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Where's Crock Wall? 6-Jun-2014 At 4:58:26 PM BA

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Another file from 2002. I noticed some typos in this lot, caveat emptor.

DAWN WALL

About 150m past the turn off to Crock Wall there is a good view down into the valley. Crock Wall is below this lookout. Ten metres further on head right (west) into the bush and try and follow the cairns up to the cliff.
Time from car: 30-35 minutes.
Climbs are described from L to R.

*Ghost Rope Arete 20m 6
Poor protection. From the top of a boulder follow the third arete L of Ayesha. Allan Hope, Bill Andrews - Both Solo - 27.11.82

Red Herring 30m 16
Nice. The L most of a pair of corner cracks about 30m L of Ayesha. Scramble up to the base of the attractive corner and climb it until some loose blocks are met. Step L and climb the crack in the wall. Chris Baxter, David Gairns 29.2.88

Echidna 40m 13
Scramble up to the corner between Sundance Kid and Red Herring and climb it to the flake. Start 2m L of Sundance Kid and climb the corner to the flake on the R wall. Step R below the flake, then straight up the wall to the terrace. Step R and finish up the headwall. Bruce Somerfield, Vicki Benson, Tony Wilson 27.1.91

*Sundance Kid 40m 8
Worth two stars with the direct start. Start 3m R of the yellow square, up for a couple of metres then move L to the arete and motor on up. David Witham. Lachlan Witham October 1983
Direct Start: grade 12. At the yellow square, directly below the arete. FA Unknown.

Spend a Penny 45m 19
Looks harder than it is. Start just L of The Noonday Sun on the slab below three stepped roofs leading L. Up and under roofs, then the L arete. Stephen Hamilton, David Karla. 4.9.93

The Noonday Sun 33m 12
Easier than it looks. The scrub filled chimney midway between Red Herring and Ayesha. 1. 10m Climb the chimney until level with the traverse line. 2. 23m (crux) Traverse L and climb the main flake-crack to a prominent crack in the face. Climb this and straight up the final wall. David Gairns, Chris Baxter 1.3.88

Morning Glory 40m 24
Climbs the attractive L wall of Ayesha. Quite scary, there are just enough runners (two drilled peg runners and a poor bolt) and fewer solid holds. Glenn Tempest 15.2.91

**Ayesha 45m 16
Subtle, worth searching for! The line to the 2m roof, traverse L and up the corner. Iain Sedgman, Matt Taylor 1977

1921 45m 21
Brilliant, clean and sustained. Corner just R of Ayesha. Hard stemming up corner, L around roof, arete. Step L then steep hand crck to slab. Stephen hamilton, David Karla. 4.9.93

Locust Wing 32m 11
About 10m R of Ayesha are two corners, this is the L one. Up into the crack to a ledge. Up behind the chockstones to the top. Julie Tulloch, Bill Andrews Feb. 1978

Harsh Reality 40m 17
Varied and filthy climbing, desperately needs avoiding. Start about 10m R of Ayesha, below the R most of two corners. Bridge delicately up to the dirty section which is followed by a V-chimney. Continue up the crack which curves L to a cave. 2. 15m As for the top of Locust Wing. Chimney up the back of the cave and exit up to the L. Chris Baxter, David Gairns 1.3.88

Cicada 33m 13
Starts R of Locust Wing. Up and traverse R to gain the ledge beneath the corner. Pass a dirty overhang and then follow the corner. Bill Andrews, Julie Tulloch February 1978