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Barden Ridge 14 routes in Area

  • Avg. Height: 10m
  • Style: Trad,Sport and other styles
  • Ascents: 81
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Description:

Barden Ridge is another Shire Suburban crag fest with a dozen middle grade micro routes. This crag has one one minute access from your car and great views. Watch out for snakes in summer. This joint has been climbed on for many years and I first visited in 1987. Many routes were bolted by Barnesy but they have probably already been done, just as the all those recent routes on the Right end.

Access Issues: inherited from Sutherland

There is easy access to all the sites with an average walking time from car to cliff being under five minutes! To get the Shire drive south towards Wollongong from the Sydney CDB or take the Heathcote Road if coming from the South West. West Sydney climbers can approach aiming for Menai. Alternatively, take the train. Some areas in national parks are off limits and permission may be sought for crags such as the Wok, Heathcote Bridge and Alford's Point.

Approach:© (secretary)

To get there, drive south along Old 'Illawarra' Road until it becomes Thomas Mitchell Drive. Follow this along the top of the ridge until it starts to drop down and curve around to the left. Park at number 37 or 39 - the crag is located just across the road, about 15m into the bush. The best descent is to the right (facing out), just to the left of the rough stone block retaining wall. This brings you down to the left hand end of the crag (facing the cliff).

Ethic: inherited from Sutherland

There are no real ethics in Sydney, ethics were surrended to the Riobi and Hilti crews in the 1990's. It is common that people retro-bolt. Places like Bonnet Bay, Wastelands and Heathcote being good examples. In recent times, old routes have been repeated and renamed at places which is a little dissapointing. It would be sad to see the crags grid locked with rings.

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Routes

RouteGradeStylePopularity
1 Let the Games Begin!

Up to bolt on EE then the head left past a cam and 2 FH through the overhang.

FA: Dave Barnes,

18
Trad 14m
2 * Errant Edge
17
Trad 12m
3 * Gotta Love This City

Great line and good warmup route for the rest of the area.

17
Sport 12m
4 * Budawang Barking Beetle
16
Trad 12m
5 Emu's Paradise

FA: No Aid here.,

21
Aid 12m
6 * Speed Zealot

FA: Greg Andrews; Dave Barnes,

21
Aid 15m
7 A
17
Unknown 6m
8 Rod's Rodeo

Up and past a tricky move to 2nd bolt and finish on anchors shared with RAaR

FA: Jason Lammers, 2005

20
Sport 8m
9 * Ring around a Rod

Starts about 5 metres to the right of the 'Gymea Lilly' (Speed Zealot). Tricky start upto 1st bolt, then some beautiful moves past another bolt and another move upto the anchors.

Short and sweet. good climb. 2 UB to DUB Anchor

FA: Barnes,

21
Sport 8m
10 * Rod Ramset and the American Eagles

friggen thin between 1st and 2nd bolts

22
Unknown 8m
11 The Whippet

Starts about 5 left of HNiI. Streno start to nice snakey layback crack. Upto Big tree on edge of cliff.

FA: Jason Lammers, 2005

21
Trad 8m
12 * Her Name is Iris

Below arete at right hand end of crag. Good moves past 3 FHs.

17
Sport 6m
13 * Rodney Ramset

2 meters to the right of RAaR.

FA: Jason Lammers, 2005

22
Sport 8m
14 ** Gymea Lilly

At crack 1m right of SZ (behind the Gymea Lilly).

Hard moves up crack to finish on ledge (BB). Please don't trash the Lilly.

17
Trad 8m
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