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Table of contents
- 1.
Cania Gorge
313 in Crag
- 1.1. The North 11 in Sector
- 1.2. Castle 37 in Cliff
- 1.3. Back Country 26 in Sector
- 1.4. Far Side 8 in Sector
- 1.5. Porange Wall 11 in Sector
- 1.6. Holly Cow 40 in Cliff
- 1.7. Cow Tracks 25 in Cliff
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1.8.
Milky Way 39 in Sector
- 1.8.1. Cold Rock / Lower Tier 16 in Sector
- 1.8.2. 31 Flavours / Middle Tier 18 in Sector
- 1.8.3. Ben and Jerrys / Upper Tier 5 in Sector
- 1.9. Four Seasons Point 32 in Sector
- 1.10. Lazy Ledges 32 in Sector
- 1.11. Lost Cow 25 in Cliff
- 1.12. Zimmerframe Wall 6 in Cliff
- 1.13. Lost Cow Boy 2 in Cliff
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1.14.
Mt Dowgo / Big Scary 19 in Cliff
- 1.14.1. Less is More 1 in Sector
- 1.14.2. Mt Dowgo Left Side / Left Big Scary 11 in Sector
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1.14.3.
Mt Dowgo Right Side / Right Big Scary 5 in Sector
- 1.14.3.1. Second Glance area 0 in Area
- 1.14.3.2. Late Bloomers' Wall 1 in Area
- 1.14.4. Owl Wall 2 in Sector
- 1.15. ARNI SECTOR 0 in Sector
- 1.16. No climbing area 0 in Area
- 1.17. 3 Moons Camp 0 in Sector
- 2. Index by grade
1. Cania Gorge 313 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.678094, 150.987758
summary
Caution, this is not a "Sports Crag" The area is remote, mobile phone coverage is patchy at best. In the event of an accident the logistics of raising a rescue are immense.
description
Cliffs are sand stone with some later hardening from volcanic actions.
access issues
There are significant sensitive cultural areas in the south of the park. At least five caves in the southern end of the park show evidence of long established aboriginal occupation. Do NOT climb near the tourist tracks, picnic areas, on private land or any where you may make a bad impression. If you are unsure don't do it till you gain more knowledge ie. use some common sense
approach
Follow the signs from the turn off 12 km north of Monto. Use a map if you have trouble. Almost all areas are accessed from the Fish Hatchery road - drive 100m past the Shamrock Mine site towards the dam wall and turn right down the dirt road. Bring Gaiters!!
where to stay
There are 2 caravan parks in the area or you can stay in Monto and drive in daily. 25 km one way. There is also the Three Moons Camp on private property at the entry to the gorge.
ethic
Trad climbers have been active at Cania since the 70's. All are encouraged to post their routes here. It's likely that some routes currently being claimed have been climbed before. Please keep this in mind when bolting. There are plenty of unprotected walls ripe for bolting but please leave naturally protected lines to those able to climb them in trad style. That way everybody gets to live their dream and we hopefully avoid conflict with the old guard. - JL
history
The world was made we evolved we climbed.
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1.1. The North 11 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.652658, 151.004205
description
The northern-most walls of Cania.
approach
As per the approach for Castle but keep walking around to the left. About an hour's walk-in. Bit rough and bushbashy.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Phantom
An deceptive little sucker... Quite a nice splitter despite the tree guarding the start! The first obvious splitter crack you come to after The Castle, walking east. FA: Alex Mougenot & Chris Frost | 19 | 15m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
2 |
Na Bro Yoyo
Up the right side of the broken face. Quite a committing top section. FFA: Josiah Hess, zac & James dobson | 14 | 20m | |||||
3 |
★ Nut Gobbler
The broken face just round the corner from the small cave. Follow the line of lease resistance with plenty of nut placements. FFA: James Dobson, Josiah Hess & zac | 15 | 20m | |||||
4 |
★★ Stag Party
Climbs up the centre of the pillar just to the right of the large cave ending in a spectacular position on top of the pillar with great views to the Dam. To reach belay pull around lip of cave and traverse carefully across mossy wall to belay at base of left leaning corner. Climbs corner direct slinging tree at half height to juggy face above finishing on top of pillar. Downclimb easy face to rap off tree to clean. FFA: Matt Fingleton & KrystleJWright, 26 Jul 2023 | 16 | 20m | |||||
5 |
★★ Falcon Guard
In the main roof section of The North. Follows the high corner roof crack, starting off eerie hanging diving boards. | |||||||
6 |
Grum on the Bound
Average rock quality and potential wasps. FFA: Dave Cook, Jun 2017 | 18 | 15m | |||||
7 |
Wasted Days
Just left of 'Grum on the Bound'. Undercut start and pumpy. FFA: Josiah Hess, Jun 2017 | 20 | 15m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
8 |
★★ Shed a Tear for the Virgin
Named after a faithful friend who is so wiped he couldn't make the trip this Easter. Tricky start to slaby finger crack breach the first overhang on jugs to hands/ finger crack with a few hand hold to the second over hang get some exposure navigating this overhang to chimney top out super fun climb! FA: Zac Trembath-Pitham & Josiah Hess, 15 Apr 2017 | 21 | 35m | |||||
9 |
★★★ Voices of the North
Voices of the Sky's northern brother. Fantastic. FA: Alex Mougenot & Chris Frost, Oct 2016 | 25m | ||||||
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★ Lithophyte
Either a pleasant bridging jaunt or squeeze. Pick your poison. The R-facing wide corner crack on the upper tier left of Voices of the North. Tiptoe respectfully around the ferns onto the R face up through divine unlikely pockets. FA: Alex Mougenot & Chris Frost, Oct 2016 | 15 | 16m | |||||
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★ Coming of the Fishman
About 50m left of Lithophyte you'll find this fractured face. Launch up the right side of the face and embrace the grin on your face as you swim your way through unlikely shell-pieces. A beaut for the grade. FA: Chris Frost & Alex Mougenot, Oct 2016 | 15 | 25m |
1.2. Castle 37 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Trad climbing, Sport climbing and Rock climbing
Lat / Long: -24.655271, 150.994903
description
Quite high. 30 min walk. It is possible to walk off the eastern side and follow track around southern side to get off top.
approach
Park at fish hatchery below dam wall. Walk up ridge to the castle. Do not walk across dam wall where the no access signs are.
history
There appears to have been a marked walk up the castle at one time. There are some old signs and vague tracks.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
★★★ walk in
Warning Flora and Fauna: Wasp nest | |||||||
Behind Sunset Wall | ||||||||
3 |
★★ Something Wicked
Abseil down to the large ledge just left of the finish to Amateur Theatrics. Climb the prominent diagonal crack up rightwards to the crux where it bends towards vertical near the top. Very sustained. FA: Joe Lynch, Jesse Shanaggin, Min Sheppard & Tony Barten | 22 | 20m | |||||
4 |
★★★ Death's-head Hawkmoth
The continuously technical overhanging thin crack immediately right of Something Wicked. Crux at the top. FA: Tony Barten & Joe Lynch, 12 Jul 2014 FFA: Christopher Glastonbury, 31 Jul 2018 | 24 | 20m | |||||
Sunset Wall | ||||||||
6 |
★★ The Real Folk Blues
The arete left of Sunset Wall. | 23 | 35m, 8 | |||||
7 |
★ Zac's project
Closed project may need a bolt or 2 at the end. Stay off please. Set: zac | 26 | 30m | |||||
8 |
★★★ Sunset Wall
Totally worth the 9 hour round trip from Emerald (or even the 12 hour round trip from Brisbane)! A stellar line that meanders its way up an improbably blank looking face through just enough holds and some really amazing moves. Starts punching from the ground and just keeps coming all the way up to the spectacularly airy finish. Led as a pure sport route but there is additional pro for the run out sections if you so desire. Set: tony barten FA: Andy Freeman, Jun 2016 | 26 | 27m, 7 | |||||
9 |
★ Fluffers Arete
FFA: zac, 11 Aug 2021 | 25 | 15m, 5 | |||||
10 |
Atomic Flunk
Open project. Crux hold broke off making it significantly harder. Grade 26ish. Take a #1 cam for between the 4th and 5th bolt. Set: Josiah Hess, Aug 2021 | 25m, 6 | ||||||
Cathedral CaveThe large cave and adjacent walls. | ||||||||
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★★★ Amateur Theatrics
Starts 10m left of Cathedral cave. Follow the thin right-leaning crack to a small cave at 30m (belay possible). Step up right from the cave to an awkward mantle onto a ledge then traverse delicately left to the arête in an airy position. Easily to top. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 19 | 40m | |||||
13 |
★★ Amateur Theatrics DF
FFA: Christopher Glastonbury & Ashlee Hendy, 30 Jul 2018 | 22 | 7m | |||||
14 |
★★★ Memorable Name
Warning Fixed Gear: Loose bolts Memorable route with a memorable name. Start on left side of Cathedral Cave. Up the juggy start to break, passing three bits of fixed protection. Long move off the break using jug and good holds, continue to the top swerving in and around another 10 pieces of fixed protection. You are a mug if you don't get on this super superb climb. Belay on tree back from edge. FA: Lachlan & Antonius Barten, 7 Jun 2015 | 21 | 40m, 13 | |||||
15 |
★★ King Cania
Start up the crack on the right hand side of the cave. Climb up and traverse left to the centre of the roof. Still waiting for a red point ascent FA: Michael Houghton & Brendan Coulter, Jun 2020 | 22 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Hanging Corner
A brilliant sustained route in an exposed position. Climbs the obvious corner hanging over the right hand side of the cave. Take double ropes and lots of small cams. Dyno up on fig tree branches through the tunnel in the foliage until you hit rock and a welcome cam placement. Then climb up to and past a band of sandy rock (two bolts) to a stance at the bottom of the big smooth corner. This is where the fun starts. Climb the corner with increasing difficulty to the top where an escape, past a bolt, onto the right wall is possible. Then swing right again to a stance of sorts, then move up to a horizontal break and welcome runners. Figure a way across to the bolt on left. Then hand traverse further left for 3 meters on decreasing foot holds to gain another bolt. Hang in there its nearly over. Climb up past one more bolt and a horizontal break (good runners) to a grim lichen infested exit. Belay off trees. Lots of them. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Damon Hall, 2 Aug 2015 | 23 | 40m, 6 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
Middle Sector | ||||||||
18 |
Black Holes and Revelations
The squeeze slot between Cathedral cave and the Serenity Ledge | 12 | 3m | |||||
19 |
Serenity
From the ledge, follow the crack up to the Ledge. From ledge, keep left, following the easiest way up. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Gloeta Massie, 2014 | 16 | 40m | |||||
20 |
★★ Firefly
Shares the start of Serenity. Up crack to ledge, where Serenity goes left. Keep climbing straight up where a committing move (crux) will gain you the wall above. Continue up the line and belay in a small recess. 2nd pitch (grade 15) follows the exposed continuation crack to top. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 20 | 40m, 2 | |||||
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★ Arachnid
Walk 50m past Cathedral Cave and into the slot between the main wall and a detached boulder. At the end of this slot, there is a crack. Belay here. Pitch 1 - 14 - Up crack easily to the vegetated ledge (can belay/rap from here). Scramble around the large alcove to the right and then trend back to the left and up for a ways, with gear deteriorating when slopey, sandy bulges are found. Belay underneath obvious right-facing corner. 40m. Pitch 2 - 17 - Straight up off belay and get established in right-facing corner (crux). This pitch has great gear and climbing. Top out and belay in recess 2m back from the cliff. Rap tatt is installed lookers right 10m from the top out. One 35m rap will get you to the vegetated ledge. Downclimb or rap again from here. FA: Adam Sanders & Scott Birse, Aug 2020 | 17 | 60m, 2 | |||||
22 |
★ Gravel and Wine
An old school classic, definitely not recommended for sport climbers. You will need to watch out for the odd loose flake and hollow block, not to mention the big sandy cave. This is the deep line that goes straight up the middle of the high, pale orange wall about 100m right of Firefly. Climb the steep groove past a short desperate layback section until you find yourself in the sandy cave. Bridge around the huge capstone, which has an ancient rap sling wrapped around it, and mantle onto a welcome ledge. The climbing steps up a gear here. Crank upwards on widely spaced holds and good gear to a good stance. Take care on the last moves into the belay cave as they are thin and quite run out. Rap off bolts. A second pitch awaits. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Alex Cristino, 26 Mar 2016 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Alpine Corner
I’m not sure where the name came from, but it seems appropriate. It follows the prominent corner/chimney system midway between Gravel and Wine and Killer Whale. The rock architecture is pretty spectacular around here. Take big gear and wear a helmet.
