Mystery Rocks

	3-4 mins
	Sandstone Bouldering

Introduction

A good bouldering area off the end of Lawson Place in Cherrybrook. The crag has 4 distinct sections and offers numerous problems from V0- to V5.

History

Probably first climbed on by Colin Larter and Niel Wallace in 1995/6. Written up as "Mystery Rocks" by Rod Wills and friends sometime later.

Access

Easiest access is via Behan Place, park near end of street and walk down faint track to the walk marked on the map. Turn right and follow track, which heads straight for mystery. You can also walk in off Lawson Place. Walking time 3-4 minutes either way. There have been reports of frequent Red Belly Black Snake sightings in and around this crag. Although they're generally pretty docile, they are highly venemous so be extra careful when visiting this crag.

SECTION 1

AREA A

Face up high on hill, with small cave on the left hand side.

	Oversight	V5
	Through cool scoop finishing out left through a fun mantle.
	Tim O'Neill, Adam Griffiths Oct 2002

AREA B

Dirty small face. No problems yet.

AREA C

Short face with small cave on left hand side, and another seperate small cave just above it.

	Moss Monster	V0
	Sit start on left hand side of cave, up face to mossy slab.
	Rod Wills Nov 2002

	Discovery	V1
	Sit start with feet in cave, big move to start to jugs.
	Rod Wills Nov 2002

	It's all Chips and Gravy	V2
	Sit start with hard move to start, jugs to top, interesting mantle.
	Rod Wills Nov 2002

SECTION 2

AREA D

High wall with good features and landings.

	Cool Mo D	V2
	Straight up through obvious scoop.
	Colin Larter Late 2001?

	Sketch Artist	V1
	Up sharp crimpers to a reachy finish and welcome juggy lip.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Jan 2003

	Palm Flapper	V1
	Up past some sharp crimpers to an interesting mantle.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Jan 2003

	Tree Hugging Hippee	V1
	Start hands matched on low jug and up arete.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

	Sand Crimping Skippy	V2
	Thin dynamic moves 2 metres right of arete.
	Josh Caple Oct 2005

	Down On Ya Knees	V3
	Dynos up obvious features. Its pretty dodgy crawling off there until it cleans up a bit.
	Josh Caple Oct 2005

*	Gravy Train	V3
	Three finger pocket to gaston then break, left then up.
	P.Reynolds Jan 2003

	Vine Wrangler	V3
	Mono to gaston, move left and up.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

AREA E

Face with generally thin features.

	The Elipse	V0
	1m rt of corner, eliptical feature then up tending right.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

	Crap Off	V0+
	Contrived fun sillyness.Layback the left side of the fallen block and then up the arete.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Jan 2003

	Crap On	V0
	Contrived fun sillyness. Layback the right side of the fallen block and then up the arete.
	Andrew Morrison Jan 2003

	Project 1
	Start just Lt of block, up crimpers, jugs at top, staying off block.

AREA F

Large boulder away from main walls.

	Cranky Joe	V1
	Standing start to two obvious big knobs then up.
	Colin Larter Early 2001?

	Project 2
	Obvious feature in centre of wall, with big move left to knobs.

	Slip, Grate and Bounce	V2
	Straight up blank slab, just left of block.
	Stephen Hawkshaw jan 2003

	Project 3
	Start in right side of cave wedged between two boulders, up left to hard mantle.

AREA G

Large high cave.

	Tell Him He's Dreaming	V1
	Up the left side of the cave.
	Rod Wills Oct 2002

	One Week in a Bucket	V2
	Up the left sided jugs in the middle of cave, to interesting mantle.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

	Project 4
	Start as for OWIAB up for a couple of moves then breaks right on slopers to jugs and up as for the project to the right.

	Project 5
	Right hand line about 1 metre to the right.

	Turbulence	V3
	2m left of edge of cave. Start on jugs and move powerfully up through roof.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

	Turbidity	V4
	Sits start on the arete and link it into the second hold on turbulence. Long sustained classic.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Jan 2003

	Project 6
	Obvious high ball line right of cave.

	Heat Attack	V1
	Up through hole to good top out.
	Stephen Hawkshaw, Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

AREA H

Boulder in front of cave.

