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New crag at Cathedrals >>> coming soon 10-Nov-2009 At 6:05:25 PM climbingnirvana

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Some friends and i have been working sporadically but quite hard over the last 3 years to get an
overlooked/undeveloped area of the cathedral ranges to a point where people would want to head out
and climb at this spot. To climb some new and not typically "Cathys" routes!!
There is quite a substantial area with some absolutely awesome routes that i could spray on about for
ever, but will leave to you to comment on at your leisure.
The 10 odd routes so far are graded from 13 - 25.
There is one climb in particular that has stood out as esthetically almost perfect slab climbing up an
unlikely/awesome feature BALD EAGLE (20) -stay tuned-.
The pro is mostly mixed with a few all trad and also all bolted lines to play on.
The average length of the crag is 50m and potential is still there for more new routes as there is still a
heap of rock that would need the gentle stroke of a brush to reveal it's secrets to anyone keen.
With the near re-opening of the cathedral ranges we are hoping to go back to have a look at how (if at
all) the recent fires have affected this area. We are hoping that any damage will be minimal as the area
is pretty well clear from trees and any damage would be down low.
Call it a kind of WELCOME BACK CATHEDRALS!!

We love this place and hope you will too!!