Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | Crag | |
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Unknown year | |||||
18 | ★ Faces of Janus
| 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
20 | Ratzinger's Thong
FA: M.Corkin & R.Styles | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
13 | Deliverance Direct Finish
| 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 | Incandescence Variant Start
An easier (though less pleasant) start to Incandescence up the corner right of the original line, rejoining Incandescence at its crux. | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
21 | Enlichenment
Shares the same anchor as RT about 20m higher then it should be. FA: M.Corkin & R.Styles | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 R | ★ Bic Disposable Boulevard
As for CaS to break, right and up past bolts. Finish as for CaS. | 42m | Blue Mountains | ||
Left Arete
Arete on the left side of the wall. Glue in carrots. | 15m | Blue Mountains | |||
24 | ★★ Intaglioland
An easier finish to Intaglio via original Toyland, which avoids the extremely cruxy finish of the standard route. As for Intaglio to 2nd last bolt then traverse right and finish up original Toyland via 3 more bolts (clip 2nd bolt high, traverse low) to Toyland anchors. Easy to clean on loweroff. | 30m, 11 | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | ★★ Godzilla Versus the Smog Monster
| 5m | Blue Mountains | ||
Orange Face
Three ringbolts visible in top half of this route - but no sign of bolts down low. Maybe only half bolted? | 20m, 3 | Blue Mountains | |||
22 | ★ The Optimist
Bit cranky down low then cruise to anchors FA: Glenn Short | 24m | Blue Mountains | ||
25 | ★★★ Toyland
"The climb boasts a complicated history of aid elimination. On the first ascent two rests were used on the section above the horizontal break, one under the roof and one on the flake above. The stoic leader then bolted up the final short headwall in driving rain to the top. Though he did the climb in one pitch he went to the trouble of establishing a hanging belay station below the bolt ladder. This was done for the benefit of future parties who might attempt a free ascent using the belay as a much needed rest. Mike Law made the second ascent and managed to lead the first pitch completely free but left the grade at 23. A month or so later Warwick Baird did a free ascent of the whole climb though he did break the route into 2 pitches. A few weeks later he made an attempt to lead the climb completely free in one pitch but fell 4m from the top when a hold broke. The following weekend he returned again and finally managed the task that had eluded him on previous attempts. "The climb now stands as the hardest and most sustained lead in the Blue Mountains" (May 1981). Mark Baker added the direct bit over the flake. Incipient crack 5m right of K&Q. FFA: W.Baird FA: G.Bradbury, 1981 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
Black Flake
Middle of middle buttress with ringbolts. A left facing fused flake feature. | 15m | Blue Mountains | |||
18 | ★★★ The 80 Minute Hour
The arete right of CD. Many people traverse in from the left or right. 4 carrots plus medium-large gear. FA: Andrew Penney FA: A.Penney, 1980 | 30m, 4 | Blue Mountains | ||
26 | ★★ Sludge Belly
One of the best of Steve's new routes. Tricky, hard and full of memorable sequences. FFA: Steve Grkovic | 25m, 11 | Blue Mountains | ||
24 | ★★★ Twenty Something - In the Flesh Linkup
| 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
Grey Face
Face on glue in carrots | 15m | Blue Mountains | |||
25 | ★★★ Toyland Direct
Fantastic route! Start as for Toyland but instead of traversing along the overlapping flake, push straight upwards towards the anchors. Now the preferred version. There is potential for a small wire to be placed in between the second and third bolts to stop a probable ground fall off not inconsequential moves, it seems the placement is tricky to spot though. | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
24 | Ragtime Direct Start
About 10m right or the Reprieve start, through the roof. | 10m | Blue Mountains | ||
27 | ★★ Electromotion
Step right after the 5th bolt on Sludge Belly and prepare for a thin, confusing and sustained head wall above. FFA: Steve Grkovic | 25m, 11 | Blue Mountains | ||
25 | ★★★ Aesthetic Images
The ultimate face-climbing testpiece up an improbably blank wall. Consider bringing a #0.5 or #0.75 for the runout at mid-height. FA: Mike Myers FA: G.Weigand & G.Robertson, 1982 | 30m, 10 | Blue Mountains | ||
16 | ★★ The 80 Minute Hour Variant Finish
| 8m | Blue Mountains | ||
20 | ★★ Soft Edges Direct Finish
| 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
27 | ★★ Purple Pain Train
