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Contributors

Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Martijn van Eijkelenborg Adam Cufer Phillip Booth Ivan Mak Patrick Burr Postman Herm. Flint Tom Bes

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1. Little Bay 191 routes in Area

Summary:
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Seasonality

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

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents

The Big Straight Wall

Good sector in high tide and high swell. Good warm ups.

2 CBA

Easiest boulder that goes up the left side of the straight wall.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 23 Jan 2017

V0 Boulder 5m
3 9 3/4 Bank

another warm-up squeezed in

V1 Boulder 3m
4 Gringotts V1 Boulder
5 NAB

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017

V0+ Boulder 3m
6 CitiBank

a worthless bank...

V1 Boulder
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 Boulder 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 Boulder
9 HSBC

Start just right of the black streak, head left and straight up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 9 Feb 2017

V2 Boulder 5m
10 AMP

Up the wide black streak.

FA: Patrick Burr, 9 Feb 2017

V1 Boulder 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 Boulder 6m
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Suncorp Block

Good 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder

Cape Town

Around the corner heading towards the ocean (East) past ABN AMRO you find the following problems on a large overhanging boulder.

18 Cape Town

Left corner. Sit start on pockets, up through slopers to top out.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017

V3 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder
21 Whale of a time direct

Start on big hole and straight up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017

V5 Boulder 3m
22 Whale Tail

Match on big hole to go right and out. Bit crumbly.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017

V3 Boulder 3m
23 Beached whale

Straight up. Bit crumbly. Easiest mantle of the lot

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017

V2 Boulder 3m
24 EsCape

Up through pockets and sloper edge with a reachy move to mantle out.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017

V4 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
25 Blow hole

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 8 Jul 2017

V1 Boulder 3m
26 Capers

Up the arete. No stars.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017

V1 Boulder 3m

ING direct

Back at The Big Straight Wall, the following routes are on the back of the Suncorp boulder

28 Westpock

Sit starting on the west face of the boulder, climb up into the comfy pocket and mantle.

V3 Boulder
29 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 3m
31 Reserve Bank

Sit start on low nose undercling thing.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 23 Jan 2017

V2 Boulder 3m
32 2Up

Direct from Reserve Bank. Tricky topout.

FA: Meedu Samaraweera, 20 Nov 2022

V3 Boulder
33 Colonial Bank

Stand start undercling straight up and mantle.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 31 Jan 2017

V2 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
34 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

Phillip Booth

FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022

V2/3 Boulder 5m
35 Cashed Up Bogan

Sit start on damp pocket and slab rail out to crumbly flake

FA: Adam Cufer, 5 Nov 2022

V4 Boulder 3m
36 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 Boulder
37 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

Phillip Booth

FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022

V3/4 Boulder 4m

The Pyramids

Pyramid shaped boulder hidden away between sectors ING Direct and BRAD Sector

39 Pyramid Principle

Up right fold/groove. Sit start.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017

V3 Boulder 4m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
40 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 Boulder 3m
41 Pyramid Scam

Awkward on mini jugs. No stars

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 30 Jan 2017

V2 Boulder 4m

BRAD sector

Shaded 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 5m

The following 3 climbs are marked CLOSED due to rockfall in 2023.

46 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 Boulder 5m
47 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 Boulder 5m
48 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 Boulder 3m
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49 BRAD

Slightly modified due to rockfall. Start on holds either side of the D of BRAD.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Feb 2017

V3 Boulder 3m
50 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 3m
53 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 Boulder 3m
54 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 Boulder 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

Phillip Booth

FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022

V5 Boulder 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.

Phillip Booth

FA: Phillip Booth, 12 Nov 2022

VB Boulder 3m
57 Barnacle

Start hands matched on the low undercling on the left of the slab. Easily up to top out.

Phillip Booth

FA: barnacle, 12 Nov 2022

VB Boulder 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 Boulder 3m
59 Money change

Sitstart.

V2 Boulder 3m
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60 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 Boulder 4m

The Banks

Walk about 20m west and around the corner from Express Corner to get to the following routes.

