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31 M2 | |||||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Lower Taipan Lower Taipan Wall | |||||
31 M2 | ★ Pegasus
Something of a hybrid. The first pitch is free except for one long aid point. The less significant second pitch still holds a few aids. Start: The next hanging corner R of 'Icarus' is now easily identifiable by 2 shiny new FHs on the steeply undercut face below the corner. (This is a closed project which is attempting to free the batman start (extremely bouldery)).
FA: Thomson, Mudie (M4 & 8). Andy Pollitt 30.11.90., 1970 | 55m, 2 | |||
V9 | |||||
Australia Victoria North West Arapiles Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Boulders Crankshaft Boulder | |||||
V9 | ★★ Crankshaft Overdive
All the business on Crankshaft (traverse) then a couple of tough moves to gain the start holds of the 3 move V8 corner. | 5m | |||
29 AID:A1 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge North Wall - Main | |||||
29 AID:A1 | Hyperspace
Start: Start 6m right of 'Jewel Box'.
FFA: Zac Vertrees FA: John Fantini (uncertain - pre 1996?), 1990 | 130m, 4 | |||
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Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Gorgo Wall | |||||
28 | ★★ Gargantuan
Similar to 'Gorgon' in grade and nature. Again most of the climbing is free. Start: 'Trident' cracks on left wall of 'Leviathan' corner FA: J Ewbank & A Campbell, 1967 | 110m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Taipan Wall - North | |||||
28 | ★★★ The Seventh Pillar (Free Variant)
This short variant halfway up the second pitch was the final link for the whole line to go free. Break L from the top of the initial fat flake/corner on pitch 2 of TSP, 2 bolts and hard moves take you over the bulge and up the thin face to gain the guano-stained flake on the original. FA: Dave Jones & mid 90s?, 2000 | 7m, 2 | |||
27 R | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | |||||
27 R | ★★ Gone With the Wind
Start: Below the steep corner at top of cliff left of 'Echo Crack'.
FFA: K.Carrigan FA: (J.Ewbank & J.Pickard), 1968 | 180m, 7 | |||
26 AID:A1 | |||||
Aotearoa / New Zealand Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Lake Taupō Closed Motuoapa Main Cliff | |||||
26 AID:A1 | ★★★ Taming The Lion | 25m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge North Wall - Main | |||||
26 AID:A1 | ★★ Olympus Mons
Has this had a second ascent? Covers mind boggling terrain. Takes all the orange overhanging corners at the downstream end of the north wall. All belays are on bolts.
FFA: pitch 1, Rolando Archer, pitch 3, 4, Andy Richardson & lee cossey FA: John Fantini & Keith Bell, 1991 | 220m, 6 | |||
26 M1 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | |||||
26 M1 | ★★ Onions Original Version
| 18m | |||
Australia Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The Cathedral Range Bisset's Pinnacles Main Pinnacle | |||||
26 M1 | Thrills And Spills
Steep and technical. Will go free at some point. Starts at the wall down and L of Smiler. Boulder the wall with no pro to a pea-pod and a fixed pin (about Gr 19). Hard moves up and onto the ramp and follow this to the black wall. One or two aids brings the diagonal to hand. Swing R and up this to the top. FA: Glenn Tempest, 1985 | 25m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Taipan Wall - North | |||||
26 M1 | ★ Sordid Orchids
A good line spoilt by a single aid move on the second pitch. The first pitch is a popular and well chalked line with a handy lower-off, but beware that falls before the 1st bolt have strained a few ankles on the swing into the slab below. Start at the flake/seam 5m right of Tokyo Rose, on the elevated ledge.
