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The Quarterdeck
The Quarterdeck covers a large part of the Coalcliff amphitheatre south of the Powerlines lookout. |
Entrance Gully South
The area south of the entrance gully. |
Entrance Gully South |
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Keel-Hauled
Follow the fixed hangers up past the big flake and onto the headwall. |
Project 1
Left hand bolted line |
Project 2
Many of the Wollongong crags are located in the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA). This region has had a chequered history in recent times, with large swathes of popular crags having to be closed after it was missed that a new NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Plan of Management (PoM - 2018) had incidentally banned climbing along most of the escarpment. After a lobbying effort and a stroke of coincidental good luck an amended plan of management has been published (2023), modifying the plan to allow rock-climbing “… on the west- and south-facing cliffs of Mount Keira and on cliffs north of Bulli Pass." Access comes with caveats and all climbers should be aware that that “… new bolts or anchors may only be installed with NPWS consent, and park infrastructure such as safety railing may not be used as anchor points as they have not been designed for this purpose. NPWS will not install, assess or guarantee bolts or other fixed protection points. Participants in these activities are solely responsible for their own safety.” Given the pressures many rock-climbing areas have been under around Australia and the plethora of access issues that have followed it is imperative that climbers respect and heed the access requirements. Access granted can easily be access taken, noting from the PoM: “Locations where rock climbing and abseiling are allowed may be reviewed and altered to address safety issues, risks to visitors or impacts on cultural values or environmental values. Temporary closures of rock climbing and abseiling locations may be applied to limit impacts. Permanent closure of sites may also be necessary. NPWS will consult with representatives of the local climbing community before implementing any permanent closures.” Please refer to the ‘Ethic” section for more notes on how to be a good steward for the climbing community. |
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★ The Frying Dutchman
Start in the corner head around the arete into the next corner and straight up to the cave then out over the roof onto the slabby headwall. |
Entrance Gully North
A series of cracks just north of the entrance gully |
Entrance Gully North |
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Handiwork
Just left (North) of the walk down gully is a hand crack just right of a short, thin finger crack. Climb this to wider crack above to jammed block, belay to left. |
ABC Area
The next area along. |
ABC Area |
Unknown 1
Up crack then wall. |
Untried Project
The weakness up the left side of the left wall of Acquired Arete, through small roof up high. Stay off project until climbed. |
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★★ Acquired Arete
The prominent left arete. Up slab to step left onto arete and follow to anchors. |
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★ Crack Initiation
The well protected practice trad route up the weakness right of Acquired Arete. Lower off anchors. |
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★ ABC
An easy climb up the middle of ABC Area stepping through bulges to anchors above in ledge. |
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Sidearms
The nice layback corner crack right of ABC start. Up corner and across right and up to anchors. |
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★ Pegleg
Start 2m right of corner of Sidearms. Up to bolt, move rightwards across the wall towards Nails, then up and step left for final move to anchors. |
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★★ Nails
Starts about 3m left of the arete of the right wall of ABC area. Stick clip first bolt. Very thin start, then easier to last move left of bolt to anchors. |
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The Mighty Moonfish
Straight up wall |
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★★ Three Sheets
Head out the left side of the cave and straight up the headwall. |
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Loose Cannon
Start at the right end of the cave, a bit of a grunt off the ground then head around the arete and straight up to anchors. |
The Alcove
The big alcove |
The Alcove |
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★★★ Shore Break
Up blank looking face then into corner then up headwall. Great rock and climbing. |
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Jimmy 1
Straight up the arete. |
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★ Jimmy 2
Up wall and then up slab to anchors. |
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★★★ Battlecruiser
Start 3m left of the chimney (Gates Out) at the fixed hangers. Straight up to a great dyno. Drift up and left to the arete to finish. |
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★ Gates Out for Da Boyz
Up the chimney which has great climbing outside the chimney or grovel deep into the chasm like the first ascentionist did. |
Squeeze Test
With a nod to araps, this glorified squeeze test was first conducted in the modern era during the dark depths of the covid pandemic lockdown. Work your way through the chasm behind Kegs on Legs and get rebirthed into the paradise of Coaltrain. |
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★ Kegs on Legs
Horizontal cracks then layback to glory. |
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★ Powerful Owl
Up left side of wall |
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Sandwiches
Righthand side of wall. |
The Big Roof Area
The area with the Big roof |
The Big Roof Area |
OPEN project
Boulder out the roof of the cave and finish up nails slab. |
★★ Project Chris2
Traverse right on the lip of the cave to the arete then straight up to anchors. |
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★★★ Gimme Gimme Moore
Powerful layback moves to start. Small cams in the roof corner and extend with slings. Traverse under roof where you could place a #5. Tricky moves to turn the lip and awesome crack climbing to the loweroffs. Can clean while being lowered or get someone to second. Still awaiting a second ascent. |
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★★★ How much Moore?