A steep start thought a small roof and onwards to a vertical wall with a desperate finish. FFA: Steve Grkovic | 25m, 12 | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | ★ Moscow Sea
Start: 3m right of LC. Clean finger crack widening to groove in grey wall. | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
20 | ★★ Exploding Zombies
Great technical climbing just L of the vegetated crack. Solid, consistent and crimpy. FA: G James | 40m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 | Angel Eyes
| 45m | Blue Mountains | ||
28 | Sucked n' Chump
A new Grkovic master piece of glue and pins to create a steep and bouldery direct start to Suction pump. A sling on the second bolt helpful. FFA: Steve Grkovic | 38m, 15 | Blue Mountains | ||
9 | ★★ Alisons Playhouse Direct Finish
| 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
29 | ★ Derek and Zac's Line
Reportedly freed by Derek Thatcher and Zac Vertrees. Start up Aesthetic Images to its 2nd bolt, then rising traverse left to gain line of bolts right of Candle Power. About grade 29. FA: Derek Thatcher & Zac Vertrees | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
10 | Crystal Vision Alternate Finish
| 8m | Blue Mountains | ||
21 | ★ New Boots and Panties Direct
| 17m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 | ★★ Extension Lead
Burly start then cruisy FA: M. Law | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | Touco
Start up wide crack/chimney as for Blondie, then take "obvious traverse line" to arete and up arete. | 55m | Blue Mountains | ||
24 | Colditz Direct
1m right again. The first bolt has gone walkabout. | 45m, 11 | Blue Mountains | ||
4 | Solo Slab
Slab on right. Start: At base of 2nd chimney in the 'arcade'. | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
Line Duplication - Project
Single bolt extension to 'The Send Train'. Thin move past the anchors, then jugs. Finish as per TBTB. | 30m | Blue Mountains | |||
19 | ★★ I'd Rather Be Sailing
Start: Right of the arete. After hard boulder start it is much easier than it looks. Rebolted 2015, including a lower-off. Bring 5 bolt plates, wires, a sling for thread and a few cams including #4 camalot. Start is now protectable preclipping RB as wire placements have all blown. FA: Andrew Penney | 28m, 6 | Blue Mountains | ||
14 | ★ Blondie
Chimney, being careful of loose blocks, to bushes, then cracks to chains above tree. Second pitch available but looks like a scramble/bushbash. | 37m | Blue Mountains | ||
8 | Applejack
| 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
1979 | |||||
22 | ★★ Incandescence
Start 27m right of the 39 Steps. Follow thin rightward leading diagonal to roof, left along lip to short corner, up and off. FA: M.Law, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
14 R | ★★ Menopause
The crack. Take care with rock. Start: 5m right at crack. FA: J.Smoothy & L.Closs, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | ★★ Terrestrial Tiptoe
Start marked SRCR! Start: 1m right of A on wall. FA: K.Seddon, T.Seddon & P.Walton, 1979 | 38m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | ★★★ Interstate 31
The first route at The County (16/6/79). Very popular, and very classic. The obvious splitter hand crack. New lower-off from shackle on tree at top. FA: J.Smoothy & T.Bernutt, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Shady Lane
Start: Obvious wide crack on the right side of the gully. FA: J.Smoothy & T.Bernutt, 1979 | 10m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | ★★ TZ
"This desperate line is somewhat easier than it would first appear." This is the striking splitter crack in the upper part of this wall. Take doubles of #0.5-1 cams. Originally approached via Jitterbug, but its much better to start up TZ Direct and do it all as a single pitch. Walk 10m R to abseil off the Highlites anchor, or keep walking R to the descent gully. FA: M.Law & J.Stone, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 R | Black Ban
Arete and left wall to ledge, walk over mank and choss to top. Start: 4m right of SL. FA: B.Cameron & W.Moon, 1979 | 9m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | Caramello Crack
Marked CC. Start: 6m right of SP. FA: T.Bernutt & J.Smoothy, 1979 | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
12 | Williams Effort
Start: Ferny corner 6m right again. FA: T.Williams, 1979 | 10m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | Isacuntafa Roof
Not very good! Start: Uphill and about 15m right of 'Penney Ante'. Obvious crack on the leftwall of the gully. FA: W.Moon & B.Cameron, 1979 | 8m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Out of the Blue
Crack over roof to ledge, escape left or finish up KtP. Start: 7m right of BB. FA: W.Moon & B.Cameron, 1979 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | Sensuality in the Trenches
