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Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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5 | Bare Foot Bandits
FA: D O'Donnell & D McQueen, 2005 | 15m | |||
The Dam Cliff DWS | |||||
22 | ★★ Dam spooge
Climb out of the water about 4-5m left of the rooflet and head straight up with some reachy moves to follow. | 12m | |||
18 | ★★ The Low Traverse
ing 6m left of the RIGHT-side of the cliff, up out of water via iron-stone flakes, and traverse left staying beneath the rooflet and following the ironstone band all the way to the far left end of the face staying about 2m above the water the whole way. Finish up the blunt arete via some technical moves to top out. | 30m | |||
17 | ★★ The Line of Least Resistance
Starting 6m left of the RIGHT-side of the cliff, up out of water via iron-stone flakes, and traverse left until below rooflet. Up through rooflet on good edges to regain ironstone band, and traverse left heading upwards to keep hands on the ironstone edges. Crux (crimp ironstone edges and minimal feet) then when about 2/3rds across the wall, head upwards to top out left of the highest point. | 20m | |||
★ The High Traverse
Traverse in from the right hand side (about 2m below the top) and traverse across the entire face at its highest point. | 16m | ||||
20 | ★★ Right of the Rooflet
Start from in in the water and go straight up. Dry a bit. And keep going up. FA: Parched climber | 10m | |||
★ The new direction
Start from the obvious spot under the rooflet and go straight up. A possibly reachy crux. Bring long arms | 12m | ||||
20 | ★★ Big Splash
On the separate boulder opposite the main wall. Climb the middle of this slightly overhanging wall with some really cool moves. Go over the lip and top out for a full tick. | 6m | |||
Dam Wall | |||||
10 | ★ Kid Playground 1
Left side facing in. DCarrotB's at top. Set: James Leahy FA: Sep 2017 | 9m | |||
10 | ★ Kid Playground 2
Middle climb on the wall. DcarrotB's at top. FA: Sep 2017 | 9m | |||
10 | ★ Kid Playground 3
Right side of wall, facing in. DcarrotB's at top. FA: Sep 2017 | 9m | |||
17 | ★ Corner (in French)
Corner Arete. (Project till bolted). Top roped to see how it goes! Set: James Leahy FA: James Leahy, Sep 2017 | 9m | |||
Maybe Fissure
Open Project. Maybe trad, maybe sport? Set: James Leahy | 9m | ||||
Aerobar Wall | |||||
12 | ★ Old Trad
Left most route (facing in) on this wall. Carrot bolt anchors at top. May also go as a Trad climb? FA: Unknown, 7 Sep 2015 | 8m | |||
12 | ★ Black or Pink
Route to the right of the mossy garden, 3m right of Old Trad (facing in). Carrot bolt anchors at top. May also go as a Trad climb? FA: Unknown, 7 Sep 2015 | 8m | |||
12 | Scrub-a-dub
Right most route (facing in). Carrot bolt anchors at top. May also go as a Trad climb. FA: Unknown, 7 Sep 2015 | 8m | |||
Wet Feet Area | |||||
17 | ★★ Wet Feet
Carrots to top-out with 2 bolt belay. FA: A Brown & M Pearce, 2000 | 14m | |||
17 | ★ Unknown
Start from the top of a small boulder and traverse left then up into Wet Feet | 10m | |||
10 | Mystery Tower
Low angle wall on right side of entrance chasm into Dams Cliff area - on opposite side of Wet Feet boulder to the little creek. This climbs a slab then finishes up tapered tower of rock to lower-offs (than can be accessed by scrambling up grade 1 slab if you want to set-up toprope). 4 bolt plates required. First ascent & grade unknown. | 12m, 4 | |||
Mossy Wall | |||||
19 | ★★ Matador
Shared first bolt with B1 then traverse left (over boulder) and up airy arete. FA: Brown Brothers & M Pierce, 1996 | 15m | |||
19 | ★ B1
Far left end of wall. Mantle/chimney up to ledge then straight up wall to lower-offs. FA: A Brown & M Pearce, 1996 | 15m, 5 | |||
20 | ★ Truancy Officer
If you've always wanted to tick 20 - this is your route. Slabby start to high first bolt, then jugs and an awkward finish. FA: D Barlow, 1993 | 15m, 4 | |||
18 | ★ Death of the Moss Monster
