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Grade Route Gear style Crag Quality Climber Date
Trad
10 Baghdad Mixed trad 80m, 1 The Cathedral Range Very Good
Jason
Sat 21st May 2011
First multi pitch lead. Requires a bit of hunting around to find good gear placements on this cliff!

 
8 Cherry's Flake Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range Very Good
Jason
Sat 21st May 2011
Seconded, Dan lead. Great second pitch. Last pitch a bit mossy/lichen.

 
16 Busting for Relief Mixed trad 12m, 1 The You Yangs
Constantine Dritsas
Sun 21st Aug 2011
The grade of this route has been up graded to 17 in 2011 Glenn Tempest guide book "Rock Climbs Around Melbourne".

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Phil Aarons
Sat 10th Dec 2011
Had done on 2nd before, steep start with OK nuts but requires a bit of hanging around to protect well. Easy after this when you know the big pocket is there up and well left of the bolt.

 
16 Taking it Easy Mixed trad 13m, 1 Mount Beckworth Average
Anthony Williams
Sat 7th Apr 2012
Lack of protection and runout.

 
16 Taking it Easy Mixed trad 13m, 1 Mount Beckworth Very Good
Tanya
Sat 7th Apr 2012
Not expected for a 16 but great fun!

 
14 13/14 Surrogate Kitty Mixed trad 7m, 1 Black Hill Average
Anthony Williams
Sun 15th Apr 2012
Hardly worth the effort

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Constantine Dritsas
Thu 27th Dec 2012
TR Solo: Nice route.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Constantine Dritsas
Thu 27th Dec 2012
TR Solo

 
16 Afternoons - direct finish - with PhillipIvan Mixed trad 14m, 1 Mount Beckworth Very Good
Mike Poore
Wed 13th Feb 2013
Link up with One of these Nights; up Afternoons to triangular cave then out, stepping right to traverse under the overhang, then up to bolts

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump
Anthony Cheff
Wed 13th Feb 2013
Recommended.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Anthony Cheff
Thu 28th Feb 2013
Stitched it for Pete

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Anthony Cheff
Thu 28th Feb 2013
Cold and dark by this stage. Climbed by head torch.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Almar Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Sofie
Sun 7th Apr 2013
Fun route with some nice moves at the start. Next time I should lead trad it, Almar used nuts, one small cam and a big X. Need few cordelettes for the anchor, there are not so much for gear placement.

 
20 20 R Skating Away - with Paul Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Very Good
Chris Harper
Sat 5th Oct 2013
Bolts have been replaced.

 
19 Skating Away Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Classic
Molly
Sun 22nd Dec 2013
nice route. beautiful cracks/good pro and nice slab afterwards. not keen on leading this one with just that old bolt up the top and slippery slab. would have been a clean ascent if the slab weren't so slippery. it seems like the rock at ben cairn is more slippery than usual. perhaps due to humid weather?

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Molly
Sat 8th Feb 2014
witch is still way better. rock was pretty slippery today.

 
8 Cherry's Flake - with Riley Day Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range Good
Ben Newham
Sun 16th Mar 2014
Nice.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Jayden Andrea
Mon 7th Apr 2014
Big move after the bolt makes it harder than 16.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Kevin Russell Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Jayden Andrea
Sat 19th Apr 2014
Really nice route. Big move at the top. Reach helps.

 
22 Slave Girl - with Henk Dam Mixed trad 14m, 1 Werribee Gorge Very Good
Almar Postma
Mon 21st Apr 2014
Pumpy on top rope, this would be a bold lead! Great crip and finger crack climbing!

 
10 Baghdad - with Rob Mixed trad 80m, 1 The Cathedral Range Average
Ben Newham
Mon 23rd Jun 2014
dodgy in the rain.

 
22 Slave Girl - with Jules Mixed trad 14m, 1 Werribee Gorge Very Good
Chris Harper
Sun 20th Jul 2014
Just missed getting it clean after hanging in there for a fiddly nut tool cam retrieval. Very inspiring!

