Voies dans Kings Tableland

Start: At a short right-facing corner marked with a cairn at the north (left) end of a huge white/yellow ~150m high ~50m wide choss wall, about -33.803796, 150.386692.

1. 20m (14) Up the slab on the left wall with cams in the corner. Up over blocks at the top and bushwalk to a tree belay.

2. 25m (11) Bushwalk into the chasm behind the massive block, ledges and breaks 2-3m from the back wall, chimney up and out, then bushwalk into sandy cave and tree belay at far side (right). But, better to scramble out of cave left without pro and belay above the chasm at the start of P3, horizontal breaks take BD#1, 2 & 3.

3. 30m (14) Up trending left. Avoid first bulge on left, up some ledges, awkward move past a grass tree, 5m up slab, then 5m up corner to weak tree on right, better to use cams in break.scoop further right.

4. 30m (14, some say 16) Run-out slab. Poor BD#0.2 in right wall 3m up, move up to narrow ledge, good wire or small cam in corner, then ~4m run-out slab above, good hand hold top-centre. Up a bushy ledge to 5m wall with fused flake, climb first half direct then move right for easier exit to sandy cave. Bushwalk left to tree belay.

5. 35m (11) Big bushwalk traverse. Start up blocks for 5m, then walk left ~10m, step over a hole with big exposure and up the left arête with nice moves. Walk ~5m left across loose sand with big exposure to tree belay.

6. 15m (12) Short orange wall, then easy corner with good gear, fight through the tree branch roof above! Bushwalk right to various tree belay options.

7. 25m (14) Hard under-cut bouldery start for the grade, up steep jagged blocks with various cam options, up and over lip through backpack grabbing tree, a 5m corner leads to a couple of ledges. Tree belay and cam options on both ledges.

8. 20m (15, some say 17) Up left leaning ferny groove/chimney for 7m. You can wedge yourself in nicely, various cam/wire options, exit to left. Scramble up ledges heading to the left of the next chimney, belay level with the base with cams in horizontal breaks, long slings to synchronise over various levels, BD #0.3, 0.75 & 1.

9. 20m (12) Up chimney and left wall. Exit up loose dirt gully, bushwalk right to tree belay.

10. 35m (5) Most will unrope here, bushwalk up & right for ~20m aiming for the chasm, climb this to your backpacks.

Seen from a distance the climb follows the left edge of the big “W”, left of the Emu. Follow the line where the black rock meets the right chossy face. Access is the same as for the Emu. Start: About 150m left of Emu Crack. There are various easy slabs and corners to choose from.

1. (3) 18m. Easy scramble up slab/corner and traverse left on ledge to tree belay.

2. (8) 45m. Up short corners and side of black slab to tree belay at base of main corner.

3. (14) 50m. Tricky start then up corner with good pro to choss ledge at about 20m. Up overhang (bolt) and continue up corner for about 5m then left onto black wall around block to avoid corner choss. Up to tree belay.

4. (10) 40m. From tree move left about 5m onto easy angle black slabs trending slightly left to tree belay.

5. (13) 50m. Up more black slabs meeting back with main corner (diagonal). Climb steepening wall to bolt then traverse left about 4m and tricky move to ledge. Up to tree belay on left.

6. (3) 15m. Up short slab and scrub to your underneath overhangs. To reach cliff top walk left for about 40m and up easy gully. Hayden Brotchie 10.6.96 (back-rope solo)

This climb is a long way left of The Emu and was done by accident. It will be hard to find the start without a cliff sketch. Neither the less,the climb is reasonably direct going up a kind of natural gully for the first two pitches and then moving right into chimney/crack system that goes to the top. Pitches three onwards get harder and more exposed the higher you go. Access: Same as for The Emu, walk past The Dreaming and continue for several hundred metres until you reach the right gully of a big buttress. Start: At fist size crack and slabs.

1. 40m. Up cracks and steep slabs. Tricky move through overhang/crack to good tree belay.

2. 50m. Easy up middle of slab, trending right and up to tree at 30m. From tree climb rightwards up broken cracks for 20m.

3. 30m. Up into open chimney. Take time with belay on ledge.

4. 25m. Climb wall with hollow ledges following corner. Tree and crack belay on ledge.

5. 30m. Up to dead tree. Climb wall moving left following wide crack (exposed). 10m up through scrub to tree belay.

6. 25m. Short layback and up wall to tree belay.

7. 15m. Up short crack to conglomerate overhangs. Walk right and scramble to cliff top.

   Hayden Brotchie 10.8.96 (back-rope solo)

This climb takes the buttress right of The Emu. Pitches 1 & 2 are enjoyable climbing on good rock. The third pitch is a more serious lead, not offering much protection. The climb wanders up from here. Start: At the first main buttress 50m right of The Emu. Scramble unroped (maybe 15m?) up left gully until blocked by steepening rock.

1. 33m. Climb left gully for 5m and traverse right over arete and then up on jugs to cave. Exposed - move right past bolt runner to large friend belay on right arete

2. 37m. Up juggy wall right of arete to ledge and climb left side of arete to top of large block.

3. 28m. (Crux) Start on main wall at broken drill hole. Mantle up and climb immediately right onto grovel ledge. Interesting move around arete and climb wall to tree belay.

4. 30m. Easy up wall and wonder right to tree belay.

5. 20m. Walk right for 12m and up on juggy rock and scrub.

6. 30m. Climb black slabs to slab ledge. Next three pitches zig zag through the choss overhangs.

7. 15m. Move left 7m and climb steep juggy wall to ledge.

8. 30m. Traverse right on ledge over choss.

9. 20m. Continue traversing right and up short wall.

Paul Davies, Hayden Brotchie 22.8.96 (Alternate Leads)