FA: Pitch 1: Chris Shepherd, Parrish Robbins. Pitch 2: Parrish Robbins & Nick White, 1990 | 55m, 2, 5 | |||
26 | |||||
Aotearoa / New Zealand Te Waipounamu / The South Island Murihiku / Southland Fiordland Darran Mountains Homer Hut Area Moir Mate's Little Brother | |||||
26 | ★★★ Second Coming | 6 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Central Grampians Mt Rosea Left Side | |||||
26 | ★★ Coronary Country
The brilliant first pitch originally involved desperate and dangerous aid (M7) on which Noddy learned how to place RURPs. He also placed his first bong in what should have been his first good runner at the end of the crux. However Noddy didn't know how to use bongs so he put it in sideways and carried on in blissfull ignorance. The free version avoids the RURP seam by easier climbing just to the left. Take a full rack from RP 0 to #4 Cam. The upper pitches are much easier so parties abseil after pitch one (bring some tat for the bolts) and it seems that no-one has bothered freeing the second pitch. The third pitch had it's single aid point eliminated at the giddy grade of 10. Start: Start by the column leaning against the cliff.
FFA: pitch 3 Chris Baxter 1980s FA: Keith Lockwood & Chris Baxter (alt), 1969 FFA: pitch 1: Kim Carrigan & Steve Monks, 1986 | 100m, 2 | |||
25 M1 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Hunter Valley Bulahdelah Hoppy's Cave | |||||
25 M1 | Black Leg Miner (Alternate Start)
| 10m | |||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side Queen Victoria Buttress | |||||
25 M1 | ★★ Eureka Uprising
The longest hard-ish route on the plateau, with pitch grades of 16, 23, 25 M1, 20, 21, 19, easy, 24, 22, 21, 22, ?, 13. Warning!!! Pitches 2 and 3 have a few dangerous (brittle) screw-in ring bolts which need to be replaced! Access: either scramble down, down, down Queen Vic Gully to the foot of the buttress, or make the many abseils required down the route (it the latter option is chosen, realise that a bit further than half way down there is notch behind the lower of the two pinnacles that are major features of this buttress. A short roped scramble/climb up the back of tis lower pinnacle is required before the abseiling can be continued down the route to the bottom). Route is best described and seen by the route description and photo-topo on pp112 and 113 respectively of the 2006 guidebook | 370m, 13 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Victoria Range Red Rock Area Picasso Block | |||||
25 M1 | Cubism
The south-west arete of the block gives an unusual and unlikely climb. Lassoo spike at 7m and free climb from there! FA: Steve Monks, Parrish Robbins & Louise Shepherd, 1990 | 40m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Taipan Wall - North | |||||
25 M1 | ★ Lure Groove
Rebolted 2016. Start as for Dance of Life. Aid on the bolts and monkey R to the arete as for Dance of Life. Then trend L up the arete, into a funky groove and up to a long-awaited FH (the Lure). There is little protection for quite a distance before this lone bolt. Join Clean Sweep (better) or Dinosaurs Don't Dyno (easier) for the last few metres. FA: Rich Heap & Dave Jones | 40m, 2 | |||
25 M0 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Northern Tablelands Gara Gorge Eastern Gara Gorge Yellow Wall Lower Yellow Wall | |||||
25 M0 | Santa Claws
Start: Towards the right hand end of the lower tier. Left hand crack line to seam, past one bolt on slab to tree belay. A couple of aid rests were used. FA: T. Ball & D. Hockley, 1989 | 15m, 1 | |||
25 | |||||
Australia Victoria Granite Highlands Teneriffe Split Rock Area | |||||
25 | ★★ Outside Line
Across the fence from Split Rock, walk left to a boulder with a distinctive finger crack running diagonally (left to right) across its face. Start off the flat slab almost against the boulder. FA: Robin Holmes FA: Andrew Martin & Matthew King, 1978 | 18m | |||
24 AID:A2+ | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | |||||
24 AID:A2+ | ★★★ Yakkagala
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Test your nerve and skill on this little big wall in the Grose Valley. Gear: Double rack of cams from #0.3 to #4. You could probably do it with a single #4, but two is nice. Small cams including #0.1. Wide cam hooks. Wires from tiny to thin-hands size. Pitons from 5mm to 7mm (for the time being). Hammer. Aid ladders and daisys. Jumars. It is possible to bail from the top of pitch 3 if you have two 60m ropes.
