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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	23 ~21	★★★ Titanical 2 10m Sport 3 20m Sport	Sport 30m	★ Good	oliver kerr
The second two pitches as a long 22. Cool route with a few rests and classic Wollongong rock quality.
	20 Hard	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★ Good	oliver kerr
Tricky start with the corner wet!
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good	oliver kerr
Interesting if slightly inconsistent climbing.
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Coalcliff
Powerline Lookout
	24 ~25	★★ Trespass	Sport 25m, 11	★ Good	oliver kerr
Brutal think section at 1/3 height culminating in a lunge to a crimp that wasn't there. On second inspection, the crimp was there just a half a hand leftwards. Great route but stiff at 24!
	23 ~23	★★ Flying Car Arete	Sport 25m	★ Good	oliver kerr
Quite tough at the grade and with quite an awkward fall right at the crux. Also, we chose the arete off the hanging belay which would be quite exciting for grade 22 leader right off the belay.
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	18 ~19	★ Borderline	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	Murray
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	22 Hard	★★ Call of Kthulhu	Sport 20m, 10	★★ Very Good	Murray
Fought through the crack system but then made a bad call trying to clip mid crux above the cave, slipped off. Otherwise quite good route.
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Alcove
	17	★ Powerful Owl	Sport 10m, 5	★★ Very Good	Murray
Excellent! Must check out. This is the fun warmup you want.
	17 ~19	★ Jimmy 2	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	Murray
Sandbag. Not the warmup you want.
	21 Hard	★★★ Shore Break — 2 attempts	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Murray
Definitely the classic line in the area. Good rock, tricky and sustained lower section.
Mon 4th Dec 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	21	★★★ Deadman's Chest	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	Kat Liss
Super fun and cracky. Had the second bolt clipped. Could maybe be green pointed?
	20	★★ Captain Nemo	Sport 15m, 7		Kat Liss
First lap is hard not knowing the holds and moves
	21	★★★ The Nautilus	Sport 25m, 10		Kat Liss
Still couldn’t do the crux
	20	★★ Roaring Forties	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Kat Liss
Fun varied climbing, 2 stars for sure
Sun 3rd Dec 2023 - Coalcliff
The Post Office
	18	★ Return to Sender	Sport 10m, 4	Average	Doug
Plenty of options. Roof is not worth the effort.
	17	★ Postman Pat	Sport 8m, 3	★ Good	Doug
Burly from go to wo. Not the warmup.
Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Alcove
	12	Sandwiches	Sport 12m	Average	Pat Grant
Warm up. 2 laps. A bit grotty.
	17	★ Powerful Owl	Sport 10m, 5	★ Good	Pat Grant
Pretty rock. Slopers.
Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	16 ~15	★★ Pirates & Plunders	Sport 25m, 8	★★★ Classic	Pat Grant
So good! Instant exposure from bolt 1. Lovely undulating rock. Nice flora. Bonus Surf check.
Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck ABC Area
	17	★★ Acquired Arete	Sport 14m, 4		Pat Grant
Nice arete with cool movement transitioning between side pulls. One fall at bolt 2 following the bolt line on the rhs of the corner. The intended line seems to be directly up the arete.
Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Coalcliff
Coalcliff Northern End
	21	★★ The Illawarra Line - with Ethan	Sport 60m, 23		Dave Burt
It was a trek out! Wish we had bikes. Cool location. First pitch was wet so we dogged the first move. Pitch two was the money pitch and quiet good, but I punted the beta on my first go going round the arete. Top pitch is pretty average. Take bike. Well done equipping the route. Stars for location and the 2nd pitch.
Sat 22nd Jul 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	16	★★ Pirates & Plunders - with Aaron Abela	Sport 25m, 8	★★ Very Good	Timothy Brunette
Very fun climb
Sat 22nd Jul 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck ABC Area
	12	★ ABC - with Aaron Abela	Sport 15m, 4	★★ Very Good	Timothy Brunette
Probably the most interesting climb at this grade I’ve done. The anchors would be very reachy for short folks!
	14	★ Crack Initiation - with Aaron Abela	Trad 14m	★ Good	Timothy Brunette
First trad second!
Sat 22nd Jul 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Alcove
	21	★★★ Shore Break - with Aaron Abela	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Timothy Brunette
Used the rest to the right of the 5th draw, skipped the 5th 😅. Probably will come back and do it again so it’s smooth since the moves are so fun!
Sat 10th Jun 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	22 Hard	★★ Orange Betty	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	DagonSky
Thin start very and cool crux sequence.
	20 ~21	★★ Captain Nemo	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	DagonSky
Excellent climbing with some interesting moves
Thu 27th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	16	★★ Pirates & Plunders - with Rod young	Sport 25m, 8		Jesse P
Happy with how this one turned out.
