Routes in Sydney Metropolitan for selected grade

The punchy little access route to the top caves, and a good warm-up in itself. This was the first route climbed at Rockford. Up and slightly left through bulgy slopers to crux move getting to ledge. Double ringbolt belay on ledge.

Sit start with hands in juggy underclings and a high right heel on the start hold of 'ONE'. Move straight up and topout. The shelf under the scoop is out for feet.

Grade to be confirmed.

Same start as for RAR, but exit right.

Match your hands on the front left high ledge. Feet low, now top out.

Start as for TN. Throw your left toe into the scoops exit then top out onto the ledge. If you're bouldering by yourself ensure you place your crash pad so it's between the crux and THND. It's an awkward drop to the ground and there may not be random kids running by to pull it across for you.

Sit start matched on the ledge and journey through the bowels, The Revenant-style, topping out at the huge jug.

Stand start.

Step up onto easier slab to left side of boulder and up to top out

Sitstart and up the blunt arete.

Stand Start hands in break, get your feet on the wall and head up right then stay on the very blunt arete on the left side of moss, top out

Stand start with Hands in break either side of diagonal buldge, get feet on wall and head up and left through crimps to mantle finish to the left side of the featured top out.

Sit start on the low break - arete is out. Top out to finish.

Sit start with a hand in each crack.

Sit start, both hands on jug rail and work your way up good edges to top out staying on the face.

SDS, staying right of the crack work your way up pockets and good edges to top out.

Stand start on undercling flake and then up

Up the prow just to the left of the big block's Lippy Roof. Up the roof and out. Shallow-ish underneath but not too bad.

Right hand bend as entering from Waterfall DWS, first open boulder. sweet upwards traverse with a reach to the roof at the end.

Slopers at base to crimps and jugs at top. Watch out for submerged rock when trending left at top.

Immediately left from Waterfall DWS once past long slab area. Bot Left boulder from crag outline, Orange Slab RHS, 3-4 moves to top out

Start left side of angled roof standing, up past big jugs to top out.

Stand start on sidepull and pocket. Up the middle.

Far end of the alley, last arete on the right.

Fun little one mover. Stand start in the break and head up.

Reach high stood on the low ledge to easy top out.

Sit start with left hand on low undercling and right hand on scope side-pull. Head up and finish matched on first big break.

Phillip Booth

Another 20m along the cliff from 'Baby Shacks'

Sit start with hands matched in the scope and up the good holds to the right. Finished with matched hands on top ledge.

Phillip Booth

From the slot on the wall right of Wagon Wheel up and to the right

Start as for IR but traverse low on the jugs to the big flake and move from this to the top. A foot out R makes the top out easy!

Start out on the right arete and head upwards to the final scoop.

Nice easy longish problem starting from the left side of the cave all the way thru to the nice high jug on the right side of the cave.

Start at the same pocket as BD and go direct up the wall.

Start left flat undercling and right flat eade, head slightly left around mini arete then up gully

Sit start right gaston left jug, head up staying in between the lines.

As for Smirkin but uses the arete

Long traverse on lower seam to the vertical break then up. Match start in seam far right in the thrutch. Boulder is located up the gully between 'The interchange' and 'Crack pocket'

sit start to top, long ledge traverse, sit finish if you want

slab side, start at concrete block and all the way to other concrete block.

Start at bottom of wall, mantle over ledge then work your way up the slab, with big moves to the next holds. Using the arete is off limits

Poor holds to start but good footwork will make light of this route

Same as Money but go left.

Start from the ramp do a full traverse back to the beginning. Body goes beneath all branches. Tree trunk is in.

Grab the pointy bit and fly over the top.

Jump to top from the slot and pocket about eye height (before the smooth dimples begin).

Sit Start

Extension: sit start down and right just in front of small tree. Stay low and traverse across to start of main route.

Start on same hold as 'better start cleaning' and move around the tree and keep going to finish touching top of 'Dyno project'. Needs some brushing.

10 metres to the right of 'Looking for a fearless human who can mantle'' Start far right on little ledge and move up and left to mantle. Bit yucky up top so may need to brush exactly where you want your hands to go.

Sit start holding the horizontal seam and the undercling just above. Move straight up and top out with a clean mantle.

Sharp Arete 3m R of Mystery Slab Climb, layback up right side of the arete.

Sit start 2m right of Bardwell Dyno at base of seam on Gaston and small slot. Reachy move to crimp rail then easy top out.

Sit start 2m left of OP2 with hands in low crack.

Sit start matched on the small rail. move right to big jug then topout

Left hand only layback the left arete while smearing feet on slab.

