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West Cape Howe
West Cape Howe has some of the greatest sea cliff climbing in Australia |
Golden Gate Beach Bouldering
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Steps
The routes are very short, and do not offer the 'West Cape Howe' atmosphere. Nonetheless, on a strong southerly wind dominated day, The Steps is a great place to seek shelter. The area is popular with local fisherman. |
The Steps |
Leftside
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Steps Leftside |
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Learning the Steps
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Ballet
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Two Step
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Kingfisher
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Tango
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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First Love
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Ben Hurt
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Wild Wild West
Fun. Crux to start, then pull through small roof to face. |
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Bermuda Triangle
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Spring Water
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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No Clause
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Clip Behind The Ear
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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East to West
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Dizzy's Head Crack
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Bengal Lancer
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Sainchin
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Gillette
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Steel Eye Span
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Watusi
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Steps |
Rightside
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Steps Rightside |
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Groper
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Kick Start
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Lady Caroline
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Three Step
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Fat Ankles
Climb the corner chimney between Three Step and Tombstone Rehearsal. |
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★★ Tombstone Rehearsal
The obvious jamming/splitter crack in an othrwise black wall. Jam to horizontal break, then climb up to large ledge |
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Wire Guided
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Fist Frenzy
Climb the slightly overhanging hand/fist crack between Wire Guided and Fist of Fury. Finish as for Fist of Fury. |
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Fist of Fury
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Stairway
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Mistletoe
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Puddles
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Chris' Bar and Grill
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Gan Kaku
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Shinobi
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Hacky Sack Crack
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Chocky's Corner
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Lay Down Sally
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Death Wish
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Old Man Area
One of the main attractions to West Cape Howe. The 50m high semi-detached sea stack offers some of the best climbing in the state. |
Old Man Area |
Overhanging Nose
Immediately north of the sea stack is an overhanging nose with a large wave cut platform about 20m down. Rap down to platform. |
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Glass Staircase
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Blow Wave
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Old Man
The next climbs are found on the prominent sea stack. |
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★★★ Dancing The Deep Blue
Nice arête climbing on the Old Man. Start at belay point for The Climb, but traverse left along horizontal cracks to vertical crack that leads to ledge. Straddle arete past two FH to the top. Bolts are not ideal, but seem to hold. |
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★★★ The Climb
One of the best climbs for its grade in Australia! Climb the center hand/off-width crack that divides The Old Man pillar. Take big cams for top section.(can be done without big cams there are horizontal cracks that take smaller gear but bigger cams might make finding placements easier) |
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★★ Horizontal Refreshment
From the belay ledge at the base of the old man go up the inside corner and onto the face continuing to a short vertical crack at the top. Well protected with a few small wires and small to medium cams |
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★★ Horizontal Refreshment Variant
Start as for Horizontal Refreshment but continue right at the top. |
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Easy Rider
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Mousetrap Wall
The west facing cliff about 15m south of the Old Man. |
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Better Mousetrap
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Caitlin Wall
The next segment of cliff south of The Mousetrap Wall. |
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Thrunobulax
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Caitlin
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Resurrection Wall
The southernmost part of cliff line before it turns west and forms the prominent Prow feature. |
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★ Resurrection
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Ventriloquist
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Loosefer
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Veteran
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
The Swallow
The cliff line opposite the rocky island. The Swallow is an obvious open book corner running down to the base of the cliff. There are a number of easier routes found here. |
The Swallow |
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S.N.A.F.U.
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Gulls On The Avenue
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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No Bolts Please, We're British
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Lord Hawthorn
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Cop Out
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Blue Light
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★★ Little Divil
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ The Divil Direct
Hangers required. |
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Little Fecker
Abseil to the large ledge and start 5 metres to the right of the second pitch of Little Divil between the two shallow cracks. Direct line straight up the steepening face. Crux near the top. Belay on large ledge at top and scramble up the rocks left to finish. 6 bolts (need hangers) and natural gear. FA D.Reed and P.Maher Great little addition to this area. Note: due to the friable nature of the existing flakes and poor natural protection, it was decided to install the bolts to make this route more usable for future climbers. https://www.climberswa.asn.au/topic/new-route-at-west-cape-howe/ |
Ed's Ledge
Ed's Ledge is found further to the south of The Swallow and has some interesting climbing. The base of the wall is sheltered by the island from the worst of the seas. |
Ed's Ledge |
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★★ Scorpion
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Editors Epic
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Trembling
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Bogey Man
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Indian Snake Charmer
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★★ Wire Flake
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Soft Touch
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Soft Contact
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Country Roads
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Missing Wires
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Black Wall
360-degree panorama of the area in a link below: http://www.sphericalpano.com/panorama/climbing-the-cliffs-of-west-cape-howe/id/32.html Very steep, exposed and intimidating! The Black Wall has some steep cracks and technical face climbing. Very atmospheric and a popular spot for climbers, and tourists. Beware of thrown rocks by unwary tourists. |
Black Wall |
Left Side
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Black Wall Left Side |
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One Thousand Moons
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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Prow
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★★ Hi Ho Silver
Steep but well protected cracks on right side of arete. Pitch 1 (20) 20m: Steep finger crack up to ledge. Pitch 2 (20) 20m: Crux pitch, up thin cracks. Finish on left margin of arete |
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★ Missing Time
Climbing up middle of face and avoid use of arete. Natural gear plus 5 bolts. |
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Barry's Bouncing Butternuts
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★★ Harry Humpkin and the Exploding Pumpkin
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★ Gob Smackin
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Black Wall |
The Pyramid
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
Black Wall The Pyramid |
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★★ Andromeda
Usually done as two pitches, but can be done as a single with double ropes. Climb up obvious weakness too top of pyramid. Belay from here if doing in two pitches. Second pitch involves fantastic arete climbing to top. |
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Mistaken Identity
Possibly easier than 22: https://www.climberswa.asn.au/topic/west-cape-howe-3-new-routes/ |
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★★★ Flickering Indices
Up finger crack. Second pitch same as Andromeda |
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★★ Mandrake
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |
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★★★ Take The Plunge
Up right most crack on the base of the pyramid. Belay on top of pyramid. Second pitch same as Andromeda |
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★★ Point Taken
The 4WD track can vary greatly in condition. A shovel may be needed to fill in some of those holes! |