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Access: Access Temporarily Prohibited

Update on access situation:

Somerset Regional Council has issued notices barring access to climbing at the Esk crag temporarily until Council is able to resolve access and native title concerns on adjoining Crown land. Council is also planning to develop trails in the area.

For more information, please see: https://www.somerset.qld.gov.au/news/article/2804/historic-mountain-at-esk-not-open-to-public-yet?fbclid=IwAR1c9IQKNidTiIEpLubbOOQBHR_j-RZX3YzQbDlSVuCHZYDC7PtZjTvUvFE

I know that it’s somewhat frustrating, but please refrain from climbing at Esk until access issues are resolved. It appears that Council eventually wants to welcome climbing at this crag, so let’s not jeopardise this outcome!

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Created 3 years ago

description

All round crag favourite. gets the grade from the tricky crux sequence

Route history

Route setter: sam bowman, corey batten & harry bowman
22 May 2019First free ascent: Corey Batten

Warnings

6 Nov 2020 Warning Access: Access Temporarily Prohibited

Location

Lat/Lon: -27.24479, 152.43452

Grade citation

28 Assigned grade
28 Corey Batten
29 [28 - 30] ++ grAId

ethic

!!!!!!PLEASE READ BEFORE CLIMBING HERE!!!!!!!!

Keep noise at the crag to a minimum, take all rubbish with you from the crag and stick to the established walking track. Its a privilege not an entitlement to climb here so please do so with respect! If bolting new routes please avoid squeeze jobs, variant starts/finishes. If your proposed line comes within 3m of an established route, please ask the person whose route it is so as not to devalue their original vision.

Climbers wishing to do a weekend at the crag are encouraged not to stay in the carpark overnight as sleeping/camping outside of a designated rest area or public camp site is illegal in Queensland. Access could be shut down if complaints are made from locals about climbers living/camping in the bush here, and it could only take one complaint from a local to shut down this area for everyone. 
The best camping options are Esk caravan park: https://www.eskcaravanpark.com.au/

Wivenhoe dam: https://www.seqwater.com.au/things-to-do/camping/camping-lumley-hill-lake-wivenhoe

Somerset dam: https://www.experiencesomerset.com.au/somerset-park-campground/

inherited from Esk

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Overall quality 83 from 8 ratings.

Tick Types

Onsight 1
Red point 3
Pink point 2
Attempt 38

Comment keywords

dodgy feet nice great good stoked fun lovely beautiful super fall scary pumped crux difficult solid

Selected Guidebooks more Hide

Author(s): Jimmy Blackhall & David Jefferson

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9377779499658

Hidden within the ordinary people of Queensland there exists a tight-knit community of scabby knuckles, grazed knees, massive forearms and iron-clad wills. This guidebooks seeks to shed light on this community and blocks of choice with all the information, skills and knowledge to open the door for you to explore all the bouldering that Queensland has to offer.

Author(s): Simon Carter

Date: 2018

ISBN: 9780958079068

A few years ago there was basically Frog Buttress and Coolum. Since then there has been more development than Barangaroo and South East Queensland should be on any climbers radar no matter what your style. Except ice climbing, definitely no ice climbing. But over 1250 routes with hard sport, multipitches and quality trad to make a great trip.

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