Grade | Route | Gear style | Popularity | ||
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Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The You Yangs Great Circle Drive East Corio Ridge Area | |||||
6 | Black-water Dysentery
| 10m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The You Yangs Great Circle Drive East Bumbly Boulders | |||||
5 | Flakey Eccentrics
| 9m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The You Yangs Drysdale Road Drysdale Hills Boulders East Hill The Rockettes | |||||
8 | Crowded Craque
Crack right of One's a Crowd | 9m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Werribee Gorge Closed Daintrees Cliff | |||||
7 | Scorpio
| 16m | |||
6 | Carnot Cycle
| 9m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Werribee Gorge Closed The North Side | |||||
7 | Pipsqueak
| 18m | |||
8 | The Key
| 33m | |||
8 | Imp
| 12m | |||
5 | Absolute Zero
| 9m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Omega Block Area Privy Block - Chain buttress | |||||
5 | Golden Oldie
Up and left onto the dished wall and sea of moss. FA: Ravi Pannell, 1992 | 10m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Omega Block Area Lower Tier | |||||
8 | Mossy Showers
Start in Chimney left of Grey Arete, continue up chimney, to a slabby finish. Don't mind the moss, that rains down on you with any slight breeze. Claimed to have been climbed in 2018 probably more like 1960s when that kinda climbing was all the rages. FA: Unknown | 40m | |||
6 | ★ Oxbow
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6
33m
2
6
25m
3
6
32m
4
6
20m
Pitch lengths are definitely inflated Start: Up chimney just right of 'Sox Glo' and 'Poxbow'
FA: John Fahey & Peter Jackson, 1962 | 110m, 4 | |||
8 | ★ Ice-Cream Horror Tunnel
Okay climb with a little bit of caving. 1) 21m (8) Climb Dummy bidder all the way to the top and then belay. 2) 18m (7) Head right at the top of Dummy bidder and make your way around large boulder. Belay behind the boulder. 3) 8m (8) Here is the fun part head up tricky wall and through the small tunnel. Belay after tunnel. 4) 12m (3) head up the wall and belay at Black Magic area and then walk off. FA: Emma Howell, Daniel Howell & jen findlow, Dec 2016 | 59m, 4 | |||
8 | ★ Dummy bidder
Poorly pro down low. Shallow open corner 3m R of oxbow. Up corner to step R onto arête at where cracks converge. Up to just below blocky overhang. Step right onto juggy arête and up to the top | 20m | |||
5 | ★ Spit the dummy
Good first lead, well pro on good rock. Juggy rib 5m R of oxbow. Just left of narrow gully/crack. Follow rib just just under overhang. Join onto dummy bidder to finish stepping R | 20m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Omega Block Area Omega Block | |||||
7 | ★ Hawker
Rarely done but looks ok. Start: Start 5m L of WR. FA: Bruno Zielke & Fred Langenhorst, 1968 | 15m | |||
8 | Remus
FA: Steve Craddock & Peter Jackson, 1962 | 12m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Omega Block Area Omega gully wall - Wall opposite witch | |||||
5 | Jugs n Jury
Starts 2m R of Drain Pipe. Climb the wide crack (on its R side) to the little overhang. Pull thru on the jugs (not protected) or toddle up R to good cams before stepping L onto juggy wall(long sling runners). 2m R drainpipes. Climb wide crack on its R side, pull through overhang and zoom to top | 16m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Trackside Boulders Tower du Warm-up | |||||
VB | ★★ Tour du Tower
Stand start at near the decent tree, and traverse the entire boulder. About the same grade regardless of height above the ground. | 15m | |||
VB | ★ Eastern Face
Beautiful, easy face. | 7m | |||
VB | ★ Northern Runnel
Stand start and climb the short face into the runnel. | 7m | |||
VB | ★ North-Western Arete
Stand start with good holds, climb the wide arete. | 6m | |||
