Voies sportive dans Churchman's Brook

Six Minute Increments 22 7m

2m left of Stranded Asset. Fight your way up at the very LHE of the cliff. Strenuous billing does not stop until there is a resolution. BR to DBB. M Rosser, J. Truscott 26 Jan 05

*Stranded Asset 21 7m. Relax to the max before attempting the pumpy wall and rooflet at the far LHE of the cliff. 2BR to DBB. M. Rosser, J. Truscott 7 Nov 04

Route is located on the initial wall that begins near the last stone step of the approach path.

Frequently Asked Questions when Riding on the Tiger’s Back 19 7m

Right of SA. Heel hook then PLF. 2BR. J. Truscott, M Rosser 26 Jan 05

A faint vertical weakness 2m right of Fingers and Toes. Climb straight up past two bolts (crux) to reach easier ground. A bit runout past the second bolt.

The first ascent done without the first bolt, which was added in 2023

Up arete left of The Sting chimney. First FH is high, can place large cam in back of groove fpor protection, however, this will addd rope drag. Climb up arete with increasing desperation untill 4th FH, then run it ou up left side of groove. Best hard climb at Churchmans Brook

Start 2m left of Slash and Burn. First clip is rather high. Delicately climb face past two more bolts, with a big move past blank section.

The sport route with 5 fixed hangers. Up overhanging start, layback over bulge to clip third bolt (crux). Directly up face on small holds, staying out of Gabbro Grove, past two more bolts to top. Two ring bolts at the anchor.

Climb jugs on arete to gain first bolt and struggle up desperate hold to reach second bolt. Crux is moving from the 4th to thr 5th bolt. Some brave people skip the 5th bolt as it can be difficult to clip. Re-bolted in '92 so the name no longer applies, really.

Strenuous climbing 2m right of Celestial Way. From the ledge climb overhanging arete past two fixed hangers to join Mainliner at piton.

The line with 4 large ringbolts 2m left of the Up for Grabs corner. The first bolt should be stick-clipped or alternatively it can be reached by climbing to the first fixed hanger of Funky Gibbon. Start from ledge, directly up wall past bolt to reach the left edge of roof (crux). Ape out right, clip second bolt over the roof, then thin'n'crispy face past 2 more bolts. Stay out of the gully.

Before Skywalker was freed this was the hardest climb in the state for years. Start in the corner below the first major overhang. Some brutal upper body moves allow the bolt to be reached. Traverse left under the roof to reach the groove. More strenuous climbing up this gains the crack, which leads to the finishing headwall past the peg, the same finish as Celestial Way (the guide book says Mainliner, but the topo shows CW instead). Rope drag at the bottom is reduced by clipping the first ringbolt on Kindred Spirit.

The roof system 2 m right of Up For Grabs. Clip the bolt from the large rock platform. Jump or if tall enough, stretch to the undercling. Swing up to the second small overhang, clip bolt and up to the next bolt with great difficulty. Finish up the flaky wall past last bolt of Kindred Spirit.

Up to ledge right end of roof, then climb the short flake to clip the fixed hanger on the headwall to the left. Swing out left and claw past a carrot bolt (crux) to a sloping ledge below a bulge and another carrot bolt. Straight up over the bulge for 2m then diagonally left to a small spike/flake. Up left again to enter the large crack then up the wall right of the piton to finish. Alternatively, another good way to finish is as for Gates of Mordor.

1 carrot, 4 fixed hangers