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North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Little Joe Hill |
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SPC
In the gully behind the Western Lookout is a short wall with a clean cut crack towards its right hand side. Lovely rock and tricky jamming. |
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Back to Scratch
Around the RH end of the cliff is a major corner-chimney facing the valley. Use the native pine tree to make an awkward entry into the line. A bit of a thrutch. |
East Face
The orange walls facing the Terraces Fire-line walking track and best approached from that side [see approach details]. |
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Hop Sing
This is at the LH edge of the very LH buttress just L of an obvious crack in the headwall [Ponderosa]. Climb thin L leaning seam to ledge. Step L and up headwall past the block with a crack behind it. |
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★ Ponderosa
Good clean crack climb. At the far LH end of the east facing blocks is a block with an obvious crack/groove in its upper wall. Start at the short steep corner down and R of this. Up corner, L under bulge, up awkward crack. |
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★ Devil's Tower
About 20m R of the Ponderosa block is a large orange block. [Gerrymander takes a line on the RH side of this block.] At the LH side of this block is a short chimney between the face and a detached boulder. Chimney up to the chockstone. Step onto the wall and head up across a R leading ramp line to finish up the headwall. Head R to descend. |
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★★ Katara
Beautiful line taking the centre of the perfect orange wall. Delicate, slippery face climbing. Much harder if you’re short. Probably classic |
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★ Gerrymander
Excellent, sustained face climbing. Towards the RH edge of orange wall, 20m R of Ponderosa. Gain the flake, climb it, mantleshelf then step L onto the wall [carrot bolt]. Move L and up. |
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★ Bonanza
The RH edge of the Gerrymander block has a big chimney/corner. Up this with some interesting moves near the top. |
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★ Wyoming
Down and R of Bonanza about 15m is a thin crack up the L side of a slabby wall. Nice moves up this crack, step L and up steep thin crack in headwall. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Gamblers wall
Larger rocky outcrop in the middle of the ridge line that continues south from Boronia Peak. The outcrop is roughly at the centre of Lake Bellfield when looking from Grampians Road. The orange face can be seen from the main road, just above where a prominent gully meets the lake. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Gamblers wall |
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★★★ Gambler's Fallacy
Immaculately desperate corner crack with a powerful start. Begins from large shelf down low (climbers right). Up bouldery start and technical layback past bolt (using the slab on the left takes away a grade) continue up thin crack with technical feet and increasinly fleeting hands to the top. Plenty of bomber gear on solid rock. would strongly advise stick clipping the bolt. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
The Grand Old Man
Cliff faces SW. Walking time 50 minutes. GR 386836 |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield The Grand Old Man |
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The Grand Old Men
Prominent cairned line near middle of cliff.
Climbed in the 80s |
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Spring Fever
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
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Spring Fever Direct Variant
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Netherby Towers
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Netherby Towers |
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Bump and Grind
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
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Remembering Diana
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
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Happy Lathering, Customers
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
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How Do You Stop an Elephant?
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Jacks Rest
Although west of the ridge, this crag is accessed from the East side so it's been placed under the Northeast 'Mt William' Range. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Jacks Rest |
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Hot Dogs
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Rock of Ages
Comprising smooth, grey, Mount Rosea-like rock, the top, only, of this outcrop is visible from Halls Gap-Dunkeld Road halfway up hill between Pastoral Buttress and Diving-board Rocks, and 50m north of those cliffs. Park on road directly below Rock of Ages. A pleasant, 20-minute stroll across paddocks and then through open woodland leads to cliff. Cliff faces west. NOTE: Cliff details taken from VCC online update 2001. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Rock of Ages |
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The Ancient of Days
Excellent, technical climbing. From left toe of face, climb ramp up right to left vertical line. Up this. |
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Ageism on the Rise
Much harder than it looks, hard to pro- tect, and in need of a clean. Line on right side of face. From ledge with tree, climb groove to overhang. Step up left, then right above overhang. Up until easier rock is attained. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Power Tower
Isolated pinnacle of very smooth, compact rock and limited potential on west side of Mount William Range above Lake Bellfield. Cliff faces southwest. NOTE: Cliff detail taken from VCC online update 2001. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Power Tower |
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When Push Comes to Shove
Scramble up chimney/gully below northwest corner of pinnacle, then over blocks to stance below crack in middle of west face. Crack. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield |
