Skip to main content

Moon Boulder (Australia Face)

OPEN: Access is subject to conditions.
Updated 22 December 2024, by Richard Thomson.

Log in to see conditions of access.

Type
Sector
Part of
Waipari

The north side of Animal Biscuit Valley’s main buttress. If you have a good imagination or are short sighted this face sort of looks like Aussie.

Aspect
North
Add Place Add Route

Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Alert Operations
 New Bits, 16 16 10m 3
0

The small buttresses just left of the Moon Boulder

  • P1
  • 16
  • 10m
  • 3

Climb the wall past 3 bolts (DBC belay)
 Eyeline, 18 18 15m 4
0
  • P1
  • 18
  • 15m
  • 4

Climb up the face and small corner in the middle of the wall.
 Cowabunga, 18 18 12m 4
1.02
  • P1
  • 18
  • 12m
  • 4

Climb the arete on the right hand end of the little face. A nice line.
 Supertwitch, 18 18 12m 5
0
  • P1
  • 18
  • 12m
  • 5

The right facing slab, can get a little greasy near the top.
 Moon Base Alpha, 17 17 20m 6
1.02
  • P1
  • 17
  • 20m
  • 6

Begins out left then straight up the face. DRB belay,
 Lunar Leopard, 21 21 20m 6
2.01
  • P1
  • 21
  • 20m
  • 6

Climb straight up the middle of the scoop then pull onto the head wall (crux). Easier climbing to the top.
 Lunatic, 23 23 20m 6
1.02
  • P1
  • 23
  • 20m
  • 6

A great boulder problem start, straight through the lower roof and onto the face (crux). One more hard move after the 1st bolt then easy climbing to the top.
 0 to 10 in 60, 25 25 6m 1
0
  • P1
  • 25
  • 6m
  • 1

Boulder problem up face. Begins at ground level where bulging rock is closest to the rock. Single bolt lower off.

 Moon Unit, 18 18 10m 4
0
  • P1
  • 18
  • 10m
  • 4

This route starts at half height, on the sloping ledge. Move left then continue up easier ground above. (DBC belay, 4 bolts, 3 are naked)

Comments
This place appears in
Rock Deluxe North, 2013
Buy this guidebook
freeclimb.co.nz, 2023
Visit freeclimb.co.nz
UUID
 
8f746e93-add8-46bf-bdd5-4efb651b0279