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Grade Route Gear style Popularity Crag
19 Beckoning Horizon
1 19
2 14
3 12
4 13
5 15
6 11

Starts at the left-hand end of the overlap that forms the roof to the right of Badile.

  1. 15m Gain the overlap and traverse right on underclings and jams, hanging stance at base of corner

  2. 20m Climb corner system to belay

  3. 50m Climb diagonally right following flake then climb straight up and over small overlap to small ledge

  4. 50m Traverse 5 m right and climb steep black slabs to the huge scimitar shaped fissure and climb this to its right hand end

  5. 50m Climb the right hand of the two corner systems and finish over the overhang.

  6. Scramble to top. Can finish as Badile up unprotected ramp to summit ridge.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1991

Trad 190m, 6 Peak Charles
18 Juluka
1 15 30m
2 18 30m
3 15 50m

Situated just to the right of the cave-like gully that separates the Central Gully from the Northern Buttress. There are some huge overlaps and cracks here, but unfortunately the overall angle is very low. This climb takes the left hand overlap where the rock is steepest. Start in the gully immediately below the waterfall (2nd abseil pitch for rappel descent route).

  1. 30m (15) Climb the diagonal crack and slabs to belay on a small ledge beside and left of the huge overhang.

  2. 30m (18) Move up and traverse towards the right under the next overhang in a superb position. Move around corner to gain crack and slabs which leads to a belay ledge beneath a shallow corner.

  3. 50m (15) Climb the corner and slabs which eventually leads to the summit terraces.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1990

Trad 110m, 3 Peak Charles
14 Office Workers Rule the World

Climb starts from the sloping edge above and to the left of the start of Badile.

  1. 50m Traverse right for a couple of moves onto the buttress. Climb straight up to the ledge.

  2. 40m (14 - crux). Climb face right of corner to meet at its top. Traverse left along horizontal break until it is easy to move up to the right leaning overlap. Up this to belay after 15m.

  3. 35m (13) Up the overlap for 5 metres and then step left to the wall. Climb up to thin vegetated crack that widens and is followed to blocks. A nice pitch.

  4. 25m Continue up crack.

  5. Easy climbing right of Last Tango in Widgiemooltha.

FA: S. Harris & B. Dowrick, 1994

Trad 150m, 5 Peak Charles
19 Spartacus
1 19 35m
2 17 10m

The very obvious right-facing test piece corner on the right side of Spartacus Flake. A classic climb. It loses stars and you lose bits of flesh if you attempt to offwidth the top rather than climb the face.

  1. 35m (19R) The climb heads up the corner and moves onto face to avoid the off-width crack. The face climbing is a bit run out and exciting. Back into corner and to vegetated ledge and trad belay. The retrofitted double rings are misplaced (too close to sharp edge) and unusable if you value your rope.

  2. 10m (17) An unpleasant thrutch through vegetation and up another manky corner to the top of flake and loweroffs: choose between the old slings and more badly placed (high drag) retro ring bolts. Good grief.

FA: P. McKenzie & R. Master

Trad 45m, 2 Peak Charles
11 Badile

A favourite classic. At the foot of the face is a distinct long overlap across a black slab (Beckoning Horizon), start to the left.

  1. 40m The layback crack leads to a platform and wall. Up wall two metres to wide ramp to right. From ramp, move onto crack leading to centre of face. At top of crack put in protection and traverse right across face to platform and belay.

  2. 30m Above belay, up crack to small roof. Follow crack to thread belay and platform.

  3. 35m Follow large flakes till they run out and traverse left around corner into long open corner. Up to platform scoops, poor belay.

  4. 20m Walk right along easy line of weakness to large gangway across face, belay at left end (peg).

  5. 35m Move left and take wall direct to corner of great overhang and belay at top of rock pile.

  6. 40m Climb wall a metre or two from the corner until under the headwall.

  7. 30m Up crack, not chimney, above belay to easy ground. Straight up left to belay at foot of water crack.

  8. 40m Straight up water cracks.

  9. 15m Up steep ramp through headwall onto summit ridge.

FA: M. Adams & B. Adams, 1987

Trad 290m, 9 Peak Charles
18 Quoll Spotting

Lovely face climbing just left of The Antechinus. Start up the first two bolts of The Antechinus then make a glamorous traverse left on ideal jugs. Grab the quoll by the tail and make a final step up and left with finesse. Cruise up the upper face on crimps, incut flakes and foot jugs. Trends right after the last bolt and shares the lower off on The Antechinus.

FA: Neil Gledhill & Kate Swain, 16 Apr 2022

Sport 30m, 10 Peak Charles
19 The Antechinus

A fine route. Enjoyable and memorable face climbing on "gold class" rock. 3 pitches.

