Routes in Orroral area

Straight up the bolted slab between Penny and Chopper

An easier variant of Possum. Start from the first belay on Possum.

1. 16m - Right along the ledge from the belay then back left up a ramp to join the second pitch of Possum at the end of the traverse; up to the big ledge.

2. 10m - Walk up the slab and corner behind the trees.

Start low on good holds, try not to get tangled between the crossing over and heel hooks, and pull out your best slab master to get to the top.

The third crack from the left on 'five cracks wall'. Up the groove to the bulge then up the finger crack to the top. Tape recommended.

The steep, wide crack in line with Gutz, below Hortensia.

Stand start and up via the angled crack. Watch out for the ants.

Start as for Boy's Brigade to the good holds on the traverse then take the water streak straight up, following the bolts, for a muscle fatiguing experience. A desperate direct start past one bolt awaits an ascent.

Located on the back of the boulder. Stand start from centre of slab then climb up and top out.

Walk in to the top of 30 Degrees,

Tend left up the dyke and through intermittent cracks. Well protected by gear

Landing built and problem cleaned (excluding top-out). Stand start from LH sidepull RH corner has been tried and should go. If the sit start from the right can be added it will be a very good/hard problem.

Start as for Deep Space. Initially up the pinnacle and at 5m take the right-hand crack straight up. After the horizontal break go straight up the slab past a couple of carrot bolts. Another carrot then rejoin Deep Space at the steep headwall before the ledge.

Start low down on two crimps at the furthest left of the boulder, no feet and small crimps lead into the start of the flippster. Take a 7 if you start a little further in.

To the right of 'Bad Press' is an entrance to the cave. This route is directly ahead of you as you enter the cave.

Straight up the wall.

Superb slab climbing leading to an exciting conclusion. Start at the obvious leftwards ramp.

1. 35 metres (21) - Up the ramp and diagonally left past two bolts to where the ramp continues. Up the seam to belay under the handcrack in the roof.

2. 7 metres (22) - Through the roof!

Start 10 metres below and just to the left of Jack's Crack. A pathetic rising traverse left across a slab, then up a short corner. Scramble to the top as for the second pitch of Overhang Corner.

This is a popular combination of routes that offers sustained climbing up 'The Prow'. From 'Moth' (or 'Place Without a Postcard') continue up 'Madrigal', followed by 'High at Kites' or 'Jett Arete' and finish up the second pitch of 'Yellow Brick Road'.

In the open courtyard inside the cave complex before scrambling up to ' Stepping Out'. On the southern side of the open courtyard. Bolts and gear up the wall and huge hanging boulder to a trad belay on top.

Scramble up and start from the top of the boulder that creates the halfway ledge on the left side of the route. Belaying from the ground level of the cave is best. Place a low cam and then lean out to clip the bolt, pull out onto the face and hard, technical crimping out to the right leads to a delicate slab to the top.

The direct start past one bolt from the ground level is now an open project - all yours if you want it!

A wandering climb with a good exposed slab and a classic crack finish ('Terminant Corner'). Start where the track first touches the 'nose' of the cliff, at a short steep-looking hand crack with two smaller ones either side.

1. 20m (15) Up the short crack to a ledge. More easily to the base of a slab split by a thin crack straight ahead and a wider one further left. Step left into the left-facing layback crack. Up this to belay on the large bushy ledge.

2. 20m (15) Climb the short corner behind the tree. Up the slab with gear in horizontal breaks out right, then a bolt up high, to gain another large ledge (the top of the original route's first pitch).

3. 30m (15) From the left side of the ledge move left across the slab (crux), then up and left to a short corner crack to 'The Prow'. Belay on gear or the rap station at the left side of 'The Prow'. Climb straight up off the belay on very easy ground to get good high protection for the slab.

4. 55m (12) Climb the right-hand side of the block above the rap station, then traverse right along the break and up a narrow slab. Continue easily up the bushy ramp to tree belay below the prominent corner.

5. 35m (15) Up the corner crack. Head left to avoid the lichen-filled wide crack, step up a level then back right to finish with a step across the void.

Walk in to the top of 30 Degrees, Tend right up the continued slab

Add the final pitch of Sickle to take you to the top.

The rightwards curving crack on the wall above and to the right of 'Mushroom Rock', originally with one aid move.

Hideous, don't say you weren't warned. Start in the cave, graunching up the chock filled chimney to a leftwards weakness. Follow this to under an overlap and step left around an arete to a ledge.

The line of bolts one metre right of 'Power Cat'; a bad joke even by sports climbing standards.

A useful access route to 'The Platform'. Start as for 'Dead Horse Gap'.

