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Fri 19th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
19 R Wall of the Afternoon Sun Trad 140m Classic
Paul Badenoch
Had been on the hit list for 35 years.

 
Tue 16th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Antigone Trad 120m
Justin Wimmer
17 R Oedipus Rex Trad 150m Good
Adam Sanders
Tricky first pitch but didnt feel too R rated. Decent route overall.

 
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Hot Flap - with Michelle C
1 8 24 Trad lead by rew
2 13 30 Second lead by Michelle C
3 14 32 Trad lead by rew
4 13 50 Second lead by Michelle C
5 12 35 Trad lead by rew
Mixed trad 170m, 2
rew
Mon 8th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hard Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Matt Wilson
rpt, zoe did her first trad lead on the second pitch

 
Sat 6th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance
1 12 42m Second
2 15 22m Trad
3 13 30m Second
4 14 48m Trad
Trad 140m Classic
Zorba Parer
Great day out with Markus and Shelly.

 
Thu 4th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Louis Birkhead
1 12 45m Trad lead by Adam Donaldson
2 8 17m Second lead by Louis Birkhead
3 12 31m Second lead by Louis Birkhead
4 8 18m Trad lead by Adam Donaldson
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Adam Donaldson
Definitely a classic. Super enjoyable climbing on the first pitch. Second is jsut a scramble but the third is an epic and super airy but pretty well protected chimney witha re-birth narrowing at the top. Well worth a climb

 
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance - with Elise
1 12 42m Trad
2 15 22m Trad
3 13 30m Trad
4 14 48m Trad
Trad 140m
Cameron Duff
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Second
2 8 17m Trad
3 12 31m Trad
4 8 18m Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Bridie franks
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1
Stepen Rrooks
12 Watchtower Chimney - with matt Mixed trad 110m, 1
George Cottew
15 Sundance
1 12 42m Free solo
2 15 22m Trad
3 13 30m Trad
4 14 48m Trad
Trad 140m
Cameron Duff
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Driftwood/Antigone Trad 120m Very Good
Melissa
Challenging slab section

 
18 Creon - Tales of Brave Ulysses
1 17 50m Trad
2 18 50m Trad
3 10m Trad
Trad 110m
Alex Casar
very fun climb, good pro all the way. did the 3rd pitch direct straight up the small crack rather than going for the ramp on the left. added a few more meters of fun climbing. that last bit felt around gr 20, couldnt find if it is an actual pitch of any of the other climbs

 
Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
19 R Wall of the Afternoon Sun - with Shane V Trad 140m
Frank Polanco
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with amos j
1 12 45m Second
2 8 17m Trad
3 12 31m Second

Linked 3 and 4 in the dark.

4 8 18m Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Sam J
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Trad
2 8 17m Trad
3 12 31m Second
4 8 18m Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Samuel Francis
Fri 26th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Driftwood/Antigone - with Andrew Rogers, stephi
1 Trad
2 Second
3 Second
Trad 120m
Leandro Scholz
Mon 22nd Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Tom Jordan
1 12 45m Trad
2 8 17m Second
3 12 31m Second
4 8 18m Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Samuel Vella
Sun 7th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance Trad 140m
Andreas Lauer
Wed 3rd Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Hot Flap - with Kate Ferguson
1 8 24m Second
2 13 30m Trad
3 14 32m Second
4 13 50m Trad
5 12 35m Second
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Phill Lengyel
14 Hot Flap - with Phill Lengyel
1 8 24m Trad lead by Kate Ferguson
2 13 30m Second lead by Phill Lengyel
3 14 32m Trad lead by Kate Ferguson
4 13 50m Second lead by Phill Lengyel
5 12 35m Trad lead by Kate Ferguson
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Very Good
Kate Ferguson
Enjoyable moves on all the top 4 pitches. Didn't find pitch 3 run out at all. Fun, delicate moves through the slab traverse

 
Sat 30th Dec 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Second
2 8 17m Second
3 12 31m Trad lead by Kate Ferguson
Mixed trad 93m, 1 Mega Classic
Kate Ferguson
A quick run up to get to the main event

 
Wed 20th Dec 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
20 Sunset Strait - with Alex MacAdam Mixed trad 60m, 1
Bonnie MacAdam
Very lovely slabbing! had a hoot until I got runout and spooked above the bolt, tried to place a nut, accidentally overbalanced backwards and took a 5m+ flipper whipper onto the slab. helmets are good!