  1. 30m (19), 10 bolts. Starts approx 15m right of Spartacus (10m past LCIHS) at the prominent orange streak which is clearly visible from camp. Boulder passed the first bolt and immerse yourself in a glorious maze of yellow slopers and crimps. Emerge onto the black wall above and enjoy the romp to the belay on incut jugs and pockets. A splendid pitch of rock climbing. Has rings at 30m so you can lower/rap making for an outstanding 1-pitch route. Watch you rope length on the way down.

  2. 30m (12) Trad, finger sized wires and cams. From the belay gain the thin crack and climb up past a ledge to another easy crack. Up this and run it out as the angle eases to the base of a large flake, slightly right. Trad belay at base of flake.

  3. 30m, (10) Trad to DBB. Can be linked with P2. Up the wall left of the shallow gulley and huge flake. Continue up on slabs using bomber, but spaced wires and finger sized cams. DBB up high on the "prow" of the slab.

FA: Neil Gledhill & Katherine Swain, 15 Apr 2021

Mixed trad 90m, 3, 10 Peak Charles
13 Last Tango in Widgiemooltha

Start in the gully right of Juluka below Guano Roof.

  1. 42m Up to belay at base of guano-covered corner below Guano Roof.

  2. 35m Descend slightly and traverse right to arete. Climb up to right to belay in large cave.

  3. 40m Traverse right under overhang and follow corner to gully. Move right to arete and up belay flake on right.

  4. 40m Up a slab to top.

FA: R. Rathbone & M. Smith

Trad 160m, 4 Peak Charles
26 Golden Shower

Climb straight up slab to first First bolt and then stay right of bolts until delicate traverse at 6th bolt that leads to a powerful finish. Ends on a victory jug at the first Anchors. The extension is an open project. It gets the name from a stream of water that came down on Henry at subset when the wall is in golden light.

FA: Henry McNamee, 16 Apr 2022

Sport 20m, 8 Peak Charles
18 Friends for Life

Chimney 10m right of Spartacus Flake, follow crack above.

Start 10 metres right of Left Edge at the Spartacus Flake, from the left side of the gully/chimney. Up the short chimney, then exit into crack above (crux) to reach easier ground. Directly up to finish at the same belay as Left Edge and Spartacus. Mid size cams come in handy at crux.

Belay (DBB) from top of flake.

FA: Ross Weiter & J Gregg, 1997

Trad 45m Peak Charles
24 Mr Pharmacist

Mick describes this as one of his best routes ever. Located 10 metres to the right of Santa Claus this line heads directly up the centre of the wall. Several pieces of pro are required, the remainder being painstakingly bolted over several weekends. A must do.

FFA: Mike Haffner, 1997

Mixed trad 40m, 9 Peak Charles
15 Conquistador
1 15 50m
2 13 42m
3 15 24m
4 14 30m
5 15 50m
6 3 50m
7 3 50m

A fine outing up fairly steep rock.

  1. 50m (15) Start as for C.O.T.U. First pitch as for Conquistadors of the Useless Pitch I.

  2. 42m (13) Move right from belay to gain obvious gully/grove. Straight up groove passing large precarious blocks. Belay below overlap directly above blocks.

  3. 24m (15) Left under overlap (rising traverse), move round corner, then straight up short wall to belay ledge directly below right trending gully.

  4. 30m (14) Straight up from belay for approximately 2.5m (gully on your right) then diagonally right for approximately 5m to gain short crack and welcome protection. From here move diagonally left a few metres, then straight up aiming for large crack system above. Belay at base of crack.

  5. 50m (15) Straight up crack, exit left, then continue on until angle eases and a belay can be established.

  6. 50m Scramble towards the summit.

  7. 50m Scramble up to the summit cairn.

FA: G. Phillips & S. Digwood, 1995

Trad 300m, 7 Peak Charles
17 Stormbringer

”Big wall” fun. Start 25 metres right of Riders On the Storm. Scramble 5m up to gain a small ledge that is 3 metres below a large block forming a left-rising overlap.

  1. 50m (14) Up past left edge of block, up crack with bush (bypass bush to right), then directly up crack above. Scramble between two large bushes and up deep gully behind them. Belay at the base of twin cracks (1 metre apart) at the end of gully, just right of large guano streaks.

  2. 50m (16) Up twin cracks for 8m. When the left crack ends traverse right onto detached flake and up it. Directly up black slab just right of prominent gully/corner, aiming for the cave/roof above. Belay left of it.

  3. 40m (17) Just left of cave is a shallow corner split by a 5 metre finger crack. Some strenuous moves lead up this (crux), then slightly right and directly up until wide terrace.

Descend as per Riders On the Storm.

FA: J. Gregg, Ross Weiter & J.Gregg, 1998

Trad 140m, 3 Peak Charles
21 The Boers of Deception

Groove/crack round the corner from Rapid Fire.

FA: M. Haffner & M. Moore, 1991

Trad Peak Charles
12 Left Edge

Starts up the left side of Spartacus Flake.

  1. Up the crack for a full pitch.

  2. A scramble to finish or rappel off (double ropes).

Belay (DBB) from top of flake.

