Hidden Towers Boulders
Introduction
A large boulder field with many substantial free standing blocks with potential for many more boulders and boulder problems in the area. Quality problems at every grade, don't miss the 3 classic V3s.
Approach: Follow signs/tracks as for Hidden Towers. After the grassy gully, at the final signpost pointing left + steely uphill into the Blackwood grove - go straight following cairns and a footpad to reach the main boulder field. Other minor boulders are located below the LHS cliff line.· From: theCrag
GPS
Tradie Boulder
The first boulder closest to the river· From: theCrag
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Sit start on sloping rail at far left of boulder. Climb right to slopers and top out
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on good incut holds low on face, move right then left to top out on good holds
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on good incut holds and follow good holds right to top out
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Start as for Pre-Start, but continue traversing right at half height to gain the arete.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Sit start as for Bricklayer and finish as for Steel Capped Thongs linking via bad crimps and big move, quite techy and fun
Tommy Krauss, Jun 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start matched on incut horn. climb up then right into the arete
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Sit start with low good left hand rail and right hand around right pillar. compression and crimp to mantle and long slab topout
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start matched on right facing flat hold. moves right to very incut triangular hold and tops out
Maddie Campbell, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start with right hand on slopey rail and left hand just above on opposing sloper. Move up, then right to mantle and long slab top out.
Tommy Krauss, Jul 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start matched on the obvious jug in cave with feet further in cave. Follow obvious holds left to top out. A lower start may be possible
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Hooters Block
Long boulder in the middle of the boulder field, a large cave runs under the boulder.· From: theCrag
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Sit matched on very incut hold. Climb left and up past the two crimp rail seams and slap for the lip. All of the detached blocks to the left are out and will be removed at some point.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Start as for Talons, climb up and right via sloping holds to jugs to top out.
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Bird Brain
Sit on good flat right hand and good left side pull climb to top via big move/s
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Sit start in hole under arete with hands on the two obvious flat holds. Top out via thin seam and slopers.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start with left hand in crack and right hand on top of the right side of the block. Climb awkwardly around the block to the right and finish up good holds to match a light colored jug 2/3 of the way up the arete.
Anne Knox, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start matched on sloping wedge under roof. Follow right trending seams and crimps to top out on the right side of the face
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
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On the uphill side of the block is a small roof. Sit start at base of slab and traverse out the left side of theroof to mantle at the furthest point of the roof
Maddie Campbell, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start in corner and climb out the corner and right side of the roof
Edie Burns, 2024 · From: theCrag
Trailer Park Boulder
Small egg on the upper side of the hollow· From: theCrag
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Sit start on obvious low side pulls either side of the arete. Slap up to top out over arete.
Edie Burns, 2024 · From: theCrag
Start as for previous problem, but instead, trend right and follow arete to top out another 2m up
Edie Burns, 2024 · From: theCrag
Stand start in the middle of the face on big undercling. Climb left to large flat hold on arete to topout
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Frig Off
Sit start on very low good hold and reach to small spike then follow right trending sloper rail to the top
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Sit Start as for Jungle Bridge, traverse left to the first flat hold on the slab of Frigg Off, continue left to the arete via crux slab.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start as for Jungle Bridge. Traverse left and finish up Frig Off.
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit matched on large low jug. Climb straight up arete
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit matched on low jug on arete. Traverse right on the good holds and top out via jug.
Maddie Campbell · From: theCrag
Archer Boulder
The proudest boulder at the bottom of the depression.· From: theCrag
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Sit with hands on the jug rail. Mantle then traverse left on start holds to top out up crimps.
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on good crimp rail in centre of face. Continue straight and topout through the roof.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start in the depression at the base of the boulder. Left hand on good low hold and right hand underclinging the roof near the arete. Hard first move and then traverse left to incut crimp. Follow the line of stegosaurus flat holds to the top.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Same Start as BLB but climbs straight up to the ramp. Either top out or jump off the ramp
Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Sit start under the obvious arete. Left hand on undercling pinch and right hand on sidepull pinch. Follow the line of holds the whole way up the arete to top out.
Patrick Munnings & Jacob Dean, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit Start as for Danger Zone, then traverse right into steep blocks. From the detached block, climb straight up via some crimps, one big pinch and some underclings to top out.
