Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Climber | |||
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Tue 16th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes | 30m | |||||
Super reachy if your short...
Can protect the start sort of with 0.5 or 0.4 cam
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Tue 16th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance | 25m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Epic!!! Shame its so short!
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19 | ★★★ Taipan | 50m | |||||
Would be scary to lead. Small fiddly gear.
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16 ~17 | ★★ Giggles | 30m, 7 | |||||
placed like one shit cam?
Pretty much a sport route.
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Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance | 25m | |||||
19 | ★★★ Taipan | 50m | |||||
Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag | 35m, 4 | |||||
Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van | 44m | |||||
21 | ★ Urako | 12m | |||||
21 | ★ SF | 12m | |||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
16 |
★ Stuffed P1
1
| 66m | |||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun - with Brock and Dan | 50m | |||||
Just did pitch one. One of the best grade 15s in the Blue Mountains. Splendid movements across a couple of voids that are much easier than they look from the ground. Get on it.
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance | 25m | |||||
Retro logging an old ascent. Lovely arcing crack.
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16 Hard | ★★ Giggles | 30m, 7 | |||||
Retro logging an old ascent. I like this route. The grading is a little old-school but the holds are all there.
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
17 | ★★ Bumflute - with Ally | 30m, 7 | |||||
Great boulder problem off the deck, but more in line with the grade for Blackbart. After the second draw it's classy grade 17 climbing.
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | |||||||
14 | ★ Denali Blaster - with Ally | 35m, 5 | |||||
This route is OK I guess but I would not give it a star. Kinda chossy and slabby, but not in a good way.
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Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van - with James Hockey | 44m | |||||
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
- with
James Hockey
1
10
15m
2
19
20m
3
19
15m
| 50m | |||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
- with
James Hockey
1
10
10m
2
18
15m
| 25m | |||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Cheap Dive Wall and Beyond | |||||||
22 ~23 | ★★ Cheap Dive | 27m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Thought this was a solid 23. Sustained. Great route.
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Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
16 | ★ Fairy Tales | 13m, 2 | Average | ||||
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Very nice climb, a couple of cruxy technical moves, pretty sustained.
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice funky climb to end the day
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19 | ★★ Black Bart | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag | 35m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Only did p1. Tricky slab
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van | 44m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Giggles | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | |||||
19 Hard | ★★ Black Bart | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great climb, nice sustained 19
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice jams and stemming
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16 | ★★ Taipan Variant P2 | 20m | |||||
Good variant finish. Fun juggy exposure
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19 Easy |
★★★ Taipan
| 35m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
17 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag P1
1
17
15m
| 15m, 4 | |||||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall | |||||||
17 | ★ Harpo | 20m | |||||
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
17 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag P1
1
17
15m
| 15m, 4 | |||||
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Taipan | 50m | |||||
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 Hard | ★★ Van - with Aurora Pandora | 44m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Tough start then really nice climbing with crack that eats wires.
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance - with Aurora Pandora | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great corner crack and nice warmup. Jump on if you down this way.
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19 Easy | ★★★ Taipan - with Aurora Pandora | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A tad heady on P2 but nice climbing and enough good gear. P3 variant was great exposure on jugs...definitely worth it!
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | |||||||
7 | Brass Monkey | 25m | ★ Good | ||||
Turned the scramble up to this climb as pitch one for Piret to practice building anchors. Fun climb with a couple of exciting moves for a grade 7
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
11 | The Mixture | 47m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great little climb. Seconded Piret to inspect placements, great beginner climb.
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van - with Peter Melouney | 44m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A bit of a move to gain the crack then beautiful ringlocks and nut galore. Great way to finish the day!
