Oronga Crags Mostly Sport climbing 38 routes in crag

UPDATE Sept 2018 - Due to the recent discovery of vulnerable plants (Isopogon fletcheri) on a ledge system originally used to approach this crag, the access has changed. The revised access is via an exposed via ferrata, and is only suitable for reasonably experienced climbers. Do not under any circumstance use the old track along the ferny undercut - continued access to the crag depends on it. Be careful of all vegetation on the walk in and at the crag itself.

Park at small dirt pull off on south side of Bells Line Road (-33.5721, 150.3567). This is 250m west of Mt Banks Rd, or 1.3km east of Pierces Pass Rd. It takes about 25 minutes to drive here from Blackheath. There is room for about 4 cars. If the carpark is full park at the Mt Banks turn-off instead.

The approach is not suitable for kids, non-climbers or those with a fear of big exposure. The via ferrata is not recommended in the rain. All up it takes about 30 minutes from car to the first route at Banksy Wall.

From carpark, step over the wire fence to join the old 4WD track. Follow this for 250m until it fades out on the ridge. Continue along top of ridge on a foot track for 900m to the point where the track drops steeply down the hill in the direction of the Grose Valley. After 170m the trees disappear and the track flattens onto a rocky pagoda. Skirt the right side of rock pagoda (-33.5829, 150.3587), then follow track left around pagoda and down the side of the ridge and into a major gully. Follow this until it funnels down into a small canyon. Scramble down fixed rope and a short section of metal rungs down a wet chimney to emerge into large cave.

Walk right from cave entrance along ledge for 20m, down short fixed rope to lower larger ledge. Along this for 50m until it ends at fixed ropes leading along narrow slot cave above huge dropoff. Harness up here, clip into the fixed rope, and traverse across ledge and up via metal rungs to arrive at right end of Banksy Wall below the route Philosophers Zone. Check the condition of the fixed ropes and clip in always, ideally with two slings.

To exit at end of day descend the via ferrata and exit the way you came in.

It's also possible to access the crag by abseiling into the crag from above "Spoke to the Mountain, Listened to the sea" via a cluster of trees.