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Koolewong Guide

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Table of contents

1. Koolewong 125 routes in Crag

Summary:
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Saison

Bloc, Escalade sportive et autres styles

Lat / Long: -33.470042, 151.315729

description

Koolewong is a suburb in the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Koolewong has a population of approximately 800 people.

Limitations de l'accès

If you have benefited from climbing infrastructure in NSW, please consider making a donation towards maintenance costs. The Sydney Rockclimbing Club Rebolting Fund finances the replacement of old bolts on existing climbs and the maintenance of other hardware such as fixed ropes and anchors. The SRC purchases hardware, such as bolts and glue, and distributes them to volunteer rebolters across the state of New South Wales. For more information, including donation details, visit https://sydneyrockies.org.au/rebolting/

hérité de New South Wales and ACT

approche

Koolewong is easily accessible by car via Brisbane Water Drive.

1.1. Lara Street Boulders 65 routes in Crag

Summary:
Tous Bloc

Lat / Long: -33.478633, 151.318047

description

Mostly hard bouldering on slopey pockets with even slopier top outs. Lots of boulders spaced out over a large area with heaps of potential for new problems. (The guide is incomplete at this stage and some problems may have FA before currently listed.)

Limitations de l'accès

The boulders are situated above a residential area so it is important to be quiet and courteous when using this area. When driving under the bridge be aware that clearance is only 2.1m and high tide can come up to your wheels. Do not block access to Lara St.

approche

From the highway take the Gosford turn and head down the hill and turn right on Brisbane Water Drive. Turn right onto Lara St just before the bridge. Follow the road under the bridge and park on the right. Best not to park further along as these are resident parks.

Follow the road past the house and take the right branch up the hill until you see a large boulder on the left. Turn left just after here on the walking track just behind the new apartments and over a bridge. Follow the track/fire break behind the houses until you reach a boulder on the left where the track takes a slight kink to the left. There's also a small yellow drain. Turn right up hill here past the Bikini Cave on the left. Scramble up the small cliffline and head diagonally right up the hill and the boulders should appear. Hopefully the map will help a bit.

1.1.1. Bikini Cave 9 routes in Boulder

Summary:
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Big Pimpin

Start matched on the right facing crimp. Move up the left side of the scoop to top out. Arete is off up until it changes angle up high.

FA: dan stephenson, 19 Sept 2016

V3 Bloc 3m
2 G Slam

Run and jump to the top jugs, off of the small footer at knee height.

V3 Bloc 2m
3 One Piece Traverse

Rising lip traverse along the top of the left hand wall. Good warmup

V2 Bloc 4m
4 Goat Whisperer

Start low on the triangular ironstone feature. Up using the arete and avoiding the wall behind

V4 Bloc 3m
5 Neck to Knee

Lay down start under roof, pull up into roof with all limbs in crack and on rails, then head to right with no feet below roof,and finish up open chimney to top out using both walls, body jams, and whatever takes your fancy

V3 Bloc 4m
6 G String Theory

The back pocketed wall. Sit start and up the left side of the bikini feature. Big reach around to halfway break, then finish on the wall out left

V3 Bloc 3m
7 Bikini Right

Low sit start, up the right side of the bikini feature to finish on the half way break. Topout still not linked?

FA: Al Choi

V7 Bloc 5m
8 Under Your Pants

Stand start on ledge. Up left along beak and up. Basically the top out of Bikini Right. Highball

FA: Jason Piper

V5 Bloc
9 BB King Bikini

Sit start ledge pockets to trav R on break. Top out on slab

FA: Jason Piper

V4 Bloc

1.1.2. The Chalkboard 2 routes in Boulder

Summary:

approche

The smallish face/slab boulder below and to the left of Lara's Lips Boulder next to the track.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 The Chalkboard

Start matched on the lowest left facing sloper moving left and up to gain small horizontal crack then up over the lip with either a high foot or jump.

FA: William Frost-Foster

V6 Bloc 3m
2 The Chalkboard Direct

Shared start with 'The Chalkboard' but move directly up along awful slopey crimps then tiny crimp rail to lip. All holds left of the start hold are off.