FA: R. MacArthur & R. Master

Trad 40m Peak Charles
16 R Kwelaman
1 15 30m
2 15 25m
3 16 25m
4 14 30m
5 13 40m
6 15 R 45m
7 8 55m

A good direct and sustained route. Starting as for Homeward Bound, but climb straight up the ‘black face’. Medium to small gear, include extra micro friends and slings. This trad route was sadly retro-bolted in early 2000s with fixed abseil anchors (rings) at the ends of its pitches 1-4, which changes the pitch descriptions somewhat as well. Do not attempt to climb to the 5th bolted belay: there is no gear in between 4th and 5th belays and this is not where the original climb goes anyway.

  1. 30m (15) Up face to vegetated ledge 7m up. Past fixed hanger half way up to belay 4m above overlap.

  2. 25m (15) Rising traverse 3m R from belay to big cam placement in horizontal crack. Directly through two orange overlaps to belay. 10m R of this pitch are two bolts on an unknown route.

  3. 25m (16) Directly up face past nose feature (crux).

  4. 30m (14) Up past two fixed hangers to belay at the second grassy ledge.

  5. 40m (13) Up past lone grey block, 5m above is crack for nuts. Trend left to sitting trad belay on top of huge block. Ignore the ring bolts 6m R of line.

  6. 45m (15R) Up past bush to L and trend L to gain R facing corner/crack. Big #3 camelot. Follow this to large ledge.

  7. 55m (8) Up R from ledge and easily as far as rope will allow. Belay, then scramble to top.

FA: D. Egeland & P. Carter, 1998

Trad 250m, 7 Peak Charles
25 Egyptian Shadow

From the base of the large scoop feature in the middle of the wall flow through a series of laybacking and stemming. Continue up the obvious feature through a technical boulder problem immediately followed by some powerful moves and big throws. Mantle to a good rest before the thought provoking sequence to the anchors.

FA: jimmi stafford, 23 Sep 2021

Sport 15m, 6 Peak Charles
22 Santa Claus
1 17 20m
2 22 20m

Climb corner crack on right side of obvious flake in centre of the wall. Trad belay from the lower section on top of the flake. Difficult to safely rap off unless you climb higher to reach the first two hangers on 2nd pitch.

  1. The obvious corner in the middle of the wall. Belay and rappel off from the ledge immediately below the top of the flake.

  2. Superb second pitch to original climb. Continue up the wall beyond the flake. The face is bolted (4); however, pro is required in places.

FA: B. Dowrick & J. Kerr, 1992

FA: M. Haffner, 1997

Mixed trad 40m, 2, 4 Peak Charles
14 Slime

The climb is located on the left corner of the Central Gully behind the Block and follows the gently sloping corner to emerge on the wall above to the right. The wall provides the crux.

FA: P. McKenzie & R. McArthur

Trad 20m Peak Charles
25 French Connections

Starting on the left side of the dominant scoop feature in the middle of the wall. Follow the ledge/flake system with series of laybacks, mid-sized jugs and crimps to the top of the flake. Use the brake to traverse back left to the 5th bolt where your can rest to get ready for the final 10m delicate crimp fest (crux), finishing on a couple of grades easier, but still spicey, slab.

FA: Jiri Stastny, 24 Sep 2021

Sport 29m, 11 Peak Charles
23 Succubus
1 23 15m
2 18 40m
3 21 10m
4 18 50m

Start at the base of Californication / Infinite Pursuit gully.

  1. 15m (23) Climb steep black slab on left (bolt) to belay at diagonal break.

  2. 40m (18) Straight up slab to belay beneath left hand end of overlap.

  3. 10m (21) Climb overlap and thin seam to belay on top of big Californication flake.

  4. 50m (18) From left hand end of ledge climb slabs to finish.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1992

Trad 120m, 4 Peak Charles
23 Double Scorpion

Superb climbing through the small 3D scoops at the beginning, past a good rest in the men-sized scoop and then over (1st crux) and via the ledge system to a mental finish (2nd crux) at the massive scoop below the anchor.

FA: Jiri Stastny, 3 Apr 2021

Sport 15m, 6 Peak Charles
17 The Missing Link
1 16 50m
2 17 20m
3 15 50m

Belay at the base of the Constipation Corner crack (not at the base of the mossy slab below).

  1. 50m (16) Climb Constipation Corner for 15m. Where the crack finishes, move R over slab, R of large bush. Trend R up slab to gain L facing corner. Up wall L of this, then L across blank face to belay at cave.

  2. 20m (17) Directly up through overlap, then up R groove. Belay 3m below next large roof.

  3. 50m (15) Turn roof on L, then climb wall L of the crack above for 10m. After the crack finishes, climb 35m of slab, trending R all the way. Belay at small vertical crack. Scramble off.

FA: R. Weiter & D. Pantic, 2004

Trad 120m, 3 Peak Charles
14 Twilight Steal

The open corner 15 metres right of Girls Can’t Spit.

