Vías en Mt Lindesay

Whilst this is know as the "Tourist Route" it is not a walk. It is a difficult scramble and some trad gear is often taken to better protect the pitches. This is the spot where Ross Miller fell to his death - there is a plaque at the bottom of the route.

There are several pitches on the lower cliffs and one more when you reach the second cliffline.

Still awaiting a first ascent... Absolutely not so... some of the greatest pioneers in SEQ climbing were there in 1953. From Mike Meadows tribute to John Stephenson - "Jon joined with John Comino and two others, George Ettershank and Ron Moss, to make the first ascent of Vidler’s Chimney, a vertical crevice, splitting the eastern cliffline on Mt Lindesay. It was named after Lyle Vidler who died attempting the first ascent in 1928. When the successful team returned to Brisbane, Jon told his friend Bert Salmon the news. Salmon suggested he inform the press, which Jon did, relaying the details of their climb to an ‘unmoved’ journalist."