Guide to the Rock climbing in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 2025 by Simon Carter

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PIC/21465/1-28

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: June 2025

Collection Summary

Creator
Carter, Simon
Title
Rock climbing in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 2025
Date Range
2025
Collection Number
PIC/21465/1-28
Extent
28 items
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Pictures)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Collection of images documenting the sport of rock climbing in various locations in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, including Grose Valley, Pierces Pass, and Lunch Ledge (near Walls Lookout or Walls Lookdown). Competition climbing debuted at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (held in 2021). Since this event there has been a growing interest in the sport, with over 100,000 Australians estimated to participate in sport climbing and over 350,000 involved in outdoor rock-climbing, abseiling or caving.

Conditions Governing Use

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collections catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10115141).

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Rock climbing in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 2025 / Simon Carter, National Library of Australia, PIC/21465/[item number(s)].

Source of description

Titles of photographs devised by cataloguer based on information provided by photographer.

Item Descriptions

Ange Malysheva on the climb Disco Non-Stop Party, at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/1)

1 item,

The climb Disco Non-Stop Party is grade 25.

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva gearing up for a day rock climbing near Pierces Pass, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/2)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva gearing up for a day rock climbing near Pierces Pass, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/3)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva hiking in for a day rock climbing near Pierces Pass, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/4)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva hiking in for a day rock climbing near Pierces Pass, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/5)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva get ready to attempt a climb that starts on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/6)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva get ready to attempt a climb that starts on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/7)

1 item,

Ange Malysheva gets ready to attempt a climb starting on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/8)

1 item,

Sammy Zamitt and Ange Malysheva get ready to attempt a climb that starts on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/9)

1 item,

Ange Malysheva gets ready to attempt a climb that starts on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/10)

1 item,

Ange Malysheva leading pitch one of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/11)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Ange Malysheva leading pitch one of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/12)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Ange Malysheva leading pitch one of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/13)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Ange Malysheva leading pitch one of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/14)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Ange Malysheva leading pitch one of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/15)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/16)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21. Ange Malysheva can be viewed climbing below.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/17)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/18)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/19)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/20)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading pitch two of Highway to the Dangerzone on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/21)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 21.

Sammy Zammit leading Hypothermia on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/22)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 17.

Sammy Zammit leading Hypothermia on Lunch Ledge, near Walls Lookdown near Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 21 January 2025 (Item PIC/21465/23)

1 item,

The climb Highway to the Dangerzone is grade 17.

Ange Malysheva on the climb Disco Non-Stop Party at at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/24)

1 item,

The climb Disco Non-Stop Party is grade 25.

Ange Malysheva on the climb Disco Non-Stop Party at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/25)

1 item,

The climb Disco Non-Stop Party is grade 25.

Ange Malysheva on the climb Disco Non-Stop Party at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/26)

1 item,

The climb Disco Non-Stop Party is grade 25.

Ange Malysheva packing up at the end of the day at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/27)

1 item,

Ange Malysheva packing up at the end of the day at Walls Lookdown, Grose Valley, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, 23 February 2025 (Item PIC/21465/28)

1 item,

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