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Roadside Rocks

A selection of boulders near Turntable Drive Carpark with a short approach time.

The main section (Tourbus Boulders and Spiltrock Boulders) is located either side of Turntable Drive, 350m before the carpark turnoff and is visible from the road.

Criss-cross boulder is located closer to the carpark, about 150m before the turn-off but is not clearly visible from the road.

Splitrock Boulders

Various large boulders scattered about the left side of the road to Turntable Carpark.

Splitrock Boulders
V0 Left Cracks

Nice climbing on great rock, very easy access. Bit tall, might want to rope up

V0 Centre Crack

Nice climbing on great rock, very easy access. Bit tall, might want to rope up

V0 Right Crack

Nice climbing on great rock, very easy access. Bit tall, might want to rope up

V1 Sickie Slab

25m to right of SplitRock.Slab on small features

V1 Bad Prawn

National Park. Parks Vic website (Oct 2014) says "[...] Bookings are required for groups. Individuals are not required to book, but should check with the Park Office to enquire about the availability of sites. [...]"

V1 Suspect Sushi

National Park. Parks Vic website (Oct 2014) says "[...] Bookings are required for groups. Individuals are not required to book, but should check with the Park Office to enquire about the availability of sites. [...]"

V2 Dodgy Curry

National Park. Parks Vic website (Oct 2014) says "[...] Bookings are required for groups. Individuals are not required to book, but should check with the Park Office to enquire about the availability of sites. [...]"

VB Much Less Suspect Sushi

Walk back from the road past the start of Dodgy Curry / Suspect Sushi to the substantially shorter boulder immediately behind.

Sit start just to the left of the crack which goes up off to the right. Straight up.

V0- Much Less Dodgy Curry

A forced eliminate.

Start as per Much Less Suspect Sushi, keeping your feet on the right hand side of the crack which heads up off to the right.

Tourbus Boulders

Collection of alright climbs on the right side of the road

Tourbus Boulders
V1 April Fool

Up the left of the slab on flake and thin seam. Carefully top out between slightly chossy bulges.

V2 Welcome to You're Doom

Up Right side of slab on unlikely holds. Delicately up to jug, then suck it up to top, or escape to left. Sit start might also go

V1 Pity the fool

Sit. Crimp, jug, mantle.

V0 Limp Wrist

Easily up on rough rock

Historical climbs

The 6 climbs below are kept for historical reason only, a rockfall destroyed them. It might be possible to re-establish new climbs on the current broken face after cleaning it.

V0 Roughneck

-No longer available due to rockfall.

Low traverse. Rough.

V0- Tourbus Gulch

-No longer available due to rockfall.

Easy scramble up obvious weakness

V2 Tourbus

-No longer available due to rockfall.

Bit of an eliminate, and all the better for it. Straight up, using face holds only. No arete. Gain ledge, balancy mantle, then carefully to summit. Not too hard, but gets a point for severity at the top

V1 Mini Tourbus

-No longer available due to rockfall.

As for Tourbus, but finish after mantling

V0 Ramble

-No longer available due to rockfall.

clamber around on Tourbus face using whichever holds

V0 Escape Route

-No longer available due to rockfall.

Rubbish at the right of the boulder

Criss-cross boulder

National Park. Parks Vic website (Oct 2014) says "[...] Bookings are required for groups. Individuals are not required to book, but should check with the Park Office to enquire about the availability of sites. [...]"

Criss-cross boulder
V2 Directionless

Sit start with your feet in the crack, do not use the small detached rock on the right for foot holds. Follow the crack direct to top out. V1 if you use the jug on the left of the crack.

V1 Right angles

Same start as directionless except follow the crack to the left and use the jug to top out.

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