Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | ||
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Sun 14th Nov 2021 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Fang Wall | |||||
15 |
★★ First Route
![]() | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||
16 |
★★ The Fang
![]() | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||
12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() | 28m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Wed 24th Mar 2021 - The Gap | |||||
The Ampitheatre Beginners Wall | |||||
10 |
★ Hot Cross Bun
![]() Good way to practice placing gear. | 7m | ★ Good | ||
15 |
★ Rattle
![]() Good climbing. A bit thin up top, but protectable. | 8m | ★★ Very Good | ||
17 |
★ Roll
![]() Couple of neat moves. | 7m | ★ Good | ||
Tue 23rd Mar 2021 - West Cape Howe | |||||
Southern Ocean Wall First Route Gully | |||||
5 |
Needles Aye
![]() Idle hands can be dangerous. | 45m | Average | ||
Tue 23rd Mar 2021 - West Cape Howe | |||||
Black Wall Right Side | |||||
15 |
★★ Friendless
![]() Second pitch only due to rough seas. Intimating for a first taste of WCH. I was glad to be seconding. | 60m | ★ Good | ||
Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Steel Wall | |||||
14 |
★★ Sirius
![]() | 40m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Inner Space Wall | |||||
19 |
★★ Totally Awesome
![]() | 17m | ★ Good | ||
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Steel Wall | |||||
21 |
★★★ Stainless Steel
![]() | 30m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | ||
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Inner Space Wall | |||||
17 |
★★ Inner Space
![]() | 15m | ★ Good | ||
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Peak Head | |||||
West Face | |||||
20 18 |
★★★ Baylac Direct
![]() An excellent line, but: sandbagged, much? The first pitch is much harder than the grade suggests. Second pitch is very pleasant, and much easier. | 96m | ★★ Very Good | ||
15 |
★★★ Albatross
![]() A lovely line of mild trad. Second pitch is the best, but it's all a good time. | 110m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Tue 18th Dec 2018 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() A pleasure to get on this again. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Eaglestone Rocks | |||||
14 |
★ Jaundice
![]() Short, but great for practising cam placements. | 8m | ★ Good | ||
17 |
★★ Wishbone
![]() Kinda slabby | 15m, 5 | Average | ||
Wed 8th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | |||||
19 |
★★★ Tannin
![]() Saved the best line for very last. Superb moves on an amazing line. Well-deserved mega classic. | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Wed 8th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | |||||
13 |
★★ Horn Piece
![]() A lovely route with nice, straightforward protection. | 33m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Tue 7th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | |||||
5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
![]() No gear placements, no rope drag. Superb rock and an atmospheric line. Sublime. | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Tue 7th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Far North Lower Curtain Wall | |||||
18 |
★★★ Entertainer
![]() Sustained and oh so satisfying. This is why we visit. A sensational route. | 35m | ★★★ Classic | ||
15 15 R |
★ The Joker
![]() Not a bad warmup. | 25m, 1 | ★ Good | ||
Mon 6th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | |||||
14 |
★★★ Lamplighter
![]() Exposure, much? You're going into space if you fall off the second pitch. And that roof chimney on the third! Fantastic route.
1
lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Ashley
3
lead by
Ashley
| 78m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Mon 6th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | |||||
16 |
★★★ Watchtower Crack
![]() The iconic Arapiles route. An amazing line with some commitment required on the upper two pitches. Beta: take two bolt plates and some large cams.
1
lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Ash
3
lead by
Kym
4
lead by
Ash
| 95m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Sun 5th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Atridae Agamemnon Area | |||||
11 |
★★★ Agamemnon
![]() Done as one pitch. And what a pitch: solo the squeeze chimney to start, then stem your way up the chasm for the rest. Perfect friction all the way, and a cheeky little run-out at the end to add spice. | 40m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Sun 5th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | |||||
15 |
★★★ Kaiser - Resignation
![]() A completely superb lineup for these two routes. Second pitch had a surprisingly bouldery start, and that overhang on the third!
1
lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Ash
3
lead by
Kym
4
lead by
Ash
| 99m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall | |||||
15 |
★★ Beautiful Possibilities
![]() An absolute cracker. Delicate, careful moves needed for the start of this one. Good protection, but not obvious - you have to think about it. My pitch of the day, for sure. | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle | |||||
14 |
★★ D Minor
![]() Some tasty exposed bulges to pull through on the second pitch. Shame that it wasn't a little more like that all the way.
1
lead by
Joe
2
lead by
Kym
| 35m | ★ Good | ||
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | |||||
15 |
★★ Toccata
![]() Great fun. First pitch is the harder, more insecure one with some non-obvious moves. Second pitch is a classy box chimney and much more straightforward.
