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Table of contents
- 1. Rod's Ravine 12 in Crag
- 2. Index by grade
1. Rod's Ravine 12 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Mostly Sport climbing
Lat / Long: -33.559925, 150.223178
description
Less than 1 minute walk across the gully R of Adults Only. A couple of trad lines, a couple of easy sport lines and some foolishness.
access issues
* Temporary Access Change * Following the 2013 bushfires, the Collit's Crevasse and Lawson's Gully areas are no longer accessible from the main stairway entrance to Bardens (i.e., you can't turn right at the bottom of the stairs). Please respect the re-vegetation effort. Access to these areas is possible via Wentworth's Gully in Mt. York.
ethic
Although sport climbing is well entrenched as the most popular form of Blueys climbing, mixed-climbing on gear and bolts has generally been the rule over the long term. Please try to use available natural gear where possible, and do not bolt cracks or potential trad climbs. If you do the bolts may be removed.
Because of the softness of Blue Mountains sandstone, bolting should only be done by those with a solid knowledge of glue-in equipping. A recent fatality serves as a reminder that this is not an area to experiment with bolting.
If you do need to top rope, please do it through your own gear as the wear on the anchors is both difficult and expensive to maintain.
At many Blue Mountains crags, the somewhat close spacing of routes and prolific horizontal featuring means that it is easy to envisage literally hundreds of trivial linkups. By all means climb these to your hearts content but, unless it is an exceptional case due to some significant objective merit, please generally refrain from writing up linkups. A proliferation of descriptions of trivial linkups would only clutter up the guide and add confusion and will generally not add value to your fellow climbers. (If you still can't resist, consider adding a brief note to the parent route description, rather than cluttering up the guide with a whole new route entry).
If you have benefited from climbing infrastructure in NSW, please consider making a donation towards maintenance costs. The Sydney Rockclimbing Club Rebolting Fund finances the replacement of old bolts on existing climbs and the maintenance of other hardware such as fixed ropes and anchors. The SRC purchases hardware, such as bolts and glue, and distributes them to volunteer rebolters across the state of New South Wales. For more information, including donation details, visit https://sydneyrockies.org.au/rebolting/
It would be appreciated if brushing of holds and minimisation/removal of tick marks becomes part of your climbing routine. Consider bringing a water squirt bottle and mop-up rag to better remove chalk. Only use soft (hair/nylon) bristled brushes, never steel brushes.
The removal of vegetation - both from the cliff bases and the climbs - is not seen as beneficial to aesthetics of the environment nor to our access to it.
Remember, 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 or risk possible closures.
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/
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| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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| 1 |
★★ The Friendly Jackal
Start 33m right of the Ravine at base of the roof crack. Resembles a waterfall in wet seasons. Short wall to corner above then head slight left to lower offs. Use long slings to minimize rope drag. FA: J.Lamb, J.Smoothy & R.Young, 1980 | 16 | 20m | |||||
| 2 |
★ Storm Child
Start as for The Friendly Jackal. Through roof to ledge and out to arete. Second bolt is hidden on a flat ledge up to the right of the first bolt. FA: K.Shultz, 1992 | 22 | 18m | |||||
| 3 |
★ I Aint Never Kissed a Car Before
Set: GBradbury/JJackson (rebolt2013) FA: M Warren, 2012 | 23 | 10m | |||||
| 4 |
★★ Unknown 25 Sport Route
The 3rd bolted line R of The Friendly Jackal. Has "25" scratched into a piece of shale in the first few metres of the climb. | 25 | 25m | |||||
| 5 |
★★ Red Sails Direct
Up and through horizontal roof 5m L of Red Sails, then up short thin face on red rock to chain lower off. Optional continuation up the original Red Sails to the top of the cliff. FA: J.Smoothy, 1996 | 22 | 12m | |||||
| 6 |
★★ Red Sails
20m right of TFJ. Up through shale to nice wall above. FA: A.Prehn & R.Young, 1984 | 21 | 22m | |||||
| 7 |
★ Two Nil
Shares start through shale with the previous and the following route. Left line of rings. Step right at weird runout to anchor. FA: M.Pircher, 2009 | 20 | 25m | |||||
| 8 |
Back to the Kraut House
As for Red Sails or start one ring to the right, then R and up. FA: M.Pircher, 2009 | 21 | 25m | |||||
| 9 |
Eagles Nest
Around blunt arete 1m R of previous route. Choss to grey wall. Stickclip then nice and juggy. Set: Martin Pircher FA: 2013 FA: Martin Pircher, 2013 | 18 | 20m | |||||
| 10 |
Project - Mitch
A bit ...a lot of 'Madness' through a roof. Apparently the finger lock won't be necessary! Set: Mitch Warren FA: Open, 2000 | |||||||
| 11 |
★ Karma
22m R of Red Sails. FA: M.Pircher, 2009 | 21 | 20m | |||||
| 12 |
Mind Over Matter
Start 38m right of RS. Roof cracks to right hand corner, ledge, left to wall and up right to cave. Up. FA: J.Friend & B.Eswald, 1976 | 20 | 40m | |||||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
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| 16 | ★★ | The Friendly Jackal | 20m | ||
| 18 | Eagles Nest | 20m | |||
| 20 | Mind Over Matter | 40m | |||
| ★ | Two Nil | 25m | |||
| 21 | Back to the Kraut House | 25m | |||
| ★ | Karma | 20m | |||
| ★★ | Red Sails | 22m | |||
| 22 | ★★ | Red Sails Direct | 12m | ||
| ★ | Storm Child | 18m | |||
| 23 | ★ | I Aint Never Kissed a Car Before | 10m | ||
| 25 | ★★ | Unknown 25 Sport Route | 25m | ||
| ? | Project - Mitch |