Routes in Riverina

Sit start and grab the jug in the middle. Move left with nice feet to an undercling with left hand, dyno to the top sloper hold in the middle and up and over.

Stand start from the right with legs in the little cave looking area and hands on left and right crimps above. Move left on to small crimps, these become more obvious as there isn't a lot of crimpy holds. Heel hook up and over as you are moving to the left and head straight up and around to the right when you get to the ledge and continue to top out.

This boulder is across the walking track looking up towards the hill. Low start from the right side of the boulder. There are 2 small pockets 1 for the left hand and 1 for the right. Move up to smaller crimps and then traverse across the left and up and out.

Sit start in the middles of the cut rock(jug). Pull up heading slightly right and moving left foot up and over the cut rock/starting jug area. Some small crimps as you head straight up and slightly to the right.

Start on the small rail above the RD graffiti and go straight up.

Starts just above the crack in the black rock right of LL. Up through pockets and mantle on lichenous pebbles.

Watch for glass!

Low and confined.

Traverse on lip to easy top out.

Up Blunt Arete.

A few pads here.

Broken landing.

Mats and a good spot here.

Tricky start in crack.

Start at small broken flake under boulder, traverse left along big rail. Hooks and smears.

Up and out from corner inside cave. High!

A link of Chaos Roof and Where Iron Crosses Grow. Start as for Chaos Roof. Up past the first few bolts to the roof and instead of pulling the roof move, step L and up into the roof of WICG.

Mossy top out.

Dyno from low central pocket to large pocket, traverse left on pockets to large pebble then up.

Amazing line of pockets, try not to cross up hands in sequence. A must do!

Technical highball

Highball on crimps and pebbles

The nearest I can figure is that this climbs the crack on the face to the Left of Kidstuff, assuming that Kidstuff takes the line in the chimney/gully.

Start as for KIITF, up to the break and onto the slab, before climbing the face up to the L of the arete to the roof. Step R and up to the anchors of KIITF.

Start at the L end of La Familia wall at the base of the arete. Up the short face, traverse the break L and step up onto the slab. Up this and then R and up onto the short arete to the top and lower off.

Steep with a difficult move to reach the lip. Start as for OE or LWF and climb either of these for the first 5m before stepping onto the arête. Follow this to the first roof, step R under this, up a move then a hard move out L to the lip. Finish up the face to the lower off on OE below the death choss at top.

Bu start on low L flake R of Scenic

Start R on L and traverse up L on jugs and slopes to final crimp crusher move of Scenic

Start L on L and traverse up R on jugs and slopes to mantle

Start as for Scenic, do this first compression move before swing R on jugs and mantling.

Good fun, harder than it looks. Start at the same jug as for S but go up L to odvious small flake horn before mantling.

L to R and back again if you strong enough, mega rock and holds with bad feet

Brilliant line on superb orange rock. Originally done with old couch cushions and a swag for mats!

L to R traverse on pockets and crimps from stone wall to stone wall.

Long and highball. Mantle into the cave on the L and traverse the break with average feet before following the pockets up the wall to the high break.

Start down in the chimney on the L wall, traverse L tothe R end of the break and make a big move up to the top.

The middle line of pebbles

Far L, L leading flake, sketching landing.

Nice face climbing, a little contrived as it steps L into Mohammed. Start 2m R of VC. Pull up R onto face for a few moves then Boulder L to join M. Up M for a few moves before traversing R a few metres before climbing diagonally R over the overlap and face to the anchors of BS.

Superb Grampians rock on a cool overhung arête feature. Low sit start and power through some compression moves past the break to the final big crimp move and top out. Possibly done previous to this ascent?

Amazing pockets all along the lip of a very steep Boulder. R to L traverse and top out of the uphill face of the Margalef Boulder.

A low L to R traverse of the main front face starting at SA and finishing at the conglomerate jugs on the track end.

L arête of main face, finish at the big jug or top out if your brave

Superb rock and nice face climbing. Starts 2m R of SJ follow the thin R leaning line up the wall staying approx 2m R of SJ the whole way.

Bouldery crux down low. Face route up wall in behind detached pillar crossing OOA finishing at the anchors ledge on the ledge of Andrew.

Start 2m R of Wallflower on the face under the roof. Up this face to the roof. Step L into WF for a few moves then traverse back just above the roof to the arête. Follow this to the top where WF joins it.

The obvious crack up the centre of the R (or) main boulder.

Stand start with the big flat hold just R of E. Use only the R arête for the rest of the holds to the top jug.

Sit start R of YH below the horizontal. Straight to the top mantle.

Start on the L edge of the Boulder with the horizontal crack at a crimp and slope. Traverse R into E and finish up this. Was easier but the holds where a bit flaky.

The R edge of the Boulder that forms the R side of the mini corner. Sit start.

Sit start on the R arête of the L hand Boulder at the bid square hold. Straight up to to the big flat side pull and mantle the top.

Fantastic face and arete climbing with a sneaky step R at 2/3s height that makes it all go. Climb the arete immediately L of A to the second break after the slopy ledge. Step R into A at the roof climb this for a 1m and then step back L around the corner to the next BR. Climb the last bit of arete and face in a spectacular position to the top. Lower off below the choss at the top.

