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Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Shady Alley | ||||||
14 | Alpine Exit | 15m | Don't Bother | |||
if it was 27 pitches longer, it would be a grand adventure- at 8m its a worthless pile of choss.
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Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Wet Feet Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Wet Feet | 14m | ★ Good | |||
havent done this one in a few years!!
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Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
always a fun route
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Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ The Anzac Spirit | 24m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
went 4wding and was in the area... couldnt go past without showing felly the crag!
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Sat 15th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
19 18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
its about time i did this! cruisy & excellent
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14 | ★★ The Phantom | 31m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd' felly, quite a fun little bumble!
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Tue 11th Mar 2008 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Violent Crumble | 3m | ★ Good | |||
a quick 'yay pata is back from canada' before-work session. soft?
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Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
20 | ★★ Radioactive Man | 12m | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★ Empty Chairs | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ A Tale of Two Cities | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
alz. onsight, laps
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22 19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam (Slopers for Saddam Direct Start) | 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
alz. onsight, laps
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Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
4 | ★ Kaboomba Brothers | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★★ Schwing (Schwing Pitch 1) | 46m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra | ||||||
Blackboard Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Yesterday's Heroes | 12m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
alzeimers... few laps
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Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra | ||||||
Cave of Soap | ||||||
20 | ★★ Luv Handles | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
quite good fun
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Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra | ||||||
Bullet Hole Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Scott's Edge | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
alzeimers onsight... effing cruised it, dunno what my issue was all those years ago!
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18 | ★ Fox Sox Pox | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
another alzeimers os, another fun route
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Sat 2nd Feb 2008 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
17 | ★★ Butt Head | 15m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
its raining, its pouring... going for a surf now
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Wed 2nd Jan 2008 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Hump Area The Hump | ||||||
18 | ★★★ The Initiation | 90m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
thanks ado! pat did 1st & 4th, i led 2nd/3rd together. finally something in the shade, excellent jams up a beautiful wall in an amazing position. doesn't get much better!
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2008 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
Lake Catani Campsite Area | ||||||
18 | ★ Boldfinger | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
fun in the sun!
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Mon 31st Dec 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
7 | ★★ Diapason | 55m | ★ Good | |||
simul-solo with pat, wearing giant sombreros
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Mon 24th Dec 2007 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
14 | ★ Judgement Day | 20m | ★ Good | |||
not bad at all...for a slab! a couple offset wires help to protect the first half, then run it out some bomber small/medium cams up higher.
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15 | ★★ Cosmic Ecology | 12m | Average | |||
w/pat reynolds. funky start into some less interesting bumbling
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Sat 22nd Dec 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Nev Herrod | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
2nd shot. effing rain!!!!!
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Thu 6th Dec 2007 - The Grove | ||||||
Colbran Sunshine Boulder | ||||||
V2 | FA ★★ Freddy Fabrics | ★★ Very Good | ||||
my name is mister susan! and now its time for YOU to do the choosin!! will it be this one here??
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Sat 1st Dec 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Madge McDonald | 12m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
well isn't that nice! 1st shot of the day, was really tired but felt uber solid which was kinda surpsising
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Mon 1st Oct 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag - 1st Pitch | 35m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
not bad... for a slab! 2nding monteith & simey carter.
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Mon 1st Oct 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
15 | ★ Wizard of Id | 98m | ★★★ Classic | |||
with monteith. scrambled 1st pitch, monty led 2nd & 4th, but i got the long & awesome 3rd pitch.... sweeeeet 20m chimney/handcrack/fingerdrack to a rooflet & airy (slightly commiting) couple of face moves. then another 20m of NO gear and llloooooosssse rock, vertical mud, pine needles etc. (crampons might be useful?)
semi hanging belayed of a couple shrubs. last pitch is a bit of suspect rock quality too, but not too bad & overall a great outing!!
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Wed 13th Jun 2007 - Killara | ||||||
The Block | ||||||
V2 | ★★ The pinch | ★★ Very Good | ||||
by headtorch
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V1 | ★★ Awesome arete | 4m | ★ Good | |||
by headtorch
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V2 | ★ The north east ridge | ★★ Very Good | ||||
by headtorch
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V2 | ★★ Ugly arete | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
reminds me of 'great jug pulling' in quantum field
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Wed 6th Jun 2007 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V1 | ★★ Eastern Bloc Arete | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
gave up trying to find new problems & did this about 8 times, lots of different variants & eliminants
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V1 | ★ Crewcut | 3m | ★ Good | |||
interesting when you cant see a damn thing!
