Vie in Kissing Point

A mini-route, but not too bad. Starts 7m L of a prominent arête, below the obvious overhanging overlap. Easily up to below the overlap. Small cams here, then through overhang. Grab the unfortunate jug on wall above, and up.

A shallow corner-crack 4m L of prominent arête.

Contrived, but still good. Good rock throughout. Smooth face 3.5m L of arête to horizontal crack at 2/3 height. Your last gear goes in here. Now straight up the middle of the face to the top. Don't stray. Belay from "SIASSB" anchor.

Repeat ascentionists have placed gear in KC to protect the top, but you won't.

The set of twin cracks 2.5m L of arête to small corner in upper section. Great rock. Belay from "SIASSB" anchor.

Popular for beginners. Very easy, and a good first lead on natural protection. It is the widest crackline which is located 1.5m L of the arête. Belay from "SIASSB" anchor.

Quite good, especially the start. Corner crack 0.5m L of the arête to face crack. Belay from "SIASSB" anchor.

Awesome! Hardest on the cliff, and also the best. One of the only climbs here that isn't a poxy slab! The line of five FH's starting 0.5m R of the arête. A left arm killer! Scott says "If you use the sloping wall on the R you are not climbing the proper route". BB and sling the boulder at top.

Starting just half a metre right of SIASSB in the corner. Climb R-leaning slab-corner with good pro throughout. Continue straight up the loose and dirty horrorshow to finish at obvious spiky tree. A variant finish escapes L up ramp before the chossy top.

Starts 4m R of the KIAG on the knife-blade-pillar-arête. Up this cracked pillar with reasonable pro in the first half.

A seriously delicate climb starting at a broken slab 7m left of KOTSW keeping left of mini-corner to undercling slot (protection). Over this to chossy slab and top.

A popular, nice slab climb. A good workout for your legs. Start at the bottomless, left-facing corner 30m R of arête. Finish up the loose exit to a boulder belay. Three FH's, wires at top.

A deceptively good climb with some nice moves. Start 3m R of KOTSW. Up ramp to clip first FH. Up and trend L to pro in the big groove. Now up (crux) onto slab and clip second FH then cake to the top and a 45 degree FH belay.

Start 2m right of FK. Up ramp into the L-facing corner. Natural pro up this will lead you to the top and a 90 degree FH belay.

Starting 3m R of TLKG below the obvious double rooflets with two black FH's. Up ramp to below 1st overhang, clip FH above, crimp and pop around overhang. Slightly L beneath 2nd overhang, and then directly through this past FH (no stepping around L!). Now a naturally protected 10m ramble - a fun excursion.

4m R of "Pash 'n' Fruit" past small V-groove (pro) then slab to ledge. Easily to below R side of overhang. Punch through this fun rooflet (contrived) on jugs and then middle of slab (RP's) to top. If you step R to avoid the overhang, take off a grade or two. If it hasn't been climbed in a while, it may be a bit vegetated.

Up through the thin seams with little placements, then up and over the three roofs.

Starts 6m L of detached block 15m L of "The Corridor". Through blackened rock and tiny overhang to big ledge below larger overhang. Now through middle of this overhang (a bit contrived).

Starts about 4m R of HOW. Steep wall 3m L of detached block to ledge, then directly up past deep slots to ledge and scramble off.

An easy, but also a nice & sustained climb. Starting middle of face 1m L of large detached block 2-3m, R of TG. Tend R up the slabby rock following pockets and then past nice cracks/slots near top. Continue up short flaky pillar to belay seat.

Starting in the middle of the corridor on the left wall (facing in). Up easily to mantle ledge (cam). #0.5 cam in flake crack and up R to clip FH on face. Avoid temptation to stray off L of the flake (~13), instead head directly up 1.5m to a wire placement. Now easily up to natural pro and SBB.

Located between WCI and Abyssal. Up to left side of depression then up through two bulges. Lots of wires and RP's except at the top, the crux.

