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27 | ★ Canadian Honey
Line of FHs through roof left of 'Antics'. Start as for MD. 2 boulders broken by no hands rest. Bolted by Monty in 2004. FA: 2004 FFA: Josh Grose, 27 May 2018 | 10m | |||
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26 | ★★ Army of Ants
Short, powerful and popular. Start just right of small arete in centre of cave at ground level. Don't wear slip-ons unless you're OK with losing a shoe mid-route! Thin reachy face to start precedes big dynamic moves up steep wall and finish via big scoopy roof 1 FH & 4 RB's. Lower off chain. FA: Rohan Archibald, Neil Monteith & Jacqui Middleton, 2003 | 15m, 5 | |||
26 | ★ Antics
Another HB signature roof route. Follow 'Army of Ants' to first bolt, then traverse left to ledge. Climb left leading roof flakes through 5m ceiling directly above the ledge past 4 FH's to lip. Back jump to clean. No anchor. FA: Malcolm Matheson, 2003 | 14m, 5 | |||
26 | Why Monty Why?
A bit stupid. Starts 2m right of Media Puzzle - up a few metres then traverse left to join MP. Climb all the way to top of cave. Ignore bolt out left Bolted by Monty in the dark ages. FA: Trent Searcy, 27 May 2018 | 10m | |||
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25 | ★ Makybe Diva
Short and brutal in true Nowra fashion. A direct start to 'Antics'. Starts 10m right of Media Puzzle at ground level. Three FH's. Either lower off first bolt on 'Antics' or continue outwards for the full grade 26 finish. FA: Neil Monteith, 2004 | 7m | |||
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23 | ★★ Stepping on Snakes
Classic steep thugging. Mantle onto slab then up very steep horizontals to final roof dyno. Five RB's and double RB lower off. Watch your back when lowering off. FA: Neil Monteith, 2002 | 14m, 5 | |||
23 | ★★ Media Puzzle Extension
An excellent bonus finish to 'Media Puzzle'. From double ringbolts monkey upside down on jugs out right along the horizontal break for 4m past 2 extra FH's then up to chains (crux). November 2016 - first FH on extension is loose! FA: Peter Daish & Damian Hall, 2003 | 18m | |||
23 | ★★ Media Puzzle
Good pumpy workout on nice orange rock. Starts at left end of cave at small well chalked rooflet. Stick-clip first bolt. Out left across crux roof past two RB's then up scoops on jugs (2 RB's) to good rest. Step right and thug through steep territory past final RB to jugs and DRB lower-off. FA: Neil Monteith, Joe Morgan-Payler & Jacqui Middleton, 2003 | 16m, 6 | |||
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22 | ★★ Screaming Barfies
Easier start just right of SOS – then finish left as for SOS through the roof. 4 U-bolts. FA: Neil Monteith & Hannah Lockie, 2006 | 10m, 4 | |||
22 | ★ Roof of Doom
Anyone say girdle? A scuttling novelty route across a big roof. Originally attempted on trad – but after Neil pulled a huge block off the lip and plummeted headfirst onto the halfway ledge it was decided to bolt it. Climb to first bolt on 'Stepping on Snakes', traverse left across 'Army of Ants' to big ledge. Walk left across this to FH and keep going across line (big cams) to roof flake (FH). Out impressive 3m roof and up steep arete past RB to lower off bolts. FA: Neil Monteith, Jacqui Middleton & Joe Morgan-Payler, 2003 | 35m | |||
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20 | ★ Dwarf Pumper
Self explanatory. Far right side of cave. A 'Nowra' style mini pumpfest. Three RB's up steep orange wall. Double RB lower off at top. FA: Neil Monteith & Joe Morgan-Payler, 2002 | 8m, 3 | |||
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17 R | ★ Half Shark Half Man
Steep and juggy sport warm-up at the far left end of the cave. Starts halfway across the approach traverse at single u-bolt belay. Up through orange jugs and then grey cracked face. Runout between bolt 1 and 2 is a bit scary. FA: Joe Morgan-Payler, Stephen Hawkshaw & Neil Monteith, 2003 | 14m, 3 | |||
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16 | ★ Easier Puzzle
Originally a trad route retrofitted with 4RBs some time prior to 2015. Takes the middle of the three warm up lines at the start of the fixed rope. Finish at anchors for HSHM. FA: Phil Neville, Joe Morgan-Payler & Michael Schedlberger, 2003 | 12m, 4 | |||
16 | ★ Easy Moon Landing
Link up. Climb Easier Puzzle and after the fourth bolt trend up and left to join Green Moon at the fourth bolt. FA: 21 Mar 2023 | 18m, 7 | |||
16 | ★ Green Moon
First line of bolts, to the left of the start of the access traverse. FA: Neil Monteith, 2012 Set: Neil Monteith, 2012 | 17m, 6 |
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