Keep River NP (NT)

Steep problem on the Trackside Cave at Keep River National Park.

Steep problem on the Trackside Cave at Keep River National Park.

Called into Keep River National Park today. This small park is in the Northern Territory and lies against the Western Australian border. Keep River National Park is geographically the start of the Kimberley which stretches off to the west. The spectacular rock formations in this park are made up of a fairly weird sandstone quartzite pebble-dash mix which means that longer multi-pitch routes are pretty unappealing. There are some good sections of shorter overhanging stuff which provides for a bit of good bouldering if you are in the area. All the problems I did were just a few minutes walk from the scenic Gurrandalng camping area. There are also some short red walls (under 20m-high) that would offer some good climbing if you can be bothered.

By Glenn Tempest

Glenn is an accomplished adventure writer and photographer and has authored a number of popular bushwalking and rockclimbing guidebooks. Glenn is the big kahuna at Open Spaces and lives in Natimuk (next to Mt Arapiles and the Grampians) with his partner Karen and two Burmese cats, Sushi and Pinot.

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