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The Invisible Boulder

  • Grade context: AU
  • Ascents: 81
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Description

First block above the path is partially obscured by trees. It is overhanging on the downhill and NE faces and offers a few fun boulder problems.

Approach

Walk 100m from the car park towards the Omega block and head up right when you see rock.

History

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This block has been walked past by all and sundry over the years including me till December 2016.

Though given how quickly boulders return to their original state here, they may have been climbed previously.

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From the jug on the right side of the face and once established on the wall (mossy pedestal base is off route) make a long pull to the lip, then move slightly left and up the face above.

Upgraded as repeats are suggesting it is harder than a V1.

Start matched on the same starting hold as Captain Invisible (again the mossy pedestal base is off route). Cramped move left to side pull and spring out left with conviction to good holds at the lip. Jugs above.

Famously described as ‘the hardest V3 in the world’ by a V8 climber who didn’t tick. Really good though. Same start as for Dark Matter. Once established on the holds at the lip, traverse low around the left arete following the rising traverse of Cameo to its end.

Sit down start on the arete and follow the lip right to top out via the short right facing corner.

Best easy on the mount? SDS on positive holds on the left side of the arete. Follow more good holds along the rising undercut face to top out once on the jug at the end of the face,

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Author(s): Lindorff, Goding & Hodgson

Date: 2011

ISBN: 9780646529387

Get ready to fully experience the rock climbing scene in Victoria with Sublime Climbs, a comprehensive guidebook authored by Kevin Lindorff, Josef Goding, and Jarrod Hodgson. This full-color, 380-page book covers the best climbing locations in the region, including Mt Arapiles, Mt Buffalo, and the Grampians. It features descriptions of over 700 routes, topographic maps, and breathtaking images. Whether you're a seasoned pro or new to the sport, Sublime Climbs has everything you need to make the most of your climbing experience in Victoria and experience all of it's classic routes.

Author(s): Chris Baxter & Glenn Tempest

Date: 1994

ISBN: 0646167308

A Guide to selected rockclimbs at Mt Arapiles,the Grampians and Mt Buffalo

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