Mt Cooroora, Escalada en roca

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1 Summit Blocks Pyramid Wall 2 Adventure Time Wall 3 Main Wall 4 The Shifting Slabs 5 Greener Pastures 6 North West Faces/ Dinosaur Wall

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Descripción

Adventurous Trad, Aid and Sport climbing on rock of variable quality. Single and multi-pitch routes. Fixed hangers and U-bolts lead the way on long routes.

What to bring • 15 quickdraws plus the usual slings and locking carabiners. • Wear a helmet climbing and belaying. There is plenty of loose rock. • Bring two ropes. One 60m for leading with another of at least 50m for double-rope abseils. • Bring insect repellent and sunscreen.

First Nations Information

The First Nations people from this area are Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi.

The area holds high importance to First Nations people with many sites of cultural importance across the region including artefact scatters, scarred trees and burial sites.

All information collected has been carried out with research, respect and best interest however, we welcome feedback from the community.

Acceso

The drive (2 hours from Brisbane)

Park at the picnic shelter at the Mt Cooroora Park (-26.367974, 152.844845), the same parking as for the popular track to the summit.

The Walk (30minutes)

• Cross the road, and walk down the fire road to the left of the "hikers track". Go over the gate on the fire road to a junction, then go left.

• At the next track junction, follow the signs to Tuchekoi Circuit. Then turn right at the next junction (-26.372496, 152.844309).

• Walk on the fire road until you reach a large rocky run-off area on right, avoid going into private property by veering right and uphill following the barbed wire fence.

• The narrow and steep track will lead to Adventure time wall, and eventually Main Wall.

Historia

Gráfico cronológico de las vías

Often eyed but rarely attempted. The seemingly poor quality of the rock and the lack of trustworthy natural protection has thwarted most attempts at climbing here previously. A three pitch free and aid route was established in 1975 by Robert Staszewski & Fred From but is now rusted and overgrown. Adam Donoghue did an “easy and pretty crappy” natural route in mid 90s, details unrecorded. Lee & Sam Cujes attempted a ground-up route on the North Faces in 2003 but bailed before the summit. JJ O’Brien and party rapped into a stance somewhere on the (sunny) North Faces and climbed out via a nice crackline they called “Not The King Of The Mountain”.