  1. 40m (14) Small crack below and right of small cave, exit from top crack (crux) up face to left of small gully, belay at top of gully.

  2. 40m. Up easy wall, large groove to right.

  3. 20m (6) Short scramble to finish in bushes near descent track.

FA: B. Newell & B. Wills, 1994

Trad 100m, 3 Peak Charles
25 Quartz Wars

First line on far left of amphitheatre right side. Steep technical climbing off the ground, past 3 bolts, leads to jug hauling to the break. Kiss the guano to an airy clip, pull onto the roof past another 3 bolts to the anchor. Epic finish. 7 bolts to dbb.

FA: jimmi stafford, 5 Apr 2019

Sport 17m, 7 Peak Charles
18 The Birthday Party
  1. Start up Mogadon for a few metres then diagonally to blocks on ledge. Straight up flake and pull through small roof (crux). Belay on ledge approximately 8 metres above roof.

  2. Follow continuation of crack in buttress till angle eases.

FA: B. Dowrick & J. Kerr, 1994

Trad 90m, 2 Peak Charles
23 The Last Train to Natimuk
Mixed trad 20m, 3 Peak Charles
22 Polished to Perfection

Starts on right wall of central gully 15 metres up from rappel station (gain access from Summit Terraces or gully below). Take med.-large cams and wires.

  1. 22m (crux) Desperate start on smooth slab, then up face (crux). 4 fixed hangers to belay on ledge on large broken blocks.

  2. 50m Step right from belay then up left to fixed hanger, then left past two fixed hangers through right end of gash to easier ground. Belay where buttress is narrowest (you meet Juluka).

  3. 35m Wander up slab.

FA: A. Corbe & D. Brereton (alts), 1995

Trad 110m Peak Charles
23 Shaka Zulu

The left leaning flake up the front of the buttress that divides Karakoram Gully. Step up easily right onto block, then undercling the line left and around the bulge and beyond.

FA: K. Lindorff, C. Jones & M. Haffner, 1995

Trad 45m Peak Charles
24 Gold Top

FA: A. Schellens, 1997

Trad 15m Peak Charles
22 Controlled Burning

Diagonal crack 10 metres north of tourist ridge to summit. Climb diagonal crack and then finish up left cleft.

FA: M. Haffner, 1995

Trad 25m Peak Charles
16 Ryobi One Kanobi

Follow the left edge of the wall immediately right of Ravishing. Up past 2 fixed hangers and several SLCD placements.

FA: J. Macintosh & D. Brereton, 1995

Mixed trad 25m, 2 Peak Charles
17 Reptilian Encounter

Traverses across the main slab to give access to the upper pitches of Californication. Starts 5 metres left of Homeward Bound at base of cracks, below a large block.

  1. 30m (15) Take the crack system to the large block that forms the first belay of Homeward Bound.

  2. 45m (14) Climb slab, trending to the right to a large boulder on a ledge at about 35 metres. Traverse right to belay at left end of large vegetated ledge.

  3. 25m Walk right along vegetated ledge to end of vegetation.

  4. 30m (17) Move right and climb steep slabs to the large overlap system using a bolt runner from Californication.

  5. 35m (16) Undercling the overlaps to the final corner and traverse left to belay at end of overlaps.

  6. 60m (9) Up corner and slabs to small ampitheatre.

FA: S. Digwood & G. Phillips, 1997

Trad 230m Peak Charles
26 Poignant Device

On the eastern side of Bath Bluff near its northern end is a large square corner. The left hand wall is smooth and steep and split by two cracks. Take the right hand crack. Traverse left under the roof at the top to the arete and up. Bolt and fixed wire.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1994

Mixed trad 20m, 1 Peak Charles
18 Smells Like Dead Fish

Straight up crackline through slight overhang.

FA: S. Mansfield, 1996

Trad 8m Peak Charles
18 Once Were Warriors

Very bold climb 6 metres right of Love Comes In Hot Spurts by a prominent black streak.

  1. 45m Small SLCD in right side then run out to seam. Belay at obvious ledge.

  2. 25m Right 5m, then up to ledge.

  3. 45m Up trending right.

  4. 45m Trend right to belay on terrace beneath headwall. Exit easily off left.

FA: K. Lindorff, C. Jones & M. Haffner, 1995

Trad 160m, 4 Peak Charles
15 Two Moves

The central apex of the Arc of Iris. Start as for others and climb blankish wall to shelf below overhang, then crank over lip.

FA: S. McKie & D. Shaw, 1994

Trad 18m Peak Charles
17 Misdereked

FA: B. Dowrick

Trad 8m Peak Charles
16 The Serpent
1 12 30m
2 16 35m
3 15 40m

When seen from the south side the North Wall of Central Gully is split horizontally by a large snaking crack system (almost an overlap). This system starts level with Guano Roof and rises to the Summit Terraces. An obvious and in some places exposed rising traverse. Start 2 metres left of Bull Frog Alley, scramble up short wall and into gully proper at base of obvious groove/chimney.

