Routes in Australian Capital Territory

The only route on 'Hardman's Wall'. Start near the right side of the wall at a corner below a bush. climb up the corner, then left and up to a narrow ledge. Move leftwards along this ledge, then up where it steepens to some cracks. Easily leftwards to the top.

Starts at a niche in the slab and wall at the base of 'Blackhand Gully', 50 metres left of 'Watermelon in Easter Hay'.

1. 25 metres - Up the wall and groove to a niche, then make an awkward step onto the slab. Up to belay at the horizontal break.

2. 35 metres - Straight up to a ledge.

3. 10 metres - Up the wall to the top.

Takes the overlaps at the left end of the cliff. Start 10 metres left of 'Tor' at a little bushy ledge. Steep climbing slightly right to a bolt then follow good holds trending left, exiting delicately up the slab. Take some small wires.

Start 15 metres left of 'Watermelon in Easter Hay', left of a large flake.

1. 40 metres (18) - Up the flake, then up the rightwards trending corner and step left to a bucket and runners. Straight up the diagonal crack and directly up the slab above to belay at a large flake.

2. 45 metres - Move left a few metres and cruise up the slab between 'Belaying Eagles' and 'Pasqua'.

Wall climbing up the prominent and steep water streak five metres left of 'Watermelon in Easter Hay'. Up past two bolts and numerous wire placements, trending slightly left after the second bolt. Belay as for 'Tor'.

Instead of moving left into the corner, go straight up the waterstreak. A poor bolt was used on the first ascent, but was removed afterwards!

Takes the overlap high on the wall. Start 10 metres left of 'Misogyny'.

1. 45 metres - Up the wall, then slightly left to the base of an overlap. Delicately up this (crux), then up the easy, unprotected slab to a good belay.

2. 20 metres - Up the vertical crack and wall to finish.

Start five metres left of 'Misogyny'. Up past two little flakes to a ledge. Climb the steep slab above, onto easy ground. danger The crux is unprotected.

From the first belay, continue left from the steep, leftwars slanting crack on the second pitch, and up the wall past an overhang to a ledge. Up the wall behind the ledge.

Quite good, reminiscent of 'Counterbalance'. Start beneath a steep slab 20 metres left of 'Pasqua', about five metres left of a dark water-mark.

1. 40 metres - Move right to the water streak and climb lines of weakness to a block belay.

2. 40 metres - An easy slab leads to a steep crack and wall; move right and up an easy ramp.

3. 10 metres - The short wall to the top.

Nice climbing on good pockets on an otherwise smooth slab. Takes a direct line up the prominent dark water streak midway between 'Pasqua' and 'Misogyny'. Walk off left from the belay.

A pleasant alternative to the upper pitches of 'Pasqua'. Start from the second belay on 'Pasqua'.

1. 25 metres - Continue traversing left past two flakes to a small ramp.

2. 40 metres - Traverse left to an overlap, then up the corner. Left at the top of the overlap, then up the slab to some blocks.

3. 5 metres - Walk out left along the ramp.

Pleasant. Start just left of a wide, dirty corner some 50 metres up and left from 'Pamella'.

1. 25 metres - Up the wall to belay at a curving flake.

2. 35 metres - Left along the obvious weakness, then up a short flake and left to a rock strewn ledge (loose). Continue five metres left to a stance and poor spike belay.

3. 15 metres - Continue easily left to belay at a flake.

4. 25 metres - Left for three metres, then up a short, mossy nose and wall. Poorly protected.

5. 10 metres - Up the wall directly behind the belay.

Ascends the steep, broken area of rock in the middle of the cliff. Start 10 metres left and up from the first belay on 'Pamella'.

1. 30 metres - Up past an overhanging block to a leftwards diagonal crack. Climb this, then the slab above to a good ledge.

2. 30 metres - Left and up over two bulges in the slab and finish up a final wall.

The obvious direct start through the bulge.

The start, 10 metres left of 'Antiquity', is marked.

1. 30 metres - Up for 10 metres, then left along an easy ramp until ablve to climb the slab above to a spacious ledge.

2. 40 metres - Up right to a small tree, then easily up the wall and right to a belay.

3. 35 metres - Up to a crack in the overlap and continue to the top.

Fine climbing up the white slab bisecting the second pitches of 'Pamella' and 'Antiquity'. Straight up keeping left of the white groove on 'Antiquity'.

