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Grade Route Gear style Quality Climber
Wed 24th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Lexy Monserrat Trad 110m Classic
Graeme
Tue 23rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Augustus Holian
1 8 40m Trad
2 8 12m Second
3 9 23m Trad
4 8 30m Second
Trad 110m Classic
Victoria Jakobsson
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Adam Sanders
Didnt find it run out at all. Good pro wherever you want/need it. Awesome bit of low grade climbing.

 
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Kyla Trad 110m Classic
Carl Walsh
Almost an epic as we wandered out of camp quite late in the day with one precautionary headtorch between us. Kyla linked p2-3 which was a pretty good lead considering the runout and rope drag for a first week trad climbing. Finished up well and truly in the dark with Kyla seconding the last pitch one-handed holding a phone torch, 3 stars for the hilarious faffery

 
Sun 5th Nov 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Caitlin Minney, Jessica Bhardwaj
1 8 40 Second lead by Caitlin Minney
2 8 12 Trad lead by Catherin
3 9 23 Trad lead by Catherin
4 8 30 Second lead by Jessica Bhardwaj
Trad 110m
Catherin
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva)
1 8 40m Second
2 8 12m Second
3 9 23m Second
4 8 30m Trad
Trad 110m Classic
Jessica Bhardwaj
Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Very Good
Saxon
9 R ~10 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Geoff Tosio, Hugo Lynch Trad 110m Good
Caritta Tosio
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Hugo Lynch, Caritta Tosio Trad 110m Good
Geoff Tosio
Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Khya Brown
1 8 40m Second lead by Khya Brown
2 8 12m Trad lead by Ross Paynter
3 9 23m Trad lead by Ross Paynter
4 8 30m Trad lead by Ross Paynter
Trad 110m Classic
Ross Paynter
I linked P2 and P3. I could have probably brought up some more gear. Really had to manage how much gear I was putting in and only had one sling left by the time I made the anchor. Didn’t feel too run out but maybe that’s cause the holds are really good.

 
Thu 27th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva)
1 8 40m Trad
2 8 12m Trad
3 9 23m Trad
4 8 30m Trad
Trad 110m Classic
Zorba Parer
Downclimb, always finding new ways down here...

 
Mon 22nd May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
James Hockey
Fri 19th May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
jay hickel
Tue 9th May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with VL, Josh Gander Trad 110m
Tristan Walker
Vera and Joshes first multipitch leads!

 
Sat 29th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Zorba Parer
Access lap...

 
Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Maddie Pik Trad 110m Classic
tarqbishop
Wed 19th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Justin Wimmer
Mon 10th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Patrick Munnings
Tue 4th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Very Good
Daniel G
After Nick led the first pitch I set off, thinking I was doing the standard Arachnus. Ended up linking the sketch part of the 3rd pitch by accident and running out basically the entire climb with my only good piece of gear a tiny 2 kN wire... Another brownpoint for the books

 
Sat 11th Mar 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Isaac Truman
1 8 40m Trad
2 8 12m Second
3 9 23m Trad
4 8 30m Trad
Trad 110m Mega Classic
Matt Wilson
linked 3-4 for a mega paddle session

 
Thu 5th Jan 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Pedro Manuel Trad 110m Very Good
Yao Wang
Sun 18th Dec 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Marcous
Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Kym Campbell
1 8 40m Trad lead by Rebecca Trigger
2 8 12m Second lead by Kym Campbell
3 9 23m Second lead by Kym Campbell
4 8 30m Trad lead by Rebecca Trigger
Trad 110m
Rebecca Trigger
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Rebecca Trigger
1 8 40 Second lead by Rebecca Trigger
2 8 12 Trad lead by Kym Campbell
3 9 23 Trad lead by Kym Campbell
4 8 30 Second lead by Rebecca Trigger
Trad 110m
Kym Campbell
Tue 8th Nov 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Daniel Rees
Wed 19th Oct 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Sarah
Tue 18th Oct 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Marcous Trad 110m Classic
sho
My first trad multi-pitch. Great day complete with Peregrines. Only downside was sun exposure.