Fallen Slab Wall
Although west of the ridge, this crag is accessed from the East side so it's been placed under the Northeast 'Mt William' Range. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area Lake Bellfield Fallen Slab Wall |
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The Road Less Travelled
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area |
South-East Mt Difficult Range
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area South-East Mt Difficult Range |
Forrest Rock
A Designated Climbing Area close to Halls Gap with relatively easy access and a decent number of moderate routes. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area South-East Mt Difficult Range Forrest Rock |
This area encompasses all buttresses and faces to the left of the Main Face. There is a wide variety
This area encompasses all buttresses and faces to the left of the Main Face. There is a wide variety of short, quality routes scattered across different faces. |
Upstanding Pillar |
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★ Upstanding
Buttress 80m left of left end of main cliff. Best approached by walking up the gully left of Carry on Regardless then following the cliff line left. Takes the prominent slabby arête of the buttress providing pleasant climbing with a FH at the start. Finish at the ledge and abseil anchor. |
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★ The Black Fingernail
The face just right of Upstanding. Up the crack and face past a FH to a ledge. Up the wide crack then step right and climb the thin seam up the middle of the short headwall to finish at the abseil anchor. |
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★ Viollet-Le-Duc
The buttress up the gully right of Black Fingernail. Climb the left arete to a narrow ledge above the second FH. Traverse right 2m and finish up the short flake to lower offs. |
Robespierre Buttress |
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★ Robespierre
The next buttress right of the Upstanding pillar. Take the attractive thin seam up the slabby face on the left side of the buttress passing a FH to finish up the seam in the steep headwall. Good climbing all the way. Small wires and cams are needed. Abseil descent. |
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Sir Percy Blakeney
The thin crack up the steep wall just left of the first pitch of The Scarlet Pumpernickel finishing up that climb. |
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The Scarlet Pumpernickel
Four meters right of Robespierre.
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The Green Scorpion Rib |
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The Green Scorpion
On the right hand side of the gully right of The Scarlet Pumpernickel is a clean slabby rib. Climb the middle of the rib past 2 fixed hangers to lower offs. |
Bernie’s Face |
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★ Where's Bernie's Blower?
Walk up the gully left of Carry on Regardless about 30m to a short clean face. Up the middle of the face to the abseil anchors. Small cams required [nothing larger than a BD 0.3 was used on the first ascent]. |
Carry On Regardless Buttress |
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Carry On Regardless
Nice short problem. At the left hand edge of the main cliff are 2 smaller buttresses. The left one. Climb short steep flake on right side of buttress. Pull over bulge above flake then up and left onto front of buttress, up to lower offs. |
Single Entendre Buttress |
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Single Entendre
The short buttress just right of Carry on Regardless. Climb the thin crack to a fixed hanger. Up and left to another fixed hanger then back right to finish up a short groove. DBB/lower off. |
The access trail joins the Main Face at Codd’s Flat Buttress. This area is the tallest part of the c
The access trail joins the Main Face at Codd’s Flat Buttress. This area is the tallest part of the crag. |
Don’t Wet The Car Buttress |
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★★ Forrest Gump
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Don't Wet The...
Climbing restrictions apply to many crags in Gariwerd/Grampians. Some of these restrictions are likely to change over time as assessments are completed. Tags are being applied to most crags to reflect their current status. Additional access-notes are provided to clarify restrictions where required (and will over-ride this notice). Current and further Parks Victoria advice can be found at https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/grampians-national-park/rock-climbing-in-gariwerd |
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Don’t Wet The Car
Climbs the tallest buttress of the cliff, which is at the left end of the main face.
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Codd’s Flat Buttress |
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Codds Flat
Start in gully right of 'Don’t Wet The Car' [this gully is the lefthand of the big chimney lines on the main face].
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Chimney Buttress |
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Carry On Up The Chimney
Revolting first pitch leads to nice exposed chimney through big roof.
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Bastide de Domme
The distinct buttress between C.O.U.T.C. and T.K.O.K. has a major clean crack line from the ground up the centre. Committing moves for the first few metres (solid pro) which then eases off to about grade 12. Climb the crack to about 1 third height where it becomes a gully. Step right (possible belay here) and follow the line up the rib staying slightly right. Belay on top of the buttress from lower offs in the orange wall under the roof. Could be an alternate first pitch to C.O.U.T.C. |
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La Porte des Tours
Start at the foot of The Khazi of Kalabar chimney. Head up and left past a fixed hanger to the horizontal crack though the bulge. Swing left on this then up to join Bastide de Domme at the ledge. Continue up the rib on BdD to the abseil bolts. |
Barbara Windsor Buttress |
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The Khasi Of Kalabar
Chimney line 10m right of 'Carry On Up The Chimney'.