 
Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45 Trad
2 8 17 Second
3 12 31 Trad
4 8 18 Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Tyler Morgan
Had to bail from pitch 3. Leader knocked large rock down Chimney and I got injured dodging.

Please be careful when topping out pitch 3, many large rocks near the edge.

 
Sat 2nd Dec 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Good
Emily Gilev
14 Driftwood/Antigone Trad 120m
Emily Gilev
Incredible!

 
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance - with adam currie Trad 140m Classic
Matt Wilson
went to try find the nut that i lost last weekend - dnf (did not find)

 
Mon 20th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance - with amy beanland
1 12 42m Trad
2 15 22m Trad
3 13 30m Trad
4 12 48m Trad
Trad 140m Classic
Matt Wilson
great climb!maybe better than hot flap and definitely less runout

 
Sat 18th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1
Dáire Kelly
First time back in over a year, the head game and strength just weren't there to push through pitch 3

 
Fri 17th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 ~14 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1
Kazik
Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Tommyjayhutch Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Michael
Mon 6th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Sylvie
1 12 45 Trad
2 8 17 Second
3 12 31 Trad

Shared lead and seconding of the chimney pitch. Struggle city baha.

4 8 18 Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Kristin M.
Sun 5th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
20 R Take Five Trad 130m Good
Chris
The first pitch certainly woke me up! There is no second try if you come off early.

For my friends: grab a mate, load them up with small great including double cams up to and including DMM red and send them up the first pitch. You'll have a lovely morning seconding this.

People I don't like, in particular those who leave their indicators on for large sections of the highway: first pitch is excellent! Give it a go.

 
Sun 15th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Alex MacAdam
Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Jack Leerson
1 12 45 Second lead by Jack Leerson
2 8 17 Trad lead by Robert Varno
3 12 31 Second lead by Jack Leerson
4 8 18 Trad lead by Robert Varno
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Robert Varno
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Robert Varno
1 12 45m Trad lead by Jack Leerson
2 8 17m Trad lead by Robert Varno
3 12 31m Trad lead by Jack Leerson
4 8 18m Trad lead by Robert Varno
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Jack Leerson
First pitch was nice climbing (poorly managed the rope drag though) and third pitch was an awesome introduction to stemming. Second and last pitch were very so-so (poor Rob led these).

 
10 Chicken Express - with Melissa Trad 75m
Alex Casar
wanted to do mr chicken without repeating the watchtower chimney. ended up enjoying this way more than the regular watchtower chimney

 
Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Second
2 8 17m Second
3 12 31m Trad
4 8 18m Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Amir N
14 Driftwood/Antigone Trad 120m
William Skea
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2
William Skea
Tue 3rd Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
19 R Wall of the Afternoon Sun Trad 140m
Bridie franks
Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance - with Sam
1 12 42 Trad
2 15 22 Second lead by Sam
3 13 30 Trad
4 14 48 Second lead by Sam
Trad 140m Very Good
Alex Hayward
14 R Hot Flap - with Chris Rule Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Stephen Gordon
Excellent! I led p1,3,5.

 
14 Hot Flap - with j wiz
1 8 24 Trad lead by j wiz
2 13 30 Trad lead by Alvin Taas
3 14 32 Trad lead by j wiz
4 13 50 Trad lead by Alvin Taas
5 12 35 Trad lead by j wiz
Mixed trad 170m, 2
Alvin Taas
Long sweeping run across the face of the wall. Hard to determine where the end goal was, but we made it there eventually. Trad Adventuring

 
14 Driftwood/Antigone - with shree Trad 120m Very Good
Stu Dobbie
Fri 29th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hard Hot Flap - with amy beanland, Meike Pummer Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Matt Wilson
ended up on the wrong climb for a few moves, didn't realise at the time and thought it was stiff and spooky for the grade but makes more sense now I looked at the guide book

