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Where's Crock Wall? 28-Jun-2014 At 11:57:06 AM BA
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THE WORKSHOP (PART 1)

New and easier access might generate a bit of interest in this crag. About 20 minutes along the track from the Sundial Car Park are two small cairns on the right side of the track, about 100m past the duckboards. Turn left (east) into the bush and follow 4 cairns over the top of the knoll into a clear area. At the eastern end of the clearing is a cairn on a boulder, turn left and follow more cairns over some large rocks into a broad gully. The cairns lead to a ramp which forms a break in a small cliff and curve right (facing out) finishing on a ledge at the top of Hot Rats. There is a sling on a tree, a double rope abseil gets you to another big ledge where a further double rope abseil gets you to the ground. The trees are about 15-20 cm in diameter.
Time from car:
Climbs are described from left to right.

*Desperately Seeking Shade 40m 17
Starts on the left side of a prominent spike of rock, at ground level, 50 m left of Dreadnought. Up V-corner to ledge then the wall behind to move right past hollow rock and up the easier line to a ledge. Either abseil off (long sling required) or continue up scrubby line and across rightwards to a large abseil tree. Wayne Maher, Andrew Reynolds. 24.2.96

**Dreadnought 45m 16
Highly recommended. Starts low down in the descent gully at the left end of the cliff, at a prominent corner, immediately to its right is a ledge with a burnt out tree. Start from this ledge. 1. 17m Climb the crack until a delicate move left (crux) enables one to move up slightly left to the belay ledge. 2. 15m Move back into the line until the angle eases slightly, then straight up to belay on the ledge on the right. 3. 13m Climb straight up the right hand crack for a few moves, then take the obvious left veering line to the top. Belay on the bushy ledge. Peter Lindorff, Peter Jacob. (var) 15.6.74
Originally done with a peg for aid on the second pitch. FFA Peter Lindorff, Kevin Lindorff & Peter Jacob.
Dreadnought RHV 55m 14
1. 25m Up Dreadnought till able to traverse right at the flake, move right over sloping rock to belay ledge. 2. 30m Back left to beneath the elegant flake crack. Good climbing up this to where the crack ends. An interesting move left, then up to belay as for Dreadnought. Peter Lindorff, Kevin Lindorff. (alt) 4.1.75

Gouge ?m 15
Probably under graded. If any body does a route that takes in this crack could they let me have a description. The good crack line up the wall around left of the Ratchet Pinnacle. Peter Lindorff, Kevin Lindorff (alt), John McMahon. 1974/5

Ratchet 78m 14
The name says it all! An indirect climb that starts just right of the obvious pinnacle near the left end of the cliff. 1. 25m Climb the left of the two deep cracks for 12m and step into the right hand one. Climb this and move left to belay behind the pinnacle. 2. 15m Move straight up through what's left of the dead tree to belay on a good ledge. 3. 12m Climb the twin cracks up the orange wall and continue up the left hand crack to a good ledge. 4. 26m Scramble up and easily through the scrub to the top. John McMahon, Peter Jacob. (alt) 1.4.73. Mike Stone, Chris Baxter (alt), Jim Bright 20.10.73 were responsible for it as it's written-up above.

Mallet 65m 15
Start as for Persuader. 1. 25m Up into the chossy gully between Persuader and Ratchet. Up this to the ledge below the obvious line. 2. 40m Up the corner to exit left under the roof and so to a stance and belay. Peter Lindorff, John McMahon. 4.1.75

*The Persuader 90m 18
Steep, awkward and loose. Starts on the arête 10m right of Ratchet. Scramble 6m up to the base of the line. 1. 45m (crux) Bridge, layback and do almost anything else up the line that leads to a ledge and tree belay. 2. 30m Step left with difficulty to the arête. Move left again and up 10m. Regain the arête and follow it spectacularly to the ledge. Move left to the gum tree. 3. 15m Up the beautiful clean corner. Keith Lockwood, Ed Neve. (alt) 15.9.73

*Hot Rats 65m M6,16
A good mixed route done mainly on nuts, it should be well protected when it's attempted free. Shouldn't it? Starts 5m right of The Persuader. 1. 40m (M6) Follow the left crack for 20m Move right using a bolt and continue up to a ledge. 2. 25m (16) Climb the corner to the top. Andrew Thomson, Peter McKeand. (alt) 9.3.74

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