Hilfe
42

Saisonalität

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Beschreibung

A mix of minor cliffs and large block boulders hidden deep in the forest on the Illawarra Escarpment. A variety of bouldering types - roof, verticals, caves and off-width.

Einschränk. übernommen von Rat's Crag

Rats Crag / Boulders is outside the IESCA boundary. There are currently no access issues to this large tract of land, please don't make any!

Zustieg

Refer to the Rats Crag approach and uploaded marked map.

Once you jump off the East side of the motorway/offramp onto the bush trail network there is a well worn mountain bike trail heading North East. The start of this is just South of the power lines crossing the offramp and bush trail. Follow this for 450 meters where the trail hits a rocky outcrop with cliffs on either side - marking the North and South aspects of Rats Boulders. (Refer to the OSM map layer if unsure).

Ethik übernommen von Wollongong

The modern climbing scene and all the access issues that go with it requires modern ethic and all climbers should familiarise themselves with general good crag etiquette to ensure access is maintained into the future.

The following is a short summary for the area:

  • The Wollongong area has a historical mix of sport, trad, and bouldering, with fully bolted sport routes emerging as the dominant form in the last decade
  • Do not bolt or rebolt existing trad or bouldering routes
  • No chipping of the rock to alter the difficulty of a route or create new routes. Loose or dangerous rock may be removed with careful discretion
  • Top rope and lower-off through your own gear. Fixed anchor protection to be used for final lower off only to minimise wear
  • Minimise excessive chalk usage and make brushing of holds a regular routine. Consider using alternative chalk colours to minimise visual impact
  • Do not bush-bash new access trails, stick to existing marked trails where possible
  • Do not remove vegetation, both from around cliff bases and on the cliff. Brushing down built-up lichen, dirt and chalk off existing routes is acceptable maintenance
  • Do not leave rubbish or gear at the crag. Gear left may be confiscated by NPWS
  • Respect any announced closures of tracks, cliffs and areas in the region
  • Don’t play loud music at the crag, consider the amenity of nearby climbs and non-climbers alike
  • Speak up against anti-social behaviour, unsafe behaviour, or other activities that threaten access – contact your local advocacy association - ACANSW
  • Rebolting shall only be carried out by suitably competent and trained persons. The minimum standard is 316 stainless U-bolt or ring eye-bolts with pure epoxy glue. Refer to http://www.safercliffs.org
  • Remember you are responsible for your own safety, and the safety of your friends!

Learn more at https://www.cliffcare.org.au/education

Routen

Route(n) hinzufügen Topo hinzufügen Neu sortieren Stapelbearbeitung Konvert. Grade
Schwierigkeitsgrad Route

Mixed bouldery low cliffs on the South Side of the bike track. Routes listed left to right along the cliffline.

Delicate start then easy up.

Start low in the crack jug, then move out right to the massive flake, delicately work up and into the flake crack without slipping off the wall as you top out!

Surprisingly tricky and tough chimney cum off-width.

Pockets and crimps to a couple of good jugs, then a mysterious flight to the top out...

Stand start and up textured seam on mossy boulder.

Erstbegehung: Meedu Samaraweera

Start on low left sloper. Head up and left via sharp under-cling, big move with right hand. Slight traverse right to top out.

Dylan Hill

The left hand side of the cave, at large sloper. Straight up through undercling then gaston move in roof. Stop at the jug rail or continue to top out as for SFTJ .

A classic fun roof problem. Big, powerful and straightforward moves.

Start with right hand on the pinch and left hand on the undercling, traverse inside the cave until spanning out to the undercling. Throw for the finish on the flake that ends before you top out the V4

Erstbegehung: Lachlan Thomson & Jake Schwenke, 3 Sep 2021

To the right of SFTJ in a contrived low start, through decent jugs growing farther apart then a committing top out over rough slopers.

A strenuous traverse from the left corner of the cave, out right then loop up left.

Erschliesser: jason link

Under the roof up left across some crimp rails.

From low down work your feet up then launch a sweet dynamic move to the top of the ledge.

~50m past 'South sector' cave on the same cliff line. Its about 20 metres wide of consistently good routes, make sure not too miss it!