Open Project

Bloc 3m

1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder 8 routes in Boulder

Summary:

description

The best boulder for warm ups

approche

The first boulder you come to 100m up the hill past the Bikini Cave

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Lara's Lips

Sit start as low as possible on the right side of ships bow and follow the huge slopey jugs to top out right at the top.

V3 Bloc 3m
2 Lara's Bottom Lip

Start as for Lara's Lips, traverse left low using the bowl and up from the horn.

V3 Bloc 3m
3 Lara's Secret Slot

Same as Lara's Bottom Lip but keep heading left to just before the tree, then up.

V3 Bloc 4m
4 Lara’s Little Lips

Start matched on the small incut edge under the hueco. Move directly up via the small shallow pocket and small crimps, pulling through the big hold just below the lip. All jugs left and right are off for both hands and feet.

V4 Bloc 2m
5 Lara's secret direct

Sit start next to tree and go straight up

V3 Bloc 3m
6 Lara's Late Night

Sit start compressing between two side pull crimps, and not great feet. Dyno/Driveby left hand to the juggy rail. Top out as per other problems.

V5 Bloc 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents

On the river side of the boulder is a shallow slab and the next problems.

8 Fat Jack

Stand start on the big flake. Mantle up and left.

FA: dan stephenson, 19 Sept 2016

V1 Bloc 2m
9 Not So Fat Jack

Crouch start on the sloper on the lip of slab. Move up to the flake and then top the same as Fat Jack.

FA: Jack Folkes, 19 Sept 2016

V3 Bloc 2m

1.1.4. Pitt Brick 13 routes in Boulder

Summary:

description

3 to 4 metre high boulder featuring slopey pockets and hard top outs.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Gravel Pitt

On the south side of the boulder. Sit start on two pockets moving directly up via slopers and jug to top out.

FA: William Frost-Foster

V3 Bloc 3m
2 Womb Raider

Sit start below the hollow bone feature just to the right of the access slope on the water side of the boulder. Up past a good flat hold to a big throw over the top.

V4 Bloc 4m
3 Womb Raider (Low)

True sit start to Womb Raider, starting on two slopey pockets half a metre down and right of the original holds. Tricky start move, like an easier version of the core movements start.

V5 Bloc
4 A Lesson In Core Movements

Start 4m right of Womb Raider in the slopey 1 and 2 finger pockets and traverse up and left into Womb Raider top out.

Emmanuel Madayag

Mattias Braach-Maksvytis

FA: Michael Tonon, 2012

V9 Bloc 4m
5 A Lesson In Symbiosis

A Lesson in Core Movement direct. After the crux of core movement, head straight up to a slopey edge and delicately mantle your way out using various slopers and blind feet.

V10 Bloc
6 Eli's Direct

Direct top out of Eli's Closed Proj.

V10 Bloc 3m
7 Eli's Closed Proj

Start as for A Lesson In Core Movements and head up and right. Once at the lip, keep traversing right to top out as for Mick's Arete Left.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNy4xvhlDih/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

FA: Liam Healy, 2017

V10 Bloc 3m
8 Someday Soon

Start on the two slopers, a tricky sit move gains the right hand gaston finishing with a final jump to the lip. Not sure on the grade.

V9/10 Bloc
9 Neil's Arete

Sit start at the bottom right hand corner of the arete then move up and left on horrible slopes to a hard top out. NOTE: The far undercling holds on Micks arete are off.

FA: Neil Wallace, 2010

V10 Bloc 4m
10 Mick's Arete

Sit start on the bottom corner of he arete and follow slopes and shallow pockets on the right hand of the arete. Slam the top slopes and commit to the scary top out. Classic

FA: Mick Yuen, 2009

V7 Bloc 4m
11 Fight Club

Stand start to Mick's Arete on sloper and undercling.

FA: Jason Piper, 2009

V5 Bloc 4m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
12 Everyone but Ben

Stand start and straight up to the press out mantle. A great technical line that gets progressively harder to an easyish mantle.