  1. 30m (12) Up groove/chimney for approximately 35 metres then exit left to belay on a big ledge with a free standing rock for company.

  2. 35m (16) Move left and traverse along crack system(crux) to belay in alcove around corner. Stay low and beware of loose rock.

  3. 40m (15) Continue following crack system at base of overlap to belay at base of finishing gully. Scramble up 35 metres to finish.

FA: D. Moyses & G. Phillips, 1994

Trad 110m, 3 Peak Charles
14 Slab and Tickle

Starts 25 metres right of Scorched Earth, from the right end of a 5 metre wide block, below a conspicuous diagonal flake and fixed hanger.

  1. 45m Up to flake, step right and up diagonal flake. Step left, up past fixed hanger then up right trending ramp and on to belay at a flake.

  2. 15m Up left through flake and beyond.

FA: J. McIntosh, 1995

Trad 60m, 2 Peak Charles
21 Peyote

Past Gold Top to the right, around the corner on the hanging face is Peyote. Start up gully system in corner and step onto face using pockets. Move onto face protected by a cam in first pocket. Head up face past one bolt to finish.

FA: M. Haffner & P. Weber, 1997

Trad 10m Peak Charles
25 Ring of Fire

Overhanging flake just right of Controlled Burning

FA: C. Jones, 1995

Mixed trad 10m, 3 Peak Charles
23 Ravishing

Line between Ryobi One Kanobi and Waves and Caves. 1 bolt and natural pro at break. Runout start. Redpoint using draw on first bolt for safety and easy reach.

FA: P. Weber & M. Haffner, 1996

Mixed trad 20m, 1 Peak Charles
14 Homeward Bound

At the lowest point of the cliffs 20 metres right of Trout Dentures there is a large block 20 metres up.

  1. 36m (Crux) Straight up the black slab above ledge then rising traverse left to belay on top of block. Note the melted tape from the 1991 fire.

  2. Walk left to belay stance where rout joins Trout Dentures.

  3. 36m Up slab on left then back right to good nut belay in scoop.

  4. 36m Traverse back left until below corner. Up this for 2 metres then rising traverse left to belay in scoop with corner on right.

  5. 38m Rising traverse past ledge with small tree(?) at 30m to belay on ledge.

  6. 44m Walk right along ledge into pockmarked scoop. Climb out on its left and climb straight up to belay on two horizontal flakes.

  7. 42m Straight up to finish.

FA: M. Smith & M. Rathbone, 1976

Trad 230m, 7 Peak Charles
19 R The Tenzing Shuffle

Left hand variant to The Hillary Step. At the small rooflet head left and up to and past the “Post Box” (Crux).

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Trad 15m Peak Charles
20 Extra Sensory Conception

Further up the ridge and above the Spartacus corner on a prominent orange overhanging wall.

The leftward leaning crack in the wall.

FA: M. Haffner, 1995

Trad 20m Peak Charles
15 Conquistadors of the Useless
1 15 50m
2 6 40m
3 9 20m
4 15 50m
5 2 100m

Approximately 100 metres right of Endless Quest is a large black slab. At the extreme right of this are two gullies approximately 10 metres apart. Up the middle of the arete which separates these gullies is a curving scimitar shaped crack line. Start at the base of this.

  1. 50m (15) Up crack till it curves right, then straight up through short head wall to belay ledge.

  2. 40m (6) Scramble then walk up gully to belay blocks where gully starts to narrow.

  3. 20m (9) Up gully to belay on small vegetated ledge below steep wall.

  4. 50m. (15) Up gully to just below overhung water runnel (crux). Move right through easy ground up and then left to regain gully system. Steeply up this to belay on large terrace.

  5. 100 metre scramble to summit.

FA: G. Phillips & D. Moyses, 1994

Trad 260m, 5 Peak Charles
21 Yes, We Haffner Bananas

FA: B. Dowrick

Trad 8m Peak Charles
15 Bullfrog Alley
1 15 30m
2 14 35m
3 15 50m

A few metres left of Juluka the Central Gully narrows and is blocked by a short wall (2nd abseil pitch of Central Gully Abseil route). Bullfrog Alley takes the thin crack up the arete immediately above this.

  1. 30m (15) Straight up thin crack, belay as for first pitch of Juluka.

  2. 35m (14) Move left and climb groove/chimney a few metres before the groove ends. Move right and climb the steep blank wall on good holds but poor protection. Gain large left trending crack system and follow this to belay on large vegetated ledge.

  3. 50m (15) Traverse right along obvious crack line and ramp. Lonely moves take you around the arete to join final pitch of Juluka. Straight up crack and slabs to belay. 40 metre scramble to finish.

