Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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The Back of Beyond | |||||
12 | Old-fashioned Corner
| 20m | |||
14 | Young Men in Spats
| 20m | |||
16 | Opium of the People
| 25m | |||
10 | Beggars and Choosers
| 22m | |||
15 | Holly Tree
| 22m | |||
16 | ★ Kitsune
| 22m | |||
19 | ★ Even Blanker
| 22m | |||
12 | My Angel in Harlem
| 21m | |||
15 | Another Time
| 21m | |||
17 | Sheep Weather Alert
| 20m | |||
13 | Take a Chance
| 20m | |||
16 | Small-town Gossip
| 20m | |||
Solar Ridge | |||||
18 | Eclipse
| 15m | |||
17 | Sunday Sun
| 15m | |||
16 | Momentary Lapse of Reason
| 15m | |||
12 | Lorraine
| 15m | |||
16 | Slip, Slop, Slap
| 15m | |||
8 | Soul's Midnight
| 15m | |||
18 | ★ Liquid Sunshine
| 15m | |||
12 | Moonshine
50m left of descent is a wall with two corners. Shallow corner in arête left of chimney and right of another corner. FA: Glen Donohue & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 15m | |||
15 | Solarplexed
From block 10m left of Moonshine and on orange wall below overhangs, traverse left to arête and climb it. FA: Glen Donohue & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 15m | |||
17 | A Day in the Life
Up middle of wall 13m left of Solarplexed and 36m right of Slip, Slop, Slap. Up right over conglomerate bulge, passing right of bulges. Veer back left and up steeply. FA: Wayne Maher & Glen Donohue, 1991 | 15m | |||
20 | ★★ Pumped to the Point of Panic
Excellent, technical climb; possibly best on cliff. First of two prominent cracks on first wall 40m left of Soul’s Midnight and 22m right of Liquid Sun-shine. Starts as finger-crack. FA: Wayne Maher & Glen Donohue, 1991 | 18m | |||
15 | The Long March
Stepped and roofed corner 50m left of LS (Didn’t find a climb with these initials. Ed.). Pass right of first roof and left of second one. FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 13m | |||
20 | Pandora's Box
Steep and fierce. Up first (of a pair) V-corner on orange wall 7m left of The Long March, then left under overhang and up wall steeply. FA: Peter Canning, Glen Donohue, Wayne Maher & Ross Taylor, 1991 | 18m | |||
16 | The Last Crusade
From blade of rock against face 25m left of Pandora’s Box, climb arête on left of wall, then crack. FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 18m | |||
15 | Blowfly
Start 5m right of The Last Crusade at blade of rock supporting cliff. Up to block that forms short right-facing bottomless corner. Over and up. FA: Geoff Gledhill & Wayne Maher, 1992 | 18m | |||
16 | ★ Solar Wind
Up middle of clean wall 4m right of Blowfly, keeping left of weaknesses at top. FA: Wayne Maher & Geoff Gledhill, 1992 | 18m | |||
11 | English Channel
Distinctive off-width mentioned in guidebook. FA: Ray Thomas & Warwick Wright, 1994 | 12m | |||
15 | Break in Hostilities
Crack above broken jug 11m right of Lorraine. FA: Warwick Wright, Ray Thomas & Stuart Wills, 1994 | 12m | |||
16 | Commando Assault
Easy crack above acrobatic start 38m right of where cliff breaks down. FA: Warwick Wright, Ray Thomas & Stuart Willis, 1994 | 15m | |||
10 | Code Name Z
Z-shaped corner-crack 10m right of where cliff breaks down. FA: Stuart Willis, Ray Thomas & Warwick Wright, 1994 | 15m | |||
6 | Nook
Pox. Small corner, then step right to arête on first little buttress ‘where the cliff starts to build up again’. FA: Warwick Wright, Ray Thomas & Stuart Willis, 1994 | 15m | |||
17 | Honourable Discharge
Corner with roof at half-height several easy corners left of start of upper cliff. Left under roof. Crack. FA: Warwick Wright, Ray Thomas & Stuart Willis, 1994 | 17m | |||
Green Gap Pinnacle | |||||
15 | Dynamo Hum
Start: East (left facing the cliff) of 'Green Gap Pinnacle' is a cliff with a long arete forming it\\'s left edge.