Thu 27th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck ABC Area
	19	★ Pegleg - with rod young	Sport 10m	★ Good	Jesse P
I’m pretty sure I sent this without the anchors been in and belayed down off somewhere else.
	14	Sidearms - with rod young	Sport 8m, 3		Jesse P
Second ascent I’m pretty sure.
	17	★★ Acquired Arete - with rod young	Sport 14m, 4		Jesse P
My first bolted route, Rod pointed out the line and guided ( took the piss out of me ) through the process. Thanks Rod
Tue 25th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	18	★★★ Moore or Less Alright	Trad	★★★ Classic	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Head game fun leaving the safety of the crack for wall. Decent placements on the wall but
	16	★★ Pirates & Plunders	Sport 25m, 8	★★ Very Good	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Lovely jaunt by the sea
	16	★★★ Apprehension	Trad 20m		Michael 'Monty' Burns
Super nice line, top feels scary
	22	★★ Call of Kthulhu	Sport 20m, 10	★★★ Classic	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Lovely the whole way, stiff start in the thin crack
	21	★★★ Deadman's Chest	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Giga jug near the top
	22	★★ Orange Betty	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Super nice crux
	21	★★★ The Nautilus	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Took a rest mid-way. Great line, reachy move at start
	20	★★ Roaring Forties	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Didn't have the gas for the top, adventurous start
Tue 25th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Alcove
	21	★★★ Shore Break	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Belgian Tourists in Wollongong! Used big juggy crack above ledge to rest in. Allowed?
Tue 25th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck ABC Area
	20	★★ Three Sheets	Sport 12m, 6		Michael 'Monty' Burns
Can't remember if sent clean, nice climb.
	22	★★ Nails	Sport 10m, 4		Michael 'Monty' Burns
Couldn't hack the start, the rest is nice from memory.
	19	★ Pegleg	Sport 10m	★ Good	Michael 'Monty' Burns
Good wandering around
Mon 24th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	23	★★★ Bar with a view	Sport 20m	★★★ Classic	steve willson
I had a blast putting this beauty up. Great times over the COVID lockdown with great people.
	16	★★★ Apprehension - with Hunter Cole	Trad 20m	★★★ Classic	steve willson
'The Eternity' of Wollongong. Hunter and I were more than happy to whack in some anchors on this beauty. Nice route Kez!
	21	★★★ Deadman's Chest	Sport 15m, 7		steve willson
Hard down low, quality route. Nice one Jesse!
	21	★★★ The Nautilus	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	steve willson
Flipping lovely route, Blue mountain-esk. climbed it every time I came. 3 stars in my books.
	20	★★ Roaring Forties	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	steve willson
Lovely route, deserves 2 stars.
Mon 24th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Alcove
	21	★★★ Shore Break	Sport 25m, 10		steve willson
Great route!
Fri 2nd Jul 2021 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	16	★★★ Apprehension	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good	Kat Liss
first time climbing some crack
Wed 3rd Mar 2021 - Coalcliff
Powerline Lookout
	26	★★ Trespass	Sport 25m, 11	★★ Very Good	Alex Riegelman
Good with an extremely hard move at 1/3 height.
	23	★★ Flying Car Arete	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic	Alex Riegelman
This was excellent! Rock felt a little bit crispy at times but nothing actually broke on me. To be clear - all of the bolts have been replaced and are in excellent condition. The move at 3/4 height felt quite difficult to me for 22.
Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack - with Eugene Mak	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good	Alex Riegelman
Good but a hard move at the finish that might surprise the grade 21 leader. Definitely a worthy addition to the Sydney trad tick-list.
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Eugene Mak	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Alex Riegelman
Done as a single pitch as it should be. Really fun! Awesome moves and position and length for a Sydney crag. Rock quality is good the whole way. Bolting is very friendly.
Tue 19th May 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack	Trad 25m		Roman
Great trad line! Balancy and a bit technical.. 2 cruxes.. I think I added a third by starting from the ledge under the belay rings.
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12		Roman
Daunting.. And one of the best 20s around for sure.
	23	★★★ Titanical	Sport 42m		Roman
Mega arete led as one pitch. Some outrageously cool moves and positioning. Rapped down it and did sneak a peak at the rock on the short 23 bit so logging a flash.
Sun 10th May 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9	★★★ Classic	Nabor Andariza
Hard
	23	★★★ Titanical 1 23 12m 2 22 10m 3 22 20m	Sport 42m		Nabor Andariza
Done it as a single pitch, highly recommended use a fix rope to get to the first belay station
Sat 9th May 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	24	★★ Humidify	Sport 15m, 5		steve willson
Spicy down low, went down second shot. Good but short.
