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Table of contents
- 1.
Bicentennial Reserve / Henry Lawson Cave
14 in Crag
- 1.1. Left of Cave 5 in Boulder
- 1.2. Far Left 1 in Area
- 1.3. Right of Cave 7 in Boulder
- 1.4. Gouda Rocks 1 in Area
- 2. Index by grade
1. Bicentennial Reserve 14 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -33.813895, 151.204835
summary
Henry Lawson Cave's nearby boulders. Very easy access and plenty of boulder problems to be cleaned up and sent.
access issues
Council permission has been granted to climb at Bicentennial Reserve, Climbing must be done in a way which damages the features least, stay away from crumbly stuff and brush away chalk.
approach
Park at the bottom carpark at willoughby leisure centre, walk down the steps of the amphitheater down the path below the basketball courts and you'll end up at the cave. Boulders are immediately left and right of this.
ethic
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1.1. Left of Cave 5 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -33.813283, 151.203052
description
First boulder immediately left of HLC
approach
Walk 5m left of cave
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★★ Henry's block
Sit start, match on bottom slit. Move directly up using good jugs, a lovely undercling out to a jug on the ledge, and a high heel to make your way to the top. FA: Cam Evans | V2 | 6m | |||||
| 2 |
Proj 1
Sit start as for "Up there over and out" follow "Hard way out" - potential V5/V6 | |||||||
| 3 |
★★ Hard way out.
Start on crimps, move up and left, move right along overhung arete, mantle the left hand side of the overhang. FA: Cameron Evans | V4 | 6m | |||||
| 4 |
★ Up there over and up
Same as for "Easy way out." but with sit start using LH - sloper, RH small rounded crack side pull, weird feet. FA: Cameron Evans | V2 | 6m | |||||
| 5 |
Easy way out.
Juggy ledge on left, up slab, right then up. Finish as for Heny's Block FA: Cameron Evans | V1 | 5m | |||||
1.2. Far Left 1 route in Area
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -33.813813, 151.204775
summary
Along the track from HLC to tunnel
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★ Slip Sloper Slap / Project
Try top out this blank thing, starts hands in 2 pockets, feet anywhere. | V3 | 4m | |||||
1.3. Right of Cave 7 routes in Boulder
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -33.813086, 151.202175
approach
Immediately right of HLC.
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Tree's in.
1st boulder to the right of HLC. Sit start, straight up on good(ish) trustworthy(ish) not-going-to-break-off(ish) holds. Don't touch the left side of the crack. Tree is in for the mantle. Probably V4 if you don't use the tree! FA: Cam Evans | V2 | 4m | |||||
| 2 |
★★ Up the guts
Sit start with main starting hold. Big reach up to left. Big steps, side pulls and underclings make for a great beginner problem. Make sure you can mantle well before attempting. FA: Cam Evans | V1 | 5m | |||||
| 3 |
★★ Who Knows?
Sit start. Main start hold, long throw to letter box above. Straight up. FA: Cam Evans | V2 | 6m | |||||
| 4 |
★★ Bumper to Bumper
Out to the right. Main start hold, up to close left pinch, out to right finger jug, up to long slit, follow out right and bump to your hearts content. FA: Cam Evans | V3 | 6m | |||||
| 5 |
★ Linky Dinky
Link the start of "Stand Easy." into "bumper to bumper" | V3 | 6m | |||||
| 6 |
Tree's out (project)
Same as "Tree's in." Probably a V4, not using the tree during the mantle. | |||||||
| 7 |
★★ Stand Easy
Real low sit start to the right of the main start hold, bump up and throw, stand easy. Top out using the right side of the intersecting tree. FA: Cameron Evans | V3 | 6m | |||||
1.4. Gouda Rocks 1 route in Area
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -33.814753, 151.205703
description
Cheesy wall with some possibility for lovely routes.
approach
Further on from "Far Left". Easiest access is from Garland Road cauldersack, down the steps behind the apartments.
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Proj 1
Up through pockets on high middle wall starting with good square (probs cut out) feet | 7m | ||||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop | Area |
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| V1 | Easy way out. | 5m | 1.1. Left of Cave | |||
| ★★ | Up the guts | 5m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| V2 | ★★★ | Henry's block | 6m | 1.1. Left of Cave | ||
| ★ | Up there over and up | 6m | 1.1. Left of Cave | |||
| ★ | Tree's in. | 4m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| ★★ | Who Knows? | 6m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| V3 | ★ | Slip Sloper Slap | 4m | 1.2. Far Left | ||
| ★★ | Bumper to Bumper | 6m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| ★ | Linky Dinky | 6m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| ★★ | Stand Easy | 6m | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||
| V4 | ★★ | Hard way out. | 6m | 1.1. Left of Cave | ||
| ? | Proj 1 | 1.1. Left of Cave | ||||
| Tree's out (project) | 1.3. Right of Cave | |||||
| Proj 1 | 7m | 1.4. Gouda Rocks |