Nodes in The Overlook

200m cliff line facing east

Short upper cliff line closest to road

Start left hand side following rising traverse to shared anchors

Straight up middle of face to shared anchors

Next bolt line across straight up face

Straight up right side of wall.

Single buttress with slabby start to face at half height

Left side of buttress, slabby start with vertical face to anchors

Right side of buttress, slabby start with vertical face to anchors. Slick clip high first bolt form side but climb from base.

Next climbs to the right on separated boulder facing buttress

Left side of boulder tending left following upside down flake to anchors

Up middle of boulder, over bulge to anchors.

Straight up featured face over short overlap to anchors

The Blue Mountains are a World Heritage listed area. The Grose Valley, the cliffs around Katoomba and much of the Narrow Neck peninsula are part of the Blue Mountains National Park which is managed by the NPWS. The Western Escarpment - where most of the climbing is - is Crown Land managed by the BMCC. While the NPWS Plan of Management nominates several locations in the National Park where rock climbing is deemed appropriate, the majority of the climbing remains unacknowledged. To maintain access our best approach is to 'Respect Native Habitat, Tread Softly and Leave No Trace'. Do not cut flora and keep any tracks and infrastructure as minimal as possible.

Practically all crags are either in National Park or in council reserve: dog owners are reminded that dogs are not allowed in National Parks at any time and fines have been issued, while for crags on council reserve the BMCC leash law requires that dogs be on-leash.

For the latest access related information, or to report something of concern, visit the Australian Climbing Association NSW Blue Mountains page at https://acansw.org.au/blue-mountains/

First lot of climbs are on the upper tier

Up left side of short steepish face

Up middle of short steepish face

Straight up slab to shared anchors. Start harder than it looks to very easy finish.

Right side of arete up face and mantle to shared anchors

Up right side of shallow cave, delicate climbing following orange streak to anchors

Up short slab past break anchors

Up right side of slab to anchors

Next lot of climb down gully directly underneath upper tier

Straight up faint scoop, over small over lap to shared anchors

Start on right side tending left under tree to shared anchors.

Same start as BCC, traverse left to first bolt then up arete then back to shared anchors.

Up left side of slab

Up middle of slab

Straight up right side of slab to anchors

Varied walls from 8 - 15 m high

Step of big boulder and scramble onto ledge and up to shared anchors

Follow grey streak tending left to shared anchors

Up left side if short slab, then step onto upper head wall and over

Up middle of slab to shared anchor

Up right side of slab to shared anchors.

Start on top of ledge above slabs, short steepish route