Help

Main area

Seasonality

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Summary

Easiest access climbing to Darwin. 2WD access and nice swimming between/after climbing.

Northern wall has shade from ~10am onwards in Dry. In summer its blistering sun all day.

Description

Generally good quality sandstone, with small holds and good friction. Loose rock abound the top and bases of some climbs.

Approach

Easy 10min walk. Follow track to Robin Falls, go straight up when you come across a big rock/boulder on right hand side of track.

Where to stay

Free camping

Tags

Some content has been provided under license from: © Australian Climbing Association Queensland (Creative Commons, Attribution, Share-Alike 2.5 AU)

Routes

Add route(s) Add topo Reorder Bulk edit Convert grades
Grade Route

Low angle black slab on opposite side of creek from majority of other climbs. Standing below "Tree Hugger" look across the creek for large black slab, cross creek and make your way up through the scrub. Start's very delicately to first bolt, have your belayer spot you. Route follows a rising left leaning traverse on delicate holds. Some of the rock is average quality so care must be taken. Head straight up to last bolt. Runout between 4th and 6th bolt.

FFA: Jason McCarthy & Jenna Brady, 2012

Twisted and seemingly featureless slab has tricky start. Easily recognizable by looking for white quartz veins on slab, on left side of valley. 50m right of Squirrel Slab. Very fun climb with excellent anchor pro at top.

Climb is all trad, micro cams recommended. Three bolts exist at the top of gully on right side. Requires ring or mallions to run rope through for descending. Potential for arete climb to right and short overhung face climb to left.

Obvious imposing corner/roof crack. Left of Goldhangers.

The lowest climb close to the water on RH side of creek. Takes the right hand slabby face with a thin seam up it's centre. Chain lower off.

TREE IS OUT. Sustained climb, great fun.

FFA: Jake Webb, 24 May 2023

Start as for 'The Bulge', then follow crack to left. Possibly one of the most underclimbed and under-rated climbs here. No pro at top traverse right to anchors for the bulge.

Right and up from Goldhangers. Starts pleasantly enough to first RB, interesting move left to base of super thin bulging wall with vertical crack to left. Route follows bolt line avoided crack to left. 2RBB

Keep moving up and right and you will come to a black slab with a low angle scramble to your left. Cheeky start to easy stance and BR. Thought provoking crux and next BR to gain quartz flake. Easily up from here. Popular first lead. Chain lower off.

Alt start to School Teacher. Using overhung slants approx 5m right of normal start. Then up slab to school teacher finish. One move wonder, pumpy off the ground.

Done by redirecting a top rope using an alpine draw on old bolt to the left of deputy head. No discernible trad pro for the first move to make this mixed trad.

FA: Tom Etheridge, 22 May 2023

Start easily through choss to base of slab with FH over lip. Pull onto face and follow left line of RB's. Tenous and off balance crux move to large flake. Easily up to left side of overhang, traverse right to finish. 2RBB

RIP TREE 1/8/21 New Tree growing as at 23/5/23

You will be sadly missed but your memories will live on through all that people that you saved.

Start easily up through choss to base of slab with a FH over lip. Then straight up on small but adequate holds to FH on right. Tricky and technical moves onto upper face, squeeze underneath tree without using it and finish in small alcove. Chain lower off.

Start as for 'Tree Hugger', traverse right in super exposed postion then up. Interesting move over small overhang gains face and crack. 2RBB

Fairly straight forward route. Up box boulders and exit onto slab. Straight up on slab with the smallest of nuts or just free-ball to the top and run it out.

FA: Tom Etheridge & Mitch Lindbeck, 23 Sep 2023

Very thin and technical gear. Please climb with care

FA: Monica Wormald, 1 Jan 2021

Hello!

First time here?

theCrag.com is a free guide for rock climbing areas all over the world, collaboratively edited by keen rock climbers, boulderers and other nice folks.

You can log all your routes, connect and chat with other climbers and much more...

» go exploring, » learn more or » ask us a question

Accommodations nearby more Hide

Share this

Photos Browse all photos

Upload a photo of area

Fri 28 Apr
Check out what is happening in Main area.

Get a detailed insight with a timeline showing

  • Ticks by climbers like you
  • Discussions of the community
  • Updates to the index by our users
  • and many more things.

Login to see the timeline!

Deutsch English Español Français Italiano 한국어 Português 中文