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Wollondilly River Valley
The valley of the Wollindilly River provides a stimulating environment for those who prefer to climb without being able to belay off the bumper-bar of their car. With the crags situated on the crests of the ridges of rather steep and well vegetated valley sides, the silver glow of the river below, with only a handful of buildings in sight, a great feeling of mountain wilderness is experienced. |
Perpendicular Rock
A big bluff of diorite looming over the Wollondilly river valley, this unique and obscure crag is guaranteed to provide adventure. All route info sourced from sydney rockies guide. |
Perpendicular Rock |
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Butterflies
Start: Corner crack immediately L of clump of trees. 1, 2, 3 Follow obvious crack/corner system - cannot remember much more about it. |
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Surprise Gully
Two top pitches compensate for the first. Start: In gully hidden behind large clump of trees.
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Orchid Route
Details of route unknown except for diagram in B.Allens guidebook. It is probably that Orchgasm and Orchid Route are the same climb. |
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Orchgasm
Follow grade rather than line. Start: Base of Orchid Gully - unmarked.
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Paper Tiger
Two interesting pitches -- top traverse induces concentration. Start: Diagonal crack left of Central Buttress.
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★★ Centrepoint
Good climbing in a great situation. Start: In fig tree at base of Central Butress
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Samson
Good looking crack, overgrown at present. Start: About 10m left of, and 7m down gully from Hercules.
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★★★ Hercules
A magnificent line. The only climb J.E. recommended in his keynote talk at Escalade. Start: THE corner in Square Gully.
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★ Hydra
Start: Crack about 10 metres to right of Hercules. Obvious crack/chimney for which I have no description as Keith cannot remember much about it. However, if you cannot find your way up this line you should not be here. |
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Close Call
Too dangerous-----not recommended. Start: Middle of rear wall in Square Gully.
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Jungle Trail
The first climb on the cliff. Start: On right side of Square Gully.
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★ Acreterion
Enjoyable wall and slab climbing up front of buttress. Start: Left end of Odyssey Buttress.
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Odyssey
Easiest way up second biggest buttress. Two good pitches. Start: Middle of wall on Odyssey Buttress.
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★ Hullaballoo
Two reasonably good pitches --- recommended. Start: Corner crack on right side of Odyssey Buttress.
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★★ Command Performance
Highly recommended. Start: On right side of Odyssey Buttress.
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17 M1
Odyssey - Command Performance linkup
Aka "Heart Of Darkness" From the second belay on Odyssey, crawl right and up the ridge and around to the second belay on Command Performance, through horrendous vegetation. Continue up CP. |
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Hidden Corner
First pitch O.K. Start: Corner hidden behind left side of third buttress.
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Easy Terms
First pitch is quite good. Start: Left side of third buttress.
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Face Value
Short but interesting. Start: Second crack on third buttress.
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No Cents
Some interest. Start: As for Face Value but move right.
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Doopiatsa
First climb on third buttress.
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High Interest
Short but pleasant. Start: Crack on right side of third buttress.
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Wanderlust
One of the better ways up the third buttress. Start: Corner-crack right of third buttress.
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★ Striptease
A short but pleasant climb. Start: Left side of fourth buttress.
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Burlesque
A pleasant companion route to Striptease. Start: Corner-crack at very top of Striptease Gully.
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Goliath
Ho-hum. Start: Short crack on left wall of terrace. |
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Wisper
Another ho-hum. Start: Curving crack at rear of terrace.
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Notadod
Harder than it looks. Start: Right side of Striptease Gully on Isolated Buttress.
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UMB
Exactly. Start: Offwidth crack on left side of Isolated Buttress.
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Hotchpotch
Better than it looks. Start: Front of Isolated Buttress.
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Hotchpotch Direct Start
A bouldery start. Start: 6m right of Hotchpotch.
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15 M1
Cot
Should be freed. Start: Thin crack on right front of buttress.
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Footloose
A fair corner and crack. Start: Right side of Isolated Buttress.
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Fancy Free
The finish is tree-ific. Start: Right side of Isolated Buttress.
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Single Sided
Another ho-hum. Start: Right side of Isolated Buttress.
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Strendipity
Always in the shade. Start: Right corner in gully east of Isolated Buttress.
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Lanagans Falls
Lanagan's Falls is a series of largish buttresses and walls formed of dioritic rock. In parts it is massive, in others it is almost columnar. Flying Buttress is the tallest section, being about 120-130 metres high. The major section of the crag is approximately 300 metres wide, but several more subsiduary sections extend both left and right of this, adding almost as much width again. The rock provides both good holds and friction. However then wet the rock tends to be rather slippery. The black rock is superb, but when climbing on the red/yellowish coloured rock, some care is recommended as this colour usually indicates deep weathering. New routes often require some cleaning, but once this has been completed the rock underneath is usually of top quality. |
Lanagans Falls |
Left of Waterfall
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Playing Truant
An easy way up the left wall. Start: Immediately above pool.
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Flying Buttress - Shady Side Lower
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★ Slipstream
Grade is for when a drought is on. Start: Just follow the stream - it is the actual falls.
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Shadows From The Past
Some enjoyable moves on steepish, black wall. Start: First crack on right wall in the black gully.
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The Rites of Spring
An enjoyable meander that stays just left of nose all the way to the top. Start: Crack immediately above the pool.
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Edges
The rock gives the climb its name. Start: Left side of Green Gully.
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★★ Skyrider
A very good climb. Start: The major corner-crack on right side of Green Gully.
