Routes as trad in High Ground

Best easy line at Hayes to my mind.

This climb takes the obvious and dominant line on this wall. Follows the long left leaning crack. Take small and medium cams. Add a grade for the Ode finish at the Fig Tree.

Start at the shallow corner to rooflet, step right then up, crossing DP then finishing straight up through the face, to the big fig tree to top out at the right of Don’t Panic. Belay and rappel off the fig tree.

Do it in 2 pitches. Three possible starts 2 at 17 and one at 10/11. second pitch 14 has great exposed traverse to finish.

Variant pirst pitch on 2 Wraps. Up overhanging crack.

Obvious large crack 4m right of the Freezer. Up Easily at first followed by graceful but exposed moves at mid height. Squirm or bridge the easy off width finish. Large SLCDs!!

Horrid looking crack immediately right of Blue Sling. Apparently better than it looks. Named after a notorious night at the pub.

Starts 10 or so metres right of DM. Cheeky start leads to small ledge, followed by easy climbing to distinctive grey elephant hide section aat 2/3 height. This is the aforementioned “Nookery” of nut placements. Finishes to the left of yet another fig tree. Quite an enjoyable outing in all.

Heading Past Ode and DP (Don't Panic) to the left you will see a distinctive wall that starts with a smooth orange rock and changes to a sea of chicken heads at around 4m Line traveling up the middle of the face.

Further up the creek is an impressive orange wall with a line of 5 fixed hangers up the middle of it. Big moves on bug holds, can be pumpy if you don`t find the rests.... Beware the caves!

Beautiful and obvious line left of WD. Start in the square cut corner at ground level, up onto the ledge and follow the crack up until under the roof. Intimidating and exposed exit moves under the roof.

Starts 1m left of Who Dunnit, then continue up orange wall to small ledge at the base of the corner crack on I Did It. The route continues up wall to the left of the large corner crack on ID.

Start on the right of Whipping Boyís deep Chimney. Follow small crack system up to roof. Strenuous moves on small holds around roof. Finish on same ledge as AA.

Start up the line of weakness on the back wall of the dark chimney to the right of Big Spender. Tough moves to small ledge above chimney. Finish up obvious v shaped corner. Deduct a grade if you stem in the chimney

Start up Whipping Boy, to small ledge, traverse from here completely across ëíTestosterone wallî, taking the line of least resistance. Finish up the end of Mr. Giggles.

Pumpy and strenuousl start under the steepest part of Testosterone Wall, 3m to the right of Mr. Giggles. Finishes straight up on easier ground.

Face immediately right of obvious arête and chimney. Climb up arête onto block. From block head right onto face and straight up, move left sticking close to arête and past overhang to top. First piece of pro slung from horizontal crack to 4m above ground. Will be three star when we get a bolt Col!

Excellent (and Dynamic) direct start to above climb added by Doug on a recent visit

Climb the steeply overhung arête to the left of Mr. Giggles. Strong and unlikely moves lead to more delicate climbing. First piece of pro slung from horizontal crack to 4m above ground.

Climb slabby rounded corner which is the left face of the chimney to top.

Start in frequently sandy “V” shaped corner at base. Go straight up and and stay on face through some thinner stuff to reachy and committed move at the top. Quite a satififying, if underrated climb.

Begin 7 metres right of Route 2. Easily up to stance, layback to hold on left, then straight up the dirty vegetated crack. Fairly unpleasant really.

Really fun climb just right of MAC is a face with a fig tree (how unusual!). Start in layback crack left of R1, step right and through small stepped roof onto face past fig tree. Finish up crack system and over another small rooflet. The summit is a very popular urination point for the local wallaby population.

The last reasonably high outcrop on the RHS of the gorge - look for the small bulging overhang at about 10m with no. 1 SLCD crack. Start around to the left of the overhang in corner crack. Up the ledge, step right onto face, up to the bulge. Breathe deeply and walk down the aisle. The D minor of Hayes Creek.

I don’t know anyone who has tried this prehistoric nightmare, but Steve assured me it has been climbed. The large trench that is half strangled by a fig tree to the right of the the GAG wall.

Perhaps Kiwi’s finest moment at Hayes Creek. Follows shallow seam up beautiful creamy coloured slab 30m left of MAC. Past small roof and up to single BR at about halfway. Thin and balancy moves on crimps to ledge level, then haul those jugs to glory. A Really satisfying climb, which curiously has very few Green ants (unlike some other climbs). Obvious descent gully to the left. 1BR

Sharp overhanging arête on left hand margin of GAG wall

Looking just to left of GAG you will see a very prominent roof with ripply sandstone underneath. One strong move straight over and that’s it. Nice cams under roof. Short but by all accounts quite stiff for the grade.

Walk around the bottom of Kiwi’s overhang to end of main RHS wall, scramble up the scree slope. Start easily up to horizontal seams and vertical cracks. Continue up. So named after Justin dislodged very large loose block which was subsequently removed from the top of the climb