Bunny Bucket Buttress is a multi pitch sports climb in the Pierces Pass area of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains. It’s a climb I had wanted to do for a long time – but had not had the opportunity. It’s a long route – 9 pitches and 270m high.
With a good weather forecast and the longer days of Spring it was a good time to have a go. There were four of us on the climb. Chuin Nee and John had been up the route twice before and would show us the way. I was climbing with Su Li. She led the first pitch and then all the odd pitches and I led the even pitches.
We started early. Two big abseils to reach the base of the cliff – near the Mirrorball Pinnacle and then a short walk to our climb. Chuin Nee and John were on the rock before 8:30am. Su Li and myself not long after.
The grades of the pitches are 18, 18, 18, 8, 8, 17, 17, 17, 13
Su Li combined the seventh and eighth pitches together and I led up the last easy pitch. The climbing was consistently good. Great moves, great views, great exposure!
Once on top – it was a short walk back to the bell Rd and the car. On the way we enjoyed spectacular views and a magnificent display of wildflowers.
More photos on my website here
A good read and great photos
Hi Dave,
Great to hear you did bunnies, it’s super fun hey! I wish I took my camera.
Just a note, the climb is 8 pitches of 18, 18, 18, 8, 8, 18, 18, 13.
Dan
great article and good pic. may i ask is it ok to do this multipitch by only one 60m rope?
You can do the climb with a single rope, but you need two ropes for the abseil down.
what is the distance of abseiling ?
We abseiled from the half way ledge at the Mirrorball Pinnacle – this was two abseils each about 50 m. You should look at the climbing guide for exact distances. See the Sydney Rockclimbing Club site or one of the online guides.