Big Gear! Start: Obvious offwidth. FA: L.Closs & T.Williams, 1979 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | Boomer
"Can be pleasant" 1sn and 2nd pitches can be combined if you take care of rope drag. Start: 4m right again. FA: L.Closs & T.Williams, 1979 | 40m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | ★★ Bairds Effort
"The first ascentionist deviated from the crack to the arete at one point on what is now considered to be the crux". Start 3m right of JC, below crack. Lower-offs at the top. FA: W.Baird, 1979 | 37m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 R | ★ Sylvan
Aparently quite good. Start: 5m right of HaM, then scramble up 15m to corner. FA: L.Closs & T.Williams, 1979 | 27m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | ★★ Cockys Shout
"Bit of an outing...the feature of this crack chimney makes it worth a visit. The Countys answer to 'Cave Climb'.." Start: Crack/chimney 22m right. FA: L.Closs & Co., 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
16 | Nixon Grin
Crack. Start: 10m right. FA: L.Closs & T.Williams, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | French Woman
Corner. Start: As for S. FA: L.Closs, 1979 | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
14 | Sweet Charmaine
Start: 12m right. FA: L.Closs & B.Maddison, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
20 R | ★ Tendon Tensioner
Up to flake, up and left to wall and vague rest then slightly right and up. Start: 3m right again. FA: W.Moon & B.Cameron, 1979 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | Abridged Corner
"Obvious...starts in a delightful hand crack." Start: Corner 10m right of B. FA: F.C.Williams & L.Closs, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | Tunnel Vision
Crack, cave and pillar. You can make it harder by jamming through the roof! Start: 2m right of S. FA: L.Closs & T.Williams, 1979 | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
16 | Tom 'n' Us
Obvious corner facing left at the end of the wall, leading into a cave with a crack through the roof. Left around the roof and onto left wall to top. Start: 8m right. FA: L.Closs & B.Maddison, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
10 | ★ Alisons Playhouse
Bouldery start followed by a quick scramble to the corner crack. Up crack to top of block then crack to tree. FA: T.Bernutt & J.Smoothy, 1979 | 27m | Blue Mountains | ||
20 | ★★ Cosmed
Take all your friends with you! Start: Crack 3m right again. FA: T.Bernutt & J.Smoothy, 1979 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | Wizzard-Lizard-In-A-Blizzard
Pointless!!! Start: 60m right of B&L. Right side of the sharp arete on you left as you walk up the gully. FA: W.Moon & B.Cameron, 1979 | 10m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | ★ Waglands Effort
Start at the 'WE' initials 2m R of GRitS. Up wall past tree and large ledge, trend left to arete and up to lower-offs. FA: D.Wagland & G.Roberson, 1979 | 35m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | ★ Piece of Edge
Keep to the left edge of wall to crack. Take wires. Start: 4m right. FA: L.Closs, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
23 | ★★★ Gentlemens Drag
Steep, thin and strenuous. The best thin crack in the mountains, maybe? Crack 4m right of BEC, to a lower-off. Take a single rack up to fist sized, plus plenty of extras in the tips-fingers range. FA: M.Law, 1979 | 28m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | ★ Graffiti Crimes
The vegetated crack. "Had to be cleaned and will get better with more ascents" ... it doesn't look like its upkeep has been maintained! FA: T.Bernutt & J.Smoothy, 1979 | 40m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | ★ Crunchs Corner
Bridging. Start: Up wall, bridge corner, right and up. FA: M.Law & J.Stone, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | ★ Extensions
Good crack! Start: 5m right. FA: L.Closs, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
12 | Vatican Virgil
Solo! Start: 3m right, wide crack and corner. FA: J.Smoothy, 1979 | 16m | Blue Mountains | ||
14 | Pineapple Psychosis
"A most pleasant route". Start: 5m right. Orange rock beneath overhang. FA: G.Dowden & P.Martland, 1979 | 32m | Blue Mountains | ||
16 | Beef Industry
Must have been quite a fight... Start: Below corner 4m right of HF. Topo notional - see route marking FA: S, B.Moon, T.Williams, L.Closs & R.Bradstock, 1979 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
13 | Younger Sister
"Delightful and even Varied" Start: Pillar 30m right of 'Osirus Gully'. FA: L.Closs & G.Burgess, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | Smell of Death
Corner, left to ledge, up. Start: 20m right. FA: L.Closs & B.Maddison, 1979 | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | ★★ Penney Ante