VB | ★ Western face
Stand start with good edges, climb the face. | 5m | |||
VB | ★ So-called crack
Stand start below the so-called crack-like thingy. | 4m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Trackside Boulders Globe Boulder | |||||
VB | ★ BDSM
Around the right side of the boulder facing uphill. Easy stand start. SDS goes at about V3. | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Barringo Tower | |||||
7 | Anabasis
The rib right of Hellas and left of the cracks on the front of the tower. FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating, 1982 | 25m | |||
7 | Hestia
The left crack on the front of the tower. FA: Max Keating & John Griffiths, 1982 | 25m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Melbourne View Buttress | |||||
6 | Pnyx
The diagonal left grassy chimney. FA: John Griffiths, 1982 | 12m | |||
5 | Styx
As for Pynx, the mossy middle chimney. FA: John Griffiths, max keating & ken mckinley, 1982 | 12m | |||
6 | Arcadia
The obvious crack/trench 5m right of Styx FA: Max Keating & Ken McKinlay, 1982 | 20m | |||
5 | ★ Arachnophobia
Up the ramp to Excuse Me While I Touch The Sky, up it for a couple of moves, traverse right and finish up the corner. FA: John Griffths | 30m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Xerxes | |||||
8 | ★★ Dance of the Curates
FA: John Griffiths, Max Keating & Ken McKinlay, 1982 | 70m, 2 | |||
5 | Xerxes
Crack 2m right of Notes On Pillows.
FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating, 1982 | 80m, 2 | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Greasy Grass Gully | |||||
6 | ★ Athena
The left (OR RIGHT?) facing corner/chimney at the top of the gully. Initialled. FA: Max Keating & Robert Kemp., 1982 | 12m | |||
7 | ★ Stirling Moss
Start 2m left of Narcissus and climb the bulging arete and slabby wall above straight up. FA: ThorAss & Robert Lord, 17 Mar | 12m | |||
8 | ★ Narcissus
Three metres right of Athena. Initialled. Up the bulging juggy wall, a good route, almost worth a star. FA: Max Keating., 1982 | 13m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Winter Wall | |||||
8 | ★ Prometheus
Starts 2m right of Prometheus Direct at the chimney/groove. Up the groove until you can traverse left to the flake and over it. FA: John Griffiths, Max Keating & Ken McKinlay. | 40m | |||
7 | Stele Evasion
Is this the worst route you’ve ever seen? Starts 4m right of Prometheus. Up to the slab, traverse right up the crack. Left at the steepening and go to the top of the chimney crack. FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating., 1982 | 30m | |||
7 | Kremen Of The Space Patrol
As for Keres. Climb the groove and arête. FA: John Griffiths, Max Keating & Ken McKinlay. | 20m | |||
8 | Cella
Starts 3m right of Keres. Initialled.
FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating, 1982 | 90m, 2, 3 | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Amphitheatre | |||||
7 | A2 Arête
Quite good and reasonably protected. Bridge the groove to the narrowing at 7m. Step left and climb the left arête to the top. FA: Peter Watling & Barry Russell., 1999 | 35m | |||
8 | Salon
About 2m right of Hydra. 1. 25m The left side of the slab to a ledge. 2. 8m Step across and climb the crack behind. Diagonally over the boulders to below a shattered groove. 3. 22m The groove. FA: John Griffiths., 1982 | 55m, 2 | |||
5 | Baclava
Five metres right of Salon.
FA: Ken McKinlay, John Griffiths, Cynthia Holland & Max Keating., 1982 | 63m, 3 | |||
8 | The Gymnast
( There is a buttress below the Amphitheatre with the next 4 climbs ) On the left side of the buttress below and right of Cella. Up and over the prominent flake. FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating., 1982 | 7m | |||
6 | Helot
Four metres right and uphill from Demeter.