62 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 4m
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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 Boulder 4m
67 Ernie Banks

Sit start 1 m right of the bird bath.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017

V0 Boulder 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 Boulder 4m
69 Banked Up

Sit start and up through the curved holds.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 9 Feb 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
70 Resistor Bank

Sitstart 3m left of Banked Up. Follow flakes and top out.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 16 Feb 2017

V3 Boulder 4m
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Sunny Side

On 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.

72 Bank Holiday

Start w jug under white patch. Heel hook start and up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017

V2 Boulder 4m
73 Bank it Up

Mantle and go right and up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017

V0 Boulder 4m
74 Banksia

Sit start heel hook to scoop and straight up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 4 Feb 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
76 open project

Rockfall exposed a new possible route. V8?

Boulder

1.1.1. Tidal Area 7 routes in Sector

Summary:
All Bouldering

Lat / Long: -34.000977, 151.249504

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 High Tide

Sit start on lowest undercling moving up pockets and slopers

Adam Cufer

V3 Boulder 2m
2 Tidal Traverse

Starting as Low tide traversing the jug rail into High tide

V4 Boulder 4m
3 Low Tide

Sit start on lowest thin flake moving up jugs

V2 Boulder 2m
4 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 Boulder 3m
5 Crabs Direct

Sit start in undercling moving straight up through crimps

V3 Boulder 2m
6 Crabs Left

Same start as Crabs direct direct moving left through pockets to jugs and topping out

V4 Boulder 3m
7 DAB

One mover to sloper on the boulder behind Crabs, low start on bad hold up to sloper and top out

Boulder 2m

1.2. The Bridge 13 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Harbour bridge

Up the flake.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
2 Bridge Climb

Sit start on pockets. Up and exit left.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
3 Golden Gate

Start in wide crack and up blunt arete.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Mar 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
4 Rialto Bridge

Up on crimps in the middle without the corner crack or arete.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V2 Boulder 3m
5 Ponte Vecchio

Up using the corner crack. Nice.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V0 Boulder 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 Boulder 4m
7 Bridget jones

Up the scoops

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V0- Boulder 4m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
8 Bridging Visa

Start about 2m around corner. Bridge mat and go up.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V2 Boulder 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 Boulder 4m
10 Abridged

Start just right of wide corner crack. Straight up on slopers .

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V2 Boulder 4m
11 Tower Bridge

Start near pocket and up past the one finger pocket.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V1 Boulder 4m
12 Pont Neuf

Up the blunt corner. Balancy.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V3 Boulder 4m
13 Brooklyn Bridge

Just before ocean corner. Start near big pocket and up through horizontal break

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 2 Mar 2017

V1 Boulder 4m

1.3. The Big Block 16 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents

The Big Block

2 North Side Traverse

Heel hook fest traverse with a chossy end.

V2 Boulder
3 Eastern Bloc

Left arete on ocean side. Sitstart and follow arete up - wet pad

V1 Boulder
4 Public Housing

Sitstart in scoop and straight up and over.

V2 Boulder
5 Unit 11

Sitstart and straight up

V3 Boulder
6 Upper East side

Pinchers ridge just left of the middle of the block. Top out slight left.

V3 Boulder
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 Boulder
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
8 Extreme right

Right most corner. Sit Start on left 1-finger pocket and right on sloping edge. Maybe V4?

V3 Boulder
9 West side Mantle

Sitstart and mantle.

V0 Boulder
10 South Side

Easy warmups anywhere on the South side slab.

V0- Boulder

Sloper Hands Sector

Turn 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 Boulder 4m
13 Blocz

Sitstart and up on flakes either side of bulge.

V4 Boulder 3m
14 Main Flake

Up the large flake in the middle

V0 Boulder 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 Boulder 3m
16 Block me now

Start as for Block Me and move right via sidepull sloper into The Birdbaths.

V3 Boulder 3m
17 The Birdbaths V1 Boulder 3m
18 The Birdbath Right

Move up an right from the big birdbath.

