The Great North Cliff

	5 mins
	Afternoon sun
	Cliffs up to 20m high

Introduction

Another crag surrounded by bushland but in the middle of suburbia. The crag faces west, so is better on summer mornings and winter afternoons. It's located down in a shady gully, however, so it could be cold in winter and relatively climbable in summer. The crag tends to be quite wet, and the rock in amongst the vegetation isn't the best. Things may have become a little overgrown due to limited traffic, you might want to bring a wire brush and gardening gloves! There is some good bouldering (mainly traverses) at the southern end of the cliff.

History

The existing routes were put up between 1995 and 1998 and there is some potential for new routes. Some of the climbs at the crag have "enhanced" holds, against the wishes of the original developers. If you're putting up a new route, please don't chip any more holds.

Access

Park at the northern extremity of Elouera Road in Westleigh (near Westleigh Drive). Follow the Great North Walk signs down between the houses and the pumping station for about 350m until you hit the main Great North Walk track (there's a sign just here). Either rap in off the DBBs in front of the sign, or descend at either end of the cliff. The southern descent (to the left) is easiest. Climbs described right to left (south to north), facing the cliff.

*	Lust Object	22	9m
	About 70m north of the southern descent. A tricky start leads to a pleasant slab (RBs). Lower off the top RB (the roof above is as yet unclimbed).
	Adam Cavanough 1990s

PS	11	5m
Marked. The corner 10m left of LO.

Geckoville (Open Project)	25?	10m
8m left of PS. Thin and balancy.

J	??	??
Marked. Left of G. Chipped.

*	How's it Hanging? A Bit to the Right	22M1	20m
	Left of J. Aid past first BR to pocket, then continue up (BR and cam) past ledge (BR and RB) to rap chain.
	Adam Cavanough 1990s

How's it Hanging? A Bit to the Left	19M1	22m
Follow Howsit to first ledge, then move up and left past a tree and a BR to the top. Double BB belay.
Adam Cavanough 1990s

* *	Thin Lizzy	23	10m or 20m
	15m left of Howsit. Head up wall (cam and 2 RBs) to chain. Either belay then rap (put a long sling on the next RB to protect the second on the crux), or continue straight up the wall above (10m grade 17). Variant finish (17) heads diagonally right (RB) and up.
	Adam Cavanough 1990s

JG	??	??
Marked. Left of TL. Chipped.

The Lizard King	24	12m
Left of JG. Climb wall (FH and cam), then move left (cam) and up (RB and BR) to chain lower off.
Adam Cavanough 1990s

SV	??	??
Left of tLK. Chipped.

*	George of the Jungle	20/24	20m
	Left of SV. Stick clip FH, then up to ledge (using the tree only scores a 20). Continue up wall (BR and RB) to next ledge (BR). Climb final wall (BR) to top. Cam belay.
	Adam Cavanough 1990s

Rampant	23	12m
10m left of GotJ. Climb wall past 4 RBs. Lower of last RB or move left to belay (mid to large cams).
Adam Cavanough 1990s

The Brown Hornet	21	19m
About 40m left of R. This climb is located directly below the Great North Walk sign. Wet after rain. Up wall (2 RBs, cam) and through the break in the roof to the ledge as for SF. Continue left and up to double BBs.
Adam Cavanough 1990s

*	Super Friends	19	23m
	Wet after rain. 5m left of TBH. 1. 16m. Up (2 BRs) to roof. Traverse right (cams) to break in roof. Up to belay ledge (BB and large cam). 2. 7m. Move left and up (2 BRs) to double BBs on top.
	Adam Cavanough 1990s

There's some traversing boulder problems just right of M1.

Monkey 1	18	20m
About 25m left of SF, above the lower cliff line. Located about 20m right of the northern descent route (where you climb down the first tree). Pretty worthless. Up the easy slab to RB. Head right (RB) and up through overhang.
Adam Cavanough 1990s

Monkey 2	15	20m
Pretty worthless. Up M1 to RB, then move left (RB) and up to top.
Adam Cavanough 1990s

Sport Cave

This large, south facing cave houses the following five sport routes, amonst the best routes at the crag. These routes remain dry in the rain, and the cave is shady during summer. The routes were apparently put up by Barry Jones in 1986 or thereabouts, but appear to have been (sparsely) re-equipped with new RBs and double RB lower offs since then.

A	24?	11m
At right hand end of cave. Heads up and right, tackling the steepest territory in the cave.

*	B	26?	13m
	3m left of A. Straight forward start, then head right.

*	B, Left Hand Variant	24/25?	13m
	Up as for B, then split left.

*	C	24/25?	13m
	4m left of B at undercut wall. Up undercut wall using some deeply chipped pockets. Staright up through bulge and past a ramp and through the to top of the cave.

* *	D	22	9m
	7m left of C, at far left end of cave. Up slab then out steep rooflet. Up great flaky arete to top.