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dfinnecy

25-Nov-2009
3:29:44 PM

How about that big roof/cave/handcrack next to the trail down off Old Baldy?


pmonks

25-Nov-2009
4:54:24 PM

On 25/11/2009 evanbb wrote:
>Wollombi? Wollomombi? What ever.
>http://www.nnsw.com.au/wollomombifalls/
>
>It's an incredible piece of rock. There's a long wasy route between that
>and Chandler which I'm really interested in. What sort of rock is it?

According to this reputable source, not only is Wollomombi gorge carved into vertically oriented greywacke, mudstone and slate, it's also irrefutable proof of Noah's Flood approximately 4,300 years ago!

Having grown up in the general area, what I can say with certainty is that the rock is junk and up until this thread the only climb I knew about out that way went up the falls itself and was only navigable during droughts (apparently the water worn rock is a bit more solid). I'd say the lower reaches of Gara Gorge would offer more worthwhile options.

I've also been keen to check out some of the Western side of the New England Tablelands. From memory the gorge in Warabah NP has a huge amount of granite, although I don't remember any truly large cliffs (but then it has been 20 odd years since I was there).

kieranl

25-Nov-2009
7:32:27 PM

Free ascent of Melanoma at Rosea. Probably impossible.

hero

26-Nov-2009
12:20:37 PM

Greg Croft and maybe Ian Brown climbed in Warabah in the early 80s. They're tales of epic walk in discovered everyone else.

bl@ke

26-Nov-2009
12:33:49 PM

There would be plenty of sick climbs on the lake Huntley main wall.

hughsut

28-Nov-2009
1:46:37 PM

Free ascent of Collossus, DogDace, Available now for a short time only ,
Wolgan Valley, just go look and take your pick . .

Fish Boy

29-Nov-2009
1:15:28 PM

On 25/11/2009 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>What about the freeing of Ozymandias?
>~> There is more on that wall that will go free in the future too.

Have you checked out the 1st 2 pitches of Strange Ritual Rod? Looks not too hard...and nice!


Paulie

30-Nov-2009
12:34:30 PM

There is a yet to be climbed (has even repelled even a bloke that I consider to be one of the strongest crack climbers in Vicco) amazing 20mtr finger to hand crack on perfect smooth overhanging granite that myself and a few others here know of. I personally managed to get 1/3 of the way up before my arms and fingers exploded. Bloody awesome looking line, stunning in fact.


gordoste

30-Nov-2009
1:34:37 PM

Paul, is it an open project? if so, where is it?


IdratherbeclimbingM9

30-Nov-2009
1:53:55 PM

On 30/11/2009 gordoste wrote:
>Paul, is it an open project? if so, where is it?

~> Sounds like an old Mt Stanley line. There is a good one up there that the hard men couldn't do ...


gordoste

30-Nov-2009
11:53:12 PM

yeah i figured, paul mentioned that to me once but i never went to look at it

Winston Smith

1-Dec-2009
7:01:32 AM

Freeing the first pitch of Sword of Damocles (16M5), Upper Baldy, Wolgan Valley.


SteveC

1-Dec-2009
9:24:58 AM

I remember a thread about the sword a while ago where it seemed common knowledge to everyone but
me that it had been freed by virtually everyone.

widewetandslippery

1-Dec-2009
9:45:03 AM

Clark Kent and Superman free.

The big corner thing up and left of the chicken wall at Bungonia.

Zacs route through the Teflon Wall Bungonia.

The line kinda across from Eldorado in the Wolgan, mentioned in the Stevens guide.

And surely there is something rad up the guts of bluff mountain awaiting the brave.


SteveC

1-Dec-2009
9:58:29 AM

Free sword or sword free Sword?
http://www.chockstone.org/Forum/Forum.asp?Action=DisplayTopic&ForumID=15&MessageID=6610&PagePos=&Sort=&Replies=45&MsgPagePos=20

Upon reading it again, it seems more like I was actually having a conversation with myself and
interpreting other peoples replies to each other as participation with me. Not the first time.

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