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Birdwood Gully Bouldering Cave |
V3
★★ Donda
Traverse of the inner cave, start on the two pinches, long move to next two pinches and traverse across, finishing at the same jug of the Cave Traverse 1. Bottom flatter horizontal strip of rock out for feet. |
V3
★★★ Sharp shooter
Long traverse, start low on pinches below graffiti, traverse across holds until 2 big moves to finish on the large rail. |
V0
★ Unknown 1
Be sensible. |
V2
★ The Heel Toe Polka Dot
Be sensible. |
V0
★ Dyno 1
Be sensible. |
V1
★ Nose Route
Up the prominent nose |
V4
★★★ Face Traverse
Starting in pockets on the far left hand side of the face that splits the two caves traverse left following the pockets and then slopey rails to finish up the prominent nose. No feet on the low, flat section of rock. |
V3
★★ Tiger Balm Left
Left-hand variant in the cave finishing on slopers - will update with a topo shortly |
V3
★★★ Red Tiger Balm Right
The Slightly harder variant of Tiger Balm starts off two right-hand holds low down |
Birdwood Gully |
The Cave
The big cave. |
Birdwood Gully The Cave |
V0
★ Unknown 2
Be sensible. |
V3
★★ Legal-ease
Be sensible. |
V1
★★ Velvet Curtain
on positive holds on left arete 2 m left of Legal Ease then through rooflet under arch. |
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★ The Surfboard Route
Furthest right looking at the wall. Well bolted rings. Wierd end if you go straight up, death by tree. Nice extension that goes the length of the cave along a high break. Choice of two finishes |
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B 8 - The Gym Hold
Be sensible. |
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B 7 - aka The Gym Hold Direct
Be sensible. |
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B 6
Be sensible. |
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B 4
Be sensible. |
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B 3
Grade 13 ?? Start: Left B3 |
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B 2
The middle line on the Cave's far left hand side. |
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B 1
Left most route Start: Left most route |
V3
★ B1 Sit Start
Be sensible. |
Offwidth Project
Big obvious offwidth feature to the left of the cave. Might be able to be highballed. Kind of grotty. |
Prow Project
The obvious prow on the free standing boulder left of the cave in the scrub. |
Birdwood Gully |
Birdwood Middle Sector
Still needs a lot of cleaning etc. The routes listed need to be scrubbed before they would be climbable. |
Birdwood Gully Birdwood Middle Sector |
Project 1
Up on surprisingly good rock. |
Project 2
Be sensible. |
Project 3
Be sensible. |
Birdwood Gully |
Birdwood Baby Boulders
Some boulders at the other end of the Birdwood Gully walking track. Not really sure of the grades so most of them are just made up. |
Birdwood Gully Birdwood Baby Boulders |
Crack Project
Harder than it looks. |
V2
★★ Complimentary slap
4 moves up the slopey arete. Opposite crack project. |
V0
Overreach
Obvious easy juggy feature on left side of boulder. |
V1
Middle Face Left
Up the ironstone pinches to the left. |
V1
Who Needs Ten Kilos of Mulberries
Up the ironstone pinches to the right. |
V2
★★ Shredryk
Pretty cool arete with a hard start. |
V1
Nylonomics
Slabby traverse from left to right - on rhs of boulder finishing at Shredryk |
V0
★ Worthwhile Dankness
Easy slabby highball on the wall opposite the freestanding boulder. Pulling on is a bit tricky. |
V2
Sandstorm Stand Start
The offwidth corner crack on main cliff wall near Overreach. Jam yourself in to stand start on the large protruding footer; up on a few handjams and a crimp, to easily finish either directly up through the bush, or take a step right towards Worthwhile Dankness |
V3
★ Sandstorm
Sit-start with right handjam in roof and left hand on positive lip. Some minor contortion to get up onto the starting footer of the stand variant, then possible crux of turning back to face the wall, before continuing as for SSS. Careful of some sharp pebbles in the lower section of the crack. |
Slab Face Project 1
Left of the offwidth starting in the obvious hole and just using the face. |
Slab Face Project 2
Left again next to tree. |
Columbus
A fun area to boulder with a few routes. Can be sandy so bring a brush. Please climb when the rock is dry beacuse sandstone can break easily when wet. |
Columbus |
Main boulders
A fun area to boulder with a few routes. Can be sandy so bring a brush. Please climb when the rock is dry beacuse sandstone can break easily when wet. |
Columbus Main boulders |
V1
★★ Scoop
Layback start and through scoop |
V3
★★ Ghostface
Start on the undercling up to crimps |
V1
★ Super glue tree
Start on big jugs to pocket and small crimps |
V0
Owl roost
Start on shelf and press up using pocket |
V1
★★ Sandy Arete
Start on shelf slap up arete to awkward topout |
V0
Land down under
Start on big jug and traverse right and finish on the arete |
V5
Opposing forces
Start at scoop and traverse right to big jug. |
