Garbage Gully

The name and appearance meant the chasm at the back of the gully got few ascents, but don’t be put off – The big chimney is a great adventure climb, originally entered by traversing in from the L along ledge above Philanderer. Classic chimney culminating in a white lichenous headwall to a ring belay at its top. In 1973 Murray Jones led the whole chimney by climbing up the outside (very impressive to watch and second) and graded it HVS/5.8. In 2023 it was completely revamped with the use of chainsaw and crow bar and retrobolted. If unable or unwilling to climb the lower pitch (Trash Talk) to the cleft, access can be gained by taking the track up behind Dragons' Lair and into the trees where a walkway ends at the belay ring at the base of the chimney.