Nodes in Innocence

Billy Billy straddles the boundary of Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Namadgi National Park. Rock climbing is permitted both in Namadgi and under the Tidbinbilla plan of management, except at significant Aboriginal sites.

Climbs the soaring chimney on the approach to Innocence.

The squeeze chimney between 'Rumble Fish' and 'Agent Orange Victim'.

Layback and slab up the corner.

Hand crack up the Polish split egg (rap off each side). The boulder is about 15m back from the top of 'Agent Orange Victim', and can be accessed by walking up the gully to the right of it then ducking left through an overhang.

The short but interesting finger and hand crack on the left end of the main wall.

The good looking double crack/flake right of "why does it always rain on me". Unfortunately a large flake on the route is loose (all the large blocks on the ground were trundled by hand). Deemed "not worth dying for" by the discoverers, it received a first ascent by a team of keen young suicide bombers. Be careful with the last big flake in the upper crack until the Billy Billy OH&S dept. gets around to trundling it.

The short, easy (relatively) off-width corner right of '72 Virgins'. Up corner, traverse right (#4 or #5 Camalot with long sling) into 'End of Innocence' and finish up this.

Diagonal groove with two bolts right of 'Billy Bonkers'. A #3 Camalot in the groove protects the bouldery start (or stick clip first bolt). Up grove past 2 bolts to ledge, up short corner then pull left to finish on broad ledge as for '72 Virgins'. Gear after the bolts: Camalots from #0.5 to #3 and a couple of extender slings .

The following routes are located in a gully further right. The best way to reach them is to follow the track from 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' downhill for 20m, left along the contour for 20m, then back up the gully. Alternatively, bush-bash past boulders right of '72 Virgins'

Nice hand and fist crack with an interesting finish.

Tackles the short but interesting line in right wall of the alcove 20m left of Christmas in July. Take the left (easier) or right crack on good hand jambs to the wider steep finish.

A little bit of everything. Stick clip the first bolt. Up face to undercling, swing round the arete, up the crack and finish with a slab. Trad belay on the opposite side of the boulder. Gear to red camalot.