V5
Slip and slide
Start on big jug and traverse left to scoop. |
V2
★★ Mashed potatoes
Underclings to start many jugs for topout |
V1
★ Deep hole
Sit start in the crack and go left, same topout as mashed potatoes |
V2
★ Snakes crevasse
Sit start on crimps up to jug and sloper |
V4
The Nose
Start in pockets |
V3
★ Mid wall mantle
Start on low jug tough mantle through the bulge |
V3
Well rounded
Sit start through pockets to jug slopey topout |
V4
★★★ A sting
Start on jugs, big move up left and slopey topout. Uses a lot of skin on first move |
V4
★★★ Injection
Start on jugs to crimps |
V3
★★★ Wasp nest traverse
Start on the left side of the incut hole then go up and across to the two jugs at the end of the boulder |
V2
★★ Muddy feet
Start on two big jugs and traverse right to the jug before the incut hole |
V0
★ Sand shower
Same start as wasp nest traverse climb up using lots of jugs |
V1
★ Run up arete
Start on right side of the incut hole. Big jugs and some big moves |
Columbus |
Split in the wall
A cave with a crack running the whole length |
Columbus Split in the wall |
V0
★★★ Bridge the gap
Chimney up the two walls top out either side |
V0
★ Kidney beans
Start on knobly hold go to jugs slopers and top out |
V5
★★ Crack traverse
Start on the left side of the crack and traverse until the crack opens out. Very tricky mantle |
V4
★★ Finger Slit arete
Start in two finger pocket and far sidepull on the other face. Go up the arete and through the gap in the roof. estimated v4 |
V1
★ Fly march
start matched in undercling hole and go up and along the crack then up through the gap. named after the march flies |
Columbus |
Grindstone
A rough boulder |
Slip Slop Slap
Slopey boulders on the way to the main boulders |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap |
Lost Depths
Access to this crag involves crossing private land owned by the school and walking on established mountain bike trails. Keep a low profile and ears open at all times. |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap Lost Depths |
VB
Ego over skill
Sit start on two crimps and walk up the slab |
VB
Criss Cross
Start matching a crimp go up and to the left |
VB
★ I can go no hands
Start on ledge and walk up the slab. Top out |
V0
★ Side to side
Start on lowest side pull and undercling. Climb up the side pulls and top out. |
V2
★ Friction, Why did you leave me
Stand start on slopey crimps up to weird shaped knob and sidepull. |
V1
★★ Hopscotched
Start on the bad crimps or sloper then up the various holds. Topout |
V2
★★ Creaky joints
Start left hand on bad pinch and up the holds. Topout |
Sloper slide
Start on slopey pinch and undercling climb up the slopes and top out. Very difficult estimated v9 |
V3
★★★ Rainbow rocket II
Start on opposing pockets and up to the sidepull. Top out |
V0
★★ Glow worms
Sit start on lowest shelf. Go up crimps and topout |
V3
★★★ Pain is an illusion
Start on jugs to slopey crimp thingies and topout |
V2
★ 040
Start matched on rail. Up to good sidepull using your choice of broken footholds. Throw to left sloper then a straightforward topout. |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap |
The Silent Caverns
Access to this crag involves crossing private land owned by the school and walking on established mountain bike trails. Keep a low profile and ears open at all times. |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap The Silent Caverns |
★★★ The Matrix
Four monos. Start on lower two cave and stuck rock are out. Topout. Holes have not been drilled all natural rock. grade is unknown |
Stuck in a jam
Start feet apart on both rocks. Climb up using the wedged stone. |
V0
★ cave route 1
Start low on green flat ledge and up through massive jugs. Finish matched on jug below lip |
cave route 2
Start at right of cave low. Up and left finishing matched on jug |
V4
★★ Cave of 1000 knifes
Start on slope and undercling pinch. Climb up to various crimps then to slopers. Topout |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap |
Covid Cave
Access to this crag involves crossing private land owned by the school and walking on established mountain bike trails. Keep a low profile and ears open at all times. |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap Covid Cave |
V0
Slab
pistol squat type start to an easy top |
V5
★★ Dynology
Start on the rail and dyno your way to the jug. Lack of feet makes it challenging |
V3
★★★ covid cave 1
Starting on the left side of the cave on the low jug on the shelf. Climb up the side of the cave and then onto slopers. |
V3
★★★ covid cave 2
Start in the middle of the cave then go right and up using slopers and jugs |
covid cave traverse
Traversing the whole cave and around the corner. |
A Bad Case Of Amnesia
Starting low going up with a slopey pinch and a even slopeyer two finger pocket. grade is unknown |
Columbus Slip Slop Slap |
V1
★ Rail ride
Start matched on obvious start rail with a high foot. Go up the jugs and topout |
V1
Blue Shrooms
Start in jug hole and go up. Topout |
Derailed
Arete climb next to rail ride. |