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Feltham Area

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  • Walk1-15 min
  • SunAll day sun
  • RockShort vertical dolerite buttresses. Mostly trad routes, but some bolts.

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Riverside Buttress

Access- Abseil in from the trees 10m below the Foam Pinnacle or scramble down the upstream side of Foam Pinnacle, best done at low tide.

58.

Innocent Bystander

★★★10m23

Thin crack up to steel spike. One of the best finger cracks in the gorge.

Smart, McMahon, 1982.

59.

Bad Mouth

10m16

The off-width on the arete.

McMahon, Smart, 1982.

60.

Perimeter Line

★★10m19R

Climbs the underclings to thin crack to spikes. Finishes up the double arete to the top with no protection for the last 4m

P. Munnings, H.Mulligan, J. Buttler

61.

Fugitive

10m19

Corner 5m upstream from Bad Mouth.

McMahon, Smart, 1982.

Pygmy Possum Buttress

Access- From Foam Pinnacle walk upstream and uphill for 40m or alternatively drop down from the upstream end of Saturday Night Buttress. The climbs on Pygmy Possum Buttress are almost 30m long and are some of the longest climbs in the Gorge.

62.

Thylacine

27m16

Left hand off-width to hand crack then on to the face of the top pillar.

McMahon, Mohler, 1981.

63.

Pygmy Possum

★★25m18

A difficult start up thin crack and corner before easing to hand jams. Continue up crack above.

McHugh, McMahon, 1972.

64.

Schmidt Variant

25m16

Starts up Thylacine and then traverses on to Pygmy Possum after the off-width.

Schmidt.

65.

French Ethics

★★★10m18

Scramble up the gully on the right of the Pygmy Possum Buttress to where it is possible to climb the arete/pillar with 3 eye-bolts and some natural gear (oh no) to a DBB.

Fox, Bissett, French, 1997.

66.

Tasmanian Ethics

★10m18

Corner crack just to right of French ethics

Unknown · From: theCrag

On The Way Pinnacles

Access- Directly below the zig-zag track lookout and above Pygmy Possum Buttress on the uphill side of the track to Saturday Night Buttress.

67.

Invertebrat

6m20

Thin crack with a slight overhang at the start. Begin with finger pocket and through the crack to finish.

Leslie, 1995

68.

Hope of Deliverance

★6m16

Nice hand to fist crack with large block obstructing the top. Traverse right below block to top out.

Munnings (solo), 2020.

69.

On the Way

★8m15

Pleasant climbing up the crack behind the tree.

McMahon (solo), 1980.

70.

Wings Over America

★★9m22Þ

The main face of the buttress with 2 fixed hangers. Follows small rails and pockets at the bottom to large laybacks and slopers at the top. Bring 2 extended draws for DBB.

Munnings (Solo), 2020.

71.

Check My Machine

3mV3

On the right of the crag, climb the small face with flared horizontal crack half way up. Stand start using small edges and slopers to top out.

Patrick Munnings, Jul 2020 · From: theCrag

Topo: theCrag contributors, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, theCrag

72.

Anger Management

7m13

A little further upstream, directly above Feltham Buttress. A corner crack

Hannah Rose & Patrick Munnings, 2022 · From: theCrag

Aqua-Slick Buttress

Right of Pygmy Possum Buttress and on the same level. Abseil in from DBB above.

73.

Game of Chance

12m19

Start in cleft on the far left up to overlap and crack above.

McMahon, Mohler, 1981.

74.

Sunflower

★12m223Þ

Climb the arête 1m left of Aqua-Slick with 3 U-bolts. Good climbing though the crux is avoiding stepping into Aqua-Slick. DBB.

Ng, McOwan, 1990.

75.

Aqua-Slick

★10m17

The hand crack just 1m right of Suflower.

McMahon, Smith, 1980.

76.

Down to the Canvas

10m9

The right-hand face and crack with a hard start.

McMahon, Smith, 1980.

77.

McDonalds is Good!

★10m223Þ

Line of 3 bolts right of Down to the Canvas.

Bissett, 1998.

Feltham Buttress

Access- see map. One of the most popular buttresses in the Gorge because of it's easy access and great variety of climbs.

78.

Deal an Ace

10m17

The first crack on the downstream end of the buttress.

Parsons, 1976.

79.

The Night Dweller

★12m21

Face climbing up the left-hand line of 2 U-bolts.

Ng, 1989.

80.

Crossing Siva

15m24

Climb to the 2nd bolt of The Night Dweller and traverse right at that level crossing Third Rising at the 2nd bolt and then across to Feltham. Easier for the tall and easier going right to left.

Fox, DeCesare, 2002.

81.

Out of Date Route

★14m19Þ

The face left of Westham with 3 U-bolts. Starts 2m left of Westham. A variant start on the block another 2m left goes at 17.

Parsons (solo), 1982.

82.

Westham

★★14m14

The classic corner/crack system.

