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VIC Grampians	Central	Mt Rosea	(General)	[ Rosea Guide \| Images ]

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Rosea ACA Guide 2-Jul-2008 At 12:26:27 PM shiltz

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I climbed Knick Knack a few weeks ago. We did Diane first (that second pitch is SO GOOD!) then thought we'd fill in some time while we waited for another party to finish on Mixed Climb.
I only have a few large pieces so I broke Knick Knack into two pitches, belaying in the little alcove halfway up.
I climbed the crack out of the alcove but then some nice holds came to hand on the left wall so I ended up face climbing for quite a distance up to a ledge where I rejoined the crack (roughly where Mixed Climb comes in).
I looked at Baxters guide afterwards and noticed there is another route that climbs the arete/face between Mixed Climb and Knick Knack. I concluded I had done some sort of hybrid route. Now, looking at the ACA photo I see there is a climber pictured on Knick Knack who is doing the same thing that I did.
Can anyone comment on how Kinick Knack was originally climbed? Was the crack followed all the way? Is the face climibng in the ACA photo part of the line to the left or does that one hug the arete?
This is all trivial really. I'm just curious about the original lines.