The Ironstone Boulders
2 min
Sunny, east facing
Sandstone
Introduction
The Ironstone Boulders are a band of sandstone on the flanks of Mt Hobbs. They provide some nice steep highballs and other varied problems, with a short approach and a sunny aspect.
Access
Approach as for Mt Hobbs. A bit after 2km from the crossroads, is a turn off to the left marked by a hub cap in a tree. Follow this rough (you need clearance) track for 800m before parking in a flat area on the left. Follow the old track on the left down to the boulders.
Behemoth Boulder
Left of the face
Right of the face
Steep climbing through the sandy cave. Yet to be climbed.
Highball on the left of the main boulder, just a bit R of the arch feature
Dave Humphries 2019
Up the thin wall left of Behemoth. Yet to be climbed.
Up the steep arete. Steep on good holds.
R Schwarz 2019
Up the pocketed concave face to high topout
M Hitchcock 2019
Behemoth RHS
Left of the tree. Stand start on crimp.
M Hitchcock 2019
Good holds on the lip, right of the tree.
M Hitchcock 2019
The next line right again, awkward.
M Hitchcock 2019