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Mt Erica Rocks, Moe
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Climbs *** ** * Hardest Longest Rock Access
64 0 1 3 25 20m Granite 30 Min

Mt Erica Rocks Campsite.Mt Erica Rocks offer a loose collection of large granite boulders in an alpine setting, many of which are moss free. Obviously this isn't a winter destination. Most of the routes are bolted, so you could probably get away with a sport climbers rack, though there are a few trad cracks to climb. There's lot of friction slabbing to be had, with slopers and sharp edges. However, by and large the routes are not that tall, and most are quite hard to get up. Scenic camp sites abound.

Above Right: A serene campsite at Mt Erica Rocks. All photos on this page provided by Neil Monteith.

To gain access from Melbourne drive to Moe in the north-east of the state via the Princess Hwy, and take the road to the locality of Erica. About 10kms afterwards, turn left to the signposted Mt Erica, and drive on up. Take the walking track from the car park for about 30 minutes to the boulder field.
Neil about to discover that easy angled doesn't mean easy. Tall Order (22).Marcel ponders footholds on Take Me to Cuba (20).Neil struggles badly on the nice steep handcrack, Marathon Man (22).
Above Left: Sometimes the only way up is to cheat. Neil about to discover that easy angled doesn't mean easy. Tall Order (22). Above Middle: Marcel ponders footholds on Take Me to Cuba (20), a fine friction route. The rock is very gritstone in feel and protection! Above Right: Neil struggles badly on the nice steep handcrack, Marathon Man (22). The crux is the roof start and the offwidth finish.


Climbs At Mt Erica Rocks   Push For The Summit

Mozzie Buttress Height Grade Stars
Eaten Alive 20 14 1
Trouble With Parasites 20 17  


Poet Rock Height Grade Stars
The Poet 5 14  
Crack At The Back 5 19  
Wide Crack 5 16  
Camp Crack 5 17  
Marquis Crack 6 19  
Nausea 10 19  
Murky Crack 6 10  
Dirty Fun 7 14  


D Miniature Boulder Height Grade Stars
Damn, It's A Jam 9 10    
Oxomoron 11 16  
Stopping All Stations 10 20  


Harry's Rock Height Grade Stars
Harry Ramsden 12 22  
Vertical Swimming 12 22  
Olympic Dog-paddle 12 22  


Mr Clean Rock Height Grade Stars
Chimps On Tour 12 24  
Mr Clean 12 25  1


Palm Beach Rock Height Grade Stars
In The Heat Of The Moment 10 22  
Palm Beach 15 23  
The Kid 12 24  
Surfing Crustaceans 13 19  


Cuba Rocks Height Grade Stars
Take Me To Cuba 14 20  
Take Me To Cuba Now Or I Blow This Thing Sky High 10 22  
Rockophile 10 20  
The Big Chill 10 19  


Ant Jam Rocks Height Grade Stars
Ant Jam 8 10  
Macrocanthorhynchus Hirudinaceus Was Here 12 18  
One Minute Manger 8 19  
Flippant 7 19  
Antipathy 8 21  
      
Reaching For Rounds Pinnacle Height Grade Stars
Reaching For Rounds 18 19 1
Onesa Nuff 18 20  
Lead Me To Submission 20 18  
Reaganomics 15 23  
False Gods 15 24  
Blah, Blah, Blah 16 25  
Kleenex 100 20 16  


Wilkinson Sword Height Grade Stars
Wilkinson Sword 8 22  


Tall Order Rock Height Grade Stars
Centrespread 12 24  
Tall Order 12 22 2
Anaemic Suntan 12 21  
Fading Fingertips 12 22  


Unnamed Pinnacle Height Grade Stars
Slugs And Snails 15 22  


Main Pinnacle Height Grade Stars
Fast And Slow 12 19  
Star Trek 20 19   
Steppin' Out 15 22  
Blister In The Sun 12 15  
Tin Pan Alley 13 15  
Edging Out 12 19  


Mushroom Rock Height Grade Stars
Champignon 10 15  
Magic Mushroom 10 25  
Little Thor's Pissweak Brother 15 11  


Extrapolation Rock Height Grade Stars
Marathon Man 12 22  
Extrapolation 12 20  
Backfire 12 18  
Nude Fencing 12 18  
Baggy Pockets 12 23  


Mortein Rocks Height Grade Stars
Be Like The Elephant 10 19  
Body Bits 8 12  
Jade 10 18  
Mortein Queen 15 14  
Aerogard 14 12  

 


Further Reading:
Eastern Victoria - A rock climbing guide, edited by Michael Hampton, Robin Holmes, Paul Martin & Others, and available from local climbing shops, or the VCC.
Mt Erica - A trip report from Neil's Haul Bag.

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