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Access issues inherited from Nowra

This climbing area has recently become a focus spot for tension between climbers and the local Aboriginal community. Be informed and respect closures. Clean up chalk and rethink adding additional new routes to crags with access issues.

Ethic inherited from Nowra

Mostly developed as a sport climbing and bouldering area. Some trad climbing exists, mainly the pure cracks. If developing new areas keep an eye and and ear out for Aboriginal cultural heritage, including cave art.

Routes

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One for the Kneebarers, starts a few metres left of Cheese Gobbler up via a couple powerful moves and cruxy kneebar into the quality roof and head wall.

Well in the 9th

FA: George Fieg, 1996

Tom O'Halloran

NA: Jorge Diaz-Rullo

FA: Tom O'Halloran

Set: Tom O'Halloran, 2020

Extension of Cheese Gobbler that goes all the way to the top of the cliff via a whole bunch of hard independent climbing and then the top of The Big Cheese. Original vision by Robbie, new vision and execution by Tom.

Set: Rob Lebreton

FA: Tom O'Halloran, Jun 2021

Mark McGivern

FA: Pete Tosen, 2005

A crazy extension to Metamorphosis climbing all the way to the top of the cliff. Endurance test piece.

Daniel

FA: Daniel Fisher, 13 Aug 2016

Climb meta to the last bolt then head left to the ‘jug’ rest on baby cheeses and do it’s final crux before finishing up the big cheese.

FA: Matt Warner

Old projects, maybe Paul Westwood?

Old projects, maybe Paul Westwood?

FA: Paul Westwood, 1994

Insane! A line of holds just happens to lead into the belly of the big roof, meeting the Big Cheese for the final few moves at the lip. The star destroyer shaped roof is brilliant pocketed sandstone.

Set: George Broadfoot, 6 Aug 2015

FA: George Broadfoot, 14 May 2019

The original project before Curds of Prey was found, the huge undercling at the lip looked so inviting. A cool sequence to turn the lip, then traverse left along the juggy red stone to the apex of the cheese wedge. Clip the chains on The Wheel of Cheese, then top out!

FA: George Broadfoot, 2 Jun 2019

Traverse across the brilliant white rock in an excellent position, crossing the bulge to a fine headwall. Extend the clip on the bolt before the steepness to avoid excessive drag.

FA: George Broadfoot, 3 Oct 2015

Start as for Spicy Cheese but head left and up through the cruxy bulge to follow the S-shaped line. Keep going all the way to the top of the cliff. Fun climbing, lost a grade recently due to new holds being discovered at the crux.

FA: George Broadfoot, 6 Jul 2014

A fine morsel. Start as for Spicy Cheese and finish at anchors halfway up the wall.

FA: Luke Magill, 2014

Start at the flake below the offwidth between Cheesemonster Wall and the bouldering. A slightly mingin start leads to excellent featured climbing on a great angle. A finger endurance test piece!

FA: George Broadfoot, 2014

FA: Graham Fairbairn, 1993

Start on 'ankles away' then head right through multiple roofs to a ledge before the unique 'bowl' crux and final roof. Wait for a dry spell and take some long slings.

FA: Matt Warner, 2024

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Author(s): Simon Carter, Carlie LeBreton, Rob LeBreton, Neil Monteith, Rod Young

Date: 2016

ISBN: 9780994278449

The new Nowra guide is the most comprehensive guide to one of Australias largest sport climbing destinations. Coincidently it also includes New Nowra or Braidwood Park as it is now known which contains 650 routes in itself. With over 1500 routes all up it will be impossible to run out of projects to get yourself spanked on ever again.

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