Grade Route Gear style Popularity Crag
18 The Climb

One of the best climbs for its grade in Australia! Climb the center hand/off-width crack that divides The Old Man pillar. Take big cams for top section.(can be done without big cams there are horizontal cracks that take smaller gear but bigger cams might make finding placements easier)

FA: M. Smith, R. McArthur, V. Keane & H. Wopereis, 1978

Trad 23m West Cape Howe
17 Vulture Street
Mixed trad 50m, 1 West Cape Howe
15 Albatross
1 14 42m
2 13 23m
3 15 40m

One of the best routes in WA for its grade.

Pitch 1 (14) 42m: Bridge out right from edge of terrace into ramp/crack system. Climb blank wall to ledge and continue up to a sloping belay ledge.

Pitch 2 (13) 23m: Continue up cracks and layback the left most crack to an off-width chimney that goes up to pinnacle belay (shared belay for Baylec Direct).

Pitch 3 (15) 40m: Finish as Baylac Direct.

FFA: R. Rathbone & P. Woods, 1978

Trad 110m, 3 Albany
18 Baylac Direct

Regarded as one of the best crack pitches in WA, good value at the grade.

Pitch 1 (18) 33m: Up short crack to horizontal break. Enter finger crack and enjoy the climb to the belay ledge.

Pitch 2 (16) 23m: Up short corner to easy ramp to block and belay on right below the summit dome.

Pitch 3 (15) 40m: Committing slab climbing protected by small wires up to summit

FFA: R. Skirrow & M. Smith, 1981

Trad 96m, 3 Albany
V2 King Canute

Sit start on crimps, then traverse right on underclings into the jugs on the right arete to top out as 'Fun'

FA: Dave Mcnamara, 1998

Boulder 3m Albany
20 Tombstone

Start from below Plumbline and travers left for 20 m and belay from below vertical crack. Second pitch is gold. Layback or fist jam your way up to nice hand jamming and finger locking. Belay from large ledge then go up chimney and keep going to top. First two pitches can be combined into one mega-pitch, but rope drag needs to be managed

Trad 60m, 3 West Cape Howe
V6/7 Double Roof

Sit start low under the first roof in the obvious chossy break then up the double roof feature trending left to the top. Looks meh, climbs sick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNnNzY3WJA

FA: Andy Lampard

Boulder 3m Albany
V4 Spectator Sports

Sit start with high left hand on the arete and right hand pinch then slap your way up. Classic! https://youtu.be/z6O06yvfO5Y?t=11

FA: Andy Lampard

Boulder 2m Albany
18 Plumb Jamb

Follow left trending weaknesses ad cracks to obvious large horizontal crack and construct belay. Climb up vertical cracks to cave and skirt out rightwards.

Trad 70m, 2 West Cape Howe
V6 Junior Compression Problem

Sit start under the obvious bulge and slap up to a tricky top. https://youtu.be/C9Rro0lZ8j4?si=ESwOiiBrYibT1Nuu

FA: Andy Lampard

Boulder 3m Albany