FA: Michael Tonon, 11 Juil 2020

V8 Bloc 5m
13 Rusty Platter

Sit start on the lowest lip hold at the little cavelet before the arete. Bust up left to a crimp rail, and start trending up and right before a slabby/layback style top out. Keeping on the face of the boulder until the end. (Starting mega jugs of the arete problem are out)

FA: Tom Hodgson, 6 Juin 2021

V7 Bloc 4m

1.1.5. Warmup Block 5 routes in Boulder

Summary:

description

Square block directly behind Fire In the Hole when looking at this problem.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Left Arete V1 Bloc 3m
2 Left Face

Stand start on decent edge. Move straight up to top out.

V1 Bloc 3m
3 Left Face Dyno

Dyno from the start edge to the horn/highest point.

V3 Bloc 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
4 Right Arete V3 Bloc 3m
5 Right of Arete V4 Bloc 3m

1.1.6. Gnostic Cave 2 routes in Boulder

Summary:

approche

Head off left from the rock cairn and find the cliff line back towards the water

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Shick A Ding

Start in the low break. Big move to lip then up headwall to top out.

V4 Bloc 4m
2 Shick A Ding Ling Long V3 Bloc

1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb 9 routes in Boulder

Summary:

approche

The obvious cave capped by a hanging roof above the Pitt Brick

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Left arête

Sit start at base of arête and climb overhanging arête

V1 Bloc 2m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
2 Jade Emperor

Sit start at left hand side under little roof. Pull up on some holds below the lip with feet on the back ledge. Move up to the slopey break then climb the little face with small crimp rails. Right of the crack is off for hands as is the left arete.

FA: Dan Da Silva

V5 Bloc 3m
3 Stone Army

Sit start deep under the roof on the right hand side.From deep in the cave climb out using some underclings etc in the roof. Pull the lip using various slopey holds to gain the big break, then punch over the bloc on top for a tricky mantle. This problem does not use the big jug on the right

FA: Dan Da Silva

V5 Bloc 3m
4 Maxipad

Start matched on the low rail. Trend right to take a right crimp, then up to jugs and mantle.

FA: Joseph Prinable

V4 Bloc 3m
5 Emperor's Tomb

Sit start around the corner from the big jug.Starts matched on a good flat edge. Climb left to gain the big jug. Punch up to the break then exit via the tricky mantle. The original line here.

FA: Dan Da Silva

V4 Bloc 4m
6 Ming Dynasty

Sit start around the R/H corner on the flat edge.Climb out via the easiest way.

FA: Dan Da Silva

V1 Bloc 3m
7 Emperor's new groove

Sit start under the L/H roof as for 'Jade Emperor'. From the sit gain the good slopey rail, a low traverse right gains the good jug then top out via the mantle exit.

FA: Dan Da Silva

V6 Bloc 3m
8 Ming The Merciless

Start as the ming Dynasty to the big jug, then drop down and traverse low to the good slopey rail on Jade emperor, match it then finish as for that problem. All the higher holds above the line of the good slopey rail are off

FA: Dan Da Silva

V7 Bloc 3m
9 Ming The Repugnent

As for ming the merciless but eliminate the big jug for your hands. There are some small crimps before it you can use.

FA: Dan Da Silva

V8 Bloc 3m

1.1.8. Fire In The Hole Boulder 2 routes in Boulder

Summary:

approche

Head towards the top of the hill past the Emporers Tomb and the boulder will appear on the left.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Fire In The Hole

The downhill facing arete. Sit start in the slopey jug hole and follow sidepulls and a mono to a desperate top out out right a bit. Nails at 5

V6 Bloc 4m
2 Bombs Away

Shared start with 'Fire In the Hole' but moving right and up along small slopey crimps, then jumping for the lip and mantling over.

Vision by Tom Hodgson climbed by William Frost-Foster.

