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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Shady Alley
	14	Alpine Exit	Trad 15m	Don't Bother
if it was 27 pitches longer, it would be a grand adventure- at 8m its a worthless pile of choss.
Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Wet Feet Area
	17	★★ Wet Feet	Sport 14m	★ Good
havent done this one in a few years!!
Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	16	★★ The Sisters of Fatima	Sport 12m, 5	★ Good
always a fun route
Sun 16th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall
	13	★ The Anzac Spirit	Sport 24m, 10	★ Good
went 4wding and was in the area... couldnt go past without showing felly the crag!
Sat 15th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	19 18	★★★ The Eternity	Trad 22m	★★★ Classic
its about time i did this! cruisy & excellent
	14	★★ The Phantom	Trad 31m	★★ Very Good
2nd' felly, quite a fun little bumble!
Tue 11th Mar 2008 - The Balkans
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc
	V3	★★ Violent Crumble	Boulder 3m	★ Good
a quick 'yay pata is back from canada' before-work session. soft?
Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	20	★★ Radioactive Man	Sport 12m	★ Good
	19	★ Empty Chairs	Sport 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	Sport 12m, 7	★ Good
alz. onsight, laps
	22 19	★ Sloper for Saddam (Slopers for Saddam Direct Start)	Sport 15m, 3	★★ Very Good
alz. onsight, laps
Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	4	★ Kaboomba Brothers	Sport 10m, 4	★ Good
	18	★★ Schwing (Schwing Pitch 1)	Sport 46m	★ Good
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
	17	★★ Yesterday's Heroes	Sport 12m, 4	★★★ Classic
alzeimers... few laps
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra
Cave of Soap
	20	★★ Luv Handles	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
quite good fun
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra
Bullet Hole Wall
	22	★★ Scott's Edge	Sport 15m, 4	★★ Very Good
alzeimers onsight... effing cruised it, dunno what my issue was all those years ago!
	18	★ Fox Sox Pox	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
another alzeimers os, another fun route
Sat 2nd Feb 2008 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	17	★★ Butt Head	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good
its raining, its pouring... going for a surf now
Wed 2nd Jan 2008 - Mount Buffalo
The Hump Area The Hump
	18	★★★ The Initiation	Mixed trad 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!
2008 - Mount Buffalo
Lake Catani Campsite Area
	18	★ Boldfinger	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
fun in the sun!
Mon 31st Dec 2007 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	7	★★ Diapason	Trad 55m	★ Good
simul-solo with pat, wearing giant sombreros
Mon 24th Dec 2007 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	14	★ Judgement Day	Trad 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.
	15	★★ Cosmic Ecology	Trad 12m	Average
w/pat reynolds. funky start into some less interesting bumbling
Sat 22nd Dec 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
	23	★★ Nev Herrod	Sport 12m, 5	★ Good
2nd shot. effing rain!!!!!
Sat 1st Dec 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
	25	★★★ Madge McDonald	Sport 12m, 7	★★★ Classic
well isn't that nice! 1st shot of the day, was really tired but felt uber solid which was kinda surpsising
Mon 1st Oct 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
	18	★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag - 1st Pitch	Sport 35m, 4	★★ Very Good
not bad... for a slab! 2nding monteith & simey carter.
Mon 1st Oct 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	15	★ Wizard of Id	Trad 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!!
Wed 13th Jun 2007 - Killara
The Block
	V2	★★ The pinch	Boulder	★★ Very Good
by headtorch
	V1	★★ Awesome arete	Boulder 4m	★ Good
by headtorch
	V2	★ The north east ridge	Boulder	★★ Very Good
by headtorch
	V2	★★ Ugly arete	Boulder 3m	★★ Very Good
reminds me of 'great jug pulling' in quantum field
Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	16	★★★ The Gates of Janus	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
at night with felly. excellent.
Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	14	★★ Hope	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
i love easy thin fingers. too short, would be all time if it were a couple hundred metres taller.
Sun 27th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	15	★★ The Pharaoh	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
cruisy and excellent
	14	★★ Joseph	Trad 46m	★ Good
fun enough, some good moves but too broken up
Sat 26th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	17 16	★ Karinya	Sport 25m, 7	★★ Very Good
nice one bundy
Sun 20th May 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Tribute Wall Tribute Wall Lower
	18 19	★★ In Halen	Sport 13m, 4	★★ Very Good
super nice & cruisy
Sat 19th May 2007 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	15	★ Beelzebub	Trad 18m	★ Good
mmm, muddy wet sandy cracks, i love it
Sat 12th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	19 20	★ Change Junkies	Sport 20m	★ Good
Sat 5th May 2007 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	19	★★ Little Triggers	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
great fun. i was sure i had done this before?
Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc
	V1	★ Crewcut	Boulder 3m	★ Good
Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans
The Frontline Front and Centre
	V4	★★ Snakebite	Boulder 3m	Average
easy
Sat 21st Apr 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
	23	★ Hairy Horrace	Sport 12m	Average
couldnt feel my fingers. i am so gay for toproping.
Sat 21st Apr 2007 - The Balkans
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc
	V1	★★ Eastern Bloc Arete	Boulder 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)	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★ Very Good
with 3 bolt plates in pissing down rain. yeehaa
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)	Sport 12m, 5	Average
Thu 4th Jan 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Loopeys
	V3	★★ Two Sleeps	Boulder 6m	★ Good
did it without the juggy feet on the left of the cave- very contrived that way but much better (& harder) climbing
Wed 3rd Jan 2007 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Didgeridoo	Trad 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...