Central line with a tricky middle section and slightly runout top. FA: C Hale, 1993 | 15m, 5 | |||
19 | ★ Shadow the Goat
Reachy crux. FH to start then trend left (RBs) to rope killing lower-off. FA: J Boyton & E Fairleigh, 1998 | 15m, 5 | |||
14 | ★ Fucary Rug
The super popular left side of the arete. All rings and lower-off at top (or top out to carrots). FA: M Pearce & A Brown, 1996 | 15m, 5 | |||
12 | ★ Jug City
This is the right side of the arete and is the best easy route at Dams Cliff with wonderful ironstone jugs. Carrots all the way to the top which requires a rappel or a walk-off...or very long extended top rope rigging. FA: J Boyton, 1994 | 15m, 3 | |||
12 | ★ Bordems Sake Thongs Create
Between unknown and jug city. Straight upwards and out. First ascent was a solo (in thongs) FA: William Hamer | 15m | |||
14 | Unknown
Dirty route right of 'Jug City'. FA: Unknown, 2006 | 12m, 3 | |||
5 | ★ Crack Happy
Obvious gap between Hesitation and Unknown. Nothing too special. Full of dirt and moss. "Wonder if someone has gone up that before? Well, someone is going to have now" FA: William hamer, 2016 FFA: William hamer, 7 Nov 2016 | 13m | |||
10 | ★ Hesitation
SSGICs to top-out with 2 bolt belay. FA: J Boyton, 1994 | 15m | |||
16 | ★ B2
The short face on far right side of Mossy Wall, directly opposite the creek from Wet Feet Boulder. Top-out to double carrots on the top for belay - then walk off. FA: Brown Brothers | 8m, 3 | |||
Steep Wall | |||||
17 | ★ Ted Turd-Tossa
At the left hand end of Steep Wall on the face perpendicular to steep wall. Considered a grade 15 if you use the boulder to the left. FA: E Garnett, 1993 | 8m, 2 | |||
19 | ★ Little Diego
Right to left rising traverse just right of Ted Turd-Rossa and finishes at that routes anchors. FA: D Barlow, 1993 | 12m, 4 | |||
14 | Alone in a Sea of Bolts
Wide trad crack on left end of the steep wall. Tree belay. FA: J Boyton, 1995 | 12m | |||
22 | ★ Vasco Pyjama
Far left end of the steep wall, just right of wide crack. Was originally graded 18 but a hold has broken so it's now crimpy desperation at 22. Rebolted 2019. FA: F Lumsden & J Smoothy, 1993 | 12m, 4 | |||
20 | ★ Smorgasbord (Link-Up)
Rising linkup through all interesting features on wall. FA: Brad Thomas, 2004 | 12m | |||
21 | ★ Friendly Fire
Thin face climbing on good rock with reachy crux. Rebolted 2019. FA: J Smoothy, 1993 | 12m, 4 | |||
18 | ★ Stormin Norman
Start 2m left of SOF. Up tending right then left through crux, to easy top section. Double fixed biners at top. FA: J Smoothy & F Lumsden, 2000 | 12m, 4 | |||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima
A great lead at the grade, up through scoop on jugs, RBs to top. FA: F Lumsden & J Smoothy, 2000 | 12m, 5 | |||
18 | ★ A Tale of Two Cities
Bold start to gain slightly overhanging face then up scoops on rings to double ring lower off. Good fun at the grade. FA: F Lumsden & J Smoothy | 12m, 7 | |||
23 | ★ School's Out
Climbs the face between the scoops of the adjacent routes. At the 5th ring move right to join 'Lonely Thursday'. Start: 1m right of 'A Tale of Two Cities'. FA: Ed Rutherford, 2010 | 12m | |||
19 | ★ Lonely Thursday
Rings to double ring lower off. FA: C Hale, 2000 | 12m | |||
19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam (Left Variant)
Avoid the crux of Sloper Of Saddam by traversing in from the left beginning at the start of Lonely Thursday. | 15m | |||
19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam
Boulder problem starting off to the right of the 1st bolt then nice scoop above. Rebolted 2019 FA: J Clark, 1995 | 15m, 3 | |||
20 | ★ Aonang Aonang
Doesn't offer much independent climbing. Start as for Sloper for Saddam for a bolt then stick doggedly to the right side of the scoop past one new ring (out right), then past Lay La Kay's last bolt to shared anchor. Rebolted 2019 FA: J Clark & J Kurko, 1995 | 12m, 3 | |||
22 | ★ Lay la Kay
