Showing all 33 routes.
Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Mt Walsh Cathedral | |||||
17 | ★ The Rose Festival
A long and adventurous pitch. The Biggenden Rose Festival is a good excuse to sneak a cheeky climb in before heading to the festival. FFA: Zachary Trembath-Pitham, 6 May 2023 | 45m, 6 | |||
17 | ★ Scrab Slamble
Climb up the tricky slab past three bolts and then up crack with good gear. Continue up the small crack with gear then up the slab past 4 more bolts. FA: Brendan Coulter, Sep 2020 | 45m, 7 | |||
22 | ★ Mono a Mono
A tad contrived but fun. Start at Grand hotel but clip the left bolt. Climb up the face on small pockets to a stance on the left, then continue up the face past gear (offset nuts) and a bolt to the DBB. FA: Josiah Hess, Sep 2020 | 20m, 3 | |||
★★★ The Harry Frauca Route
P1) 40M 20, As for Grand Hotel. Climb the slab passing 2 FH to gain the zig zagging crack, once the crack finishes keep climbing past the first DDB for another 5 FH to reach a nice ledge and DBB belay here. P2) 20m 10, scramble up towards the headwall passing 2 FH and gear to a DBB at the base of the head wall. P3) 30M 22, A beautiful pitch with just the right amount of exposure. From the belay follow 3 FH to reach a corner crack, up this until it runs out, then follow another 3 FH to reach a comfortable ledge and DBB. P4) 20m, climb the slab passing 1 FH to gain a chimney like grove up this then slab to top and DDB. Set: Zachary Trembath-Pitham & Josiah Hess, 7 May 2023 | 110m, 4, 17 | ||||
20 | ★★ Grand Hotel
The best pool and parmy in Biggenden. Climb up the slab past two bolts and then up the zig zagging crack. For full value, clip the anchor with an extender and continue up the slab past 5 bolts. FA: Josiah Hess, Sep 2020 | 40m, 8 | |||
21 | ★★★ Slippery Ripple
The best route on the lower wall of the cathedral. A tricky slab that follows the golden water streak. Take a set of nuts. FA: Zachary Trembath-Pitham, 4 Aug 2021 FFA: Josiah Hess, 4 Aug 2021 | 40m, 9 | |||
18 | ★ Slab Dad
The only sport route at Mt Walsh, forgive me father for I have sinned. Set: Zachary Trembath-Pitham, 4 Aug 2021 FFA: Luke Forester & Zachary Trembth-Pitham, 5 Aug 2021 | 40m, 9 | |||
Rachael projects
The crack to the right of Slab Dad. Follow crack until it finishes, up slab passing 1 FH To DBB. | 20m, 1 | ||||
20 | ★★ Vegan Carrots
Set: Mason Minto & Brenton Owens FFA: Brenton Owens & Dani Hess, Oct 2016 | 45m, 2, 7 | |||
Paradise Lost | |||||
Next Stop Shamrock | |||||
Unidentified Flying Object
Set: Brenton Owens, mason minto & zac | 50m, 2, 7 | ||||
Mt Walsh Mank Factory | |||||
18 | ★★ Awkward Caterpillar
A left leaning hand crack starting from a ledge near the top of the bluff. To access, leave the tourist track at the last set of painted arrows before the summit and crawl through a small cave. Walk along ledge until you are at the base of the climb. FA: Josiah Hess & Andrew Banks, Jun 2016 FFA: Josiah Hess, Dani Hess & Patrick Timm, Oct 2016 | 12m | |||
15 | ★ Angry Chef
Up slab to the interesting bulge, follow the off-width crack either straight up or head to the back of the pillar for some spinning chock stone goodness. Finish up obvious hand crack exiting to the left for belay station. Pitch 2 is a pure scramble to escape to the ledge which finishes at the base of 'Awkward Caterpillar'. FFA: Patrick Timm & Dani Hess, 16 Oct 2016 | 40m, 2 | |||