 
Fri 23rd Sep 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva)
1 8 40m
2 8 12m
3 9 23m
4 8 30m
Trad 110m Very Good
SwagAustralia
Fri 16th Sep 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Ewan Barry
Sun 10th Jul 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva)
1 8 40m lead by Tommathy swift
2 8 12m lead by Tommathy swift
3 9 23m lead by Tommathy swift
4 8 30m lead by Tommathy swift
Trad 110m Mega Classic
Tommathy swift
Bit sketch

 
Sat 9th Jul 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Harriet Harley
Fri 8th Jul 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Hayden L
1 8 40m lead by Mac Labine-Romain
2 8 12m lead by Hayden L
3 9 23m lead by Hayden L
4 8 30m lead by Mac Labine-Romain
Trad 110m Classic
Mac Labine-Romain
fun and juggy and definitely the stiffest 8s ive had the pleasure of going up

 
Wed 6th Jul 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Seth ford
1 8 40m lead by Seth ford
2 8 12m lead by Lucas Low
3 9 23m lead by Lucas Low
4 8 30m lead by Seth ford
Trad 110m
Lucas Low
Great classic! Crapped myself on the 3rd pitch with the little traverse and poor protection so blasted straight up through crimps instead.

 
Sat 23rd Apr 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Chris Bailie
Tue 19th Apr 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Aslaug Blitzner
Tue 5th Apr 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
Nathan Wilson
Just to get up to kitten wall, did it in 2 pitches.

 
Sat 8th Jan 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
India Hayes
Thu 6th Jan 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Zorba Parer
3rd route of long day #1

 
Fri 22nd Oct 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Yaniv Trad 110m Classic
Kalang Kedumba Jones
Fri 16th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with ric Fisher Trad 110m Very Good
Simon Richardson
Shared lead with Ric who lead second pitch whilst I lead first and 3rd. 3rd pitch was 45 meter pitch combining last 2 pitches.

 
Tue 13th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Daniel McKinnell
Sun 11th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Patrick Chambers
1 8
2 9
3 9
Trad 110m
Sarah McVicker
Mon 5th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Michelle Trad 110m Classic
Peter Melouney
Linked P2+3. Had limited draws so ran out a couple sections. Awesome climb!

 
Sun 4th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Sarah McVicker
1 8 40m lead by Sarah McVicker
2 8 12m
3 9 23m
4 8 30m
Trad 110m Classic
Patrick Chambers
Wed 10th Mar 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
Rick
Tue 22nd Dec 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Claudine Cheah
1 8 40m lead by Claudine Cheah
2 8 12m lead by Enoch Ko
3 9 23m lead by Claudine Cheah
4 8 30m lead by Enoch Ko
Trad 110m Classic
Enoch Ko
Sun 20th Dec 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Breanna Slattery Trad 110m
Adam Flower
Simul climbed the whole shibang in the summer heat.

 
Thu 17th Dec 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
David Jefferson
A great outing at the grade, with a few interesting traverses and a good thinner and thinky section.

 
Sat 28th Nov 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Dan Treacy
1 8 40m lead by Dan Treacy
3 9 35m lead by Andrew Wallace
4 8 30m lead by Dan Treacy
Trad 110m Classic
Andrew Wallace
The Minerva pitch (2/3) was the definite highlight. Awesome position and balancey moves on good feet.

 
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Andrew Wallace Trad 110m Classic
Dan Treacy
Led P1&4,Andrew Led P2&3(linked)

 
Sat 31st Oct 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Simon Aebli
Wed 16th Sep 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with vlad
1 9 123m
2
3
4
Trad 120m Very Good
Constantine Dritsas
Mon 27th Jul 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Jimi Smyrk Trad 110m Mega Classic
Ben Smyrk
Mon 20th Jul 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Simon Young
Wed 1st Jul 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Scott van Heerden
Pretty much guided up this by Rob. Swapped leads but he provided crucial beta and lead all the hairy bits because he's a champ. Incredibly vertical up high for a grade 9.

 
Fri 19th Jun 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
Dave Pastafarian
night ascent, fun climbing on an epic face

 
Thu 5th Mar 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Good
Jake Forker
Ran pitches two and three together, I lead all pitches

 
Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Stephen Carter
1 9 123m lead by Nicole C
2 lead by Stephen Carter
3 lead by Nicole C
4 lead by Stephen Carter
Trad 120m Classic
Nicole C
Wed 8th Jan 2020 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
Jim Lister
Sat 30th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with James Harrington Trad 110m Classic
Scott Gleeson
Thu 28th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Damien Boorman, Scott Gleeson, Christopher Trad 110m
James Harrington
Excellent little adventure. First pitch was spicier than i had anticipated when coming around the bulges. The direct line on pitch 3 had a few moves above slightly run out gear. Awesome.

