Ben Cairn Mostly Trad climbing 47 routes in crag

Ben Cairn is granite outcrop situated about 1.5 hours east of Melbourne. The surrounding area is heavily forested, picturesque but is not suitable for climbing in the winter.

It's a five minute walk in from the road and contains around 40 routes protected by a mixture of bolts and trad gear.

You can belay from the tourist guard railing or set up top ropes. Most routes involve friction slabbing. The rock is very fine grained making slab moves sometimes slippery.

Update: 25 Sep, 2011. Many routes may need cleaning to be safely climbed on lead.