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Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
16 | ★★★ The Gates of Janus | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
at night with felly. excellent.
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Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ Hope | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
i love easy thin fingers. too short, would be all time if it were a couple hundred metres taller.
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Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ The Pharaoh | 33m | ★★★ Classic | |||
cruisy and excellent
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14 | ★★ Joseph | 46m | ★ Good | |||
fun enough, some good moves but too broken up
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Sat 26th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
17 16 | ★ Karinya | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
nice one bundy
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Sun 20th May 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Tribute Wall Tribute Wall Lower | ||||||
18 19 | ★★ In Halen | 13m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
super nice & cruisy
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Sat 19th May 2007 - Halls Gap Area | ||||||
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower | ||||||
15 | ★ Beelzebub | 18m | ★ Good | |||
mmm, muddy wet sandy cracks, i love it
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Sat 12th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
19 20 | ★ Change Junkies | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 5th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Little Triggers | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
great fun. i was sure i had done this before?
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Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V1 | ★ Crewcut | 3m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline Front and Centre | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Snakebite | 3m | Average | |||
easy
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Sat 21st Apr 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★ Hairy Horrace | 12m | Average | |||
couldnt feel my fingers. i am so gay for toproping.
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Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V1 | ★★ Eastern Bloc Arete | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 21st Mar 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
17 | ★★ Sweet Dreams Left Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant) | 120m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
with 3 bolt plates in pissing down rain. yeehaa
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Thu 11th Jan 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | ||||||
18 | ★ Neil's Thing (Neil's worthless thing with the missing bolt) | 12m, 5 | Average | |||
Thu 4th Jan 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Loopeys | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Two Sleeps | 6m | ★ Good | |||
did it without the juggy feet on the left of the cave- very contrived that way but much better (& harder) climbing
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Wed 3rd Jan 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
11 | ★★ Didgeridoo | 35m | ★ Good | |||
at 2am with Jevon. pretty sure i started at the wrong spot, cus a one point i was several metres above a #0RP doing what felt like 17/18 slab moves...
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Tue 2nd Jan 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★★ Bard | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
led 1st & 3rd, w/spinksy. go the retro outfits!! was falling out of my shortshorts though, sorry for the view aaron
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Tue 2nd Jan 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
14 | ★★★ Lamplighter | 78m | ★★★ Classic | |||
go team!! w/angela & spinks, led 3rd pitch
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Sun 31st Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall | ||||||
11 | ★★ Dracula | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
fun! & got a booty wire too. led 1st/p, w/Dave
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18 | ★★ Preludes | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
w/dave. thought we were gonna do a pitch each but he ended up stringin em together
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Sat 30th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Yo Yo | 90m | ★★★ Classic | |||
w/Dave Isaac. led 1st & 4th, stellar!
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Sat 30th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Ali's Area | ||||||
3 | ★ Ali's | 60m | Don't Bother | |||
Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle | ||||||
14 | ★★ D Minor | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
w/spinksy, led 2nd/p. would be a megaclassic (and a couple grades harder) if it was more sustained
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Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress | ||||||
7 | ★ Charity | 14m | Average | |||
w/spinks
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5 | ★ Sincerity | 14m | Average | |||
10 | ★ Hope Variant Start | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
grade 10 my arse!!
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Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall | ||||||
15 14 | ★ Nero | 13m | ★ Good | |||
fun enough warmup
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Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
7 8 | ★★ Diapason | 55m | ★ Good | |||
not all its cracked up to be. led 1st & 2nd together, kazman did the 3rd
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Tue 26th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
10 | ★★ D Major | 50m | ★ Good | |||
2nd pitch
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16 | ★ Decibel | 50m | Average | |||
aarons 1st araps climb, did it as an alt. 1st pitch to d-major but turned out to be a bit so-so
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Mon 18th Dec 2006 - Bulahdelah | ||||||
Beehive Area | ||||||
15 | Grey Box (Grey Wall) | 12m | Average | |||
my first experience of the window-wiping buladelah factor- every bit as bad as they say it is!! blew a huge footer & almost whipped while downclimbing
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Mon 18th Dec 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
8 | ★ Faith | 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
fun
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Thu 30th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
19 | ★★ Flying Spectacles (Flying Specticals) | 70m, 15 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
rrrad! led 1st pitch, with kaz
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13 | ★★★ Cave Climb | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
fun oldschooling. kazman led 1st, i ran 2nd & 3rd together
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Thu 30th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Herbaceous Gully | ||||||
16 | ★★★ Tol | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
rad corner crack, did w/Kaz...went to lead out on the 2nd pitch and fell off! i am soft
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Sun 26th Nov 2006 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
Lost & Found Wall | ||||||
17 | Ben | 10m | ★ Good | |||
what is it with me & hand-cracks? o/s solo in hiking boots!! climbing was fun & felt locked in but started stressing a bit at the top cus of some friable rock...
great fun anyhow
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17 | ★★ Foundlings | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
great warm up
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19 | ★★ Farewell to Fear | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pumpy & nice position
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18 | ★ Lichen A virgin Dog | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
made it harder than it needed to be!
