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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

New Crag at Poison Creek

As you turn off the SH into the Queensberry Hills Subdivision there is a crag up to your left (behind new house). It is the obvious outcrop with the large overhang and diagonal crack. Park at the first bend in the road, jump the fence into the Doc Land and follow your nose. Easy access to the top of the crag around to the R.

There is currently only 1 completed route and a few anchors but keen to see some more up there. So get up there with your drills.

The rock is general very good and there is potential for up to 10-15 routes probably. We have only touched the right hand wall so far and there are a bunch of obvious line to develope. The less steep rock has a fair bit of lichen but cleans easily.

Groovy Gecko - Grade 19, Start in the middle of the main R hand wall. Up through small ledges on steep ground and into obvious corner. Stem corner to rings. 7b, double ring anchor.

There are anchors on the short but harder face to the R, Project Ed Liddle.

There are some steeper routes for someone strong and the lefthand cave hasnt been touched.
Lots of bouldering in the area below which Jon Seddon has been exploring.