It's not really a pitch, but you will have to belay a leader as they traverse left on the ledge (2RBs) to reach the cave. Belay the second from a big rock in the cave. If you're hauling, you'll need to manhandle the gear across this ledge too, possibly in multiple trips. | 130m, 6 | |||
24 AID:A1 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge South Wall - Phantom Menace Wall | |||||
24 AID:A1 | Celestial Mechanics
Start: Start from the left end of Big Greenie. Takes the corner and arête.
FA: Mike Peck, Pete Mills & John Stone (var), 1990 | 65m, 3 | |||
24 M1 | |||||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Victoria Range Buandik Area Rain Wall | |||||
24 M1 | The Water Line
The main line on Rain Wall. Start by roping up for an exposed ledge system descending left of Broken English;
FA: Ed Neve & Keith Lockwood, 1990 | 80m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre Taipan Wall - North | |||||
24 M1 | ★★★ Dance of Life
Outstanding and unlikely climbing on amazing rock, with great pro and a bouldery finish. Start just R of Dinosaurs Don't Dyno, on the R end of the elevated ledge. But belay at ground level to reduce rope drag and improve communication. Delicately sidle R and slightly up along the small ledge/slab, until it terminates in a hanging 'horn' of rock. A tricky reach off the horn gains a RB and BR. Aid on these to gain the flake, then monkey R to the arete. Trend R and up the gorgeous orange scoops to large break (optional belay). Continue up flakes to crimpy finish (BR). Full rack, extenders and 2 bolt plates. FA: Kim Carrigan, 1984 | 35m, 2, 2 | |||
24 M1 | ★★★ Clean Sweep
For almost 25 years this route has largely been neglected due to a reputation for having a runout crux. In reality, it can be completely sewed up if you have plenty of micro-wires and a blue alien, and the endurance to hang around and fiddle them in. Plus the climbing is simply immaculate and, even despite the aid bolt, this must be a strong contender for the best 24 in the Grampians. Start as for Dance of Life. Aid on the bolts and jug R to the arete as for Dance of Life. From there climb straight up the grey faint groove with fantastic sustained moves all the way to the horizontal breaks, then directly up the excellent blunt arete. FA: Kim Carrigan, 1985 | 40m, 2, 1 | |||
24 M0 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Jungle One | |||||
24 M0 | Swimming Pools, Movie Stars
Start: Bash your way to the right side of the next buttress. This arete looks pretty good from Teenager Buttress!
FA: G.Bradbury & J.Smoothy, 1984 | 65m, 2 | |||
24 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall | |||||
24 | ★ Giant
Wide crack cruxy start near the coffin cave gets you to a good cave ledge. Pop up onto the main face and up and around arete. Up grey slab above. FFA: Matheson/Mentz FA: FA Ewbank, Tyrell, FFA Matheson & Mentz | 110m, 4 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Pohlner Track & Smith's Rd Area The Unnamed Cliff | |||||
24 | Dead Or Olive
An impressive line, even more so now that is free. Start: It\\\\'s the huge orange corner 18m right of 'Harbinger'.
FA: Barrie Noye & Roland Pauligk. (var), 1969 FFA: Steve Monks & Jane Wilkinson, 1991 | 75m, 2 | |||
23 M5 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
23 M5 | Tyrant
| 190m, 2 | |||
23 M4 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
23 M4 | Tyrant Legitimate
| 150m, 2 | |||
23 M3 | |||||
Australia Western Australia South Coast West Cape Howe Earl Grey Walls White Wall | |||||
23 M3 | Ashley and Martins
| 60m | |||
23 AID:A1 | |||||
Australia Queensland South East Scenic Rim Mt Maroon Tiger Face | |||||
23 AID:A1 | ★★★ Solar Quartet
Start: About the same as for TCFR. Bolts + trad.
FA: henk morgans, peter jones, Nick Bilton & James Fisher, 2005 | 130m, 4, 25 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge North Wall - Main | |||||
23 AID:A1 | Red Shift
Connects 'Jewel Box' to 'Coal Sack'.
