Climber on a grade 26 (5.12b) route in the very steep cave of Mt Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Neil Monteith

German climber on a grade 26 (5.12b) route in the very steep cave of Mt Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Neil Monteith

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Matt Eaton getting all scrunched up in his route called A Kneebar Too Far 15 metre Oz grade 29. He is only a smidge away from ticking the FFA on this project. He has been working it now for about 6 months. He is putting every effort into ticking it with single minded determination. It is all consuming. Every day he trots up the hill to the huge cave on the front face of Mt. Coolum on Queenslands Sunshine coast and he puts in 3 laps working it. Luckily he lives only two minutes away from the cliff.

JJ O'Brien climbing Black Leather Dungarees 30 metre grade 26 in The Cave at Mt. Coolum, Sunshine Coast, S.E. Queensland, Australia.

JJ O'Brien climbing his recently developed route called Ultraviolet at Mt. Coolum SE Queensland, Australia..

JJ O'Brien having a rest on one of the super steep climbs in the Mt. Coolum cave, SE Queensland, Australia.

Russell Bright trying to eliminate a glued hold on one of the routes in the cave on Mt. Coolum, SE Queensland, Australia.