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Grade Route Gear style Quality Climber
Wed 15th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Starless Buttress
25 R Hard Ride Like the Wind — 2 attempts - with Dave Jones Mixed trad 25m, 2 Very Good
Andrew Connolly
Gravelly crimps that hurt ol' gym-softy's fingies. Getting past the first two bolts was not the issue, the crux is well above the 2nd bolt. Rockover move at the top is actually pretty easy and not grade 23 as suggested (< 20 imho and quite secure), however ...

... the route has at least 2 holds that have blown off the wall above the 2nd bolt, one of which we know for sure was a result of lead fall onto a wire (which blew the hold and ripped). So the route is not (quite) the same as when Mike Graham did it - notwithstanding how outrageously impressive Mike's ascent was.

I'll just be happy TR'ing this one. If I were better and had more margin I might do it as the 2 bolt sport route that it is. (Trad gear available at the very start to get to the first bolt safely, between the bolts which is unnecessary and some hard to place tiny wires near the rockover too but the route is basically over by then.)

 

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