Routen in The Kimberley

Cross fence and walk down sandy horse track for roughly 300m, as you near the cliff again, look for a large scree slope covered in spinifex, with some 'steeper' lines on it's lower, RHS. The climb takes the large diagonal line, that looks more obvious from a distance and entirely unappealing close up!

1. 45m, 14. Climb slab, to overhang/bulge then up on the RHS into the 'crack'. Follow this for another 25m or so until a good stance.

2. 15m, 10. Continue up past (or next to) some very large and loose blocks and up nose, then into wide left leaning crack to a belay ledge.

3. 15m, 12. Up the line, aiming for a large hanging tree and tricky finish.

4. 15m Scramble to top.

Left of "The Great Northern". Start with the same hand holds but move left. Up the wall left of the flake.

Start left around the corner from Easy Street. Start with a crimp and a crimpy side pull. Make your way up on the right side of the flake to a jug and traverse to the right. Top out is possible.

The easiest line in the vicinity of the roof, start on the lefthand side and top out over the roof

Climbers R side edge of the overhang. Sit start off the high R jug and lower L.

Sit start below and right from ‘Bottle of Duncan Dust’. Left hand on thin sloper and right on decent side pull. Move directly up, always right of ‘monkey’, to the same top-out. Right hand slopers and left hand crimps.

well, a little bit weird movements through the crag. Excellent stone, but definitely not limestone.

Location -15.773000,128.747000. Sit start, with the hands on the big ledge and a heel hock with the right foot. A very reachy move up to crack under the roof. Move along this crack to the final hold.

Left hand side of bootshaped flake in Carlton Gorge

The best single pitch on the Ord - on borderline Arapilesean rock. Up twin cracks on slightly overhung rock, scramble out R for last 10m

The left most of the three diagonals rewards you with a fun offwidth and some steep climbing after a low crux. 1) 35m 19 Tricky reachy move at 8m when crack seams up leads to delightful jamming. Then #6 offwidth to bodychimney, belay in alcove. 2) 35m 15 Navigate steep twin crack from belay stance, then easy ramble to top.

20m to the right of detached pinnacle and left of the Dog Leg Gully there are two cracks-one wide, jagged and nasty on the left and one thin on the right. 1) 25m 15 Starting up the wide jagged crack to bulge leading fist crack, belay at stance. 2) 40m 13 Continue climbing the plumb line up crack, leading to beautiful face climbing on solid rock. *alternative first pitch up the right hand crack looks much better

The prominent corner visible from the river will not disappoint and will look even more imposing from the base-very zionesque. It is well worth the walk into the Badlands. 1) 28m Climb the smooth quarzite wall of the LH of chimney which lead into a #6 crack. Belay at the small ledge at the base of the corner proper. 2) 32m (13) The pitch you scrub bashed for! Initial squeeze is followed by glorious jamming of all sizes and chimneying.

80m upstream from RM there is an obvious chimney the middle of smooth white quartzite face, this climbs starts directly below this. 1) 35m (20) From base of cliffs avoid obvious corner* that leads to the chimney instead solo up slightly left to reach base of the of the vertical wall with thin crack. Climb thin crack with difficulty until it widens and becomes sandy, escap right via airy traverse to belay in corner at base of chimney. 2) 40m Up corner to headwall chimney with glorious rock. *alternative first pitch up corner would make the entire climb go at grade 12, and would likely still be a worthwhile outing.

Climbs the 'side face' of Jump Rock.

Front face on thin edges.

Face and Steep arete L of jump rock. Good climbing.

Overlaps / overhangs L of the Arete. Grade unsure.

Tricky (wet) boulder problem R from the water fall leads to easier climbing straight up... then it get's a bit dirty and blanks out at about 10m, but there might be a way through if you can brave it. Super fun considering the location.

Wet-DWS problem starting in the water up the juggy arete a few metres R of the waterfall.

The shallow corner just R of juggy arete. Nice mantle press then it fizzles out so in you go.

The best of the 3 short ones. Obvious flake on R wall as you face the waterfall. Quite powerful, really fun and pretty tricky barefoot dripping wet.

Attractive LH crack just inside cave, good gear, getting a little thinner when the crack runs out. Block at 2/3 height is more solid than it looks.