21 | ★ The Early Bird
Up slab to thin crack. Pull through a dubious crux and then up hand crack to ledge. Continue up crack to the right and scramble up the slab to a trad belay. It is possible to scramble back down to the ground by heading right. FA: Josiah Hess & James Dobson, 19 Nov 2016 | 25m | |||
14 | ★ Mushroom Overlords
Set: zac, 2 Aug 2021 FFA: Rachael Trembath, 2 Aug 2021 | 25m, 5 | |||
Mt Walsh UnderWorld | |||||
14 | Slabtastic
From ground level scramble 4m up to ledge with good shade, the climb starts here. A few pieces of gear will lead you to 3 FH and DBB, best to extend the belay to the better ledge. This is an access route to the Chossageddon and Choss Monster. FFA: Zachary Trembath-Pitham & Josiah Hess, 4 Aug 2021 | 30m, 3 | |||
Chossageddon
FA: Josiah Hess & zac, 3 Aug 2021 | 40m | ||||
20 | ★ Choss Monster
FFA: Josiah Hess, Rachael & zac, 4 Aug 2021 | 40m, 4 | |||
Mt Walsh Sleeping Giant | |||||
23 | ★★ Gluten free
number 3 BD is needed for the start. | 30m, 7 | |||
25 | ★★★ MacPherson's Gold
Climbs right after clipping the first bolt of Gluten Free. Set: zac & Josiah Hess FFA: Mitch Woodward, 2 Aug 2021 | 30m, 6 | |||
19 | ★★★ Bittersweet Buffet
FFA: Josiah Hess & Patrick Timm, Oct 2016 | 50m, 2 | |||
Experience Altitude
Set: Josiah Hess | 35m, 9 | ||||
Cookie Crumbles
Set: Brendan Coulter | 35m, 7 | ||||
Mt Walsh Watchtower | |||||
14 | Sketchy
An ugly chimney! FFA: Zac Trembath-Pitham, 2016 | 15m | |||
24 | ★★ The Second Coming
P1) 25m 24 P2) 35m 23 Set: zac & Josiah Hess | 60m, 2, 7 | |||
Mt Walsh Torture Chamber | |||||
18 | ★ Trundle me harder
A glorious chimney followed by a gymnastics style hand jam through a bulge. Bonus points if you can do it without grunting! Finish left to small tree for belay and escape via scramble further up left. Stays in shade all day! FA: Patrick Timm & Josh Lehman, 6 Nov 2016 FFA: Josiah Hess & James Dobson, 19 Nov 2016 | 15m | |||
18 M2 X | Batshit Crazy | 20m | |||
20 | ★★ Who are you Biggenden
Hard to get established in the crack, once in groan and grunt your way up the off-width past two obvious crux's to ledges then up faint hand crack to tree belay. FA: Zac Trembath-Pitham & James Dobson, 5 Nov 2016 | 25m | |||
16 | Flake it off
Start up the obvious finger crack behind the flake just to the right of Who are you Biggeden, Follow it to a small ledge then trend left entering the offwidth, continue up until you can pull yourself up and over the large chockstone at the top of the crack. To tree belay. FFA: James Dobson, Josiah Hess & zac, 2016 | 20m | |||
17 | Keep it Relevant
Up chimney to tricky exit. Walk up the slab to finish up a corner crack. FFA: Zac Trembath-Pitham, Josiah Hess & James Dobson, 19 Nov 2016 | 25m | |||
Mt Walsh Wastelands | |||||
20 | Mexican Flavoured Porridge With Ants
Located along the tape marked track behind the bluff. Up the line of weakness to a tricky section in the middle then continue up the offwidth crack to a small tree. You can walk off from the top. FFA: Josiah Hess, James Dobson, Jacinda & Zac Trembath-Pitham, 20 Nov 2016 | 25m | |||
Mt Walsh Summit Boulders | |||||
★ Kool-Aid Kraken
Fist sized corner roof crack located on the south-east side of the summit. Awaiting a free ascent. FA: Josiah Hess & Andrew Banks, 11 Jun 2016 | 12m |
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