V9 Bloc 4m

1.1.9. Star Boulder 4 routes in Boulder

Summary:

description

Looks like a big triangle slab from below

approche

Head straight up the hill and right from Fire In The Hole and its the first massive block you come to.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Princess leia

Just left of the left arete straight up on good but diagonally sloping holds

V0 Bloc 4m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
2 Han Solo

Starts matched on obvious jug on the right side of the left arête. Head straight up using poor slopers and side pulls to mantle straight over the top. An awesome line.

FA: Michael Tonon, 1 Oct. 2014

V10 Bloc
3 Huck like Tom

Starts about 2m to the right of Han Solo. One move then a big throw/huck to the lip and mantle

FA: Tom Farrel, 2017

V8 Bloc
4 Doppelgänger

2m right from Huck like Tom, Towards the lower end of the bloc. Sit start with left hand side pull and right hand crimp. Head directly up and mantle out.

V8 Bloc 3m

1.1.10. Palin Boulder 3 routes in Boulder

Summary:
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Who's Nailin' Palin Left

Low sit start with feet under roof. Up to the slopey break, left along it then up

V2 Bloc
2 Who's Nailin' Palin Centre

Straight up - project?

Bloc
3 Who's Nailin' Palin Right

Sit start then swing out right over the void and up

V4 Bloc

1.1.11. Cranberry boulder 8 routes in Boulder

Summary:
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Salvation

The vertical crack like feature facing the track. SIt start

V0 Bloc 3m
2 It's not Hollywood

The large round pocket right of S, straight up, sit start

V1 Bloc 3m
3 The faithful departed

The inverted V right of InH, straight up, sit start

V2 Bloc 3m
4 Zombie

The arête to the right of TFD, sit start

V1 Bloc 4m
5 Linger

Sit start near descent boulder on the face towards slab at diagonal ironstone rail. Head left and up face

V3 Bloc 4m
6 Yellow skies

Sit start on right arête of bay side of boulder. Up arête to undercling and when on slab follow ramp left to tree branch descent

V2 Bloc 3m
7 War child

The right side of the low arête starting at 2 large dishes. Straight up

V0 Bloc 4m
8 So insecure

Start as for WC at large dishes near arête and follow diagonal line right to top out

V2 Bloc 5m

1.2. Lara Street Crag 40 routes in Crag

Summary:
Escalade sportive, Bloc et Escalade traditionnelle

Lat / Long: -33.477716, 151.317214

résumé

Short well featured sandstone routes, mostly on Carrot bolts with single u-bolt anhors. Easy to set up top ropes.

description

The small crag above the Lara St boulders. Routes are described left to right, with gaps on walls not yet climbed. The crag ends just above Star boulder. There are several projects on ring bolts indicated with a tag on the first bolt. There are a number of U bolts and the odd hex bolt scattered across the top of the crag. The top is easily accessed from either end or via scrambles between caves.

Limitations de l'accès

Best to abseil down and clean routes, especially if you want to top out, as the cliff top is covered in she oak needles. The hex heads are quite fiddly to get hangers over sometimes.

approche

Drive out of Woy Woy North on Brisbane Waters Drive and take the immediate left after the bridge into what looks like a dirt parking lot. Follow this down left to the water and cross under the railway bridge. Park in the dirt turn in's on the right just after the small grass open area. Don't continue further up the hill as this is resident parking ONLY.

Continue along the road past the house and take the right branch up the hill until you see a large boulder on the left. Turn left just after here on the walking track just behind the new apartments and over a small bridge. Follow the track/fire break behind the houses until you reach a boulder on the left where the track takes a slight kink to the left. There's also a small yellow drain beside a power pole. Turn right up hill here past the Bikini Cave on the left. Scramble up the small cliffline and head diagonally right up the hill until it flattens out a bit and follow up to the right aiming for the Cranberry boulder, a large boulder with ironstone swirls just to the left of the track. You walk over the top of Slab World which is down to the left. You meet the main crag at a small cave, which has 'Superstition' above it. There's a few routes in the small gully between the walls here and the remainder of the crag is to the right notable by the three large caves you'll find.

éthique

DON'T park in front of any of the residents houses, use the public parking near the grass area or just after crossing under the bridge.

