Routes in Paluma & Hidden Valley

Traverse from upstream to downstream.

Crimp hard through the slabby arete for six bolts. Follow the winding finger crack just to the right of horizontal break to a top out with DBB. Size 0.4-0.75 and 1 size 3.

Follow the same 6 bolts of MF up sharp arete. At the horizontal crack, break right by a meter to large hands crack. Top out for DBB.

Sit start

Sit start

Sit start for a V1.

Crimps all the way baby

Obvious corner crack a couple of hundred metres up Puzzle Creek from the junction with Running River. Bottom half of climb has good rock & great gear. Top half is loose & poorly protected. Blast your way straight to the top.

Bail onto the ramp for a less dramatic finish

Walk up the water falls from the bridge. At the 3rd rock pool is an overhanging shaded block. The central line is it.

Straight up the middle of the boulder.

The hand crack.

Undercling mantle to topout.

Up the middle of the detached block to slab. Up flake to top. Natural belay.

Up slab and R to crack. Natural belay.

Up the V-groove and crack. Move R under the alcove under the roof. Up L of roof. Natural belay.

The obvious crack. Jam up crack as per SB to alcove. Through the roof to natural belay.

Left diagonal crack. Natural belay.

L and up the cracked arete. Finish directly up the balancey slab. Natural belay.

Up groove and R to wide corner near top. Natural belay.

Up the dirty crack past the tree to natural belay.

Up obvious crack to ledge and flakes. Natural belay.

Jam up crack to alcove and traverse L to go over roof. Natural belay.

On the far left side of the crag. Follow the bolts up to DDB.

Starting at the arete and end just to the left. Sit start to increase difficulty.

Sit start on the arete. Move feet up and Dyno up.

Sit start on the arete. Move feet up and Dyno up.

Sit start going up and over the ledge. Mantle and leg up.

Sit start going up and over the ledge. Mantle and leg up.

Sit start. Working your way up diagonally left. For an easier alternative, you can start standing.

Starting at the arete and end just to the left. Sit start to increase difficulty.

Wet part is slick.

Sit start

Awkwardly up the crack diagonally left.

Up the left crack of the detached buttress and continue up "Go for it". Natural belay.