Start five metres left of the original first pitch. Climb up to a flake, then straight up the steep slab past a good pocket.

A classic route up the left side of the main slab. Start at the V-shaped cleft 10 metres left of 'Crying Rain'.

1. 30 metres - Up the steepening cleft and onto a curving flake above the overhang. Delicately right, then up to a ramp and belay.

2. 45 metres - Straight up, keeping right of the white groove, to a block belay.

3. 35 metres - Up to and through the overlap and cruise to the top.

The first ascent was done in the rain. Start 40 metres left of 'Harlequin's Carnival' at a thin crack in the slab which blanks out after 20 metres.

1. 35 metres - Up the crack, then left and up to a recess.

2. 50 metres - Right, then straight up the slab past a small bush. Continue up steeper rock to a block.

3. 30 metres - Up to and over the final overlap to the top.

Yet another superb, direct line. About 15 metres right of 'Crying Rain' is a short, smooth slab bordered on its left by a thin, square cut corner. Start at the slab five metres right.

1. 40 metres - Straight up the slab to where it steepens and make a scary move into a thin crack. Follow this until it blanks out, then move slightly left and up to a bolt. Crux moves past this, then move easily to a scoop and bolt belay.

2. 50 metres - Straight up and over a small overlap to a bolt, left to a small flake and straight on up the slab to a broken ledge and belay. Originally climbed clipping an abseil rope.

3. 25 metres - Doddle on up.

An excellent climb which scared the first ascensionists silly. Start five metres right of 'lf Only...'.

1. 35 metres (21) - Up the slab and crack to where it steepens and make a scary move into a thin crack. Follow this until it blanks out, then move slightly left and up to a bolt. Crux moves past this, then move easily to a scoop and bolt belay.

2. 45 metres (20) Directly up the slab for eight metres to a break, then trend up and right to a shallow corner/flake. Up this for five metres then straight up before trending right to a ledge. Continue to a nut belay.

3. 20 metres - Straight up to the Guardian Mega-Block and up the crack to the top of this.

Another typically fine slab climb. Start about 20 metres left of 'Harlequin's Carnival', a few metres left of a short steep corner marking the end of the udnercut section of the slabs. Double ropes useful.

1. 25 metres - Crux. Pull up onto the ledge, then up the corner crack and slab above to the first overlap. Pull through this and move up to a second overlap. Step left and up then left to a good stance. Belay with the bolt above and with small wires and a bollard at the stance. Skyhooks were used for protection.

2. 48 metres - Step left then up the steep section to an overlap; through this and right to a second overlap. Move leftwards for some runners, then up, trending right to belay at some cracks directly below the Guardian Mega-Block.

3. 17 metres - Easily to the top.

An impressive line bisecting the main slab; it is well protected and not too difficult. Start 60 metres left of 'Grease is the Word' on a short overhanging orange wall with large flakes.

1. 10 metres - Up to the ledge, then walk left a few metres to a weakness.

2. 45 metres - Follow the weakness, slightly left at first then straight up and slightly right to a stance.

3. 45 metres - Up, tending right to a small recess. Continue to a large block and ledge, then straight up.

A directissima that wasn't to be. Start seven metres right of 'Harlequin's Carnival' at a short pinnacle.

1. 30 metres (20) - Up the pinnacle and over the bulge to gain the slab, before moving diagonally left up pockets and then back right to a short crack. Move through the overlap to belay five metres beneath the obvious overlap.

2. 45 metres - Move diagonally right to a short white corner, up this and back left until above the belay, then straight up to a large ledge. Move diagonally to a bushy ledge and poor belay.

3. 35 metres - Diagonally up and right to top.

A memorable experience. Clamber 10 metres up the ramp at the righthand end of the big overlap (left of 'Bumblies Picnic'). Belay on the ledge at the top.

1. 42 metres - Climb straight up through the overlap to a friend pocket 15 metres up. Trend up and right to a bolt at a smooth bulge (crux). Head up to the base of a little corner in the headwall (the next one up from 'Bumblies Picnic').

2. 8 metres - Climb the corner.

Start 15 metres left of 'Grease is the Word', just left of the bottom wall.

1. 45 metres (20) - Trend left and then straight up over breaks to a cleaned streak. Hard moves past a bolt and continue upwards to the huge overlap and belay.