1
lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Ash
| 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||
14 |
★★ Tremulo
![]() A fine little single pitch. In Perth this would be a must do at any crag, over here it's a bit eclipsed by all the other classics nearby. | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Atridae Muldoon Area | |||||
13 |
★★★ Muldoon
![]() A fine start to our day. Easy start up the crack, then a gripping bouldery exposed move out onto the face, then lovely moves up the face to finish. You Victorians are keeping all the good stuff for yourselves.
1
lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Paul
| 42m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Castle Crag | |||||
11 |
★★ Trapeze
![]() Great fun! | 20m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | |||||
12 |
★★ Watchtower Chimney
![]() A technical, unique mega-classic. First pitch was my pitch of the day.
1
lead by
Ashley
2
lead by
Kym
3
lead by
Kym
4
lead by
Ashley
| 110m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower | |||||
9 |
★★★ Arachnus
![]() Totally classy. Every pitch a joy to climb. | 110m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge | |||||
11 |
★★★ Blockbuster
![]() Pitch of the day. Technical, fun and great protection. A sensational route. | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Bluffs Flinders Lane Area | |||||
13 |
★ Ivan
![]() A short step on the way to Blockbuster. Surprisingly technical. I really should have left my pack behind. | 14m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Bard Buttress | |||||
12 |
★★★ Bard
![]() For an iconic mega classic route, I was left a little underwhelmed. First and second pitches are a bit naff, but the last three are great. A mixed bag, but still a superb outing.
1
lead by
Paul
2
lead by
Kym
3
lead by
Paul
4
lead by
Ashley
5
lead by
Kym
| 120m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall | |||||
11 |
★★ Dracula
![]() Good fun. Sorting out the kinks in my anchor building | 40m | ★ Good | ||
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | |||||
11 |
★★ Piccolo
![]() What a delightful, thin formation to climb! | 33m | ★★ Very Good | ||
13 |
★★ Horn Piece
![]() Hell of a pitch to start the trip with. Classically good moves all the way. | 33m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Thu 15th Jun 2017 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Playboy Area | |||||
17 |
★★ Playboy
![]() Hey, I remember: trad is scary on lead. Calling this one a retro-flash. | 28m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Tue 9th May 2017 - Arapiles | |||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | |||||
5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
![]() Only because Kym dared me to. I'm going back to bouldering. | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Thu 23rd Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Mull Up Buttress | |||||
21 |
★ Mull Up
![]() Tried this on lead to test my hard man credentials. Failed. There's some good climbing here, but it's not good enough to warrant the genuine risk you're putting yourself in to find it. I reckon there's a good reason we don't bolt them like this any more. | 23m, 4 | Average | ||
Thu 16th Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Wed 4th Jan 2017 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() A quick burn on top rope. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Thu 29th Dec 2016 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Main Wall | |||||
15 17 |
★ Adventure Line
![]() Pleasant enough climbing, worth doing to reach On Edge (above). Use the last third as an opportunity to practice your trad placements. | 30m, 5 | ★ Good | ||
Mon 14th Nov 2016 - Porongurups | |||||
Gibraltar Rock | |||||
18 |
★ Dinosaur Jnr
![]() The first, second and fourth pitches make this a good slab route, the third and the topout prevent it from being very good. Pitch one, the starting flake with big layback and reachy traverse was the highlight. Take a couple of large cams for it!
1
lead by
rebecca
2
lead by
kym
3
lead by
ashley
4
lead by
rebecca
| 120m, 19 | ★ Good | ||
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - The Stirling Ranges | |||||
Bluff Knoll Bastion Buttress | |||||
16 |
★★ Jetstream
![]() Great climbing on good rock, with plenty of opportunity to protect the moves. Each of the two traverses adds some spice. The third "pitch" is a formality, but it's not as though you can avoid it. Highly recommended for a short multi-pitch adventure.