FA: G. Phillips & D. Moyses, 1994

Trad 120m, 3 Peak Charles
19 Solaris

50 metres right of Scorched Earth. Find the 30m wide roof capping the slab. The route follows the deep orange streak toward the left end of the roof. Up past 6 fixed hangers to belay on #3 cams. Traverse off left with care.

FA: D. Brereton & J. McIntosh, 1995

Trad 30m Peak Charles
20 Maldive at Five

Pull right out of niche, climb straight up face.

FA: M. Haffner, T. Deane & J. Fettes, 1996

Trad 10m Peak Charles
21 Piranha Charmer

50 metres down slope from Controlled Burning is a small wall and on the left side of the arete is a cairn. From it clip the bolt, then proceed up face and right into corner.

FA: M. Haffner & T. Deane, 1996

Mixed trad 10m, 1 Peak Charles
21 Waves and Caves

Begin up crack as for Summit Lust. Break left onto wall. 1 bolt protects crux through roof.

FA: M. Haffner, D. Hales & T. Deane, 1996

Mixed trad 20m, 1 Peak Charles
19 R The Hillary Step

Start at the left side of the face at the end of the bluffs. Up the face to under the small roof, right and onto ledge. Up corner and face above.

FA: B. Dowrick & J. Kerr, 1992

Trad 15m Peak Charles
16 The Old and the Bold

30 metres right of Spartacus.

Not much protection but plenty of loose holds, otherwise pleasant face climbing. The climb is at the right end of the wall right of Love Comes in Hot Spurts just before the Stand Up and Die embayment. It heads up past the short thin crack to loose holds leading to horizontal break, traverse right, up to short crack and face above onto ledge. Rappel off from right end of ledge.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Trad 35m Peak Charles
14 Piece of Cake
1 14 50m
2 13 30m

Starts from the beginning of the fourth pitch of Conquistadors of the Useless.

  1. 50m (14) Climb out of the gully diagonally up and right into the bottom of the corner which is followed to a good belay.

  2. 30m (13) Continue on the same line crossing the 5th pitch of Conquistador to scramble to the top.

FA: C. Swain, 1996

Trad 80m, 2 Peak Charles
17 Please Sir, Some Moore

Right of Yes, We Haffner Bananas. Start in the middle of smooth slabby face, into cave and exiting through highest point of roof.

FA: T. Deane, M. Haffner & J. Fettes, 1996

Trad Peak Charles
16 Constipation Corner

Start 10 m R of Guano. Up slabs and walls to obvious short corner. Up this to belay level with Guano Roof.

FA: P. McKenzie & R. MacArthur

Trad 40m Peak Charles
22 Engines Burning

An absolute must do! Start at L end of wall, well L of all other routes. Up past 3 bolts to reach the highest overlap, then strenuously traverse 10 m R, past 4th bolt to belay ledge. Traverse off R or L as 2nd pitch. Gear: 4 bolts, #1 nut + several medium to large cams. No.3 Camalot is useful but not essential.

FA: R. Weiter & J. Gregg, 2001

Mixed trad 20m, 4 Peak Charles
16 Mohammed Bali

From the base of the ramp, climb straight up the face.

FA: M. Haffner, T. Deane & J Fettes, 1996

Trad 10m Peak Charles
24 Sphincter

Jam through the roof and pull into tenuous groove.

FA: S. Richardson

Trad Peak Charles
11 Summit Lust

The obvious chimney right of Waves and Caves and situated at the right hand end of the central face.

FA: J. Truscott & P. McKenzie

Trad 20m Peak Charles
21 Go-Go-Gadget-Arms

More climbing than most Peak Charles multi-pitch routes! On the northwest side of bluffs 20 metres from the north end. An obvious short orange corner with a traverse left at half height.

FA: B. Dowrick & J. Kerr, 1993

Trad 20m Peak Charles
23 Stand Up and Die

The soaring diagonal crack and corner 6m left of the prominent chimney (Route X). Somewhat awkward at the crux but a challenging line.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1990

Trad 45m Peak Charles
16 User Frenzy

Start 5m R of the Neanderthal chimney and 20m downhill of a boulder with a cave at the base of the cliff. Follow the right leaning fault/crack to belay in the short corner where crack meets right hand roofs. A few hollow holds and exciting at the grade.

FA: M. Haffner, B. Dowrick & J. Stratford, 1993

Trad 25m Peak Charles
23 A Dingo Stole my India

Climb 3 metres up vertical crack to the left hand side end of the roof. Traverse under the roof and exit at right hand end.

FA: A. Schellens, 1997

Trad 10m Peak Charles
19 Gothic Silence
  1. Climb Constipation Corner.

  2. Steep crack at right hand end of leaning orange headwall.

FA: M. Haffner & S. McKie, 1994

Trad 70m, 2 Peak Charles
24 Top Rope Problem

There is a very obvious hole above the roof line. Take slabs to gain roof 2 metres right of this. Go through roof at hole and up.

Trad 25m Peak Charles
17 She Sells Seychelles

Climb right trending ramp-like crack to small book end and up the face.