FA: Alex Cristino, Joe Lynch & Antonius Barten, 16 Apr 2017 | 20 | 55m, 2 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
24 |
★ Soul Crushing Dream Killer
FA: Josiah Hess & zac, 13 May 2017 | 26 M0 | 40m, 2 | |||||
The KeepThe sportiest sector in Cania. Gets all day shade. | ||||||||
26 | ★ Four Year Siege | 18 | 25m, 4 | |||||
27 |
★★ Killer Dale
Starts just left of the start of Lucky 13 and then follow bolts up the arete, eventually finishing on the left side of the arete. Set: Adam Kerz & Josiah Hess, 21 Sep 2020 FA: Dani Hess, 3 Apr 2021 | 20 | 35m, 8 | |||||
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★★ Lucky 13
To start this adventure either start on the ground ( best position for your belayer) and solo up 8m to ledges or start on the ledges, (same as killer whale ) take a deep breath and climb the overhanging coral on thread runners,till you joyously reach the first piece of fixed protection. Continue cranking though the crux's till you reach the slab. Put on your ballet shoes and tip toe up the slab till you reach a small roof, over this on jugs to gain a ledge. Bumble on till you reach the second roof, mantle over the lip and rejoice,take in some fresh air and run up the easy slab to belay. Set: zac & Josiah Hess FFA: Josiah Hess, May 2017 | 22 | 35m, 6 | |||||
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★★★ Killer Whale
Airy climbing following the great holds up the obvious arête. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Alex Mougenot, 25 Apr 2016 | 21 | 30m | |||||
30 |
★★ Frosty the Bag Man
An obvious arête line until you reach a stopper crux high up in space. Grade 25+. Open project. Set: Alex Mougenot | 30m, 7 | ||||||
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★★ Owls and Thieves
A steep, unrelenting face climb that goes straight up the middle of the gently overhanging wall left of Organ Failure. Take a set of wires - there are three placements after the last bolt. Double bolt rap station. FA: Chris Frost & Joe Lynch, 24 Apr 2016 | 22 | 20m, 6 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Mosquito Massacre
A pumpy warmup. Exit right and trad belay at the top. Set: zac & Josiah Hess, 31 Mar 2017 FFA: James Dobson, zac & Josiah Hess, 31 Mar 2017 | 16 | 20m, 6 | |||||
33 |
Organ Failure
Located on southern side of castle. Stays in shade. Up lay back crack moving left around enormous chockstone. Bring 5 and 6 cams. Belay on top of chockstone. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 17 | 15m | |||||
34 |
Transplant Rejection
From top of huge chockstone, climb leaning corner crack to top of pillar. Pull onto face with awkward moves up to a ledge. Up and around to top. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 17 | 15m | |||||
35 |
★★ Flycatcher
The overhanging corner right of Transplant Rejection. FA: Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 12 Jul 2014 | 22 | 17m | |||||
36 |
★★★ Divine Intervention
An absolutely outrageous roof climb in a fantastic position. Start below the obvious 7 metre offwidth roof on the shady side of the Castle. You can't miss it.
FA: Alex Cristino & Tony Barten, 26 Mar 2016 FFA: Christopher Glastonbury, 31 Jul 2018 | 25 | 40m, 2 | |||||
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★★ From the Front to the Middle to the End.
Start to right of Divine under line of bolts up wall. Five bolts up wall to ledge. then pull through roof on jugs to mount sandy chock stone. Then blast up over hanging line on the left. Full rack required for top crack. 3rd bolt out of sight on ledge. FA: Antonius Barten & Joe Lynch, 2 Oct 2016 FFA: Josiah Hess, Apr 2021 | 22 | 35m, 5 | |||||
38 |
Sand Castle
Follow the line of ring bolts up the arete and face. You can lower of the top with 70m rope. FFA: Josiah Hess, Aug 2021 | 19 | 35m | |||||
39 |
Sherpas Tensing
On the right of the divine wall the cliff breaks down to lichen covered walls with a few cracks up them. Here you will find Sherpas Tensing, the the first right hand corner from divine wall. Layback or heel/toe up the corner with the wide crack on left, until you can move easily onto the face, then upwards to the large ledge. Rap off tree. FFA: Susy Goldner, Jayd Blunden & Bernie Walsh, 11 Aug 2014 | 15 | 30m | |||||
40 |
Enter Sandman
The fused corner. Stem up past 6 bolts to a #1 cam placement. Up past another bolt and nut placement to top out on ledge. Rap off tree. FFA: Mitch Woodward, Aug 2021 | 22 | 25m, 7 | |||||
41 | Sand Sprinkles | 14 | 25m, 9 | |||||
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★ Rain, Dale or Shine
Past the blow hole and around the corner, before the cliff peters out. Up right side of the cave and then continue straight up, finding gear in cracks and breaks all the way. A bit fragile, climb carefully. Trad anchor to belay. Scramble up another 10-15m to the top and walk down the gulley further right to get back to the ground. FA: Adam Kerz, 3 Apr 2021 | 15 | 25m |
1.3. Back Country 26 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.657247, 150.996682
description
The long length of cliffline situated between the Castle and Porange Wall.
approach
Walk in as per the Castle and keep following the cliff right until it is possible to cross the gully. Once you hit the cliff line on the other side keep walking right.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Gully Area | ||||||||
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Chimney Love
FFA: zac & Josiah Hess, 14 May 2017 | 11 | 20m | |||||
3 |
★ Brokeback Zac
FFA: zac, James Dobson & Josiah Hess, 1 Apr 2017 | 13 | 30m | |||||
Bumble Buttress | ||||||||
5 |
★ Short Temper
Short like James' temper but pleasant like his charm. This delightful hand crack stays shady in the morning making for a perfect warm up to start the day. FFA: James Dobson, Josiah Hess & zac, 1 Apr 2017 | 17 | 10m | |||||
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Bumble in the Jungle
The first line on this face. Climb up through the jungle of vines then into easy chimney. Trad belay in cave. FFA: zac & Josiah Hess, 13 May 2017 | 14 | 28m | |||||
7 |
Are You Ready to Bumble
FFA: Josiah Hess & zac, 13 May 2017 | 14 | 32m | |||||
8 |
★ I'll Bumble This
FFA: zac & James dobson, 30 Apr 2017 | 15 | 35m | |||||
9 |
★ Don't Think, Just Bumble
Start behind the big tree. Up the twin cracks and into the chimney at the top. Climb to the back of the chimney and exit through the hole at back of cave. FFA: zac & Josiah Hess, 13 May 2017 | 14 | 35m | |||||
10 |
You Bumble That
FFA: James dobson & zac, 30 Apr 2017 | 13 | 25m | |||||
11 |
Don't Stumble, Mr. Bumble
Wander up the face between the two trees, to the right of the wide start of "You Bumble That". Good pro down the bottom and up the top, but quite scarce in the middle. FA: Brendan Coulter & Rachael Brock, Jun 2020 | 14 | 25m | |||||
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★ Skeet skeet and bumble
FFA: zac & James Dobson, 30 Apr 2017 | 16 | 30m | |||||
Lizard LedgeThe next four climbs start on a ledge 8m from ground level. Scramble up easy slab and tree to access. | ||||||||
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★ Bird symphony
FFA: James dobson & zac, 30 Apr 2017 | 16 | 30m | |||||
15 |
★ Sharp End Gardener
FFA: zac & James dobson, 30 Apr 2017 | 16 | 30m | |||||
16 |
★ Burke's Backyard
The tree has since fallen out witch may have made this easyer as the cruxs was getting around the tree. FFA: James Dobson & zac, 30 Apr 2017 | 18 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Another Cania Twenty
Offwidth corner starting from a ledge 10m from the base of the cliff. Graded 19, but Tony would say it's a 20. FFA: Josiah Hess, James Dobson & zac, 1 Apr 2017 | 19 | 25m | |||||
Back down to ground level. | ||||||||
19 |
Lord Bumble
The crack and juggy face just to the right of the Lizard Ledge. FA: Josiah Hess & Brendan Coulter, Jun 2020 | 12 | 35m | |||||
20 |
★ Trust Issues
Starts from the ledge and climbs up the finger crack with plenty of face holds. FA: Brendan Coulter & Josiah Hess, Jun 2020 | 17 | 15m | |||||
21 |
Cold Shoulder
Up face and arete. Starts from the ledge. FA: Josiah Hess & Brendan Coulter, Jun 2020 | 18 | 15m | |||||
22 |
★★ Mike's Route
FA: Michael Houghton & Dani Hess, Jun 2020 | 18 | 15m | |||||
23 |
Screaming Sasquatch
Up the orange face passing a cool little cave. Traverse right along ledge and continue up left trending crack. FFA: James Dobson, Josiah Hess & zac, 1 Apr 2017 | 17 | 30m | |||||
Antivenom AreaKeep walking along the cliff face, through a large tunnel, and across the ledge until you come to the obvious squeeze chimney Cerberus. | ||||||||
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★★ Cerberus
P1)18 P2)16 FFA: zac & James Dobson, 30 Apr 2017 | 18 | 30m, 2 | |||||
26 |
★ Crossroads
The devil will meet you here! Climb the offwidth to the left of AOD to cave. Go right and up flake then continue straight up the wide crack to trad belay in cave. FFA: zac & Josiah Hess, 14 May 2017 | 20 | 35m | |||||
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★★ Age of Destruction
Avoids all the offwidths. Climbs the handcrack to cave and then up the flake. Instead of continuing up the wide crack above, hand traverse left then up thin corner crack. Continue up the widening crack with plenty of face holds to trad belay in cave. FA: zac, Josiah Hess & James Dobson, 2 Apr 2017 | 19 | 40m | |||||
28 |
Nightfall
Start as per Antivenom and continue straight up the crack and face passing 4 bolts. Set: Josiah Hess | 4 | ||||||
29 |
★★★ AntiVenom
This unrelenting offwidth is sure to get your blood pumping. Take lots of big gear! FFA: Josiah Hess, James Dobson & zac, 2 Apr 2017 | 22 | 35m | |||||
30 |
★ Cranky Boy's Corner
The pleasant crack and chimney in the corner. FFA: James Dobson, zac & Josiah Hess, 2 Apr 2017 | 15 | 30m | |||||
31 |
Old Man Ethics
Up the face to the right of Cranky Boys Corner passing one bolt and a tree on the way up. FA: Josiah Hess | 20 M0 | 25m | |||||
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1.4. Far Side 8 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.661155, 150.995672
approach
Where there's a will there's a way!
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Alexander the Great
The large corner to the right of the big orange face. Lots of different ways to climb so choose your own adventure. FA: Josiah Hess & Sam Gough, Aug 2023 | 16 | 40m | |||||
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Sam's Route
Starts behind the large boulder. Chimney up to steep hand crack. FA: Sam Gough & Josiah Hess, Sep 2023 | 17 | 15m | |||||
3 |
Strawsome
Start up steep fingercrack corner and then more easily up face. FA: Josiah Hess, Sam Gough & Dani Hess, Aug 2023 | 18 | 20m | |||||
4 |
★★ Three By Three
FA: zac & Josiah Hess, 13 Aug 2021 | 21 | 25m | |||||
5 |
Trees are Optional
FFA: Josiah Hess & zac, 13 Aug 2021 | 18 | ||||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
6 |
Set Em Up
FFA: Josiah Hess & zac, 13 Aug 2021 | 18 | 15m | |||||
7 |
Knock Em Down
FFA: zac & Josiah Hess, 13 Aug 2021 | 13 | 15m | |||||
8 |
★ King Orchids and the Chrysalis
FFA: Josiah Hess & zac, 13 Aug 2021 | 18 | 15m |
1.5. Porange Wall 11 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.664037, 150.994631
description
The wall seen at the head of the valley. Some say its pink, some say its orange.
approach
Continue left along base of Holly Cow till creek is reached. Cross fairly low and gain base of cliff beneath Porange Wall. To get to Porange continue left beneath orange black wall and scramble up ledge system. This gains the ledge beneath Porange on the left at a lunch cave.