1
16
lead by
ash
2
16
lead by
kym
3
10
lead by
ash
| 60m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Tue 25th Oct 2016 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Fuzzbucky Wall | |||||
17 16 |
Thin Black Line
![]() Muddy, chossy and hard to protect. I got partway and bailed off a nearby bolt. No redeeming features here - don't bother. | 30m | Don't Bother | ||
Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Hope Buttresses | |||||
10 |
Peanut Crumble
![]() The lazy man's way back to the top. | 30m | Average | ||
Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Wilyabrup | |||||
Main Crags Inner Space Wall | |||||
10 |
★ Brepus
![]() Solo in running shoes, showing off to the family. | 10m | ★ Good | ||
Wed 21st Sep 2016 - Midgegoroo National Park | |||||
Over The Hill Big Man’s Rump | |||||
1 |
★★★ Rabbit Hole
![]() Totally sandbagged! Should be 3 at the very least. | 10m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog | |||||
Hundred Acre Wood Sector | |||||
18 |
★ Winnie
![]() Another trad lead experience, again making shameless use of Kym's gear. Top half: faaaaark, it's pretty thin holds. Better trust your feet and those stopper placements. Felt like a 19 today. | 10m | ★ Good | ||
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog | |||||
Dreaming Frog Sector | |||||
17 17 R |
★ First Harvest
![]() Always a pleasure, climbing someone else's (good) cam placements. | 15m | ★ Good | ||
Sun 12th Jun 2016 - Dreaming Frog | |||||
Dreaming Frog Sector | |||||
18 18 R |
★ Kangaroo Graveyard
![]() Had a spin on top rope. Eh, it was alright. Going to be much harder when that big first flake pulls off soon. | 10m, 2 | Average | ||
16 16 X |
★★★ Birth Canal
![]() Soloed it. Couldn't have hurt myself if I'd tried. We don't get much off-width around Perth. This gets a star, purely for uniqueness. | 15m | ★ Good | ||
Fri 6th May 2016 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Lost Arrow Area | |||||
15 |
★ Lost Arrow
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | ||
10 |
Twenty Two
![]() Channeling my inner Honnold. Also I was bored. | 15m | Average | ||
Fri 6th May 2016 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Collaboration Wall | |||||
20 |
★ Gates of Mordor alternate finish
![]() Good fun on top rope, but suffers a bit from being a one-trick pony (crux traverse). Wouldn't come back for the lead. | 30m, 3 | ★ Good | ||
Sat 14th Nov 2015 - The Stirling Ranges | |||||
Bluff Knoll North Face | |||||
15 |
★★ Hell Fire Gully
![]() Such a fun adventure, this route. Not many like it in WA.
1
10
lead by
Kym
2
15
lead by
Ash
3
14
lead by
Kym
4
14
lead by
Ash
5
13
lead by
Ash
6
13
lead by
Kym
| 250m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Sat 24th Oct 2015 - Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | |||||
Entrance Quarry | |||||
19 |
★★ Ghost Pillar
![]() Good holds, excellent placements. Pure fun. | 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Mon 13th Jul 2015 - Eaglestone Rocks | |||||
10 |
Mini Me
![]() Just so I can say that I soloed something at Eaglestone. | 6m | Average | ||
19 |
★★ Capachow
![]() Some good protection is available down lower, but the top of the flake sounds hollow as a drum. Pure pleasure after getting that first bolt clipped. | 16m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | ||
Wed 10th Jun 2015 - Avon Valley National Park | |||||
Emu Creek Wall | |||||
21 |
★★ Redline
![]() Crimpy, sequency crux. I think that I overcomplicated it. I'd come back if the crag were closer to Perth | 14m, 2 | ★ Good | ||
14 |
★ Happy Daze
![]() Okay. A good way to get to the top to retrieve gear. | 12m, 1 | Average | ||
20 |
★★ Black Flag
![]() Didn't trust the cam placement down low, so we did this with the first draw clipped. My favourite route of the crag - at twice the height, it would be a classic route. | 14m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | ||
18 |
★ Eliminator
![]() Unsure why this has stars; thirty seconds of laybacking off the roof crack is the highlight. I guess that it's pretty unusual in the Perth area. | 15m | Average | ||
18 |
★★ Bone Machine
![]() This was great fun, a good mix of crimps and balancy moves. | 14m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | ||
16 |
★ Freestone Valley
![]() Good warm-up after a break from trad. Couldn't quite do it cleanly. | 14m, 1 | ★ Good | ||
Mon 2nd Mar 2015 - Darlington | |||||
Pyramid Boulder | |||||
13 |
★★ Fryaway
![]() This is like the special desert you treat yourself to after a workout. If climbing this doesn't make you smile, you're doing the wrong pastime. | 13m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Sat 14th Feb 2015 - Avon Valley National Park | |||||
Bald Hill | |||||
21 |
★★★ Sundance Crack
![]() Has to be one of the best cracks in Perth, well worth the bush-bash. Got part-way on lead, but the crux is a hard one to be placing gear through. Pure pleasure on toprope. Left some skin behind, plus an unrecoverable stopper above the first move (it should be bomber, forever). | 12m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Mon 26th Jan 2015 - Wungong Slabs | |||||
16 19 |
★ Freedom
![]() Felt weirdly easy, easier than Whisper anyhow. Possibly it was just top-rope induced courage (didn't fancy using the single piton at 12m to protect the whole climb). | 45m, 1 | Average | ||
