Climbing Mt Tibrogargan - Candy Mountain

Another day, another drive north to the Glass House Mountains to attempt some new climbs. After a small amount of muddy off roading along the back trails of Beerburrum state forest I met up with Chris, Justine, Lucas and Julie to climb Mt Tibrogargan.

We found Slider Wall after a decent hike, but with limited middle-grade routes and climbers already attempting what little was there we decided to find another cliff.

Eventually we came across Candy Mountain, nineteen freshly bolted routes along the North East side of Mt Tibrogargan. The cliff was covered in leaf litter and the rock was very suspect. More than once we had holds break off in our hands when attempting moves, and lots of small stones dislodged by our feet.

The dubious quality of the rock made some of the climbs harder then they should have been, but we managed a decent amount of climbs before calling it a day. I managed Lichen the Candy (17), Old Elvis (17), Papa Smurf (19) and Happy Pants (20) before finishing up.

We hiked back to the car park just in time as the excessive mosquito population began to attack us as the DEET wore off.

More photos here

Climbing Mt. Ngungun

Taking advantage of the Easter holidays we drove north to the Glass House Mountains to try our luck climbing Mt Ngungun. 

It was a beautiful day for climbing as we trekked to the Andromeda wall to warm up. After successfully tackling Lunar Eclipse (15), Worm Hole (18) and Southern Cross (18) we decided to relocate to the Owl Pillar to tackle some harder climbs.

After a semi-false start on Morning Madness (18), I cranked up Afternoon Delight (18) which buoyed my confidence and gave me a second wind. I cleanly finished Morning Madness (18) before finishing the day with a sustained climb up Dawn Raid (19). 

A great end to the day. 

A few photos here