1. 43 metres - Walk inside the chimney, scramble over some boulders, then up the slab. Walk up to the end of the gully to belay.

2. 7 metres - Chimney up into the boulders, exiting through a hole in the roof.

A number of possibilities exist for good combinations of pitches. The most obvious is the first two pitches of 'Jubilate' followed by 'Outer Limit'.

Start ten metres left of (and around the corner from) Idle Moments. Climb the finger crack, widening up higher.

On the back of the central boulder is a single-bolt climb used to access the top, where there is an abseil chain.

about 10m left of 'Blood on the Cracks' is a short, slightly overhanging crack.

Sit start to THC.

Sit start as for The Other Problem. Head left on the crimps then battle the mantle.

A sustained combination at the grade up the left hand side of 'The Central Slabs'. Climb the first pitch and part of the second of 'Outer Limit' followed by the third and fourth pitches of 'Jubilate'.

Stand start on good matched hold and mantle the nose, down and left of the slabbin it boulder, this boulder has 3 or 4 other lines on it that have been done, update with photos soon

Short slab arete with a hard start.

Start on jugs at head height follow-up obvious flake line far right of the boulder, potential for an extra few grades if you start at the same place as The Bull traverse. Spot well as the rocks is a little crumbly still. Link ups between the two flakes are also good and worth doing- however not separate climbs

Branch out from Vertigo at mid height and head for the tiny seam to the right. Lower off fixed biner. The rest of the route (unclimbed) would be bat hooks and bolts to the top.

The first two pitches of 'Deep Space', followed by the last pitch of 'Sickle'.

Stand start matched on good rail, big move up to blind pinch and then work your way up and around the boulder

No current description available.

Just to the left of 44 Home, climb up the steep two faced wall, looks like you can stem and it will be easy.....good luck. starts on good rail out right

Adds a great left leaning hand crack, and a bombay chimney to the best pitches of Dipthong. (or it could be the original if you take the route description with a lot of salt) Start 3 meters left of Dipthong at a slanted crack or chimeny

1. 10m, climb the dirty crack on the right or the chimney to a stance on a dirt ledge

2. 15m, climb the left leaning hand crack out to the arete before pulling back right and into the Bombay chimney to emerge on the ledge below Diphong's third pitch.

3. Finish up the fun pitches of Diphong

The line of bolts up a very nice textured slab. The deathtrap aluminium hangers have been replaced

Start at the furthest left end of the boulder, powerful move straight up then mantle.

To the right of noble rise

Up the crack until it runs out, then step right to the bolts

Just left of the Skin It Back alcove, on the valley side, is this line of shiny bolts up a vertical wall. Rumoured to be an old Matt Rizzuto project. There is also a single bolt to its right, which would make a hard bouldery start to the arete above.

Two great pitches up 'The Northern Slabs'. Climb the first pitch of 'Metal Fatigue' and then traverse left to join the second pitch of 'Stele Breeze' at the bolt.

This wall was bolted and climbed by Crushed and Dave Sargent, but they aided it (19M1) and didn't bother naming it. Start as for 'Terminant Corner'. Climb up the corner and out onto the wall. Hard moves past three bolts lead to the arete and a crack. At the ledge, go up the crack to a good finish which hand traverses left.

2b. 20m - From the first belay, climb the groove for six metres and traverse right to a parallel crack; climb this and the large blocks to a good stance.

3b. 25m - Move left across the slab, back to the main groove and third belay.

Whales tales starts with both hands down low on the sharp flake (matched as low as you can) and moves up the arete via the big sheild. The stand start (V8) starts with one hand on the arete right hand crimp and left hand on the face crimp a bit higher up. Tall man beta might drop a grade on both of these.

The first arete you come to

Straight up the slab past the intrusion at 2 meters

As it says on the label

The crack on the left on the southern side, which narrows in the middle.

A meter left of The Belfry is a vague scoop with a couple of bolts (first one is missing a hanger as of july '18). Details unknown but appears to be a start to the Belfry that skips the wide stuff.

The arête at the end of the chimney has been bolted. It’s either an easy ~12 ish chimney or a hard dyke climb.

The flakey overhanging arete on the left edge of the boulder left of 'Vertigo' (i.e. down and right from 'Pass the Kettle') has been bolted but not claimed.

The easiest way to the top. Wander up a series of chimneys, starting near 'Return of the Etrier', to a ledge. Climb the mossy slab from the ledge to the summit (poorly protected).

