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Seals breed in Parliament House cave during the autumn months and climbers should take particular care not to disturb them during the time from late August to late October when the young seal pups can be eailsiy sepreated from their mothers with devastating consequences.

A large (huge!) rockfall occured at the back of Parliement House Cave in 2017 which affects some of the routes in the cave and further rockfalls are likley! 

40m. This route is less strenuous if you are good with your foetus. Climb Talking Heads to the roof. Use a series of undercuts and a long reach left gains a strenous pull up over a roof via an obvious crack to gain tenuous quartz crimps on the headwall. Follow the quartz vein to a 'fang' (peg out right). From here move boldly out left for a couple of metres then head straight up the wall (even bolder) to gain a juggy rail leading back right. Take a flakeline to the top (the finish of Live at the Witch Trials).
Twid and Louise Thomas, 2005 (Louise was 6 months pregnant!)

Mike 'Twid' Turner and Louise Thomas 2005.

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Dave Rudkin 5 Aug, 2020 Show βeta
βeta: The peg on this, although not crucial, had turned to fluff in 2013.
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