Bellfield Peak All Trad climbing 9 routes in crag

Hardly a classic. The first corner at the left-most end of the cliff. Think this is approached from the south end, if you can be bothered.. The short corner to a ledge then the overhang above.

The hidden gem of Bellfield peak. A crazy roof climb on near perfect rock. Climb easily up to the ringbolt (or stick clip) and make a tricky dynamic move to the orange jug rail. Double up first cams in the break for the small runout. Grade 23 trad climbing will get you to the hands free slab. Find some good gear and make your way to the bolted roof. Powerful moves guard the top. Have fun. Double rack of cams will be plenty. Be smart to manage rope drag (extend almost everything). Lower off at the top.

Initialled flake-crack 12 metres left of 'Rolling Thunder'.

1. 34m Flake-crack through scrub to bushy ledge below overhang.

2. 34m Crack on right to overhang at 19 metres. Proceed below this to ledge then right to corner and up.

The second pitch, the major left-facing corner made by the left end of Beer-pot wall is one of the nicest in the Grampians. The first pitch is good but rope management is diabolical. You could just abseil down to the base of the main corner and skip the first pitch.

1. 15m (17) Overhang then up to traverse line. Traverse right until directly below corner. Steep dirty groove to base of corner.

2. 20m (19) Magnificent corner to terrace

3. 30m (14) Undercut start then up to wide cracks to easy ground. A better option after the undercut start is to traverse left and climb cracks and walls just right or on the arete in a spectacular position.

This used a tree to get started. Unfortunately the tree was killed in the 2006 bushfire and a much harder boulder-problem start would be needed to re-establish it. Start directly below the main corner. Use a small tree (no longer there) to get onto the short wall to below the steep groove. Steep, dirty groove to ledge below main corner.

Massive easy overhang in middle of Beer-pot Wall. Some of the rock isn't all that great though. The variant finish is probably the best way to finish. Start, about 30 metres down right of 'Rolling Thunder' is initialled.

1. 16m Steep, rotten crack. When line eases go right then left to below overhang.

2. 16m (14) Step left and up a fault in the small overhang. Crack to roof. Hand-traverse right to and onto small ledge.

3. 34m Overhang then crack to ledge.

4. 25m Go 13 metres up right on scrub then diagonally right to foot of v-crack.

5. Right for 19 metres below overhang to gully and go up.

Not great but better than the original finish though the description isn't real clear. 4a. Move up a short corner then traverse right across a wall and up. Backtrack left across ledge and up to the base of a square-cut gully which is closed by a roof. 5a 9m Up behind the bushes, out across right wall and up.

Pity about the finishing pitches.

Start: Start at the corner on the righthand side of Beerpot wall.

1. 15m (-) Corner and wall to roof. Left to pea-pod.

2. 18m (20) Up pod then traverse right to stance under stunning flake.

3. 17m (20) 'Flake'. Belay on right.

4. 20m (-) Out right then pull over small roof. Up corner to another roof, left to arete.

5. 20m (-) Up and right.

6. 40m (-) Walk left to blocks, pull over steepening and finish up gully.

Starts from near the left end of the terrace right of and above Beer Pot Wall.

1. 25m (13) Up to the small overhang. Step right and up delicate slab, moving back into the line and so to a small ledge.

2. 25m Step left and up to the roof.Pull over the weakness and follow the corner to the second roof, surmount this and follow the line to the right around a huge overhang. Up to a traverse line on the left below another overhang. Move 5 metres left to stance.

3. 30m Traverse 5 metres left and diagonally to overhang. Pull over slight weakness and climb crack above to large, bushy ledge. Up gully on the right.