Routes as boulder in Queensland

Easy climb on a very featured slab, middle of the wall starting next to flake on the ground. Good landing.

Open project, steep landing.

Straight up the middle of the wall using undercling then over the top block. Probably VB or weak V0 depending on whether the top out is directly over the block face or a little to the side.

Sit start. Route follows thick white quartz veins right side of slab. Try to use only the veins for holds

Stand start for Veinous

Follows a very narrow quartz vein alongside the vague crack

Follows narrow vein up the slab with a few small but obvious pockets along it

Flake crack left side of the slab

Slab traverse bottom L to top R (between Exfoliation and Veinous)

Sit start lowball (boulder right of slab). Match feet on obvious fat edge. Top out on big quartz vein to right

Sit start lowball (boulder left of slab). Up the bulge between the main fractures. Kind of a hanging sit start as the ground slopes away. Don't dab the floor stone

Lowball overhang. Follows prominent quartz vein

Jump problem on granite pillar at Garabarra Lawn. Squat start on the overhung south side, hug pillar with arms, place feet on the lowest edges. Crux move is then to jump and grab reddish stained edge two-thirds of the way up (LH). Pull up and climb the easy last bit, top out. The pillar is next to a coastal boardwalk so be courteous of pedestrians. I recommend minimal chalk usage and brush holds clean to uphold a good public image. Pillar has a small memorial plaque to Tory "TJ" Lords on the ocean side.

Slab traverse on ocean side of Lord's Lunge boulder. Stand start on north-west face, match feet on lowest edge. Match hands on round pinch hold to start. Use obvious jug (RH) to traverse corner. Smear feet and top out over the crack.

West side of Garabarra Hill. Part overhang, part slab. Sit start (bum on small boulder), feet on lower slab, extend arms to grab side edges. Pull up and reach crimp on upper slab (LH), tip toe lower slab, then high step to upper slab. Continue up and top out. Landing space is crammed by smaller boulders so a crash pad is useful.

West side of Garabarra Hill. Sit start (bum on small boulder at base), feet on small edges 10 to 20 cm off ground, hands on two edges in the middle of the face. Push your feet, pull up (LH) and slap up to target hold (RH) which is a small two-finger edge two-thirds of the way up. The pulling motion requires finger strength because the edges are downsloping. Then climb up and top out.

Lowball crimp and overhang problem on the little boulder next to Dillybag. Sit start, match hands on edge at lip of little overhang, feet on lowest edges. Pull up and slap crimp above overhang, continue to high step up, top out. It is essential that the LF begins on the crimp 15 cm above ground and not on the floor stone (see photo). The difficulty is probably V1 or V2 depending whether or not the floor stone is used or not. Requires good finger strength. Use minimal chalk and brush holds clean to uphold good public image.

Lowball. Ocean side corner. Sit start with bum on the floor boulder, match hands on obvious undercut, feet on either side of the arete (LF edge, low RF smear) First move is the crux.

Super lowball mantle problem. Sit start, match hands, match feet, heel hook (RF), mantle out.

Short crimp problem under the coastal boardwalk. Sit start crammed between the rock and the concrete footing. Ascend using crimp holds, top out.

Open project. Lowball mantle problem under the boardwalk.

Start on jug rail, throw a heel and reach the edge below the lip before mantling.

Slightly over hanging face, start on the lowest point of obvious rail (slightly flexing be careful). Definitely use a pad on the slab for when climber is topping out.

Follow up crack full of vines and green ant nests on the back side of Dream Catcher

Open roof project, all moves go just need to be put together

Open project, the best looking boulder line in Townsville but probably the hardest also. Starts low on the steep face following the tiny flakes and scars in the face up to a glorious top out. Lots of cleaning has been done and still being done for th landing, careful with pad placement and spotting.

Up the obvious route via good holds. This is also the easiest way to descend the boulder. Sit start for a harder problem.

Open project. A spooky traverse of the boulder's lip. Very bad landing.

Open project. An intimidating problem up the middle of the concave face. Good starting holds. Very bad landing.

Sit start on steep wall below "Triple Connection".

a risky boulder/ free solo. good crimps but can get overstretched. possible to top rope but wouldn't be worth the time then. a fun free solo in my opinion.

Sit start.

Watch out for the chossy mid section - avoid by trending left slightly.

Sit start. The hollow under the rock makes it hard to get footholds.

Stand start.

Sit start. Layback start on the two obvious holds under the overhang.

