Routes in Halls Gap Area

Added as there was a bush growing in the path of the original Duckmans.

1. 25m. Follow slope upwards but move left to crack that goes to very small overhang. Upwards onto face, (BEWARE rock is very crumbly here) until mossy ledge at 25m with vertical crack for placements.

2. 10m. Up slab face above the ledge until top out.

(Only higher grade than Duckman due to crumbling rock.)

Named due to the crevasse like features on the slabs, the wandering nature of the route and the atrocious conditions it was climbed in - wet and mossy.

Approach: From Halls gap take the wonderland track to the spotlight boulder. At the spotlight boulder bash through and up towards a prominent wall (potential for a direct start) and then head climbers right until you open up onto the slabs. From here break through the first overlap and the route begins.

From here pick your own adventure, going climbers left as you hit the 'crevasses' until you are near the north ridge itself. From here charge up the immaculate rock, jumping and stepping over where necessary. Near the top there is rounded en cheval section and then straight forward scrambling to the top.

A rope and a light rack may be necessary if wet, from the slabs starting it would be about 6 pitchs never harder than grade 4.

Stays independent. 1.5m R of U.G. (immediately R of the undercut ledge). Straight up past 2 low bolts with Micros for the rest.

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.

Starts just right of “Don’t Wet Yourself”. Follow low diagonal for a few moves on big holds. Up face of wall to cross DWY at half height. Continue directly up, following left orange streak until able to step left to ledge, just under the big roof.

Start 4m right of DWY. Up right side of wall to meet DWY a few meters below roof. Up to join horizontals and traverse left under roof, to ledge.

Sit start around R of SL on an obvious positive edge. Up L on the slopes and side pulls.

The slab L of the tree up the back of the Ceramics boulder. Start just at the loose looking flake down low.

Start with left hand under triangle feature and right hand on good rail to the right. Move left and finish up "Beige is all the rage."

Starting holds are a bit high so may need to stack pads or jump start to establish if shorter. When established, the starting holds feel like jugs 👌

📹 Bermuda

For an extra challenge, climb Bermuda without feet. Fun flowy campus finishing on a big move to the last jug. Feet on is okay to get undercling over the lip and top out. Adds a Vee point in difficulty.

📹 Bermuda Campus

Sit-start the protuding iron bar and make weird moves up the slab arete. Carefully mantel with slopers.

Excellent. Sit-start on right side of boulder matched on good sloper. Traverse leftward on jugs into double gaston. Make hard moves on good crimps and finish as for "Railup" (V4).

This line traverses the whole face and adds a challenging undercling section which requires good footwork to succeed. Start as for "Crimp Rail", traversing leftward to finish up "Swarm Up" (V2).

The left of the two overhanging boulders has awesome powerful climbing on good holds. Sit-start left hand on low crimp and right hand low on arete. Make powerful compression moves between good holds.

A weird arete with weird moves. Sit-start left hand on rear left arete and right hand gaston. Get the pinch, slap up, and rock back leftward to finish.

Probably the best line at the Alcove. Sit-start left hand on jug, right hand on choice of low crimps. Get the bomber pinch, stay low, and slap rightward to double slopers before mantelling the face.

Immaculately desperate corner crack with a powerful start. Begins from large shelf down low (climbers right). Up bouldery start and technical layback past bolt (using the slab on the left takes away a grade) continue up thin crack with technical feet and increasinly fleeting hands to the top. Plenty of bomber gear on solid rock. would strongly advise stick clipping the bolt.

From where the track meets the cliff, head left (towards Labour ward) for 20 metres to the lowest point of a red wall. Straight up past 4 bolts to lower offs.