	Cock Mobster	V2
	Sit start, up to break, left to edge and up.
	Rod Wills Jan 2003

	Dont Get Cocky	V3
	Start up Cock Mobster then traverse right to good RH jug then topout.
	Paul Cook Mar 2003

	Half Cocked	V3
	Sit start to medium incut and straight up.
	Paul Cook Mar 2003

	Project 7

	Project 8

	Project 9
	Sit start to to small crimpers, then up.

	Bahumbug	V1
	Sit start,incut holds to top and over.
	Andrew Secomb Dec 2002

SECTION 3

AREA I

Face left of big cave.

	Fat Tongue	V0
	Up Arete.
	Andrew Morrison Oct 2002

	Panic Man	V1
	Obvious diagonal rail, then straight up.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

	Lego Man	V0
	Up to obvious V hold and over.
	Andrew Morrison Oct 2002

	Civil Twilight	V1
	Climbs obvious feature on right side of wall.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

AREA J

Large boulder off main wall.

No problems yet.

AREA K

Large boulder off main wall.

	Project 10
	Sit start to pocket then up.

	Project 11
	Sit start with two finger pockets then up past cave.

	Skewered	V0-
	1m Rt of cave. Mantle up Jugs.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 03

	The Conqueror	V0-
	1m Rt of S. Up.
	P Reynolds Jan 03

AREA L

Short wall.

No problems yet.

AREA M

Boulder off main wall.

	Never Trust a Junkie	V2
	Sit start in cave, up and left out of cave around bulge and up over top.
	Rod Wills Nov 2002

	Bush Bash	V1
	Sit start on obvious jug left side of cave, moving right through cave and underclings, face to top.
	Rod Wills Dec 2002

The next problems are on the monolith below main boulder

	Cordon Beau	V1
	Start at flakes on Rt side. Up and over.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

	Le Menestrel	V1
	Lt hand arete up channel bravely.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

	Profiterole	V2
	Stenuous start, up arete.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

	Bleau	V2
	Balance you way delicately left of centre.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

AREA N

Face with obvious arete in the middle.

	Water Hammer	V0-
	Up arete and face right of cave.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

	Access	V0-
	Up face left of arete.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

*	Cool Bananas	V0
	Up knife blade arete.
	Andrew Morrison Oct 2002

AREA O

Alleyway between two walls.

	The Brown Arete	V1
	Up arete.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

	Project 12
	Up face, slab to top.

	Day of the Triffid	V0-
	Straight up faint seem below gum tree.
	Rod Wills Dec 2002

	The Scoop	V0
	Start at large scoop, straight up.
	Rod Wills Dec 2002

	Fuck George Bush and his Ugly Wife	V0
	Up left side of arete.
	Rod Wills Dec 2002

	Far out Brussel Sprout	V0
	Up huge incut rail (pull and tread lightly) and continue to glory.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

	Mosstang Sally	V0
	Up and over.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

SECTION 4

Leave main track to follow ridge line with several solitary boulders and two large caves.

AREA P

Boulder with small cave on left side.

*	Cheese Sandwich	V1
	Straight out roof and up arete.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

*	Full Piss	V0+
	Up rt hand side of cave, to obvious rail. Traverse left and up arete.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

*	Dont Piss In My Pocket	V0
	Start as for Full Piss, straight up.
	Andrew Secomb Jan 2003

	Sketchpad	V0+
	Up Arete.
	P Reynolds Jan 2003

	Off Cheese	V0+
	Start as for Sketchpad, traverse left along face and finish on Cheese Sandwich.
	A Secomb Jan 2003

The following problem is on a boulder right of P, 6 m's up the gully.

	Project 13
	Start on arête with R/hand crimp at waist level step up to L/hand knob then up.

AREA Q

Boulder right of large cave.

	Featureless	V2
	Slab up middle of boulder.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

*	Juxtapose	V2
	Start left side of boulder following the right obvious seam to the top.
	Stephen Hawkshaw Oct 2002

AREA R

Huge cave.

	Unnamed 1	V7
	Start left side of cave folloing lip and over.
	Matt Tait 2002

AREA S

Two scattered low lying boulders.

	Unnamed 2	V0
	Start with feet in cave and head straight up.
	Kevin Van Tilburg Oct 2002

	Height is no Adversity	V1
	Just left of the boulders nose, up to undercling in break, and up.
	Kevin Van Tilburg Oct 2002

AREA T

Huge cave.

No problems yet.