Start: 1m left of FFFFF.

Feet only problem - no hands, forearms or upper body contact.

Delicately up the middle of the lichen slab.

Start 1m right of Jump Up etc.

Up using hands only on left sidepull and tenuous footing.

To the right of the pole in the gap between shrubs. Straight up.

Start slightly to the left of TEP and as the title says make a grab for the corner.

Sit start at the right hand side of the rock, where the first starts to show form.

Move from one lip to the other without going to far left (that bumps the grade up)

Watch your footing and look closely for shin skin!

Just above “Beatrix was here” in chalk, is a narrow slot, whatever fingers you can get in there & have a fun mantle straight up. Good little warm up.

Everyone has a favorite move - be it a fist jam, layback or mono

For one man its all in the name

Brendon "The Heel" Flanagan loves nothing more than using three (or four) limbs to hang his weight!

Whether it is a over hang (understandable) or a Slab (I still don't know how he does it!) - The heel hook is a constant tool in his arsenal!

This challenge is dedicated to him

Sit start at the left most part of the Ergo wall. Move up and right till you've got the ledge and immediately throw a heel up.

Now without losing a heel off the ledge move as far as humanly possible.

Once you pop - mark the spot with a bit of chalk and challenge your mates to beat it!

Record currently stands at 6m

Same start as for EO except throw your right heel up and top out.

Match hands on the raised lip, left foot up and top out.

Same as for Stroke Side but use your right heel and top out.

Match hands up top, feet low, left heel up and top out.

Same start as for SB but throw your right heel up and top out.

Matching your hands on the low ledge throw your left heel up and top out.

Start at the lowest point on the left hand side of the overhang and make your way up and to the left. Make your way up to the second tier with a dyno and top out on the third tier to be king of the world.

Sit start match on good roof undercling, move up and topout as for Exit Stage Left.

Start low on the arête with your left and right hand in the obvious pockets. Make your way up the arête and exit to the right.

Start as far right as you can. Hold round, sloping lip and move left around arete till you reach the corner. Easier if it wasn't so sandy...

Smash downwards then roll rapidly into mud, water or oysters if unlucky: happy days!

A solid sit start followed by a enjoyable angled arete.

Sit start under right most arete. Move straight up till you hit the arete and follow it to the left.

Discover the lovely holds left and right of the arete and top out

Can be done as a V0 Stand Start

From a sit start make your way up and finish around the corner, without touching the concrete wall.

Tricky balancing moves

Starting at the lowest point of HHHH traverse right and finish the problem as for HHHH. Remember to keep your feet from getting dirty!

Basically just a way to get to the top of Mantle Mania

Start with one hand on the right side and the other on the left, move your right hand up right to the top sloper, stick it and top out.

Start in the corner and traverse over to You Have No Idea. From here complete the problem.

Starts: Right next to "MMMT"

Pinch arete while climbing chipped slab past two rusty old carrots, if you must.

Start: Sharp yellow corner with pile of cement at base.

Old school beefy layaway up to ledge with two old rusty carrots.

Easy but gritty highball. Traverse and downclimb.

Start as for Spider Pig and make your way left to the slab on the ground.

Get in the cave and start at the far right. Feet low with your right hand out of the cave. Make your way up to the obvious pocket at the top. Needs a dusting in the pocket. Be careful not to fall on the rail beneath, could hurt a bit if you land on it.

Traverse length of wall between blocks with feet under 1m in obvious break and hands at about 2m.

Drilled pocket, big double-handed undercling, then hand in deep square hole in cheese below blocks. Mind the rats!

Start with left hand above painted 5. Find your sea legs as you climb through generous break to crimpy break above. Traverse to pocket and then cruise up to second pocket to finish.

Traverse right along break from tree fern to wall. Several fathoms of interest before grounding.

Traverse the 45m wall to the arete, keeping feet about 6 inches off the ground. Start is a bit harder due to slim toe holds. Gets easier once there is a line for your toes to follow.

Start right of the light pole and beneath the square incut. Tap out at the base of the incut.

Starting between the painted 55 and the double expansion bolts, make your way up to the second flake then downclimb for the full 12 meters.

Start at the pocket to the right of the painted 50. Make your way up to the ledge 2.5 meters above the pocket and down climb for the full 10 meters. Pocket is out of bounds for feet and hands.

Start at painted 50 and head straight up. Some interesting footwork into the decent inset left hand and then up to the good ledge to finish.

Start to the left of the painted 50. Make your way up to the bottom of the drill hole and traverse right. Down climb past the double expansion bolts for the full 12 meters.