A nice clean face, with some very good sustained climbing, although could do with a bolt at the first bulge, technically only 21. Take wires, and small to med cams. Up stepped R facing corner (3m R of main corner) up this to ledge. Climb straight over bulge and into the line (a 'hidden' #1 wire was pre-placed for the FA). Great climbing up the line with adequate protection, right up until a left facing corner ends at a roof. Traverse left to good belay ledge (although it may be possible to climb the increasingly loose face above to the top of the cliff).

The easiest line up the vertical wall a few metres left of the waterfall. Wet in a typical June but still pretty easy. Done to an obvious jump spot at 5m but you could go higher.

Climbs the attractive wall just R of the tourist pool waterfall. The problem (V4), is getting out of the water (impossible to use chalk) - and some harder direct starts could be done. From the very far LH end of the 'underwater' ledge you can walk out on, make a bouldery traverse left until you get to the easier section, then follow contrived wall diagonally right to top out just over rooflet. Very nice climbing though.

Great climbing up the middle of the West face of the middle pool, which avoids most of the tourists. You can do a dry start by doing some very interesting and tricky traversing from either side. Great moves up layback holds, a great safe DWS for the grade.

Swim to the bottom of the falls then climb the blunt nose 2m L to obvious jump ledge. Good holds, moves & jump.

Starting 3-4m L of the falls, campus leftwards along the gently rising discontinuous break until you pump off. It looks possible to go another 10m+ to the jug rails 4-5m above the water at the lip of the impressive cave looming over the picnicking tourists.

Only done to the slopers on the lip. Needs to be extended 2m by turning the lip and mantling onto the jumpers' ledge (if you find/pre-inspect the holds).

Sadly most of this wall has a shallow (or even dry) landing. Some worthy lines to do on the R side though. This problem takes the diagonal breaks to below the good looking fused corner, but needs to be extended by finding a way to get into the corner.

Pumpy, low level traverse across solid and waterwashed rock. Go all the way right and step down to boulder in the water, then head back on the lower line.

This is the first obvious (and safe) climb from the starting traverse ledge. Mantle up to arete, then climb just left of arete to final short slab.

Really nice climbing, except for the loose block at the headwall. Hard, reachy move left from block (can use lower hold), left across face to arete. Could be done direct.

Great climb, in the best position on the wall. Traverse out right, and straight up the corner.

Actually quite good, and easier than appearances might suggest. Overhangs enough to avoid boulder at the base (but check for yourself first). Traverse out as for OBC, but keep going, then straight up hanging corner, then hand traverse back left to finish up loose blocks. A direct finish might be possible.

For if you're scared of the highballs. There's 2 hard moves to get out of the water (needs a good frog kick and a bit of a one armer), then jug rails to the as yet unsolved gorgeous blank bulge.

The starting slot jug is awesome, the moves are ok.

Sit start on the hueco and test your R shoulder lockdown ability.

Starting in the corner bellow the jump off spot, establish yourself on left wall then leap to big pocket/ledge.

Starting for left heel hook to get out of the water trend left over blunt arretes following small holds, until hand transverse right with good hands, mantel when possible then easy over the lip.

Start as for reptilian brain but trend slightly right to easy big holds.

Wet-DWS, swim over and pull on. A real good little problem with every move needing some working out, culminating in a committing deadpoint out the roof. Mantle onto the jumpers' walk-across ledge, then enjoy the plunge.

Head to Windjana Gorge, Good camp site, toilets and showers. Freshwater crocs in water in gorge. Walk through the tunnel and follow the walking track sign posts. It heads down to the sandy river bed and then back up and not long after that, there is a rock that juts out right on the track. There is a tree on the RHS and a corner climb LHS. Start RHS step across and up obvious route. LHS starts easy and then up on top of big flake and then two options, up to the left with over hang or across to the right and up the previous. Lead climb only, lots of 1/2 finger holds and flakes are good. Small pro does the job, Lots of other good climbs but very public area and you need to avoid the public where possible. Good shade and take water. Some gardening may be required along the route. Watch out for the small sharp rocks which are typical of this Devonian black face Limestone area.

Tempting as it sounds, please don't try to find, or go anywhere near this 'climb', it is completely off limits.