Start as for Angie. Up this for 5m to a traverse line. Traverse L to join SC for about 4m then traverse L again to the arete and follow this to the SC anchor.

Some delicate footwork whilst on side pulls gets you to an easier finish. Start as for HH, boulder up R to RB then straight up the wall to lower off on ledge.

Superb steep and technical climbing, packs in a lot for 20m. Line heading up R from C. Climb C till the 4th RB then head R and up the steep wall, keep L of the slab corner.

L of TL is a prominent arete with a steep R face. Follow the R side of this arete.

Start 3m L of CD. Make some hard moves diagonally R to a jug then up a short crack to a horizontal. Step L 2m then straight up over the Arapiles style bulge to the finish.

Start Marked. Up large crack to alcove on L. Follow obvious crack to crux. Reachy move into alcove rest. Step R and up to belay on L.

Start marked. Up crack past bushes, follow layback right past small roof then on to top

At the bottom R end of The Towers wall before it turns chossy is a 20m high buttress about 50m R of Benders Lane. Start directly in front of buttress and up 5m past a finger crack to a large ledge. Continue 10m up corner and step left onto smaller ledge. Up last 5m past large broken crack and block. Ascending -from the top 50m further to the R a cairn marks an easy ramp scramble back down.

Around corner from Anorexia is a short arete finger crack to the left. Up the arete.

The thin finger crack next to TR1

Ramble up R. side of cave, then traverse L. to base of crack. Climb crack.

Blank corner 2m right of WAR. Move R. at ledge and up corners (crux).

Start in crack system just R. of arête between January Crack and Carcinogenic Cloud. Crack until arête can be gained.

Corner R. of January Crack.

Start marked. Corner R. of Carcinogenic Cloud. Crack and wall above.

3m R. of Greg's Climb is ledge 3m off ground. Boulder to ledge and climb corner to roof. Step R. to gain beautiful finger crack. Wall.

A classic climb and the first done at The Rock. Start marked.

1. Scramble to corner crack which give access to R. sloping ramp. Climb ramp which runs to large ledge. Belay on ledge.

2. Traverse L. along ledge and round buttresses to reach exposed eagles-nest-like stance where ledge terminates.

3. From stance climb crack, then veer slightly R. to escape wall and face (crux).

Exposure is grade 15 on its own.

The Rock's original 'big wall' climb. Start marked.

1. Cracks to ledge

2. Aid thin crack which arches L. to join main crack/chimney line.

3. Chimney-crack.

Start marked. Line of least resistance up mossy slab on R. side of face.

On the terrace above the Main Face are some interesting lines. About 100m from the L. are two good-looking lines. L. one is steep, closed corner starting halfway up cliff; R. one is saner version with a steep, blocky crack line at half height.

1. 15 m Follow some moderate ramps to blocky belay a few metres R. of above mentioned lines.

2. 15m Move up and slightly R., ignoring two hardish traverses L. Step out R. on to large, bottomless blocks below little crack through top roof. Step up and continue.

Start marked. Start on high-angled, mossy slab about 60m from Exit Gully. Directly up slab.

Easy crack just R. of Friction Boots slab.

On the right side of the Central Walls are two large chimneys readily seen from the road when driving to the Rock Nature Reserve from The Rock township. Big L. chimney

On the right side of the Central Walls are two large chimneys readily seen from the road when driving to the Rock Nature Reserve from The Rock township. Big R. chimney

First corner-crack on L. side of cliff.

'There are routes and there are routes - but this is not one of them. It will surely land on the packs in years to come'. Loose. Start about 2m R. of RC. Move up L. and scale loose rock to perch yourself on person-sized, loose flake. Continue up even looser line above.

Corner R. of Running Crack.

Corner R. of Solo Crack.

20m Start at belay 13m R of AF (up scrubby gully). Tend L, then cracks and ledges to main ledge.

Start at L. side of (marked) buttress. L. crack system.

Start at R. side of (marked) buttress. R. crack system.

Start marked. Zigzag up start, then wall.

Start marked. Easy gully to top of cliff.

Follow for VC for 1m, then move R onto arête. (If you reach L into corner grade is reduced to about 15). Crux is getting past overlap.

R of VC and round corner is 1m high ledge below steep face. Line from middle of ledge, moving R. At horizontal, swing L and up into loose corner.

Excellent climbing on good rock. Small corner just R of CD for a few moves. Where CD traverses L, climb thin, R-leaning crack. Follow this thin line (crux) to horizontal. Finish up corner. If crux is too hard, climb up L and traverse R along horizontal to finish the line (23).

Steep face 4m R. of VC. Take line at R. side, about 3m L. of Andrew and detached block. Veer L. with line into short corner (crux).

20m R. of VC is corner which starts behind L end of large, detached block. Up between block and wall to join corner.

Follow Andrew to ledge (level with top of block). Crack out of R side of Andrew. Thin moves to good stance. Finish up corner.

2m R of Andrew is a bottomless, shallow corner behind a detached block. 'Delicate' is the flavour of this test piece.