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Geoff Denans
Mon 15th Sep 2014
The climb is awesome. Provided you like moist walls that is. The block is shaded all day with lichens and moss everywhere. No doubt it is an awesome climb in Summer time.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Kevin Russell Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Jayden Andrea
Sun 21st Sep 2014
Sustained at the grade down low. Overhung.

 
20 Regicide Mixed trad 10m, 1 The You Yangs Very Good
Geoff Denans
Tue 30th Sep 2014
Tough climb. Project for Royalty wall.

 
11 Fig Leaf Direct - with Joshua Hope Mixed trad 24m, 1 The You Yangs Very Good
Matty Perrett
Sat 24th Jun 2006
Joshua's first trad lead

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Matt Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Heidixe
Sat 6th Sep 2014
Gear is not very good.....but there is a bolt at the cruz, so everything is fine (?)

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Luke F
Sun 19th Oct 2014
Theres a wobbly flake (jug too!) on this that will probably come off one day, which is a pity

 
22 22 R Slave Girl Mixed trad 14m, 1 Werribee Gorge Average
gaetan
Sat 22nd Sep 2012
weird crux

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Fil Kindblad
Sat 5th Apr 2014
If it's rained, look out for water in the buckets up top.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with @michaelmink Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Bernd Schiffer
Sun 16th Nov 2014
Awful climb today. Wet and cold, not slippery though. Misplaced a cam halfway to bolt, came loose when I wanted to rest a bit Made it to the bolt, but gave up there due to totally shot forearms. Will definitely try that one again.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Geoff Denans
Sun 30th Nov 2014
Awesome climb.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Phil Sidaway Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Bernd Schiffer
Sat 13th Dec 2014
2nd go today. Made a huge difference to have a nice and warm weather rather than a wet and windy one. Failed on the first attempt, since I still had the miserable last attempt a couple of weeks ago in mind. 2nd attempt done with one rest only. Remarkable how (relatively) easy this route becomes if you just remember the basics: fully extend your arms; let the legs do the work; place gear on hip or chest level (not above head). Think I can do it clean next time.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Fri 2nd Jan 2015
Bouldery start leads to a pumpy section with plenty of medium cam placements, then a rest ledge and bolt before the crux. It's wishful to think that being tall will make the "reachy" crux any easier.

 
22 22 R Slave Girl - with Noel Mixed trad 14m, 1 Werribee Gorge Very Good
Chris Harper
Sun 11th Jan 2015
Spent way too long fiddling with gear and came off the upper crux.

 
22 22 R Slave Girl Mixed trad 14m, 1 Werribee Gorge Good
Fil Kindblad
Fri 23rd Jan 2015
Good gear and good moves. Putting the two together is the challenge.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Julie Hjorth Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Lewis
Sat 31st Jan 2015
Nice

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Geoff Denans
Sat 31st Jan 2015
Nice climb!

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump
Cameron Hickling
Tue 24th Feb 2015
Top tope with the ROC

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Mega Classic
Luke F
Sat 7th Mar 2015
I think this climb is growing on me each time I do it! Great one to second on too.

 
21 Witch Right Variant Finish - with damien lees Mixed trad 15m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Andrew Connolly
Mon 9th Mar 2015
3 new moves. good 3 moves, sure, but only 3 ...

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with damien lees Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Andrew Connolly
Mon 9th Mar 2015
Quality route at the grade

 
18 Pancake Flake - with Phil Sidaway, Michael Mink, Steve Rowland Mixed trad 30m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
Bernd Schiffer
Mon 6th Apr 2015
Good climb - if only it were free of moss and dirt and water and… Took some rests to clean. Otherwise a nice climb.

 
21 Glass Slippers - with Phil Sidaway, Michael Mink Mixed trad 16m, 1 Ben Cairn
Bernd Schiffer
Mon 6th Apr 2015
Tried to do the variant (16) on top rope, but failed to even get to the bolt. Couldn't stand up on the slab, no matter what I tried. Maybe coming back when it's more dry. Or after a bush fire got rid of all the moss.