This area is close to houses so avoid making any unnecessary noise passsing the houses and avoid playing loud music and carry out all your rubbish.

historique

Most routes were put up between 1995-2000 by David Forbes with some routes added by Richard Jeffrey and Paul Rivière.if there is knowledge of original names of climbs please change.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Trackside boulder 1

The large boulder to the left of the main approach track. Has 3 u bolts on top for anchors. This is the left route on the south face. Come in from arête. Single U-Bolt on top

17 Sportive 9m, 3
2 Trackside boulder 2

Climbs just to the left of the right arête of the south face. Single U-Bolt on top shared with 'Trackside boulder 1'

16 Sportive 8m, 3
3 Trackside high step

Boulder up 1m right of the bolted arête route, on the up hill wall facing the corridor the track runs through. Easily TR from a U-bolt immediately above

V1 Bloc 5m
4 Trackside boulder boulder

2m right of arête, just before small trees. Well featured.

V0 Bloc 4m
5 Kalani

Opposite the trackside boulder and 6m left of the twin cracks is a blunt arête, just past a ledge that is half way up the wall. This climbs the left side of the blunt arête

V0- Bloc 3m
6 Kemeko

The right side of the blunt arête 6 m left of the cracks. Up to knob with slabby top out.

V1 Bloc 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
7 Superstitious Kids

A fun traverse link up starting with a couple of wires in 'Hand crack' and 'Finger crack' on the left hand end of the wall, then using the first bolt of 'Kids Cruise', the second bolt of 'Slab Slapper' and the third bolt of 'Superstition'. Fun way to get used to traversing

FFA: Nick Murphy & Cameron Reid, 26 Mai 2019

13 Trad mixte 10m, 3
8 Hand crack

On the east wall of the corridor, the left of 2 cracks going up to tree. Anchor off large tree, be sure you use soft material to protect tree from slings.

4 Trad 5m
9 Finger crack

On the east wall of the corridor, the thin crack going up to tree.

4 Trad 5m
10 Kids Kruise

Just right of the cracks is a juggy slab on great rock. Single U-bolt on top.

6 Sportive 7m, 2
11 Slab slapper

The middle sports route on the east wall of the corridor. Shares single U-bolt on top with 'Superstition'

10 Sportive 8m, 2
12 Superstition

Balancy traverse start from left onto face above small cave then up slab to U-bolt. 1m right of SS.

13 Sportive 9m, 3
13 White tail

Down and right of small cave where track meets crag, as the direction of the cliff changes there is a boulder at track level with a diagonal seam leading to a scoop. Sit start, climb up through scoop then left to top out at large angaphora.

V2 Bloc 3m
14 Golden orb

The first climb you come to after leaving the main track and contouring along the base of the cliff towards the caves. There are 4 routes just before the first honeycombed cave. Climb the chimney to ledge and step onto face following seam and flake (wires) with small cams in horizontals. U bolt on platform above route.

WARNING: Gear placements are not solid, rock is soft and feels a lot harder than a 15!

15 R Trad 9m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
15 Charlottes web

The blunt arête right of chimney up three carrots to single U-bolt on top.

14 Sportive 9m, 3
16 Spiders silk

Undercut start onto slab right of blunt arête to share single U-bolt anchor with 'Charlottes web'

14 Sportive 10m, 3
17 Fangs

The overhung juggy left arête of the first cave. There is a bolt 3m back. Suggested to bring second up route to clean.

18 Sportive 11m, 5
18 Incy Wincy

Climb the overhanging crack on the left edge of the first major cave using only the crack for hands. It meets Fangs at its 3rd bolt and it's easy to walk off into the cave. Lead it on gear, top rope or solo

V3 Bloc 6m
19 Huntsman

Climb the crack as for incy wincy but all hand holds are in.

V2 Bloc 6m
20 Arachnida

Right side of first cave, sit start at undercut then up over prow

V1 Bloc 3m
21 Cave 2

Alerte Protections: First bolt

At the left side of the second cave start up arch to step left at second bolt and up face past third bolt to single U-bolt on top.

