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Fluming area

  • Grade context: AU
  • Photos: 2
  • Ascents: 30
  • Aka: Aretes Boulder

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Access issues inherited from Upper Gara Gorge

Gara gorge is part of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and access is open:

http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/Oxley-Wild-Rivers-National-Park

Approach

This boulder is easy to find as it is directly next to the track and has a gnarly tree twisted over it.

Ethic inherited from Upper Gara Gorge

Basically, the climbers of Armidale are a pretty laid back, free thinking group and as long as you don’t go out of your way to put people’s noses out of joint you’ll be amazed at how helpful they can be. The quickest way to piss people off is by ripping off projects. There are a few devoted locals making an effort and putting up quality new climbs. A lot of time, hard work and even money goes into their endeavours (cracks can be projects too) and there is too much unclimbed rock around to justify destroying someone else’s motivation. Any routes marked as such or not in the guide should be left alone. The simple courtesy of asking first may save you from being stripped naked and being staked out for the crows to pick your eyes out. If putting up new routes is your thing then please feel free. The only request is that you avoid placing hangers or conspicuous bolts around the Gara Boulders as we are already viewed as an environmental menace by the NPWS - bolting in National Parks is actually illegal.

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Right arete from Fluming. Low start, nice moves up the arete to finish left.

FA: Matt Wrigley, 2001

Right of The Fluming. Stand start on 2 shit edges, jump to top. Grade may be off.

FA: Matt Wrigley, 2001

Crouch start on right hand incut crimp and left hand terrible sidepull. Hard move into start of Matty's Dyno to finish as for that problem

FA: Emmanuel Madayag, 30 Dec

FA: James Scarborough, 2001

Sit start, use holds on left face and arete to mantel onto top of boulder.

Slap up the arete with right hand to ascend face.

Sit start and use left arete, the right, then left to top of spike. Sit to make it almost worth while, almost.

Easy compression warmup

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