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The Mooring Block

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Description

The prominant detached block. Has some quite good problems on it.

Access issues inherited from The Docks

Drive to Boat Harbour turning down Blanch St. Follow up the hill, straight through the roundabout and after a further 400m at the top of the next rise turn left into Kingsley Drv. On you left down the hill there is a dirt car park.

Routes

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Mantle small waist high ledge, stretch to small side pull, then top out

Same start as 'Drew's Fuse', then go left towards larger holds

Awesome move which makes it a V1. Unexpected easy top out.

Start with back to ocean, layback to top using only arête.

Stand start on credit card crimp sidepulls. Up through difficult deadpoint and interesting move into undercling of Ceuse Is Cool. ~v8?

Easiest dyno to the top.

Next easiest dyno, tougher mantle top out

Using sloper start hold, can be sent dynamically or statically.

Start as for 'fisting by the rocks' traverse right along break with interesting footwork and finish by topping out on '5% more'.

FA: Eben Edwards, 28 Feb 2018

Easy send, used as access.

Start on the slab, traverse the whole boulder not using the top.

Start on the slab, traverse the boulder using the top.

Up the right and traverse just below the top to finish at Moorish Idols

FA: Phillip Tingle

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Author(s): Tim Haasnoot

Date: 2013

ISBN: 9780975129319

An area that has steep sport routes, trad cracks, deep-water-soling, sea cliff climbing and bouldering all within a short drive to some beautiful beaches and national parks is surely worth a look in. The Newcastle and Hunter Rock Climbing guide by Tim Haasnoot is feature packed and includes all the areas worth a day trip from Newcastle. This guide features over 950 routes, 170 boulder problems and 100 DWS with full topo maps and navigation info.

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