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Agapornis
Top pitch is a good wall and crack. Start: On eastern side of Green Gully, the corner behind the tree.
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Stone the Crows
Top pitch is enjoyable. Start: Left of nose on Flight Deck.
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Flying Buttress - Sunny Side
This is the eastern and north-eastern sides of Flying Buttress. |
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Family Secrets
A quick way to get to the Flight Deck. Start: Through the tree, high to right of pool. 1 and 2 Just follow the easiest way through the vegetation. |
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Anniversary Route
First climb on Flying Buttress. Kevin had celebrated his twenty-fifth year of climbing just two days previously. Start: Centre of lower wall - directly below obvious central crack and corner.
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★★ Pegasus
A varied and enjoyable series of corners and cracks up front of Flying Buttress. Start: Marked. At left sloping ramp, goes straight above marker.
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Peewee
A way to Flight Deck. Original start corner/crack further left and down. Start: As for Flight of Fancy.
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Flight of Fancy
Variety of pitches, including three "steps" at top. Start: Marked. As for Peewee - move left to original line, up cracks etc.
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16 M0
★ On A Wing And A Prayer
A couple of very enjoyable pitches. Start: Marked. At 'open space' at righthand end of Flying Buttress - chose your own line through variety of cracks and corners. 1 and 2. 50m Choice of cracks and corners to ledge - wide corner plus 2 cracks in red wall.
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The Nest
Easiest way to the start of these climbs is to do Raven Wall. Start at Wonga Crack, move diagonally left up lower ramp to corner. Up this, then left across obvious left - belay needed - to trees. |
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★ Snappa
A hard and varied route. Start: Obvious yellow ramp on right of Flying Buttress.
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Sparrow
Easy way to top. Start: Left end of Nest.
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Scallywag
Superb rock.
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Yibb-Yabba
Start: Right of Scallywag.
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★ Leadging Edge
Good climbing on good rock. Start: Obvious corner out of Nest.
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★ Little Gem
Steep crack. Start: As for Leading Edge.
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Tailspin
Flake is superb rock. Start: Corner below obvious flake and tree.
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Fools Errand
A fair climb. Start: Diagonal corner-crack in right side of Nest.
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Rising Sun
Two fair pitches. Stat: Right of Fools Errand. Cross over Fools Errand at belay.
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Skylark
Pleasant first pitch. Start: Overhang behind tree.
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Digit
Good fun. Start: Crack opposite summit pinnacle.
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Raven Wall
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Opulant
Felt harder than 18 to me. Start: Orange corner in left end of middle ledge on Raven Wall.
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Beauty
Thin climbing on steep black wall. Start: Left end of Raven Wall, below overhanging gum tree.
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Pretty Polly
More enjoyable than it looks - thankfully. Start: As for Wonga Crack.
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Wonga Crack
First climb on the crag. Part of first pitch has fallen down. May need re-grading. Start: Obvious crack in middle of wall.
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Man of Diamond
Two reasonable slab/wall pitches. Start: Immediately right of Wonga Crack.
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★ Corvus
A good first pitch then easily to top. Start: Marked. Fairly obvious leftwards slanting weakness leading to thin crack.
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★★ Dance Of The Butterfly
Enjoyable slab/wall. Start: Thin crack and weakness about 20 metres right of Wonga Crack.
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★★ Gentle On The Breeze
Very enjoyable slab and corner. Start: Marked. As for Dance Of The Butterfly, but moves right at 7 metres.
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Shattered Pillar
Third pitch provides interest. Start: Easy looking crack at right end of Raven Wall.
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Hidden Corner
An enjoyable, easy climb. Follows grade rather than line. Start: Corner just into gully at far end of wall.
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Middle Buttress
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Cowboy
Start: Short corner on lower right side of buttress. Route follows easiest line up the buttress - that is all I can remember about it. |
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Pipedream
A long, fairly easy chimney. Start: Gully separating Middle and Bowerbird Buttresses.
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Bowerbird Buttress
Second largest buttress, the one with obvious crack lines and corners. |
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★★★ Soar The Wild Wind
Good climbing in a grand situation! Start: Up ramp at base of buttress, to tree.
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★ Thunderbirds Are Go
Superb line. Start: The orange crack system with small overhang. Giles does not remember much about the route, so I cannot give you a description. |
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Galah
A wandering route. Start: Middle of front of buttress.
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Sericulus
First climb on Bowerbird Buttress. Follows grade rather than line. Start: Right end of buttress. Large flake and weakeness to tree.
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★ Balmain Bugs
Thin and steep. Good looking line. Start: As for Sericulus.
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Peregrine Point
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Left Branch
Will be reasonable climb when fully cleaned. Start: Corner left of Silvertail.
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Main Route
Second pitch worthwhile. Start: Just left of Silvertail.
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Right Branch
Should be a good beginners climb when fully cleaned. Start: As for Main Route.
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★★★ Silvertail
A first rate crack and climb. Start: Obvious hand size crack.
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★ Houken Ensemble
Looks harder than 20. Start: Corner right of Silvertail.
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21 M0
Wallopers
A good first pitch, the second is a shocker. Start: Thin crack in wall 10m left of Condor Corner.
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Condor Corner
An interesting first pitch. Big gear needed. Start: Obvious, largish corner on point of Peregrine.
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Joe Banana Blake
Looks a bit scrubby. Start: Corner right of Condor Corner.
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North Crag
The broken and short area at most northern part of gully. The rock is cleaner than it looks from the falls. |
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Cold Comfort
A bit of a grunt.
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Cleavage
Top section is worthwhile.
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