Stick clip bolt, then watch a Wide-boyz montage for inspiration. Pull funky moves (crux), to move up to roof. Make your way to the corner for a rest then make your way up lovely thin headwall crack (20) to lower-offs. |
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★★ Where there's a Willson there's a way
Bolted by the famous Rod Young. The Willson brother's battled it out for the first ascent. Pull through the finger intensive crux boulder problem with technical heel hooks to rest. Easier but delicate climbing up the right side of the corner to the anchors. |
Rod Project 2
Rod project 2 |
The Top Deck
Big orange walls |
The Top Deck |
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★★ Roaring Forties
Start at series of flakes and cracks, up and left to the ledge the up arete to top. |
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★★★ The Nautilus
Start underneath small cave, traverse left 2m, big move straight up then trend right to the cave (good rest) and straight up to anchors to straight up. |
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★★★ Bar with a view
Follow the thin crack system up to a knee bar and take in the view. Proceed to a delicate final crux before the anchor. After multiple attempts on this, Hunter Cole had a crack and after a courtesy take at the first bolt proceeded to flash the route. I let him name the route as it was only fair. The route is still awaiting a trad ascent. |
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★★ Captain Nemo
Up the orange arete. |
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★★ Orange Betty
Start 2m right of Captain Nemo arete on the great orange rock. Technical and varied. Thin start, move right to closed corner . Up until easier to the anchors. |
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★★★ Deadman's Chest
Up the seam to the anchors |
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★★★ Moore or Less Alright
Follow the corner crack up and then move left onto the face straight up to the lower offs. |
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★★ Maybe I'm amazed
Stuck clip bolt and traverse in from the right on edges. Make your way up the arete. Rest in cave and tickle your way up the finger crack to lower offs. |
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★★ Call of Kthulhu
Up the seam to jugs and the cave then blast up the awesome headwall. |
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★ Borderline
The narrow corner. Up corner, trend up right steeply to ledge then around the roof and head left to the anchors. |
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★★ Esoteric order of Dagon
Head up the corner to the top of the block then up the vague arete to the anchors |
Project Chris
Up the orange wall to the roof, out the roof and up headwall to anchors. |
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★★★ Apprehension
Straight up the crack to Lower-offs |
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★★ Pirates & Plunders
Up the crack and up through the suprisingly solid honeycomb rock to anchors at the top of the wall. A great photo op route. |
The Lower Deck
Bigger orange walls |
The Lower Deck |
Maelstrom Wall
Many of the Wollongong crags are located in the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA). This region has had a chequered history in recent times, with large swathes of popular crags having to be closed after it was missed that a new NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Plan of Management (PoM - 2018) had incidentally banned climbing along most of the escarpment. After a lobbying effort and a stroke of coincidental good luck an amended plan of management has been published (2023), modifying the plan to allow rock-climbing “… on the west- and south-facing cliffs of Mount Keira and on cliffs north of Bulli Pass." Access comes with caveats and all climbers should be aware that that “… new bolts or anchors may only be installed with NPWS consent, and park infrastructure such as safety railing may not be used as anchor points as they have not been designed for this purpose. NPWS will not install, assess or guarantee bolts or other fixed protection points. Participants in these activities are solely responsible for their own safety.” Given the pressures many rock-climbing areas have been under around Australia and the plethora of access issues that have followed it is imperative that climbers respect and heed the access requirements. Access granted can easily be access taken, noting from the PoM: “Locations where rock climbing and abseiling are allowed may be reviewed and altered to address safety issues, risks to visitors or impacts on cultural values or environmental values. Temporary closures of rock climbing and abseiling locations may be applied to limit impacts. Permanent closure of sites may also be necessary. NPWS will consult with representatives of the local climbing community before implementing any permanent closures.” Please refer to the ‘Ethic” section for more notes on how to be a good steward for the climbing community. |
The Lower Deck Maelstrom Wall |
★★ Project Chris
Start at the left hand end of the wall, up to the cave, traverse right at the overlap then straight up. |
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★★ Squid Squad
Up the corner then into the cave briefly until you can pull round onto the slab then up. |
The Lower Deck |
Rusty Red Buttress
