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Table of contents
- 1.
Little Bay
191 in Area
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1.1.
Cape Banks 73 in Sector
- 1.1.1. Tidal Area 7 in Sector
- 1.2. The Bridge 13 in Sector
- 1.3. The Big Block 16 in Sector
- 1.4. Cemetery 33 in Sector
- 1.5. The Corners / The Island 20 in Sector
- 1.6. Little Bay Beach / Split Rock 18 in Sector
- 1.7. Buchan point 18 in Sector
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1.1.
Cape Banks 73 in Sector
- 2. Index by grade
1. Little Bay 191 routes in Area
- Summary:
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -33.987796, 151.252408
summary
Scenic ocean front bouldering on good rock.
description
Collection of easy to moderate climbs on boulders scattered along the shoreline. Note that for most of Little Bay there is no mobile reception at the base so save a copy of this guide on your device now.
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1.1. Cape Banks 73 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -34.000960, 151.248752
description
Bouldering on the Southern tip of the Cape Banks peninsula. Very scenic with crashing waves and often a nice sea breeze. Best at low swell as a number of boulders suffer from sea spray. The Big Straight Wall is generally always dry. There are different orientations so there is always something in the shade. Bring a brush as the holds are forever a little sandy. A tiny shell beach just north of the shipwreck on the east side of the Cape is a great spot for a swim or alternatively good swimming back at the bridge (on the Bay side).
approach
Park at the end of Cape Banks Road at the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Base and follow the fire trail south. Cross the foot bridge to the Cape and stay high to get to the South end of the Cape where you walk down a ramp and get to The Big Straight Wall sector or scramble down into the BRAD sector. Note that the Botany Bay National Park gates close at 7pm.
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The Big Straight WallGood sector in high tide and high swell. Good warm ups. | ||||||||
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★ CBA
Easiest boulder that goes up the left side of the straight wall. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 23 Jan 2017 | V0 | 5m | |||||
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9 3/4 Bank
another warm-up squeezed in | V1 | 3m | |||||
4 | ★ Gringotts | V1 | ||||||
5 |
★ NAB
FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V0+ | 3m | |||||
6 |
CitiBank
a worthless bank... | V1 | ||||||
7 |
ANZ
Where the mantle shelf ends, hop on and hop to jug. Choose your choss holds with care at the topout. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V1 | 5m | |||||
8 |
Hop Step Banking Corp
Jump start. A touch easier then the original HSBC but takes away all the fun. FA: Patrick Burr, Mar 2017 | V2 | ||||||
9 |
HSBC
Start just right of the black streak, head left and straight up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 9 Feb 2017 | V2 | 5m | |||||
10 |
AMP
Up the wide black streak. FA: Patrick Burr, 9 Feb 2017 | V1 | 5m | |||||
11 |
★ ABN AMRO
Up the black streak just right of the wide black streak. Slight highball, but gets progressively easier. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 9 Feb 2017 | V1 | 6m | |||||
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Suncorp BlockGood sector even at high tide and large swell. | ||||||||
13 |
★ St George
Stand start on left jug around corner and slot on face. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 21 Nov 2016 | V2 | 4m | |||||
14 |
★★ Suncorp
Start down low on two incut edges then come out and over avoiding jug to the left used for st George start FA: Joshua hardy, 29 Jan 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
15 |
★★ Bank of China
Start as for Suncorp, go into left jug start of St George and finish up and left on face. Bit sandy on the left arete. FA: Simon Li, 11 Apr 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
16 |
★ Internet banking
Sitstart left hand as Suncorp, right hand up and around corner. Up to follow the arete. Bit awkward. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V3 | ||||||
Cape TownAround the corner heading towards the ocean (East) past ABN AMRO you find the following problems on a large overhanging boulder. | ||||||||
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★★ Cape Town
Left corner. Sit start on pockets, up through slopers to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V3 | 3m | |||||
19 |
★★ Whale of a time
Start matched on big hole and go up and left to top out near Cape Town FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017 | V4 | 3m | |||||
20 |
★★ Ahab
Start as for Whale Tail and traverse left to join Cape Town and top out as for this problem. FA: David Jefferson, Jun 2023 | V4 | ||||||
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★ Whale of a time direct
Start on big hole and straight up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017 | V5 | 3m | |||||
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★ Whale Tail
Match on big hole to go right and out. Bit crumbly. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017 | V3 | 3m | |||||
23 |
★ Beached whale
Straight up. Bit crumbly. Easiest mantle of the lot FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017 | V2 | 3m | |||||
24 |
★★ EsCape
Up through pockets and sloper edge with a reachy move to mantle out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V4 | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Blow hole
FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017 | V1 | 3m | |||||
26 |
Capers
Up the arete. No stars. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V1 | 3m | |||||
ING directBack at The Big Straight Wall, the following routes are on the back of the Suncorp boulder | ||||||||
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★ Westpock
Sit starting on the west face of the boulder, climb up into the comfy pocket and mantle. FA: Meedu Samaraweera & Bill Zhou | V3 | ||||||
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★ ING
Start matched on undercling and up to large hole on the tip to follow ridge and mantle out left. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 23 Jan 2017 | V2 | 3m | |||||
30 |
ING direct
As for ING up to the hole on the tip, then hard mantle. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V3 | 3m | |||||
31 |
★★ Reserve Bank
Sit start on low nose undercling thing. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 23 Jan 2017 | V2 | 3m | |||||
32 |
★ 2Up
Direct from Reserve Bank. Tricky topout. FA: Meedu Samaraweera, 20 Nov 2022 | V3 | ||||||
33 |
★★ Colonial Bank
Stand start undercling straight up and mantle. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 31 Jan 2017 | V2 | 3m | |||||
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★★ Noorseekee
Start on the far right of the wall with hands matched on the solid lower ledge jugs. Traverse on juggy ledges left and top out once established on the prow. Grade to be confirmed on repeats. Share your thoughts when logging FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022 | V2/3 | 5m | |||||
35 |
Cashed Up Bogan
Sit start on damp pocket and slab rail out to crumbly flake FA: Adam Cufer, 5 Nov 2022 | V4 | 3m | |||||
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★ Two Small Gulps
Sit/lie start on small rail. Move up through two pockets to the good rail and top out FA: Ian Millar, 20 Oct 2018 | V3 | ||||||
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★ Ponzi
Start on the good jug in the bottom left of the overhang. Traverse right on sandy slopey ledges and then finish up the prow. Grade to be confirmed on repeats. Share your thoughts when logging FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022 | V3/4 | 4m | |||||
The PyramidsPyramid shaped boulder hidden away between sectors ING Direct and BRAD Sector | ||||||||
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★ Pyramid Principle
Up right fold/groove. Sit start. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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★ Pyramid Scheme
The original line starts standing with left hand at elbow height and right hand on the right arete. Head straight up the centre to top out slightly left of the tip. A sit-start was added in 2022 which starts two hands low on the left arete and heads out to the right arete before continuing as the stand start. Adds some difficulty, so probably V5/6. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V5 | 3m | |||||
41 |
Pyramid Scam
Awkward on mini jugs. No stars FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
BRAD sectorShaded sector with some great gentle overhanging sloper action. About 20m south of Pyramid Scheme on a raised platform that stays shaded and relatively dry even in high swells. Can be accessed from the top directly or by walking down to The Straight Wall and around the ING boulder. Some of this sector has changed in early 29023 due to a partially collapsed roof by high seas. Topos have been updated. | ||||||||
43 |
★★ THIS IS DOGS
Stand start at the flake below S of THIS. Move left, up flake and to jug on rooflet to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V3 | 5m | |||||
44 |
★★ IS
Start by pressing up into mini roof under IS, go up and follow seam under roof to the left to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 15 Oct 2017 | V4 | 5m | |||||
The following 3 climbs are marked CLOSED due to rockfall in 2023. | ||||||||
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★★ BRAD MAM
CLOSED due to rockfall. Sit start up corner, through awkward roof and awkward top out. No stars. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V2 | 5m | |||||
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★★ BRAD BRAD
Sit start on the black jug above the B of BRAD and move through slopers under the second BRAD to the jug on the corner. Then a punchy heel hook up and over. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V4 | 5m | |||||
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★ BRAD left me
Start matched on BRAD jug. Move up and left on slopers. Avoids the holds of BRAD. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Apr 2017 | V4 | 3m | |||||
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★ BRAD
Slightly modified due to rockfall. Start on holds either side of the D of BRAD. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★ BRAD is right
Slightly altered start due to rockfall. Start as BRAD and traverse right to go up at the fat flake. Extend into BRAD's right shoe for a more pumpy ending FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jul 2017 | V4 | 3m | |||||
51 |
★ BRAD's Right SHOE
Stand start on incut blob thing and traverse right along long flake to finish as SHOER. Sitstart possible at V1. | V0 | 3m | |||||
52 |
★ SHOER
Start on the pocket below the E of the faint red painted SHOER and the crescent crimper right of the bulge. Powerful first move. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 22 Jul 2017 | V4 | 3m | |||||
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★★ Run The Line
