Flinders Ranges Region guide

Use this Region Guide to easily find and compare Crags.

1. Flinders Ranges 1004 in Region
- 1.1. Moonarie 614 in Crag
  - 1.1.1. The Promised Land 14 in Area
  - 1.1.2. Southern Crags 21 in Area
  - 1.1.3. Checkers Wall 88 in Area
  - 1.1.4. Gargoyle Wall 20 in Area
  - 1.1.5. Southern Descent Gully - Right Side 7 in Area
  - 1.1.6. Flying Buttress 28 in Area
  - 1.1.7. Jaffle Wall 14 in Area
  - 1.1.8. The Ramparts 79 in Area
  - 1.1.9. Callitris Corner 39 in Area
  - 1.1.10. Great Wall Area 64 in Area
  - 1.1.11. Northern Group 43 in Area
  - 1.1.12. Crag X 13 in Area
  - 1.1.13. Lower Tiers 184 in Area
- 1.2. Buckaringa 165 in Crag
  - 1.2.1. ABC Wall 4 in Area
  - 1.2.2. South Wall 9 in Area
  - 1.2.3. Sheoak Wall 27 in Area
  - 1.2.4. Central Gully 6 in Area
  - 1.2.5. Midnight Wall 17 in Area
  - 1.2.6. Piton Wall 43 in Area
  - 1.2.7. The Black Walls 6 in Area
  - 1.2.8. Ida Buttress 9 in Area
  - 1.2.9. The Terrace 1 in Area
  - 1.2.10. The Top Tier 16 in Area
  - 1.2.11. The Second Cliff 16 in Area
  - 1.2.12. Unknown 2 in Area
  - 1.2.13. The Blackboard 6 in Area
  - 1.2.14. The Chalkboard 3 in Area
- 1.3. Devil's Peak 72 in Crag
  - 1.3.1. Eastern Wall 1 in Area
  - 1.3.2. Requiem Ledge 4 in Area
  - 1.3.3. East Higher Face 3 in Area
  - 1.3.4. Hueco Wall 2 in Area
  - 1.3.5. Contrasts Wall 2 in Area
  - 1.3.6. Tree Fern Gallery 3 in Area
  - 1.3.7. Beelzebub Boulder 3 in Area
  - 1.3.8. Calgon Canopy 5 in Area
  - 1.3.9. Waste Lands 2 in Area
  - 1.3.10. Western Walls 7 in Area
  - 1.3.11. Wall of Evils 3 in Area
  - 1.3.12. Leaning Wall 6 in Area
  - 1.3.13. The Point 12 in Area
  - 1.3.14. The Devil's Playground 7 in Area
  - 1.3.15. El Dorado Faces 6 in Area
  - 1.3.16. Crappy Crag 1 in Area
  - 1.3.17. The Three Boulders 4 in Area
- 1.4. Rawnsley Bluff 52 in Crag
  - 1.4.1. Moralana Wall 8 in Area
  - 1.4.2. Tull Corner 2 in Area
  - 1.4.3. Koperi Wall 26 in Area
  - 1.4.4. Lone Pine Wall 16 in Area
- 1.5. Moonlight Buttress 45 in Crag
- 1.6. Point Bonney 10 in Crag
- 1.7. Warren Gorge 22 in Crag
- 1.8. Mt Benjamin 2 in Crag
- 1.9. Gibraltar Rock 1 in Crag
- 1.10. Argadells 21 in Crag

1. Flinders Ranges 1,004 routes in Region

1 5 4 2 3

1 Moonarie, 2 Buckaringa, 3 Devil's Peak, 4 Rawnsley Bluff, 5 Moonlight Buttress

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Summary:: Mostly Trad or Sport
Long/Lat: 138.611696, -31.648360

1.1. Moonarie 614 routes in Crag

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3 Checkers Wall, 4 Gargoyle Wall, 5 Southern Descent Gully - Right Side, 6 Flying Buttress, 7 Jaffle Wall, 8 The Ramparts, 9 Callitris Corner, 10 Great Wall Area, 11 Northern Group

Summary:: Mostly Trad or Sport
Long/Lat: 138.620091, -31.612417
Unique Features And Strengths:: Awesome trad climbing in an amazing desert setting.
Description:: Moonarie is one of Australia's most spectacular crags, situated as it is on the rim of Wilpena Pound, surrounded by sweeping deserts views. It is easily South Australia's premier crag, with superb rock and loads of fantastic quality routes. Isolated as it is, it is very much an adventure destination, and a worthy stop on the Australian rock climbing tour.

Moonarie offers a varied trad climbing experience, with a good range of intermediate to hard routes. There is very little in the way of sport routes, but the trad climbing is fantastic, the quality of the rock makes it ideal for placing gear. The rock has a similar feel to Arapiles, with the same mixture of natural gear and the occasional bolt. Although there are some easy routes, Moonarie is not a beginners crag. Moonarie is really an intermediate to advanced climbers cliff. The climbing starts in the low teens and stretches up into the high 20's. The climbing varies from single pitch excursions to long multipitch routes, that wind their way up to the rim of the pound.

One of the most striking features of Moonarie is the famed Great Wall, a spectacular stretch of rich red vertical rock 50 metres high, that offers some of the best climbing on the crag. The Great Wall is the home of possibly the best 19 in the land, Down Wind of Angels. Down Wind of Angels is only the beginning of the good routes on this wall, there is also Outside Chance 16, the amazing looking Dryland 22, and a host of other starred routes in the low to mid 20's. The Great Wall is only one area of Moonarie, there are other parts of the crag which are just as spectacular, the Ramparts, Flying Buttress and The Great Chimneys area. Like Arapiles, Moonarie is a crag which is rich in classics.

Perhaps more than any other area Moonarie is a crag which is best visited in exactly the right season, otherwise you end up either very hot or very cold. The two recommended times of the year to visit are between March and May, and September to October. Wilpena Pound is a land of extremes. Visited at the right time of the year though, Moonarie is a rich and incredible climbing experience, well worth the long drive to get there.
Access Issues:: National Park
Approach:: 450 km north of Adelaide.There is a bus that travels between Adelaide and Wilpena Pound.
Where To Stay:: There is a campsite at the base of the track up to Moonarie, which is on private land, so it is very important to leave this area in a respectable state. It is also possible to stay at Top Camp, right beneath the crag, although it is a bit of a walk to drag all your gear up there. If you desire more facilities, it is possible to camp at Wilpena Pound, or find accommodation in the closest town, Hawker.