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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1 |
★ Machete Man and the West Australian Blow-In
The finger crack. FA: Josiah Hess & Mitch Woodward, Aug 2021 | 21 | 20m | |||||
2 |
★ Zac and the Beanstalk
FA: 12 Aug 2021 | 20 | 20m | |||||
3 |
★ Piping Shrike
The big corner at the left hand end of Porange Wall. Quite technical and sustained on excellent orange rock. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Damon Hall, 25 Jan 2015 | 20 | 17m | |||||
4 |
Appeal to Reason
Open project. Attempted ground up but shut down at the unaidable crux half way. | 20m, 1 | ||||||
5 | ★★ Unknown route | 23 | 20m, 2 | |||||
6 |
Bustard
Start at right side of small cave left of Spangled Drongo. Up past two bolts. Carefully through the broken area above placing as many runners as possible. Then up wall above passing three more bolts. FA: Antonius Barten, Melinda Sheppard & Joe Lynch, 17 May 2015 | 23 | 20m, 5 | |||||
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★★★ Spangled Drongo
A great climb with a tricky and committing crux. The rock is excellent despite appearances to the contrary down low. Starts up the deep line at the far right hand end of the wall. Up the line into back of chimney. Face climb up the back of chimney to a rest. Then tackle the top cracks to a slightly funky exit move. FA: Tony Barten, Damon Hall & Joe Lynch, 25 Jan 2015 | 21 | 20m | |||||
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Mixed Feelings
Start on boulder just left of Blues 1965 2 bolts protect the crux them ramble up the arete on bomber nuts. FA: 13 Aug 2021 | 17 | 2 | |||||
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★ bluies 1965
Start from the top of the bolder up the crack FFA: Jeremy Ulman & Omri Bahat Treidel, 5 Apr 2015 | 17 | 20m | |||||
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Pikelet
unique to Australia, piker is the type of person who would opt out of an arrangement or climbing an actual descent route. Start couple of meters right of Bluies 1965 up the coral like rock to ledge head right to chimney up chimney to till reach the roof traverse left under roof to top/ledges. Tree belay. FFA: 12 Aug 2021 | 11 | 25m | |||||
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★★ The Orange Corner
This climbs the obvious smooth orange corner on the cliff right of Porange Wall. A steep, exposed route with sustained climbing the whole way.
FA: Alex Cristino & Joe Lynch, 5 Apr 2015 | 21 | 40m, 2 |
1.6. Holly Cow 40 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.663536, 150.992048
approach
Walk in to Cow Tracks then walk left along cliff
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★★ Padparadscha
FA: Christopher Glastonbury, 2 Aug 2018 | 15m | ||||||
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Isn't Anything
The short left facing corner about 30m left of the cave near the left hand end of the cliff. The bottom half has a diagonal crack on the right wall. The top half is a wide jagged corner crack. Useful mainly as an access route to the big ledge above. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Damon Hall, 24 Jan 2015 | 18 | 15m | |||||
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★ The Initiation
Climb the big corner using every crack climbing technique in the book, and then invent a few more. Approach it by climbing Isn't Anything. FA: Tony Barten, Damon Hall & Joe Lynch, 24 Jan 2015 | 19 | 30m | |||||
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★★★ Wingwalker
World class. A spectacular line and a brilliant climb. It's the obvious crack system bisecting the big wall just right of the lunch cave.
FA: Alex Cristino, Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 4 Oct 2015 | 24 | 50m, 2 | |||||
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★★★ Wingwalker VF
Climb Wingwalker p2 up to ledge, then step 2m L onto face to avoid slot. FFA: Christopher Glastonbury & Ashlee Hendy, 3 Aug 2018 | 24 | 32m | |||||
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★★ Snake Skin Crack
Climb the cranking thin locks and face holds to the top. Hard to stop and place runners. FA: Tony Barten & Joe Lynch, 20 Sep 2014 | 22 | 10m | |||||
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★★ Tantrum
The glorious corner crack next to super crack. Don’t miss it! FFA: Christopher Glastonbury & Ashlee Hendy, 1 Aug 2018 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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★★★ Super Crack
They came in their hundreds (well, 7 or so) at easter 2015. It was rumoured Super Crack was going down......... First to try was Tony Barten, bravely managing to do the first 8.6586 meters of the crack and pushing off a huge loose block. When the dust had settled along with Tony, Cheyne Hobbs stepped up to the plate, he pushed on and established a new high point. before gravity sucked him down. Alex Cristino was next to lay a patch. Valiantly he fought upwards into the unknown. As he eased on upwards the rain started pouring downwards. From a position were the crack opened up he was heard to utter, "I need A big cam". But he didn't have one. He is a tough nut but the crack was tougher that day. Eventually he gained the summit although with a rest or three. The aura of the crack was broken but not beaten. Unnoticed to all a quiet ( ha ha ) man was watching, Omri was his name. I will have a go he said. Up on the wall he did unleash his craft unto the crack. He finger locked and jammed for an hour and a half, seeking meagre rests where he could, until spent he was forced by the cruellest of fates, fatigue, to take a rest on a placement 3 metres from the top. Omri was beaten as well. And so the first continuous ascent awaits. Will it be a crafty old fella or a new age gym junkie. Who knows? But I want to be there to bear witness. Tony Barten. Above Snakeskin Crack. The thin crack running up the wall. If you cant find it go back to your sports crags. Start in the cave. Up left side of cave going right to the crack proper. Blast up the line. Would get more stars but we are limited by the site. FFA: Omri Bahat-Treidel, 2015 FA: Alex Cristino, 3 Apr 2015 | 23 | 30m | |||||
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Super Crack Direct
Instead of going left out of cave pull directly through roof. FA: Alex Cristino, 4 Apr 2015 | 22 | 9m | |||||
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★★★ Red Star
An intimidating and unrelenting twin crack corner in an exposed location.
FA: Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 20 Sep 2014 | 21 | 33m | |||||
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Grasshole
the big corner directly right of red star p2. FFA: Christopher Glastonbury, 1 Aug 2018 | 24 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Alpha Bacon
Start at the arête right of Snake Skin Crack. Up passing four bolts. Small cam after second bolt. number three friend in a pocket to right of small roof just below top. Move left to finish FA: Tony Barten & Melinda Sheppard, 4 Mar 2015 | 20 | 20m, 6 | |||||
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★★ Indigo Flash
Excellent rock, excellent protection and sustained climbing. Recommended. Climb the slabby corner that suddenly steepens to an overhanging twin crack corner at half height. Tricky exit. Finishes at a huge tree. FA: Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 19 Sep 2014 | 20 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Possum Stampede
An outrageous steep offwidth on perfect rock in a spectacular position. Up the black slabby crack to a ledge. Then climb the thin hands crack up the steep orange wall to an unlikely rest. Then launch into the overhanging offwidth with the help of a well placed jug. Struggle upwards, forcing your way past a constriction, to reach a desperate thin hands crack that takes you to the exit. FA: Alex Cristino & Joe Lynch, 4 Apr 2015 FFA: Joe Lynch, 4 Oct 2015 | 22 | 25m | |||||
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★★★ Present Tense
the short, thin seam below possum stampede. FFA: Christopher Glastonbury, 1 Aug 2018 | 26 | 15m | |||||
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★ Powerful Owl
The ZigZagging offwidth left of White Witch. Start on the ground with block on the left. After a short section of grunting to stand on the block layback to break with a move to establish in wider crack above. Wade into the body chimney above with a great stemming finale over final block. Rap off large tree. Take 2 X #4 and 1 X #5 and various smaller cams. FFA: Matt Fingleton & KrystleJWright, 23 Jul 2023 | 19 | 18m | |||||
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★★ White Witch
Climbs the white flake corner system just left of a prominent arete. Hard bridging up the fingertips crack corner leads past a thank god bucket to a rest. Then climb the double hanging flake corner above and finish easily to the big ledge. FA: Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 13 Jul 2014 | 22 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Sheriff Fatman
The body crack just right of the arete right of White Witch. Face climb the bottom half of the crack, step into the chimney and grunt your way to the top. Tree belay on big ledge. It awaits a second pitch. FA: Alex Cristino, Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 28 Mar 2016 | 19 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Tony's Crack
The beautiful thin hand and finger crack about 2 m left of the corner. It finishes at a belay station below the imposing orange headwall. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Alex Cristino, 28 Mar 2016 | 20 | 12m | |||||
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★★ The Back
The wall above the crack. If you want to do the back you have to go up tonys crack. From the belay on top of Tonys crack. Pull through roof passing bolt. More bolts to top and a no 1and 4 b.d cam. Belay bolts on top. For full value do both climbs in one pitch. FA: Hamish Tony Barten, 12 Jun 2017 | 20 | 30m, 4 | |||||
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★ Pee-Nut and Cania Jam
Corner crack 2 meters right of Tony's Crack. UP the ever changing hand and fist crack. Bring big gear or be ready to run it out. Please respect the tree, its part of the climb. Tree belay and rap. FFA: Yulid Shorrock, Oct 2016 FA: Yulid Shorrock & Pedro V, Oct 2016 | 16 | 20m | |||||
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Blue Leader
Offwidth/squeze chimney crack. Its been cleaned but no attempt just yet due to needing multiple big bros. Y.S | 20m | ||||||
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Purple Love
Line going through steep orange overhang crack next to the offwidth. Climb on to ledge then blast into finger crack to overhanging boldge and finish up on finger crack to tree belay. Rap dowm Five Bells tree. FA: Yulid Shorrock & Pedro V, 21 Oct 2016 | 20 | 20m | |||||
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★ What He Said
Crack 8 meters right of PL. Thin crack with slaby mid section. Natural gear belay and rap back down from Five Bells tree. FA: Pedro V & Yulid Shorrock | 20 | 20m | |||||
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★ What She Said left variant
Go up "What She Said" till break then step left to finish up the last 3 meters of "What He Said". (A easier variant to the two lines.) Natural gear belay and wrap down from five bells tree. | 20 | 20m | |||||
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★ "What She Said"
Start just below tree 1 meter right of "What He Said". Follow thin crack till break and up over thin finger bulge, bring small nuts and big cahoonas. Natural gear belay and rap down from Five Bells tree. FA: Pedro V & Yulid Shorrock, Oct 2016 | 20 | 20m | |||||
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Five Bells
Climbs the black groove about 10m left of A Fine Romance. Up the deep line, past some vegetation, to a desperate black v-groove finish. Finish on the ledge immediately above with the big tree. FA: Joe Lynch, melinda shepperd, Cheyne Hobbs & Tony Barten, 5 Apr 2015 | 20 | 25m | |||||
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★ A Fine Romance
Up the corner crack/chimney to the horizontal break formed by the overhanging headwall. Be careful of possible loose blocks around here. Then squeeze left along ledge to tree belay. Please avoid this route: the first ascentionists inadvertently upset a barn owl living in the deep cleft. FA: Tony Barten & Joe Lynch, 13 Jul 2014 | 18 | 25m | |||||
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★ Out of the Ashes
Obvious right-facing finger sized corner crack to the left of the cave. P1: Crumbly start, and past the vines to gain the corner. Continue up disappointingly short section of beautiful climbing, then either continue up the dirty groove, or step across to face for some runout jug-hauling. P2: Continue from ledge up the same corner. Surprisingly quality climbing to the top FA: Brendan Coulter & Josiah Hess | 18 | 2 | |||||
30 |
Beaten and Broken
Start up hand crack and chimney/offwidth through the roof then climb the easy diagonal cracks and face above. FA: Josiah Hess, Rachael Brock & Brendan Coulter, Jun 2020 | 17 | 30m | |||||
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★ Mike's Route
Climb up face and then traverse left along breaks to the arete and up. FA: Michael Houghton & Dani Hess, Jun 2020 | 16 | ||||||
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Molly's Route
The Chimney. FA: Jun 2020 | |||||||
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★★ Purple Moonbeam
An absolute classic involving sustained, well protected crack climbing on excellent rock. A must-do. Starts just to the left of J Crack ledge beneath the overhanging orange wall. Up the crack to the roof and undercling right around two successive overlaps. Then go straight up the jam crack to a ledge. The final short steep corner above has a hard exit (crux). FA: Joe Lynch, Min Sheppard, Tony Barten & Andy Freeman, 26 Oct 2014 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★★ Black swallow tail
The awesome splitter finger crack, guarded by a nails start. Thankfully us mere mortals can pull through the bolts to where the crack starts and continue up at grade 22. FFA: Andy Freeman | 26 | 30m, 3 | |||||
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★ The J Crack
Climbs the J-shaped crack on the upper wall. An exciting outing in an exposed position. Boulder straight up the orange wall past a bolt to join the crack. Continue boldly up to the tree and launch up the wide crack corner above. At the point where the crack suddenly steepens, place a huge cam (#6 BD) above your head, and traverse right across the wall on small edges to a rest on the arete. Climb straight up (avoiding the obvious loose block) to rejoin the original line which is followed to the top. FA: Joe Lynch, Min Sheppard & Tony Barten, 25 Oct 2014 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Red Jezebel
Start beneath a bolt in a steep black slab 10m left of Turquoise Hairstreak. Up to stance on slab. Runners possible on left. Clip bolt before moving on to ledge. Traverse left along break, go up crack to jugs and clip the second bolt. Left around arête then straight up the arete and wall above on large jugs and assorted chicken heads. Double bolt belay on orange wall. FA: Tony Barten & Min Sheppard, 25 Oct 2014 | 18 | 35m | |||||
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★★★ Turquoise Hairstreak
A classy finger crack layback corner. Up the steep corner with increasing difficulty, past a couple of overlaps, until the crack thins right down and you can reach right to a monster bucket. Swing out onto the face and climb straight up to the tree belay. FA: Joe Lynch, Andy Freeman, Min Sheppard & Tony Barten, 25 Oct 2014 | 21 | 22m | |||||
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Le Douche
Climb up block at back of gully, and take left hand crack that steepens eventually. Place high runners then move blindly out from corner on the left. FA: Tony Barten Min Sheppard, 14 Aug 2014 | 16 | 15m | |||||
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★★ No Country for Old Men
A desperate, smooth overhanging chimney in an outrageously exposed location.
