As I understand it, no-one is allowed on Sugar Loaf rock without express permission and that will be for research purposes as it is reserved as a bird sanctuary. I guess that includes climbers, otherwise a lot of us would have already been there. Some stuff was done a long time ago, but it has been left alone for that reason. Probably not a good idea to advertise you’ve been there, even better idea not to go back.

I can check that if anybody wishes.

Cheers,

Toc.

So it must be a FA ?

Pirates is therefore is very apt.

Dream on.

Like most climbers I respect ‘bird closures’, where they are known and understood (eg some routes at Arapalies mention when you can / cannot climb them due to nesting).

Actually we only noticed a small sign as we walked around to swim off. Before climbing we chatted to some calm workers who were improving the track and they took some photos of us while climbing – they didn’t mention anything. Nor did anyone else I have asked about Sugarloaf. To be honest the route is not very significant. If you removed this post, I won’t write it up anywhere else. We didn’t see any birds.

If anyone else climbs there they shouldn’t write it up either (althought it should be called ‘the black pearl’ if they did)