FA: John Fantini & Matt Madin, 1985 | 170m, 4 | |||
23 M1 | |||||
Australia South Australia Flinders Ranges Moonarie Flying Buttress | |||||
23 M1 | Birdbrain
| 100m | |||
Australia Queensland South East Sunshine Coast Mt Tinbeerwah Main Wall | |||||
23 M1 | ★★ The Ricoh Destruction Test
Start in the rainforest just L of the big tree, 50m R of 'The Sacred Snakes of Tanahlot'. Named after the camera that failed the test.
FA: 4. J.J. O'Brien & Ray Phoenix, 2003 FA: 1, 2, 3. J.J. O'Brien & Nathan Perkins, 2003 | 100m, 4 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Australian Capital Territory Tidbinbilla area Pierce's Creek Far North Watt's Wall | |||||
23 M1 | Discount for Heroes
Named after a comment by a local 'hardman' of yesteryear. Takes the central line about three metres right of Never Get Famous. The first pitch has some good moves.
FA: Dave McGregor & Matt Madin, 1985 | 35m, 2 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Wolgan Valley Coke Ovens Upper | |||||
23 M1 | ★★ Blackadder
The top pitch might be the best on the crag, shame about what it takes to get there. Start: Start at the corner about 8-10m L of 'Dr Freeze'.
FA: Andrew Duckworth & various belayers, 2000 | 82m, 3 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Wolgan Valley Wilderness Areas Deanes Creek North Wall | |||||
23 M1 | Keep the Faith
| 110m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | |||||
23 M1 | Ypsilon
| 120m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Point Perpendicular Closed Devil's Gully Area Bombora Wall | |||||
23 M1 | Vania
| 40m | |||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
23 M1 | The Fifth Column
| 160m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - South Side Mushroom Rock | |||||
23 M1 | ★ Leathal Weapon II
| 50m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Victoria Range Red Rock Area The Grandstand | |||||
23 M1 | ★★ Sporting Chance
The best line on the cliff, starting just right of "First Past The Post"
FA: Steve Monks & Keith Lockwood, 1989 | 45m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Pomonal Area Blazed Rock Main Face | |||||
23 M1 | International Rescue
A worthwhile climb taking the curving flake/corner. Start: 3m left of 'Grim Reaper'. From the small ledge, use the bolt for aid and climb the thin crack. FA: Glenn Tempest & Rob Nabben, 1991 | 25m, 2, 1 | |||
23 M0 | |||||
Australia South Australia Flinders Ranges Moonarie Callitris Corner | |||||
23 M0 | Final Call
| 27m | |||
Australia Western Australia Perth Midgegoroo National Park Mount Randall Main Area Ringworld Boulder | |||||
23 M0 | Foreign Aid | 12m | |||
Australia Western Australia Perth Mountain Quarry Main Wall | |||||
23 M0 | Learning to Fly
| 35m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Australian Capital Territory Southern ACT Mount Scabby | |||||
23 M0 | Bumblies Picnic
Start 15 metres left of 'Grease is the Word', just left of the bottom wall.
FA: Richard Watts, Paul Daniel & Robyn Cleland, 1984 | 60m, 1 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Point Perpendicular Closed Devil's Gully Area Bombora Wall | |||||
23 M0 | Deceiving Climbers
| 35m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Central Grampians Mt Rosea Left Side | |||||
23 M0 | ★ Royal Blues
An attractive seam up a smooth wall to an overhang still has one or two aids on the overhang and should go free to a tall climber. However, as usual the climbing eases off dramatically after the first thirty or forty metres. The aspiring aid climber can view the bathook holes at the start and salivate. Bear in mind that the carrot bolt runners are aid, not protection, bolts Start: Below the obvious seam up the smooth wall.
