Routes as trad in Ord River

Left hand side of bootshaped flake in Carlton Gorge

The best single pitch on the Ord - on borderline Arapilesean rock. Up twin cracks on slightly overhung rock, scramble out R for last 10m

The left most of the three diagonals rewards you with a fun offwidth and some steep climbing after a low crux. 1) 35m 19 Tricky reachy move at 8m when crack seams up leads to delightful jamming. Then #6 offwidth to bodychimney, belay in alcove. 2) 35m 15 Navigate steep twin crack from belay stance, then easy ramble to top.

20m to the right of detached pinnacle and left of the Dog Leg Gully there are two cracks-one wide, jagged and nasty on the left and one thin on the right. 1) 25m 15 Starting up the wide jagged crack to bulge leading fist crack, belay at stance. 2) 40m 13 Continue climbing the plumb line up crack, leading to beautiful face climbing on solid rock. *alternative first pitch up the right hand crack looks much better

The prominent corner visible from the river will not disappoint and will look even more imposing from the base-very zionesque. It is well worth the walk into the Badlands. 1) 28m Climb the smooth quarzite wall of the LH of chimney which lead into a #6 crack. Belay at the small ledge at the base of the corner proper. 2) 32m (13) The pitch you scrub bashed for! Initial squeeze is followed by glorious jamming of all sizes and chimneying.

80m upstream from RM there is an obvious chimney the middle of smooth white quartzite face, this climbs starts directly below this. 1) 35m (20) From base of cliffs avoid obvious corner* that leads to the chimney instead solo up slightly left to reach base of the of the vertical wall with thin crack. Climb thin crack with difficulty until it widens and becomes sandy, escap right via airy traverse to belay in corner at base of chimney. 2) 40m Up corner to headwall chimney with glorious rock. *alternative first pitch up corner would make the entire climb go at grade 12, and would likely still be a worthwhile outing.