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Where's Crock Wall? 17-Jun-2014 At 12:45:31 PM BA

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THE ELEPHANTS HIDE

EDITED: Added another route - Tusker

ACCESS: As for Socropophiliac Buttress (Peuckers Track) but continue past Venus Baths and along Stony Creek for a further 300m to the steep smooth right hand toe of The Elephants Hide on the south side of Stony Creek.
Time from car: 15 minutes
Climbs are described from right to left (which seems silly but on reflection the only recognizable features are found on the far side).

As they say in the classics; ”And now for something completely different.” What you find here is slab climbing of a sort not often found in the Grampians. The Elephants Hide is a massive expanse of generally easy-angled and broken rock, but here it forms a slab steep and smooth enough to provide some enjoyable climbing.

**Elephant Slide 40m 17
Classic slab to a rap station. Starts in the creek on the right side of the smooth section and has a prominent flake low down. Finish up slightly left to a ledge with a DBB and a fixed wire. 5 BRs. Mike Law, Chris Baxter, Stephen Hamilton, Josh Holko. 4.1.91

*Protected Species 40m 21
Classic but run-out slabbing. Start above the pool 6m left of Elephant Slide and belay as for that climb. 3 BRs. Mike Law, Chris Baxter, Stephen Hamilton. 4.1.91

Heffalump Trap For Poohs 43m 19
Starts 2m left of Protected Species. Up past 2 BRs to a ledge, then two more BRs. Step left to the arete. Now climb a short knobby wall (#1/2 flexible Friend) to a large ledge and DBB (8m left of the belay for Protected Species). Greg Aimer, Christina Freestone. 9.2.92

Hide Of A Wino 60m 16
Quite nice but unprotected until a knob at 10m. Start 34m left of Protected Species at the very left end of a small overlap at 3m. Climb over this and up slab for 15m, then diagonally right to some easy flakes. Up the flakes until they run out after 10m, now climb a knobby wall and then diagonally right for 3m across a delicate wall. Straight up easy slab for 10m and then the little wall above. Mike Law. Solo. 4.1.91

Tusker 50m 15
1. 25m Start up huge, L-leading diagonal (lowest one of two or three) 8m L of Hide Of A Wino and follow it to below cave. Up slab above line to cave. 2. 25m (crux) Yellow crack above cave to terrace. Right, then up wall. Chris Baxter, Stephen Hamilton (alt), Josh Holko 4-1-91