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VIC Grampians	Halls Gap	(General)	(General)	[ Grampians Guide \| Images ]

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Where's Crock Wall? 14-Jun-2014 At 11:43:21 AM BA

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WEATHERED WALL

Gain The Pinnacle from either the Wonderland Turntable or The Sundial Turntable. From The Pinnacle follow the walking track towards Halls Gap for approximately 350m, at a steepish gully that leads down to where the cliff unfolds on both sides. This gully lands you between Nimbus and Cirrus.
Time from Sundial Turntable: 30-35 minutes.
Descent: Back along the cliff top to the gully mentioned above. Some of the climbs may have very faint initials at their base. I think they may have been weathered away.
Climbs are described from right to left.

Corona 30m 13
Starts 15m right of the descent gully, at the foot of a slab. 1. 15m Climb up to the crack as for Aurora Australis, and traverse right until the next line is reached. 2. 15m Climb the wide crack to the top. Ray Fenton, Mike March (alt), Iain Sedgman. 8.9.73

*Sirocco 35m 18
A pleasant well protected wall. Start 5m right of Aurora Australis. 1. 15m Up slab past a short flake half way. 2. 20m Up sickle then up left a bit and back right to finish direct. James McIntosh, Melanie McIntosh. (alt) 17.12.89

**Aurora Australis 31m 11
Up the slab, move right and up the steep crack with some delicate holds on the face. Iain Sedgman, Mike March. 1.4.73

Obscured By Clouds 37m 16
The arete just left of Aurora Australis. Move up tending right and through the obvious break through the overhang. Follow the flake to a rest. Move 1m right of the arete and climb the wall to the top. Phillip McMillan, Peter Manley, Arthur Day. 3.3.79
Obscured By Clouds Direct Finish 10m 18
Where Obscured By Clouds moves right, continue up the left wall using a short finger crack the finish right on the arete. Melanie & James McIntosh, Wayne Maher. 23.5.93

The Long White Cloud 30m 17
Start between Obscured By Clouds and Cirrus. The quality improves with height. Scramble up the gulch, then wide bridging past a flake on the right wall. Pull onto the ledge on the right, then climb the curving crack in the wall. James McIntosh, Ollie Clifton (NZ). 8.12.90

Cirrus 25m 6
8m right of the descent gully, up through the gap and onwards. Mike March, Iain Sedgman. 31.1.73

Nimbus 14m 9
Starts in a short corner about 17m from the bottom of the cliff. On a ledge on the left wall of the descent gully. Up. Mike March, Iain Sedgman. 31.3.73

Cumulus 12m 6
Starts 2m left of Nimbus. Climb the line to the top. Iain Sedgman, Mike March. Both solo. 31.3.73

Drizzle 25m 12
About 20m left of the descent gully, immediately left of the low overhangs probably at the blocks. 1. 10m Climb the wall delicately for 5m then into a crack and up to a large ledge. 2. 15m Shift the belay to the right hand edge of the ledge. Climb the awkward crack to the top of the block. Move into the crack and continue up keeping left to the top. Peter Lindorff, Kevin Lindorff. (alt) 28.8.73

*Anemometer 34m 14
20m left of Drizzle between a large boulder and a short wall. 1. 9m Chin up and follow the line to the ledge. 2. 25m Move 3m right and stand up on the loose block. Reach for the rib and invert, jam a foot near the crack and reach for a jug. Pull up and continue easily to the top. Mike March, Iain Sedgman. 31.3.73
Anemometer Direct Start 10m 17
The thin crack 2m right of the original. James and Melanie McIntosh. 17.12.89