James,	V1	Boulder
6	1st V5 Start at back of cave and climb out on jugs and jump around lip to big slopey basin. Has been done with top out at V7 FA: Kim Robinson,	V5	Boulder
7	2nd V5 Climb out from back of cave to big jug on lip and traverse the lip rightwards to finish up La Nina. FA: Kim Robinson,	V5	Boulder
8	Oonga Boonga Project - Start at back of cave directly in from the big jug, near the Oonga Boonga grafitti. Hard moves out the roof to the jug on the lip, and then even harder moves straight up to finish. The two halves have been done individually, both at about V9	V9	Boulder
9	V3/4 Start as for La Nina and traverse the entire length of cave leftwards on the back wall to the start of Spirulina. FA: Kim Robinson,	V4	Boulder
10	Doug's Linkup Start as for La Nina, and do the first move out to the flake/undercling. The head left on jugs through the roof, to finish at no. 2.	V5	Boulder
11	La Nina Start on jugs on the back wall 2m left of El Nino. Straight out to lip then finish right and up. FA: Jon Nermut,	V4	Boulder
12	La Nina Direct Direct finish to La Nina FA: Kim Robinson,	V8	Boulder
13	El Nino Start at the right hand end of the cave. Out to lip then up and slightly left. FA: Jon Nermut,	V4	Boulder

