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Grade Route Gear style Popularity Crag
Unknown year
20 John West

Climbs Black Arete on left of wall. Fun pockets at start then edges up high. Direct start from ground or traverse in from ledge

FA: S Hawkshaw

Sport 12m, 5 Coffs Harbour
23 Wet Patch

Up wall just right of the Malloy.

FA: R Ferguson & G Ferguson

Sport 15m, 6 Coffs Harbour
18 Prize Winning Duck

Start as for HOC or there is an optional direct start. Up wall to mantle ledge and anchor under roof.

FA: S Hawkshaw

Sport 10m, 4 Coffs Harbour
23 Wisdom Of Youth VS

Two FH's protect moves through the pockets to join original route.

FA: Gareth Lewellin & Aaron Jones

Sport 15m, 5 Coffs Harbour
24 Elders Voodoo

Start as for elders have wisdom then up left to anchors for WMV

Sport 12m, 5 Coffs Harbour
24 New Slang

first bolt of TVLJ then step left and up to anchors

Sport 15m, 5 Coffs Harbour
1996
23 Tim's Vital Life Juice

Powerful & pumpy, well worth doing. Climb the arete, 4 rings to lower off. Rebolted by QUT Cliffhangers in 2021.

FA: Ben Christian, 1996

Sport 15m, 4 Coffs Harbour
25 White Man's Voodoo

Up the Beautiful yellow wall past 4 bolts. Rebolted MAY 18

FA: Ben Christian, 1996

Sport 15m, 4 Coffs Harbour
1997
23 Elders Have Wisdom

Up orange wall tending right to anchors on JW

FA: M. Schmidt, 1997

Sport 16m, 5 Coffs Harbour
26 Poor Man On Bourbon Street

Start as for 'Kanoon', then tend right and up thin wall to anchor

FA: Ben Christian, 1997

Sport 15m, 6 Coffs Harbour
27 Laaabia

Variant finish to WMV, go left at fourth bolt past a fifth and up to chain.

FA: Ben Christian, 1997

Sport 15m, 5 Coffs Harbour
22 The Malloy

A tribute. Great moves all the way up the wall. Tops out to anchors just above lip for full value! REBOLTED FEB 14

FA: Jeff Gracie, 1997

Sport 15m, 5 Coffs Harbour
23 Wisdom Of Youth

The middle of the Alcove, monkey up on big holds until suddenly… there's nothing… much. Don't cheat by traversing right. 5 bolts.

FA: Gordon Low, 1997

Sport 20m, 5 Coffs Harbour
23 Sex And Drugs On The Rock And Roll

Simply great. Campus start if you’re short. Power up past 7 bolts to chain and possible small cam in horizontal break near the top.

FA: Gordon Low, 1997

Sport 15m, 7 Coffs Harbour
24 Kanoon

The corner at the right hand end. Up the corner on natural gear, clip bolt before huge move. Head left to anchors.

FA: Jeff Gracie, 1997

Mixed trad 12m, 4 Coffs Harbour
24 Lewis The Crag Dog

Start 5m right of TM, off ledge and up past the crack on NP to bulge and past 4 rings to lower off. Rebolted by QUT Cliffhangers in 2021.

FA: Gordon Low, 1997

Sport 15m, 4 Coffs Harbour
1999
26 Bourbon Street Direct

Direct start for PMOBS, 1 bolt to join main route.

FA: James Scarborough, 1999

Sport 15m, 6 Coffs Harbour
2000
24 Marty's Route

Starts under obvious overhung Scoop at top of wall. Anchor and final bolt replaced July 2011

FA: Unknown, 2000

Sport 16m, 5 Coffs Harbour
2011
21 Milk and Honey

Start under obvious pocket. Up Past 2 original fixed hangers then straight up steep wall past 3 RB's to anchor.

FA: Stephen Hawkshaw, 2011

Sport 15m, 5 Coffs Harbour
19 House of Cards

Start under block. Optional first bolt clip or skip it. Up orange face to anchors under roof.

FA: S Hawkshaw, 2011

Sport 12m, 4 Coffs Harbour
2012
24 Alter Ego

Start as for first 4 bolts on Bourbon Street but then continue right to the arete past 2 ring bolts and back left to anchor.

FA: S Hawkshaw, 2012

Sport 12m, 5 Coffs Harbour
23 Groovin the Move

Starts at end of ledge 50m past bourbon street. Climb tree to gain over hanging belay ledge. Up flake then out left to gain arête and up airily to anchors on ledge.

FA: S Hawkshaw, 2012

Sport 10m, 4 Coffs Harbour

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