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Contributors
Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:
Laurence Judd pamelalansbury Ben Dickson Ziomuv Thananthorn Suriyasenee Marv Harrison Schultz
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Table of contents
- 1.
Whomping Willow
23 in Field
- 1.1. Granite Track Boulder 3 in Boulder
- 1.2. Storm Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 1.3. Booty Boulder 6 in Boulder
- 1.4. Panic Boulder 2 in Boulder
- 1.5. Conscripted Boulder 3 in Boulder
- 1.6. Demolition Boulder 4 in Boulder
- 1.7. Step Up Slab 3 in Boulder
- 1.8. Turtle Boulder 1 in Boulder
- 2. Index by grade
1. Whomping Willow 23 routes in Field
- Summary:
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Alle Bouldern
Lat / Long: -34.618430, 139.003648
- Note:
- This area is closed on days of extreme fire danger. Do not drive your vehicle into the Native Forest Reserve if gate is unlocked. Park outside the gate, ensuring the road and gate are not blocked to Forestry SA traffic. Overnight camping and campfires are not permitted at any time. The Reserve is open from sunrise to sunset every day. Do not feed the wildlife and stick to marked trails as much as is possible. Scrub off all tick marks before leaving and pack out all rubbish.
Beschreibung
Named after the very old tree in the area which resembles the whomping willow in Harry Potter. A small but good collection of boulders close to the road.
Einschränkungen
Zustieg
Easiest access for this area is to keep following Heggies Range Rd until it turns into Brownes Rd. Park as for the Khastersuhl Track of The Heysen Trail and walk in from there. Area can be seen from the road just before the parking area. All boulders located less than 100m from the road.
1.1. Granite Track Boulder 3 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.619321, 139.004261
Beschreibung
The First Climbable Boulder from the Granite Track.
Zustieg
Can be seen from the road, about a 30m walk in.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ The Traverse With No Name
Sit Start Matched on big Sidepull. Move Up and left slopers and incuts to a good edge to the left and a crack towards the top. Top out. Erstbegehung: Laurence Judd, Jul 2021 | V3 | 3m | |||||
2 |
So, You think you can smear Open Project
Stand Start in centre of boulder with RH Side pull and LH angled sidepull. Move up via crimps to good holds at the top. | 3m | ||||||
3 |
Hopping over Chad
Stand start on good LH Side pull and RH tiny crimp. High starding feet to avoid the large rock. Head up and right to big juggy top out. Erstbegehung: Petey, 2021 | V0 | 3m | |||||
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1.2. Storm Boulder 1 route in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618996, 139.003274
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★★ Quiet Storm
Signature line of the area and possibly the best lowball in the forest. Sit start with right hand on upturned small edge and left hand low on left sloping arete. Climb the sloping arete and top out. Erstbegehung: pamelalansbury, 28 Okt 2020 | V5 | 2m |
1.3. Booty Boulder 6 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618643, 139.003359
Beschreibung
The boulder at the back of the main cluster of boulders on the hill.
Zustieg
Approach from the Granite track to the south approx 160m North of the Granite Track.