V1 Boulder

1.4. Cemetery 33 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents

Sea Cemetery

The first big slightly overhanging block as you approach from the South.

2 Sea Shantys in the Distance

Sit start on the handle inside the hole and go straight up to walk off.

V0 Boulder 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.

V4 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 3m
8 Dead Sea

Sit start as for GTG. Go very slightly right and top out.

V5 Boulder 3m
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9 Boulder Grave

On the large boulder to the right of DS. Sit start.

V0- Boulder 3m
10 Tombstone

Sit start.

V0- Boulder 3m
11 Head stone

Sit start.

V0- Boulder 3m
12 RIP

Stand start on the right side

V0- Boulder 3m
13 RIP on the side

Right side of the Tomb Stone boulder. Up middle from a sit start.

V0- Boulder 3m
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Graveyard

Sector 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.

15 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 Boulder 3m
16 Burial Ground

Sit start matched on big slot and up to sloper pocket to top out.

V3 Boulder 3m
17 Necropolis

On the middle of the block just right of a diagonal ridge. Sit start.

V0 Boulder 3m
18 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 Boulder 3m
19 Burial Pit

Sit start up trough jug pocket

V0 Boulder 3m
20 Hunebed

Sit start and up using right edge.

V0- Boulder 3m
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21 Blunt force trauma

Up the blunt arete, stand start matched on the flake, feet on choss undercut. Up to bulge sloper and top out.

V3 Boulder 3m
22 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.

V0 Boulder 5m
23 Pass Away

Sit start just right of wet streak and straight up. Scary high and sandy top out is not worth it.

V0 Boulder 5m

Across the Great Divide

25 The night they drove old dixie down

Sit start straight up and scary mantle.

V0 Boulder 4m
26 Long Black Veil

Sit start. Follow the arched crack and top out.

V1 Boulder 4m
27 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.

V3 Boulder 4m
28 Right Across the Great Divide

As for ATGD but go right after the big pocket to top out. Poor landing.

V3 Boulder 5m
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A Sailor's Grave

30 A Sailor's Grave

Stand start on left hand pocket and right hand sloper. Up to pocket and trend right to top out.

V3 Boulder 4m
31 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.

V1 Boulder 4m
32 Shoemaker Reads

Named after the holds. Sit start. Look for the saving edge at the top out.

V1 Boulder 4m
33 Final Resting Place

Sit start 2m right of SR. Up to side-pull ridge and straight to top.

V1 Boulder 4m
34 Last Home

Sit start 1m left under big white scoop and top out on to scoop.

V2 Boulder 4m
35 Permanent Address

Sit start directly under scoop, up to ledge and move right to top out.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 3 Dec 2016

V3 Boulder 4m
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The wave

Sector about 200m North of A Sailor's Grave.

37 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.

V0 Boulder 3m
38 Wave Flake

Stand start with traverse in from pockets then mantle.

V2 Boulder 4m

1.5. The Corners 20 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents

The following routes are up on the peninsula a little north, just before the first gully when you walk in from Little Bay Beach.

2 Croissant Boy

Easy warmup, avoid the cave for more warmup.

FA: Jeremy Lam

V1 Boulder 3m
3 Forever cooking Traverse

Same sit start as Croissant boy, traverse to finish at Baguette boy.

V1 Boulder 6m
4 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 Boulder 3m
5 Mille-feuille

Sit start on the "mille-feuille"-like rock to the big sheet before the top out.

V1 Boulder 3m
6 Rien ne va plus

Up the dark stripe. Sit start. Enjoy two wide moves to the top out.

FA: 15 Oct 2022

V1 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
7 Chain Smoker V1 Boulder 3m
8 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 Boulder 9m

The following routes are in The Corners proper.

10 Corn on the cob

Follow the crack line and top out.

V0 Boulder 7m
11 Corner Balcony

Up the left side of the slab.

V0- Boulder 4m
12 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 Boulder 2m
13 KoRn V0 Boulder
14 Corny V0 Boulder
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
15 perpendicular V1 Boulder 4m
16 Right Angle V1 Boulder 3m
17 Street Corner V0 Boulder 3m
18 Corner Stone

1m right of the middle, between corner and black streak.

