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Start 1m R of 'BARFJ'. Marked "MF".

One of the few good natural lines at 'KP'. It is a shame that the upper layback crack was halved when the council decided to renovate in the mid 1990s by dynamiting it off! Neil Monteith added the new bolted finish when the dust settled.

Up pockets to small roof, then up layback crack on L to halfway ledge. Straight up past RB to crack. Either top out or use BARFJ anchors just L.

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Route history

1968First ascent: Paul Caffyn & Rick White

Grade 18

1995First ascent: Heath Black

Restablished post BCC works

Warnings

Location

Lat/Lon: -27.48020, 153.03338

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Grade citation

19 Assigned grade
19 Kangaroo Point Climbing Guide
19 Kangaroo Point
20 [19 - 20] ++ grAId

ethic

Climbing at 'KP' has a long, rich history and the cliffs are used by a huge number of climbers of very varied styles and abilities. For these reasons ethics here are complicated. However here are some undisputed points:

  • All top roping should be done through your own quickdraws to minimize wear on the anchors.
  • Don't ever chip holds.
  • Don't paint on any new initials.
  • Retrobolting is acceptable only after consensus is reached with a large cross section of the 'KP' climbing community. New bolts that don't meet this criteria are chopped, often within a few days.
inherited from Kangaroo Point

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Overall quality 64 from 127 ratings.

Tick Types

Solo 1
Onsight 20
Flash 4
Red point 23
Tick 72
Pink point 2
Top rope 120
Attempt 51
Target 4

Comment keywords

hard crux pumped struggle tough tricky committing great super beautiful classic enjoyable awesome good fantastic fun nice easy traverse crack epic reachy feet mantle interesting slabby pockets rest face layback crazy balancy

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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.

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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