Starting about 6m right of WCI, right up the back of the corridor. Start below the bolt and avoid bridging as you cruise up the steep face on good holds past two FH's and an optional small, dodgy SLCD to natural pro and SBB. Surprisingly good.

Smooth wall with a tricky crux past a slot to small ledge. Step L, then up small corner to ledge and up face behind.

Starting at detached wall 5m R of Romeo. Arête to ledge, then shallow groove to face.

Start near wide crack at base of vague, blocky corner. Ramble up just R of the blocky corner to below smooth slab. Now climb the nice slab protected by a #2 RP. This route tackles the smoothest section of slab on the main, seaward-facing wall.

Starts in the middle of the wall (3m R of "UL" and 5m L of "S"[13484161]). Very easily up blocky ledges and cracks for first 8m to weakness in bulge (big gear). Step out onto headwall trending slightly L to top.

Starting at the crack 5m left of arête. A bit run out in the upper half but a really nice climb for beginners.

Face between "Sampson" and arête past horizontal break. A #0.5 SLCD is very useful. Pro is sparse!

Climb the arête past a FH to a disgustingly loose top-out. There's only about 4m of actual climbing but really quite nice.

Start 1m R of Stone Goddess and up over the roof. Pull up (crux) and climb straight up the face (two horizontal cracks for cams) till the fig tree. Traverse R to the wide crack (multiple wires) and up to top through horrible choss (very loose).

Diagonal crack-corner in gully R of arête which may be somewhat vegetated.

Hand crack in buttress at top of descent gully about 25m up and R from SG. Some have had more trouble getting to it than climbing it.

Jump problem on granite pillar at Garabarra Lawn. Squat start on the overhung south side, hug pillar with arms, place feet on the lowest edges. Crux move is then to jump and grab reddish stained edge two-thirds of the way up (LH). Pull up and climb the easy last bit, top out. The pillar is next to a coastal boardwalk so be courteous of pedestrians. I recommend minimal chalk usage and brush holds clean to uphold a good public image. Pillar has a small memorial plaque to Tory "TJ" Lords on the ocean side.

Slab traverse on ocean side of Lord's Lunge boulder. Stand start on north-west face, match feet on lowest edge. Match hands on round pinch hold to start. Use obvious jug (RH) to traverse corner. Smear feet and top out over the crack.

West side of Garabarra Hill. Part overhang, part slab. Sit start (bum on small boulder), feet on lower slab, extend arms to grab side edges. Pull up and reach crimp on upper slab (LH), tip toe lower slab, then high step to upper slab. Continue up and top out. Landing space is crammed by smaller boulders so a crash pad is useful.

West side of Garabarra Hill. Sit start (bum on small boulder at base), feet on small edges 10 to 20 cm off ground, hands on two edges in the middle of the face. Push your feet, pull up (LH) and slap up to target hold (RH) which is a small two-finger edge two-thirds of the way up. The pulling motion requires finger strength because the edges are downsloping. Then climb up and top out.

Lowball crimp and overhang problem on the little boulder next to Dillybag. Sit start, match hands on edge at lip of little overhang, feet on lowest edges. Pull up and slap crimp above overhang, continue to high step up, top out. It is essential that the LF begins on the crimp 15 cm above ground and not on the floor stone (see photo). The difficulty is probably V1 or V2 depending whether or not the floor stone is used or not. Requires good finger strength. Use minimal chalk and brush holds clean to uphold good public image.

Lowball. Ocean side corner. Sit start with bum on the floor boulder, match hands on obvious undercut, feet on either side of the arete (LF edge, low RF smear) First move is the crux.

Super lowball mantle problem. Sit start, match hands, match feet, heel hook (RF), mantle out.

Short crimp problem under the coastal boardwalk. Sit start crammed between the rock and the concrete footing. Ascend using crimp holds, top out.

Open project. Lowball mantle problem under the boardwalk.