Rat-Dog Buttress Guide

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Contributors

Thanks to the following people who have contributed to this crag guide:

Sean Hobson Chris Jokinen Lisa Eadie Jarrad Aurisch Isaak Lucas Boudaud Patrick Dacaya Mim Tiana Hill Adam

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1. Rat-Dog Buttress 9 in Crag
2. Index by grade

1. Rat-Dog Buttress

Summary:

Seasonality

9 routes in Crag

Trad climbing, Top roping and Sport climbing

Lat / Long: -13.655812, 131.532825

description

Flawless buttress in between 2 swimming holes.

access issues

4x4 essential. Access is approx 30-45min to a campsite approx 200m up gorge from the Mother’s Day Area. Crackhead Corner approx 200m.

inherited from Depot Creek

	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
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1	★★ Slip, Slop, Slap, Whip Thin crimps and side pulls up twin thin cracks. Awesome moves up beautiful rock, only thing wrong with this climb is that there isn’t more of it. Run out after last bolt but through jugs to glory. Enjoy a dip after, probably one of the top ends best located climbs. FA: Sean Hobson, 6 Jun 2020 FFA: Sean Hobson, 7 Jun 2020	21	Sport 15m
2	Lou's Clues Delightful romp up obvious corner between SSSW and ET. Best done on Top Rope, there is some lose rock so careful for trad placements or hand/foot holds. FA: Louise Farrell, 6 Jun 2020	10	Top rope 15m
3	★★ Eskimo Trebuchet Stick to the thin crack in middle of face. Nice moves through lower section with slight run out to third bolt. Careful of some lose blocks on the left side. FA: Sean Hobson & Chris Jokinen, 6 May 2019 FFA: Sean Hobson, 7 Jun 2020	19	Sport 15m
4	★★★ The Lizard Wizard Start at water climbing obvious thin crack straight up the face. Incredible climbing which is sustained from bottom to top. FFA: Chris Jokinen, 21 Apr 2019	19	Trad 15m
5	Open for business Top Rope in-between the two trad routes FA: Jarrad Aurisch, adam & Jake Webb, 18 Jul 2021	16	Top rope 10m
6	You got a purdy mouth, boy Corner off ledge, once you hit chockstones move left onto face following obvious crack 1m left of corner. FFA: Chris Jokinen & Adam, 21 Apr 2019	12	Trad 10m
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	Route	Grade	Style	Selected ascents
7	★ Mrs Hobson Nice holds, plenty of protection, enjoyable morning climb. Dedicated to my new wife Ash. Wall off back left. FA: Sean Hobson, Joshua Fearnley & Sarah Eddes, 16 May 2020	14	Trad 10m
8	★ Vlad the Impaler Start 2m right of Mrs Hobson and follow obvious left leaning crack up to small roof to top out. Be careful of lose rocks, most should have been cleared. FA: Sean Hobson, Joshua Fearnley & sarah eddes, 16 May 2020	15	Trad 10m
9	★ Restrictions Lifted Delightful corner crack climb. Walk off the back left. FA: Joshua Fearnley & sarah eddes, 16 May 2020	12	Trad 10m

2. Index by grade

Grade	Stars	Name	Style
10		Lou's Clues	Top rope 15m
12	★	Restrictions Lifted	Trad 10m
		You got a purdy mouth, boy	Trad 10m
14	★	Mrs Hobson	Trad 10m
15	★	Vlad the Impaler	Trad 10m
16		Open for business	Top rope 10m
19	★★	Eskimo Trebuchet	Sport 15m
	★★★	The Lizard Wizard	Trad 15m
21	★★	Slip, Slop, Slap, Whip	Sport 15m