FA: John Griffiths & Max Keating, 1982 | 18m, 2 | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Eastern Outcrops Summit Boulders | |||||
6 | ★★ Triangulation
Nice and simple, straight up the face. Really nice holds and not that long/high. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
8 | ★ Cornering
Up the corner of the same boulder as Triangulation and Side on, but on the edge of the boulder between the two. One again nice holds and not to long/high. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
7 | ★ Far Side
To the right of Triangulation, so once again nice holds and not too long/high. Only real hiccup is that there is a bush at the bottom of the climb making it more difficult to access. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
6 | ★ Ewen Cain
Nice and simple, straight up the face. Really nice holds and not that long/high. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
8 | ★ Carlos Devine
Up the corner of the same boulder, but on the edge of the boulder between the two. One again nice holds and not to long/high. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
7 | ★ Nikolas Little
To the right, so once again nice holds and not too long/high. Only real hiccup is that there is a bush at the bottom of the climb making it more difficult to access. FA: Josh Simpson, 8 Jan 2020 | ||||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Camels Hump Carpark boulder | |||||
VB | ★★ Camels Bump
Start by smearing feet on the bottom side of the rock. Start hold is one hands width above the intersection between the unpainted and painted part of the Boulder. Wrap hands behind the Boulder just above where the beginning of the white paint starts, double handed dyno to the top. FA: Angus Cameron & Ethan Zelenjak, 17 Nov 2019 | ||||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Roadside boulders | |||||
VB | Frog in the Fog
SDS with two hands on jugs - finish to the right. FA: Jamie | ||||
VB | Albert the Elephant
SDS on same holds as "Frog in the Fog". Head to the top and traverse left around the arete. Head up once you are established on the good jug foothold on the left. FA: Jamie | ||||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Hidden Hideaway | |||||
VB | Wren's V2
Perfect for the kids, climb up the dirty crack using the flake and ledge. FA: Wren | 4m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Eastern Slope First drop Diamond Boulder | |||||
VB | ★ Uncut diamond
Climb the Right arete from the good undercling. FA: Cameron MacLeman, 14 Jun 2023 | 2m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Eastern Slope First drop Short Cliff | |||||
VB | ★ Multipitch
Pitch 1: From a sit start Climb the Right arete of the boulder to large ledge. Pitch 2: Continue up and over capstone to good belay. | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Rabbit Rocks Cicada Outcrop | |||||
8 | Echidna
| 8m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Rabbit Rocks Wormwood Boulder | |||||
5 | Edward Wormwood
| 15m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Kingdom Boulders Upper Kingdom | |||||
VB | ★★ Beans for breakfast
Sit start and climb the arete using slopers and good edges. FA: Cameron MacLeman, 24 Sep 2023 | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Kingdom Boulders | |||||
VB | Long Red Ant
Aptly named after the long red ant which waged war upon my sandals. Stand start and ascend left side of slab. FA: Jamie | 3m | |||
VB | Crumble
Ascend right side of slab - up and over. Don't escape right. FA: Jamie | 3m | |||
VB | Stalagmite
Stand-start. FA: Jamie | 3m | |||
VB | ★★ Warm up for the warm up
Sit start layback on and then up the questionable flake | 2m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Outer Kingdom Little Monster Boulder | |||||
VB | Alternate Descent
The cool gritty flake on the left face. Actually has a move or two. | ||||
VB | The Trolls Wart
Stand start with crimp and ‘wart’ on lip facing the monster. Mantle. | 2m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Spirit Boulders Den of Spirits | |||||
VB | Gnowee Left
Climb the north-facing slab at the end of the corridor (1.5m to the right of the off width, directly opposite problem 3). FA: Mike Hitchcock, 2015 | 5m | |||