FA: Keith Lockwood & Chris Baxter (var)., 1969 FA: Mostly free : Steve Monks & Ginette Harrison, 1994 | 120m, 2 | |||
23 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Northern Beaches Closed North Head Main Area | |||||
23 | Big Craziness
| 50m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Northern Rivers Mt. Warning Wollumbin Shield North West Face (Main Wall) | |||||
23 | ★★ The Lost Boys
Read warning below. This route does have bolts with SS carrots but they are quite well spaced apart at about 5 metres so pucker factor is a major issue. Top pitches are very sparsely bolted with 20 metre run outs. As this climb is rarely done algal growth can obscure the bolts. full trad rack is also necessary. There is a 110 metre traverse on the lip of a huge roof. Ability to re ascend a rope is a must in this area for self rescue if fallen off route you'll be dangling 100 metres above the apron. Possibility of a bivy ledge one pitch above traverse ledge. Two people can squeeze on to this tight ledge. There is a descent option from the top of this climb however finding the start to the rap route is problematic. Good luck finding it. Best option is to find start at bottom. Start is around 2/3rds across left from descent gully. Abseil descent has had it's anchors replaced as of early July 2020. All anchors are SS. Warning. Recent ascent by Duncan Steel. He describes the top several pitches as having deteriorated badly since he did it 15 years ago. We discussed why and we came to a consensus that the black lichen and the north facing cliff bakes in the summer sun and the skin of the rock exfoliates in the very high summer sun. This route really needs renovation and a retro bolt. Duncan warms that this climb is no trivial matter and death or very serious injury could result from anyone just turning up and having a go. Set: Tim Balla FA: Tim Balla & Malcolm (HB) Matheson | 590m | |||
Australia Victoria Granite Highlands Teneriffe Closed The Saddle | |||||
23 | Grandfather Clock
FA: Rod Harris & Rohan Harris, 1971 | 20m | |||
22 AIDC:C3 | |||||
Australia Tasmania North West Lake Huntley | |||||
22 AIDC:C3 | ★★ Leap of Faith
FA: Doug Fife & Garn Cooper | 200m, 8 | |||
22 M6 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
22 M6 | ★★ Lord Gumtree
Start as for Ozy.
FFA: Steve Monks FA: Peter McKeand & Chris Dewhirst 26-, 1971 FA: Rick White & Nic Taylor (FCA), 1975 FFA: Kevin Lindorff, Matt Taylor & Giles Bradbury (p8-9), 1977 | 320m, 2 | |||
22 M4 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
22 M4 | Rats In Paradise
Start: Start at the 6th belay of Ozy.
FA: Stefan Eberhard & Julie Styles, 1995 | 71m, 2 | |||
22 M3 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Western Slope and Plains Warrumbungles Tonduron | |||||
22 M3 | Starlight Express
A beautiful route venturing through some steep and hostile territory. Start halfway between Virago and A Little Rainbow at a prominent straight groove/crack heading for orange overhanging pitch.
FA: John Fantini & Keith Bell, 1987 | 240m, 7 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags 100' Slab Area | |||||
22 M3 | ★ Krakatoa
Up to steepening, up then left to shale. 2).Right to choss corner, aid/free to large gear under roof, traverse left to arete. 3). Chimney. Start: Weakness 3m right of TL. FA: A.Penney & J.Smoothy, 1977 | 61m | |||
22 AID:A1 | |||||
Aotearoa / New Zealand Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Waikato Waitomo District Closed Mangaotaki | |||||
22 AID:A1 | While my belayer gently weeps | 75m | |||
22 AID:A1 | ★ Dawn till Dusk | 75m | |||
Aotearoa / New Zealand Te Ika-a-Māui / The North Island Te Tai Tokerau / Northland Maungaraho Trinity Slabs Area | |||||
22 AID:A1 | ★★ Full Moon Fantasy