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Tue 14th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
19 20 | ★ Change Junkies | 20m | ★ Good | |||
nice warmup, was sure i had done it before?
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Fri 3rd Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bowens Creek Main Wall Left | ||||||
21 | ★ Mutton Poacher | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
mmmm jugs!
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Thu 2nd Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
22 19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam (Slopers for Saddam Direct Start) | 15m, 3 | ||||
Tue 3rd Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima | 12m, 5 | Average | |||
19 | ★ Lonely Thursday | 12m | Average | |||
19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam (Left Variant) (Sloper for Saddam) | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 1st Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area | ||||||
19 18 | Stephen Grunter (Billy Snails) | 10m, 5 | Don't Bother | |||
19 | ★ Billy Bunter | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 3rd May 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
18 | ★ Turquoise | 25m | ★ Good | |||
w/JJ, doctors said 'no climbing' but its not really climbing if you're seconding right? well after i did this i started having nose bleeds (aparently from sickness = low platelet count or something) so JJ wouldnt let me do 'in lemon butter'
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Tue 2nd May 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
9 | ★★ Conifer Crack | 80m | ★ Good | |||
OS. did Keyboard variant to 1st pitch. went up on some dodgy beta that there was a #2 cam in the 2nd pitch, but it had already been retrieved
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9 | ★ Keyboard | 25m | ★ Good | |||
OS. fun enough
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Fri 28th Apr 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area | ||||||
8 | ★★ Mesa | 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
with DODmeister and AJ in true araps style (ie. in volleys). not bad actually
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Tue 25th Apr 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Boulders Monkey Puzzle Boulder Road Face | ||||||
18 | ★ #11 Face | 7m | Average | |||
my first ever araps climb- solo & in dunlop volleys, the way it SHOULD be
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Sun 26th Feb 2006 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Northern Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★ Sentinel Ridge | 70m | Average | |||
in tevas, with a camera bag, in the wet, by accident... probly would have fallen but for the phone in my pocket that made my kneebar fit perfectly!
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Thu 23rd Feb 2006 - Fruehauf | ||||||
17 | ★ Bedside Manners are Extra | 18m | ★ Good | |||
dont fall!! dunno how i ended up back at this shitty crag...
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Tue 21st Feb 2006 - Fruehauf | ||||||
20 | ★ Bondage and Discipline | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
1st shot, fun climb!! this is a great training area
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21 | ★ General Benefits | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
1st shot...goes to show that I do know how to use my feet, i've just got small balls on the sharp end
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Mon 20th Feb 2006 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Far North | ||||||
8 | Simple Minds | 8m | Don't Bother | |||
KICKEN WINGS!! a bit too wide for double fists, a bit too narrow for a body squeeze... grade 8 my f*ken arse!!
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Fri 10th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Hazards Cliffs Sow Spur | ||||||
15 | ★ Pearler | 55m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd & 3rd pitches are funktastic! bring your XL-gonads for the excellent smearing runout on the 2nd pitch, and lose some weight for the 20m deep squeeze chimney on the third
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Thu 9th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Coastal Cliffs Harlequin Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★★ Ice Nine | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
in high seas makes it more fun yee harrrr....didnt exactly do ice 9, started by traversing out right over the water, then straight up about grade 16 slab pitch with one bit of gear, then 2nd pitch a factastic 2-tiered corner hand crack system with a (about 18?). led 1st pitch, Dani led 2nd pitch. matan came along for the ride too.
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Wed 8th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Coastal Cliffs Lassie's Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ Artemus | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
how good is it being able to put in gear and know that it will stay!! yeehaa
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15 | ★★ Cordon Bleu | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
mmmm flaring handjam cracks... yummy!
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Sun 5th Feb 2006 - The Paradiso | ||||||
17 | ★ High Noon | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 4th Feb 2006 - Hillwood (private land) | ||||||
Matto Grosso The Chessboard | ||||||
15 | ★ The Butterfly Climb | 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
14 | ★ Like Nectar for Butterflies | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★ Living in a Transient World | 8m | ★★★ Classic |