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Contributors
Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:
Graham Dowden Tim Mayer Brendan Heywood John Bignold Simon Dale Chris Sharples Angus M Jonathan Stables Cam Evans Cassper
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Table of contents
- 1. The North Cliff 20 in Cliff
- 2. Index by grade
1. The North Cliff 20 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Trad climbing, Sport climbing and Top roping
Lat / Long: -33.663956, 151.084882
description
Small north west facing crag that stays in the shade in the morning. The sun slants across the cliff but does not shine directly onto it in the afternoon, making a pleasant summer excursion with a wide view across the gorge. Best to leave a few days after some decent rain. Some coarse gritty rock and several open projects.
access issues
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approach
From Hornsby Heights, follow Galston Rd down towards the gorge. Stop before where the houses finish at house No.232 just before the speed camera there is a gate opposite signed "Berowra Valley National Park". Park safely and do not block the gate, to the right of it is a fire trail with a locked bar. Follow the prominent fire trail west following the power lines for about 700m until they cross the gorge at a bunch of 5 poles. The first pole of the set is # DU10106. Turn left down the trail a further 130m (at a right hand bend, youj can see the cave about 30m to thew left), then turn left into the bush at a cairn. After a few meters go left again there will be a cave on your left follow a faint trail along 40m then down 20m and left to the base of the cliff. Reverse or walk out right side of cliff then keep heading up hill and you'll come to the track turn right
history
Discovered in early 2013.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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There are a few boulder problems as you walk in that haven't yet been recorded. | ||||||||
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Krystal Lovelong
Up wall on jugs past 1 bolt, 0.5-1 Friend in break, then up on thin moves past 2nd bolt. DRBB on top. Set: A.Batey FA: W.Davis, 2013 | 16 | 9m, 2 | |||||
3 |
I Hate Pikeys
Straight up slab moving right to finish at anchors. FA: A.Batey, 2013 | 17 | 10m, 3 | |||||
4 |
★ Red Light District
Layback, Stemming, a few finger locks and a fist jamb finished off with a cool view from the top. The corner crack system right of IHP. Good gear but a little damp deep in the crack. FA: ABatey & 2nd C.Sharples, 20 Jul 2014 | 14 | 11m | |||||
5 |
Healthy Habits
Avoid the Red Light District by climbing the wall to the right on good edges and breaks. Cams in breaks or corner crack. FA: Graham Dowden, 27 May 2018 | 14 | 11m | |||||
6 |
★★ Climb Clean
No chalk. No bolts. No pro. Or a few bad cams and one micro-nubbin if you're bold. Some hard and interesting moves at the bottom and above. Top rope anchor from tree 5m back. Start: The arete 1m right of Healthy Habits. FA: Graham Dowden, 6 May 2017 | 17 | 11m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
7 |
Ghost busters
Start as for GOG. Up to roof then left out and up the slab. Lots of good cam placements, and 2 small nuts needed FA: Timothy Mayer, 7 Nov 2020 | 17 | 15m | |||||
8 |
★★ Ghost Of Galston
Starts 5m right of the corner crack in the centre of main wall. Start below small orange roof and follow the rings to the top. No lower-offs but DBB just back from edge (Large bolt heads only just fit standard brackets so take wires or belay off giant tree further back). Needs another ring or 2 FA: A.Batey, 2013 | 18 | 15m, 6 | |||||
9 |
★ Forty Years at Galston
Crack at the left of the obvious roof. Hard start then easier up wall following line of blind crack. Protect with 20-40mm cams in horizontal breaks to top, make sure you get one in at the roof of the cave. Equalised belay from two small trees, block and single ring. Also temporary screw-in bolt further back from the top. FA: Graham Dowden, 23 Oct 2016 | 18 | 15m | |||||
10 |
★ Forty Years at Galston Variant Start
Start in the corner then traverse out under roof to lip. | 18 | 18m | |||||
11 |
★★★ Boogie Til You Roof
Combination of jamming and jugs through the roof. Old-school hard-core coarse-grained rock needs more cleaning. DRBB on top right of crack. FFA: Zuni Dierk & Mike Lester, 17 Oct 2020 | 21 | 10m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
Three Cracks RoofClean loose blocks and trash from gully above before attempting any of these singular examplars of the roof-crack-climber's craft. | ||||||||
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Open Project - Left Crack
Straightforward hand jam crack to start, then looks like horizontal finger-locking heaven on a sharply pointed stick followed by a sloping top-out. Invert feet at the lip for extra FA kudos. | |||||||
14 |
Open Project: Center Crack
Not very much to jam at all. Doable? | |||||||
15 |
Open Project: Right Crack
Might be possible to climb the lichenous wall using the thin roof crack for protection. | |||||||
16 |
The Traversing Sand Turkey
Something different Start in the corner to the left of KC. Move into horizontal crack and then head left following it around the corner and above the big roof and then head up to top once the crack runs out. Needs a clean and big gear. FA: Timothy Mayer, 7 Nov 2020 | 21 | 12m | |||||
17 |
Junior Jam
The flared hand crack just left of "Baby's Crack". One serious jamb, then shared finish from the ledge with "Kindy Corner" FA: Graham Dowden, 8 Oct 2016 | 10 | 8m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
18 |
Baby's Crack
The finger crack at far right end of crag. A bit sandy, but not beyond redemption. Shared finish from the ledge with "Kindy Corner" FA: Graham Dowden, 8 Oct 2016 | 8 | 8m | |||||
19 |
Kindy Corner
The corner ramp crack. Stay out of the left hand crack. FA: A.Batey, 2013 | 8 | 8m | |||||
20 |
★ CLOSED Project - Chris & Adrian
Line of bolts up bouldery arête right of the sloping corner crack. Set: A.Batey | 11m, 6 | ||||||
21 |
★ Needs Nuts Not Bolts
The crack on the right of the big nose. Straight up the orange corner and crack above, then right out the keyhole between the two giant stones. Protect exit through chockstones with 50-70mm cam and extend runners below to reduce otherwise excessive rope drag. FA: Graham Dowden, 16 Oct 2016 | 17 | 8m | |||||
22 |
★ Chockstone II, Return of the Cowbell
Easily up twin cracks and exit via counter-intuitive move through twin chockstones directly above as for "Needs Nuts Not Bolts". Solid stoppers and cams all the way with a cowbell or large cam in the final split. FA: Graham Dowden & Angus M, 23 Oct 2016 | 15 | 8m |
2. Index by grade
Grade | Stars | Name | Style | Pop | |
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8 | Baby's Crack | 8m | |||
Kindy Corner | 8m | ||||
10 | Junior Jam | 8m | |||
14 | Healthy Habits | 11m | |||
★ | Red Light District | 11m | |||
15 | ★ | Chockstone II, Return of the Cowbell | 8m | ||
16 | Krystal Lovelong | 9m, 2 | |||
17 | ★★ | Climb Clean | 11m | ||
Ghost busters | 15m | ||||
I Hate Pikeys | 10m, 3 | ||||
★ | Needs Nuts Not Bolts | 8m | |||
18 | ★ | Forty Years at Galston | 15m | ||
★ | Forty Years at Galston Variant Start | 18m | |||
★★ | Ghost Of Galston | 15m, 6 | |||
21 | ★★★ | Boogie Til You Roof | 10m | ||
The Traversing Sand Turkey | 12m | ||||
? | ★ | CLOSED Project - Chris & Adrian | 11m, 6 | ||
Open Project - Left Crack | |||||
Open Project: Center Crack | |||||
Open Project: Right Crack |