ACCESS IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
ACCESS IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Access to the Base
From the car park stay on via right and stay on the old formed road (over-grown) down and to the east of castle rock. 500m on from a large slip look for a cairn and a rough but well marked climber’s track up the hill. This will get you to the left hand end of the Quiet Earth wall, Quiet Earth is 30m further right and ANZAC parade a further 40m up the hill.
Access to the Top
The track top of “Quiet Earth” wall is straight forward. To get to the top follow the public track to the look out. 5m from the top cut right and walk along the ridge. Drop down the first rock ridge/outcrop and climb over the second past an assortment of bolts. Just past this point tucked over the lip (and just out of sight) is the belay of ANZAC Parade.
Abseils.
You can rap down
Anzac Parade in 3 raps. Alternatively locate the rap station 5m further along the ridge down a small gully. Extend the rope 5m to the edge then a 60m rap gets you to top of 2nd pitch of ANZAC another 60m will get you to the base.
Quite Earth At the very end of the ridge is the belay of QE. From the belay lower off to the lip to a DB rap station. A 60m abseil gets you to the half height abseil station on a small busy ledge. (middle of pitch 3). From here a rope stretching 60m abseil gets you to the ground.
Routes
Reference | Title | Grade | Length | Pro | Quality | Operations |
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Quiet Earth | 22 | 125m | 15 | |||
The Naughty Climb | 21 | 110m | 16 | |||
ANZAC Parade | 20 | 125m | 12 |