 
Sun 3rd Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Joe
Sun 20th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Alex MacAdam
Very nice

 
Tue 15th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Maxwell Cullen
Super nice last pitch.

 
Thu 10th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Caritta Tosio, Jude Court Trad 110m Very Good
Geoff Tosio
Sat 5th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Christopher Lean
I did not really notice any run out. Lots of fun.

 
Wed 2nd Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Ally Trad 110m Good
David
Tue 1st Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Tom Atkinson
1 9 123m lead by David Muir
2
3
4 lead by David Muir
Trad 120m Classic
David Muir
Got stuck behind a school group

 
Fri 20th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Benham Trad 110m Classic
Tara Robinson
Sun 30th Jun 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Chris Arvier Trad 110m Classic
James Cosgriff
Tue 14th May 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Erin Francis
Fri 26th Apr 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
matt schnabl
Tue 23rd Apr 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with oliver kerr, Neve, bridie Trad 110m Classic
Kate Riordan
Fantastic climbing - at the crux I tend right to get to some easier holds.

 
Wed 10th Apr 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Cat Angel
Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Good
Pedro Manuel
Sat 24th Nov 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Lynne Waddington Trad 110m Mega Classic
Mei Liew
Misread the route and ran out of gear because combined pitch 1 and 2 together. Huge rope dragged.

 
Fri 26th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva)
1 9 123m
2
3
4
Trad 120m Classic
Rob Watson
Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Danny Waugh
Sat 29th Sep 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with NancyC
1 8 40m lead by NancyC
2 8 12m lead by Oren
3 9 23m lead by Oren
4 8 30m lead by Oren
Trad 110m Classic
Oren
Awesome climb.

 
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Oren
1 8 40m lead by NancyC
2 8 12m lead by Oren
3 9 23m lead by Oren
4 8 30m lead by Oren
Trad 110m Classic
NancyC
Thu 27th Sep 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
StewyH
Mon 10th Sep 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Wall
Sun 25th Mar 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Andreas Aachen
Sun 14th Jan 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Åke Trad 110m Classic
Fil Kindblad
Tue 17th Oct 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Mega Classic
Joe
Wed 4th Oct 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
8 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Daniel Howell, jen findlow Trad 110m Good
Daniel Howell
Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Jacob Bridgeman
Sat 6th May 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Daniel Toone
Managed to lead up this in 3 pitches. What an amazing climb. Quite steep most of the way but plenty of good holds the whole way up apart from 1 balance traverse section. A couple of nice roofs to pull over as well but easily avoided if your not up to it.

 
Wed 26th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with matt, john, tyson, peter, theo Trad 110m Classic
Dave McGregor
Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Good
Richard Pattison
Sunset ascent. I thought the start of the 3rd pitch was surprisingly sparse for gear.

 
Sat 15th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Elly Trad 110m Classic
Matt Short
Did the variant to pass a slower group.

 
Wed 9th Nov 2016 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
David Collard
Geat climbing at the grade in a good position. Led all pitches.

 
Sat 1st Oct 2016 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Paul Smith
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Bonnie Trad 110m Very Good
Dane Evans
Getting back to the top with the Littlehammer to go back down and get the wires out of skink. Managed it in 2 pitches

 
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Dane Evans
1 lead by Dane
2 lead by Dane
3 lead by Bonnie
4 lead by Bonnie
Trad 110m Very Good
Bonnie
doable as two pitches, it turns out.

 
Fri 15th Jul 2016 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
O/S free-solo. More easy-grade awesomeness. Never underestimate an arapiles easy route. Thr biggest jugs ever through the roof bulge... but exciting with no rope and 70m of air below you. The traverse immediately after is stunning.

 
Tue 14th Jun 2016 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Seb Oliver, Steve Gretton
1 8 lead by Jo
2 8 lead by Seb
3 9 lead by Seb
4 8 lead by Steve
Trad 110m Good
Jo
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Steve Gretton, Jo Trad 110m Classic
Seb Oliver
9 Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Jo
1 lead by Jo
2 lead by Seb
3 lead by Seb
4 lead by Steve
Trad 110m Classic
Steve Gretton
Mon 25th Jan 2016 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
9 9 R Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m
Phil Aarons

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