Sit start on the crescent crimp (shared with SHOER) and the knob to the Right. Move through the line of 4 small slopers on the overhang to finish on a dynamic move. Bring a brush as the holds are always a little sandy. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 6 Sep 2017 | V7 | 3m | |||||
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★★ DARB
Sit start at BRAD MAM, go out to jug on BRAD BRAD and traverse back to the BRAD BRAD start hold then up BRAD. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 15 Oct 2017 | V5 | 6m | |||||
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55 |
Monte
Sit start on the prow and work your way up and top out. The separate block on the right is off. Grade to be confirmed on repeats. Share your thoughts when logging FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022 | V5 | 4m | |||||
56 |
★ Bunco
Right side of the slab. Establish with no hands then tap the scoop with your hands (indoor style). Up easily and top out. FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022 | VB | 3m | |||||
57 |
★★ Barnacle
Start hands matched on the low undercling on the left of the slab. Easily up to top out. FA: barnacle, 12 Nov 2022 | VB | 3m | |||||
58 |
★ Express Corner
Sit start up the corner next to the slab block left of THIS IS DOGS. The slab also has some very easy warm ups on it. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V1 | 3m | |||||
59 |
Money change
Sitstart. | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ In the pocket
Nice exposed climb with somewhat poor landings about 5m left of Express Corner. Look for the large pocket on top to topout. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Jan 2018 | V2 | 4m | |||||
The BanksWalk about 20m west and around the corner from Express Corner to get to the following routes. | ||||||||
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★★ Bank Rupt
Sit start on pockets at edge of the platform. Up through jugs and top edge. No top out (sketchy landing). FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
63 |
★★ Break the bank
Sitstart on small sloper, up right to sloping hole, out to large plate and to top out mantle. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
64 |
Don't Bank On It
Sit start up through positive holds with a punchy shoulder block last move before the top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017 | V4 | 4m | |||||
65 |
★★ Bank
Start as for Don't Bank On It and heel hook your way left, then up and out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
66 |
Tyra Banks
Sit start 2m right of the elevated bird bath on slopers and up through the blank section to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
67 |
★ Ernie Banks
Sit start 1 m right of the bird bath. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V0 | 4m | |||||
68 |
Piggy Bank
Sit start as for Banked Up, 3m right of bird bath. Heel hook right, then up and out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V0 | 4m | |||||
69 |
★★ Banked Up
Sit start and up through the curved holds. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 9 Feb 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
70 |
★★★ Resistor Bank
Sitstart 3m left of Banked Up. Follow flakes and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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Sunny SideOn the east side of Cape Banks, just north of the shipwreck is a patch or reasonable rock among lots of choss. A little further north again is a tiny shell beach (flooded at high tide) that is great for a swim. | ||||||||
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★ Bank Holiday
Start w jug under white patch. Heel hook start and up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
73 |
Bank it Up
Mantle and go right and up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017 | V0 | 4m | |||||
74 |
Banksia
Sit start heel hook to scoop and straight up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
76 |
open project
Rockfall exposed a new possible route. V8? |
1.1.1. Tidal Area 7 routes in Sector
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All Bouldering
Lat / Long: -34.000977, 151.249504
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★★★ High Tide
Sit start on lowest undercling moving up pockets and slopers FA: Adam Cufer | V3 | 2m | |||||
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★★★ Tidal Traverse
Starting as Low tide traversing the jug rail into High tide | V4 | 4m | |||||
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★★ Low Tide
Sit start on lowest thin flake moving up jugs FA: Adam Cufer | V2 | 2m | |||||
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★ Crabs R Hilarious
Boulder in cape town area nestled amongst some rocks. Opposite main cliff face and cape town long low boulder. Start in the juicy underclings at top of low scoop. Move up hugging the arete using jugs, sidepulls and slopes, trend left a bit for top out. FA: Tom Bes, 3 Feb 2023 | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Crabs Direct
Sit start in undercling moving straight up through crimps FA: Adam Cufer | V3 | 2m | |||||
6 |
Crabs Left
Same start as Crabs direct direct moving left through pockets to jugs and topping out FA: Adam Cufer | V4 | 3m | |||||
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DAB
One mover to sloper on the boulder behind Crabs, low start on bad hold up to sloper and top out | 2m |
1.2. The Bridge 13 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -33.998271, 151.249416
description
Little sea-side area on solid black sandstone. Swimming possible nearby on the West side of the bridge.
