Routes in Snowy Mountains

Nice but solid with a very low start. Was a project of Lindsay's. Sit start on horrible slopers with terrible feet out left. Crank like crazy to the right and finish up UCAP

A mash up. Start as for sit and smear, cross over tummy rub then hit the lip crimp on hissing machines and mantle out.

Sit start matched on the slopey rail. Slap the arete to the top.

Sit start on crimp and fire up arete. The right arete is in

Start from the undercling and nubbin, go to sloper and micro crimp then awkward mantle. Hard and committing. Alt start hanging off the rail.

Sit start and big move to the lip, mantle out. Wizard beta can take a grade or two off....

Sit start matched underneath on the blocky hold. Steep moves with a slopey mantle.

Stand start on the boulder shaped like a stone axe, above the hip height edge. Traverse right then top out. Sit start to be added which will add a few grades

Pull on using undercling/ arete and blast up slopey edge, finally making it to the starting rail for Stick-em up, mantle out. (Be-wary of rock quality as it appears to be weak in spots on the face but should be okay on big rails and slopers etc)

Up the middle of the boulder. Match start on lowest rail then follow the other rails up.

Start on hollow flake, straight up

Sit start and up the thin arete

Stand start LH arete, RH undercling. Dyno for the top. The sit will add a couple of grades

Sit start matched on the low side pull, climb the slabby arete / face to a high topout. Some of the best rock in Cooma.

Eliminate, start as for Left Exit on underclings on the RHS. Climb up the RHS via small pockets and crimps topping out on the RHS. Awkward eliminate - avoid dabbing the boulder on the right.

hard sport climb with a few bolts, slab and steep headwall

Presently the hardest climb at Blue Lake. The right hard crack next to The Last Minute. Pre-placed pitons used to protect the middle section and to stand on hence the grade M0

Stand start on the two left small crimps. traverse until you reach the small surface crack. Side pull up crack until at the top of the large boulder (not the smaller one on top).

Stand start on the jug, staying left of the crack

As for The Tyr-Alien Traverse but eliminating everything above the horizontal fissure. The first few moves remain the same, the second half gets tricky.

Start on the crimps at about waist height, continue up arete

Start in seam then reach up to sloper on lip and mantle out

Use the huge block out left for feet

Climb slightly right of the line up arete from sit start.

Low start left hand on square cut section of arete right hand on good undercling edge. Move straight up compressing both aretes. Don’t touch the other boulders!

Sit start on the LHS, left hand good edge, right hand crimp. Top out on jugs.

Start LH in the incut of Witching Hour, RH crimp. Top out LHS of the face via an edge.

Good pro. Start 10m right of Pad Nag. Over some easy stuff then follow the steep central crack.

Traverse extension. From the top of FiC, go right past crack to the highest point of the boulder. Mantle to top-out

The tall proud line on the Flagship Boulders, 70m left of the Guthries summit. Start on edges under the rooflet at the lowest point of the boulder. Climb left out from under the roof then directly up on awesome face features to a very high and committing topout either directly over, or following the lip of the boulder up higher and left to an easier topout. So fat, no one has committed to the topout moves.

Epic Project! Bring spotters, extra pads, and tent pegs to stop your pads from sliding down the grassy slope!!! For real, that's a problem here!

Start on the big juggy horn and move up the arete through crimps before trending leftward on rails to a high topout.

Sit start on two small crimps about waist height, move up through small edges to flat top and mantle out.

Sit start two hands in the crack (its a boulder.. so its allowed to be contrived)traverse right, sloper slap across until you can pull off the arete then an awesome mantle onto the top. Add grades if the boulder has been cooking in the sun all day. This has been described as the best problem at the tip. Crux beta credit goes to Soren

Sit start on the corner, up then traverse left, round the corner then mantle up

Stand start at the base of the arete, climb up left of the arete and commit to topping out. Sketchy fall so make sure you have a couple of crash pads. Sit start variation was FA my Ivan Mak

The first problem done at the tip. Start as for ATATO but traverse right then mantle and top out.

The first route at the tip. Start as for ATATO then head left

CLimb the not so big rail.

Jump start to slopers and mantle

Start at peak of bulge and mantle

Long, consistent, good climb 👍 Sit start on the far left of the boulder (kinda where you approach from) underneath the scary, loose looking, large wedged in rock. Start with low feet and hands on the left end of the traverse, climb right around the traverse to the vertical wall then big moves lead you to topout high and right on the face.

Sit start, left hand on a crimp, right hand on crozzle. Move up into the seam and top out easily through the crack. A Cooma classic.

Eliminate. Compression slapping on average grainy rock. Sit start low on opposing holds, then climb the steep pillar on the back of the boulder without dabbing on the boulder on the left.

Sit start in the middle of the boulder on underclings, climb direct via a big move.

Sit start on the RHS of the boulder, traverse the underlap until the end and top out on the LHS

Climb up the arete, minimise climbing too far right. Would make for a bad ass highball over snow in winter.

main crack seen on the right side of the roof. easy start into hands and finger crack above, the crux is pulling the lip and into the upper section. bolted but may need some extra cams depending on confidence.

Start 5m left of Tic Toc.

1. Up the left-hand corner edge. Move right up the crack to the ledge below the grass.

FA: Peter Hopkins. 1987

There is a short curving line down right of Trojan War, it has been climbed at grade 22, further details unknown.

Up the finger crack left of Blue Lake Crack. This fizzles out at half height. Take your pick of lines to the top.

To the right of ATS with a bit of a swing, using the same anchor. Start at the slab with the large lichen polka dots, right side pulls, up to crux traverse to access the seeping crack, following this to ledge then left to join ATS at the last big ledge.