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Barbara Windsor Mammorial Buttress
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Rumpo Kid Face |
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★★ Chutes de Pierre
Right of The Barbara Windsor Mammorial Buttress is a corner chimney with a thin seam on its right wall. Approach from the right and follow the seam [micro cams] past a fixed hanger to a ledge where the line becomes a gully. Step out right and climb the arete to finish at the lower offs. |
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Rumpo Kid
Crack 10m right of 'Barbara Windsor Mammorial Buttress'. |
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★ Lemon Rind
Start at the arete just right of The Rumpo Kid. Up past 2 fixed hangers to finish up a short shallow groove on the right. Pull over the bulge to the lower offs. |
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Melon Peel
Start 2 metres right of Rumpo Kid. Up the right edge of the face, small cams are useful. |
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Stodge City
The corner just right of Melon Peel |
Main Face - High Sector
From the Main Face, continue around the trail to the right and upward to join the cliffline at “Krak des Chevaliers”. |
Don’t Wet Yourself Wall |
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Don't Wet Yourself
Near the right end of the cliff are two deep chimney-clefts. Scramble up L past large conifer to sloping grassy terrace just left of left cleft. Follow right leading crack up slabby left wall of cleft to ceiling. An exposed pull up right gains the chimney. Up. |
Krak Buttress |
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Krak des Chevaliers
Very enjoyable and varied outing. 15m right of Don’t Wet Yourself. Between the 2 major chimneys, on the shorter righthand section of the cliff, there is a buttress with an overhang across its width at 8m. Start at the short crack in the middle of this buttress.
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Carcassonne Buttress |
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Garderobe
Start 25 metres right of Krak de Chevaliers around the right arete of the major buttress. Climb the recessed chimney corner. A very old fashioned outing. |
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★ Carcassonne
Interesting climbing up the thin cracks and seams in the middle of the buttress 5m right of Garderobe. Finish at an abseil anchor. |
Pierrefonds Buttress |
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Alcazar
The buttress right of Carcassonne. Start 6m right of Carcassonne at a short detached flake/pillar. Climb the pillar then continue up the buttress past a FH to a ledge. Head up and left to the arete following this to a large ledge. Climb the short wall to a lower off point. |
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Pierrefonds
Two metres right of Alcazar. Climb the short buttress just right of the wide crack to a ledge with a large tree. Up a short crack to get onto the right arete of the buttress. Up the arete and headwall to DBB/lower off. Some small cams and wires are useful. |
Far Right encompasses all areas scattered across small cliffs and buttresses right of Pierrefonds Bu
Far Right encompasses all areas scattered across small cliffs and buttresses right of Pierrefonds Buttress |
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Lichen Subscribe
50m right of Pierrefonds, down overgrown trail. Gain access to the right face of the buttress via diagonal weakness. Up wall past 2x FH, through bulge tending left via small trad gear to lower off. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area South-East Mt Difficult Range |
The Watchtower
Easy to get to with a few decent routes. Possibly the best climbing area within walking distance of Halls Gap, the Watchtower offers some good single pitch mixed, sport and trad routes, easily accessible on a 40m high outcrop. The area is shady and the grey rock provides some slabby to near vertical terrain. Just a heads up, local guiding companies frequent this site and often use Flat Tack, and the easier climbs to the left of it, as well as the Beezlbub/ Nerds Day Out area. |
North West Grampians Halls Gap Area South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower |
Vegan’s Wall |
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Vegan’s Divide
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
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Vegan’s Unite
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
Velvet Gully |
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Red Velvet
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
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Orange Tang
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
Tonga Pillar Area |
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★ Bonga
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
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Tonga (Direct)
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
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Tonga
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
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Monga
Track works have been completed August 2023. Previously the track was in a dire state. |
The Jungle Terrace |
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★★ Welcome To The Jungle
(Possible repeat?) Located on the next terrace up and L of Hickory's Handle gully. Up crack system in centre of wall L of corner, veering L to arete and up block. Scramble to find belay amongst the scrub. Walk off: up and R to area above Jugular Pulse, then scramble down to start of Jugular Pulse. |
Located to the far left of the Watchtower; walk left from when the base of cliff is reached, passing
Located to the far left of the Watchtower; walk left from when the base of cliff is reached, passing 2 terraces. This opens to Hickory’s Handle Gully. Comprising of a pocket of easy to moderate sport routes including “Flat Tack”, “Jugular Pulse” and “Silvertop”; this area is favoured by local guides such as Absolute Outdoors as well as sport climbers alike. |
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★ Duckman
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★ Duckman Variant
Added as there was a bush growing in the path of the original Duckmans.
(Only higher grade than Duckman due to crumbling rock.) |
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★ Hickory's Handle
Located on the arete at the bottom of the third terraced area/gully uphill and L of main cliff. Start at arete, up steep juggy section to small ledge. Traverse 2m R, then up to a ledge. Move into the gully/groove on the R and up. |