approach
As for Cape Banks but turn left just before you get to the bridge and scramble down.
descent notes
Turn left just before the bridge to Cape Banks and scramble down to get to Harbour Bridge.
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Harbour bridge
Up the flake. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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Bridge Climb
Sit start on pockets. Up and exit left. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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Golden Gate
Start in wide crack and up blunt arete. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
4 |
Rialto Bridge
Up on crimps in the middle without the corner crack or arete. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V2 | 3m | |||||
5 |
★★ Ponte Vecchio
Up using the corner crack. Nice. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V0 | 4m | |||||
6 |
★★ Bridgestone
Sit start on slots (feet on lip below), move right, then left over bulge and out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
7 |
Bridget jones
Up the scoops FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V0- | 4m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Bridging Visa
Start about 2m around corner. Bridge mat and go up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
9 |
★ Bridgeview
Start on the block right of the wide crack and go up the bulge. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
10 |
Abridged
Start just right of wide corner crack. Straight up on slopers . FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V2 | 4m | |||||
11 |
Tower Bridge
Start near pocket and up past the one finger pocket. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V1 | 4m | |||||
12 |
★ Pont Neuf
Up the blunt corner. Balancy. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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Brooklyn Bridge
Just before ocean corner. Start near big pocket and up through horizontal break FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017 | V1 | 4m |
1.3. The Big Block 16 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -33.995740, 151.251289
description
Huge free-standing block on a large platform at ocean level (ok in most tides and swells) and a wall with good problems off to the side that requires low swell and low tide.
approach
From the Westpac LifeSaver Helicopter Base parking area at the end of Cape Banks Rd, walk South and turn left towards the ocean. At the cliff edge look South to see the block in the distance.
descent notes
When standing on the cliff directly above the block there is a fisherman's descent 10 m to the right in a chipped corner crack to get down and back out. Fishermen bring a rope but it's pretty ok without. Throw your pads down and look for the carved hand holds on the right.
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2 |
★ North Side Traverse
Heel hook fest traverse with a chossy end. | V2 | ||||||
3 |
★ Eastern Bloc
Left arete on ocean side. Sitstart and follow arete up - wet pad | V1 | ||||||
4 |
Public Housing
Sitstart in scoop and straight up and over. | V2 | ||||||
5 |
Unit 11
Sitstart and straight up | V3 | ||||||
6 |
★★ Upper East side
Pinchers ridge just left of the middle of the block. Top out slight left. | V3 | ||||||
7 |
★★ Block Buster
In the middle of the ocean side on white prow thing. Sitstart on slopers below the hole and pinch your way up. Slight right to top out. | V4 | ||||||
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★★ Extreme right
Right most corner. Sit Start on left 1-finger pocket and right on sloping edge. Maybe V4? | V3 | ||||||
9 |
West side Mantle
Sitstart and mantle. | V0 | ||||||
10 |
South Side
Easy warmups anywhere on the South side slab. | V0- | ||||||
Sloper Hands SectorTurn right after the fisherman's decent and go down one level at the pins on the slab in the corner to get to Sloper Hands. This sector is often wet when there is an Easterly swell. Low tide also help. | ||||||||
12 |
★★ Sloper Hands
Kneel start using sloper rail holds above the lip only. Feet anywhere. (Sitstart using all holds is v4). | V5 | 4m | |||||
13 |
★ Blocz
Sitstart and up on flakes either side of bulge. | V4 | 3m | |||||
14 |
★ Main Flake
Up the large flake in the middle | V0 | 5m | |||||
15 |
Block Me
Start as for Main Flake but then straight up. With or without going along the flake first for one move. | V3 | 3m | |||||
16 |
Block me now
Start as for Block Me and move right via sidepull sloper into The Birdbaths. | V3 | 3m | |||||
17 | ★★ The Birdbaths | V1 | 3m | |||||
18 |
The Birdbath Right
Move up an right from the big birdbath. | V1 |
1.4. Cemetery 33 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -33.988014, 151.252446
description
One of the best sectors of the Little Bay. Seaside bouldering on solid rock. Good quality routes with mostly sit starts ranging from easy slabs to pinching shallow scoops and slapping slopers on gentle overhangs. Partly shaded in the afternoon. Child friendly at South end of sector. Stays dry at high tide. Climbs listed south to north from decent gully. All climbs are top-outs with walk off.
