Nodes in The Lair

The Lair is a sandstone cliffline up to 20m in height. It faces west so is good on a winters afternoon or early on a summer morning. The sun hits some of the faces from 10am in winter and you can find summer shade until 1pm. Protected from wind also. It has a variety of generally well protected easy to mid grade climbs. Established as a sport climbing crag with glue-in stainless steel ringbolts and double ringbolt lower-offs.

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The climbs are described from left to right as you are facing the cliff. 'Access' track is very uneven, but the way is clear as of the 2019 fire.

Bring insect repellant, as there can be some mozzies around.

It is an excellent area for beginners and kids as it is generally child-friendly and has many bolted easy to moderate routes.

Distinct black wall.

The easy angled black slab. Take care of rock in upper section. 7 RB's to DBB.

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Steep start on good rock. Left around outside of cave and up. CAUTION: Take care clipping second bolt. 4RB's to DBB at present. (Not as shown).

Take care on thin edges. Abseil off to avoid rope wear. 6 RB's to DBB.

Start on the block 2m R of TEIN. Nice delicate moves up slab. Abseil off to avoid rope wear. Watch thin edges. 6 RB's to DBB.

Start 1m R of tree. Take care on thin edges. Past overlap then complete a short airy traverse to pull up between blocks. Named after the 'Nowra' poker machine that funded it. 6 RB's to DBB.

Work your way up the slab staying right of the corner. Increasing difficulty. 4 RB's to DBB.

Up the right hand side of the slab. Good moves in second half. 4 RB's to DBB.

The imposing overhanging cornice that greets you as you ascend the access route. Situated between the Sundeck and Berlin Wall.

...Birthday Long Weekend. A trad adventure that starts on a couple of really nice pockets caused by some quartz pebbles on the conglomerate slab. Up the slab before winding around the Right Hand arete of the Cornice and up to the highest point through a series of ledges. Moves probably only top out at 13 however all the gear is found in the horizontal breaks that wrap around the arete. There are some less than ideal and technical placements required to properly protect the climb so the grade is been upped a little accordingly. Despite its grade this shouldn't be considered a good option for an introduction to trad climbing.

Generally slabby face climbing.

Middle of slab in descent gully. 3RB's to DBB.

Right hand end of slab in descent gully.

Pleasant slab moves. 5 RB's to DBB.

The flake then straight up the slab to the edge of the cave. Good slab sections. 6 RB's to DBB.

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Direct start to BTD. Start up the flake and bulge to join BTD at mid height. 7 RB's to DBB.

The original and the best of the three. Up the corner then L onto the slab. Use the edge of the cave then up over a short section of hollow sounding orange rock (the drum). 7 RB's to DBB.

Mid height variation to BTD. Start up BTD. Move R on slab then rejoin BTD to finish. 7 RB's to DBB.

5 RB's to DBB.

Generally good steep rock. Best quality routes at crag.

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1m left of 'Origami'. Pockets to start then thin moves through to finishing jugs. 6 RBs to DBB.

Up widening crack on trad. Gritty.

Steep arete at L end of grandstand. Problem solver. Reachy crux.

Grampians-esque boulder problem start to cheecky possum, maybe v6/7

Start as for Origami then traverse right and up through sustained moves. Great excursion on good rock. 7 RBs to DBB.

Steep start on big pockets. Good moves on good rock. 5RBs to DBB.

Sustained and excellent. Varied climbing on good rock. 6 RBs to DBB.

6 RBs to DBB. Route name changed at request of first ascentionist,

5 RBs to DBB.

6 RBs to DBB.

Start as TNOTU then diagonally right. 6RBs to DBB.

Batman start. 5 RBs to DBB.

Up the arete. 4RBs to DBB.

Smaller broken cliffline.

Left of 'The Dish'. Start in the corner next to the tree. Hard start.

4 RBs to DBB

Start up the crack then step left and up the face.

5 RB's to DBB.

Up middle of slab.

3 RB's to DBB

Up the middle of the gently angled slab.

3 RB's to DBB.

Beginners delight. The right hand side of the easy angled slab.

4 RB's to DBB.

Start on slab to right of overhanging wall. Finish next to small tree.

5 RB's to DBB.

3m right of AG. Follow the grey streak to left of large diagonal crack.

5 RB's to DBB.

Isolated crag.

Sustained moves up the arête. 5 RB's to DBB.

Up corner past orange rock at ¾ height. Step right at top. 6 RB's to DBB.

It starts in an overhanging wide crack with some soft, suspect rock for the feet. It works up through a pod that can be stemmed and face climbed around.

Start: The route follows the obvious overhanging corner left of Dad's Comb.

Start under right-hand end of overhang. Step out and up following crack.

Natural gear.

Start to right of Dad's Comb trad route. Up to third bolt, step left and follow last 2 bolts diagonally left to anchors.

5 RB's to DBB