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Chicken Forest

  • Grade context: AU
  • Ascents: 40

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Description

The wall faces north, making it ideal for a winter crag. In winter, the sun shines on the wall throughout the day, with some partial shade from surrounding trees. During other seasons, it receives morning sun but becomes shaded in the afternoon. After heavy rain, there may be some water seepage for a while, but the wall usually dries enough for bouldering by the next day after light rain.

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.

Approach

  1. Park at the gate on Koloona Dr at coordinates (-34.85150975503468, 150.53093426905681).

  2. Take the Bangalee Forest Walk trail and walk down.

  3. At the fork, stay to the left.

  4. Continue down and cross under the power lines (do not follow them).

  5. The trail will narrow and become bushy.

  6. Walk for about 25 meters after crossing the power lines, and then turn left into the bush to reach the crag.

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.

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Routes

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Sit start on the obvious jug/undercling and go up cool pockets to finish at the roof (it can be topped out).

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Sit start on the obvious jug/undercling. Move up to the slot, then reach for the scoop. Next, shift right to the large, pabbley hole to finish.

Sit start as for BBQ, then make a dynamic move to the sloper from the scoop.

Start as for BBQ, make a move to the crimpy slot, and then go up to finish.

Start as for Head on. Move further to finish on Thrasher.

Sit start with the obvious hold, go up the jugs, then make a move to the left to the slopers before a powerful move to finish.

Sit start on the juggy flake. Make a big move to the right and move up to the slopers before the punchy move to the jug, then finish on the big hole.

Sit start on the crimp and side-pull/pocket. Make a big move to the left and another dinamic move to the big scoop. Move up to the big finish hole using the tiny crimp.

Sit start on the crimp and side-pull/pocket (the ledge on the ground is NOT in). Make a gaston move to the flake and another gaston move to the good crimp. Move up and then traverse left to the big scoop. Move along the crimpy holds and finish on the ledge.

Sit start on the crimp and side-pull/pocket (the ledge on the ground is NOT in). Make a gaston move to the flake and another gaston move to the good crimp. Move up and then traverse right to the two cripms. Move up to the sloper and finish on the ledge.

Start with both hands on the crimp. Traverse to the left and go up to finish by matching on the shallow slot.

Sit start on a side-pull jug and obvious jug. Make a big move to the ledge, then move up and right along the crimps to finish.

Sit start on a side-pull jug and obvious jug. Make a big move to the ledge, then move up and left along the crimps to finish.

Sit start on the pebbly undercling. Make a hard first move to the crimp, then go up (two grades lower if using a knee pad).

Sit start on the obvious ledge. Traverse left and join into Finger Resuscitation.

Sit start on the obvious ledge. Move up to the pockets and make a move to the ledge. Traverse right and finish as for Pillager Outpost.

Sit start on the obvious ledge. Move up and make a big move to finish on the jug.

Sit start in a hugging position. Go up, then move to the right to finish.

Sit start in a hugging position. Go straight up, then muntle up to finish.

Sit start in a hugging position. Go up, then move to the left to muntle up.

Stand start on the irregularly shaped hold. Move up to the scoop, then move up and to the right to finish.

Start on the crimpy undercling and the bad crimp. Make a powerful move to the start hold of Feather Falling Boots, then move up and to the right to finish.

Start as for Dragon of the west. Go diagonally up to the left.

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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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