FA: M. Haffner, T. Deane & J Fettes, 1996

Trad 10m Peak Charles
16 Voluptuous

Gain base of crack (crux). Up ledges and slightly right up natural line to top.

FA: D. Moyses, G. Philips & B. Dowrick, 1994

Trad 30m Peak Charles
12 Deidre’s Baby

Start at left edge of lowest point of access to cave. Climb corner and onto shelf.

FA: D. Shaw & M. Mattiske, 1993

Trad 25m Peak Charles
20 R Californication
1 18 15m
2 18 25m
3 20 25m
4 17 R 30m
5 19 10m

Also (18R) variation by avoiding pitch III. Quality all the way. Start 15 metres up the gully.

  1. 15m (18) Branch out left to follow the arching line and then launch through to the big ledge.

  2. 25m (18) Climb up and diagonally left past a detached flake and climb the headwall (peg runner). Traverse right to the base of the flake crack or straight up to the ledge thus avoiding pitch 3.

  3. 25m (20) Steep ground to gain the underside of the flake. Traverse right on jams and then glory laybacking to the stance (or climb thin crack in face of the flake).

  4. 30m (17R) Steep slab climbing to the giant overlap system which is followed to a hanging belay at the top of the last corner.

  5. 10m (19) Thug through the roof crack and jugs to gain slabs and the big ledge system, or (16) traverse left around end of overhangs for an easier finish.

FA: M. Haffner & M. Moore, 1990

Trad 110m, 5 Peak Charles
24 The Problem with Bottoms

Drop of the ridge to the west opposite the north end of the Bath Bluffs (as for the descent to the Far Side). A small undercut cirque 20 metres from Bath Bluffs has a rounded bulging crack at its right end.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Trad 15m Peak Charles
15 Route X

Unclear of first ascentionist. The obvious prominent chimney with a scramble to finish.

FA: K. Bishoff

Trad 45m Peak Charles
16 Firefight at Baghdad
1 16 45m
2 13 40m
3 6 30m
4 15 45m
5 100m

The first pitch initially follows User Frenzy, the climb then shares much ground with Skyliner.

  1. 45m (16) Follow the right leaning crack, there is some hollow and loose rock. As the climb gets steep, move first rightwards away from the crack, the leftwards across thin holds to belay at a small overlap 3m left of bushy gully, near scoops in the face.

  2. 40m (13) Straight up and slightly leftwards along face, protecting at the blocks. Belay 15m below bushy ledge.

  3. 30m (6) Scramble up to left side of bushy ledge and climb to below base of 7m headwall.

  4. 45m (15) Climb the headwall using blocky ramp and marginal protection on left side of thick flake. Continue up dimpled face above to large scoop belay. 5. Scramble 100m to summit cairn.

FA: C. Slee, D. Pantic & R. Cole, 2003

Trad 260m, 5 Peak Charles
21 Donna Martin Graduates

Follow pocks up and left past bolt then straight up on good holds. Take the finger crack through the small roof above.

FA: P. Smale & B. Dowrick, 1995

Mixed trad 15m, 1 Peak Charles
22 R Bodysurfing

Up face past two bolts, undercling left and pull through roof at scoop in overhang. Move back right then up.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Mixed trad 25m, 2 Peak Charles
14 Uzi

Climb thin crack first from arete. Traverse horizontal break and progress up arete to finish on left face.

FA: T Deane & J Fettes, 1996

Trad 10m Peak Charles
17 Beers, Steers and Queers

2 metres right of Voluptuous. Up big pockets and then slabby face.

FA: D. Hales & Peter the Septic Tank, 1996

Trad 25m Peak Charles
13 Girls Can’t Spit
1 13 35m
2 12 40m
3 6 20m

Start to the right of Garp.

  1. 35m (13) Traverse right to alcove right of Garp to gain good hold and first pro (CD) then across to bottom of crack from which direct start can be plotted.

  2. 40m (12) Climb out of belay on face to join right facing corner and up to belay on top of large hanging slab.

  3. 20m (6) Short scramble to finish in bushes near descent track.

FA: D. Shaw & C. Swain, 1993

Trad 95m, 3 Peak Charles
19 Infinite Pursuit
1 17 30m
2 19 30m
3 15 40m
4 17 40m

Start by climbing the right trending diagonal crack system just right of some white streaky rock to the right of Californication.

  1. 30m (17) Climb the gully to a big ledge beneath the diagonal roof.

  2. 30m (19) Climb the slab and bulge just right of the crack.

  3. 40m (15) Directly up slabs to a big ledge.

  4. 40m (17) Climb the crack system that splits the slabby buttress.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1990

Trad 140m, 4 Peak Charles
22 Thief of Youth

Climbs the hanging corner, damaged bolt has been removed and needs replacing. One piton still remains.

FA: M. Haffner, 1989

Trad 15m Peak Charles
23 Talisman

Fierce steep finger crack 20 metres left of Mogadon.

