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The Fossil Cave All Sport climbing 10 routes in area

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Access issues inherited from Thompson's Point

RESPECT ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE CLOSURES - there are two closed areas at Thompson's Point containing art - The Mini Wall (under Cowboy Junkies) and the right side of The Pocketed Wall. Respect anyone who is visiting these areas - keep the noise down and give them space to appreciate these important sites. This is an evolving access issue so please keep informed via ACANSW website and Facebook group.

NO CAMPING AT THIS CRAG PLEASE - including the two carparks or any cave at the crag. Council Rangers have been patrolling the area (2019) and telling campers it is not legal to camp here. Rubbish and unattended campfires are also a major trigger point for bad relations with land managers. Council has received complaints from the public and is forced to follow them up. Continued access to these areas is at stake.

Ethic inherited from Nowra

Mostly developed as a sport climbing and bouldering area. Some trad climbing exists, mainly the pure cracks. If developing new areas keep an eye and and ear out for Aboriginal cultural heritage, including cave art.

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29 Feisty Little Thing Sport 15m

Start: Just left of rabbit trap on small pockets and edges.

FA: Little Graham, 2000

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17 ★ Bubba The Love Sponge Sport 20m

Combo of great fun and varied climbs! Bubba the love sponge: Start on top of pointed rock and move up and then across with hand in the crack. Then move out and around lip and up on face, with stemming options behind. This climb ends on a big u bolt. From here with a long enough rope (I did with 80m, 60m may do it) you can continue onto Dino Club without too much rope drag, doing the 2 climbs as 1. Or do as a multi pitch.

Dino Club: Dino club is an easy fun juggy reward after the somewhat scary bubba. It would be crazy not to do both. The end bolt though is just a normal bolt, without a second anchor bolt which is weird. Either top out or come back down as normal.

FA: Mark Woodard, 1999

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16 ★★ Dinosaur Club Sport 20m

Combo of great fun and varied climbs! Bubba the love sponge: Start on top of pointed rock and move up and then across with hand in the crack. Then move out and around lip and up on face, with stemming options behind. This climb ends on a big u bolt. From here with a long enough rope (I did with 80m, 60m may do it) you can continue onto Dino Club without too much rope drag, doing the 2 climbs as 1. Dino Club: Dino club is an easy fun juggy reward after the somewhat scary bubba. It would be crazy not to do both. The end bolt though is just a normal bolt, without a second anchor bolt which is weird. Either top out or come back down as normal.

FA: Sue Young, 1998

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25 ★★ Rabbit Trap Sport 12m

The roof of roofs this end of nowra. Jugs the whole way but getting between them is the trick. Finish out left at the the chain not the new anchors.

FA: Colin Berry, 1998

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26 ★★ Jurassic Pump Sport 10m, 7

Another punchy roof classic. Take care climbing and back jumping, there is a decent gap between the fourth and fifth bolt.

FA: Rod Young, 1998

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18 ★★ Hip Hip Hooray Sport 20m

A rap in affair above JP. Sweet easy exposed climbing :

FA: Rick Phillips & Patricia Nutter, 2013

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17 The Burden Sport 20m

Route name changed at the request of the first ascentionist.

FA: G Hill

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19 ★★ Cromagnon Sport 22m

Start in the corner on the flake, step up to the crack and powerfully traverse your way back out to the arete, grovel your way around the roof and blast up the main face to the top.

FA: Rod Young & Alistair Fogg, 1999

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20 ★ Mungo Sport 22m

FA: Rod Young, 1999

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21 ★ Mungo Direct Sport 22m

Grade 21 seems doubtful.

Start: Direct start to 'Mungo'.

FA: Graeme Hill

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Nowra Climbing Guide Book

Author(s): Simon Carter, Carlie LeBreton, Rob LeBreton, Neil Monteith, Rod Young

Date: 2016

ISBN: 9780994278449

The new Nowra guide is the most comprehensive guide to one of Australias largest sport climbing destinations. Coincidently it also includes New Nowra or Braidwood Park as it is now known which contains 650 routes in itself. With over 1500 routes all up it will be impossible to run out of projects to get yourself spanked on ever again.

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