FA: Joe Lynch, Alex Cristino & Tony Barten, 27 Mar 2016 | 21 | 60m, 2 | |||||
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★★ Wasp whisperer
An alpine style adventure route, with a couple of hair-raising traverses.
FA: Tony Barten & Joe Lynch, 21 Sep 2014 | 19 | 70m, 3 |
1.7. Cow Tracks 25 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.662959, 150.990051
approach
Park along road to hatchery at around second power pole. Walk to creek. Follow cow tracks along creek till vegetated creek below cow tracks cliff. There is a clear crossing near junction of creeks. Once across creek head up the hill aiming to join cliff under Minarete. Can also be approached by continuing left from Milky Way.
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★★ Minarete
Start left of arête. Bridge up to bolt, then hard slab/wall move to right. continue past crux to ledge. Move around to right and up twin cracks. At next ledge move around to right again put your heart in your mouth your trust in a god of your choice, step over void and up to next ledge on holds that only get bigger. Watch out for wasps on the way. There are two rap belay bolts on ledge. Pitch 2 Pull onto wall beneath corner. Once established on wall over ledge move right again. thank a god of your choice trust to the rock and up up up. Rap off tree behind and left. 60 meter rap. FA: Min Sheppard Tony Barten, 12 Aug 2014 | 21 | 70m, 2 | |||||
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Manu's Corner
The big rightwards facing orange corner at the left hand end of Cow Tracks cliff. Bridge up the smooth corner until you can reach left to a flake system. Climb this and step left onto the arete to finish. Rap off fixed gear. FA: Joe Lynch & Tony Barten, 14 Jul 2014 | 19 | 18m | |||||
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★★★ Nightowl
Incredible three sided square cut chimney one pitch off the ground with exciting moves negotiating the roof exit. Climb Hang Onto Me to new DBB on side of large block. Clip into anchor and either climb the juggy overhung lip on the right or stem straight up the steep corner to establish in the base of chimney. Best to bring belay to here. Climb the three sided chimney on incredible friction rock with great gear up right side crack to exit left via friction stemming and microcam protection. Easily to top DBB. Incredibly unique climbing on immaculate rock. Stays in the shade till lunch. FFA: Matt Fingleton & KrystleJWright, 23 Jul 2023 | 22 | 20m | |||||
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Lost Santa
Chimney to chimney along halfway ledge. Just logging it cause the name amused my tiny brain. | 3 | 70m | |||||
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★ Foresight
Climb up onto the wobbly ledge then cruxy moves into short hand crack. Up past jugs to thin face and crack up top. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Apr 2021 | 19 | 25m | |||||
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★ Hang on to Me
Steep airy face climbing on excellent rock. Starts at the leftwards leaning thin diagonal crack 15m right of Manu's Corner. The protection is better than it looks with small cams and wires. Step off the block onto the wall and move left to the corner. Move up to the steep diagonal crack and place the crux runners from good holds on the right wall. Go straight up the vertical line to the big ledge, sling a chicken head as a directinal and walk left to belay from new Double bolt belay on side of large block. FA: Tony Barten & Joe Lynch, 13 Jul 2014 | 18 | 35m | |||||
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★★★ Gizmo
Strenuous crack climbing on excellent rock. Starts 15m right of Hang on to Me at a wide crack. Climb the steep wide crack until it closes down to a seam. Then layback up to a bolt and crank past it to jugs. Continue up the steep airy groove until it is possible to step onto the right face. Wander diagonally up rightwards to belay below a steep corner. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten, Pedro V & Yulid Shorrock, 3 Oct 2016 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★★ Hotter than a two dollar pistol
Classic hard crack and face climbing. Starts midway between Gizmo and Mustang Wanted. Up the steep line to a bolt. Desperate cranking takes you to a good ledge. Up the nice groove to finish at the tree. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch, Yulid Shorrock & Pedro V, 2 Oct 2016 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Mustang Wanted
Starts 15m left of Secrets Found. Boulder up the thin crack then follow the crack and face above to a rest below an overhanging hand crack. Up this using the strength of ten men and one puny man. Then finish easily to the mid-way ledge. Rap from the tree. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten, Min Sheppard & Jesse Shanagin, 10 Jun 2014 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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Your Mum
Really hot, pretty easy. | 10 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Secrets Found
Start under the wide crack about 30m left of Personality-Free Zone. Off balance moves to gain wide crack. Climb desperately up the offwidth (bring large cams) then the overhanging jam crack above. Finally, take to face climbing to belay on ledge at base of large chimney. Rap off the fixed gear. The deep chimney above is sure to be exciting but has not been climbed. FA: Tony Barten, Min Sheppard, Jesse Shanagin & Joe Lynch., 9 Jun 2014 | 21 | 35m | |||||
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★ White goods for xmas
Chimney above secrets found. Awesome offwidth climbing protectable using small gear in the crack on the right. Unfortunately after pulling over the lip above the offwidth there is multiple fridge sized rocks resting on loose rubble. FA: 1 Sep 2023 | 21 | 15m | |||||
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★★★ Gravy Train
starts 6m right of Secrets Found. rap off the fig tree. anyone is welcome to install some lower-offs at the lower fig tree root if they feel inclined. FFA: Christopher Glastonbury, 1 Aug 2018 | 24 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Personality-Free Zone
The huge corner system that bissects Cow Tracks. Much better than it looks. Take big gear.
FA: Antonius Barten, Alex Cristino, Joe Lynch & Yulid Shorrock, 15 Apr 2017 | 21 | 65m, 2 | |||||
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★ Dirty Dazza
P1 (30m): Up broken and vegetated cracks into a chimney. P2 (20m): Continue up the thin crack. Hard face climbing on small gear. The moves go but it would be a difficult redpoint. P3 (15m): Climb through the roof then carefully to the top. FA: Josiah Hess & Dale Williamson, Jun 2021 | 25 M0 | 65m, 3 | |||||
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★★ Incognito
Starts at the very steep twin cracks. P1: Levitate up the steepness to find yourself on a beautiful face. This line takes the right finger crack up to the offwidth. Trad belay on ledge. P2: Continue up the crack over a spooky block and some trick moves then up onto easy face above. FA: Josiah Hess & Michael Hirning, Aug 2020 | 21 M1 | 65m, 2 | |||||
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Vitamin Dale
Hard start past a bolt and then onto small ledge. Continue straight up the crack to the halfway ledge. Rap off tree. FA: Josiah Hess & Jacinda Boully, Sep 2020 | 23 | 30m, 1 | |||||
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★ Dale Aid Gratification
P1: Aid up thin crack then left up the slab into the left facing corner with great climbing and gear. P2: Continue straight up with a steep move to gain the ledge and climb the right facing corner on small gear. FA: Josiah Hess & Jacinda Boully, Sep 2020 | 65m, 2 | ||||||
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★★ The Living Dead
Start at the prominent orange streak bordered by two thin cracks about 60 metres right of Personality-Free Zone. Climb desperately up the steep thin hands crack until it ends at an overlap at 10 metres. Move left and crank steeply up the thin corner until the angle eases. Finish easily to ledge and belay at tree. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten, Min Sheppard & Jesse Shanagin, 9 Jun 2014 | 22 | 30m | |||||
22 |
I'm Lichen It
Start 5 meters left of Q. Ascend rightward leaning crack till it joins Q at natural belay. Has second pitch still to be done. FA: Pedro V & Alex Cristino, 15 Apr 2017 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★★ Finding Your Feet
Extending Q up the natural line to top out the cliff via a spectacular traverse pitch.
Scramble up from ledge to large boulder at top of crack above 3rd pitch belay. Bring 7m of cord to back up boulder rappel down to pitch one belay anchor. 2 absails to reach ground. FFA: Matt Fingleton, Scott Birse & Wendy Law, 23 Jul 2022 | 21 | 60m, 3 | |||||
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★★★ Q
This is the major left-facing orange corner system starting about 20 m right of The Living Dead, and is initialed 'Q'. Climb up the thin hand crack corner, which is harder and steeper than it looks, until it widens into an overhanging chimney. Avoid this by hand traversing right to a big ledge on the arete. Belay here. An inviting face crack provides an obvious second pitch. However, as daylight was fading, we traversed up right to the tree and rapped off. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Alex Cristino, 4 Oct 2015 | 20 | 30m, 2 | |||||
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An Apple a Day Keeps the Dale at Bay
The face crack above and right of Q. FA: Dani Hess, Dale Williamson & Adam Kerz, Sep 2020 | 15 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Cherry Bomb
Quite good. The rock is mostly excellent. About 20m right of Q is a major orange corner that arches over into an 6m roof. An ancient #1 Friend stuck in the roof provides a landmark. And no, you don’t climb the roof crack. Not at this grade anyway.