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9		steve willson
Great climb, we were too efficient getting down here and suffered in the baking sun.
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic	steve willson
One of my favourites at the grade
Sat 25th Apr 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic	steve willson
Loved this route, Made it right to the tippy top and popped off at the mantle on the OS attempt
Mon 20th Apr 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	24	★★ Humidify - with Justin Pang	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	George Broadfoot
A tad short but the arete moves are memorable.
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak - with Justin Pang	Sport 25m, 9	★★★ Classic	George Broadfoot
Cool routes, varied sections, some fantastic positions and rock. Wow!
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Justin Pang	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	George Broadfoot
What a line! Amazing to climb 30m of arete in coalcliff!! Great find Neil. All those years of looking up at these cliffs from the train and theres actually good routes here
Sun 5th Apr 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Drew Ivison, Drew Ivison	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Patrick Burr
Fantastic climb! So good we did it twice. Next time all in one mega-pitch!! Oh, beware of the last bolt: it's a little runout, a bit too high, round the corner, totally blind and tricky to clip (what's with that Heath Black?). I ended up skipping it and having a pretty serious runout.
Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic	Nikhilesh Sharma
A hidden gem for the connoisseurs. The bold and beautiful Hazel Findlay reckons splitters can get quite boring and repetitious; whatever she says I always take on board, I wonder why. And this Daddy has it all. Fist jams into fingers locks, straight into underclings; desperate side pulls on slabs ; a rest or two (ask yourself why you were granted this). Wait there comes the ig bad bulge, if you have balanced passed this have a breathe or two; you can probably smell the top from here. So so near but so so far, just hope you have the right cam left for the job (headpointers like me can hide in a hole). Open your "climbing move encyclopedia" to pull past, if It isn't there atleast you and I learnt a move or two. Gear beta: Double rack with singles of #2 and #3, compulsory set of wires accompanied with loads of confiance en soi. Top rope followed by lead attempt (two falls; uno en gaining slab, segundo en crux).
Fri 13th Mar 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	21	★★★ Daddy Crack - with Nikhilesh Sharma	Trad 25m		Richelle
Would love to lead it one day but how do one protect themself throught the middle part? #RunItOut ? #YOLO
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Greg Blachon	Sport 42m		Richelle
REACHEY, balancey, technical - never again until I at least grow another 20cm. Of course it didn't help that Greg did it all in one pitch #crazy
	23	★★★ Titanical	Sport 42m	★★★ Mega Classic	Greg Blachon
Sent on first lead attempt as one mega pitch after a few top rope laps. I don’t see any reason to split it into many pitches as the line is straight from bottom to top. Second pitch is just awesomeness, with balancy and technical moves around the arrete with mega exposure. At the top of the climb you just pray none of these brittle holds are gonna break to send you flying, spoiling such a great effort!
Sun 8th Mar 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★★★ Classic	Greg Blachon
Sensational climbing, another contender for the best 20 around Sydney? Yes the rock in the first section looks pretty bad, most of the jugs are begging to break off, but everything was solid and held. Done in one single pitch, with 4 or 5 alpine draws used in the first section the rope drag was not too bad. My second didn’t seem to enjoy as much as me... but I have to admit that first move out of the belay must be a pant shitting one when done on second...!
	23	★★★ Titanical	Sport 42m		Greg Blachon
Just sussing out the moves. P1 with the good sequence decoded shouldn’t be too hard, but the start of P2 and end of P3 will be challenging. Had quite a small epic with the rope stuck around a pinch on the arrete and difficulty communicating it in the windy conditions. Will be back on this one, projecting to do it in 1 pitch.
Fri 6th Mar 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12		Nikhilesh Sharma
Most scared I have ever been on second. God help all seconds if their leaders lead it in one pitch.
Wed 26th Feb 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★★ Very Good	Jett Legge
south storm came over half way and the name didn’t disappoint
Sun 5th Jan 2020 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	23	★★★ Titanical 1 23 12m 2 22 10m 3 22 20m	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Scott Butler
Did it in 2 pitches (1+2 and 3). Would definitely recommend linking pitches 1 and 2. Makes for a great 20+ m 23.
2020 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
	16	★★ Pirates & Plunders	Sport 25m, 8	★ Good	Rod Young
Good long easy route.
	20	★★ Captain Nemo	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Rod Young
Great rock quality, awkward clipppng anchors
Sun 14th Jul 2019 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Drew Ivison, Drew Ivison 1 23 12m lead by Drew Ivison, Drew Ivison 2 22 10m lead by Drew Ivison, Drew Ivison 3 22 20m lead by Patrick Burr	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Patrick Burr
Truly beautiful climbing! Though, summer is a more sensible time to go. Freezing to bits on the belay!