V2 Boulder 3m
19 Cornered

On narrow black streak

V2 Boulder 3m
20 Cut Corners

On the wide black streak

V2 Boulder 3m
21 Froth corners

Palm press on nose to start, tend right then up.

V0 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
22 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 Boulder 2m

1.6. Little Bay Beach 18 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 The Nose

Good slab with scary feet and a palm press to the undercling nose and out.

V4 Boulder 4m
2 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 Boulder 5m
3 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 Boulder 4m
4 Open Project

Up to match the sloper edge (about v5) and then a (unclimbed) hard slab topout.

Boulder 5m
5 1 V0 Boulder 4m
6 2 V0 Boulder 4m
7 3 V0 Boulder
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
8 4 V0 Boulder 5m
9 5

One V2 move to get off the ground, then V0.

V2 Boulder 4m
10 6

Take care with loose rock

V1 Boulder 4m
11 7 V1 Boulder 6m
12 8

Split Rock

V0 Boulder 3m
13 9 V0 Boulder 3m
14 10 V0 Boulder 3m
15 11 V0 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
16 Little Pearl

Low sit start and easy jugs.

FA: Ivan Mak, 21 Nov 2020

V1 Boulder 2m
17 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 Boulder 3m
18 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 Boulder 3m

1.7. Buchan point 18 routes in Sector

Summary:

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.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Buchan

Low ball along the ridge. Sit start matched.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 11 Mar 2017

V0 Boulder 2m
2 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 Boulder 3m
3 Point taken

Half-sit start in middle, start below the big shelf.

V3 Boulder 3m
4 On Point

Sit start.

V3 Boulder 3m
5 Pink salt

Closest to the left arete

V0 Boulder 3m
6 Lava salt V0 Boulder 3m
7 Flake salt V0 Boulder 3m
8 Pickling salt V0 Boulder 3m
9 Rock salt

starts just right of the platform that the climbs to the left start on.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016

V2 Boulder 4m
10 Sea salt

Right arete

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016

V1 Boulder 4m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
11 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 Boulder 8m
12 Well Centered

Route up the centre of the huge slab of death boulder.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016

V0 Boulder 8m
13 Right mind

Right route on the huge slab of death boulder.

FA: Martijn van Eijkelenborg, 20 Oct 2016

V0 Boulder 8m
14 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 Boulder 5m
15 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 Boulder 5m
16 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 Boulder 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
17 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 Boulder
18 Delete this

