Routes in Darling Downs for selected grade

A ripsnorter deltoid warmer. This beautiful piece of granite has been graffitied in painful blue paint reading “Fuck the Police”; some poor soul has been listening to far too much NWA. Begin at the right side of this long traverse and monkey arm your way 10m to the left, finishing in the corner.

Parallel cracks. Make your way out onto the ledge above the water and line up the parallel cracks, start at their right. Execute a few moves, positioning left, then head directly up the parallel cracks. A bolt belay is at the back of the ledge. Good protection.

Layback up the curved flake to ledge and small overhang. Continue easily to the top

Start up the very deep chimney at head height around 20 L of Nicarete. The chimney moves are surprisingly good in spite of the white chalk dust encountered up the gulley. Busting out of the chimney head R across platform to orange chimney with bomber hard rock and wicked moves, exit chimney to be confronted with what can only be described as rubble held together with solid dirt. Ensure that no one is below whilst on this section, inspiring isn't it? Avoid the looseness by a couple of chimney moves aiming for a very large tree belay. Abseil to ground to avoid the rubble strewn exit gully. Good gear for most of the way. Not recommended for trad bumblies.

About 10m or so L of Cerberus. Out to the R, then up the cracked and balancy rock gully chute. Note the dangerous hanging rocks - exercise great caution here.

Starts at 'ground level' in the alcove directly below the fixed rope traverse Quite nice for the grade. Up the arete past two carrots and onto slab. Clip another carrot before stepping onto the face to the right and up past another 3 carrots.

Up the big corner.

The next corner along.