Mike tried unsuccessfully to onsite this line 20 years ago. This time he made an abseil inspection, placed a runner or two and was able to complete the climb.

This route and SAP are located on a small buttress down low in the amphitheatre. The Last Minute is the central, more prominent crack; SAP the right-hand thinner crack.

A vaguely distinct addition. Start up Idle Man's Pleasure to the big ledge on Necromancer at 10m. Step left and up the small arete and face, then up Necromancer to finish.

Climb the crack without utilizing any face holds. can be laybacked but easier to jamB!

Start at the lower left of the main face on the Flagship boulder and go up and left to the lone horizontal rail on the face then continue up and left further to topout as for Chuteing Star.

Sit start on the low jugs. On the boulder left of stone axe. Up through the sidepulls to top out

Start four points on the bar fridge sized block down low on the far right side of the outcrop. From here make your way left past a larger separate boulder and left again onto the main big boulder. Continue to follow the fissure through technical moves to finally finish with both hands on the big juggy horn which is the start holds for The Parafin Alien. All holds are in.

Reach up/ jump start up onto rail, mantle out (probably lose a grade for taller individuals).

Low start with two crack hands, follow crack up and top out. Lose a grade if you use feet on the right (boulder that Ay-ho!? and String start on).

Start as for Bowl Cut, but climb straight up (sticking to more the RHS of boulder) and mantle out.

Low start with a left hand crimp and right hand on the arete. Move up crimps at head height and traverse left, mantling out on the left hand side.

Starting on ledge, lower feet are out. High heel hook to slap up to ledge, straight up to top out

up the arete. hard to keep your back off the adjacent boulder and an awkward landing

Lay on your back and throw your feet up in the crack, pull on, shuffle up get the rail and top out

Climb the two aretes then mantle up. Intimidating top out.

Pull on and dyno for the lip. feels like your going to smash into the corner if you miss... but managed to avoid it everytime (so far)

Stand start and up...careful not to break more holds off

Start on the rail then move left staying below the rail on sharp crimps

Needs some further cleaning. sit start, traverse left to the far corner and top out

Traverse sit start around left side of boulder using crimps, going into mantle when you reach the other rock.

Highball the arete. Although a very nice problem it hosts the worst landing and has a very committing top out. Climb the sharp arete from a standing start, key holds both left and right of the arete. A sit start has also been done (M Feeney) if you can find the holds behind the lomandra

sit start between the large detached flake and crimps to the top... crux is keeping your butt and feet off the floor.

Climb the arete

Sit start, up the face.

Sit start. Between the crack and arête, hug this thing like a fridge and use teeny feet to walrus your way to the top.

Good fun.

Start of small ledge, approximately 2m above ground/snow level, 2m right from Rusty Piton start Nice climbing up corner. Step left through rooflet onto thin slab seam. Delicate moves. Wild moves through overhang breaking left. LOOSE ROCK Awkward moves onto unprotected slab then easily to belay ledge. Traverse 5m right then up vertical fist crack, pumpy over bulge. Continue right and up orange wall on nice edges with small gear. Belay on pinnacle peak. Solo across gully and right to obvious steep crack. Few pumpy moves lead to nice slab and top out.

A sustained finger crack. Start 2/3 way up Stag Gully beneath an overhanging arete on the right.

1. Up an easy slab to beneath the obvious crack, through the wide crack then finger jam and layaway upwards. Alternatively start as for Short Slab then up the crack.

FA: Tony Barton, Mike Pick, Craig Kentwell. 1988

Loose, dirty and scary. Start high up in Glissade Gully at a small ledge. Up a vague overhanging line for a few metres then a wall to finish.

One of the best trad pitches you’ll find anywhere! Takes the main prow of the right-hand most prominent buttress that forms the left side of Glissade Gully.

To find the start, walk to the far right-hand end of the buttress and around the corner, then head up the gully until you see a steep hand crack that starts atop a small scramble on your left. The line is best seen from a little way away.

Start up prominent steep crack in yellow/green lichen stained rock to pedestal, then a couple of layback moves up thin crack to rooflet. Continue straight up trending slightly leftwards following the crack system to finish either straight up on easy layback (handy here if you have a no 6 cam but not essential), or (BETTER) traverse rightwards around the hanging dagger feature for what must surely be the most exposed position above the lake and continue easily up to the top of the cliff.

Sustained and engaging from bottom to top with solid pro all the way. Has been described as the best climb at blue lake. Originally graded 18!!

Start 5m to the right of Clog Dance. Up the arete then swing around to a ledge on the left. Up the right hand end of the ledge to a short hand-jam crack. Move right to the obvious cracks then up the ramp to the top.

An exciting overhang. Start in the corner between Mad Dogs and The Exorcist. Up the slab to the corner, then to the roof. Left across to the wall, up to the crack. Up again and across to a ledge, then up and finish as for Mad Dogs.

Well protected and steep. Start as for Zaphod Beeblebrox and climb the twin seams on the right.

Good steep fun. Start at the base of the buttress below a steep wall. Easily over some slabby stuff then up the railroad-type cracks.

The only problem with this route is that it isn't 10x longer!! Beautiful short, deep hand crack which is made easier by good feet to the left. Plenty of fun to be had.

Climb the arete, staying mostly on the right side but utilizing crimps on the left.

Climb the vertical seam on the left of the face of the Flagship Boulder.

This climb goes directly up the slabby face of a tall exposed pinnacle near the summit of Guthries. The biggest tallest pinnacle, at the top of the main "chute", that's it. Start in the gully on the left side of the face. Go up easily on good holds to topout ontop of the pinnacle. Climb more easily but carefully over the back and across to safety.