Picnic Spot

(7 routes)

The Picnic Spot is the most social and sunny locale at the crag, where most beginners top-rope or make tentative leads. There are also some great more challenging lines.

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WW Womb with a View 15 8m
1.02
3bolts
There are seven Picnic Spot routes, starting here and rightwards to Steam Punk. Classic smearing and palm-down manoeuvres make this challenging. Start on the short slab and use the crack right of the bolts. Finishes left up the spine.
Jo Kippax, 1995
SD Shellfish Desires 12,16 22m
1.02
6bolts
Climb straight up the face to the vegetated ledge. This could feel harder if you are not used to this style of climbing. The last hold is a fossilized shell!
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11212m3No
 

Climb straight up the face to the vegetated ledge. This could feel harder if you are not used to this style of climbing. The last hold is a fossilized shell!

21610m3No
 

Carry on up the slab to top. Harder but still satisfying.

P1: Janine Wiles, 1996; P2: Jo Kippax, 1996
Taxadermist 16 10m
0
3bolts
The left route from the ledge above the first pitch of Shellfish Desires. Burly moves then smear up the easy groove.
John Dale, Ethan Dale, John Grogan, 2012
Welcome to the Jungle 21 17m
0
5bolts
Clip the first two bolts of Girl on a Swing and head slightly left via a couple of smeary cruxes.
John Dale, John Grogan, 2012
GS Girl on a Swing 18 11m
1.02
3bolts
Climb upwards then veer R-wards to finish.
GR Gumboot Revival 21 19m
1.02
5bolts
Start on the ledge, climb through the steep ground to top out on the terrace.
Andrew MacFarlane
Steam Punk 18 12m
1.02
5bolts
Step off the start stone an up the nice white-streaked face. The climb can be extended by moving right via a crux to the arete and finishing up Kingston Flyer at grade 22.
John Dale, 2014
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