FA: Keith Lockwood & John Bowen (Var), 1976 | 150m, 3 | |||
19 | TBC
Damien / Kevin to provide rotue description Start: Complete P1 of 'Caveat Emptor' FA: Kevin Lindorff & Damien Heath, 2009 | ||||
17 | ★★★ Sweet Sixteen
Good climbing but hard to find your way as the line is very subtle - a big adventure! Start: Starts about 10m up the gully where the angle eases and a crack/corner system starts on the right wall (facing the cliff).
FA: Keith Lockwood & Ed Neve, 1974 | 180m, 3 | |||
22 | ★ Eagle Buttress
then head left up attractive crack Start: Complete P1 of \\
FA: Steve Monks, Keith Lockwood (var) & Jane Wilkinson, 1988 | 140m, 4 | |||
14 | ★★ The Golden Handshake
Classic outing. Start: start below the only real line on the wall, 100m left of the right arete (down climb)
FA: Chris Baxter & Geoff Gledhill (alt), 1973 | 220m, 6 | |||
5 | Green Gap Pinnacle Arete
Start: From the small tree 6m up the right arete.
FA: Alan Gledhill & Geoff Gledhill, 1969 | 190m, 5 | |||
10 | By Crom
The arete and wall on the right end of the cliff above the col behind green gap pinnacle. Start about 40m down and west of the col. FA: Keith Lockwood (Solo), 1997 | 130m | |||
13 | Black Boys
Up crack then scramble up gully. Start: Crack 2m right of arete (the left of two) at left end of steep orange wall (about 400m left of \"Sweet Sixteen\") FA: Mark Connor & Stuart Willis, 1994 | 45m | |||
14 | Paint it Black
Start: Crack 6m right of arete (the right of two) at left end of steep orange wall (about 400m left of \"Sweet Sixteen\"
FA: Mark Connor & Stuart Willis, 1994 | 60m, 2 | |||
Burnt Shirt Buttress | |||||
15 | I Can Smell Something Burning
In middle of main orange wall. Up bulges over apparently detached block and sharp flake-crack to V-mantel, then up. FA: Wayne Maher, Glen Donohue & Geoff Gledhill, 1992 | 18m | |||
11 | Burnt Offering
Up corner left of I Can Smell Something Burning, veering right. FA: Geoff Gledhill & Wayne Maher, 1992 | 15m | |||
17 | Washed Out
Start 4m left of I Can Smell Something Burning at twin-trunked tree. Up twin cracks, bulges, then traverse right to finish up I Can Smell Something Burning. FA: Glen Donohue & Andrew Webb, 1992 | 25m | |||
Seclusion Wall | |||||
15 | Black Thunder
Left side of black streak at left end of cliff. Right under overhangs and up weakness. FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 22m | |||
15 | Act of Faith
Flake and shallow corner 4m right of Black Thunder. FA: Glen Donohue & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 22m | |||
18 | ★ Literary Lunch
25m right of Act Of Faith, a cairned crack leads to a chimney-gully. FA: Chris Baxter & Tim Burke, 1991 | 20m | |||
13 | Give Me a Break
Shallow crack, groove, face (one BR) right of Literary Lunch. FA: Wayne Maher & Glen Donohue, 1991 | 16m, 1 | |||
14 | The Secret
Line 2m right of Give Me a Break, which curves up left side of face. FA: Glen Donohue & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 20m | |||
20 | ★ Fallen Angels
Prominent, steep, right-facing corner right of The Secret. FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 18m | |||
17 | Stuffed Kiwi
Right of Sugar Tax is an attractive slabby grey wall. Stuffed Kiwi takes diagonal from left to right on this. FA: Peter Canning & Ross Taylor, 1991 | 20m | |||
14 | Sugar Tax
Quite good. Cairned crack 4m right of Fallen Angels. FA: Chris Baxter, Tim Burke & Matthew McFadgyen, 1991 | 25m | |||
22 | ★ In a Daze for Days
Very thin and sustained face climbing protected only by small wires. Climb slabby black wall just right of Stuffed Kiwi by vague, left facing corner-seam at half-height (about a third of the way along from left end of this wall). Move a little right to finish. FA: Wayne Maher, Chris Baxter & Glen Donohue, 1991 | 20m | |||
20 | ★ Mirror Man
