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Description

This crag is also on the R side of the road into the park from Coonabarabran, but is about eight or nine km closer to the park than Timor Rock, before Siding Springs. Mopra Rock is not inside the National Park.

Climbs are described clockwise from West Ridge

Access issues

The crag is on private property so permission must be sought first. The 1994 guide recommended phoning Coonabarabran Bushwalking Club. Please update this section if you have any information about how to gain access.

Approach

Descent: Downclimb the west ridge.

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1
6 West Ridge Trad 80m, 2

Start at base of ridge.

1-2) Wander up.

FA: Unknown

2
7 Gold, Gold, Gold Trad 50m, 2

Start 50 m L of West Ridge, where a branch from a stringy-bark almost touches the cliff [well, it did in 1992...].

1-2) Wander up, meeting West Ridge near top.

FA: Greg Croft, Dan Croft, Gavin Ginn & Margaret Mack, 1992

3
11 Errol Street Trad 80m, 2

A good easy slab route. Once (and may still) had a cairn at the base. Start 30m left of Gold Gold Gold at a big block sitting on slab.

  1. 30m Water·streak to twin, small (probably big by now!) kurrajongs. On to ledge

  2. 50 m Out round small roofs on R, then scramble up.

FA: Joe Friend (solo), 1976

4
16 One-move Wonder Trad 30m

Start on N face in major circular cut-out, 100m W of Old Timer. Sloping rock, then through overhang. Up easily to belay, then scramble up.

FA: Greg Croft & Graeme Bowden, 1991

5
12 Simple Simon Trad 75m, 2

Start: About half-way around the north side and directly below clean, open easy slabs from which a good final corner looms. Used to be a cairn at the base.

1-2) Slabs then corner above. A belay may be difficult to organise.

FA: Joe Friend (solo), 1976

6
12 Antman Trad 70m, 2

Start 15m W of Old Timer.

  1. 45m Slab on L of small watercourse. Belay below prominent rock outcrop.

  2. 25m Up L of outcrop.

FA: Phil Draper & John McKenna (alt), 1991

7
12 Old Timer Trad 55m, 2

Start on N Face between an angophora and a wild cherry.

  1. 30m Slabs to wall and block. Up wall R of block for 8m, then slab for 10m tending L to grassy ledge.

  2. 25m Up easily.

FA: Graeme Bowden & Greg Croft (alt), 1993

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