FA: Joe Lynch, Alex Cristino & Yulid Shorrock, 14 Apr 2017 | 18 | 40m, 2 | |||||
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★★ Borboleta
Start on orange wall 20 meters right of Cherry Bomb at thin crack with bolt about 7m up. Desperately up to clip bolt, then continue desperation to pass bolt. Gain the shake out jam, then onto some fancy jamming before moving right at ledge to double bolt lower off. Watch the sting in the tail. FA: Pedro V & Antonius Barten, 16 Apr 2017 | 20 | 20m, 1 | |||||
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1.8. Milky Way 39 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.662529, 150.988206
description
A three tier cliff. Top tier is Ben And Jerrys, middle tier is '31 Flavours', lower tier is Cold Rock.
approach
Walk up to Four Seasons Point and follow the cliff to the left. Following your nose is likely to bring you to the middle tier, 31 Flavours.
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1.8.1. Cold Rock 16 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
description
The lower teir of the milky way
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Tessellated Nuts
FFA: Craig & Phil Box, 12 Aug 2014 | 20m | ||||||
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★★ Running on Vaporlocks
Just right of 'Tesselated Nuts'. Great climbing up the zig/zag thin seam to exciting exit. Climb one of the routes off the top out ledge to reach the 31 flavours terrace. FFA: Jayd Blunden, Susy Goldner & Bernie Walsh, 12 Aug 2014 | 19 | 10m | |||||
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★ Shower of love
Up the crack system in the corner of the ledge above 'Running on Vaporlocks' FFA: Bernie Walsh, Susy Goldner & Jayd Blunden, 12 Aug 2014 | 11 | 12m | |||||
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★★ Delicious
Step right from the start of 'Shower of Love' to the dead tree. Move carefully off the small leafy ledge onto glowing orange wall bisected by a tasty crack. Simply gorgeous jamming and jugs lead to a bridging exit at a tree. FFA: Susy Goldner, Jayd Blunden & Bernie Walsh, 12 Aug 2014 | 12 | 12m | |||||
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★★ Mmmmm, deliiicious
Up the grey face and just right of the fig tree at half height then up the orange streak left of the black patch. Trend back right to top out. FA: Dani Hess, Josiah Hess, Adam Kerz & David Collard, 30 Aug 2020 | 17 | 20m | |||||
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★ Big balls, small nuts
Up orange streak right of the black patch. Small gear for the crux - we used ball nuts. FA: Adam Kerz & David Collard, 30 Aug 2020 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Cocky in the Hole
Up the crack on the right of the orange patch. All of the routes on this face have surprisingly good gear, although the starts are sometimes a bit sparse. At the top of this route are some rap rings to save the trees; accessible by all routes on this face. FA: Dani Hess, Adam Kerz & David Collard, 30 Aug 2020 | 17 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Hi, First Piece
2m left of the vegetated crack. Through the middle of the small overhang at the ground then fairly straight up. A small (black or white) tri-cam was the first piece in some sneaky pockets otherwise your first piece might be quite high. Good nuts all the way to the top. FA: Adam Kerz, Michael Hirning, David Collard & Dani Hess, 30 Aug 2020 | 16 | 20m | |||||
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★ Red Vine
Up the vegetated crack FA: Josiah Hess, David Collard, Dani Hess & Adam Kerz, 30 Aug 2020 | 15 | 20m | |||||
10 |
Dale-icious
Start as for Red Vine, traverse right to the obvious weaknesses. Finish just right of the tree. Tree belay or gear on back wall. FA: Dale Williamson & Adam Kerz, 20 Sep 2020 | 14 | 20m | |||||
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★ Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill to Fetch a Dale of Water
Start up the very left of the undercut and then keep traversing right as low as possible whilst still finding gear (it's there). Then to the arete and up. FA: Adam Kerz & Dale Williamson, 20 Sep 2020 | 14 | 20m | |||||
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Game Over
A fun easy ramble. Start right of big capped boulder at twin cracks below a short ramp. Named for Ben Carter who, upon dropping his wires at the start of comic relief at Arapiles, looked down and uttered the now infamous exclamation "Game Over" FFA: Susy Goldner, Bernie Walsh & Jayd Blunden, 12 Aug 2014 | 15 | 27m | |||||
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★ Afternoon Dale-ite
Up crack with plenty of face holds and into pleasant chimney with gear in the back. Continue upwards to tree belay. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Sep 2020 | 18 | 25m | |||||
14 |
★ Remains of the Dale
Hard start up to the tree then continue up crack and over steep bulge. Climb the easy face to the top and tree belay. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Sep 2020 | 19 | 25m | |||||
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★★ Feminine Anemone
Starts at the tree stump right of Remains of the Dale. Step in from the left, and follow your nose to the ledge. From here, head up the super thin seam. Climbs independently from the corner (which is yet to be climbed), but close enough you can step across. Top out to belay from same tree as RotD. FFA: Brendan Coulter & Julia Lloyd-Smith, 28 Jun 2021 | 19 | 25m | |||||
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★★ Dire Straights
The well protected thin crack on a ledge far right on cold rock wall. cruse up the finger crack before it closes prematurely to less than ideal tips....think tall thoughts. FFA: Kyle Addy & Daniel Smith, 24 Apr 2019 | 21 | 10m |
1.8.2. 31 Flavours 18 routes in Sector
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Mostly Trad climbing
description
The middle tier of the Milky Way. Everything you want from fully bolted routes to mixed and pure trad. Cracks and face climbing side by side.
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★ I do it for the Bitches
FFA: Steve Kloske & Brendan Kranker, Aug 2014 FA: Steve Kloske & Brendan Kranker, Aug 2014 | 21 | 15m, 4 | |||||
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★ I do it for the Money
FFA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 FA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 22 | 15m, 5 | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★★ Fall Back Position
Far left end of the main wall. Start near tree in corner following twin cracks. After knobby orange feature, follow single crack to top. Great gear, holds and jams. FFA: Jayd Blunden & Bernie Walsh, 12 Aug 2014 | 17 | 15m | |||||
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★ A Second of Destruction
Start up triple cracks into broken wide crack. Out of this onto face and up, climbing RH face of gully at the top. FFA: Bernie Walsh, Jayd Blunden & Susy Goldner, 12 Aug 2014 | 17 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Intergalactic Bubblegum
Follow bolts up to horizontal break (cam or wire) then continue up passing 2 more bolts to anchor. FFA: Cheyne Hobbs Steve Kloske, Aug 2014 | 18 | 15m, 4 | |||||
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Unknown Route
Two routes on the topos were previously listed as A Second of Destruction. This is the one on the right. | 14 | ||||||
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★★★ Bipolar Unicorn
Twin cracks 2 m right of ASOD. Up cracks and straight up to tree belay. FFA: Andrew Ringeri & Emanuele Lagana, 11 Aug 2019 | 18 | 10m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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★ Many Can't Crux
Starts at next large crack right of BU. Up wide crack, traverse left and pull over bulge (small wires). Up onto ledge, then right hand facing corner to top. Tree belay(s). FFA: Andrew Ringeri & Emanuele Lagana, 11 Aug 2019 | 16 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Brendan's First Root
Start at the same crack as MCC, traverse out right and follow the crack passing the tree on the left, then up to the top staying on the right. Tree belay FA: Brendan Coulter, Aug 2014 | 12 | 15m | |||||
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The Rebound
Boulder up the rippled section to the big ledge, then easily up the lighter coloured rock to tree belay FA: Brendan Coulter & Rachael Brock, Jun 2020 | 18 | 15m | |||||
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Shares the start of Marshmellow to the ledge then then up the orange streak. Stand on you belayer's shoulders to reach the pockets or boulder the start. FA: Josiah Hess, Jun 2020 | 18 M0 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Marshmallow
Boulder problem to the two large pockets (crux) then up to ledge. Thin face climbing up the white streak on small gear (grade 22). FA: Josiah Hess, Jun 2020 | 24 | 15m | |||||
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★ Copacabanana
Another crack. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Brendan Kranker, 12 Aug 2014 | 15 | 15m | |||||
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★ The Magnificent Ulysses Butterfly
Climb the blank start to the magnificent finger crack. The FFA was done with out a bolt protecting the start. FFA: Steve Kloske & Susy Goldner, Aug 2014 | 19 | 15m | |||||
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★★ The Bird That Ate My Soul
Start just left of the tree stump and follow the line of bolts straight up. FA: Oskar Kindbom, 12 Aug 2014 | 18 | 15m, 7 | |||||
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★ Sword Of Damocles
The right-most crack on the cliff. Hardish start then very fun JamBing and jug hauling to top. Belay from tree on left. Rap off same tree. FA: Phil Box & Craig Thomson, 11 Aug 2014 | 18 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Bad Behaviour
Start just left of CS following the line of bolts and natural gear to anchors FFA: Steve Kloske & Brendan Kranker, Aug 2014 | 21 | 15m, 2 | |||||
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★★ Champagne Supernova
The first bolted line on the RHS of the Milky Way. 3 Bolts with supplementary gear and a lower off FFA: Steve Kloske, Aug 2014 | 22 | 15m, 3 |
1.8.3. Ben and Jerrys 5 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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All Trad climbing
description
The upper tier of the Milky Way.
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There were no gay vikings
First crack on the L side of B&J's FFA: Steve Kloske, Aug 2014 | 16 | 16m | |||
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O is for oskar
in between B and OEF FFA: Steve Kloske Chyene Hobbs & Brendon Kranker, Aug 2014 | 16 | 16m | |||
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★ Decepticon
The bright orange swath of rock with twin cracks on right and large overhanging roof block above. Climb the slippery twin cracks to skirt right around roof to a stance. Move up to horizontal hand crack in side of block, place some pieces and hand traverse over void with a big deadpoint move to gain top. Rap from tree above corner. FA: Matt Fingleton, 21 Jul 2023 | 23 | 15m | |||
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★ Brendo's
the twin crack R of NGV FFA: Steve Kloske & Brendon Kranker, Aug 2014 | 18 | 17m | |||
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★ Gough Medicine
Start in the middle of the two cracks. Climb the diagonal ramp and up jug ladder and face. FA: Josiah Hess & Samuel Gough, Jun 2021 | 16 | 15m |
1.9. Four Seasons Point 32 routes in Sector
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.661082, 150.987815
approach
Park at second power pole along fish hatchery road. Then walk straight up ridge to the south, aiming for the prominent point of rock. You will meet the cliff at the Big Happy Fun Time Wall.