Delete this

V1 Boulder

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop Area
VB Barnacle Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bunco Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
V0- Bridget jones Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
South Side Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Boulder Grave Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Head stone Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Hunebed Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
RIP Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
RIP on the side Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Tombstone Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Corner Balcony Boulder 4m 1.5. The Corners
V0 BRAD's Right SHOE Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bank it Up Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
CBA Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
Ernie Banks Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Piggy Bank Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Ponte Vecchio Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Main Flake Boulder 5m 1.3. The Big Block
West side Mantle Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Burial Pit Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Kick the bucket Boulder 5m 1.4. Cemetery
Necropolis Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Pass Away Boulder 5m 1.4. Cemetery
Sea Shantys in the Distance Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
The night they drove old dixie down Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Watery Grave Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Wave Ridge Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Corn on the cob Boulder 7m 1.5. The Corners
Corny Boulder 1.5. The Corners
Froth corners Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
KoRn Boulder 1.5. The Corners
Street Corner Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
1 Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
10 Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
11 Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
2 Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
3 Boulder 1.6. Little Bay Beach
4 Boulder 5m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
8 Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
9 Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Buchan Boulder 2m 1.7. Buchan point
Flake salt Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Lava salt Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Pickling salt Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Pink salt Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Right mind Boulder 8m 1.7. Buchan point
Slab of Death Boulder 8m 1.7. Buchan point
Well Centered Boulder 8m 1.7. Buchan point
V0+ NAB Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
V1 9 3/4 Bank Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
ABN AMRO Boulder 6m 1.1. Cape Banks
AMP Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
ANZ Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bank Rupt Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Banked Up Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Banksia Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Blow hole Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Capers Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
CitiBank Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
Express Corner Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Gringotts Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
Bridge Climb Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Golden Gate Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Harbour bridge Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Tower Bridge Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Eastern Bloc Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
The Birdbath Right Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
The Birdbaths Boulder 3m 1.3. The Big Block
6 Foot Under Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Final Resting Place Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Long Black Veil Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Shoemaker Reads Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Chain Smoker Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Croissant Boy Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Forever cooking Traverse Boulder 6m 1.5. The Corners
Mille-feuille Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Rien ne va plus Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Right Angle Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
perpendicular Boulder 4m 1.5. The Corners
6 Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
7 Boulder 6m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Little Pearl Boulder 2m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Delete this Boulder 1.7. Buchan point
Hiding in plain sight Boulder 1.7. Buchan point
Sea salt Boulder 4m 1.7. Buchan point
V2 BRAD MAM Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bank Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bank Holiday Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Beached whale Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Colonial Bank Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
HSBC Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
Hop Step Banking Corp Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
ING Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
In the pocket Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Money change Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Pyramid Scam Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Reserve Bank Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
St George Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Tyra Banks Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Crabs R Hilarious Boulder 3m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Low Tide Boulder 2m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Abridged Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Bridging Visa Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Rialto Bridge Boulder 3m 1.2. The Bridge
North Side Traverse Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Public Housing Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
God's Acre Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Last Home Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Wave Flake Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Achey, Flakey Start Boulder 9m 1.5. The Corners
Baguette Boy Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Cornamuse Boulder 2m 1.5. The Corners
Corner Stone Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Cornered Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Cut Corners Boulder 3m 1.5. The Corners
Ranger Rover Boulder 2m 1.5. The Corners
5 Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Clam Up Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Orange peel Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Rock salt Boulder 4m 1.7. Buchan point
V2/3 Noorseekee Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
V3 2Up Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
BRAD Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Bank of China Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Break the bank Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Cape Town Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
ING direct Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Internet banking Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
Pyramid Principle Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Resistor Bank Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Suncorp Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
THIS IS DOGS Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
Two Small Gulps Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
Westpock Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
Whale Tail Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Crabs Direct Boulder 2m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
High Tide Boulder 2m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Bridgestone Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Bridgeview Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Pont Neuf Boulder 4m 1.2. The Bridge
Block Me Boulder 3m 1.3. The Big Block
Block me now Boulder 3m 1.3. The Big Block
Extreme right Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Unit 11 Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Upper East side Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
A Sailor's Grave Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Across the Great Divide Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Blunt force trauma Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Burial Ground Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Eternal Ocean view Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Graveyard Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Permanent Address Boulder 4m 1.4. Cemetery
Right Across the Great Divide Boulder 5m 1.4. Cemetery
The Clam Boulder 3m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Apple crumble Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
On Point Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Point taken Boulder 3m 1.7. Buchan point
Strawberry skin Boulder 5m 1.7. Buchan point
V3/4 Ponzi Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
V4 Ahab Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
BRAD BRAD Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
BRAD is right Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
BRAD left me Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Cashed Up Bogan Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Don't Bank On It Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
EsCape Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
IS Boulder 5m 1.1. Cape Banks
SHOER Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Whale of a time Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Crabs Left Boulder 3m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Tidal Traverse Boulder 4m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Block Buster Boulder 1.3. The Big Block
Blocz Boulder 3m 1.3. The Big Block
Plastic Flowers Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Sea Cemetery Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
The Curve Boulder 5m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
The Nose Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
Golf ball Boulder 5m 1.7. Buchan point
V5 DARB Boulder 6m 1.1. Cape Banks
Monte Boulder 4m 1.1. Cape Banks
Pyramid Scheme Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Whale of a time direct Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
Sloper Hands Boulder 4m 1.3. The Big Block
Dead Sea Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
Go to Glory Boulder 3m 1.4. Cemetery
The Wormhole Boulder 4m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
V7 Run The Line Boulder 3m 1.1. Cape Banks
? open project Boulder 1.1. Cape Banks
DAB Boulder 2m 1.1.1. Tidal Area
Open Project Boulder 5m 1.6. Little Bay Beach
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