11 |
Gully Route
![]() Okay for practising trad placements, maybe. | 30m | Average | ||
Tue 20th Jan 2015 - Boya Quarry | |||||
Black Slab | |||||
20 |
★ Wise Crack
![]() A short but satisfying trad problem. Two straightforward nut placements. | 12m | ★ Good | ||
Thu 27th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() Next lead project, maybe. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Wed 19th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() Should have been a clean ascent but I lost concentration at the end. Always feels like a fun reward, climbing this. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Sun 9th Nov 2014 - The Stirling Ranges | |||||
Bluff Knoll North Face | |||||
14 |
★★ Hell Fire Gully
![]() You don't get many long multi-pitch routes in WA, but this is serious fun and a great day out. It packs a lot of variety into six pitches, and despite some decent runouts it's good holds all the way. Take a friend or two, a full rack of trad gear, and have an adventure. Expect 1.5h walk in, 7/8h climbing, and 1h walk down,
1
13
lead by
Joe
2
14
lead by
Kym
3
14
lead by
Ashley
4
14
lead by
Joe
5
13
lead by
Kym
6
12
lead by
Ashley
| 250m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Sun 26th Oct 2014 - Scott Street Quarry | |||||
13 |
★ One Thumb
![]() Okay to practice gear placements on, I guess. | 13m | Average | ||
17 |
★ I Just Wanna Be A Short Guy
![]() Decent variety of moves required. Mind the spiders. | 12m | ★ Good | ||
15 |
★★ Craptastic Crack
![]() Great crack, but super short. | 10m | ★ Good | ||
Wed 22nd Oct 2014 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Main Wall | |||||
15 |
Frog Groove
![]() A route with very little to recommend it. First viable protection is 10m up, second is another 15m higher, then you scramble to the top of the first pitch. If you're going to put yourself at that much risk, the climb better be worth it. Second pitch is a 5m joke. Skip this one.
1
15
lead by
Kym Campbell
2
12
lead by
Ashley Felton
| 45m | Don't Bother | ||
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Fang Wall | |||||
16 |
★ Could Have Been Better
![]() | 30m | Average | ||
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
The Super Slab | |||||
17 |
★ Major
![]() A decent enough trad route, with one very committing gear placement for the crux. Was very happy to be told exactly what size cam to deploy. | 25m | Average | ||
13 |
Ornet
![]() Forgot to bring my machete, so this just sucked. A route best forgotten. | 25m | Don't Bother | ||
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
The West End | |||||
16 |
★ Calophylla Crack
![]() Good route. Protection is pretty sketchy for the top third. | 18m | ★ Good | ||
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Fang Wall | |||||
12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() Classic route. Doing it multi-pitch only feels slightly silly. | 28m | ★★★ Classic | ||
Tue 30th Sep 2014 - Statham's Quarry | |||||
Quarry Right Side | |||||
16 |
★ Cornflake
![]() Slabby, friendly, easy to protect, short. | 13m | Average | ||
Tue 23rd Sep 2014 - Statham's Quarry | |||||
Michel Angelo Walls | |||||
18 |
★★ Boulder Dash
![]() Good protection to be had, interesting climbing, nice tense little roof sequence to finish. | 16m | ★ Good | ||
Thu 4th Sep 2014 - Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | |||||
Main Quarry | |||||
16 |
Toddler's Delight
![]() How very embarrassing! On the upside, I took the most spectacular fall ever on this one, totally unhurt. | 10m, 2 | Average | ||
18 |
★★ Wired Up Crack
![]() Crimpy and fairly challenging, requires careful foot placement. Too much for me on this visit. | 12m | ★★ Very Good | ||
16 |
★ Krakaddiction
![]() A pleasure to climb and super-easy to protect. A great warm-up. What's not to love? | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||
Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Fang Wall | |||||
16 |
★★ The Fang
![]() Another really good moderate trad climb. One somewhat committing bit, but that's right at a nice bit of protection. | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||
15 |
★★ First Route
![]() Good warmup route. Easily protected with several small cams. | 30m | ★ Good | ||
Sun 23rd Mar 2014 - Wellington Dam | |||||
Right Slab | |||||
12 |
★ The Crack
![]() Solo it, to work on your head game. | 10m | Average | ||
Wed 12th Feb 2014 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Playboy Area | |||||
17 |
★★ Playboy
![]() A good, satisfying trad lead. | 28m | ★ Good | ||
Tue 11th Feb 2014 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() Will get this done cleanly next time. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||
Sat 1st Feb 2014 - Churchman's Brook | |||||
Fang Wall | |||||
16 |
★ The Bite
![]() One slightly awkward crux move. A good line, should have got out the trad gear instead of top roping it. | 25m | ★ Good | ||
14 |
★★ The Sting
![]() Easily protected and good fun, stemming up the chimney. | 25m | ★ Good | ||
Tue 26th Nov 2013 - Mountain Quarry | |||||
Skywalker Wall | |||||
20 |
★★★ Power Play
![]() Hilariously good fun, on lead. Would be an awful lot more committing to climb it trad. | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic |