Hollow Mountain Area

Australia / Victoria
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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.australianbouldering.com/interviews/matty.html
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxumJb4yLak/
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
2008
2009
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