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Waterfall Wall & The Far Side

Type
Altitude
1150m
Part of

The walls that have the waterfall in the middle of them. The Far Side is to the Left of the waterfall and the Waterfall Wall is to the right of the waterfall.

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Aspect
North
Lat/lon
POINT (171.37567077 -43.6133963)
Topo50
BX20 689 698
Access

Go to the top of the "Orange Wall" walk left (east) across the top of the Orange, Fortress & Waterfall Wall to the top of the Far Side. It is also reasonably straight forward to access the base of the "Jolly Swagman" by scrambling down and left from the base of the orange wall below the fortress to the pool.

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Routes

Reference Title Grade Length Pro Quality Operations
NW NWNo Weasals, 18 18 30m
1.02

  • P1
  • 18
  • 30m
  • Trad

The bridging chimney at the left end of The Far Side.


FS FSThe Far Side Buttress, 19 19 32m
2.01

  • P1
  • 19
  • 32m
  • Trad

The crack up the centre of the buttress.


ND NDNew Age Deceit, 21 21 33m 3
1.02

  • P1
  • 21
  • 33m
  • 3
  • Trad

Some 'Scottish' style bridging to reach the upper groove, use 3 bolts on right.


DM DMDubious Means, 24 24 33m
2.01

  • P1
  • 24
  • 33m
  • Trad

A fine bridge with some tricky finger work makes the crux.


TC TCThe Contortionist, 23 23 38m 6
1.02

  • P1
  • 23
  • 38m
  • 6
  • Trad

The start was easier before the block fell out. Sketchy climbing to get to the first bolt. Then bridge and chimney in the groove, then move left at the roof, then back right on the upper wall.


PP PPPain and Pleasure, 24 24 38m 11
2.01

  • P1
  • 24
  • 38m
  • 11
  • Trad

(Formerly called Weta). The finger crack has fallen off but the rest of the route is still as hard, lead with three rests.


Gk GkGecko, 21 21 38m 5
1.02

  • P1
  • 21
  • 38m
  • 5

Up a bridging groove to the roof, step right to the crack and hand traverse back left above the roof then up a shallow corner.


 The Far Side of Never, 21 21 40m 3
0

  • P1
  • 21
  • 40m
  • 3
  • Trad

Pull through a small roof into the groove, using the three bolts on the right.


LH LHThe Longest Hardest Climb, 21 21 42m 5
2.01

  • P1
  • 21
  • 42m
  • 5
  • Trad

Abseil in, climb up right of the roof and up the shallow crack to the ledge before traversing left to the groove.


JS JSOnce a Jolly Swagman, 20 20 72m 3
2.01

A popular three pitch route close to the waterfall.


  • P1
  • 16
  • 20m
  • Trad

Start at the pool and scramble up left to a single bolt belay, climb the easy groove to the break and hand traverse left to the upper groove (original line) or continue up the groove and traverse at the top.


  • P2
  • 16
  • 20m
  • 3
  • Trad

crosses the bushy ledge to a layback start, tending right up the cleanest rock to a step left at a bolt.


  • P3
  • 20
  • 32m
  • 2
  • Trad

follows a superb groove to the ledge and left up broken blocks. It can be descended in two rappels but probably safer to make three and avoid the swing under the waterfall.


JJ JJWhere's My Jolly Jumbuck?, 19 19
1.02

  • P1
  • 19
  • Trad

Starts from the last belay of Swagman, traverse right and up the next groove to rejoin the route at the ledge, Andrew Mcfarlane followed directly up the crack at (21).


KC KCKoala in a Coolibah Tree, 21 21 0m
0

  • P1
  • 21
  • Trad

A finger crack from the start of the hand traverse on pitch one of Swagman.


WW WWWailing Wall, 22 22 32m 2
1.02

  • P1
  • 22
  • 32m
  • 2
  • Trad

Best approached by abseil, climb the right facing corner to the roof with a wide bridge to pass this.


Ts TsTsunami, 24 24 8
2.01

  • P1
  • 16
  • Trad

starting off the "beach" at the foot of the waterfall, climb the slab to a belay on the bushy ledge


  • P2
  • 15
  • 2
  • Trad

go left and up a short slab and back right onto a short buttress.


  • P3
  • 24
  • 8
  • Trad

The third pitch takes the steep wall to the top, eight bolts.


H10 H10Hang Ten, 24 24 32m 6
2.01

  • P1
  • 24
  • 32m
  • 6
  • Trad

Abseil to the Tsunami belay and clinb directly up to the triple roof, some wild moves through the overhangs.


Pl PlPipeline, 23 23 32m 2
1.02

  • P1
  • 23
  • 32m
  • 2
  • Trad

Abseil to the belay, layback up the crack as high as possible, clip the bolt and reach for the holds. Step to the left to start the top section.


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