The Wheel of Life
| The Wheel of Life | |
|---|---|
| Location | Grampians National Park, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°12′28″S 142°23′59″E / 37.20778°S 142.39972°E |
| Climbing area | Hollow Mountain Cave |
| Route type | Bouldering |
| Vertical gain | 21 metres (69 ft) (length of roof) |
| Grade | 8C (V15) (as boulder route); 9a (5.14d) (as sport climb) |
| First ascent | Dai Koyamada, May 12, 2004 |
The Wheel of Life is a 21-metre (69 ft) long sandstone bouldering route on the roof of the Hollow Mountain Cave in the Grampians of Australia. When first climbed, it was graded at 8C+ (V16), one of the world's first-ever boulder routes at that grade. With repeats, it was graded at 8C (V15), and some consider it to really be a sport climbing traverse route, at the sport grade of 9a (5.14d).