McMahon, Brooks High School, 1972 (Must have been crowded - Ed).

83.

Third Rising

★★12m24

The orange face with 2 bolts and then exiting up the finger crack on the right.

Ng, 1990.

84.

Feinian

★12m22

Climb the arête right of Third Rising using the same bolts and finish as for that climb, but somehow avoiding Lingham all the way.

Ng, 1989.

85.

Lingham

★★★14m18

Classic hand jamming.

McHugh, Schmidt, 1972.

86.

Venom

★14m24

Wide arête 2m right of Lingham, this time avoiding going into either Lingham or Feltham!

McMahon, 1988.

87.

Feltham

★14m16

Up right trending ramp to block then back left to hand crack.

McMahon, Schmidt, 1972.

88.

Smart Pig

★12m14

Just 4m around the corner from F.

McMahon, Mason, 1973.

89.

Pork Hunt

12m15

Starts 2m right of Smart Pig up broken corner and off-width.

McMahon, Mason, 1973.

90.

Cunningham

10m15

3m right of Pork Hunt go up crack through small roof.

McMahon, Brooks High School, 1972.

The next few routes are on the upstream face of the buttress

91.

Rasher

★8m19

The thin crack past the rusty old piton.

Narkowicz, McMahon, 1981.

92.

Dog Poisoner

★8m13

Take the left hand crack.

I.Thomas, McMahon, 1981.

93.

Jelly Boy

★★12m18

Climb face to single U-bolt, then up to flake and on to top. First bolt can be easily clipped from right before starting to avoid awkward fall.

Kearnes, Fox, Decesare, 1998.

94.

Cunningham

10m13

5m right of Jelly boy. Climb up to overlap and up crack on the right.

McMahon and Brooks High, 1972.

95.

Hamurabi

8m16

The third of 3 cracks around the corner from Cunningham. Needs a clean.

McMahon, I.Thomas, 1981.

96.

Plummeting Jugs

8m13

The last corner.

McMahon, Holmes, 1999.

Across the gully from Hamurabi is a small buttress with one climb.

97.

Solitary

8m16

Thin corner with crack widening at the top.

McMahon, I.Thomas, 1981.

Porker Pinnacle

Access- The pinnacle at the base of Feltham. Abseil in from Feltham or scramble down on the downstream side.

98.

Brazen Serpent

★★★10m253Þ

A must for all! Arête with 3 eye-bolts to a DBB.

Ng, 1989.

99.

Porker

10m16

Up behind block and then up left.

McMahon, Smith, 1973.

100.

Cutlet

10m8

Behind block and up right.

McMahon, Mason, 1973.

Erza Buttress

Access- Abseil from Porker Pinnacle to the water line.

101.

Ezra

★★10m18

Starts at the bulge and then up to finger crack.

McMahon, Mohler, 1982.

102.

Raze

★10m13

From hanging belay climb face and crack via steel bracket.

Mohler, McMahon, 1982.

103.

Raze Variant

10m18

Avoid the steel bracket by going right.

McMahon, 1982.

104.

Unknown

9m23Þ

The bolted arete upstream of Ezra. Two home made hangers sit on top of the cliff above the route. Contrived but good grade 23 if you avoid the block on the left. Alternatively, use the block and the climb becomes a rubbish 21/22.

From: theCrag

Right Man Buttress

Access- See Map. Bolt belays.

105.

The Wrong Man

★★10m18

The first hand crack of the downstream end of the buttress. An excellent jamming excursion.

Smith, Ling, McMahon, 1980.

106.

Roxanne

★10m24

The face 1m right of the Wrong Man, up to an eye-bolt and then the thin crack.

Ng, 90's.

107.

Up the Wall

★9m25

Thin face with 2 eye-bolts then exit up crack on left. Can be done starting up the chimney on the right and then moving left but take off two grades.

Fisher, 1996.

108.

Touch and Go

★★9m22

First finger crack on the next face.

Fantini, Smith, Cameron, 1981.

109.

Cold Chat

★9m20

The next crack starting as a finger crack then opening up to a hand crack.

Fantini, Smith, 1981.

110.

Left Hand Man

★10m19

Starts up corner with thin crack to ledge and then easier crack.

I.Thomas, McMahon, 1980.

111.

The Right Man

★★11m19

The right line, the last of the 4 cracks.

I.Thomas, McMahon, Warren, 1980.

112.

Ng Man

★★12m24Þ

Arête with 3FH and small wires.

Ng, 1988.

113.

In-between Man

★10m21

Corner/thin crack 2m right of Ng Man.

Parsons, 1982.

114.

Hot Gossip

★10m19

Corner/finger crack 2m right of In-between Man.

Smith, Fantini, 1982.

115.

Godfather

★★★11m24Þ

Blunt arête with 4FH. Go directly up

Ng, 1990.

116.

Last Year's Man

★11m16

Up awkward corner to the large hand crack.

Smith, Fantini, 1981.