Middle weakness of Sugar Tax wall, starting 2m right of In A Daze For Days. Pass left of bulge 2½m right of triangular block on Sugar Tax. Up past slot. Finish up weakness in middle of wall. FA: Wayne Maher, Peter Canning, Glen Donohue & Ross Taylor, 1991 | 20m | |||
18 | ★ The Soul Cages
Bulging slabby seam 1½m right of Mirror Man. Finish up right weakness FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 20m | |||
11 | Predatory Pussy
Right of The Soul Cages is the descent gully. Predatory Pussy is 4m right of this, the left one of two cracks. FA: Peter Canning & Ross Taylor, 1991 | 15m | |||
14 | Ladies No Charge
Loose. 30m down and round right of Predatory Pussy is a prominent crack on right wall of a recess (a bit like Boomer at Mount Arapiles). Cairned. Climb slabby overlap to ledge. Up crack. FA: Chris Baxter & Tim Burke, 1991 | 25m | |||
Gallery Creek | |||||
17 | The Edge
The first section of cliff (the Portiere) rises from the creek-bed. The Edge starts 10m left of the cliff's right end. Right of two curving cracks. Move left through break. FA: Wayne Maher & Andrew Webb, 1991 | 13m | |||
17 | Middle of the Road
2m left of The Edge, go straight up and through break on right of overhang. FA: Andrew Webb & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 13m | |||
20 | Peripheral Vision
Right-facing flake 2m left of Middle of the Road. Left at overhang, up bulge. FA: Wayne Maher & Andrew Webb, 1991 | 15m | |||
20 | Summer Daze
Shallow, left-facing corner 15m left of Peripheral Vision. One BR. (There are 2 carrots left of this line. Route info unknown.) FA: Wayne Maher, Graham Gittins & Phil Robertson, 1991 | 15m, 1 | |||
22 | ★★ Wicked Game
Line 5m left of hanging gully. One BR. FA: Wayne Maher & Andrew Webb, 1991 | 22m, 1 | |||
19 | Ice Man
Bold. Wall 3m right of Depression Session. FA: Wayne Maher, Peter Canning, Graham Gittins, Phil Robertson & Ross Taylor, 1991 | 14m | |||
15 | Depression Session
Shallow, left-facing corner left of Wicked Game. FA: Graham Gittins & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 14m | |||
16 | Promises in Paradise
Crack 4m left of Depression Session. FA: Wayne Maher & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 14m | |||
20 | ★★ Dainty Ape
Crack 5m left of 'Promises in Paradise', up smooth rock and left of high overhang. FA: Graham Gittins & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 14m | |||
21 | Impressions
Committing start. Wall between Dainty Ape and State Of The Art. FA: Wayne Maher, Graham Gittins & Phil Robertson, 1991 | 15m | |||
18 | State of the Art
Right one of two lines 3m left of Dainty Ape. FA: Wayne Maher & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 15m | |||
17 | Jugs Away
Start as for 'State of the Art' and climb left line. Go left of bulge and finish up notch. FA: Graham Gittins & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 15m | |||
18 | Daggy Dance
Major left-leaning overhung corner left of Jugs Away. Over apex and up crack. FA: Phil Robertson, Graham Gittins & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 14m | |||
17 | Sporting Gesture
Line on left side of curved, recessed wall left of Daggy Dance. FA: Graham Gittins, Wayne Maher & Phil Robertson, 1991 | 14m | |||
16 | Fred the Scorpion's Day Out
Wall just left of Sporting Gesture. FA: Phil Robertson, Graham Gittins, Wayne Maher & Claire Robertson, 1991 | 14m | |||
17 | Post Modern
Left-leaning diagonal 10m left of Daggy Dance. FA: Phil Robertson & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 10m | |||
12 | Snake Eyes
Climb crack just right of cave on first wall up from the Portiere. Left to line in main wall. Left and up corner. FA: Chris Lawrence & Geoff Butcher, 1992 | 20m | |||
12 | ★★ Quiet Freedom
Left-leaning line on next wall up left of the Portiere. FA: Wayne Maher & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 25m | |||
16 | Cerveza and Snaggel
Shallow corner 10m left of Quiet Freedom. Face above overlap. FA: Geoff Butcher & Judy Grove, 1992 | 20m | |||