18 Sportive 10m, 3
22 Ground floor

Sit start to Cave 2 climb at undercut, up over prow .Easy to traverse off right when level with first bolt

V0 Bloc 3m
23 Pyramid

Opposite the right side of the second cave is a pyramidal boulder with a narrow arête on the uphill side. Sit start and climb arête to top out.

V0 Bloc 3m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
24 Beware of the snake

Right of the third cave and just left of Fox wall is an arête with 2 ring bolts starting off a triangular boulder. Single U-bolt on top. A finger sized cam will protect final moves. Use a short draw or single 'biner on first bolt to minimise fall distance.

24 Sportive 9m, 2
25 Red Fox

Just right of corner on reddish slab to vertical finish. Single U-bolt after topping out

18 Sportive 8m, 2
26 Vixen

1m right of RF, up to single bolt trending slightly right and top out. Using single U-bolt to left.

17 Sportive 8m, 1
27 Reuben

Left of TD, bouldery slab to first bolt, mantle, then more easily to top. Use bolt above TD for anchor.

17 Sportive 8m, 2
28 The Den

Awkward overhung start at small triangular cave feature where face abuts another block requiring hand jam, then more easily up arête

19 Sportive 9m, 2
29 Pro1

The left arête of the wall to the right of fox wall. Mind the tree. Ring bolts. Project, stay off.

Équip.: Vanessa Wills

SportiveProjet 9m, 3
30 Pro2

The right side of wall starting at cairn. Project, stay off.

Équip.: Vanessa Wills

SportiveProjet 11m
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
31 Late for the Circus

The arête at right side of wall . Climbs the right face. Unfortunately first bolt makes you swing around arête if you come off, just start with second clipped. A long sling over the edge from anchors on platform will protect last moves.

FFA: Vanessa Wills, Fév 2018

22 Sportive 11m, 3
32 Bull Ants

1m to right of arête with mantle to top out, the left most route on the wall with a chimney at its right end. High first carrot bolt! Single U-bolt on top shared with 'Jack Jumpers'

16 Sportive 10m, 3
33 Jack Jumpers

The middle route on the wall with high first carrot bolt to begin, protected straight up to finish with a cam, or step left to finish as for 'Bull Ants'. Shares single U-bolt on top with 'Bull Ants'

16 Sportive 9m, 2
34 Sugar ant

The route just left of chimney, add a few extra grades for the top mantle, but best to preplace anchor on tree and just lower off.

16 Sportive 8m, 3
35 Chimney

Bridge up between walls to slightly tricky finish. Preplace anchor off tree to avoid sketchy leaf littered finish.

6 Trad 8m
36 Jugs

Just right of chimney up wall and arête. Grade 10 with preplaced anchor to avoid mantle. Ironstone buckets. There is a single hex bolt above this route to anchor off

10 Sportive 9m, 3
37 Knobs

Interesting climbing on ironstone knobs. A single U-bolt above route. 2m R of 'Jugs', best route at the crag probably!

18 Sportive 11m, 4
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
38 Crag police.

Straight up small rails to first bolt then traverse right to second bolt. Then straight up thin crimps to anchors

17 Sportive 8m, 4
39 Death Star

Just right of arête on most rightward wall of crag, undercut start but huge jugs the whole way, opposite Star boulder. Originally used anchor of 'Knobs' but this is about 5 metres from top and causes huge rope drag and loads the U-bolt incorrectly

12 Sportive 10m, 2
40 Light Sabre

Middle of face around arete to the right of 'Knobs', up centre of well featured slab. No anchor to be found, best to avoid for now.

16 Sportive 8m

1.3. Koolewong Crag 15 routes in Crag

Summary:
La plupart Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -33.463312, 151.311123

description

Three main sandstone outcrops with intermediate caves overlooking Brisbane waters, Koolewong.

approche

Park before the bus stop at the Junction of Glenrock Parade and Havendale Cl. There is access to the trail behind the bus stand, follow diagonally left for 50m until you come to two marked trees (pink and orange tags), then direcly up the escarpment for 100m. Take care through loose steep terrain.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 45 degrees of seperation

Steep climbing, out the 45deg wall, short but pumpy.