Right through opening bulge then left trending line up thin face to shared anchors with Aonang Aonang. Rebolted 2019. FA: J Kurko & J Clark, 1995 | 12m, 5 | |||
23 | ★★ LLK link DIAD (Link-Up)
Start as for Lay La Kay then trend right into Dictator in a Deerstalker. Bouldery start up and out of the roof on crimps. Then traverse right into Dictators in a Deerstalker avoiding the boulder. | 11m, 5 | |||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker
Start on top of boulder as for War and Peace then go straight up. Bouldery moves on steep rock. FA: Niall Doherty, 2009 | 9m, 4 | |||
Creek Boulder | |||||
14 | ★ Up the Creek
Cross the creek at lower level. DRB at the top. This and the next route have a lower off at the top. Start: Step over creek and up crack/boulder feature then up the face above to the lower off. | 15m, 6 | |||
18 | ★ Waterfalling
Start as for UTC, at the 2nd bolt step R and follow the Tufa like Ironstone features up the wall to its R, keeping L of Enviro Vandal. Finish at the anchors as for UTC. FA: Matt Brooks, 2011 | 15m | |||
19 | ★ Enviro Vandal
Committing first move over creek to gain boulder and clip carrot bolt. Follow carrots up right hand end of boulder. Rap off double fixed carabiner belay. Description updated 2014-04-26 to match 2010 Guide. Routes for this area were previously incorrectly labelled. FA: J Boyton & E Fairleigh, 2000 | 12m, 6 | |||
19 | ★ Sounds of Water
Climbs the face to the R of Enviro Vandal past the weird flakes ironstone and gluin carrots FA: Matt Brooks & Peter Webster, 2011 | 15m, 5 | |||
Gulf War Wall | |||||
25 | ★★ War and Peace
Start on top of boulder as for Dictator in a Deerstalker but step immediately right, then up. FA: G Bradbury, 2000 | 10m, 5 | |||
27 | ★★ Warhorse
A link up. Fun, bouldery and a step up from War and Peace if you are walking up that easily. Start as for WMD past a few bolts them go L and up into WaP joining it after the starting moves. Follow it to the top. FFA: Matt Brooks, 2011 FA: Matt Brooks, 2011 | 15m, 9 | |||
28 | ★★ WMD
Technical and powerful climbing directly up the wall to the L of 'Radio Baghdad'. Start: At bottom of boulder WAP starts off. FA: Matthew Brooks, 2010 | 15m, 8 | |||
27 | ★★ War dogs
War dogs - A derogatory term sometimes used to describe non-military individuals who make money off the periphery of war. I bolted neither line and claimed the link for myself, such is the way in war. Start up WMD and head right at the 3rd bolt to join Radio Baghdad taking in the hardest two boulders on the wall! FA: ryan holm, 30 Apr 2023 | 15m, 9 | |||
24 | ★★ Cannon Fodder
Red RB's following hueco system, leaving top hueco on it's RH side to clip before joining last RB of Voice of America then DRB belay. Best backjump to clean. Start: Just right of WMD. FA: Pete Webster, 2011 | 20m, 5 | |||
26 | ★★ Radio Baghdad
Hard bouldery climbing at the top may be harder now, as it has lost the edges on the crux holds which made it alot easier. Start as for Voice of America. Up the lower wall past a RB to the break. Step L 2m and make a big past an undercling to another bouldery move L to the start of the scoopy holds heading up the highest part of the wall. Watch the wall behind you. FA: G Bradbury, 2000 | 20m, 7 | |||
26 | ★★ Baghdad Burning
Another link up, starting up Voice of America and linking into Radio Baghdad FFA: Matt Brooks | 15m | |||
24 | ★★ Voice of America
Steep climbing straight up the guts of the cave on shiny new RBs to anchors. Bold cruxy climbing in an awesome location. Back Jump to clean (beware the wall behind you). Rebolted 2008 Ramset 101. FA: J Smoothy, 2000 | 20m, 6 | |||
24 | ★★ Nobody's War
FA: G Bradbury & J Smoothy, 2000 | 20m | |||
23 | Guerilla Warfare
Up 'Siesta' to the lip then go diagonally L across the face to the anchors of Nobody's War. No harder just a pumpier longer finish. Start: As for Siesta FA: Matt Brooks, 2000 | 18m, 6 | |||
23 | ★★ Siesta
The first line of ring bolts right of the Voice of America shared start. FA: David James | 15m, 5 | |||
22 | ★★★ Pull ya finger out!
