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Niblo Boulders - Cooleman Ridge - Canberra

One Day Hero

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15-Mar-2011
12:51:08 PM

I had a look at that link, with the obsessive recording of every 2.5m high non-line..........either the grades are wrong or boulderers are getting softer. I've never owned a pad, and apparently can flash V6 (above a "dangerous landing"?!?)

My opinion of boulderers just went down another notch!

Hey dave, what grade do you give the steep black arete at Red Rocks? (the only worthwhile boulder there)...........done without a pad, of course

egosan

15-Mar-2011
1:05:09 PM

On 15/03/2011 davidn wrote:

>The stuff on the ridge is good for weaksauce people like me though. Heck,
>it's even got two completely chipped V8s.

Forgive me for contributing to the drift, but I have a question on this point. I try very hard to understand peoples motivation and points of view. Especially when they are contrary to my own. For the life of me I have no comprehension of what motivates someone to chip a problem. It makes no sense at all to me. This bothers me.

Would anyone who has chipped a route care to enlighten me? I won't judge. I just want to understand.

linze

18-Mar-2011
10:14:30 AM

this is more than a bit OT, but it is also about the ACT so.....

is Mt Corree worth visiting?... are the bolts old and rubbish? will my 2wd get up the hill? am i gonna get baked by the sun? im in Bungendore for the weekend and wanna climb something, dont have any trad gear, dont have a pad, is there a better place to go sport climbing?

widewetandslippery

18-Mar-2011
10:25:15 AM

Mt Corree is good. Last time I went there we parked half way up the hill in a 2wd. Been to the top in a 2wd before as well. About a 1/2 hour walk from there to crag, quite pleasant, its a nice place. Bolts are pretty good. Climbing is good. That said if I was in Bungendore I'd be heading to the Black Range.

tor.lattimore

18-Mar-2011
10:32:58 AM

It's worth a day. There's quite a few good climbs in the 19-23 range, mostly on Wind wall.

The bolts are generally fine, but there are a few dubious looking home-made hangers still around.

Your 2wd will probably not get up the hill. Last time I was there (a few months ago) it was severely eroded and probably too hard for most 4wd. The road to the first gate is fine and the walk up from there about 30 minutes.

I think the routes at Red Rocks are more interesting, but you might have to swim to get there ...


cruze

18-Mar-2011
10:44:11 AM

Talk about epic from Bungendore!! I like Mt Coree but there is no way I would drive from Bungendore to get there. Also, who says you need a pad to go bouldering?? You just have to use your head more and there are plenty of low ball boulders you could step off if it all gets too much. If I had the choice between a 20-30 min drive to some of the most pleasant granite bouldering in Australia and a 2 hour drive followed by a 20 minute uphill walk to climb the only 6 routes worth it on Wind Wall and around the corner at Mt Coree then I would opt for the former. Don't know about the comment that there are ~5 years left in the bolts at Corree. Going by ACT bolting standards those guys still have the price tags on them in comparison to most other areas.

Another area worth considering closer to Bungendore is Nerriga. Vulture wall etc are worth a look.


rodw

18-Mar-2011
10:50:27 AM

Wingello is about 1.5hrs away too..with a 15min walk in for a 2wd....ODH will show you around he loves the place.

But im confused I thought we were talking bouldering locations?

Estey

18-Mar-2011
11:29:34 AM

On 18/03/2011 davidn wrote:
>On 18/03/2011 cruze wrote:
>> Don't know about the comment
>>that there are ~5 years left in the bolts at Corree. Going by ACT bolting
>>standards those guys still have the price tags on them in comparison
>to
>>most other areas.

The Coree bolts seem to be rusting quicker than other areas in the ACT. I'm not sure if this is because its a wetter area or the combo of mild steel bolts and stainless hangers. Unless the hangers are loose I think you can fall on them with confidence. There are plenty of them so there is usually at least two between you and the deck. Some of the chain anchors look pretty ordinary but are probably bomber. Maybe.

grangrump

18-Mar-2011
11:36:59 AM

On 18/03/2011 Estey wrote:
>The Coree bolts seem to be rusting quicker than other areas in the ACT.
It would be interesting to compare those placed before vs after the fire in 2003 which REALLY scorched Coree.


wallwombat

18-Mar-2011
3:29:25 PM

Do the C.C.A have a rebolting fund?


wallwombat

18-Mar-2011
3:44:56 PM

By "trad areas", I take it, you mean Booroomba.

Excellent!

Do you know what has been rebolted there?


wallwombat

18-Mar-2011
4:07:00 PM

OK. I don't think of Gibraltar as a trad area but it's a good place to rebolt, for sure.

Estey

18-Mar-2011
6:54:37 PM

On 18/03/2011 wallwombat wrote:
>Do the C.C.A have a rebolting fund?

Yes. Donations welcome I'm sure.

In terms of work done there is slow and steady progress. Gibraltar is 90% complete. There has been sporadic work on the Ridge mainly at the Belfry and a bit at the Cloisters and Legoland.

Work has started at Booroomba, mainly on the South Buttress. Heard a rumour of a rap route down the Prow and DBBs added to some of the routes on the North Buttress.

One Day Hero

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18-Mar-2011
10:07:53 PM

On 18/03/2011 tor.lattimore wrote:
>
>I think the routes at Red Rocks are more interesting, but you might have
>to swim to get there ...

Thank you! I've been trying to convince people of this fact for years. Better rock, better routes, shorter drive, less ballache at the bottom, more of a river to swim in.........as an interstater driving to Canberra, Coree would probably be the 4th crag I'd visit.

Super location though, I used to go 'mountaineering training' by riding out from weston creek then bashing up the front face to the summit. 60ish hilly k's on the bike + 600 vertical m of steep scrambling with fantastic views from the top. Good times!

Linze

19-Mar-2011
9:53:32 AM

much ACT advice to digest - many thanks...

Blacks range it is, pad or no pad, and despite the fact that i have hated bouldering for years the short drive wins... red rocks next time

@rodw "Wingello is about 1.5hrs away too..with a 15min walk in for a 2wd....ODH will show you around he loves the place." was actually pretty keen to check this out, but i took a swipe at bundybear on chockstone this week, so i though i better wait another week before i venture up there given that he seems to be the author of all the ACA stuff for wingello... i would be equally wary of any form of contact with ODH....

On 18/03/2011 cruze wrote:

>
>Another area worth considering closer to Bungendore is Nerriga. Vulture
>wall etc are worth a look.

i went here once and got torn to shreds by overgrown nonsense getting to the bottom, maybe i was in the wrong place....


cruze

20-Mar-2011
1:48:41 PM

no that sounds about right....

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