Rhubarb Buttress

Access- Go down from the upstream end of Right Man Buttress and abseil in, or scramble across from Porker Pinnacle.

117.

Getting Dark, Too Dark to See

8m20

The finger crack on the left hand end of the buttress which opens to a small corner and hand jamming.

McMahon, Narkowicz, 1982.

118.

By the Light of Karabiners

9m19

Corner and crack 3m right of Getting Dark...

Narkowicz, McMahon, Nougher, 1982.

119.

Straight Arm

10m15

The hand crack near the arête.

McMahon, Narkowicz, 1982.

120.

Dog Leg

10m15

Same start as Straight Arm then move right at 1/3 height to the next crack.

McMahon, Smith, 1981.

121.

Diagonal

★11m18

Go up the overhanging flake to right diagonal crack and along it to the twin cracks.

Smith, McMahon, 1981.

122.

Rhubarb

★★10m14

The main corner and crack.

Parsons, Woodruff, 1977.

123.

Nowt' Breakfast

★9m23

Up thin crack 3m right of Rhubarb.

Narkowicz, Maddock, 1982.

124.

The Groove

9m18

Left slanting off-width.

McMahon, Smith, 1981.

Lady Midgnight - Upper Tier

Access- Upstream and downhill from Right Man. The first 3 "climbs" are barely 5m long however the rest can aspire to be grown up climbs.

125.

Devil's Food

5m15

A very short finger to hand crack - almost "diminutive".

McMahon, Smith, 1980.

126.

Skylight

6m16

Off-width with a dog-leg at 1/3 height.

McMahon, 1980.

127.

Veiled Flesh

★6m17

Finger crack 4m upstream of Skylight.

Smith, McMahon, 1980.

128.

The Stain

7m14

Short corner but long compared to the previous 3.

McMahon, others, 1980.

129.

Scottish Fire

★7m24Þ

Step right from ledge onto arete and fixed hanger then head up. Originally done direct but a crucial hold has broken off and still waits for an ascent this way.

Ng, McOwen 1990.

130.

Lady Midnight

★★10m17

10m right of Fingal Fling. Up short corner and flake to move left to hand crack.

Parsons, Woodruff, 1977.

131.

Dreams of Broken Glass

★★10m20Þ

Bolted line right of lady midnight. Climbs the face and arete, with delicate climbing between a couple of powerful moves. DBB

Gerry Narkowicz · From: theCrag

Lady Midnight - Lower Tier

Access - abseil from the tree below Lady Midnight.

132.

Consultation

10m22

Thin face and crack climbing on face 3m left of Joan Of Arc.

Parsons, 1982.

133.

Joan of Arc

★★10m21

The crack you just abseiled past. Climb thin crack to gain left hand edge of cave then move back left to hand crack.

Thomas, Smith, McMahon, 1980.

134.

Arc of Joan

10m23

Climb the face right of Joan of Arc past a FH up to the cave and then up finger crack.

McOwan, Wells, 1989.

135.

Once Again

10m18

Traverse to the second corner upstream of Arc of Joan, preferably when the tide is out, then climb the hand crack.

Smith, McMahon, 1980.

136.

Italian Club

★10m17

Abseil from 10m upstream of Lady Midnight to the water for a hanging belay. Climb the crack.

Mohler, McMahon, 1982.

137.

A Thousand Shades of Darkness

★9m20

Rappel from anchor located at the base of dreams of Broken Glass (down and right of lady midnight). Rappel to hanging belay. Climb out the shallow corner finger crack. Best done at low tide.

Gerry Narkowicz & Jacob Dean, Sep 2022 · From: theCrag

138.

Italian Way

10m17

About 10m upstream of Italian Club. Climb up and left to the overhang and then up crack.

McMahon, Mohler, 1982.

139.

Whore of Babylon

10m17

Best approached from the upstream side or even The Gully. Start at the water level go up the slab to the small roof and jam crack.

McMahon, Thomas, 1980.

Turrets Buttress

About 30m further upstream from Rightman. Directly below the huge cairn/fireplace. Are some short pinnacles with a collection of aretes, faces and chimneys.

140.

Armour of Light

★7m231Þ

the pinnacle furthest downstream. Climb the small crack and arete via one bolt, DBB

P. Munnings

141.

Portcullis

7m10

The left of the two major chimneys.

P. Munnings (solo)

Bonanza Buttress

Walk above Rightman until the large Cairn is reached, continue upstream along track to Fatman for 20m and the Cliff will be visible on the upstream side of the track.

Topo: theCrag contributors, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, theCrag

142.

Bohnanza

★★10m215Þ

This climb is on a new cliff just past Right Man buttress on the way to Fat Man buttress. Left leaning line/crack with 5 bolts to rap point. Stick clip the first bolt.

N Selby 9 Aug 2003.

143.

Plastic Fantastic Lover

★9m14

10m upstream from Bonanza is a thin crack widening to offwidth. A perfect beginner trad climb

P. Munnings (solo)