Full Moon Fantasy Just left of Zorne’s Lemon, this route meanders a bit, but double ropes will reduce rope drag. Two bolts and slabby moves lead to cam placements and a short, steep wall. Strong moves up then delicate traverse right past two bolts to a rest. Step up and left, find an undercling and clip the bolt under the overhang. The next move is a difficult reach to the horizontal crack. The bolt is used as Aid (22 A1) but the move has been freed( 25). Traverse left on strenuous underclings to a bolt, breathe, then delicately up the corner to a small grassy ledge. Two more bolts and fine moves lead to top and a chain/tree belay. FA: Dan Hawthorn, Bruce Calvert, Paul Hersey & Richard Dale, 1994 FA: Paul Hersey, 2001 | 40m, 5 | |||
Australia South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula Granite Island Lead Climbing | |||||
22 AID:A1 | Spit the Dummy
| 25m | |||
Australia Queensland South East Scenic Rim Mt Maroon East Face | |||||
22 AID:A1 | ★★ Phaedra
Phaedra is an historical and adventurous climb, first envisioned by Rick White in 1969. To gain access, proceed up the hiker's track, past Egg Rock, to a stand of Shea-oak, just below the Central Knoll: East Face - Phaedra access topo Start below the obvious rooflet halfway up the wall. Either belay on the ground or off a single ring on the ledge 10m off the ground. ★★ Phaedra 22 A1 - Phaedra - 1st belay Cameron Fairbain,Simon Vos on ★★ Phaedra 22 A1 - Phaedra 1)45m 19 - Start up the slab past a peg, angling towards the finger crack, continue up this, heading towards the hanging flake on spaced but good gear. Pull over the flake up to a belay at a sloping ledge below the rooflet. 2)15m 20 - Clip the SS carrot (hard to spot) above the belay left of 3 rusty carrots. From the belay traverse left and up the shallow groove to the left side of the overhang. Traverse right under the roof past gear and 2 pitons. Pull through the roof, to the hanging belay at 2xRBs directly above. ★★ Phaedra 22 A1 - pitons under overlap 3)20m 19 - Proceed up the corner, to a crack and up to the base of the headwall for a hanging trad anchor. Below the bolt ladder. 4)35m 21 M1 - Climb up the old bolt ladder (4x) on the headwall to gain the slab (20/21) above past shallow gear to follow 3 carrot bolts (left trending) on the slab in a breath-taking position to the top & 2xRB belay in alcove on left. Gear: small to medium cams, lots of wires, plates and a skyhook. Rick & Paul pegged their way up p1 in 1969. Rick White, Jeff Morgan & Ron Collett freed p1 (18 by their standards) & aided the whole route in October 1971. Paul Hoskins & Joe Lynch freed p2 in 1983 (they would have freed p3, but Joe forgot his shoes.) Fred From & Chris Frost freed p3 in 1983. Jon Pearson came close to freeing p4 in the late 80s, and Glen Foley almost freed it in 2007. FA: Rick White, Paul Caffyn (p1) & aided, 1969 | 120m | |||
Australia Queensland South East Sunshine Coast Glasshouse Mountains Closed Mt. Coonowrin | |||||
22 AID:A1 | Light Years Away DF
| 35m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge North Wall - Main | |||||
22 AID:A1 | ★★ Coal Sack
FA: John Fantini & Dave Magregor, 1985 | 200m, 5 | |||
22 M2 | |||||
Australia Queensland South East Scenic Rim Mt Maroon East Face | |||||
22 M2 | ★ Valhalla
Has the distinction of being Australia's first 22. Scramble/climb up the easy start next to ROI & onto the belay ledge. Starting in RH corner, trending left up weakness, then up, slightly right trending, into crack corner & up this to flaring off-width at top. Aid your way out to lip. then up over this to a good belay stance above. Be wary of the original button bolts put in by Rick 47yrs ago; these are only 1" deep or so & hand-drilled. Very rarely climbed, the route is rather chossy & vegetated. (Estimates of freeing the downward flaring crack at the top start at around grade 27-28.) FA: Rick White, Ron Collet & Ted Cais, 1972 | 45m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Wolgan Valley Wilderness Areas Firewheel Wall | |||||