VB | Gnowee Right
Climb the north-facing slab 5m right of the off width (directly opposite problem 4). FA: Mike Hitchcock, 2015 | 5m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Wabbit Wocks Inquistion Boulders | |||||
8 | Paging Piggy Nelson
| 10m | |||
8 | Aged P
| 10m | |||
5 | Talisker
| 8m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Land of the Overhangs Flat Crack Area | |||||
VB | ★★ Flat Crack
Just south of the summit. Climb the highball crack from a stand start. FA: Rob Cotton, 2015 | 6m | |||
VB | The Alley Bummer
The chimney just left of The Kite Runner FA: Mike Hitchcock, 2015 | 4m | |||
VB | Men who stare at Levi's arse
On the back of the Kite Runner boulder, 5m south of Flat Crack, climb the short, uphill face. Sit start. FA: Levidps, 2015 | 3m | |||
VB | The Turd
On the boulder facing 'Men who stare at Levi's arse' Sit-start at the bottom of the the crack, move left to turd shaped hold then up. FA: Adrian Yeet, 3 Feb 2022 | 3m | |||
VB | An actual VB
Thinking some of the VBs in the area are a bit ridiculous? Give this one a crack. Sit-start at the bottom of the crack, move right to good rail and up. FA: Adrian Yeet, 3 Feb 2022 | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Land of the Overhangs Coffee Bean Area | |||||
VB | ★ Black-breasted Buzzard
Climb the right line on the slab, stand starting at the slight bulge right of Black-shouldered Kite. FA: Mike Hitchcock, 2015 | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Land of the Overhangs Technique Boulder | |||||
VB | Seven Virgins
Climb the slab just to the right of Directly. Stand start. FA: Levidps, 2015 | 3m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander The Lord Area | |||||
VB | Warm-up slab
Basic climb. You can do it in sneakers. | ||||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Dog Rocks Tucked Tail Boulders | |||||
VB | ★ Up
Easy open corner serves as the easiest way to the top, as well as a possible downclimb. | 3m | |||
VB | ★ Down
Easiest way down can also be climbed upward. | 3m | |||
VB | ★ Below the Moss
Traverse Right to Left from a sit start. Climb around arete to easy slab and top out. FA: Cameron MacLeman, 15 May 2023 | ||||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Dog Rocks | |||||
7 | ★ The Kennel
As you walk into the Courtyard, there is a slab on the right which leads to a narrow chimney. Inside the chimney there is an obvious curving flake. Up this to the top. FA: Roy Henderson & terry page, 1991 | 15m | |||
7 | Unnamed
| 10m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Blue Tongue Boulders | |||||
6 | Stephanies Garden
| 6m | |||
8 | Dirty Talking Variant
| 15m | |||
8 | ★ Dirty Talking
| 15m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds Mt Alexander Hillside Manor | |||||
VB | ★ Green Bean
FA: Hannah Nguyen | 2m | |||
VB | Peanut Brain
Stand start. Up easily on the right. FA: Hannah Nguyen | ||||
VB | Bizarre Love Triangle
Low angled slab. Stand start and move right. FA: Jamie | ||||
VB | Sad Climb
Low angled slab. Stand start and move to the left. FA: Jamie | ||||
VB | ★ Savoys are better than Jatz | 6m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The Cathedral Range Sunset Strip Iggie Blocks | |||||
8 | Iggie Pop
The middle crack splitting the blocks FA: Geoff Butcher & Graham Hoxley, 1988 | 5m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The Cathedral Range South Jawbones | |||||
5 | Possum Run | 100m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The Cathedral Range North Jawbone | |||||
5 | Steve's Delight
Good lead
FA: Lee Stevenson & Geoff Shaw, 1959 | 130m, 4 | |||
7 | Steve's Delight Variant | 21m | |||
8 | Central Buttress
"Poorly protected, and a waste of time." From 1988 Eastern District Guide and I doubt it has improved with time. Start at the RH edge of Central Buttress.
FA: George Glover & Bernie Lyons, 1961 | 130m, 5, 1 | |||
5 | Route One
FA: Rober Hewitt & Ken Fletcher, 1959 | 100m, 3 | |||
6 | ★★ Northern Ramble | 85m | |||
Victoria Melbourne and Surrounds The Cathedral Range Jawbone Creek Track-side Boulders Up the Slab Continue Up | |||||
8 | To The Top Easy
Goes from the bottom of the left side, up and around avoiding the steepest/hardest bit of the face. Set: Josh Simpson, 12 Jan 2020 |