FA: Jason Piper, 2008

22 Sportive 6m
2 Inside left cave arete 20 Sportive 6m
3 Pete The Pilling Pelican

Starting 2m from the left arete, out through the steep cave.

FA: Tim Haasnoot, 2008

22 Sportive 7m
4 Slit Risks

Up the short wall to roof, then top out on slopey holds.

FA: Jason Piper, 2008

24 Sportive 8m, 3
5 Bloodstone Dyno

Good holds up face to a giant leap through the cave to top out.

FA: Jason Piper, 2007

25 Sportive 8m, 3
6 Traverse (project) Sportive 10m
7 Bad Reception

Right hand end of main cave. Up left of the arete on the slopey holds to lower off.

FA: Tim Haasnoot, 2008

25 Sportive 8m, 5
8 R side 3rd cave 21 Sportive 10m
9 Outside 3rd cave 17 Sportive 10m, 5
10 Red label

Left most climb on the first cave you get to walking up the track. Lower of under small rooflet.

FA: Jason Piper

19 Sportive 9m
11 Direct start 20 Non-défini 9m
12 Gold label

Start in back of cave, out lip and up on crimpers to lower off under rooflet.

FA: Jason Piper

22 Sportive 9m
13 Green label

Tough dyno start to a hard move to pull lip and head up crimpers to lower off.

FA: Tim Haasnoot, 2009

24 Sportive 9m, 5
14 Daves anchorless route 20 Non-défini 9m
15 Train spotting

FA: V Wills

18 Sportive 9m

1.4. Waterfall Valley 5 routes in Crag

Summary:
Style inconnu et Escalade sportive

Lat / Long: -33.469678, 151.313756

1.4.1. Left end 3 routes in Area

Summary:
Tous Style inconnu
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Left route with long deadpoint 23 Non-défini
2 Project (long dyno) Non-défini
3 Amphibious? (Route bolted by S Ahern) 21 Non-défini

1.4.2. Main Wall 2 routes in Area

Summary:
Tous Escalade sportive
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Made with Milo 23 Sportive 12m
2 Pitch 1 carrot route 21 Sportive 12m