22 M2 | Sappho
| 110m | |||
22 M1 | |||||
Australia Western Australia South Coast West Cape Howe Earl Grey Walls White Wall | |||||
22 M1 | Sysiphos
| 75m | |||
Australia Western Australia Perth Kalamunda National Park Bibbulman Boulders | |||||
22 M1 | Taipan Teaser
| 20m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Western Slope and Plains Warrumbungles The Needle | |||||
22 M1 | Northern Gusto
Groove in middle of clean W Face. Bolts. Two rests. FA: Steve Waite, Greg Croft & Alison Greenhalgh, 1994 | 35m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Australian Capital Territory Tidbinbilla area Pierce's Creek Far North Watt's Wall | |||||
22 M1 | Six Blade Knife
On an isolated boulder about 100 metres downstream from Watts' Wall is an orange wall split by a finger crack. Up easily to start, through the roof and straight up the crack to the top. Several points of aid. FA: Ben Jones & David Lyons, 1989 | 25m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Blackheath Area Mt Blackheath Area El Desperado Wall | |||||
22 M1 | Battle of the Bulge
Eroded wall right of twin cracks. Start: Middle of wall with twin outcrops at base. Faintly marked "BB"
FA: J. Fantini & Keith Bell, 1980 | 30m, 2, 6 | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan North West The Great North Cliff | |||||
22 M1 | How's it Hanging? A Bit to the Right
| 20m | |||
Australia Victoria Gippsland Wilson's Promontory Tongue Point Fang Cove | |||||
22 M1 | Rites of Passage
| 25m | |||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
22 M1 | ★ She - Ozymandias Eliminate
Start: Start as for She.
FA: Joe Friend, Kevin Lindorff & as described FA: Kevin Lindorff, Andrew Thomson, Glenn Tempest & penduled from the top of p2 of She, 1978 | 260m, 2 | |||
22 M0 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Australian Capital Territory Tidbinbilla area Pierce's Creek Far North Watt's Wall | |||||
22 M0 | Too Loose Lautrec Finish
Some of the roof blocks are suspect. Continue up the corner and exit under the roof, finishing straight up. FA: Matt Madin & Dave MacGregor, 1985 | 20m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Wolgan Valley Old Baldy Lower Cliff | |||||
22 M0 | ★ Warbler
Start 20m right of C.
FA: Steve Moon, Nat Nicholas & John Smooty, 1983 | 40m, 6 | |||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - South Side Disabled Lookout Area | |||||
22 M0 | Madame La Guillotine
AID REDUCTION: Climbed with a rest only on the rope at grade 22M0 in 1979 by Rod Young (belayed by Mark Moorhead). | 15m, 2 | |||
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Australia New South Wales and ACT Hunter Valley Bulahdelah Beehive Area | |||||
22 | ★ Mad Trad
Start up alcove placing small gear then through overlap. More easily to ledge and short chimney then belay from ridge. FA: John Wilde & Wortho, 1986 FFA: David Gray & Vanessa Wills, 2013 | 20m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians The Black Range Closed Burrunj South | |||||
22 | ★★ Gingerbread Man
| 24m, 2 | |||
21 M6 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
21 M6 | ★★★ She
Start: Start at thin crack 27m R of 'Tyrant', a few metres L of the original's aid bolts.
FA: Nic Taylor, Andrew Thomson & 2nd-5th, 1975 FA: Kevin Lindorff, Andrew Thomson, Glenn Tempest & Glenn Tempest (freed p1-p2), 1978 | 200m, 2 | |||
21 M5 | |||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
21 M5 | 1066 (And All That)
| 150m, 2 | |||
21 M5 | II Duce
Start: Start as for Emperor, down and right of the obvious amazing Emperor chimney above.
