Fist Full of Dollars Area
60-90 min
All Day
Introduction
This area consists of the hillside and creek line above the valley. It has a huge amount of potential and some stunning views. From the Valley the Fist Full Of Dollars boulder is the large prominent boulder in the middle of the hill.
Access
Head up the hill from the valley and into the creek line where ever it looks easiest. Finding the problems in the creek line can be tricky.
Where The Hell's That Gold
This boulder has 2 steep sides and a vertical face, facing downhill.
Head up the hill behind Rodeo.
On the back of the boulder in a little cave. SDS start on the large obvious rail, punchy.
Dylan Tubaro 17.12.2022
Straight up the highest part of the vertical face.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
Same start as Willie Nelson but trend up and left.
James Ridgers 20.02.2022
At the left end of the vertical face. Pulling on is the hardest part.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
SDS on the overhanging face to the left of Jack Elam, watch you back and that those jugs don't come off.
Caleb Meredith 17.12.2022
This is the slab boulder to the right. Super easy but actually quite nice rock and movement.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
Fools Gold
Nice boulder with 3 great overhanging aretes and a stemming corner. It looks like an inverted pyramid from some angles.
Up the hill on the ridgeline behind High Noon.
Start in the corner and stem your way up.
Sammy Nolan 19.02.2022
Straight up the easy face.
Sammy Nolan 119.02.2022
Start low down on the arete and follow it up to the right. The boulders below make it a bit tricky to protect but its a fun problem.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
A great compression problem. Start low underneath the bulging arete with two heel hooks and good hands and follow it straight up.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
Stand start and up the shortest arete with good holds. Could be a sit start but needs some more cleaning.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
The Hideout
A great boulder with the climbing between 45 and 60 degree's over hanging. Great landings and a nice sheltered location. Named due to it's hidden location and the vanishing starting hold on the Hideout problem.
This boulder is hidden in creek line scrub west of fools gold. Maybe 5m from the creek itself amongst the jumble of boulders.
A great steep problem! Find the hidden two pad three finger under cling pocket for your left hand and the large cementlike ball for your right. Pull hard to swing your feet on and bump past the best holds and edges to the lip of the boulder. Some wide drop knees and a few foot swaps required.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
Sit down and slightly right of the stand start on some pretty decent holds.
Dylan Tubaro 17.12.2022
There is the potential to start at the far left of this boulder and traverse into Hideout, will be tight to avoided dabbing the ground and could be very hard.
Another nice steep problem. Start sitting under the white streak with hands on the rail, move up to a big left jug and some small right side pulls, before moving you left to a high sloping pebble and top out. Crux is holding the high left pebble.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
A great problem with some big moves for the grade. Start further right in the same rail, pull on and bump to the right pebble, a bigger bump with left followed by a big move up to the right horizontal tufa.
Mo Bassett 20.02.2022
A Fist Full of Dollars
A great large boulder sitting proud at the very top of the valley. A great location to climb with views of Frenchmans Cap and the lighthouse at Strahan on a good day. A good range of problems with good rock and a nice angle.
Head straight up the hill behind High noon for a few hundred meters. If you come straight from the car to here it feels like a long way, over an hours walk.
Sit start at the left of the low face and finish at the top of arete.
Start standing in the middle of the lower face, just left of the crack feature. Move up into an overhead under cling and then head left to the arete to top out.
Liam W 01.03.2022
Same start as 3 Coffins but head straight up with a dynamic move to the jug.
Liam W 01.03.2022
Start as for A Fist Full Of Dollars and finish up one of the Coffins.
Mo Bassett 01.03.2022
Sit start under the crack feature and head straight up it. Pretty straight forward pulling on small holds except for the great pocket right in the middle. last 2 holds/moves before gaining the top are the hardest.
Mo Bassett 01.03.2022
Stand start on the low face to the right of the crack feature. Good side pulls for the right and some crimps for the left. If you can't hold the crux left crimp it could be done just using the side pulls up high.
Mo Bassett 01.03.2022
Up the blank arete on the right of the low face.
Mo Bassett 01.03.2022
Straight up the middle of the middle face of the boulder.
Liam W 01.03.2022