Nodos en Townsville

Townsville offers something for everyone.

World class bouldering! Quality granite boulders some as big as houses.

The Inner Circle contains the most extensively mapped areas at Harvey's Marbles. It was the first area discovered and contains numerous classic problems from this early period of development. In spite of this the area continues to produce classic first ascents, especially in the higher grades.

There are currently approximately 600 problems in the Inner Circle from V0 to V10, and many challenging unsent lines. Classics abound and vary dramatically in height, style and grade. If you are visiting only for a short period of time then you may wish to focus on "The Upper Terrace" and "The Lower Terrace" and "The Embankment", where the highest concentration of outstanding bouldering is found.

The great thing about the Inner Circle though is that everything is so close and it is possible to tour the different areas picking off classics as you go.

The Slabs, as the name suggests, is a bunch of easier slab problems with around 14 problems from V0 – V3/V4. 30 seconds walk from the car.

The Slabs consist of a row of very low angled boulders and have a few very easy problems, great for kids, and a couple of tougher 0's. The better problems are located on the small boulders just downhill from the end of The Slabs that is furthest from the car.

The first Boulder when approaching from the car park.

Traverse from right to left.

A row of very low angled boulders.

Sit-start, then finish up the slab.

Bridge between the two boulders to make your way up the crack.

Up the ramp just left of “Middle Slab”.

The middle of the slab ramp.

Up the ramp just right of “Middle Slab”

Starting right of the tree, squeeze up the dihedral onto the boulder then continue up the slab.

Right foot on the low side pull, mantle up and continue up the slab.

Face of boulder only. See also “Face and Arete Variant”.

Face of boulder and arete for left hand. See also “Face Only”

Stay well away from the rifle shooting range (http://www.tmrc.com.au/). This is private property and potentially extremely dangerous.

The middle boulder which also happens to be the middle-sized boulder.

Face and arete up to a tricky mantle.

Face between the two aretes with an awkward landing. Watch out for the flake.

A fun, short, dynamic problem. Up the arete in one big move. Watch out for the flake.

A nice warm up.

The larger of the three boulders with a slight overhang on the backside.

A short round mantle.

Middle of the blank slab.

Right-hand end of slab. Stepping left onto big foothold.

Traverse from the left-hand arete along the lip. Exit before the flake.

Sit-start on the big flake.

The beast problems are "Fall From Grace", and "Tumble". Also home to one of the hardest slabs at Harvey's Marbles, "Subtle Manipulation".

The first problems you get to are on " The Scoop Boulder".

Obvious flake. Also see "Hot Scoop Sit-Start".

Sit-start for "Hot Scoop”

From centre of scoop using left arete.

From centre of scoop straight upwards avoiding left-hand arête and the jugs on the right. See also "Lisa V4".

Sit-start of Scoop Direct and is even more desperate!

Start as far right of the scoop as possible and traverse left’ topping out left of the scoop, (as for Scoop Left). Can also be done in reverse.

A V4 sit-start on the small boulder behind the scoop boulder, tackling the tiny overhang.

1m left of “Slip Toe Ridge”. A short slab.

1m left of “Granulate”. Up through bulge.

Variant of “Uncle Slabbers”. The Scoop just left without the sidepull.

Centre of face via good in-cut sidepull.

Stand start just left of “Present Tense” with high right-hand hold. Not very good.

Obvious steep crack a few meters right of the above problem. Start sitting with both hands in the crack. Sharp but classic, if you are into that sort of thing.

The standing start to “Present Tense”.

Pleasant face and a great kiddy problem.

The next boulder right of “Moo” also some short V0 slabs.

"The Inner Circle" classic problem with lovely technical moves. Up the left leaning vague arête. This is normally done from a sit start, although the stand is no easier.

Continue "Fall from Grace" left along the slopey lip till you reach the other arete and mantle here.

Slabby arete and face just left of block. Good.

A variant of “Deception”. Sit-start. Even better!

Up small block.

Variant of "Righty Tighty Stand Start" Sit-start the right-hand side of the block and up.

The steep flake and arête on the uphill face, starting just right of the tree. (Tree no longer standing)

The sit-start of "Gone In 15 Seconds" adds some interesting moves.

The dead rotting tree was removed after it half fell down, creating a dangerous hazard for climbers but also exposing a new face on the boulder.

Standing start off opposing sidepulls, move directly up the vague arete on side-pulls and crimps to a blank top-out.

The high slab on the opposite side of “Fall From Grace”. Work through the low scoop and then up onto a balancy top.

Add the sit-start, with the lower of the two left-hand sidepulls and a right-hand sidepull barely off the ground, for a tough, thin and sustained problem.

Wall just to the right of “Subtle Manipulation” starting with left-hand on high small crimp and right-hand on lower sidepull.

A reference to the holds rather than a swipe at any particular political preference! Sit-start off the block (or crouched start) into above problem. Starts with low right-hand sidepull. Technical and crimpy.

When facing “Fall From Grace”, there is a small boulder 10m behind you with two little V3 sit-starts.

Sit-start on the right-hand arête.

Sit-start in the middle at obvious rail.

Links the sit-start of “The Other Way”, right into the start of “The Wrong Way” via a tough thin traverse, and adds a couple of grades.

Boulder 5 has some short sit starts at about V2/3 & and V5 "Unconventional Means".

Sit-start on right arête, and then traverse left along the lip, (not using obvious jug over the top), continuing around the left-hand arête and mantle just around the corner.

Right-hand tiny arête.

in the middle of the overhung face using horizontal break.

Mushroom shaped boulder with a few problems, most notably “the Mushroom Dyno”.

Steep slopey layback flake up crumbly boulder that's a nice breather from the crimps. Best from a crouched start.

Slab with steep start on back end of the boulder. Also see "Delicat Variant".

Variant of "Delicat". Start to the right off the low jug.

Starts at "Delicat", on the mushroom boulder. Move up and diagonally left, hanging off the very vague arête. Big move to reach the slopey dish out left and then mantle.

An alternative start to "Magic Mushrooms". Start as for “Delicat” and traverse left into “Magic Mushrooms”.

Start just to the right of “Timeout”, with both hands using the small roof as an undercling. Pull on and throw up and left for the flake and finish up this.

When facing “Delicat” on Boulder 6 - “The Mushroom Boulder”, there is a slabby arete behind you and downhill a few meters.

Starting from left-hand on the big low jug, and right-hand on sidepull.

Arete just left of “Spiderman”. Great.

Centre of face starting off obvious rock, moving right to finish.

“Spiderman” started directly under the finishing holds.

Linked with “The Ashes”.

Mantle straight above the block, avoiding the jugs out left and right.

Face just to the right of “Beached Whale”.

Arete just to the left of ”Earthling” with tricky moves toward the top.

Traverse right from “Beached Whale”’ around “The Ashes” arête to the end of the boulder and up the easy arete. Stay quite low during the traverse.

Another excellent technical arete starting from lowest level at the ground.

Take the Tumble arete from the right-hand side. Bad landing.

1.5m left of Tumble. Up to join vague arete (right-hand side of scoop).

Into the scoop anyway you want and then move right to exit. A little spooky.

Stay well away from the rifle shooting range (http://www.tmrc.com.au/). This is private property and potentially extremely dangerous.

Also a little spooky. Up the middle of the scoop. Can use the left-hand arête.

Fun.

Short little blank slab about 2m left of Easy Crack. Can be done direct or going left.

Stay well away from the rifle shooting range (http://www.tmrc.com.au/). This is private property and potentially extremely dangerous.