Many of the Wollongong crags are located in the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA). This region has had a chequered history in recent times, with large swathes of popular crags having to be closed after it was missed that a new NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Plan of Management (PoM - 2018) had incidentally banned climbing along most of the escarpment. After a lobbying effort and a stroke of coincidental good luck an amended plan of management has been published (2023), modifying the plan to allow rock-climbing “… on the west- and south-facing cliffs of Mount Keira and on cliffs north of Bulli Pass." Access comes with caveats and all climbers should be aware that that “… new bolts or anchors may only be installed with NPWS consent, and park infrastructure such as safety railing may not be used as anchor points as they have not been designed for this purpose. NPWS will not install, assess or guarantee bolts or other fixed protection points. Participants in these activities are solely responsible for their own safety.” Given the pressures many rock-climbing areas have been under around Australia and the plethora of access issues that have followed it is imperative that climbers respect and heed the access requirements. Access granted can easily be access taken, noting from the PoM: “Locations where rock climbing and abseiling are allowed may be reviewed and altered to address safety issues, risks to visitors or impacts on cultural values or environmental values. Temporary closures of rock climbing and abseiling locations may be applied to limit impacts. Permanent closure of sites may also be necessary. NPWS will consult with representatives of the local climbing community before implementing any permanent closures.” Please refer to the ‘Ethic” section for more notes on how to be a good steward for the climbing community. |
The Lower Deck Rusty Red Buttress |
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★ Mainsail
The right hand route up the bulgy red buttress though unlikely territory to an exposed upper wall to anchors. Scramble up 5m through ferns to a ledge and belay off first bolt. Head up just left of corner and trend a bit left above through cavey bit. |
Rod Project
Straight up the awesome looking red buttress. |
The Lower Deck |
Last Walls (rename later)
Many of the Wollongong crags are located in the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA). This region has had a chequered history in recent times, with large swathes of popular crags having to be closed after it was missed that a new NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Plan of Management (PoM - 2018) had incidentally banned climbing along most of the escarpment. After a lobbying effort and a stroke of coincidental good luck an amended plan of management has been published (2023), modifying the plan to allow rock-climbing “… on the west- and south-facing cliffs of Mount Keira and on cliffs north of Bulli Pass." Access comes with caveats and all climbers should be aware that that “… new bolts or anchors may only be installed with NPWS consent, and park infrastructure such as safety railing may not be used as anchor points as they have not been designed for this purpose. NPWS will not install, assess or guarantee bolts or other fixed protection points. Participants in these activities are solely responsible for their own safety.” Given the pressures many rock-climbing areas have been under around Australia and the plethora of access issues that have followed it is imperative that climbers respect and heed the access requirements. Access granted can easily be access taken, noting from the PoM: “Locations where rock climbing and abseiling are allowed may be reviewed and altered to address safety issues, risks to visitors or impacts on cultural values or environmental values. Temporary closures of rock climbing and abseiling locations may be applied to limit impacts. Permanent closure of sites may also be necessary. NPWS will consult with representatives of the local climbing community before implementing any permanent closures.” Please refer to the ‘Ethic” section for more notes on how to be a good steward for the climbing community. |
The Lower Deck Last Walls (rename later) |
Project rod
Traverse into arete and up. |
Chris Crack Project
Up through roof trend right then straight up to crack. Bolt at the base of the crack will be removed, there's good gear. |
Unknown
Many of the Wollongong crags are located in the Illawarra Escarpment State Conservation Area (IESCA). This region has had a chequered history in recent times, with large swathes of popular crags having to be closed after it was missed that a new NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Plan of Management (PoM - 2018) had incidentally banned climbing along most of the escarpment. After a lobbying effort and a stroke of coincidental good luck an amended plan of management has been published (2023), modifying the plan to allow rock-climbing “… on the west- and south-facing cliffs of Mount Keira and on cliffs north of Bulli Pass." Access comes with caveats and all climbers should be aware that that “… new bolts or anchors may only be installed with NPWS consent, and park infrastructure such as safety railing may not be used as anchor points as they have not been designed for this purpose. NPWS will not install, assess or guarantee bolts or other fixed protection points. Participants in these activities are solely responsible for their own safety.” Given the pressures many rock-climbing areas have been under around Australia and the plethora of access issues that have followed it is imperative that climbers respect and heed the access requirements. Access granted can easily be access taken, noting from the PoM: “Locations where rock climbing and abseiling are allowed may be reviewed and altered to address safety issues, risks to visitors or impacts on cultural values or environmental values. Temporary closures of rock climbing and abseiling locations may be applied to limit impacts. Permanent closure of sites may also be necessary. NPWS will consult with representatives of the local climbing community before implementing any permanent closures.” Please refer to the ‘Ethic” section for more notes on how to be a good steward for the climbing community. |
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