 
18 Scenester Mixed trad 8m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Luke Barrett
Sat 11th Apr 2015
A few thin moves around the first bolt, and then relax, put in a nut higher up, and cruise to the top.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Geoff Denans
Sun 12th Apr 2015
Seconded Conan.

 
17 16 Busting for Relief - with Mikie Bob Mixed trad 12m, 1 The You Yangs
amelie
Wed 1st Jul 2015
So many nice little routes on this wall

 
20 Excuse Me While I Touch the Sky Mixed trad 20m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Sun 13th Sep 2015
Gets seriously difficult when you reach the bolt. Obscenely reachy and bouldery moves to gain the poor, mossy ledge above the almost featureless wall containing the bolt, then up, strenuously, on a combination of jugs and crimps. Large horizontal crack below overhang will take a BD #4 cam easily, or a #3 if you find the narrowest sections. Got through the reachy crux cleanly, after backing off and returning to the ledge several times, but then pumped out while approaching the overhang.

 
21 Witch Right Variant Finish - with Damien Lees Mixed trad 15m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Andrew Connolly
Mon 9th Mar 2015
No more difficult than the way I actually did Witch. Lon move from a positive crimp

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Damien Lees Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Andrew Connolly
Mon 9th Mar 2015
Quite nice. Another route with a long move from a very positive crimp

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Ethan Connolly Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Andrew Connolly
Mon 28th Sep 2015
Pleasingly Ethan did this first shot too ...

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with DAniel Bell Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Ben Smyrk
Wed 7th Oct 2015
Awesome fun climbing with a mixture of styles. In the shade and wind my fingers went numb with cold before the bolt.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Phil Sidaway Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Bernd Schiffer
Wed 4th Nov 2015
Nice and relaxed climbing. Soo cold, though, that fingers went numb halfway up to the bolt. Came down, warmed fingers, and then climbed in one go.

 
15 News From Home Mixed trad 20m, 1 Camels Hump Don't Bother
Dave Scarlett
Wed 16th Dec 2015
Very run out. No reliable pro before the rusty carrot bolt, and then not much before the end either. Ended up clipping one of the nearby bolts on Summer Breeze. Interesting bollard moves at the start though. Single fixed hanger at belay can be backed up with trad gear or a long sling or cordelette reaching to the Skippy bolts.

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Doriancolling
Sun 20th Dec 2015
Same start as Witch and go on the right after the first crack.

 
16 Jacobite (Jakobite) - with Philipp Robeck Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander Very Good
Bernd Schiffer
Sat 23rd Jan 2016
Very good route! Fell (unnecessarily) on the final crack when switching from jamming to laybacking. Very enjoyable traverse with good protection all the way.

 
17 Spit The Dummy - with Michael Mink Mixed trad 13m, 1 Mt Alexander Average
Bernd Schiffer
Sun 24th Jan 2016
Fun way up until right above bolt. From there, it felt to both of us more like a 20+ than a 17. I fell at least once while trying to top out. We both ended up grabbing the crack on "Sandman" at the top

 
20 20 R Skating Away - with Steve Harper Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
Greg Butler
Wed 14th Mar 1990
Date approximate

 
20 Skating Away - with michael smith Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
Greg Butler
Sat 13th Feb 2016
Must be something wrong with my shoes...they kept slipping off the rock

 
20 Skating Away - with michael smith Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
Greg Butler
Sun 14th Feb 2016
Must be something wrong with my shoes...they kept slipping off the rock

 
15 Russell 2 Mixed trad 19m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Robin
Wed 9th Mar 2016
Can start as for Space Jugging then tend left to first and only bolt. I believe some ascents of SJ may infact be Russell 2. For SJ, tend right after juggy start. Bolt not obvious.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Richard Smith Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Andrew Connolly
Tue 15th Mar 2016
Warm up. This one - unlike everything else here - is actually getting easier every time.

