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Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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11 | Pissing in the Wind
Starts 5m right of 'Short Vertical Crack'. Up and over the left-leading break and up the right side of a faint water-streak. No Protection. FA: Russel Crow, 1985 | 15m | |||
9 | Short Vertical Crack
The short vertical crack FA: Russell Crow, 1985 | 15m | |||
20 | ★★★ Urinal Wall Mega Traverse
Set: Grant & Luke Baxter FA: Dick Lodge, 15 Jan 2021 | 2, 9 | |||
Urinal Mega Traverse (Alt Start)
Safer! Starts up "Urinal Wall Sport Traverse". See "Urinal Wall Mega Traverse" for details on the rest of the route. Set: Grant | 2, 9 | ||||
18 | ★★ Urinal Wall Sport Traverse
Starts right of the black streak of 'Pissing on a Friend'. Climb to first BR and then move left to second BR. Climb diagonally left to second BR of 'Round the Bend'. Then continue traversing left past a BR, FH, and BR. Finishes on the ledge below 'Dunny Door'. FA: Grant, Luke Baxter & Stephen Baxter, 11 Jan 2015 | 25m, 6 | |||
★ Urinal Wall Lower Traverse
Set: Grant, Luke Baxter & Stephen Baxter, 11 Jan 2015 | 15m, 6 | ||||
18 | ★ Pissing on a Friend
This climb has been downgraded from 18 to 17 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. This route is protected by 1 carrot, followed by a cam placement under the flake above the bolt. FA: Andrew Lindblade & Rob Lindblade, 1987 | 23m, 1 | |||
19 | ★ After the Deluge
This climb has been downgraded from 19 to 16 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. Midway tween Pissing on a Friend and Around the Bend. Up past BR to cams in centre of the overlap flake. FA: Russel Crow, Hugh Hardwick & Dak Karla, 1995 | 22m, 1 | |||
16 | ★ Round the Bend
This climb has been upgraded from 16 to 17 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. Steep climbing on small edges. Starts below the left end of the overlap flake of 'Aiming to Please' (which caps the upper middle of the main face). Straight up bast 2 BRs. FA: Hugh Hardwick, Robin Linn & Russel Crow, 1985 | 22m, 2 | |||
15 | ★ Aiming to Please
Steep on small edges. Starts up back streak (3m left of Round the Bend) to sloping bulge (BR). Follow slightly left-leading line on good holds to second BR then up easy slab. FA: Hugh Hardwick & Robin Linn, 1985 | 21m, 2 | |||
18 | ★ The Royal Flush
This climb has been downgraded from 18 to 17 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. Sustained climbing on good edges. The water-streak right of 'Washing the Defectives', past BR at half height and a FH right of the steepening. FA: Robin Linn & Hugh Hardwick, 1985 | 23m, 2 | |||
17 | ★ Washing the Defectives
This climb has been downgraded from 17to 16 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. The slab immediately right of the bulbous slabby nose. A thin start then trends slightly left (BR). Straight up past a second BR. FA: Barry Russel & Hugh Hardwick, 1986 | 14m, 2 | |||
17 | ★ (Unnamed Traverse of Urinal Wall)
Starts off slabby 'ledge' below 'Dunny Door'. Climbs to the right off the ledge, to the second BR of 'Washing the Defectives'. This leads right to FH of 'The Royal Flush', the second BR of 'Aiming to Please', and the second BR of 'Round the Bend'. Then Trad placements in the flakes across 'After the Deluge' to a cam placement and the second bolt of 'Pissing on a Friend'. Then follow the slab up the headwall. | 5 | |||
14 | ★ Dunny Door
Climbs the nose of the buttress on good incuts but with NO PROTECTION. FA: Mark Synnot, 1986 | 12m | |||
14 | ★ When the Need Arises
Clean water-streak 1m left of 'Dunny Door', once again, with NO PROTECTION. FA: Robin Linn & Hugh Hardwick, 1985 | 12m | |||
14 | ★ The Overflow
An exfoliation flake dribbes across the rounded nose of the buttress (3m left of 'When the Need Arises'). Climb the clean wall to flake and up to the top. FA: Hugh Hardwick, 1995 | 12m | |||
11 | The Lair
Linkup between 'Lizard's Lair' and 'The Overflow'. Starts as for 'Lizard's Lair'. When the edge below dark water marks are reached, traverse right. Follow edge right and up to flake and into 'The Overflow'. Finish as for 'The Overflow'. FA: Luke Baxter, Grant & Stephen Baxter, 11 Jan 2015 | ||||
7 | ★ Lizard's Lair
So named because a dead lizard was found in the crack. Climbs in between 'The Overflow' and 'Busting for Relief'. Easy holds to flake, then you can place protection in the crack. | 12m | |||
13 | ★ Pursuit of Happiness
Climbs in between 'Lizard's Lair' and 'Busting for Relief'. Be sure not to cross the brown streak to the left and don't use to flake to the right. Thin climbing. FA: Grant Baxter, Luke Baxter & Stephen Baxter, 11 Jan 2015 | 12m | |||
16 | ★ Busting for Relief
This climb has been upgraded from 16 to 17 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. The climb has a few thin moves and is protected by one high bolt; however small cam placements are available on the left or right flakes above the bolt. FA: Hugh Hardwick, Russel Crow & Robin Linn, 1985 | 12m, 1 | |||
14 | ★ Superstylin'
Climbs between 'Busting for Relief' and 'Harpic'. Directly up thin face in brown streak below flake. When the flake is reached, climb directly over the top of it. FA: Matt Skinner., 2013 | 12m | |||
16 | ★ Harpic
The only bolt on the route is located a fair way off the ground; however its easy ground if your solid at the grade. FA: Ken Wheat, Simon Barret & Craig Ryan, 1987 | 12m, 1 | |||
15 | Better to Burn Out Than to Bust
This climb has been graded at 5 in the 2011 Guide Book "ROCKCLIMBS AROUND MELBOURNE" by Glenn Tempest. Straight up the featured slab 2m left of 'Harpic' (the easy slab right of 'Twyford Adamant') passing a large creaking flake high up on the left. Poor Protection FA: Russel Crow, 1985 | 12m | |||
12 | Wonderwall | 15m | |||
13 | Twyford Adamant
Starts on the extreme left of the face (3m right of the gully), 5m left of 'Better to Burn Out Than to Bust' from small blocks. Up the faint vertical seams past on BR. Flake belay up left. FA: Ken Wheat & Ken James, 1991 | 12m, 1 | |||
9 | Reversing Santa
Gully chimney at the very left of the cliff line. The higher you get the smaller the chimney becomes until you have to revert to face climbing. Flake belay at top. FA: Grant, 11 Jan 2015 | 8m |
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