2. 15 metres (23M0) - Step left and climb strenuously up the wildly overhanging line on the overlap. Pull through the spiders to the top.

Good slab climbing up the white streak with two bolts just left of 'Grease is the Word'. Crux moves past the second bolt.

The obvious corner at the right-hand end of the slabs. The first pitch required extensive landscaping.

1. 35 metres - Up the corner to a tree.

2. 30 metres - Diagonally left beneath the huge overlap and past a tree to belay in a cave.

3. 25 metres - Left and up to the top.

1. 30 metres (20) Starts 70 metres right of Spiral. Up a lovely hand/finger crack till it peters out. Trend right and up the dyke through the overlap to a belay ledge.

2. 30 metres - Traverse 'easily' right and up.

Start off a bushy ledge 15 metres right of Spiral and 10 metres up the large gully (best approached from the top of the gully). Climb the perfectly straight crackline.

Brilliant. Starts at the layback crack at the centre of this cliff, 30 metres right of Gorillas. Follow the line of weakness with a gentle, exposed slab to finish.

Start as for Two Solitudes, traverse to the far right end of the ramp and up the obvious line.

The prominent thin dyke 20 metres left of Spiral. Start underneath the dyke below the ramp. Excellent climbing up a fine line with good protection at intervals.

Superb positive climbing but poorly protected and very scary. Climb the water runnel fifteen metres right of Keep Moving, with a bolt halfway up.

Start five metres right of Apples and Blackberries at the snow gum on a ledge in the descent gully. Climb up to the large white flake, delicately up this and the smooth slab above.

The line with a bulge halfway up, starting at the Fruit of the Loom ramp.

Follows the leftward leaning ramp. At the end of the ramp traverse left for three metres then up the runout slab. (Grade 19 variant - straight up from the end of the ramp)

On the steep slab about 300 metres northwest of the trig station (i.e. across to the farthest boulders and down the hillside a little). At the righthand end of the slab, head up the wall, then slab to join up with the prominent flake. Strenuously up this then easily to the top.

About 100 metres north of the trig is a prominent tor. Walk towards another obvious outcrop about 100 metres north of this again - as you approach, a large leaning boulder stands out on the left. On the north side of this boulder is a beautiful face featuring a big pocket. Climb the face to a unique bollard belay.

Start 10 metres north of the trig station. Climb the short, obvious handcrack with a small roof. the first recorded climb on the gudge.

Grab the Knob

Up the middle face

Underneath the Thorondor Ledge

Juggy and possibly soft, but be careful of the fall potential. If you miss the starting ledge it could be a 7m drop into the hole. Great view, walk off the back.

To the left of the Creole boulder, chimney up through the middle of the next two blocks.

Up the small ledges on the right side of the face

Up the small ledges on the left side of the face

Sit start around the arret to the right of stiletto

Stand start with crimp and low right. Head up through big flake. Started with the high heel

Sit start the left side of boulder with right edge and low flake. Mantle then find your way up.

Sit start on large edge and work your way up and left to the mantle.

Sit start on big rails and up though a tricky mantle

Sit start on rock with hands at the far right of break. Taking the path of least resistance; traverse left and topout as for '5cm mouse'

Sit start on big jug. Deadpoint to top.

Sit start on flat ledge. To slot crimp and up.

Sit start with arms high on crimps. To slopers then top.

Follow up the map of Chile then to the right

Stand start on good edges and small feet.

Sit start by the big flake.

Sit start the arete.

Stand start the arete.

maybe v9ish

Start 1m right of Spot Check on sidepulls.

Stand start on two edges. Move right then up via tiny footers.

Variant to Acclivity Activities. Get a run up and smear your way up the boulder without using hands.

Stand start and up the slabby section in the centre of the face.

Stand start left end of the flake. Move right with small feet and topout over the groove.

Stand start then mantle on the back left of the boulder.

Stand start matched on high crimp. Low feet then jump to sloper, traverse right to topout.

Sit start with left hand finger lock and right had very low in the crack.

Painful on the left hand pinky finger hence the name, bring lots of tape.

Sit start and mantle flat platform underneath huge boulder. Crawl to the jugs and traverse left until the ledge to mantle again.

Sit start matched in a flat undercling on the far left. Follow a some crimps left around the buldge to mantle. Scramble to the top.