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Table of contents
- 1. Sidlukallu 2 in Crag
- 2. Index by grade
1. Sidlukallu 2 routes in Crag
- Summary:
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Trad climbing and Top roping
Lat / Long: 12.707211, 77.306139
Overgrown. Only way to climb the routes is to rap down and climb up.
Hiking during the day seems ok. But someone once got accosted by Ramanagara policemen late evening, because the car was parked on the Ramanagara town side, in a desolate location.
Keep a look out for Snakes, Bears & Leopards.
Watch out for Muggers.
description
Sidlukallu, 60 odd km south-west of Ramanagara town has one of the most spectacular routes around Bangalore. ‘Bollywood’, a two pitch, 5.11d bolted crack-chimney route is an extremely photogenic line.
Bolted by a visiting ‘Rock & Ice’ team, Jeff Jackson, Josh Smith & David Rasmussen, who were locally guided and supported by Kamalesh Venugopal, Nick McKinnon & David Clifford in Dec of 2009. Additionally, there is a project, for which I had bolted the top anchors in 2015 or 16, and is an ongoing project.
access issues
approach
There are two ways to get here. Either follow the coordinates for Ibrahim’s farm, hike in from east, and up the Sidlukallu crag, which faces the North Bhaijan wall. Or approach using below given coordinates to approach from the west, via the Ramanagara town. Preferred is the first option. The second option will require you to park to the side, where we had break ins of the vehicles.
The hike takes about 40-60 minutes, along the ridge from north to south. The trail might be unmarked, but it is a bit intuitive if you are good with directions in the backcountry. A two-pitch rappel would get you down to the first bolts.
Hiking out is not an option, as the base is overgrown.
| Route | Grade | Style | Selected ascents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bollywood
Rap & Climb route. A standard rack upto #3 required. P1: 5.11d. 40ish meters. 10 odd + 2 bolts. Crux pitch. Need removable gear for the lower half. P2: 5.9+. 5 + 2 bolts. 30 meters. Body-wide chimney. Body jamming possible. Crux is well protected with three bolts. | 5.11d | 70m, 2, 20 | |||
| 2 |
Project
Rap & Climb route. To the right of Bollywood, before you get to it. Top anchors established in 2015/2016. Goes along a chimney. Rap & climb route, eventually. | 5.11 | 80m | |||
2. Index by grade
| Grade | 
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Stars | Name | Style | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.11 | Project | 80m | |||
| 5.11d | Bollywood | 70m, 2, 20 |