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Summit Caves

A grand cave system atop Mt Tibrogargan with epic routes and epic exposure. Some of the best hard(er) climbing in South East Queensland.

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Approach

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Distance1.2 km
Elevation Change224 m
Time30m
-26.93419, 152.95048
-26.92641, 152.94769

Routes

Grade contexts: Roped (Ewbank), Boulder (Heuco)

Route lengths: Lengths range from ~8 m to ~120 m. Most climbs are between ~12 m and ~25 m.

Route styles

47
Total
Sport
Trad

Grade bands

Far Left Multipitches

The following routes are the multi-pitches on the far right side of Summit Caves. Acccess these multi-pitches from the base of the mountain.

15

Overexposed

Mixed
Trad120m★★Very Good🔩5
16

Overexposed Direct Finish

Trad★★Very Good
16

Belly of the Beast

Mixed
Trad120m★★Very Good🔩4

Left Summit Cave

The left side of Summit Caves can be accessed by traversing along the slabs below the The Morgue and Central Area.

21

Ronald Muck

Trad45m★★Very Good
25

Tangled Up In Blue

Sport30m★★★Classic
28

Massive Attack

Sport15m★★★Classic
25

Back in Black

Trad80m★★★Classic
24

Out Of The Blue And Into The Black

Mixed
Trad80m★★★Classic🔩3

The Morgue

One of the most private places on Tibro, The Morgue is the small ledge on the left side of Central Area. The lower routes can be accessed from the ground however The Afterlife is most easily accessed by climbing pitch one of Raptures and traversing left.

26

Into The Morgue

Mixed

Climbs the steep diahedral on the far right side of Left Summit Cave, left and around from the Feeding the Rat.

Trad40m★★★Classic🔩2
25

The Afterlife

The most exposed climb in South East Queensland. Burly, Coolum-esque climbing.

Sport20m★★★Classic🔩8
26

Feeding the Rat

Mixed

Technical face climbing on bullet-proof rock with small gear with a potentially heart breaking final boulder problem.

Trad35m★★★Classic🔩2

Central Area

The Central Area is the mini cave and crack system between Left Summit Cave and Right Summit Cave.

24

Raptures

Trad60m★★★Classic
23

Raptures HB Variant

Trad50m★★★Classic
24

Strange Fruit

Sport25m★★Very Good
25

Littlebro

Sport9m★★Very Good🔩4
24

Punk's Not Dead

Sport16m★★Very Good
24

Somebody Else's Weirdo

Sport20m★★Very Good

Right Summit Cave

The Right Summit Cave is striking, multi-tiered orange cave on the right side of Tibros summit area.

22

Four Seasons

Sport28m★★Very Good
13

Trojan

Mixed
Trad73m★★★Classic🔩5
26

Achilles

Sport10m★★★Classic🔩5
27

The Bends

Sport15m★★★Classic
28

Seed Crystal

Sport15m★★★Classic🔩7
29

The Beast from the East

Sport15m★★★Classic🔩7
29

A Gaze Blank and Pitiless as the Sun

Sport20m★★★Classic🔩9
20

Staple It Together

Sport10m🔩4
26

In Between Dreams

Sport25m★★★Classic
28

Summit Sutra

Sport25m★★★Classic🔩9
29

Moon Safari

Project

An outrageous outing through the steepest rock in the Summit Caves.

Sport25m🔩10
25

Hyperballad

Sport15m★★Very Good
24

Morning of the Earth

Sport20m★★Very Good
25

Bird of Prey

Sport13m★★Very Good
23

Adrenaline Gives Me Gas

Sport13m★★Very Good🔩2
13

Short And Sweet

Trad35m★Good

Right Side Faces

21

Big Empty

Sport15m★★Very Good🔩2
17

Walk the Line

Sport25m★★Very Good
22

Circlet

Sport16m★★Very Good🔩5
20

My Karma Just Ran Over Your Dogma

Sport15m★★Very Good🔩2
18

The Digital Revolution

Sport20m★Good🔩6
25

High Definition

Sport20m★★Very Good🔩6
25

Free Streaming

Sport20m★Good🔩7
25

“Nuts in my Mouth”

Sport climbing for crack climbers. Follow the steep crack system to a small ledge and then up easy terrain to the chains.

Sport20m★★Very Good🔩5
25

King Casper

A tricky boulder problem onto the ledge, followed by the thin, technical crux on the head wall.

Sport25m★★Very Good🔩10
11

Kronos

Trad23m★Good
13

Jupiter

Trad39m
13

Juno

Trad30m
9

Hercules

Trad30m
12

Boags Lite

Sport19m★Good🔩4