Hollow Mountain Area

Australia / Victoria
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Quick Info

Country Australia 🇦🇺
Rock type Sandstone
Climbs
Boulder problems 12 (8A to 8C)

Quick Info

Country Australia 🇦🇺
Rock type Sandstone
Climbs
Boulder problems 12 (8A to 8C)

Maybe the most famous roof in climbing. Countless classic hard boulders span the sprawling Hollow Mountain Cave, the crown jewel being Dai Koyamada's The Wheel of Life (8B+), a monster linkup of the entire cave.

In 2019 access to the crag was banned as part of the wider ban covering many major crags in the Victoria Park area.

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2019/07/australian_access_issues_-_breaking_up_is_hard_to_do-72012

[2] https://savegrampiansclimbing.org/the-ban/

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Climbs

12 recorded climbs.

Year Climb Grade Climber Style Date
First ascent.

References

[1] Klem Lostkot by Mike Robertson, On The Edge Issue 114, page 54
2000
2001
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxumJb4yLak/
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.australianbouldering.com/interviews/matty.html
2003
2004 Sleepy Rave 8B+ Dai Koyamada Boulder | worked 2004
First ascent.
First ascent.

References

[1] https://youtu.be/LjXXsRggYXM

[2] https://www.mntnfilm.com/en/film/the-wheel-of-life-dai-koyamada-2004
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.8a.nu/user/james-kassay
2005 Stuck South of the Border 8B James Kassay Boulder | worked 6th Mar 2005
First ascent.
2006
2007–2010
2011
First ascent.

Australias hardest boulder as of September 2025

An Absolutely amazing and pure line and a dream come true! This is my personal grade for the line that I climbed.

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irCH6XSH5QU
First ascent.

It's hard to give it a grade. I think it's not possible to give it a boulder grade, although it's more a boulder than 'The Wheel of Life' because it has no rest. Everyone calls 'The Wheel...' 9a and I think 'Wheelchair' is harder than 'The Wheel...', I would call it 9a+. But it would be nice to see someone repeating it to give his opinion on the grade. [2]

References

[1] https://www.onsight.com.au/2013/08/oz-gets-grade-35-9a/

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/08/megos_adds_australias_hardest_boulder_route-68298
Climb Grade # Recorded Ascents Ascents Recorded Between
Wheel of Life Direct 8C 2 10th September 2012 – 4th November 2015
Wheelchair 8C 1 1st January 2013 – 1st January 2014
The Wheel of Life 8B+ 12 12th May 2004 – 20th October 2017
Sleepy Rave 8B+ 3 1st January 2004 – 3rd November 2009
The Lonely Crowd 8B+ 2 1st January 2014 – 16th May 2018
Under Siege 8B+ 2 1st June 2002 – 25th April 2003
Pretty Hate Machine 8B+ 2 1st June 2002 – 15th April 2004
Cave Rave 8B 3 1st January 1999 – 1st November 2004
Stimulation 8B 2 28th December 2004 – 18th June 2013
Stuck South of the Border 8B 2 6th March 2005 – 13th April 2013
Sleepy Hollow 8A+ 1 16th July 2016
Dead Can't Dance 8A 1 1st May 2017 – 1st June 2017