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Vic/NSW big wall 22-Jun-2014 At 8:38:20 PM Ithomas

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A smart climber would think a bit laterally. Fill up on the grade 12 to 17 classics on the other Bungles peaks and then launch onto Elijah or maybe even Flight of the Phoenix and see what happens. An even smarter climber would team up with a more experienced climber and serve a very quick apprenticeship.
To my mind Bastion Buttress is the least appealing easy climb on any of the major peaks, but others clearly have different opinions.

The guides you mentioned didn't exist when I last climbed in the Warrumbungles so I have no opinion at all about their content.
A few scant descriptions in the BRC's magazine (RURP - The Realised Ultimate Reality Publication) of 1968 and 1969 were helpful - sort of. I can't recall when Joe Friends guide was published but it wasn't received very warmly even though the concept and the layout seemed excellent.