Routes in The Fortress

On the north side of the main outcrop. The rightwards trending crack which is undercut at the base and lays away left at the top. Camalots to #4 will make you happy if you're not a great fan of slinging chockstones. For the record, the arete right of this climb, with low chipped holds and one bolt is said to be a very old, abandoned Law-Smith project.

The arete between 'Sentry Duty' and 'Flying Arkwright' with a pretty slippery crux. Originally three bolts and six holds; now six bolts and three holds.

One of the more worthwhile climbs of its height in Canberra. The crack, with a sentry box at half height, a few metres left of 'Flying Arkwright'.

As the name states. To get off, have to down-solo a chimney.

Thin finger crack, left of Sentry duty off width start. Finish up offwidth or (or down limb start)

The obvious chimney on the east side of main outcrop.

Good clean climbing, hidden in a short gully between boulders 40m to the right of the mushroom (as you look at it from the saddle). Follow the left-trending 10cm-deep V-corner to the top. Lower off.

A slabby, mossy wall on the southern side of the main group of boulders with three bolts to a triple bolt belay. Other reports say it is harder.

The bolted climb left of 'No Fat Chickens', starting in a chimney and reaching the same belay, was never claimed by the first offenders.

The off-width come squeeze chimney 5m left of NFC. Sit start from back of cave.

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The slab with a single large home-made hanger in the chimney just south of the main boulder was unworthy of reporting by the first ascentionist, not surprisingly.

On the biggest boulder. Start just right of 'Night Fall'. Up the slab and short wall on sharp holds past two bolts. Watch out as both the holds and the bolts may have fallen off...

Starts on the large jammed boulders above the cave and ascends the slab and corner past two bolts - the first of which is quite high. A few nice balancy moves and it is all over.

A little aid jaunt onto the top of the 'mushroom cap'. BYO hangers (and possibly nuts) for the bolts.

On a small group of boulders 30 metres east (towards Corin Road) from 'Sentry Duty'. Nice jamming up the right angled corner crack on the downhill side. Lower off.

The balance problem up the slab just to the right of TN.

A waste of time. Up the slabby wall about 10 metres left of 'Blood on His Lips'.

The wavy slab just left of 'Blood on His Lips'. A high first bolt and a good candidate for a stick clip. Belay on gear and walk off.

A nice thin crack, undercut at the base. Don't worry at the wobbly starting block too much, and take RPs to protect the finish.

Up the expanding flake three metres right of 'Blood on His Lips'. A hard start, then more easily up the flakes and slab to the top.

5m right of Flex is a short bolted slab starting at a small alcove (gear belay).