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TobyGuest
I was hoping someone out there may be able to advise if there are some sport climbs with hangers etc at peak Charles (amd where…its a big area to walk around bolt hunting 🙂 ). I haven’t been able to find too much info on the web and the guide on this site seems to imply its pretty much all trad climbing.
I live in kalgoorlie and are planning on heading down this way regularly. Any other climbing suggestions in the goldfields region would be good too.
ElliotMemberI don’t know of any sport routes there and for the love of Christ I hope it stays that way :p
tobyMemberNo worries, the only reason I ask is because its mostly what I’m familiar with. How do you suggest I get into trad climbing or climb to make most of that beautiful spot. I’m a beginner but have climbed a few routes pre-bolted with hangers, I really enjoy camping down that way and am keen to do a heal of climbing down there as well, but I guess I expected there to be a few routes pre bolted with hangers etc. I went for a walk near some of the routes and found some really dodgy rusted bolts, I think the’re called carrot bolts. Any advice/ suggestions welcome.
RichardMemberForget the name of the climb, but just to the right of Trout Dentures (50m right being just to the right at PC). There’s a very moderate bolted route, or at least all the belay stations have ring bolts. Low grade and boring at the top, but a nice view with maybe 5 pitches.
The first pitch of Trout Dentures is a fairly thoroughly bolted, but quickly becomes demanding and unbolted on the second pitch.
The upper terraces have short single pitch bolted sports climbs, quite hard. Only one below 20 I think.
RossMemberI got into trad climbing by hooking up with a like-minded person, buying one of those “How to Rock Climb” books and studying it (theres loads of these things), going on a lead climbing course, buying a starter rack (5 cams, about 12 nuts) and doing lots of toproping for 2 years before I started leading (which is good for practicing trad gear for belays). You can ass about walking around the bottom of Churchmans placing trad gear and then load testing it (clip a long sling into it, then step into sling and bounce).
And finally, a plug….trad climbing gives great freedom to go wherever and do whatever….90% of climbing out there is not bolted world wide. I am off to climb the Eiger next week (with a small trad rack). Have fun getting started, Toby, it’s a good journey.
HazeldogMemberWhat Ross, as in ‘the north face of the Eiger’ country! Lucky you, enjoy.
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