FA: M. Haffner, 1994

Trad 10m Peak Charles
13 Skyliner

Start from near the cave. Proceed upwards keeping to what might be termed a blunt spine. 4 pitches, approx. 45 metres each. This climb probably shares common ground with Firefight at Baghdad. Easily angled ground.

FA: M. Adams & B. Adams, 1995

Trad 180m Peak Charles
14 Coffin

Route up inside of boulders.

Trad 14m Peak Charles
18 The Missing Link Direct

Same climb as as The Missing Link but in pitch 2 take the L groove.

FA: C. Slee, 2010

Trad Peak Charles
23 Suckerfish

Start up the left trending sickle in middle of face. Clip bolt and struggle up face above to prominent water groove.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Mixed trad 25m, 1 Peak Charles
23 Kalashnikov

From the second pitch of Rapid Fire start from the ledge and pull left out of Rapid Fire and layback and jam the exotic finger flake crack.

FA: M. Haffner & T. Holm, 1996

Trad 10m Peak Charles
21 Beers and Whoring and Lost Wages

Seam in the concave wall behind Beers, Steers and Queers and Trident. Start from the ledge.

FA: M. Haffner, T. Deane & J. Fettes, 1996

Trad Peak Charles
11 Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid

Follows obvious cracks at back of gully. Allows access to all sorts of interesting things.

FA: P. Cleary, 1993

Trad 30m Peak Charles
13 Pegleg

From right of The Wheelchair Access past nose, follow crack and right onto arete and then onto top.

FA: P. Cleary & B. Dowrick, 1994

Trad 18m Peak Charles
21 Bad Seed

Prominent short corner 10 metres right of Talisman.

FA: M. Haffner, 1995

Trad 15m Peak Charles
16 R Maternal Instinct

Climbs the centre of the face just right of User Frenzy and directly to the same belay.

FA: B. Dowrick, M. Haffner & J. Stratford, 1993

Trad 25m Peak Charles
23 Thin Blue Line

The sensuous sinuous short crackline right of One Crowded Hour.

FA: M. Moore & M. Haffner, 1991

Trad 10m Peak Charles
23 Holiday in Kambalda

Follow the bolts up the northern face of the large orange block.

FA: B. Dowrick, 1993

Sport 15m, 3 Peak Charles
17 Break Out

At the right hand end a black streak comes out of the base of a right trending crack. Climb this.

FA: G. Murray & R. Murray, 1993

Trad 15m Peak Charles
21 Rapid Fire
1 12
2 21
  1. (12) Climb broken crack to ledge and traverse right to base of curving groove.

  2. (21) Climb groove.

FA: M. Haffner & M. Moore, 1991

Trad 20m, 2 Peak Charles
20 Get Thee to a Brewery

Start as for Trident, traverse 3 metres left and then up headwall. 3 bolts, RP5 and 1.5 friend.

FA: M. Haffner, P. Weber & T. Holm, 1996

Mixed trad 15m, 3 Peak Charles
18 Onion
1 18 14m
2 14 24m
3 13 24m
4 11 25m

The long onion shaped chimney at the back of Onion Gully.

  1. 14m (18) From belay at top of grassy gully, climb chimney (crux). Protection in parallel crack to right. Belay on small ledge.

  2. 24m (14) Ascend chimney. Protection in back (large gear). Belay on small ledge in crack (awkward).

  3. 24m (13) Chimney upwards to belay under overhang.

  4. 25m (11) Climb sloping crack in slabs to finish near tourist track.

FA: S. McKie, D. Shaw, C. Swain & A. Garvin, 1994

Trad 87m, 4 Peak Charles
23 Endless Quest
1 23 25m
2 16 45m
3 15 45m
4 17 40m
5 21 40m

A powerful expedition and no doubt one of the best trad routes at the grade in WA. The large north facing overlap system which can be clearly seen from the rock pools above the Old Campsite Crag.

  1. 25m (23) Gains the diagonal corner crack (more like a giant overlap) and climb it until it gets very flared. Tension down to rare footholds. Regain the crack which gives easier climbing to the belay. Impressive looking and a grade 23 version of Beckoning Horizons !!

  2. 45m (16) Climb the corner.

  3. 45m (15) Climb up to the large busy ledge system via the corner/gully or better by the slabs on the left.

  4. 40m (17) Towards the left hand edge of the large ledge is a corner crack. This is easy to spot. Climb the corner stepping left with exposed moves (crux) past the little roof. Run it out on secure slab climbing to belay in the ledge/alcove above.

  5. 40m (21) A very elegant pitch. Go left on the ledge to below the line and climb the diagonal overlap (crack) which starts at the left hand end of the ledge. After 20 metres enter the hanging corner by a hard move and climb this and the wall above.

  6. Easy slabs to summit.

FA: M. Haffner & M. Moore, 1990

Trad 200m, 6 Peak Charles

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