Linkup. Start at Siesta (first two clips) then traverse break right to third, then up over lip as for Sister Rosa to anchors. Great sustained climbing at the grade. FFA: Ed Rutherford, 2011 FA: Ed Rutherford, 2011 | 15m, 9 | |||
22 | ★★ Sister Rosa
Bouldery powerful start, then mantle to break, odd move through roof then up. FA: T Bretherton & G Bradbury, 2000 | 18m, 8 | |||
12 | ★ Suicidal Tendencies
RBs have replaced expansion bolts used previously! FA: J Boyton, 2000 | 18m, 4 | |||
Shady Alley | |||||
14 | Alpine Exit
Up mossy, chossy scoop on poor pro trying not to kill the lovely orchids. Top out to belay off old carrots a few metres back. Start: Behind huge tree. FA: J Boyton & J Hart, 2000 | 15m | |||
18 | Bourke's Backyard
Bouldery moves to get established then climb right edge of mossy scoop clipping bolts on right. Start: 1m right of AE. FA: D Barlow, 2000 | 18m, 3 | |||
19 | ★ Water Resistance
Balancy start then up and right a bit on ironstones. Start: At bottom of passage between main face and huge detached block, just before it opens out into cave. FA: M Wilson, 2000 | 20m, 4 | |||
10 | Dunny Doo
This is a training wall for Lead Climbers to practice clipping and re-threading. There are also 2 bolts at ground level to practice re-threading, just to the right. FA: James Leahy, 5 Oct 2015 | 4m, 2 | |||
Canyon Wall | |||||
25 | ★ The Constrictor
Follow closed seam/crack up steep wall. Start at left hand end of the wall. FA: Matt Brooks, 2012 | 15m, 6 | |||
★ Anti Venine - Project
Immediately right of Constrictor | 18m | ||||
24 | ★ Snake Bite
Follow R bolts up and diagonally L to the low anchors R of The Constrictor, crossing the project. 3m R of the Project FA: Adam McIain, 2007 | 12m | |||
23 | ★ Poison
Up the nice orange wall. FA: Matt Brooks, 2012 | 15m | |||
18 | ★ Snake in the grass
Start as for Poison then traverse right via a hard move then big tricky moves between jugs for a pumpy finish. FFA: Matt Brooks, 2014 | 18m | |||
20 | Snake in the grass DS
Boulder out the thin flakes for the direct start. FFA: Matt Brooks, 2014 | 15m | |||
Shark Tooth | |||||
17 | 2 rocks exit the wall
The warm up route. Shorter line of bolts, 8m right of the arete, facing in. DRBB at top. FA: unknown | 15m | |||
climb, climb, shutdown.
Longer line of ring bolts, 4m right of arete, facing in. DRBB at top. FFA: unknown FA: unknown | 25m | ||||
20 | ★★ Right o, lets go
Arete climb. First bolt is VERY high. Must stick clip. Great varied rock type, good fun arete. WARNING: potential dangerous bolts on this route - some appear to be falling out of holes. Only a single bolt lower-off - do not trust this single bolt. FA: Unknown | 25m | |||
21 | ★★ OK, I'm going up there.
Line of ring bolts on left side of west wall, up black streak. Step up on small ledge, belay from ground. Good tricky crux just after the break, then easier finish to top. Chain anchor at top. Easy to set up for top rope. WARNING - dangerous ring bolts! Best to setup top rope, rap in and decide if you trust them, before leading. FA: unknown | 28m, 12 |
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