descent notes
Rap off trees
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Wall of LegendsThe wall at the far left hand end of Four Seasons just before you arrive at the Milky Way. Long, quality routes of a variety of grades. | ||||||||
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★ Look at this splitter
Locate the left leaning crack in the middle of the wall 30m left of Strange Brothers. This is the second pitch and the money pitch. Access to the ledge via climbing a 10m crack approximately 5m to the right in the corner (pitch 1, grade 15). Climb the left leaning thin splitter to the second ledge (pitch 2, hard), rappel off tree possible. Third pitch starts in the corner to the right and leads to the top of the cliff (pitch 3, grade 15). FA: Ken Thrash & Steffen & Saskia Bollmann, 28 Jul 2020 | 19 M0 | 30m, 3 | |||||
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★★ The Great Dalevoid
An adventurous chimney with an aura of mystery that wasn't lifted until the first ascent finally occurred. Climb the corner to belay at the base of the void. Climb up the back of the chimney then move out to masive chockstone and gear. Squeeze out the side of chockstone and over. Squeeze up behind the second massive chockstone and climb to top. FA: Dale Williamson & Josiah Hess, Jun 2021 | 12 | 30m | |||||
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White Collard
Start just to the right of the big chimney. Climb up to the ledge then blast up the thin crack past a hard crux (aided on the FA). Continue up then move right to climb up the face. FA: Josiah Hess & David Collard, Aug 2020 | 30m | ||||||
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★★ Hot Ships
A hard start up to the ledge leads to more hard climbing up the crack. Make sure you tape up for this one! Awaiting a free ascent. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Aug 2020 | 24 M0 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Dirty and Twisted
The right corner, through cave and up blockey crack. Surprisingly good holds and moves all the way. The first ascent saw a brief battle with a tuft of grass and wasp nests that left the climber in the same state as the rope: dirty and twisted. Rap from a tree to the left. FA: Adam Kerz & Michael Hirning, 29 Aug 2020 | 19 | 30m | |||||
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★ Break Away
Starts on the ledge on the right of the wall. Cruxy moves up corner before following left diagonal crack to join the top of Dirty and Twisted. FA: Samuel Gough & Josiah Hess, Jun 2021 | 17 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Strange Brothers
A superb climb up superb rock. the moves keep coming all the way. Up the wide crack till it gets wider. Some smaller runners are able to be placed at bulge. Surmount bulge then either continue straight up offwidth, if you have large gear remaining on your rack, or right and up thin crack till able to move easily back left to top of offwidth. FA: Alex Cristino with the scungy brothers in tow., 14 Apr 2017 | 18 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Upon Arrival
Start 3m left of large corner at obvious offwidth. Solo up inside of chimney on good edges to placement where crack pinches. Pull around left on pockets on inside face of cave above to more pockets and jambs. A bit of knee trickery to pull around under large elkhorns and up slab to belay at large tree. A couple of 120cm runners are handy at top to avoid large block under belay tree. FFA: Matt Fingleton & Matt Raimondo, 15 Jul 2021 | 17 | 30m | |||||
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Gargoyle
up corner. belay rap bolts at top FA: Phil Box & Craig Thompson, 12 Aug 2014 | 14 | 15m | |||||
Middle Area | ||||||||
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★★★ The Scythian
The obvious stonking sickle crack high on the left-hand end of Four Seasons Point. Has the aura of a good ol' Arapiles adventure climb. Above and left of 'CRAIGS Crack' and 'After You'. Scramble up small wall to belay ledge at the base of the line. Steep jamming, adventurous traversing reminiscent of The Bard, and an exposed grand finale to bring it all home! Bring lots of long extenders to manage your drag. If not, setup a semi-hanging belay mid-traverse. Be wary mounting the hanging magic block in the first 7m ... FFA: Alex Mougenot & Liam Boyle, Jun 2017 | 21 | 30m | |||||
The following three routes are located on a wall with a boulder in front. Superb rock. Fun climbs. | ||||||||
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★★ CRAIGS crack
left crack on wall. up crack and wall. trending left at half height FA: Craig, 12 Aug 2014 | 18 | 10m | |||||
16 |
After You
I rapped the line and slipped in a couple of bolts."I wanted to climb that"' said youth. "Too late" said I. Youth puts on puppy dog eyes. OK you get first attempt,t if you cant do it first shot I take second shot and if I get up it, I am going to name it after you. Middle of three routes on wall. Clip bolt from boulder. start low. Up past bolt wire cam to next bolt. crux. then up wall trending left to top. FA: Tony Barten Min Sheppard & a Cast of thousands | 20 | 10m, 2 | |||||
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★ 30 by 30
Right hand arête of wall. Start on the right of course! Up the arête. FA: Cheyne Hobbs, 12 Aug 2014 | 20 | 10m | |||||
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★ Like taking an apple core from a kookaburra
Up obvious crack until obvious ledge. Obviously. Traverse around to the left and scramble down the gulley. FA: Adam Kerz & Michael Hirning, 29 Aug 2020 | 14 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Motel California
Awesome movement. Bomber pro. Brilliant position. Pitch 1 - 16 - 20m - Climb left facing corner 5m left of Cracklett. Be careful of rubble on the ledge at 10m when pulling up to it. Belay at tree. Pitch 2 - 19 - 20m - Use bomber .75 and hex to protect awkward fall off belay. Big two moves up and over bulge to the left of the Elkhorn Ferns. Ramble to the left, place good gear and pull through rooflet (crux). Up easily to belay at tree. Pitch 3 - 16 - 30m - Move belay up vegetated gully 10m to tree growing sideways out of rock. From here, move in a rising right-hand traverse out to the arete above the orange roof/slab. Place friendly gear for the 2nd. Awesome pitch! Cania at its finest. Belay at boulder at top of cliff. Follow edge 20m to lookers left to rap off tree. 60m rope is sufficient. FFA: Adam Sanders & Scott Birse, Aug 2020 | 19 | 70m, 3 | |||||
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★ Cracklett
Up crack to small roof. then to top. Access to climbs higher up. FA: Tony Barten Craig Min Sheppard, 11 Aug 2014 | 17 | 10m | |||||
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★ Warmup Crack
Up the finger crack into flared groove and off width to finish. FA: Michael Hirning, Josiah Hess & David Collard, Aug 2020 FFA: Josiah Hess, Sep 2020 | 21 | 25m | |||||
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Pre-grin
Located above Happy Fun Time. Access by climbing up Cracklett. Min pulled a rabbit out of the bag to grab the first ascent of this tricky test piece. Up corner using some old time skills. To get down scramble down gully to right of final belay, then Rap to top of 4 seasons wall from tree. FA: Min Sheppard Tony Barten Craig, 11 Aug 2014 | 20 | 25m | |||||
Big Happy Fun Time WallThis is where the approach track meets the cliff. A short wall with plenty of fun for the whole family. | ||||||||
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★★ Law Abiding Citizen
Wendy asked for a first ascent. Citizens must abide. A fantastic outing toping out the Happy Fun Time wall with great gear, nice climbing and some amazing belay positions.
Back up boulder rappel back to pitch 2 tree anchor. Consider watching the sunset hitting the Castle in the distance from cave ledge before rapping to ground. Mostly in the shade. FFA: Wendy Law & Matt Fingleton, 24 Jul 2022 | 17 | 66m, 4 | |||||
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Party Thrice
Start left of the arete. Climb up the initial corner crack and continue straight up the face, FA: Josiah Hess & Adam Kerz, Jun 2021 | 13 | 18m | |||||
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Party Twice
Climbs the centre of the arete. Poorly protected start leads to nice climbing above. FA: Josiah Hess & Julia Lloyd-Smith, Jun 2021 | 15 | 18m | |||||
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Party Ice
Start right of the arete. Hollow rock and poor protection down low leads to a nice slab above. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Aug 2020 | 20 | 18m | |||||
28 |
Blowin' a Dale
Hard start up orange streak past 3 RBs (stickclip recommended) then up easy face on gear. Set: Josiah Hess, Sep 2020 FFA: Adam Kerz, Sep 2020 | 22 | 20m, 3 | |||||
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★★ Big Happy Fun Time
Face climb up the left hand crack. Large cams (#4 and 5) will come in handy. A bit run out in a couple of places. Belay at obvious tree. FA: Tony Barten, 2014 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Tony's Dog and Pony Show
Warning Flora and Fauna: Wasp nest Start 3 meters right of Big Happy Fun Time. One jam then layaway and crimp to glory. More fantastic face climbing. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Pet Cow
Boulder problem start that can be avoided with help from the tree. More fun face climbing. FA: Tony Barten, Joe Lynch & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★★ Bitter Aftertaste
Line of three fixed hangers 2m right of Pet Cow. Bouldery start, then follow the somewhat hollow flakes and then straight up the nice juggy headwall, passing some good nut placements. The third expansion bolt didn't tighten and we ended up with a Bitter Aftertaste in our mouths - just like when the Glühwein smashed in the gutter. FA: Adam Kerz, Dani Hess & Josiah Hess, 29 Aug 2020 | 21 | 20m, 3 | |||||
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★★ Gutter Glühwein
A sweet route, like our Glühwein would have been, had it not ended up in the gutter back in Brisbane... Line of four hangers 5m right of Bitter Aftertaste. Rap anchors in a block at the top. FA: Dani Hess, Adam Kerz & Josiah Hess, 29 Aug 2020 | 20 | 20m, 4 | |||||
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★★ Spiderland
The leftward-leaning crack at the right hand end of the wall. Funky start. Thin jam to gain hold high on right wall, then a chimney move. More great face climbing to top. Rap off tree to right. FA: Joe Lynch, Tony Barten & Stephan Fannigan, 2014 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★ 31 Nuts
Climbs the featured face 5m right of spiderland. Takes plenty of nuts and hexes. For full value, climb in a moon boot on your 31st birthday. FA: Steffen & Saskia Bollmann, Dave OS, Kelly Garner & Christopher Nolan, 31 Jul 2020 | 11 | 20m | |||||
The following route is above Big Happy Fun Time. | ||||||||
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★★ The Arete
Climbs the arete above Big Happy Fun Time. Escape to rappel tree stepping over little gully to the right. FA: unknown | 15 | 20m |
1.10. Lazy Ledges 32 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.661169, 150.986700
description
The fractured length of cliff stretching between Four Seasons Point and Lost Cow.
approach
As for approach to Four Seasons Point, then continue climbers right along cliff to reach Lazy Ledges
descent notes
Rap off trees. Beware drag at times. Use tat where necessary.
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Fire in the Hole
Chossy corner up to dodgy tree belay. Apparently above the start of Four Seasons Point. FFA: Simon Robinson & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 11 | 35m | |||||
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Maeji's Crack
Jug ladder. Topout is in front of te overhang/cave to the left of The Forgotten Sole. FFA: Marc Maeji & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 5 | 10m | |||||
Left Ledge | ||||||||
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★ The Forgotten Sole
Just right of Four Seasons Point, on the ledge above The right of the two wide cracks. Follow the chimney up past the dodgy chockstone, then top out on the left to a tree belay. A cool alternative route can involve topping out through the hole next to the tree. FFA: Simon Robinson & Vaughan Christie, Jul 2015 | 14 | 22m | |||||
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★ Cania Believe?