Corner, crack to ledge and tree then corner. Start as for HF. FA: J.Smoothy & T.Bernutt, 1979 | 25m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 | Deliverance
...the only 'flared' offwidth at the crag. Start: Offwidth! FA: W.Moon & B.Cameron, 1979 | 40m | Blue Mountains | ||
1980 | |||||
20 | ★★ Assonance
Direct finish to WLIAB. Good Value! Start: As for WLIAB, left a little and onto wall, right to arete and up past 2 bolts to top. 2 bolt belay FA: G.Bradbury & A.Penney, 1980 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 R | Angel Eyes (The Bad)
Rehearsed 'extensively' on abseil. Crux protection is a #4 RP. Start: On wall 16m right of 'Ragtime'. 2m right of PS. FA: W.Baird & P.Webber, 1980 | 45m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | ★ Kings and Queens
The slabby corner initialed K&Q, just right of X. Has been the scene of at least one accident. The entire crack is solidly overgrown and presumably difficult to protect. Take Care!! Watch for loose blocks at top. FA: A.Penney, 1980 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | ★ Reminiscences
A classic vegetated crack corner grovel, 3m right of NB&P, 2m L of WW. FA: G.Bradbury & G.Robertson, 1980 | 40m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | ★★ The Skull-faced Omnibus
"An eye catching line starting near the top of the cliff...strenuous and sustained but well protected." Obvious right leading crack that starts from the ledge that runs left from the 2nd pitch of Touco (The Ugly). Best way to reach the route is to walk up Memory Lane to Smoothy's Shelf, right along the ledge to its end. Rope up! FA: A.Penney & G.Robertson, 1980 | 27m | Blue Mountains | ||
10 | Choss 'n' Doddle
Spectacular!!! Start: 3m right, faded initials. FA: P.Webber, 1980 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | ★ High Plains Drifter
Start 1m right of IRBS. Straight up. Previously protected by carrots but they have since disappeared. Bad pro and long run outs with potential ground fall. FA: G.Robertson, G.Martland & A.Penney, 1980 | 35m | Blue Mountains | ||
11 | ★ Scary Monsters
Left arete of Bernutts block. FA: A.Prehn, R.Young, M.Burton & A.Penney, 1980 | 22m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | Salt Water
Start: 5m right. 'Steep' flakey wall. FA: A.Penney & J.Smoothy, 1980 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Sparring Partner
Traverse right, then flakes to ledge below slab, up to roof then off right. Start: As for KD. FA: G.Weigand & J.Smoothy, 1980 | 28m | Blue Mountains | ||
17 | Touco (The Ugly)
Up to obvious traverse line, left along it to arete and up. Start: 1m right of AE. Wide crack/chimney. FA: A.Penney & G.Robertson, 1980 | 55m | Blue Mountains | ||
21 | Golden Boy Wall
Back to ground level. As for P, right to bolt, up and past breaks. Move left at top break and up to yellow ledge. Off left. FA: G.Bradbury & A.Penney, 1980 | 27m | Blue Mountains | ||
13 R | The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Juggy wall to ledges to desperate beached-whale topout with very little pro .. trash? Start: 6m right. FA: A.Penney & S.Knight, 1980 | 20m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Quick Death
Not as easy as it appears. Start: Wall 4m right of Blondie. FA: P.Webber & M.Moore, 1980 | 27m | Blue Mountains | ||
13 | ★ Best and Less
"You dont get any fancy overheads...first 10m is horrid but things improve as you get higher." Start: 3m right of TT. Below wide undercut and mank! FA: A.Penney & R.Nelson, 1980 | 35m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Blah
Im sure they fought over this one! Start: 4m right. FA: J.Smoothy & A.Penney, 1980 | 8m | Blue Mountains | ||
19 | Lights Out
The vegetated corner cracks 9m right of I. FA: G.Bradbury, I.Kressa & G.Robertson, 1980 | 33m | Blue Mountains | ||
18 | Sea of Serenity/Faces of Janus?
Confusing? Start: Marked. 4m right. FA: Wagland, Kressa, Penney or Williams & Hibbard., 1980 | 15m | Blue Mountains | ||
21 R | Reprieve
"A direct route up Ragtime Wall which is apparently a lot easier than it looks... An onsight lead would probably be a serious undertaking." Start: The right side of the block 13m right of WE. FA: W.Baird & M.Moore, 1980 | 30m | Blue Mountains | ||
15 R | Cain
Surmount bottom chimney via inside (Cain) or outside (Abel) variant. Bridge to avoid short dirt chute then up short left corner crack. FA: A.Penney, 1980 | 13m | Blue Mountains | ||
22 | ★★ Razor Blade Alley
Start at gum tree 11m right of HPD. Daunting but nevertheless an excellent climb right up the middle of the wall. Take friends. Has apparently had lower offs added but you will need a very long rope. FA: G.Bradbury & G.Robertson, 1980 | 45m | Blue Mountains |