Stand start on two tiny crimps, move up and right to the big shield and then top out the proud arete

Start low matched on arete crimp, head up arete for a few moves make some big moves across right to a good crimp, followed by some tricky moves to end up with feet on this crimp. (may have already been done please let me know if it has)

Step left off the block to gain the steep slab. Pad up this to the top

Up the South corner of the 'Demon' block above Oxygen Arete - Rap off bolts on top that serve mostly to TR Demon

Starts at a short crack. Pass many bolts up the slab to lower-off. Re-equipped but still waiting for a clean ascent.

A short, sharp, thin tips crack. Difficulty dependent on finger size.

The direct finish!

This route starts at ground level 3 meters left of a squeeze chimney.

1. 20, Up the wall to a bolt, tend left onto the slab to another two bolts.

2. 14, From the ledge (start of Watch Me), tend left past another two bolts, one of which actually has a hanger.

Continues on with the third pitch of "Outer Limit"

The bolted arete directly below the chossy approach slab and opposite Julius Caesar. Very delicate arete climbing on bolts to chain

Start as for Dead Fingers Talk, heading left up the ramp

The arete right of 'Demon'. An easier variant, but the ground is further away. Not that it'll make a difference really.

See description above.

Start on crimp on the arete, some smooth compression moves up sees you matched the sharp arete hold a few meters off the ground. (probably done by someone else, feel free to change)

An obvious line on 'Barrel Boulder' that begins in the depths, on slopes, whilst lying on your back.

Climb the block, leap the void onto the boulder - scramble to the top and retrace your steps. Once an initiation climb for the area and must only be climbed in volleys. Somewhat spookier now that it is mossy, but at least there's a log plugging the gap again.

Sit start as for Bakers Dozen.

There's a steep north-west facing wall, with 4 right angle hangers

The crack left of Running Crack - just not quite as good, and often slower with all the bushes.

Many eliminate's can be made on this boulder problem. Start low on crimp jugs and cruise to the top.

This is generally the way Fearon is climbed. Climb the first pitch of Hermes to the start of Fearon.

The chimney between the slab block and the back of poachers forms a nice start to Skyline

Starts on a very low jug to the left; up to a slope and out right to a powerful undercling, finishing on more slopes.

Start as for Rocketman up the thin crack. Climb diagonally up and right across the face, passing a bolt. Finish up the flake/crack on the upper face.

Probably climbed before as obvious line, alternate, better and harder variant on broken and very loose flake on pitch 2 of Baryon. From belay for P2, delicately straight up via thin crack to join Baryon at poised blocks. Finish as for original route.

Just left of Frog Tactics. Up past six bolts to lower-off. Early crux and watch your back on the block if you fall.

Stand start on good crimps, end up on a good high crimp with feet on the ledge. Another variant for an extra grade heads left from the start holds and ends in the same place.

This has probably been done before but is worth recording as it is fun and serves as a great warm up for the area. Start standing on the flake just off the ground about 2 metres right of 'The Renaissance Man'. Traverse right along the horizontal crack past 'California Dreaming' to top out at the far right of the wall.

Start at the bottom of the slab, step on and trust the rubber

Booroomba's first climb. The prominent pinnacle of rock standing a short distance out from the main face. It is climbed on its left edge as seen looking out from the main cliff.

This is the easy angled, slanting crack 15 metres left of Rise and Fall. Scramble up a tree to start, walk up to another tree then up the crack.

The sad result of an ambitious but thwarted attempt on the vertical wall above the ledge, giving Booroomba's second climb. Start 10 metres left of Peter Pan, below twin cracks with some leaning blocks at the base.

1. 18m - Climb the left crack to the large ledge on the left.

2. 12m - Move left across the ledge between the face and the large detached block and climb down the other side to the bottom of Jack's Crack.

The first pitch is quite good, but the second is rubbish. Luckily you can just do P1 and rap down from the chain at the top of Cold Cuts. Start (crux) in the corner ten metres right of Aitchison's Needle.

1. 12m - Climb the corner crack to a huge ledge.

2. 20m - Traverse right then up to a tree. Scramble to the top.

A good climb on excellent rock. The moves from the top of the block are delicate and poorly protected, hence "Peter's Pan(ic)". Start left of Square Gully at a wide, rounded crack.

1. 11m - Climb the crack to a ledge next to a large block leaning against the face.

2. 37m - Up to the top of the block (large sling) and step onto the face - awkward for shorties - climb up for a few moves and then right to a thin crack. Up this to the top and what was a tree belay but now requires a topout.

Start 10 metres left as for Rise and Fall, but take the right-hand crack.

When climbers stare up at this crack/trench route they invariably mutter "old school" and move right along. It is in fact a pretty good romp and you will use the full bag of climbing tricks. Despite the good climbing, it is not suitable for learning to place protection, as it can be a bit tricky. Start: left of Integral and Equanimity.