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance - with Peter Melouney | 25m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Wow i wish it kept on going, bomber jams and a fun traverse
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19 |
★★★ Taipan
- with
Peter Melouney
1
10
15
2
19
20
3
19
15
P2 some finicky gear but good holds on basically a face climb. P3 did the left hand variant, super fun slightly overhanging exposed finale. | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun - with Dani Hess | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very fun 15! Should’ve lead it but we thought it was still mixed
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19 | ★★ Black Bart - with Dani Hess | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Giggles - with Dani Hess | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall | |||||||
17 | ★ Harpo - with Dani Hess | 20m | |||||
Pumped on a 17, oh man
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Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun - with Julia Lloyd-Smith | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
19 | ★★ Black Bart - with Julia Lloyd-Smith | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Giggles - with Julia Lloyd-Smith | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall | |||||||
17 | ★ Harpo - with Julia Lloyd-Smith | 20m | ★ Good | ||||
Thu 28th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 ~17 | ★★ Just for Fun - with kat.bambu | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Very fun, but would definitely be a serious head game test if this was anywhere near your limit on lead
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Thu 28th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
23 Easy | ★★ Let's Nail God - with kat.bambu | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
21 Hard | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes - with kat.bambu | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
21 ~22 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes — 2 attempts - with Davide L | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
Very cruxy above third bolt and not too fun. Great up the top though.
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23 | ★★ Let's Nail God - with kat.bambu, nick | 30m | |||||
21 ~23 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes - with kat.bambu, nick | 30m | Average | ||||
Wed 27th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
17 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag P1
1
17
15m
| 15m, 4 | |||||
21 | ★★ The Mighty Quinn | 15m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 23rd Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 ~16 | ★★ Just for Fun - with Nick Bartlett | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Yay! So fun. Only climbed the first p tho. It's better to abseil instead of lowering. Bring a few bolt plates.
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Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | |||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun | 50m | |||||
Tue 12th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
17 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag P1
1
17
15m
Slab is HARD | 15m, 4 | |||||
Tue 12th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | |||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun | 50m | |||||
Mon 4th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag - with Makalu Ian, James | 35m, 4 | |||||
Mon 4th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip - with Makalu Ian, James | 28m, 1 | |||||
19 | ★★ Black Bart - with Makalu Ian, James | 25m, 7 | |||||
Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Shakes and Flakes - with Shane McNeill | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 20th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Taipan - with Jayden | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 15th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 9th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
19 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag P1
- with
Rob Irwin
1
19
15m
A modern 19-20. Super nice | 15m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
16 | ★ Fairy Tales - with Rob Irwin | 13m, 2 | ★ Good | ||||
16 | ★ Dead Milkmen - with Rob Irwin | 15m, 1 | ★ Good | ||||
Sandbag
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Mon 9th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip - with Rob Irwin | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
15 |
★★ Just for Fun P1
- with
Rob Irwin
1
15
30m
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van - with Galen | 44m | |||||
Pleasant way to finish up at ZZ. Fairly clean rock, 0.3 and wires handy
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Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
23 | ★ Disaster Area - with Megan Turton | 15m, 5 | |||||
Mere mortals will prefer to bring the aid ladders and a handkerchief. Afternoon sun is definitely not the beta
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Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
22 | ★ Monty Madness - with Galen | 10m | |||||
Next time!
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16 | ★★ Giggles - with Galen | 30m, 7 | |||||
Warmup turned mini epic with the wrong gear. A #1 or #2 is essential for the otherwise very runout sandbag crux (don’t bother with wires!)… good reminder about the ways of old school blueys questing
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Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | |||||||
25 ~24 | ★★ The Racer's Edge Direct Finish - with Heath Black | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A cool iron stone flake feature running up the arete. A couple of crux crimps turn into nice little sequence and then the route backs off into an enjoyable Mountains arete.
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | |||||||
14 | ★ Denali Blaster | 35m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 27th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
22 | ★ Monty Madness | 10m | |||||
Sun 27th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | |||||
Sun 27th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | |||||||
10 | Deceptor | 30m, 6 | |||||
14 | ★ Denali Blaster | 35m, 5 | |||||
7 | Brass Monkey | 25m | |||||
Tue 22nd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
11 | The Mixture | 47m | |||||
First lead on trad. v easy. Good stances for beginner gear placement. First belay on trad. Save some big gear for belay anchor.
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Tue 22nd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
9 | Rickapoodle | 30m | |||||
First lead on trad. Shit scared. clipped the fixed hanger.
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Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
9 Hard | Rickapoodle | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
Mon 21st Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
11 | The Mixture | 47m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip - with Simon Leo | 28m, 1 | |||||
Got tangled up placing gear below the bolt, then trying to remove it before moving out to the lip.
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17 | ★★ Bumflute - with Simon Leo | 30m, 7 | |||||
The carabiner at the anchor is looking rusty.
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13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Amok Time Gully | |||||||
14 | Brobdingnag | 25m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Van | 44m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 |