Routes in Bendemeer

use the corner, and the small halfway crystals for this one.

straight up the gouges

up then along the top

start on the right and arete to the left.

up through the middle of the two

Crack

Easy slab, easiest spot to get off too.

SDS, tricky lay back start but once you grab the high jug its over.

SDS Layback the crack

Up the two finger pocket line.

Dyno to mantle, traverse right then up via pockets or large flake.

Highball slab

Layback, jam or semi slab.. Do it your way..

Follows the obvious crack line. Starts on a crimp and sloper then reach deep inside for another sloper, before throwing to the main crack. Jam your left knuckle then crossover layback using two obvious face footers. Warning the crux is the top.

Slab problem 1m to the left of crack "Almost Envy". Tops out on ledge.

Open project up the obvious arête on razor crimps and pinches. Maybe v8ish

The crux is down low and once on is a nice layback/ slab crack.

Sit start, crux is the start. Find your feet and reach up with left till you feel the crystals penetrate your skin.

On the south east corner of the boulder. Use the jug where the flake has come off

Start the same as mitch buchannon but travers to the right over the corner large flake.

up the left, avoid using the log to pull up.

Up the middle between the two willow limbs, using the obvious pockets. Great warm up boulder.

The crack on the river(east side) of boulder

same side but south of the crack, crimp up onto the sloping mantle. Then top out slightly to the right.

left of towel whip, almost at the end of the boulder. Use your feet ,very little hands on that sloping mantle. Once on the mantle traverse across to the top out of Towel whip.

South side of the boulder, road side of the tree growing up the side.

Tricky start with no high hand holds, Use feet to transverse crack then up on the right when you find some high holds.

Up the obvious features on south west side. Use plenty of pads, there is a large stone on the landing.

Sit start, move left and up on the sharp jugs.

Sit start, undercling, then up on the sharp jugs

Left side of the first loaf. Layback or use the small crimps on the front face, Or both

End of the loaf on the road side.

Start by crimp and left hand large jug

North face, crimps with out using the big jug on the left.

On right side of face using the crimps and anything you can find.

Easy way on-off

Start with the two side pulls, smear and bump up to any number of sharp jugs.

Sit start up the south west face.

Home to the sharpest hold in Bendemeer

Look for the slightest edge for feet, left and right hands compression on the side of the boulder till you can grab the bomber over the top. Be careful not to fall on the star post.

Sit start if you like, up the crack then layback onto the slab, Traverse right till you feel comfortable and up. Watch for old blackberry in the crack, can bite!

Avoid touching the tree, look for the bommer beneath the lomandra.

Sit start below feature with both hand on jugs. then switch to one hand on jug other on crimp to the right. Swing a leg over and away you go!

Sit start slightly left of feature. Committing high reach then step up and top out.

Up via the surprising solid edges, keep close to corner.

Cleaning

Corner jug and up,on this very slippery river side granite

Fun and easy little traverse. use the corner and launch up to the top and move across. plenty of holds.

Same but reverse

Left to right and right back to left. There is a few spots to have a break pop up on the end on the right. mid point there is a decent little edge.

About 1m along from the left end you will see a vertical feature. Follow that up to the crimps up top. feet are the crystals.. Top out is a bit awkward due to the boulder on top. To get off down climb and jump on mat or move around to the right where some smaller boulders are to leap off.

Crimpy slab, grade may vary depending on how the flakes have broken. Have fun!

SDS, side pull and look for the jug on the left. a little awkward but oh so much fun.

Arete

Up the prow

Start in the water on the huge pocket, move up to the lip and traverse around and mantle around the corner. Grades will depend on the water level, use your own discrepancy.

Start on side pull, pull up onto good jugs and make your slippery escape. Beware of submerged rocks below. Grades will depend on the water level, use your own discrepancy.

North west side of boulder, avoid the crumbly stuff on the north side.The high crystals can be trusted.

On the western face up the left side and across the top.

Up just to the left of animal hole

Eastern end of the boulder

Sit start added by James vilimaa makes a more worth while fun little climb.

south western corner of boulder next to tree. Avoid using the tree and boulder next to it. undercling, up and over. western corner is your way off.

Between the two boulders on the south side, Use the nice side pull, in the middle of the face. Avoid using boulder behind you, as tempting as it is..

On the western face. Sit start, use the low jug and up..

North side of boulder, just to the right of tree and vertical crack. up using the crystals.

Western face, super sharp and crumbly. The face itself is slightly overhung and prone to breaking off.

High foot start with chimney like crux, very physical start. straight up.

Same start as who ever you are but traverse right and up, no harder just less blackberry.

Look for the sharp crystal up high and high left foot.

The rock is soft but climb is still palatable

Left of wild strawberries and more awkward. High feet start with reasonable but crumbly holds, will keep you on the move like a prick from a thistle.

Sit start, up using two glorious side pulls and a sharp crimpy top section. Top out to the right of upper boulder.

Same start as VengaBus but with mantle finish on upper boulder.

South face of the boulder, sit start avoiding using mantle too much.

On the north side of the boulder easy slab face

Traverse from the start of the lobsters claw right to the base of the crack and up

Same traverse start but use feet only on left hand side of crack on the way up.

Super easy little line with plenty of features, sit start if you want.

Sit start on the corner of the main boulder, up using the corner and undercling

Just to the right of the tree on the main face. Tricky little sharp crimp start then up to those gorgeous features.

Right of Lichen eater, tuff start using some crystals to pull on.

Start the same as Crystal detective but traverse across face to Lichen eater.

South side of boulder, sit start.

Easy slab face with plenty of features, also the easiest point of existing the boulder.

High foot start, don't use small boulder underneath. Up onto the sloped mantle and then leg over onto the slab face.

Same start but after mantle continue straight up the face.

Start the same as Front door but traverse right to secret ladder alternative and up.