approach
Park on Cape Banks Road at the start of the Botany Bay National Park Cemetery Trail (sign posted) just before the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter Base (note the Botany Bay National Park gate closes at 20:30). Follow the trail, go left at the Y junction (cemetery on your right). When you reach the shoreline, head south until you get to a gully, which brings you down to the first routes of the sector.
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Sea CemeteryThe first big slightly overhanging block as you approach from the South. | ||||||||
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Sea Shantys in the Distance
Sit start on the handle inside the hole and go straight up to walk off. | V0 | 3m | |||||
3 |
★ Plastic Flowers
Sit start in between SSITD and WG, left hand in pocket at eye level, right hand on sloper. Dynamic one-move wonder to the top-out but nice. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V4 | 3m | |||||
4 |
Watery Grave
Bridge a crashpad across the pond below and sit start reach up to follow the flake/ridge to the top. | V0 | 3m | |||||
5 |
★★ Eternal Ocean view
Sit start just right of WG with left hand on ear shape hold and right hand on fat pinch at face height. Up to right sloper pocket and bump to larger sloper, match and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016 | V3 | 3m | |||||
6 |
★★ Sea Cemetery
Low sit start at the left side of the trapped block with right hand in side-pull jug pocket. Up the gentle overhang through 2 nice pinches and a sloper to top out. Trapped block is out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016 | V4 | 3m | |||||
7 |
★ Go to Glory
Sit start just left of the small boulder, at the trapped block underneath the route (trapped block is out). Left hand in pocket, right hand on shallow crescent with the 3 dimples left of it. Up and trending left to top out as for SC. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 7 Dec 2016 | V5 | 3m | |||||
8 |
★ Dead Sea
Sit start as for GTG. Go very slightly right and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V5 | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
9 |
Boulder Grave
On the large boulder to the right of DS. Sit start. | V0- | 3m | |||||
10 |
Tombstone
Sit start. | V0- | 3m | |||||
11 |
Head stone
Sit start. | V0- | 3m | |||||
12 |
RIP
Stand start on the right side | V0- | 3m | |||||
13 |
RIP on the side
Right side of the Tomb Stone boulder. Up middle from a sit start. | V0- | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
GraveyardSector on the back of the boulder of Sea Cemetery. CAUTION. There has been some rock fall onto the area of Graveyard, Burial Ground and God's Acre . The climbs appear intact, but there may be more rock about to fall down. | ||||||||
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★ Graveyard
On the back of the boulder with Sea Cemetery. Very cool shady spot between wall and boulder. Mostly 3 move wonders, all with sit starts and nice moves. Left most climb, sit start on block, up to high right crimper, then to sloper pocket and top. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★ Burial Ground
Sit start matched on big slot and up to sloper pocket to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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Necropolis
On the middle of the block just right of a diagonal ridge. Sit start. | V0 | 3m | |||||
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God's Acre
Sit start just right of pink streak up to sloper ridge out right and top out. Dynamic. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016 | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Burial Pit
Sit start up trough jug pocket | V0 | 3m | |||||
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Hunebed
Sit start and up using right edge. | V0- | 3m | |||||
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★ Blunt force trauma
Up the blunt arete, stand start matched on the flake, feet on choss undercut. Up to bulge sloper and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★★ Kick the bucket
Sit start just left of the wet/dark streak. Up gentle overhang through positive holds and mantle to reach the big slot. Walk off left. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V0 | 5m | |||||
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Pass Away
Sit start just right of wet streak and straight up. Scary high and sandy top out is not worth it. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V0 | 5m | |||||
Across the Great Divide | ||||||||
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The night they drove old dixie down
Sit start straight up and scary mantle. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V0 | 4m | |||||
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Long Black Veil
Sit start. Follow the arched crack and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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★★★ Across the Great Divide
One of the best routes here. Sit start left hand in crack, right hand in pocket. Up right through bulge corner to good pocket, big move out left to slot/pocket and top out trending left. Poor landing. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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★★★ Right Across the Great Divide
As for ATGD but go right after the big pocket to top out. Poor landing. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V3 | 5m | |||||
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A Sailor's Grave | ||||||||
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★★ A Sailor's Grave
