Blackmans Bluffs

Introduction

This west-facing cliff is near the entrance to Camp Blackman.


Climbs are described from north to south.

Blackman's First 6 8m
R-tending crack at extreme N end of cliffline, with blocks on L at top.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 25-9-90
Jenny's Favour 13 10m
Start 3m R of BF. R-tending crack with small vine at its base.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 25-9-90
Young Blood 12 9m
Start 12m R of JF. Wide crack on S side of detached pillar (poor rock at top).
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 25-9-90
Middle East 12 10m
Start 7m R of YB. Orange, blocky wall, then small roof at top.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 24-9-90
Shady 15 10m
Corner 5m R of fence, past blocky roof at three-quarters height.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 14-10-90
Boomerang 16 10m
Start R of Shady. Up past gum at three-quarters height.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 14-10-90
Just Visiting 15 10m
Wandering crack R of Boomerang.
Greg Croft, Kerry Moore 27-9-90
Skinks 11 7m
Corner with slightly cavernous base 15m R of JV.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft 14-10-90
The Crescent 13 10m
Start below small bloodwood at cliff-top, 10m R of Skinks. Orange, conglomerate wall to overhung off-width.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft, Rod Kerr, 19-1-91
The Cross 11 10m
Start on S side at large, detached block. Up to alcove, then flared, off-width crack.
Greg Croft, Dan Croft, Rod Kerr 19-1-91
Wendy's Favour 15 12m
Start 10m R of The Cross in an alcove with a crack. Crack to stance, then flared roof-crack to hand-crack.
Rod Kerr, Greg Croft 19-1-91
Through The Windscreen 12 16m
Start above cave 3m R of large ironbark. Up cavernous, chossy line to clean, flared, off-width ceiling.
Rod Kerr, Dan Croft, Greg Croft 19-1-91
Kaifji 13 13m
Start 10m R of WF at R side of pinnacle. R crack.
Johhn McKenna, Greg Croft 10-2-91
Mary Poppins 16 17m
Cracks 3m L of Tornado then L round overhang to ledge. Traverse R to finish up Tornado
Dave Blair, Robin Holmes 1994
Tornado 11 12m
Obvious V-line 10m R of Kaifji.
Phil Draper, Graeme Bowden 10-2-91
Shark Fin Soup 9 8m
R-curving, overhung flake 20m R of Tornado.
Robin Holmes, Dave Blair 1994
Mindful of Monitors 11 10m
Wall 3m R of SFS to crack, flake.
Dave Blair, Robin Holmes 1994

The following two climbs are on a small cliff 20m R of MOM with a distinctive ceiling crack on W side.

David Bellamy Memorial Sport Route 16 14m
N face to fig. Up pase loose rock to bloodwood (poor pro).
Dave Blair, Robin Holmes 1994
Bridgette 13 11m
R-leading crack R of large roofs on S side to V-chimney.
Robin Holmes, Dave Blair 1994
Goobernaculum 19 22m
From bloodwood in crack 15m R of Bridgette, up to blank corner. Traverse R at 10m, then crack.
Dave Blair, Robin Holmes, 1994