Geschichte
Once climbed and forgotten by early establishers, sending Apricot Booty, found and established further in 2021.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ Apricot Booty
Climb the layback finger crack to the very top. Mantle. Spicy exit given the fall zone. Erstbegehung: Pete, 2015 | V3 | 4m | |||||
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★★ Big D
Stand Start with LH on sloping arete and RH on average undercling under lip or the lip itself. Bust out right to the juggy top side of the D feature and head up and left to top out. Erstbegehung: Laurence Judd, Jul 2021 | V3 | 3m | |||||
3 |
Only God Can Judd Me
Sit start to Big D. Good LH crimp and RH low low undercling -V4. If you want a contrived harder variant start with same left hand crimp and same right undercling of the stand- goes at 5 points. Erschliesser: Laurence Judd Erstbegehung: Thananthorn Suriyasenee, 15 Aug 2021 | V4 | 4m | |||||
4 |
Up The Channel
Sit Start on Large incut channel on the Right Hands Side of the "D". Head up and left along the jug channel and top out as per Big D. Erstbegehung: Laurence Judd, Jul 2021 | V1 | 3m | |||||
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Back of the D
Stand start on big feature seemingly unattached to the boulder, rest assured it is. Move up the slab via good crimps and edges to the top. This is also the easiest down climb for the boulder. Erstbegehung: Laurence Judd, Jul 2021 | VB | 4m | |||||
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Judd judy
Sit start low with both hands on obvious right hand sidepull, smear feet, stand up and span into left hand incut on top side of boulder. Top out to the right side of the boulder. There are some intermediate crimps for those short on span. Erstbegehung: Harrison Schultz, 15 Aug 2021 Erschliesser: Ziomuv, 15 Aug 2021 | V1 |
1.4. Panic Boulder 2 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618833, 139.003286
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★ Don't Panic
Sit start on low LH edge and small pocket for right hand. Spring up and grab the seam on the left-hand side of arete and continue up. Fall is a potentially a bit awkward Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V2 | 4m | |||||
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★★ Jugless Adams
Sit-start on the sloping edge where a jug once lived. Reach your way up the seam on right-side of the arete. A pad on the boulder to the right is advisable. Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V3 | 4m |
1.5. Conscripted Boulder 3 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618810, 139.003251
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Diagonal Sit.
Sit Start with good RH side pull and LH on sloping arete. Make a move into the start of the crack and finish as for Diagonal Crack Line. Erstbegehung: Laurence Judd | V0+ | 3m | |||||
2 |
Diagonal crack line
Sit or crouch start in prominent diagonal crack. Follow it up to the horn at far right-hand side Erstbegehung: 25 Okt 2020 | V0 | 3m | |||||
3 |
The Conscripted Boulderer
Stand start in bottom corner of the diagonal crack. Climb slightly up that to gain access to the ledge, then make a committing move to head straight up the very blank looking slab Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V1 | 3m |
1.6. Demolition Boulder 4 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618815, 139.003227
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ Walking Demolishion Service
Sit start with hands on the left-most flat ledge. Head directly upwards via the poor sloper. Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V3 | 3m | |||||
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★ Warm Me Up
Sit start on the edge as for WDS. Follow the ledges to the right, then top out via the weakness to the right Erstbegehung: 25 Okt 2020 | V0 | 3m | |||||
3 |
Of Course
Sit start on the unreasonably low hold, akward-but-not-too-hard-if-you-fit move up to the juggy rail, and top out diagonally-right Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V2 | 3m | |||||
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Crystal Cannon
Sit or crouch start on the large chunk of quartz at right-hand side of boulder. Follow the rising seam all the way to the top Erstbegehung: Ben Dickson, 25 Okt 2020 | V0 | 4m |
1.7. Step Up Slab 3 routes in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618920, 139.003443
Beschreibung
The slab that sits right under the grandfather tree in the centre of the boulder field.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Step Up 2: The Streets
Step Up start on large footers to grab sloping arete and good right hander. Move up and top out. Erstbegehung: Petey | V0 | 2m | |||||
2 |
★ Step Up
Start match on the high sloping edge and climb the centre of the slab. Erstbegehung: pamelalansbury, 2021 | V1 | 2m | |||||
3 |
Step Up 3
Sit start matched on good sloping sidepull. Head up to a good edge and sloping pinch on the arete, step up and climb the right hand side of the slab to the top. Erstbegehung: pamelalansbury, 2021 | V0 | 2m |
1.8. Turtle Boulder 1 route in Boulder
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Lat / Long: -34.618890, 139.003287
Beschreibung
The Turtle Shaped boulder next to 'Conscripted Boulder'.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Turtle Traverse
Start laying down under the boulder matched on the poor sloper. Make a hard move to the top then traverse it right and around the corner. Keep traversing and when you are at the good sidepull manntle the boulder. A lowball in every sense of the word but packs in quite a few moves! Erstbegehung: pamelalansbury, 2021 | V4 |