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New York

The Word: Worth a visit or two.
Sun/shade: Sunny until late afternoon.
Wet weather options: None.
Style of Climbs: Single pitch sportclimbing, though there's a few trad routes.
Grades: 17-25?
Best Route(s): Nudity (** 19)

The Details: Something for when you feel like an easy day of bolt clipping.

Access: 10min walk-in (15mins out!). Park at the Historic Wells sign on the way out to Mt York. Across the road a track heads off down the hill. About 10 minutes down, and a 15 minute slog back up.

Described R to L, facing the cliff.

* ? 20m 17 (OS)
Finger crack to layback flake, about 100m R of the central gully. Nice up crack, then crux laybacking to pumpy gear placement, then step L onto slab. Tricky moves gain easy slabby corner.

** Nudity 30m 19 (YP)
The gorgeous orange wall. Scary moves to pull over initial bulge, then up past small friend to orange rock and RB. Up to small roof (RB), then crimp straight through bulge (or traverse R and around it). Past RB to flake and good cam. Step R onto face to RB, then awesome crux to horizontal. Steep jug hauling past the final bolt finishes off a great route.

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