19 | Proboscis Prevails
Crack 8m left of Cerveza And Snaggel and just right of little gully. Crack thins and veers right. FA: Geoff Butcher & Chris Lawrence, 1992 | 27m | |||
19 | A Push by Pigs
Start up Proboscis Prevails. Left and climb thin line (BR). FA: Geoff Butcher & Chris Lawrence, 1992 | 27m, 1 | |||
18 | Old World, New World
Corner-crack in gully opposite Quiet Freedom buttress. FA: Wayne Maher & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 15m | |||
18 | Tyler’s Revenge
Right-leaning diagonal, then groove 30m left of Black Magic. FA: Glen Donohue & Wayne Maher, 1991 | 20m | |||
20 | Black Magic
Black slabby wall at start of face left of Old World, New World. Two BRs. FA: Wayne Maher & Glen Donohue, 1991 | 20m, 2 | |||
13 | Treacherous Old Men
Diagonal on slabby wall 10m left of Black Magic. FA: Ross Taylor & Peter Canning, 1991 | 20m | |||
20 | Tour of Duty
Excellent, left-leaning orange flake on left side of main wall. Up right at steepening to small ledge. Line above, then wall. FA: Glenn Tempest & Michael Hampton, 1992 | 40m | |||
18 | ★ Tyler's of Duty
| 20m | |||
20 | ★ Love at First Bight
Classic. Middle of Cream Wall. Four BRs. FA: Stephen Hamilton, Michael Hampton, Glenn Tempest & Edwin Young, 1992 | 22m, 4 | |||
23 | ★★ Miracle Mile
Another classic. Sustained. Wall left of Love At First Bight (two BRs). Hard step right to BR on Love at First Bight. Veer up left. FA: Glenn Tempest & Michael Hampton, 1992 | 20m, 3 | |||
20 | Slope on a Rope
Tricky start, then easier, then steep wall on left side of Cream Wall. (BR left of Miracle Mile. Possibly for this climb?) FA: Glenn Tempest, Stephen Hamilton, Michael Hampton & Edwin Young, 1992 | 18m | |||
22 | ★★ Playlunch Not Included
Diagonal left of middle of Recess Wall (next cliff left of Cream Wall), offering superb Mount Rosea-style climbing. Slab (BR) to horizontal break, then line through two bulges (two PRs). Corner, then straight up. FA: Michael Hampton & Glenn Tempest, 1992 | 35m, 3 | |||
19 | Booze Bus Breakdown
Last main crack, 20m right of Beady Yellow Eyes. Up (BR) to crack. Crack. Finish left. FA: Geoff Butcher & Chris Lawrence, 1992 | 40m, 1 | |||
19 | Beady Yellow Eyes
From major crack 10m right of Icy Red (on Feather Wedge Wall), climb wall to overlap. Into crack. Finish right FA: Geoff Butcher & Chris Lawrence, 1992 | 42m | |||
23 | Lipstick Guanacos
Good face-climbing. From 1m right of Icy Red (Featherwedge Wall), up (two BRs). Right and up crack until it ends. Face, then bulge (BR). Finish just right of major crack. FA: Geoff Butcher, 1992 | 48m, 3 | |||
16 | Icy Red
Right one of twin lines left of middle of uppermost cliff (except for Discarded Dreams area). FA: Wayne Maher, Graham Gittins & Phil Robertson, 1991 | 35m | |||
16 | After the Gold Rush
Line left of Icy Red. FA: Phil Robertson, Wayne Maher & Claire Robertson, 1991 | 35m | |||
18 | Mucha Cerveza
Flake right of crack with tree at left end of uppermost cliff in area - Featherwedge Wall. Face to over-hang. Finish up right-leading ramp. FA: Geoff Butcher, 1992 | 40m | |||
16 | Charcoal Lane
FA: James McIntosh, John Pawson (alt) & Meg Taylor, 1994 | 45m | |||
21 | Canned Heat
Left leaning hanging flake at right end of front of Discarded Dreams buttress, just left of broken corner. FA: Stephen Hamilton & Tim Burke, 1992 | 10m | |||
18 | ★★ Discarded Dreams
At the head of the main gully is a prominent block on the ridge between the creek-beds. Reach this by traversing from near the upper end of the cliffs and round to wall on north side. Discarded Dreams is the line of brown flakes on grey rock left of the orange wall. FA: Wayne Maher & Graham Gittins, 1991 | 20m | |||
15 | Dishonour Among Thieves
The obvious line 12m left of Discarded Dreams. Up to steepening then step right and up. FA: Wayne Maher, Wilma Oomen, Andrew Webb, James McIntosh & Glen Donohue, 1994 | 15m |