Starting on crimps, throw for jug and mantle.

A small wall with an easy warm up climb.

A flat wall with crimps. Technical. Do not go left and use the side rock.

Up the main face of the rock.

Hard start to a slightly worrying high ball. Arguably harder than the grade states.

Sit start. Up and slightly left with a mantle.

One of the slick problems upstream. Sit start and move up, slapping the top sloper and mantle.

Sit start. Straight up on the side of the arete to a mantle.

Sit start. Crimpy start to a easy mantle.

No pro. Starts on the front of the pinnacle, about 0.5m L of the R arête. A bouldery low section to a cruisy slab top out.

Open Project. A single move, dyno problem. Found on the right side of the boulder. The jump is easy, sticking the landing is the hard part! Besides the massive swing you generate, the rock likes to chew your hand up if you don't nail it in the first few attempts.

Start 1m right of "TEB" in the small cave on large two handed jug, move up under the roof and and start moving out to the right, small finger pockets then top out on the right side of the overhanging arete.

Option-traverse. Goal is to traverse the wall staying between 1 and 3 m high while exploring a variety of paths. Estimated difficulty is VB to V1 depending on route and movement choices. Holds are angular but smooth, most are very solid. At the middle gap jump between the rocks without touching the ground. Falls are onto soft sand. No crash pad is needed. Repeat back and forth for fun and endurance.

Easy but nerve testing highball up the tallest part of the wall, top out at approx 6m (20ft)

Stand start, route follows curved fracture line below and right of Mim's Finger

Stand start, follow fracture lines up, top out

Sit start, follow the main fracture up, top out

Lowball sit start, negotiate overhang, top out

Short lowball. Sit start match hands and match feet. Proceed up by heel hook (LF), inside flag (RF), and frogging over ledge to top out.

Sit start, match feet, pull up using 2-finger pocket undercling (RH), negotiate overhang, top out

Lowball roof to overhang, sit start, match feet as far under the rock as possible, proceed to climb the overhang via bulbous arete, top out

Sit start, up well-pocketed arete moving right to overhang, tricky top out. Overhangs the bike path

Open problem. Sit or hanging start in the cave, route follows pocketed overhang up the black water streaks. Some sharp pockets

Up the left side aerate then top out.

Start sitting on block with both hands in the crescent shaped crack. Move your feet up onto rock and then move right onto the face of boulder on crimps, topping out through the gap on slopers.

The original sit-start holds have been broken off over the years, it may still go but it would be harder then V3. Crouching start at the bottom of the crack, follow the crack to the left until you are over the block then move right onto face of boulder using crimps before topping out through the gap on slopers.

Open Project. Sit start, fist jam and crimper, reach up to layback block then move up and left onto the face of the boulder; From here follow the horizontal crack up and top out in the gap.

Sit start with fist jam and crimp grip, twist up to undercling layback, reach right hand up to arete, layback then reach to left hand grip out on face, then follow arete up to top out.

Starts 2m left of "Mud Wasp". Sit-start under the overhang with feet on small boulder and hands matched on sloper ledge. Moving up and to the left before popping to sharp triangleular crimp. Swing left foot out to brace against the side of the rock, toe hook the lip of boulder with right foot, then mantle to top out.

Standing start in dihedral; move up using the obvious holds. When you have reached the horizontal crack, follow it left to finish.

As you might have guessed, originally climbed barefoot. Stars at "Mud Wasp" move straight up with obvious holds until top-out.

Nice and obvious with a standing start and slopers throughout. Located 1m left of "Frogger".

Standing start with both hands palm down in horizontal crack, step feet up onto the rock and extend up to reach a large sloper, then top out. The left hand crack / arete are not to be used.

Found on top of the second set of boulders. Standing start with hands matched on the obvious juggy ledge. Move directly up on jugs and slopers to finish. BAD LANDING... Be sure to have at least a few crash pads a spotter is not needed however is highly recommended.

Staring at "Family Issues" traverse left and finish in the obvious but surprisingly blank V section.

Found on top of the second set of boulders. A super easy problem with a nice view at the top. Be careful of drop-off.

This problem is located on the far right-hand end of the boulders, next to a tree with a branch cut off. Standing start, far to the left at the lowest ground level. Begin with Left hand on the low crimp and right hand on side-pull flake, step up into dihedral on crimps and side-pulls, continuing up and trending to the right to finish on good juggy holds.