★ Black Hole 16

Grade context: AU
Length: 10m
Bolts: 3
Ascents: 361

description

Start 2m L of 'Orbital Tether'. Marked "BH".

Climb straight up to below the overhanging block clipping 2 RBs visible from the base. Clip the 3rd RB on the block then climb up the block on its L side (crux). Once over the block anchor is hiding over the lip. . Rebolted 2014.

Route history

9 May 2010	First ascent: Heinz Buscher

Warnings

Location

Lat/Lon: -26.89812, 152.93328

Grade citation

16	Assigned grade
16	DomL
16	John Pownall

ethic

Modern climbers establishing new routes have taken great pains to ensure any new routes do not interfere with the historic routes established many decades ago.

Retro-bolting of existing routes is unacceptable!

New routes shall make use of traditional protection where available.

inherited from Glasshouse Mountains

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Overall quality 52 from 101 ratings.

Difficulty - 16

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Suggested Grade

14
16

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Tick Types

Onsight	109	109
Flash	44	44
Red point	26	26
Pink point	7	7
Tick	51	51
Top rope	1	1
Attempt	1	1

Comment keywords

committing scary easy slippery roof short smooth nice great fun good cool crux sandbag

Selected Guidebooks more Hide

Queensland Bouldering

Author(s): Jimmy Blackhall & David Jefferson

Date: 2021

ISBN: 9377779499658

Hidden within the ordinary people of Queensland there exists a tight-knit community of scabby knuckles, grazed knees, massive forearms and iron-clad wills. This guidebooks seeks to shed light on this community and blocks of choice with all the information, skills and knowledge to open the door for you to explore all the bouldering that Queensland has to offer.

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South East Queensland Climbing Guide

Author(s): Simon Carter

Date: 2018

ISBN: 9780958079068

A few years ago there was basically Frog Buttress and Coolum. Since then there has been more development than Barangaroo and South East Queensland should be on any climbers radar no matter what your style. Except ice climbing, definitely no ice climbing. But over 1250 routes with hard sport, multipitches and quality trad to make a great trip.

Buy

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