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Down Under Rock Climbing

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Areas in Down Under

Brown Town 10 / 14 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Dingo Domes 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Emu Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Uluru 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Elevation:	8,406 ft	2,562 m
GPS:	39.17541, -105.18232 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Adam bloc on Aug 21, 2023
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Description

Sunny steep featured granite in the forest that somehow avoided the Hayman Fire. This area is a catch all for the series of formations North of Westcreek on the east side of Thunder Butte. Lots to explore and develop here for the intrepid climber.

Technical face climbing is king at Brown Town but good trad/mixed climbs are around with some clear multi potential up at Uluru.

Getting There

Several dozen minutes of sustained exertion. There is almost no service on the hike, research the map and download the approach guide well beforehand. Brown Town is the current destination crag and jumping off point for all others, see those pages for more details.

Parking is here: GPS coordinates: 39.178886197673386, -105.16691431306037.

Brown Town is here: GPS coordinates: 39.17577580258144, -105.18149517863506.

It is about 1.1 miles with 1000' gain (650' in the latter half). Expect 45-60 minutes onsight, 35-45 minutes after knowing it. Budget for a brisk 25-35 minutes going down.

Feel free to add cairns, logs or anything else to aid future travelers. I tried many ways, but this final way was the least miserable at the cost of some difficult routefinding.

Season

Much of the hike can be socked in by snow, which is unfortunate given that most of the walls face south.

Late spring afternoons and crisp Fall days tend to be the best times for here. 50-65F in Deckers with clouds is perfect here. Dingo Domes are the most accessible and sunny walls. They are a good back up if it’s cold. Emu Tor and the East face of Uluru gets shade first around 1.

24 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Down Under

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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Goon Slap Sport Brown Town
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 6 ● Koality Assurance Sport Brown Town
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 9 ● Frothing Sport Brown Town
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Croc Wrangler Sport Brown Town
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 9 ● Bushworld Sport Brown Town
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 7 ● Black Opal Sport Brown Town
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 6 ● Give It Heaps Sport Brown Town