Mike and Pete's New Routes
Kalbarri
Sad Effort 6m 6 solo
In the aviary, small corner at the top, more of a descent gully than a
climb.
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty 1993
Get Fucked you Fucken Fuckwit 10m 12 solo
From the second terrace up on the left hand side of the Gorge looking
downstream
from the Z bend lookout. About half way between the lookout and the
promenade.
On a red wall with a cave on the right. Obvious crack line on vertical
wall 20m L of Grape Bee, harder than it looks.
Peter Hinchy solo 13 April 98
Grape Bee 10m 20
From the second terrace up on the left hand side of the Gorge looking
downstream
from the Z bend lookout. About half way between the lookout and the
promenade.
On a red wall with a cave on the right. Small roof at base of climb the
rest of the climb is all overhung but not so steep. The climb is a
shallow
right facing corner. Jump from rock near base of climb to first jugs or
traverse in from just to the right. Follow corner/cracks to top. led on
preplaced natural gear.
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty 13 April 98
Dance
of the Mad Bastards 15m 17
On the "unadventurous climbers crag" incorrectly called coriander wall
in the old guidebook. The large hand crack with overhanging start in
the middle
of the grey wall. up crack, step L to continue up very dodgy almost
completely
detached flake then up face to top.
Mike Dufty, Peter Hinchy 1993
Pathetically Difficult 15m 14
On the "unadventurous climbers crag" incorrectly called coriander wall
in the guidebook. The corner at the RH end, big gear.
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty 1993
***Quedge 100m 17
In the amphitheatre. The line left of Akira,excellent face climb right
up the guts. 4 pitches.
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Below left end of low ledge 8m L of Akira. Use short vertical crack to
gain ledge, move up and left from ledge to use more shallow cracks then
straight up vertical wall until angle starts to ease off. Trend L to
belay
at base of small R facing roof capped corner.
-
Go L to shallow roof capped corner, up and over roof. Belay in main
cove
as for Wicked City and Akira.
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Scramble up around R of overhangs then back L to belay below short
black
corner below cave in headwall.
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Up to cave in headwall. Steep start to headwall in L corner of cave.
Exit
cave immediately, step left to finish up shallow corner. Possible loose
rock in corner.
Descend via gully to L(downstream) of amphitheatre as for Wicked City 2
25m absiels from white gums.
Mike Dufty, Peter Hinchy alt 1997
Photo - Peter Hinchy on the second belay of quedge.
Four Ways Area (Kalbarri)
Ditherington 15m 16
10m left of the last of the large rooves containing Andromeda Strain
(See
Northern Rock Guidebook). Start on first terrace above river, below
right
end of small roof at 2m. Up roof step left to 10cm ledgethen up slab
using
thin crack for protection (small gear). Up shallow corner to small
needle
tree at top. descend on left.
Mike Dufty, Peter Hinchy March 1997
Photo - Michael Dufty on the first ascent of ditherington.
Clixby 12m 16
Start from Right end of second terrace above river, 20m left of the top
of Ditherington Climb the left leaning crack on the small vertical
face.
Serious descent by abseil off gum tree at far right of final ledge,
(near
Andromeda Strain).
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty March 1997
Albany
These climbs are on a small E facing crag about 15 minutes walk west
along
the beach/rocks from Natural Bridge. The crag is directly below the
large
erosion gully/sand fan visible from Natural Bridge.
Happy Vertical People Transporter 10m 13
Start up the left most crack on the face. At half hieght move 1m left
to
new cracks. Well protected.
Mike Dufty, Peter Hinchy January 1996
Share and Enjoy 7m 10
The left trending crack starting at top of large boulder to right of
Happy
Vertical People Transporter.
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty January 1996
The following climb is located in a small zawn about 50m further
west from
Happy Vertical People Transporter and Share and Enjoy
Mostly Harmless 8m 14
Obvious crack up the western side (east facing) of the zawn.
Peter Hinchy, Mike Dufty January 1996
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