 
Thu 28th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45 Second
2 8 17 Trad
3 12 31 Second
4 8 18 Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Harriet Harley
Tue 26th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 ~14 Watchtower Chimney - with Jim schreenan Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Geoff Tosio
This climb should be avoided for beginners because of the traverse in the first pitch

 
12 ~13 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Trad
2 8 17m Trad
3 12 31m Trad
4 8 18m Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Jim schreenan
Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Tommathy swift Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Kat Hayhoe
rpt. leading chimneys will always be scary

 
14 R Hot Flap - with Tommathy swift Mixed trad 170m, 2 Very Good
Kat Hayhoe
rpt

 
12 Hard Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Good
Tommathy swift
K in a day quest

 
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Good
Tommathy swift
K in a day quest... Simuled most of it,

 
Tue 19th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance Trad 140m
William Skea
Mon 18th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45 Second
2 8 17 Trad
3 12 31 Second
4 8 18 Trad
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Simon
A great climb. Pitch 1 and pitch 3 were obvious highlights. I'd seen pictures of pitch 3 before climbing and read comments on the crag which made it sound exposed and terrifying, but I actually felt super solid in it the whole time and didn't really notice the height or exposure too much. Maybe it depends how comfortable you feel with chimneys, but if you've climbed a few before I think you'll feel solid and good about it. The protection in the chimney was surprisingly good too, a classic.

 
Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1
Eli Solly
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Mega Classic
Chris Bailie
Deserves more stars

 
Tue 12th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Hot Flap - with jasper
1 8 24m Trad lead by jasper
2 13 30m Trad lead by Chris Bailie
3 14 32m Trad lead by jasper
4 13 50m Trad lead by Chris Bailie
5 12 35m Trad lead by jasper
Mixed trad 170m, 2
Chris Bailie
Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 ~13 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45m Second
2 8 17m Second
3 12 31m Trad
4 8 18m Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
M Kim
Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Very Good
Phil McMeel
Traded leads with Dan

 
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Dan Boddington
Swing leads with Phil for his first climb at araps

 
Tue 5th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Daniel G, Margot
1 12 45m Trad
2 8 17m Trad
Mixed trad 62m, 1 Classic
Patrick Chambers
Yeah we don't need to talk about this one. Very grateful to have friends who can put up with my impulsive bullshit sometimes.

 
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Margot Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Patrick Chambers
14 Hot Flap - with ScoFlo
1 8 24 Trad
2 13 30 Second
3 14 32 Trad
4 13 50 Second
5 12 35 Trad
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Very Good
Tyler Morgan
14 Hot Flap - with Tyler Morgan
1 8 24 Second
2 13 30 Trad
3 14 32 Second
4 13 50 Trad
5 12 35 Second
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Good
ScoFlo
Mon 4th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Jess C
1 12 45m Trad lead by Dean
2 8 17m Second lead by Jess C
3 12 31m Trad lead by Jess C
4 8 18m Second lead by Jess C
Mixed trad 110m, 1
Dean
Much grunting up P3. Made the anchor on the right of the big chockstone (#1,#2,#3) which seemed consistent with the guidebook but was a pretty awkward stance.

 
Sun 3rd Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1
Chris Baker
Thu 31st Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance - with Stu Trad 140m
Ting Chin
18 Watchtower Days - with Stu Mixed trad 35m, 1
Ting Chin
Wed 30th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Patrick Chambers, margot Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Daniel G
Led up this barefoot to rescue Pat off a rainy Mr Chicken. Cool climb and a funny photo!

 
Sun 27th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Hot Flap - with Leandro Scholz
1 8 24m Trad
2 13 30m Second
3 14 32m Second
4 13 50m Trad
5 12 35m Second
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Chris Baker
14 Hot Flap - with Chris Baker
1 8 24m Second
2 13 30m Trad

Linked 2 and 3. Amazing climbing. Loved it so much!

3 14 32m Trad
4 13 50m Second
5 12 35m Trad

The only bit o did not like that much. Still a good finish for an amazing route.

