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Tiger Wall

Tiger Wall is the large mass of rock extending away to the right of the Bard Buttress.


Recommended Recommended Resignation 97m 14
Worthwhile for the ridiculously steep second pitch (3rd pitch in the guidebook).

Pitch 1 40m 12
Pleasant doddling up the fin and low angled wall to either belay at a set of rap chains, or at the start of the nice orange wall.

Pitch 2 33m 14
A great pitch, with some steep jug hauling and good exposure. Traverse left and up between the two prominent noses (watch out for rope drag - double ropes recommended). Follow the obvious line of chalk back right, then blast up and out the intimidating but jug infested bulge. When the angle relents, move back left and up to a pleasant belay stance (be careful of loose blocks).

Pitch 3 24m 6
Follow the obvious ramp up and right. Unpleasant and loose (take care).


Recommended Recommended Photo Phoenix 98m 11
A long and demanding first pitch, followed by two easy but exposed pitches to get to Flinder's Lane. We had an epic descent off this one, after getting to Flinder's Lane just after the sun had gone down. Luckily we were prepared and had brought torches, with which we slowly and carefully made our along Flinder's Lane towards "Ali's" (an abseil descent route behind the Bard Buttress). After a couple of wrong turns, and a while thinking we'd be celebrating New Year's halfway up the Tiger Wall, we finally made it back to terra firma half an hour before 1998 started. Needless to say, first stop was the Natimuk pub where we welcomed the new year in style!

Pitch 1 48m 15
Although we weren't sure whether we were on the right line, the climb has a rusting old road sign with an 8 on it about 10m off the deck (which is difficult to see from the ground). If you don't find the sign (its pretty obvious), you are probably on the wrong climb. Anyway, we split this pitch in two to better manage rope drag, and in the process saved ourselves some stress. The upper part of the corner is tough (hence the grade of 15 for this pitch), with some balancy overhanging moves about 7m below the top of the buttress. The difficulties start at a big, chalked undercling (that takes a #4 camalot very nicely), and continue for a couple of moves up past this. The corner at this point is off-width to squeeze chimney sized, so may be an easier (albeit more unpleasant) line to take. The belay ledge is large and comfortable, and provides an excellent view of the plains and of the Tiger Wall.

Pitch 2 25m 8
Because we were running out of daylight, we took an easier line (about grade 6) up and left from the belay ledge, then traversed up and right on an easy slab to the belay ledge. Plenty of protection from wires, hexes and cams.

Pitch 3 25m 6
Walk left then step up onto a rib, then continue up and left to the far right hand end of Flinder's Lane. The step from the top of the rib left onto the easy face above is very exposed, with pleasant and well protected climbing. Once onto Flinder's Lane, continue left until you reach the large bushes (Flinder's Lane is only safe enough to walk on unroped from here on).


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