Fri 17th Aug 2018 - Coalcliff
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	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9		aidan.io
Climbs quiet techy and balancey at points but man this is a killer line... Looks so cool from the hanging belay at the bottom. You kinda forget about all the wrecked cars once you look out at the veiws!
	23	★★★ Titanical - with Alec Brodie 1 23 12m 3 22 20m	Sport 32m		aidan.io
Doing the first pitch for a warm up was tough, would definitely extend the the very last draw on the rap in...Alec did a great great job leading the two last pitches scary at the top clipping the last bolt... Would be Great summer climbing but was kinda cold in the shade all day
Fri 15th Jun 2018 - Coalcliff
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	23	★★★ Titanical - with Gino Lagazio 1 23 12m lead by Elliot Kals 2 22 10m lead by Gino Lagazio 3 22 20m lead by Elliot Kals	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Elliot Kals
Really fun arete climbing surrounded by nice views, keen to check out the other routes here some time.
Tue 24th Oct 2017 - Coalcliff
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	22	★★★ Titanical 1 lead by Elliot 2 22 lead by Me 3 lead by Elliot	Sport 42m	★★★ Mega Classic	Gino Lagazio
Absolutely phenomenal way to end a day of work! Climbed as 3 seperate pitches and loved every second of it. Take 16 draws and you'll have enough to clip everything on the way down and maybe a few left over. Elliot and I both broke footholds off at the very last bolt, he managed to stay on but I went flying. Easily earns the 3 stars
Sun 15th Oct 2017 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9		Gino Lagazio
Warm up... seemed pretty stiff for the grade but great climb regardless!!
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★★★ Classic	Gino Lagazio
Split into 2 pitches... this was awesome!! Something for everyone - steep jug hauling into some thin technical slab followed by some wicked face climbing. 3 stars!!
Sun 27th Aug 2017 - Coalcliff
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	23	★★★ Titanical	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Jason McCarthy
Mega Arete led as one giant pitch. Airy position and so much quality arete climbing. Rock quality deteriorates in spots but the moves and air make up for it. Definitely worth a visit, closest and best arete in the Sydney area?
	24	★★ Humidify	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	Jason McCarthy
Hard arete climbing for the first 3 bolts and then turns down the difficulty for the rest of the route.
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9	★★★ Classic	Jason McCarthy
Awesome grampians-esque rock and spectacular moves. Worth the visit.
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★★ Very Good	Jason McCarthy
Wild position of the grade. Those pockets look sandy but they are bomber. 2nd half of the route is cool face climbing.
Sun 13th Sep 2015 - Coalcliff
Ships Prow
	20	★★ Tree Tornado	Sport 35m, 12	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
Climbed as one big pitch. Covers some amazingly steep and exposed terrain, though never really gets difficult. The rock quality is a mixed bag, but it didn't detract from the enjoyment of the route. The thin moves up the slabby headwall are undoubtedly the icing on the cake.
	20	★★ Captain Cheese	Mixed trad 33m, 2	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
Climbed as one big pitch. The initial traverse, and steep face-section near the start is straightforward and enjoyable sportiness... but happens to go safely on gear! The upper corner is great rock and clean, and involves easy technical stemming with tonnes of protection.
	23	★★★ Titanical	Sport 42m	★★★ Classic	Paul Frothy Thomson
With Neil. The classic of the crag. P1 - Red Point (didn't find the crucial hold around the left side of the arete and barn-doored off.); P2 - Onsight (linked into P1); P3 - Onsight. Sure, there are some sections of fragile rock, but the quality of climbing is top notch. You might TRY to escape the arete, but one way or another you're going to arete climb your way up the entire route. Encompasses the full spectrum of technical arete moves, and is steeper than you think.
	22	★★★ Sleep is for the Weak	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
A great route on good rock, in an engaging position. Enjoyable water-polished rock. The essence of this climb seemed to be sustained moves at gr22 throughout the route, with no distinctly easier or harder moves, but good stances (it's mostly slabby) throughout. Quite technical and thin.
Thu 19th Feb 2015 - Coalcliff
Powerline Lookout
	24	★★ Trespass - with Heath Black	Sport 25m, 11	★ Good	z_swander
1 Shot after a 50 minute hike from Lawerence Hargrave Drive in hot, humid, and somewhat rainy conditions. I did eventually do all the moves, but this ain't my style. Super thin, technical, and sustained face climbing for 15m, then it's easier...but the rock gets sandy and you're still getting worked mentally. Probably a grade harder than what Monty is willing to pay.

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