 
24 Scottish Reign - with Betty Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander Very Good
Chris Harper
Sat 30th Apr 2016
One sit near the bottom.

 
14 Cherry's Flake - with Tim Exley
1 14
3 8
Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range
Rob Saxton
Sun 15th May 2016
Might have done the direct start, an edgy experience. 10m up before I could get a piece of gear in; this route could really do with a bolt or three as the first section up to a small ledge (suggested in the guide as an optional belay) is certainly harder than a grade 8. The rest of the climb is great, with a fun corner crack section and mainly jug hauling on pitch 2.

 
10 Baghdad - with Cameron Parsons Mixed trad 80m, 1 The Cathedral Range Good
Cameron Parsons
Sun 26th Jun 2016
Climbed straight past the bolt on first belay, set belay in the cave, much warmer!!!!

 
24 Scottish Reign - with Karl Bromelow, Kai Seth Robertson, Mandy Robertson Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander Classic
Karl Bromelow
Thu 3rd Nov 2016
Top rope following my 9 year old son who lapped it 3 times. Oh, to be young again.

 
16 Jacobite (Jakobite) Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Sat 5th Nov 2016
I think this and 'Flake of Fear' at Summerday Valley should switch names. Don't try to place any protection before the bolt - best case you will introduce massive rope drag, and worst case you'll fall, tear the flake off, and not only hit the ground, but also have the now-detached flake land on top of you!

Terrifying climbing up the paper-thin flake, followed by a nice, delicate slab traverse, and then a final loose finger crack to finish, which offers nice, secure finger-locks.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Ana Maluenda Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Heather Pagram
Thu 3rd Nov 2016
...when thrown off the crux of the Witch...! Enjoyable nonetheless!

 
16 Xanthene Direct - with Michael Mink Mixed trad 45m, 1 The Cathedral Range Very Good
Bernd Schiffer
Sat 19th Nov 2016
Nice slab climbing, very enjoyable route. Linked it with the 4th pitch of 'Xanthene'. Since that was a delicate 17, this one felt like cruising.

 
22 Jack Russell (Jack Russel) Mixed trad 20m, 1 Mt Alexander Very Good
Fil Kindblad
Wed 23rd Nov 2016
Bring your big cams and keep calm.

 
24 25 Scottish Reign Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander
Fil Kindblad
Wed 23rd Nov 2016
This climb really spoke to me, it said "Go home old man, you don't deserve to be here."

 
15 News From Home Mixed trad 20m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Fil Kindblad
Fri 30th Dec 2016
Dirty. Run out. Bad pro. Good for a laugh, get your free solo on.

 
8 Cherry's Flake - with Tayla Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range Good
Sam Thompson
Sun 8th Jan 2017
Fun jug fest, nice sheltered belay in cave

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Thu 19th Jan 2017
Warm up. Lovely and cruisy. Had never noticed before just how dodgy the bolt is. Looks like an 8mm (or thinner?) thread with a bolt plate fixed to it!

 
20 Skating Away Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Sat 21st Jan 2017
Difficult moves at the top of the crack getting onto the slab, then a good rest once you're above that, very delicate slabbing past the bolt, getting much easier towards the finish.

 
18 Time Child Mixed trad 20m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Dave Scarlett
Thu 26th Jan 2017
Surprisingly good, after I gave it a decent brushing. Somewhat similar crux to Wishful Thinking, but more prolonged, harder, and further from the bolt. (But still very well protected.)

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Phil Aarons Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Liam Aarons
Wed 15th Feb 2017
Good warm up, Good gear, anchor is a fair way back

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Michael Smith Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Bernd Schiffer
Sat 25th Feb 2017
Warmup. Nice as always.

