Dead Ringers Block Guide

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1. Dead Ringers Block 4 in Cliff
2. Index by grade

1. Dead Ringers Block 4 routes in Cliff

Summary:

Seasonality

Rock climbing and Sport climbing

approach

From Lake Catani, keep driving about 700m past the Cathedral car park, to a gated 4WD track that leads off to the right up the hill (as you approach this point you can see the Dead Ringers block on the hillside horizon). Park near the gate, walk up the 4WD track for a minute, then turn left and bash to the base of the wall.

If you'd rather abseil inspect the routes first, it is possible to do a nasty scramble/solo around the back, to get to the top of the block. A prototype ring and a couple of carrots can be found on top.

ethic

Climbing here varies from trad climbing, mainly up obvious lines and features, to sport climbing up slabs and sections of rock impossible to protect with natural gear. Of course, there are lots of climbs protected with a mixture of trad gear augmented with occasional bolt runners. Given that the trad ethic is still strong here, and the continuing need to minimize our environmental climbing 'footprint', please avoid unilateral decisions to retro-bolt and be restrained in using fixed protection when establishing new routes.

inherited from Mount Buffalo

	Route	Grade	Style
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1	Assume The Position Starts 8m L of White Chemical Dustbins, following some carrots. FA: Nick White, 1992	24	Unknown 18m
2	White Chemical Dustbins On the L side of the arete. One carrot and two FHs. FA: Nick White, 1992	25	Unknown 18m, 3
3	★★ Dead Ringers Takes the line to the right of the striking arete. 3 early edition ring bolts that are starting to show their age. FA: Malcolm Matheson, Peter Croft & Parrish Robbins, 1990	25 R - X	Sport 18m, 3
4	Spitting Image FA: Malcolm Matheson, 1992	25	Unknown 15m

2. Index by grade

Grade	Stars	Name	Style
24		Assume The Position	Unknown 18m
25		Spitting Image	Unknown 15m
		White Chemical Dustbins	Unknown 18m, 3
25 R - X	★★	Dead Ringers	Sport 18m, 3