Tue 2nd Jan 2007 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
	12	★★★ Bard	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic
led 1st & 3rd, w/spinksy. go the retro outfits!! was falling out of my shortshorts though, sorry for the view aaron
Tue 2nd Jan 2007 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	14	★★★ Lamplighter	Trad 78m	★★★ Classic
go team!! w/angela & spinks, led 3rd pitch
Sun 31st Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic
fun! & got a booty wire too. led 1st/p, w/Dave
	18	★★ Preludes	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
w/dave. thought we were gonna do a pitch each but he ended up stringin em together
Sat 30th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	16	★★ Yo Yo	Trad 90m	★★★ Classic
w/Dave Isaac. led 1st & 4th, stellar!
Sat 30th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Ali's Area
	3	★ Ali's	Trad 60m	Don't Bother
Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
	14	★★ D Minor	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
w/spinksy, led 2nd/p. would be a megaclassic (and a couple grades harder) if it was more sustained
Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress
	7	★ Charity	Trad 14m	Average
w/spinks
	5	★ Sincerity	Trad 14m	Average
	10	★ Hope Variant Start	Trad 16m	★★ Very Good
grade 10 my arse!!
Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall
	15 14	★ Nero	Trad 13m	★ Good
fun enough warmup
Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	7 8	★★ Diapason	Trad 55m	★ Good
not all its cracked up to be. led 1st & 2nd together, kazman did the 3rd
Tue 26th Dec 2006 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	10	★★ D Major	Trad 50m	★ Good
2nd pitch
	16	★ Decibel	Trad 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
Mon 18th Dec 2006 - Bulahdelah
Beehive Area
	15	Grey Box (Grey Wall)	Sport 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
Mon 18th Dec 2006 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	8	★ Faith	Trad 52m	★★ Very Good
fun
Thu 30th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	19	★★ Flying Spectacles (Flying Specticals)	Sport 70m, 15	★★★ Mega Classic
rrrad! led 1st pitch, with kaz
	13	★★★ Cave Climb	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
fun oldschooling. kazman led 1st, i ran 2nd & 3rd together
Thu 30th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Herbaceous Gully
	16	★★★ Tol	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
rad corner crack, did w/Kaz...went to lead out on the 2nd pitch and fell off! i am soft
Sun 26th Nov 2006 - Mt Ku-ring-gai
Lost & Found Wall
	17	Ben	Trad 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
	17	★★ Foundlings	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good
great warm up
	19	★★ Farewell to Fear	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
pumpy & nice position
	18	★ Lichen A virgin Dog	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
made it harder than it needed to be!
Tue 14th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	19 20	★ Change Junkies	Sport 20m	★ Good
nice warmup, was sure i had done it before?
Fri 3rd Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bowens Creek Main Wall Left
	21	★ Mutton Poacher	Sport 12m	★★ Very Good
mmmm jugs!
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)	Sport 15m, 3
Tue 3rd Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	16	★★ The Sisters of Fatima	Sport 12m, 5	Average
	19	★ Lonely Thursday	Sport 12m	Average
	19	★ Sloper for Saddam (Left Variant) (Sloper for Saddam)	Sport 15m	★ Good
Sun 1st Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
	19 18	Stephen Grunter (Billy Snails)	Sport 10m, 5	Don't Bother
	19	★ Billy Bunter	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good
Wed 3rd May 2006 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully
	18	★ Turquoise	Trad 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'
Tue 2nd May 2006 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	9	★★ Conifer Crack	Trad 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
	9	★ Keyboard	Trad 25m	★ Good
OS. fun enough
Fri 28th Apr 2006 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	8	★★ Mesa	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
with DODmeister and AJ in true araps style (ie. in volleys). not bad actually
Tue 25th Apr 2006 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Boulders Monkey Puzzle Boulder Road Face
	18	★ #11 Face	Trad 7m	Average
my first ever araps climb- solo & in dunlop volleys, the way it SHOULD be
Sun 26th Feb 2006 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Northern Buttress
	12	★★ Sentinel Ridge	Trad 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!
Thu 23rd Feb 2006 - Fruehauf
	17	★ Bedside Manners are Extra	Sport 18m	★ Good
dont fall!! dunno how i ended up back at this shitty crag...
Tue 21st Feb 2006 - Fruehauf
	20	★ Bondage and Discipline	Sport 18m, 4	★ Good
1st shot, fun climb!! this is a great training area
	21	★ General Benefits	Sport 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
Mon 20th Feb 2006 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Far North
	8	Simple Minds	Trad 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!!
Fri 10th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park
Hazards Cliffs Sow Spur
	15	★ Pearler	Trad 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
Thu 9th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Harlequin Buttress
	16	★★ Ice Nine	Trad 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.
Wed 8th Feb 2006 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Lassie's Wall
	13	★ Artemus	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
how good is it being able to put in gear and know that it will stay!! yeehaa
	15	★★ Cordon Bleu	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
mmmm flaring handjam cracks... yummy!
Sun 5th Feb 2006 - The Paradiso
	17	★ High Noon	Sport 10m, 4	★★ Very Good
Sat 4th Feb 2006 - Hillwood (private land)
Matto Grosso The Chessboard
	15	★ The Butterfly Climb	Sport 8m	★★ Very Good
	14	★ Like Nectar for Butterflies	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
	19	★ Living in a Transient World	Sport 8m	★★★ Classic
	16	★ Revelation Six Sixteen (Revalation Six Sixteen)	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
	18	★ Decree of Love	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
	18	★ Ligament Laxity	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good

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