Stand start on left hand pocket and right hand sloper. Up to pocket and trend right to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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★ 6 Foot Under
Slightly overhanging pocketed block at north end of the Sector, 3.5 m high all sit starts. Follow the left arete up to top out and walk off. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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Shoemaker Reads
Named after the holds. Sit start. Look for the saving edge at the top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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Final Resting Place
Sit start 2m right of SR. Up to side-pull ridge and straight to top. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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★ Last Home
Sit start 1m left under big white scoop and top out on to scoop. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2016 | V2 | 4m | |||||
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★★★ Permanent Address
Sit start directly under scoop, up to ledge and move right to top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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The waveSector about 200m North of A Sailor's Grave. | ||||||||
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Wave Ridge
About 200m north of the last route above is a steep roof (seen on the top right in the overview photo of the crag). Stand start low and top out. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2017 | V0 | 3m | |||||
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★ Wave Flake
Stand start with traverse in from pockets then mantle. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2017 | V2 | 4m |
1.5. The Corners 20 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -33.981881, 151.253554
description
Two nice spots high above the waves with some easy climbs.
approach
Head south along the shore from Little Bay Beach and turn left before the first gully to reach The Island or at the second gully to reach The Corners.
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The following routes are up on the peninsula a little north, just before the first gully when you walk in from Little Bay Beach. | ||||||||
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Croissant Boy
Easy warmup, avoid the cave for more warmup. FA: Jeremy Lam | V1 | 3m | |||||
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★ Forever cooking Traverse
Same sit start as Croissant boy, traverse to finish at Baguette boy. | V1 | 6m | |||||
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★ Baguette Boy
Good fun. Sit start. Place your feet only where your hands have been finishing with a high foot and rolling up like a baguette. FA: Postman | V2 | 3m | |||||
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★ Mille-feuille
Sit start on the "mille-feuille"-like rock to the big sheet before the top out. | V1 | 3m | |||||
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★ Rien ne va plus
Up the dark stripe. Sit start. Enjoy two wide moves to the top out. FA: 15 Oct 2022 | V1 | 3m | |||||
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7 | Chain Smoker | V1 | 3m | |||||
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Achey, Flakey Start / Don't Flake My Heart
A decent roof line next to a cliff - start deep into the cave where there is a large opening with obvious hands and feet. Make your way through some very good and some flakey holds. Once you come out and around the corner get a heel hook in and reach up to find a nice hold to top out. Notes: be careful to not go out too far out and have a spotter watch your head next to the rock at the corner FA: Laurence | V2 | 9m | |||||
The following routes are in The Corners proper. | ||||||||
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Corn on the cob
Follow the crack line and top out. | V0 | 7m | |||||
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Corner Balcony
Up the left side of the slab. | V0- | 4m | |||||
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★★ Ranger Rover
On the back of the slab with Corner Balcony. Sit start, using the pinches, move left to a mantle finish. FA: Jeremy Lam, 29 Jan 2017 | V2 | 2m | |||||
13 | KoRn | V0 | ||||||
14 | Corny | V0 | ||||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
15 | perpendicular | V1 | 4m | |||||
16 | Right Angle | V1 | 3m | |||||
17 | Street Corner | V0 | 3m | |||||
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★ Corner Stone
1m right of the middle, between corner and black streak. | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Cornered
On narrow black streak | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Cut Corners
On the wide black streak | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Froth corners
Palm press on nose to start, tend right then up. | V0 | 3m | |||||
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Cornamuse
Start: Right of "Froth Corner". Hanging (gibbon) start from the hole, then crank over and top out over the holdless slab. Easier with left hand in the hole and right in the crack. FA: Graham Dowden, 7 Apr 2017 | V2 | 2m |
1.6. Little Bay Beach 18 routes in Sector
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Lat / Long: -33.978911, 151.251977
description
A bit of bouldering on and just north of Little Bay Beach. Easy to combine with a bit of beach relaxation or a swim.
approach
Park on Mura Mura Pl and walk down the stairs past toilets and showers to the beach. Turn left to find The Curve in the middle of the beach or head 50m past the north end of the beach to where the large boulders are. Split rock and The Clam is another 100m further just around the corner.