Start at The Forgotten Sole and move out onto the face and up past first ledge and jugs. Move left at the second ledge to finish up the arete. FA: Josiah Hess, Dani Hess & Julia Lloyd-Smith, Jun 2021 | 16 | 30m | |||||
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Suspended in Space
Climbs the steep left leaning finger crack up to the massive shelf and over bulge. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Jun 2021 | 22 | 15m | |||||
Hobbit Cave LedgeThe caveledge that'd be comfy to walk through if you were a hobbit. Shame we're not. | ||||||||
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Fruity Lexia
Pull up over the overhang that is Hobbit Cave, on the ledge just left of The Quila Climb. FFA: Simon Robinson & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 9 | 10m | |||||
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★★ The Quila Climb
Something to do with Kwan and a fun time. Follow the crack up to the tree belay. Climb starts between Fruity Lexia and Plato's Cave. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee, Alex Mougenot & Vaughan Christie, Jul 2015 | 20 | 15m | |||||
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★★ The Quila Climb Sitstart
Link The Quila roof crack boulder problem into The Quila Climb. Unorthodox but cool! FFA: Alex Mougenot, Jul 2015 | 23 | 19m | |||||
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★★★ The Quila
The fun short roof handcrack below The Quila Climb. Makes an awesome linkup. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | V3 | 4m | |||||
Plato's LedgeThe ledge across the small gully below The Quila Climb that marks the end of Hobbit Ledge. Named so after the philosopher Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Search it up. Plato's Cave is the name of the cave further along Plato's Ledge. | ||||||||
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★★ The Sensei
Very committing first move from the ledge out of Plato's Cave. Up the flat face then trend left following the line of least resistance to top. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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The Midnight Monk
Committing jumpstart to jug from the centre of the platform of Plato's Cave. A solid wire can be placed from the ground to protect the dyno. Beware the drop behind! Up face, then follow cracks on left, until you reach a blank face on you right. Cut right across that and up poxy, sketchy steep face left of arete. Take small wires for protection. Beware the huge, precariously balancing deathblock on the arete if you go off route !!! FFA: Alex Mougenot & Vaughan Christie, Jul 2015 | 21 | 20m | |||||
15 |
Enzyme berries
Climb up roof crack with slab on right (crux) pull some steep sporty moves to the left above a nest of RP's then solo up grey headwall to trad anchor. Second pitch traverse bush bash with a fun move at the end. Both pitches need a bolt to make sane. 1 star climbing -1 star for lack of gear. | 21 | 35m, 2 | |||||
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Tastes Like Pee
The obvious chimney 8m right of Plato's Cave. Up this until it runs out, then follow crack to top, escaping right around ferns to tree belay. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 16 | 25m | |||||
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★★ The Ugly Duckling
Around the corner to the right from Tastes Like Pee. Start from the right crack up below averasge rock, then enter the chimney. Follow the perfect handcrack up the comfy chimney. Tree belay. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 16 | 25m | |||||
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★★ Bananaflower
Fantastic climb around the corner to the right from The Ugly Duckling. Climb up a beautiful overhanging semi-detached flake to a perfect splitter offwidth. Up this with much difficulty, swearing, and prayers to the top. Beware potential block before the offwidth proper. It doesn't move, but feels sketchy. To access, scramble with care around the precarious corner to the belay ledge. Consider roping up for this, as there's a 30m drop below. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 20 | 25m | |||||
The next rout starts above Bananaflower. | ||||||||
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Jenny Jenny, Nah Microwave Jenny
Above Bananaflower. Start on offwidth layback, the traverse right and up following crack. Surprisingly fun. Starts 12m right of the topout above Bananaflower. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee & Alex Mougenot, Jul 2015 | 17 | 8m | |||||
Ground Level | ||||||||
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Termite Terminal
3m left of Little Dusty. Finishes on the same tree as Little Dusty. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 8 | 7m | |||||
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Little Dusty
Great beginner trad lead. Short and a little dusty. Climb up to tree belay. FFA: Angel Freeman & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 11 | 7m | |||||
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★ Possum Jackson Pollock
Start up offwidth layback, and follow this to a chimney-ish feature. Start from Little Dusty's tree belay. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 16 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Big Dusty
Up Possum Jackson Pollock's layback start, then traverse right where the other crack breaks out. Up the nice clean handcrack to finish. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 20 | 15m | |||||
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★ What what
Up the face and arete left of Hooked on a Ceiling FFA: Brendan Coulter & Dale Williamson, 27 Jun 2021 | 14 | 20m | |||||
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★ Hooked on a Ceiling
Starts where the broken BMO mug is. Follow crack left of RIP BMO. Proceed to the roof, and follow offwidth crack on left to tree belay. Slings will be handy. FFA: Vaughan Christie & Simon Robinson, Jul 2015 | 17 | 20m | |||||
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★★ RIP BMO
Start on blank face right of Hooked on a Ceiling. Right of the broken BMO mug at the bottom. Traverse right along roof, then go straight up the slab. Climb to tree belay. FFA: Angel Freeman & Kwan Goddard-Lee | 14 | 20m | |||||
29 |
★ The Good, the Bad, and the Chunky
An ode to a local's encounter with a manky, lovable, indestructible stray cat called Chunky. Much better than it looks! The rooflet 10m left of 'Tradical' . Follow the corner crack, following it under the roof, and then jug to glory. Trad belay on ledge above. Scramble out left to 'Plato's Ledge', or right to 'Super Awesome Epic Ledge'. FFA: Liam Boyle & Alex Mougenot, Jun 2017 | 20 | 20m | |||||
30 |
Shitical
Tradical's shittier brother. It is the crack on the left. Follow this until the cracks meet again. Can continue straight up, though it's nicer to finish off right with Tradical. FA: Vaughan Christie & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 FFA: Alex Mougenot & Liam Boyle, Jun 2017 | 22 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Tradical
Shitical's radical brother. The classic of Lazy Ledges. It is the one on the right. Tree belay. FFA: Kwan Goddard-Lee, Angel Freeman & Alex Mougenot, Jul 2015 | 20 | 20m | |||||
Feck Ledge | ||||||||
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Feck
From top of the Tradical/Shitical belay, traverse right on wires, then up a tricky boulder problem to corner crack. Tree belay. Beware the high fall factor at the boulder problem! Good climb to access Epic Ledge. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jun 2015 | 18 | 12m | |||||
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Super Awesome Epic LedgeLedge above Feck Ledge. Hosts a great handful of tucked away steep crack lines. | ||||||||
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★ Hubris
The overhanging corner offwidth that just begs to be climbed so that it can spit you off right when you think it's over ... The rightmost crack in the left alcove of the ledge. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Liam Boyle, Jun 2017 | 22 | 18m | |||||
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★★★ Land of the Setting Sun
The hidden 7m roof crack. Starts 4m left of the widest part of the ledge at a short hand-sized corner crack. Up this short section onto ledge at 3m, then nice jambing up twin cracks to chimney. Up this then follow the left of the 2 roof cracks up and out through 7m of roof. Think outside the box. FFA: Alex Mougenot & Kwan Goddard-Lee, Jul 2015 | 22 | 30m | |||||
Right Side | ||||||||
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★ Snake Flake
Climb up crack on the right, through the tree. Crux is likely to be the dodgy flake. Proceed to chimney to dodgy tree belay. FFA: Vaughan Christie & Simon Robinson, Jul 2015 | 16 | 20m | |||||
39 |
Nice Smelly Tree Climb
A good climb for the beginner trad leader. Climb next to a nice smelling tree to tree belay. FFA: Simran Assan & Angel Freeman, Jul 2015 | 9 | 7m | |||||
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Standing on Sticks
4m right of Nice Smelly Tree Climb. Follow crack as it leads slightly left then up. Beware of bush with sticks. FFA: Vaughan Christie & Simran Assan, Jul 2015 | 16 | 25m |
1.11. Lost Cow 25 routes in Cliff
- Summary:
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Mostly Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.662198, 150.986056
approach
As for approach to Four Seasons Point, then continue climbers right along cliff passing Lazy Ledges. This approach is best to avoid making tracks that are prone to erosion.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
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Siegfried's Tiger Butterfly
On the left side of the crag, by the tree, next to the vines. Up to good horisontal crack and continue straight up. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Gloeta Massie, 2014 | 20 | 15m | |||||
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Sexy Kids
Start from the boulder and step onto the well featured rock. Continue straight up on good holds to ledge. Rap off one of the trees or scramble down the left side. FA: Steve Kloske, Oskar Kindbom, Ray Thomas & Chris A Smith, 8 Jun 2014 | 16 | ||||||
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★★ Cows With Guns
Follow the lip of the roof and crank up to the anchor. Set: 8 Jun 2014 FA: Oskar Kindbom & Steve Kloske, 9 Aug 2014 | 21 | 10m, 5 | |||||
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★★★ Space cowboy
Climb the corner right of CWG following the left trending slippery runout ramp until you reach the roof crack gain good pro and blast through the crazy exposed out of space roof then rocket to the top. Rap from tree at top or walk off. FFA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 18 | 40m | |||||
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★★ Bovine Freedom
Follow the corner crack to the roof and then traverse right. At the end of the traverse, step out over the void and continue up to the belay ledge. Scramble to the big gumtree to rap down or continue up to the Three Cracks. FA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, 7 Jun 2014 | 22 | 25m | |||||
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Old School Villains
Go up the slab to reach the flake which is surprisingly run-out. FA: Steve Kloske & Chris A Smith, 8 Jun 2014 | 18 | 20m | |||||
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★ Pretty Purple Flowers
Follow the crack on the right of the cliff. Scramble to the big tree (stay on belay) to rap down, or continue up to the next ledge for more great climbing. Access route to the three cracks ledge. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Gloeta Massie, 2014 | 16 | 25m | |||||
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★ Send in a sweed
Start under the FH 4m r of PPF. Climb up on minimum small gear to the bolt and then enter the crux. Continue up on natural gear to top and belay at tree. Rap on fixed sling or continue climbing up to the top of lost cow on other stellar routes! FFA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 22 | 18m, 1 | |||||
Three cracks ledgeThe next few routes start on the ledge above. Climb Pretty Purple Flowers to access the ledge above. From the top of the Three Cracks it is possible to scramble back to the ledge (head left to the top of the chimney gully, scramble down this narrow slot until you reach Cow Dung Flung). To get down from the three cracks ledge, scramble down to the big gum tree and rap down 25m. | ||||||||
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★ Cow Dung Flung
The left crack FA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, 7 Jun 2014 | 16 | 13m | |||||
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★ Sweden Day
The middle crack FA: Oskar Kindbom & Steve Kloske, 7 Jun 2014 | 16 | 15m | |||||
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★★ Hey Cow
The right-most of the Three Cracks, starting at the ledge above Pretty Purple Flowers. FA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, 7 Jun 2014 | 20 | 18m | |||||
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★★ Galaxy Bounce
Climb the arête to the right of hey cow on good gear then head straight up the arête to top out. FFA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 21 | 18m | |||||
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Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||||
Right of Three Cracks LedgeThe next routes start at ground level | ||||||||
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★★ Baitshop women
Follow the deep crack on the far right, behind the bush. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Gloeta Massie, 2014 | 18 | 35m | |||||
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★ Foot and Mouth
Up on the gray featured rock. There is nothing to rap down from so the only option is to continue another pitch FA: Steve Kloske, Oskar Kindbom, Ray Thomas & Chris A Smith, 8 Jun 2014 | 14 | 25m | |||||
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★ Scrape and Groan
From the top of Foot and Mouth go up to the offwidth and suffer for a few meters before stepping out on the face and continuing to the top. Could do with a rap station, the bush does not meet the safety standards... Another alternative is to walk over to the left and scramble down from Sexy Kids. FA: Oskar Kindbom, Steve Kloske & Cris A Smith, 8 Jun 2014 | 18 | 15m | |||||
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★ Bloody Chim-knee
The imposing looking chimney to the left of Flamingos on Speed. FA: Josiah Hess, Brendan Coulter & Samual Gough, Jun 2021 | 17 | 35m | |||||
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★★ Flamingos On Speed
Climb as 2 pitches P1 climb immaculate ramp and right hand corner crack up to massive detached shelf belay under roof. 16, 25m P2 climb around roof and push on up through ever widening slot to make desperate finish 19, 15m FFA: Steve Kloske, Brendan Kranker & Oskar kindbom, Aug 2014 | 19 | 40m, 2 | |||||
Soul Stealer LedgeLedge to the right of Flamingos On Speed. Climb 'While My Hands Gently Weep' to access. | ||||||||
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Easy Hard
The L hand crack directly above WMHGW the FFA commented to his second on top out that it felt like a Hard 16 and the second replied or soft 23 FFA: Steve Kloske, Brendon Kranker & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 16 | 16m | |||||
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Woodwalker
the right hand crack on the SS Ledge FFA: Brendon Kranker, Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 17 | 15m | |||||
Right of Soul Stealer LedgeBack at ground level | ||||||||
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★★★ While my hands gently weep
Far right side of lost cow. Short sustained hand crack to gain soul stealer ledge. FFA: Oskar Kindbom, Steve Kloske & Brendan Kranker, Aug 2014 | 23 | 15m | |||||
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Crack HouseImpressive orange wall at the right hand end of Lost Cow with some rad cracks. | ||||||||
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Irish Wristwatch
Scramble up the ramp, and step right to gain the splitter finger crack. A few more fun moves after this to top out. There's an anchor atop Goldy L which can be used to descend. Still awaiting an FFA FA: Brendan Coulter & Sam, 27 Jun 2021 | 23 | 25m | |||||
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Get up Get UP! YOU LAZY LUMP!
The hard right trending crack to the left of the crack house. Climb the inital offwidth flake to the L with either number 6's or tiny crappy rp's then dont stop! FFA: Brendon Kranker, Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 25 | 30m | |||||
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Goldy L
The middle twin crack system FFA: Aug 2014 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Finchy and the sunshine club
The wide crack to the right of the crack house. take a few number 3's and 4's tape up I didnt! FFA: Steve Kloske & Oskar Kindbom, Aug 2014 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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Tempt Me Not
Starts off the ledge on the right hand side. Up corner and twin cracks, using either just the left crack or both. FA: Samuel Gough & Brendan Coulter, Jun 2021 | 18 | 20m |
1.12. Zimmerframe Wall 6 routes in Cliff
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.664704, 150.984861
approach
Approach as per Lost Cow, then continue heading climbers right along cliff face, through the bush until you pass a gully where the cliffs stop briefly, cross this to next rock faces and corner systems.
Look for black and orange streaked face - with a blocky right hand side, this is Tit Goobs.