 
17 19 After the Deluge - with Benham, Mel McGregor Mixed trad 22m, 1 The You Yangs
Simon
Sat 8th Apr 2017
Not 19

 
24 25 Scottish Reign - with Vic Uni Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander
Elias
Thu 27th Apr 2017
I was there with Uni and didn't have my shoes with me.. just gave it a try on toprope. Looks very good anyway! next time

 
8 Cherry's Flake Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range
Luke F
Wed 31st May 2017
with mum

 
3 5 Laver's Route Mixed trad 60m, 1 The Cathedral Range
Luke F
Mon 1st May 2017
with mum

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with Paul Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Porscia Lam
Sat 13th May 2017
Juggy and crimpy in parts. One crux lowish near a rusty piton which I clipped but it's ancient (!!) and another is protected by a bolt. Good climb

 
24 Toulouse Lautrec (Early Days) - with Bernie Mixed trad 20m, 1 Werribee Gorge Good
Andreas Aachen
Sun 21st May 2017
First shot (on preplaced gear)

 
8 Cherry's Flake - with Benham
1 lead by Steve
2 lead by Steve
3 lead by Mark
Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range Good
Steve Gretton
Sat 17th Jun 2017
Nice slabby moves into the flake. The flake pitches are quite pleasant

 
3 5 Laver's Route - with Benham Mixed trad 60m, 1 The Cathedral Range Good
Steve Gretton
Sat 17th Jun 2017
Agree with the guide book, the first pitch is really nice, the second pitch is average

 
8 Cherry's Flake - with Benham, Steve Gretton Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range
Simon
Sat 17th Jun 2017
Nice fun climb once you reach the flake.

 
8 Cherry's Flake - with Andrew
1
2
3
Mixed trad 66m, 1 The Cathedral Range Very Good
Damien
Sat 1st Jul 2017
Great climb though pro could use some work. 2 bolts need replacing! (or controversially add a third bolt)

 
20 Regicide Mixed trad 10m, 1 The You Yangs Very Good
Tara Laursen
Sun 2nd Jul 2017
Top-roped due to the crazy run out (one bolt?!). Placing gear in the seam on the right didn't appear to be a viable option as the climb itself is further out on the arete

 
18 After the Deluge - with Sasha Mixed trad 22m, 1 The You Yangs Very Good
Ivan S
Sun 10th Sep 2017
Nice and thin.

 
17 Spit The Dummy Mixed trad 13m, 1 Mt Alexander
Luke F
Sun 8th Oct 2017
No skin left

 
16 21 Glass Slippers - with isaac eastland Mixed trad 16m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
icefest
Fri 10th Nov 2017
Did the variant finish. That slab is seriously sandbagger.

 
20 Skating Away - with Isaac Eastland Mixed trad 22m, 1 Ben Cairn Good
icefest
Fri 10th Nov 2017
Got conned into leading, above my grade, super dodgy lead/aid climb. Really looking forward to getting strongk and leading this clean.

 
18 Poxbow Variant - with Michael Mink, Michael Smith Mixed trad 25m, 1 Camels Hump Classic
Bernd Schiffer
Sat 18th Nov 2017
Pretty committing move at the top. A fall would've resulted in a bit of a huge swing to the left. But the holds are bomber, so all good. Fun!

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with MikiOtter, , steve f Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Tim Benjamin
Sun 26th Nov 2017
Top roped this ages ago. A very enjoyable step back into leading - lots of pro and fun moves.

 
18 Scenester - with Dinesh Mixed trad 8m, 1 Camels Hump Average
Jakub Juchum
Sat 9th Dec 2017
Top is so easy I thought it's run-out sport -.-

 
16 Wishful Thinking Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Good
Nick Byrne
Sun 25th Feb 2018
Set a top rope to keep the hoards of kids warm.

 
16 Wishful Thinking - with NancyC Mixed trad 21m, 1 Camels Hump Very Good
Oren
Sat 28th Apr 2018
Very good (First trad (mix) 16)

 
25 Scottish Reign - with Tanya, Dylan Gilmore Mixed trad 15m, 1 Mt Alexander Classic
Anthony Williams
Mon 14th May 2018
One rest. Really hard to remember the sequence from the start to the bolt.

 

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