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★ The Nose
Good slab with scary feet and a palm press to the undercling nose and out. | V4 | 4m | |||||
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★★★ The Curve
Excellent climb with sloper-slapping moves and a committing slab ending. Hard to get down after topping out. Jump back down or down-climb the slab warm ups routes about 4m left. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 15 Dec 2017 | V4 | 5m | |||||
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★ The Wormhole
From the jug in the eye of the wormhole, straight up to the sloper ridge with plants. Topout option might be possible when dry | V5 | 4m | |||||
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★ Open Project
Up to match the sloper edge (about v5) and then a (unclimbed) hard slab topout. | 5m | ||||||
5 | 1 | V0 | 4m | |||||
6 | 2 | V0 | 4m | |||||
7 | 3 | V0 | ||||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
8 | 4 | V0 | 5m | |||||
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5
One V2 move to get off the ground, then V0. | V2 | 4m | |||||
10 |
6
Take care with loose rock | V1 | 4m | |||||
11 | 7 | V1 | 6m | |||||
12 |
8
Split Rock | V0 | 3m | |||||
13 | 9 | V0 | 3m | |||||
14 | 10 | V0 | 3m | |||||
15 | 11 | V0 | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Little Pearl
Low sit start and easy jugs. FA: Ivan Mak, 21 Nov 2020 | V1 | 2m | |||||
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★★ The Clam
Low sit start, climb through the incline with the undercling and commit to topping out using crimps. FA: Ivan Mak, 21 Nov 2020 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★ Clam Up
Low sit start, use any of the crimps to get up and finish with an easy top out. FA: Ivan Mak, 21 Nov 2020 | V2 | 3m |
1.7. Buchan point 18 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -33.977249, 151.255988
description
An absolutely stunning location with good low-grade routes and some highballs on surprisingly solid sea-side rock. Best at low swell as from Pink Salt onwards things can get moist.
approach
Park at the East end of Bilga Cres, walk across the golf course and down the gully. Climbs are described as you get to them from the decent gully.
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★ Buchan
Low ball along the ridge. Sit start matched. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 11 Mar 2017 | V0 | 2m | |||||
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★★ Apple crumble
Follow the lip using only the slopers on the edge from the large crack to the 2 jugs on the very tip, then mantle. | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★★ Point taken
Half-sit start in middle, start below the big shelf. | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★★ On Point
Sit start. | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★ Pink salt
Closest to the left arete | V0 | 3m | |||||
6 | ★ Lava salt | V0 | 3m | |||||
7 | ★★ Flake salt | V0 | 3m | |||||
8 | Pickling salt | V0 | 3m | |||||
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★★ Rock salt
starts just right of the platform that the climbs to the left start on. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V2 | 4m | |||||
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★★★ Sea salt
Right arete FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V1 | 4m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★★ Slab of Death
Up using the left edge. Easy but o so high. Note the tiny crashpad in the image! FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V0 | 8m | |||||
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★★ Well Centered
Route up the centre of the huge slab of death boulder. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V0 | 8m | |||||
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★★ Right mind
Right route on the huge slab of death boulder. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V0 | 8m | |||||
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★★★ Golf ball
Up the middle of the dimpled slab, straight above the bit of flat rock at the bottom. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V4 | 5m | |||||
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★★★ Strawberry skin
Just left of golf ball on the dimpled slab, start where the slanting rock at the bottom is and go straight up. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V3 | 5m | |||||
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★★ Orange peel
Left most climb on the dimpled slab starting from the top of the slanting block. FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016 | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ Hiding in plain sight
On the pointed fin block directly in front of the access path walking in. Start on the jug on the right end and traverse left on hooks and crimps to a fun mantle. Probably done before but good fun. FA: Flint, Jul 2021 | V1 | ||||||
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★★ Delete this
Delete this | V1 |