1.2.14.2. Mary's Wall 0 routes in Area

1.2.14.3. Anzac Wall 0 routes in Area

1.2.14.4. The Island - Town Side 0 routes in Area

2. Index by grade

Grade	Name	Style	Area
V0-	1. V0- (stand)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
V0	1st V0	Boulder	1.1.5.1. Left Side
	2nd V0	Boulder	1.1.5.1. Left Side
	1. V0 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	1. V) (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	1. V0 (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	1. Arsehat (stand)	Boulder	1.2.6. Dam Wall Left
	V0	Boulder	1.2.12. The Electric Avenue
V1	Mutton	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	V1	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	1st V1	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	2nd V1	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	3rd V1	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	11. Warm Me Up V1	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	1. Nettle Lover (sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.2. Middle Section
	1. Wombat Fucker	Boulder	1.2.3. The Gorse Factory
	1. V1 (sds)	Boulder	1.2.10. Electric Wall
	Spirulina	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V2	Lamb Chops	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	Mutton Dressed as Lamb	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	Constant Gardener	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	V2	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	1st V2	Boulder	1.1.5.1. Left Side
	2nd V2	Boulder	1.1.5.1. Left Side
	Sorted	Boulder	1.1.5.1. Left Side
	V2	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	5. Getting Warmer V2 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	7. Snappy V2 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	8. Comedy Value V2 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	5. V2 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	2. Eloise's Slab V2 (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	4. Go back to the gym (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	2. Cardboard Thin (sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.2. Middle Section
	3. Frixion (stand)	Boulder	1.2.2. The Egg Boulder
	4. V2 (hang)	Boulder	1.2.3. The Gorse Factory
	Sanguine Direct	Boulder	1.2.5. The Yellow Cave
	Electric Avenue	Boulder	1.2.12. The Electric Avenue
	V2	Boulder	1.2.12. The Electric Avenue
V3	Fencepost Right	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	The Tomb of the Dead Sheep	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	Congaline of Suckholes	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Frogger Direct	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	1st V3	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	2nd V3	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	V3	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	V3	Boulder	1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area
	V3	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	2. V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	3. Wedgie V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	6. Snappy Direct V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	4. Backdoor V3 (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	6. Spearhead V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	5. Jando's Masterpiece (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	1. Kim's Highball (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	7. V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	4. Al's Highball (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.2. Middle Section
	2. V3 (sds)	Boulder	1.2.2. The Egg Boulder
	5. Gorse Fucker (sds)	Boulder	1.2.3. The Gorse Factory
	4. Chocolate Eclair (highball)	Boulder	1.2.4. The Bakehouse
	Un-named	Boulder	1.2.5. The Yellow Cave
	V3	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
	2. V3 (stand)	Boulder	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	V3 (stand)	Boulder	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	1. Iron Maiden (sds)	Boulder	1.2.11. Dam Wall
	2. Fractional (sds)	Boulder	1.2.11. Dam Wall
	Fear and Loathing	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	Slap Slap	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V4	V3/4	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	Bongo In The Congo	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	1844	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	Cripple	Boulder	1.1.6. The Fallen Block
	4. V4 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	3. Kiche the Curry Dog V4 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	3. The Disposable Heroes of Hypocrisy	Boulder	1.1.10.1. Left hand end
	2. V4 Highball (stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	6. V4 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	Grendel (sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
	3. Itchy and Scratchy (sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.2. Middle Section
	1. Ren (hang)	Boulder	1.2.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line
	1. Green (sds)	Boulder	1.2.2. The Egg Boulder
	4. Saddam's Slab of Torture	Boulder	1.2.2. The Egg Boulder
	Sanguine	Boulder	1.2.5. The Yellow Cave
	2. Blind Mullet (sds)	Boulder	1.2.10. Electric Wall
	El Nino	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	La Nina	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	V3/4	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V5	Fencepost Left	Boulder	1.1.1. Dead Sheep
	Flat Head Direct	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Rumble in the Jungle	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Rumble in the Jungle (RHV)	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Yoga Tra-Reverse	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Yoga Traverse	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	1844 Traverse	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	The Cheeky Little Devil	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	Flat Out	Boulder	1.1.6. The Fallen Block
	2. Aphex Twin V5 (highball, stand)	Boulder	1.1.9. Backdoor Block
	2. V5 (highball, stand)	Boulder	1.1.10.3. Far right hand side
	3. Lloyd's Dyno (stand)	Boulder	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
	2. Stimpy (hang)	Boulder	1.2.1.3. Far Right of the cliff line
	3. The Gorse Whisperer (sds)	Boulder	1.2.3. The Gorse Factory
	1. Stuck on You (hang)	Boulder	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	3. V5 (stand)	Boulder	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	4. Unstuck (sds)	Boulder	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	3. Electric Lazyland (stand)	Boulder	1.2.10. Electric Wall
	Crack Head (sds)	Boulder	1.2.11. Dam Wall
	1st V5	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	2nd V5	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	Doug's Linkup	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V6	Flat Head	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Flounder	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Frogger	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Thriller in Manilla	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Gremlin	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	Kitchen Bitch	Boulder	1.1.4. The Devil's Kitchenette
	V6	Boulder	1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area
	10. Dull Blade V6 (sds)	Boulder	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	5. Time (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	5a. Time LHV (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	2. V6 (stand)	Boulder	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
	5. Campbell's Problem V6 (sds)	Boulder	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
V7	Fire in the Hole	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Flat Head on Fire	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Hole in the Jungle	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	The Punisher	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	V7	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	Marathon	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	unknown 2	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	3. Blood Lust (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	4. Stitch in Time (highball, sds)	Boulder	1.1.10.2. Further right
	1. V7 (stand)	Boulder	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
	Roundhouse	Boulder	1.2.5. The Yellow Cave
	V7	Boulder	1.2.8. Funky Town Slab
	El Jeffe	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V8	Jake's Problem	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Thriller in your Hole	Boulder	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Acid Reign	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
	Buzzy Land	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
	La Nina Direct	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V7 to V9	Anti-Problems	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
V9	Rumblathon	Boulder Project	1.1.2. Rumble Cave
	Scab Robinson	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	The Devil's Tongue	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	unknown	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	Kung Fu Fighting	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
	Oonga Boonga	Boulder	1.2.14.1. The Island - Dam Side
V10	The Antichrist	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	Trident	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	Groove Train	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
	Rhamnusia	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
V11	Darkside	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	Worthy of Attack	Boulder	1.2.11. Dam Wall
V12	The Gambler	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	Presence of Mind	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	Mr Happy Place	Boulder	1.2.11. Dam Wall
V13	The Vanishing Point	Boulder	1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area
	Healing Hands	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	Fade to Black	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave
?	9. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.1.8. Warm Up Blocks
	1. ?	Unknown	1.1.10.3. Far right hand side
	3. ?	Unknown	1.1.10.3. Far right hand side
	4. ?	Unknown	1.1.10.3. Far right hand side
	4. V? (sds)	Unknown	1.2.1.1. Vertical Wall
	2. V? (sds)	Unknown	1.2.3. The Gorse Factory
	1. V? (sds)	Unknown	1.2.4. The Bakehouse
	2. V? (sds)	Unknown	1.2.4. The Bakehouse
	3. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.2.4. The Bakehouse
	5. V? (sds)	Unknown	1.2.4. The Bakehouse
	2. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.2.6. Dam Wall Left
	3. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.2.6. Dam Wall Left
	4. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.2.6. Dam Wall Left
	V?	Unknown	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
	4. V? (stand)	Unknown	1.2.10. Electric Wall
V10+	5. Project	Unknown	1.2.9. Funky Town Boulder
V?	Project	Boulder	1.1.5.2. The Antichrist Area
	Project One	Boulder	1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area
	Project Two	Boulder	1.1.5.3. Vanishing Point Area
	V?	Boulder	1.1.5.4. Darkside Area
	Project One	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	Project Two	Boulder	1.1.5.5. Right Side
	Project	Boulder	1.2.7. Funky Town Cave

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