Routes in Mersey Cliffs

Powerful thin climbing through the bulges

A few hard moves off ground to obtain the low break, into a hard crux section after the first roof, into easy ground to the lower offs at the top.

Link up that takes the start of tomahawk and crosses into and finishing up Unrequited

A very hard boulder starts off this route on the polished face below the first 2 bolts, then straight up to top as climbing backs off a little nicely to the lower offs

Start up easy terrain to gain a high first bolt. Continue up with increasing difficulty to a final crux at the finish. Single bolt lower-off

A link up that climbs first 3 bolts of Unrequited going right into Tomahawk

Best route at the crag, the left hand line of bolts on Tomahawk Buttress. Crank up the overhang to a crux about 1/3 height, then all way to anchors via a technical face below the victory jugs. Awesome route

Climb past two small bulges through bouldery moves to a thin vertical seam and a brief respite at a side-pull jug before a final few strenuous moves back left to gain the anchors. Climbing straight up from the jug via the dirty crack knocks off a grade and the star.

This is a crux section dodge around for Art of Deception, which traverses slightly right after the first roof along the flat jugs, up arete and back left at the next roof to continue to the top. Good climbing.

Blunt arete on RH end of cliff with a tricky crux. Single bolt lower-off.

Shady Grove sector, right wall on the main cliff line, furthest left route on wall. Climb past bolt to ledge, then up the face with nice sustained climbing towards easier ground at the top.

Climb up the well bolted face on the lower tier. Great sustained technical climbing, 11 bolts plus rap anchors.

Climb up the corner of the nice open book dihedral right of the abseil. Place your last piece at a horizontal break, take a deep breath, and head up the face (crux just above the last piece) and a committing run out to anchors.

20 metres walk downhill from tomahawk buttress the route faces directly downstream. Abseil bolts on the top of the crag closest to the river.

Start in the orange corner making your way right into the overhanging jug haul. Continue up through the small roof with a tricky move to gain the upper crack system. Deceptively steep and sustained with good protection. An imposing line with an amazing position above the Mersey River.

It is a good idea to hang a bail rope if you are unsure about getting up the route and directional gear is required if planning to top rope as you will end up 6m off the start of the route on abseil

Third on left, Shady Grove Wall. pleasant face climbing with distinct crux sections at half height and near the top.

Start in the obvious corner just left of the abseil. Climb up the vertical crack feature and just before the top head bravely out right to the ledge and anchors of the abseil.

A worthy link up combining the best of Mumble Bee and Kansas City Shuffle removing the corner start of KCS taking the obvious line up the wall, start as for MB to the third bolt a powerful move to start traversing on good holds left to the KCS jug, back out right to 4th bolt of KCS continue as for KCS however finish up crack and mantle over to the anchors of MDB

Best route on the wall, third from the left. Classic line on top quality polished rock, sustained face climbing to the anchors on the hanging block.

One of the bolts for the loweroff is shockingly rusty and needs to be replaced.

3m right at the right end of tomahawk buttress, climb the last line of bolts on the wall then join into Art Of Deception and finish at its lower offs

Access to anchor via the fixed line at the top of the crag. Starts at the overhanging bulge moving up into easier climbing with the final crux towards the top of the route.

Starts just left of Room With A View. Thin start, and try to stay off the ramp to the R at the second bolt.

Start up the grey face 1m right of the corner. Best to stick clip the first bolt or climb the easy corner and lean across and clip the bolt to start. Can be done with a variant start at grade 18, which climbs the corner for the first 4m (clip the other bolt) and joins the action at the second bolt.

Starts up the easy corner 3m right of Hue Bris, commit to the wall and make your way up past the 2 orange streaks pulling through the bulge onto easier ground. Continue up the face avoiding the ramp and then onto the upper headwall and anchors.

Excellent climbing up to rooflet. Crux near the top of the wall.

Bolted arête left of Tomohawk buttress.

The first sport route uphill from tomahawk buttress on its own small buttress. Unknown origin

Start on the furtherest right edge of the the buttress. Climb steeply at the start and stay on the left face of the arete upto the corner and then face above.