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Bluff Rock 🚫 Rock climbing 8 routes in crag

  • Grade context: AU
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Climbing in this area is closed.

8
AU
1618202224

Summary

This cliff is situated on private property and is also the location of a significant Aboriginal massacre site. Climbing here is considered extremely offensive by the Aboriginal community of this area.

Description

Routes listed here are for historical record only and are described from left (east facing) to right (north face).

Access issues

Access to this area is prohibited. The cliff itself and the approach to it is private property and the Aboriginal owners do not want climbing on their land. Please respect their wishes.

History

History timeline chart

Bluff Rock was the site of an appalling 1844 Aboriginal massacre by European colonisers. For more detailed information read:

https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/indigenous/display/23416-bluff-rock-massacre

https://researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au/islandora/object/uws%3A783/datastream/PDF/download/citation.pdf

Climbing history has been poorly recorded due to the access issues.

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1
24 ★★★ Stone Circle Unknown 50m
Closed
2
16 Fruit punch Trad 100m
Closed

Details are vague, but apparently takes a line to the left of Black Dell. About 30m is shared with BD.

3
16 Black Dell Trad 91m
Closed

A fairly direct line up the eastern face with two slight variations leading through a chimney to the crux, final belay and pitch.

FA: Rick White & and party

4
Brook's Nook Trad 76m
Closed

This is an obvious diagonal line, left to right, on the northern side of the bluff.

FA: B. Gabriel & R. Jamieson, 1966

5
Revelation Trad 76m
Closed

To the west of Brook's Nook. Two variations possible.

  1. After the scramble, traverse right to the belay.

  2. (crux) Go right and continue up

  3. Up over a small overhang to finish, or traverse left and up a gully to Brook's Nook, but to it's right to finish.

6
Rock and rumble Trad 91m
Closed

To the west of Revelation, near a big boulder.

  1. Climb up crack to the left

  2. Traverse left and over nose to belay

  3. Go back right and up a gully and finally to a belay on an obvious round boulder

FA: R. Perry & R. Burton

7
21 Where Eagles Dare Unknown 3
Closed

A classy 3 pitch arete

FA: Chris Dale, John Lattanzio & Brian Birchall, 1983

8
19 Mon Repos Unknown 50m
Closed

A bulgy slabby wall 50m right of the main wall

FA: Stuart Camps & Scott Camps, 1984

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