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The Grasshopper, your rock climbing Google chat bot
Buddy up with the Grasshopper (grasshopper@urbancrag.com.au) on Google Talk. The Grasshopper is a chat bot that can help you with instant answers to your rock climbing endeavours at Kangaroo Point cliffs and elsewhere. If you’re stuck or bored with something to say, type help or just chat naturally to the Grasshopper. Please note, adding the [...]
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Rock Climbing Guide
This guide only describes the routes located between the Kangaroo Point Cliffs northern stairs to the southern stairs (below Scouts Place). The purpose of this Urban Crag Kangaroo Point Cliffs rockclimbing guide is to serve as an insight into the rock climbs at Kangaroo Point. For a more up to date and mobile friendly guide [...]
Rock Climbing at Kangaroo Point Cliffs
Introduction The Kangaroo Point Cliffs extend south from the Story Bridge to the South East Freeway. The cliffs expose rocks called Brisbane tuff. This was formed by a volcanic flow about 230 million years ago after a violent eruption. In modern times, Brisbane Tuff was quarried for 150 years which left a vertical rock face [...]
About
Email us at the.crew@urbancrag.com.au Urban Crag is a social rock climbing group that meets weekly at Kangaroo Point cliffs, Brisbane. The name Urban Crag implies the close proximity of the cliff to Brisbane’s city centre, the CBD. The ultimate Urban Crag! This website is designed specifically for anyone who is interested in rock climbing at [...]
Climber falls at Kangaroo Point Cliffs
Last night (25th September, 2008), a top rope climber on XXXX (grade 25) at Kangaroo Point cliffs fell about 15 metres after their anchor failed. The climber is currently in a critical condition. Although not confirmed officially, the anchor failure may be due to having no redundancy (single setup) and using a sling (or webbing) [...]
The Love Pillar
The Teacher and the Grasshopper setup top ropes over Love Hurts (23) and Samsons Pillar (16). The rest of the crew today were Nicey, the Giggler, Red and the Chock. Tonight was very busy, not because it was the first clear night but one of the Uni rockclimbing clubs decided to setup 5 ropes all [...]
Abseil Training Kangaroo Point
Jenesse, Nicole, Brock, Shane, Faz and I setup two abseil ropes over the Nursery Cliff. Most had either not abseiled or were out of practice for many years. Nicey was first to descend and despite being out of practice had no issues jumping down. I was on abseil next to her and guided her down [...]
Kangaroo Point cliff Sausage Sizzle
Tonight the crew gathered for their regular Monday night social climb at Kangaroo Point cliff, Brisbane. Some climbing highlights of the evening: Gilligan leads Pterodactyl. He cleans Chippas too. The Giggler climbs to the head wall of Pterodactyl. About 3/4 up on a grade 17! Red (Rambo went AWOL: no headband) works the crux of [...]
Snakes on a Cliff
Tie in. Belay On. Enjoy the climb. This story joins the Grasshopper, Gilligan, the Teacher, the Giggler, Bigfoot, Rambo and the Chock at Kangaroo Point cliffs, Brisbane. They have setup top ropes on Olos and Snake in the Grass. Gilligan is preparing to lead Surrender. Meanwhile, Bigfoot is being attacked by a swarm of angry [...]
First Blood
This time he’s climbing for his life. Today’s climbing centers on Red Rambo the Hippy, a former member of Oracle’s Web ADI (an elite Software Development unit) who coded in Java and is a PhD student at UQ. Rambo has difficulty adjusting to hippy uni life and wanders the campus as a drifter. Our story [...]
Snakes in the City
Last night Team Vodka were doing their usual Brisbane City Loop walk in the evening. As we climbed down the southern stairs of Kangaroo Point, we were greeted by a python coiling itself around a mature possum! It blocked the exit and despite its mouth full (of the possy’s head), Team Vodka squeezed themselves through [...]
A Bridge over Tombstone Row
The Bruiser, The Giggler, Bigfoot, Gilligan, The Duke, Irish and I climbed at Kangaroo Point for our weekly training session. We set up on Bombadil (17), Tombstone Row (15), Idiot Wind (21) and The Stoats Stepped Out (21). I went up first to warm up on Bombadil. This moderate climb has a series of small [...]
Intelligent Gas from Uranus
Mr Gary Busey Sr and Mrs Busey Sr were in town and came to watch their son The Duke (of Busey’s) climb the cliffs of Kangaroo Point. Nice was also amongst the UC groupies. Gilligan, The Duke and I dropped ropes over Olos (14), Surrender (19) and Love Hurts (22). Eager to conquer LH, The [...]
Children of the Crag
Nice, The Giggler, Gilligan, Mr Erotica, The Chad and his flatmate Jimbo, The Duke and I climbed the great outdoors Urban Crag called Kangaroo Point for the first time for year 2007. Coming along for the show was Sherrie, Rod & Vic with two young kids they were babysitting for the day. We dropped ropes [...]
The Crew
Email us at crew@urbancrag.com.au The Grasshopper: Dennis Mellican The protagonist of Urban Crag, The Grasshopper was once the disciple of the French climber Justin Appietto. Climbing since 1995, he now leads a group of merry climbers religiously to Kangaroo Point each week. He has introduced many to rock climbing: The Teacher: John Farrelly A long [...]