Mixed trad 170m, 2 Mega Classic
Leandro Scholz
Thu 24th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
19 Argonauts - with Rachel Aistrope Trad 40m Very Good
Dan Boddington
Cool spooky slabbing with wacky gear. Got my foot too high in the crux and had to deadpoint to a crimp providing an excellent adrenaline boost to the back half of the route. Great harder end to siren

 
Mon 14th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 ~14 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Classic
Dan Boddington
This was the first climb I ever seconded at araps, and after watching my friend lead it I was terrified to ever come back. Finally got on and had an amazing time. High quality first pitch with a nice sketchy traverse into slick slabbing. The chimney was good fun and got to say high to the rubber chicken. Definitely a sandbag

 
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Driftwood/Antigone Trad 120m Classic
James Regan
Loved this! The first two pitches are long and interesting, with the final pitch still offering a couple of worthwhile moves. Protected really well throughout!

 
Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Chris Baker
Wed 2nd Aug 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
JakeSouthen
Wed 26th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance
1 12 42m Trad
2 15 22m Trad
3 13 30m Trad
4 14 48m Trad
Trad 140m Classic
Zorba Parer
Start of Watchtower session

 
14 Driftwood/Antigone
1 Trad
2 Trad
3 Trad
Trad 120m Very Good
Zorba Parer
Route 3 of the day.

 
Tue 25th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Hot Flap
1 8 24m Trad
2 13 30m Trad
3 14 32m Trad
4 13 50m Trad
5 12 35m Trad
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Zorba Parer
Route 7

 
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Driftwood/Antigone - with work Trad 120m Very Good
jack jane
Wed 5th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Antigone - with Martin
1 13 60 Trad
2 15 48 Second lead by Martin
Trad 110m Very Good
Oscar Semler
Finished as for Oedipus Rex

 
16 Oedipus Rex P4
4 16 30 Trad
Trad 30m Very Good
Oscar Semler
14 Driftwood/Antigone - with martin oliver Trad 120m Good
Tommy C
Sat 17th Jun 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance Trad 140m Classic
Zorba Parer
A great addition to my black list.

 
Fri 16th Jun 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance Trad 140m
Zorba Parer
Great line.

 
Sat 10th Jun 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hot Flap - with Chen Wang Mixed trad 170m, 2
吴天然
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Tristan Walker, papawalker
1 12 45m Second

Nice technical end on wet slabby face

2 8 17m Second
3 12 31m Second

Kinda fun kinda annoying. Body jammed first half then stemmed second half. Found the stemming easier

4 8 18m Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1
VL
12 Watchtower Chimney - with VL Mixed trad 110m, 1
Tristan Walker
First pitch was interesting as it was soaking but still fun

 
12 Watchtower Chimney
1 12 45 Trad lead by Riley Smith

Great pitch, fun traverse section.

2 8 17 Second
3 12 31 Trad

Scary crux, fun scary though

4 8 18 Second
Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Riley Smith
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Very Good
Chen Wang
Thu 8th Jun 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 R Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Zorba Parer
With Kiwi KC.

 
Sat 3rd Jun 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
15 Sundance
1 12 42m Trad
2 15 22m Second
3 13 30m Trad
4 14 48m Trad
Trad 140m Good
Caleb Skirrow
Last pitch was actually really fun , just runout to gain the break at the start

 
Sat 27th May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 Sundance
3 13 30 Free solo

Fun... After slipping scary face but

4 14 48 Free solo

Fun finish to a short day.

Trad 78m
Zorba Parer
13 Antigone P1
1 13 60m Free solo

First pitch to link up with Sundance.

Trad 60m
Zorba Parer
14 Hot Flap
1 8 24m Free solo
2 13 30m Free solo
3 14 32m Free solo
4 13 50m Free solo
5 12 35m Free solo
Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Zorba Parer
Still spooky bits

 
Mon 22nd May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney - with Adrian
3 12 31 Trad
4 8 18 Trad
Mixed trad 49m, 1 Good
Will Vidler
From Mr Chicken to the top.

 
14 R Hot Flap - with Adrian Mixed trad 170m, 2 Classic
Will Vidler
15 Sundance - with Adrian Trad 140m Classic
Will Vidler

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