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★★ Tit Goobs
Scramble up rock gully to left of stag horn covered rock and head for base of orange v-block to left. Head up right hand crack of orange V-block (crux) heading for block sticking out above you (block moves slightly). Continue up - trending slightly left to small alcove with groove above (2nd crux). Through this to good holds and a right leaning crack to ledge (BD #4 handy). Move left along ledge and up to finish. Tree and rock horn belay. Walk off left and down gully. FFA: Jayd Blunden, Bernie Walsh & Susy Goldner, 10 Aug 2014 | 19 | 30m | |||||
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Luna
The first major corner on the wall. Scramble up ledges to start. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Aug 2023 | 13 | 30m | |||||
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Cook-a-Burra
Choose your start up the corner then step right and follow thin crack up the face. Through the rooflet and up slab to the top. FA: Josiah Hess & Dani Hess, Aug 2023 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★ The Tree Musketeers
Approximately 40m right of the gully. Up ramp to tree, step left with awkward tree/ledge maneuvering and across to base of chimney. Up this to interesting roof exit moves. Continue directly up until it's possible to escape right below intimidating chimney. Climb to top on pleasant juggy face holds. Rap off large tree at top of face to the left. FFA: Bernie Walsh, Susy Goldner & Jayd Blunden, 10 Aug 2014 | 15 | 40m | |||||
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Raddiator
Steep, shot hand crack. Walk down from the top. FA: Rachel Trembath & zac, Sep 2023 | 17 | 8m | |||||
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Verbal Diarrhoea
An impressive looking chimney with a steep crux at the start. FA: Josiah Hess & zac, Aug 2023 | 22 | 40m |
1.13. Lost Cow Boy 2 routes in Cliff
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.665869, 150.983982
approach
As for approach to Four Seasons Point, then continue climbers right along cliff passing , Lost Cow and Zimmerframe Wall areas. This approach is best to avoid making tracks that are prone to erosion.
Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
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I want to be a cow boy
follow line up moving to left face were crack seems improbable belay on right on ledge. walk right to rap off tree in gully FA: Tony Barten, Rhys Haynes, Cass Haynes & Maritza Seto, 2013 | 18 | 30m | |||
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Retired and Extremely Harmless
Pitch 1: Up Crappy rock right of corner to fun roof. Pitch 2: Fantastic diagonal hand crack. Pitch 3: Easy corner to slab and roof. FA: Josiah Hess & zac, Aug 2023 | 16 | 55m, 3 |
1.14. Mt Dowgo 19 routes in Cliff
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.686939, 150.979009
description
Highest section in Cania
1.14.1. Less is More 1 route in Sector
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -24.685623, 150.979277
approach
This wall is located about 500 metres left of the Big Scary cave, past where the cliff starts to break down into isolated buttresses. Check the photo.
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★★★ More is Enough
Stellar handjams mixed with with great face holds and an interesting cave after the initial crux. FFA: Oskar Kindbom & Alex Mougenot, 7 Jun 2015 | 19 | 20m |
1.14.2. Mt Dowgo Left Side 11 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -24.687547, 150.978195
description
This area extends from the big central cave leftwards for about 400 metres to where the cliff starts breaking down.
approach
Walk easily along the base.
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★★★ Spiritual Vision Quest
A great line that uses a corridor of good rock to weave its way through a wall of choss. Interesting and varied climbing on all pitches. Enjoy the quest. Pitch 1 - 16 - 25m - Start up grey slabs. Pull through a steeper few metres and continue up slabs until orange rock and undercut crack is found. Follow this right to belay under roof. Pitch 2 - 20 - 20m - An absolutely brilliant piece of trad climbing! Step up off belay and traverse under blank roof using finger crack and bomber pro. Pull out of the roof and up into/onto the slabby corner with more awesome pro and flowing moves. Belay on the left-hand side of massive cave/roof. Pitch 3 - 18 - 15m - Step straight up off belay, protect your belay, before a powerful move or two through the overhang and out to the right. Up easily to belay at a tree. Pitch 4 - 18 - 20m - Straight up from tree into finger crack that turns into offwidth in the corner. Surmount this with some difficulty. Ramble up to the final few steep moves. Top out and belay off tree 3m back from edge. Extend tree anchor back to the edge to keep rubble from falling on your 2nd. Walk 10m lookers left to steep vegetated gully. Tatt is/was placed here. 60m rope on stretch would get you to the ledge where you will find another anchor hidden in an alcove. Rap off the pinch here. 20m rap to the ground. Lots of loose rock in the descent gully. Rap with care. FFA: Adam Sanders & Scott Birse, Aug 2020 | 20 | 80m, 4 | |||||
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★ Kid's Crackling
This is the big corner with the overhanging chimney start. Solo up an easy sloping corner to the start. Climb up and out the chimney until it narrows to a steep crack corner. Either continue straight up the line (desperate) or traverse delicately right (20) to easy ground. Climb up boldly to the straight-forward corner and follow it to the big belay tree. Rap off. FA: Vince? & Pedro Carneiro, 16 Apr 2017 | 20 | 35m | |||||
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Access Route
Starts under the roof left of Joe's Wall at a short wide slot. Hop up onto the ledge and traverse right past two bolts to a trad belay below the centre of Joe's wall. The sandy rock is easily avoided. FA: Hamish & Joe Lynch, 23 Aug 2018 | 16 | 20m | |||||
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★★★ Tony I don't know
Just another brilliant Cania face climb. Starts left of the belay below a bolt. Very steep and sustained. The hardest moves are low down. Contains 4 bolts but take a trad rack and a good hand full of slings. FA: Antonius Barten & zac, 25 Aug 2018 | 20 | 40m, 4 | |||||
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★★★ Hamish's Effort
More steep sustained climbing on excellent rock. Contains 4 bolts but take a trad rack (wires and cams up to BD #2). Two bolt belay on a ledge 7 metres from the top. FA: hamish, Joe Lynch & Rachael Trembath, 24 Aug 2018 | 20 | 30m, 4 | |||||
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★★★ Legends out of Time
A fantastic route on mostly excellent rock. Take trad gear. Avoid it in Spring if peregrine falcons are nesting on it. Pitch 1 (20). Bolt off ground to start. Follow line up wall past 4 more bolts. Trend diagonally left around a bulge and head up to belay below the big roof slot. Pitch 2 (20). Up through the slot then make an awkward move to gain the wall above. Place gear whenever you can because it might just be your last piece. The final tenuous moves onto the slab are a little run out. FA: Antonius Barten & Joe Lynch, 30 Mar 2018 | 20 | 40m, 2, 5 | |||||
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★ Alpha Wars Direct
Retrobolted before the first ascent was even finished. A good climb with a hard start and a sustained, technical finish. Starts about 20 metres right of Legends out of Time and about 10 metres left of Alpha Wars at a discontinuous crack. Up the sustained line until it joins Alpha Wars at the first bolt. Continue as for Alpha Wars. FA: Hamish, Antonius Barten & Joe Lynch, 25 Aug 2018 | 21 | 40m | |||||
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Alpha Wars
It starts about 30 meters right of Legends out of Time at a long leftwards leading ramp. Scoot up the ramp past a bolt to a thread runner. From here traverse right past some big blocks and two trees to a steep corner and a second bolt. Finish up the technical corner to a dodgy tree belay that is now backed up by a bolt. Rap off. The bolts were placed by Zac on lead after Hamish had already climbed past without bolts. FA: Zac Trembath-Pitham & Rachael Trembath, 25 Aug 2018 | 20 | 40m, 2 | |||||
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★ Orange Light Roulette
Hard start then cruise up line past a tree to the belay tree on ledge. The rock is mostly excellent but the line is dirty and run out. FA: Antonius Barten, Alex Cristino & Joe Lynch, 16 Apr 2017 | 20 | 30m | |||||
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★★ Bday shenanigans
A classic. The major vertical line up the big black quartzite wall left of the big cave.
FA: Zac Trenbath-Pitham, Rachael Trembath & Antonius Barten, 24 Aug 2018 FFA: 24 Aug 2018 | 17 | 65m, 2 | |||||
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★★★ Baby Metal
Start right of big cave.
FA: Hamish Ousby & Antonius Barten, 3 Nov 2018 | 20 | 70m, 3, 9 |
1.14.3. Mt Dowgo Right Side 5 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -24.689765, 150.978223
description
contains Late bloomers wall and
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★★ Adroa
The first 10 meters is a beautiful slightly overhanging handjamming dream (crux). After pulling through the overhang a traverse to the left takes you to an offwidth which is less pleasant. Keep going until you reach a small corner where you can set up a belay. The second pitch follows the offwidth crack to the top. FA: Oskar Kindbom & Alex Mougenot, 6 Jun 2015 | 22 | 60m, 2 | |||||
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★★ Hughy the horseman
Pitch 1- as for Jony Bynch. Pitch 2- Walk left on ledge past small-scooped 4m face that could be added into the climb, we walked unroped up to huge tree on top of the scoop. Pitch 3- Right facing corner up fun slab that goes diagonally right. Set belay on top of slab. Pitch 4- Head diagonally left on crack with awkward but decent gear at the start. Once you arrive at the top of the diagonal crack there is a nice vertical crack section for 5m. Set belay in solid rock at top of this crack, not heaps to choose from but it is there. Pitch 5- Head right into funky super exposed territory up thin vertical crack (careful placements in here with extenders) traverse right past bomber horn into some solid cam placements. Saddle up for the last move out. Free hanging rap off tree above exposed section. FFA: Scott & Matt Fingleton, 22 Jul 2023 | 21 | 70m, 5 | |||||
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Jony Bynch
A reference to two great Aussie climbers. Keep walking right from Second Glance wall until you meet 8m-high twin corner cracks.
The current descent is to walk north along the cliff-top to reach the tape rap station above Second Glance wall. A single rap on double 60m ropes will just get you to the ground. FA: Alex Mougenot & Oskar Kindbom, 23 Apr 2016 | 18 | 60m, 2 | |||||
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★★★ Flight of the Eagles
If you like offwidths (and let's face it - who doesn't?) you'll love this climb. The first pitch is maybe not that great - Work your way up the corner and up to the ledge where you can set up a body belay - but the second pitch is beautiful. There is a big loose block a couple of moves up where the crux is, but attempts to trundle it failed. Be careful. FA: Alex Mougenot & Oskar Kindbom, 7 Jun 2015 | 20 | 60m, 2 |
1.14.3.1. Second Glance area 0 routes in Area
1.14.3.2. Late Bloomers' Wall 1 route in Area
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All Trad climbing
Lat / Long: -24.689942, 150.978308
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Crosses For Eyes
An exploratory trip into the upper realms of Big Scary. It would be greatly improved by a more direct first pitch.
FA: Antonius Barten & Joe Lynch, 10 Sep 2017 | 16 | 70m |
1.14.4. Owl Wall 2 routes in Sector
- Summary:
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Lat / Long: -24.690514, 150.978175
description
wall down and Right side of Mt Dowgo
approach
up to big scary then right along cliff
descent notes
rap off trees
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★★★ I should have zigged when i zagged
Start base of zig zag crack. Up moving left at top to beneath cap stone. Rap off tree. FA: Tony Barten, Ryhs Haynes, Cass Haynes & Maritza Seto, 2013 | 22 | 30m | |||||
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Joes Crack
Up the hand crack that overhangs gently all the way. Into chimney near top to belay on tree. FA: Joe Lynch Alex Cristino, 17 Apr 2017 | 20 | 25m |
1.15. ARNI SECTOR 0 routes in Sector
approach
To be determined. But through jungle some how
descent notes
Descending is for little girly men!
history
It started with RUN GO Get to the Chopper
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1.16. No climbing area 0 routes in Area
summary
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
description
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
access issues
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
approach
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
where to stay
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
ethic
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf
history
It contains two well documented sites of aboriginal cultural significance: Contact Cave and Grinding Groove Cave. Their locations and the locations of other sites of possible significance in this sector can be found in this link: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/303740859.pdf