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Alma Bay 12 routes in Area

  • Avg. Height: 6m
  • Style: Mostly Boulder
  • Ascents: 48

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Access Issues: inherited from Townsville

Most areas are free to access to the public, some are closed for short times during the year due to car, bike and running races and other events such as flooding, bush fires or land slides after heavy rain. but they will open again soon after.

Ethic: inherited from Townsville

Marking the rock at the start of the climbs used to be the norm, this is now frowned apon

Routes

RouteGradeStylePopularity
1 * Unnamed

The R-hand side of the smooth slab facing the ocean.

V0
Boulder
2 Reeven

The middle of the smooth slab. Finger tip pockets to a technical dyno.

FA: Doug Hockly,

V6
Boulder
3 ** Nice

The nice line up the L-hand side.

FA: Doug Hockly,

V0-
Boulder
4 ** Slap Happy

The obvious rising traverse line from L to R on the next side around. Start as far left as possible and slap along right on very open-grip holds. Finish by topping out on the boulder. Quite a bit harder when done barefoot.

FA: Lee Skidmore, 1998

V1
Boulder 6m
5 ** Slap Direct

Starts 0.5m right of the start of SH at the two-handed undercling. Pull onto wall, slap up and left to hold, crimp, then a balancy high step and pull up to jugs and top of boulder.

FA: Lee Skidmore, 1998

V1
Boulder
6 Tang

The thin, orange diagonal with a boulder to fall on.

FA: Doug Hockly,

V3
Boulder
7 A Little Fervour

Sitstart on pockets and up. Topout straight up or pike L (V4 and probably nicer)

FA: Doug Hockly,

V5
Boulder
8 Another

The boulder behind you when you're facing Slap Happy has a mono problem and a dyno from bottom jugs to the top.

FA: Doug Hockly,

V0
Boulder
9 Crimson Tide

Classic thin finger-crack in largest of several rocky outcrops on hill at south end of Alma Bay beach (right side of the bay as you look out to sea). Goes up the side facing the ocean.

FA: Andrew Rule , Mark Gommers, 1995

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Unknown 10m
10 * Mantle
V2
Boulder
11 * Highball Flake
V0
Boulder 5m
12 Crimpy Traverse
V0+
Boulder 4m