FFA: Glenn Tempest & John Smoothy (p2) FA: Mike Stone, Chris Dewhirst & Geoff Gledhill (15M5), 1970 | 200m, 2 | |||
21 M3 | |||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags 100' Slab Area | |||||
21 M3 | Square Gully
Corner then right to ledge, up to piton, to ledge. Belay in recess (can climb directly up corner). 2).Left to corner, up (aid) to piton below roof. 3). Traverse right to aid (take care), arete, around roof and up. Start: 6m right of K. FA: J.Worrall & J.Ewbank, 1967 | 75m | |||
21 AID:A1 | |||||
Australia South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula Deep Creek | |||||
21 AID:A1 | Is That My Wife in Your Bedroom? | ||||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Bungonia Gorge North Wall - Main | |||||
21 AID:A1 | Chicken Head Row
The overhanging line.
FFA: Richard Watts FA: John Fantini & Dave Magregor, 1989 | 45m, 2 | |||
21 AID:A1 | ★ Galactic Wanderer
Good. If only the corner were 10 times as long. Start: Start as for 'Strangeness and Charm'.
FA: Pitches 1, 2: Giles Bradbury, Greg Moore. Pitches 3, 4: John Fantini & Matt Madin, 1985 | 160m, 4 | |||
21 M2 | |||||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Victoria Range Mt Fox Area Mt Fox | |||||
21 M2 | ★ Hell Bent
Follow chimney of Addicted to Placebo, then step right and up through overhanging crack. FA: Jacqui Middleton & David Ceber | 18m | |||
21 M1 | |||||
Australia Tasmania South East Hobart and surrounds Mount Wellington The Organ Pipes Central Buttress | |||||
21 M1 | ★ Gladiator
| 35m | |||
Australia Queensland South East Sunshine Coast Mt Tinbeerwah Main Wall | |||||
21 M1 | ★★ Descent of the Machines
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21 M1
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Start at burnt out tree 20m R of 'The Ricoh Destruction Test'. Located directly below the lookout.
FA: J.J. O'Brien & Ray Phoenix, 2003 FA: John O'Brien 2nd Ray Phoenix, 2003 | 110m, 7 | |||
Australia Western Australia North Dampier Archipelago Dolphin Island Wapet Ledge | |||||
21 M1 | Blazing Saddles
| 20m | |||
Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | |||||
21 M1 | ★★★ Hotel California (8 pitches)
Pull thru on gear on first pitch and go up escape gully to avoid choss at the end of pitch 8. | 290m | |||
Australia Victoria North East Beechworth Area Mt Pilot Bakery Wall | |||||
21 M1 | Stump Jumper
This route is about 3m left of John's Arete. Two moves of aid on bolts, then climb the finger/hand crack to the top. FA: Robert Cowan | ||||
Australia Victoria North East Mount Buffalo The Gorge - North Side North Wall | |||||
21 M1 | Oligarch
| 75m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Asses Ears Area Brim Springs Pine Bluff | |||||
21 M1 | Hangin' at the Gym
| 18m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians Asses Ears Area Maul Wall | |||||
21 M1 | Skinny Milk
| 25m, 2 | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians North Grampians NE Mt Zero Range Golton Rocks The NEW | |||||
21 M1 | Furry Around The Edges
Yuk. FA: Peter Cunningham & Derek Vissor, 1989 | 25m, 2 | |||
21 M0 | |||||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Victoria Range The Fortress Area The Fortress Eastern End Spanish Wall | |||||
21 M0 | ★ Fragile Feelings
Used to be marred by loose blocks leading to the roof but these have apparently been cleaned up a bit by a subsequent ascent. The rest point really should go. Start: A steep wall with a flake-line in the centre.
FA: Keith Egerton & Kieran Loughran (alt), 1983 | 50m, 2 | |||
21 | |||||
Australia Western Australia Perth Mountain Quarry Skywalker Wall | |||||
21 | Go For Broke
Aid climb for Premature Evacuation | 30m | |||
Australia Victoria North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Southern Wonderland Range Sign Cemetery | |||||
21 | Sign on the Dotted Line
| 15m, 2 | |||
SA:22 AID:A3 | |||||
Australia Tasmania North West Lake Huntley | |||||
SA:22 AID:A3 | ★★★ The Healer
FA: Adam Donoghue, Scott Camps & Gareth Llewellin | 300m, 6 |