The first king line completed! Bring your knee pads to make good use of the two rests because this is looong. Links Prehistoric Punk -> Renegades of Punk -> Nirvana -> Punk Soccer then escapes out the chimney.

Erstbegehung: Matt Hoschke, 9 Okt 2021

Make use of toe hooks and it becomes alot easier.

Erstbegehung: Kai Buckman

Start at jugs just left of 'Bored Gecko' start, traverse left and up. The correct finish is to bunch up into the small cave matching the undercling.

Erstbegehung: Matt Hoschke, 11 Aug 2021

Short boulder with some big moves with big holds. Finishes at the obvious jug

Start at the same big jug as Bored gecko. Go right making a massive move to traverse past the crack. Keep going right to Nidorian's knee bar and make another big move to big jug flake.

Kai Buckman

Dylan Hill

Erstbegehung: Kai Buckman & Leeham.B, 15 Aug 2021

Start up Pumprocker for a few moves, then head straight left reversing the crimp crux of Nirvana, and finish up the big undercling move of Renegades.

Erstbegehung: Mark McGivern, 4 Nov 2021

Start at any of the circle of jugs at the base then at the end a knee bar helps get to a huge holde up and to the right

Basically the most obvious link from nidorans knee into pumprocker

Starts two hands on the undercling, using a toe hook off to the right makes the middle moves alot easier, finish at the jug rail at the top

Dylan Hill

Starting at the pump rocker finishing jug, trending up and right until finding a jug at the top of the bulg. Mantle up and left then finish up the committing slab.

Erstbegehung: Finn Tregurtha

Pumprocker into Punk soccer. The full value

Erstbegehung: Finn Tregurtha

Deep lying start, through the hard stuff then all the way out the chimney

Erstbegehung: Matt Hoschke, 13 Aug 2021

Straight up the slab located to the right of the punk cave.

Routes on the north side of the bike track, featuring the distinctive flat wall. Routes listed Right to Left (from the bike track).

Sit start on nice ledge and head right and up. Via left-hand side pull pocket, slap for the top and top-out. Might be a bit harder for shorter climbers.

starting on the nice ledge and going straight up to top-out.

Sit start in the 'figure 8' looking pockets and power right into the end of crunching pebbles.

Hoes up a few pockets and a few very small holds with nearly no feet. All moves have been done on top rope but yet to hear of an actual send.

The crack. Runs out. Commitment.

Erstbegehung: Dylan Hill

A surprisingly technical ascent, more of a sport route. A committing final high ball sequence from a rest ledge to top out!

The steep and ever shrinking ledge. Commitment.

Located ~20m past the North flat wall. Sit start in pocket and up left to top-out.

Erstbegehung: The360guide, 29 Sep 2021

Follow the cliff line past North flat wall until it turns left and continue ~ 100m.

Start in the under cling and head right to top-out.

Erstbegehung: The360guide, 29 Sep 2021

Needs a good clean.

Stand start on two good edges, high step to Gaston then lunge for that lip and hold the swing.

Erstbegehung: Finn Tregurtha, 29 Sep 2021

Needs a good clean.

Further out East, small escarpment outcrop near the transmission line corridor. There is evidence climbers have visited before some time in the past, but no routes are known.

Hallo!

Das erste Mal hier?

theCrag.com ist eine Plattform für Kletterer, die gratis Kletterführer und Informationen für Gebiete auf der ganzen Welt anbietet. Diese werden von Kletterern, Boulderern und anderen netten Personen erstellt und gepflegt.

Du kannst deine Begehungen erfassen, dich mit anderen Kletterern austauschen und vieles mehr machen...

» schnuppere hinein, » erfahre mehr oder » frag uns einfach

Unterkünfte in der Nähe mehr Verbergen

Inhalt teilen

Mi 29 Mär
Finde heraus, was in Rat's Boulders passiert.

Erhalte einen detaillierten Einblick mit einer Zeitleiste, die zeigt

  • Begehungen von Kletterern
  • Diskussionen in der Community
  • Aktualisierungen des Indexes durch unsere Benutzer
  • und viele weitere Dinge.

Logge Dich ein, um die Zeitleiste zu sehen!

Deutsch English Español Français Italiano 한국어 Português 中文