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop Area
4 Finger crack Trad 5m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Hand crack Trad 5m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
6 Chimney Trad 8m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Kids Kruise Sportive 7m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
10 Jugs Sportive 9m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Slab slapper Sportive 8m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
12 Death Star Sportive 10m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
13 Superstition Sportive 9m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Superstitious Kids Trad mixte 10m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
V0- Kalani Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
14 Charlottes web Sportive 9m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Spiders silk Sportive 10m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
15 R Golden orb Trad 9m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
V0 Princess leia Bloc 4m 1.1.9. Star Boulder
Salvation Bloc 3m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
War child Bloc 4m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Ground floor Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Pyramid Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Trackside boulder boulder Bloc 4m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
16 Bull Ants Sportive 10m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Jack Jumpers Sportive 9m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Light Sabre Sportive 8m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Sugar ant Sportive 8m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Trackside boulder 2 Sportive 8m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
17 Crag police. Sportive 8m, 4 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Reuben Sportive 8m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Trackside boulder 1 Sportive 9m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Vixen Sportive 8m, 1 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Outside 3rd cave Sportive 10m, 5 1.3. Koolewong Crag
18 Cave 2 Sportive 10m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Fangs Sportive 11m, 5 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Knobs Sportive 11m, 4 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Red Fox Sportive 8m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Train spotting Sportive 9m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
19 The Den Sportive 9m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Red label Sportive 9m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
V1 Fat Jack Bloc 2m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Left Arete Bloc 3m 1.1.5. Warmup Block
Left Face Bloc 3m 1.1.5. Warmup Block
Left arête Bloc 2m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Ming Dynasty Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
It's not Hollywood Bloc 3m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Zombie Bloc 4m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Arachnida Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Kemeko Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Trackside high step Bloc 5m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
20 Daves anchorless route Non-défini 9m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Direct start Non-défini 9m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Inside left cave arete Sportive 6m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
V2 One Piece Traverse Bloc 4m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Who's Nailin' Palin Left Bloc 1.1.10. Palin Boulder
So insecure Bloc 5m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
The faithful departed Bloc 3m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Yellow skies Bloc 3m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Huntsman Bloc 6m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
White tail Bloc 3m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
21 R side 3rd cave Sportive 10m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Amphibious? (Route bolted by S Ahern) Non-défini 1.4.1. Left end
Pitch 1 carrot route Sportive 12m 1.4.2. Main Wall
22 Late for the Circus Sportive 11m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
45 degrees of seperation Sportive 6m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Gold label Sportive 9m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Pete The Pilling Pelican Sportive 7m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
V3 Big Pimpin Bloc 3m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
G Slam Bloc 2m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
G String Theory Bloc 3m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Neck to Knee Bloc 4m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Lara's Bottom Lip Bloc 3m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Lara's Lips Bloc 3m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Lara's Secret Slot Bloc 4m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Lara's secret direct Bloc 3m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Not So Fat Jack Bloc 2m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Gravel Pitt Bloc 3m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Left Face Dyno Bloc 3m 1.1.5. Warmup Block
Right Arete Bloc 3m 1.1.5. Warmup Block
Shick A Ding Ling Long Bloc 1.1.6. Gnostic Cave
Linger Bloc 4m 1.1.11. Cranberry boulder
Incy Wincy Bloc 6m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
23 Left route with long deadpoint Non-défini 1.4.1. Left end
Made with Milo Sportive 12m 1.4.2. Main Wall
V4 BB King Bikini Bloc 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Goat Whisperer Bloc 3m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Lara’s Little Lips Bloc 2m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Womb Raider Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Right of Arete Bloc 3m 1.1.5. Warmup Block
Shick A Ding Bloc 4m 1.1.6. Gnostic Cave
Emperor's Tomb Bloc 4m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Maxipad Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Who's Nailin' Palin Right Bloc 1.1.10. Palin Boulder
24 Beware of the snake Sportive 9m, 2 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Green label Sportive 9m, 5 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Slit Risks Sportive 8m, 3 1.3. Koolewong Crag
25 Bad Reception Sportive 8m, 5 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Bloodstone Dyno Sportive 8m, 3 1.3. Koolewong Crag
V5 Under Your Pants Bloc 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Lara's Late Night Bloc 3m 1.1.3. Lara's Lips Boulder
Fight Club Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Womb Raider (Low) Bloc 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Jade Emperor Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Stone Army Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
V6 The Chalkboard Bloc 3m 1.1.2. The Chalkboard
Emperor's new groove Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Fire In The Hole Bloc 4m 1.1.8. Fire In The Hole Boulder
V7 Bikini Right Bloc 5m 1.1.1. Bikini Cave
Mick's Arete Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Rusty Platter Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Ming The Merciless Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
V8 Everyone but Ben Bloc 5m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Ming The Repugnent Bloc 3m 1.1.7. Emperor's Tomb
Doppelgänger Bloc 3m 1.1.9. Star Boulder
Huck like Tom Bloc 1.1.9. Star Boulder
V9 A Lesson In Core Movements Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Bombs Away Bloc 4m 1.1.8. Fire In The Hole Boulder
V9/10 Someday Soon Bloc 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
V10 A Lesson In Symbiosis Bloc 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Eli's Closed Proj Bloc 3m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Eli's Direct Bloc 3m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Neil's Arete Bloc 4m 1.1.4. Pitt Brick
Han Solo Bloc 1.1.9. Star Boulder
? The Chalkboard Direct Bloc 3m 1.1.2. The Chalkboard
Who's Nailin' Palin Centre Bloc 1.1.10. Palin Boulder
Pro1 SportiveProjet 9m, 3 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Pro2 SportiveProjet 11m 1.2. Lara Street Crag
Traverse (project) Sportive 10m 1.3. Koolewong Crag
Project (long dyno) Non-défini 1.4.1. Left end
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