Patrick Munnings, Mar 2025 · From: theCrag
Sit start under left arete as for Danger Zone. Left hand on undercling that faces the wrong way, right hand on good sidepull. Follow blocks right leading to slopers on the main face. Continue directly up from slopers.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Stand start on good sloper in the middle of the wall. A huge all points off dyno to a good flat one hand hold and easy top out.
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Stand Start with right hand on long quartz crimp and left hand on good undercling. Move through good crimps slightly left then right to top out.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on obvious low holds, continue into Power Blackout
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Sit start as for Phrasing on the large diagonal jug, head up to the two slopers, then sharp left to the catch hold of Power Blackout and finish as for that.
Tommy Krauss, Aug 2026 · From: theCrag
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Sit start matched on very obvious slightly angled ledge. Climb straight up to top out.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
stand start at flat jug, traverse left into a bulged slaby section and top out at highest part of boulder
Brother Odin, Nov 2024 · From: theCrag
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Sit start matched on big flat hold on the arete. Climb straight up.
Tommy Krauss, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit as for YNMM, traverse right, finish in the start position of HSS.
Ali Roush, 2024 · From: theCrag
Stand start and head up via good holds
Tommy Krauss, Jun 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit, left hand sloper right hand sidepull pinch. Top out via crimps and flat jugs.
Brother Odin, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit as for HSS, traverse left, finish in the start position of YNMM
Hannah Rose, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on big flat edge right of the rounded arete. Top out
Brother Odin, 2024 · From: theCrag
99 Boulder
Narrow boulder on SW end of the amphitheatre· From: theCrag
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Stand start and climb left arete to topout. Highball
Maddie Campbell, 2024 · From: theCrag
Start around half left of the arete, climb straight up over bulge and tallest section of boulder
Tommy Krauss, 2024 · From: theCrag
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Sit start matched on lowest undercling, slap up slopers and left arete, top out boulder. Keep off the good edges left of the arete.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Start on incut rail half a metre to the right of Terry Loves Yoghurt, head straight up via slopers, edges, and under clings. Finish as for TLY after gaining the massive jug.
Harley Mills · From: theCrag
Sit start on good incut rail around 1m right of Terry, head up via slopers and hard right to finish via SWBWTT
Jude Karpeles · From: theCrag
Stand start in groove on bad pinch, up to undercling and low traverse right and up Snackcident.
Alex Hartshorne · From: theCrag
Sit start to Snackcident. right hand on good low incut crimp on flake and left hand on good sidepull. Some big moves left and up
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit matched on juggy sidepull climb strait up via crimps and slopers
Gerry Narkowicz · From: theCrag
Start as for Bingpot but at first square block move right to jug over slab. Finish as for TBNACIHA
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start matched on good large diagonal sidepull. Move left following good holds over the lip of the roof and top out as for Bingpot
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit matched on good diagonal sidepull. Climb left and turn the lip at the second (longest) big jug rail and finish delicately up the slab.
Nick Morgan, 2024 · From: theCrag
Project 1
Start as for Terry Loves Yoghurt, head hard right after the first move to eventually join Snackcident
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Cragside Boulders
Boulders are listed from bottom of gully to top. Rick and Morty boulders are right next to each other. So too are Community and Blue Square boulders further up the hill· From: theCrag
Rick
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Sit start with left hand on lowest sidepull crimp and right hand on good sidepull on the other side of the arete. Slap up and mantle
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start as low as possible (there is a jug undercling under the boulder) use slopers on face and top out. Felt between 7 and 9
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Morty
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Sit start with left hand on good undercling at the lip of the roof and right hand on undercling further under roof. Use the block for feet and top out straight up.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start (or hang) with left hand on big pinch on the arete and right hand on the sloping sidepull down low. Top out via arete jugs.
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Community Boulder
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Sit start on sloper rail with left hand and crimp just to the right. Big move to the lip and mantle
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit matched on diagonal sidepull rail. move left into crack and arete to top
Patrick Munnings · From: theCrag
Blue Square Boulder
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Sit with very low compression on sloping bulge. Climb straight up
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
As for BS but continue traversing left to top out in the chimney
Patrick Munnings, 2024 · From: theCrag
Sit start on opposing triangular diagonal sidepulls. Climb up and left.
Nick Morgan, 2024 · From: theCrag