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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
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
Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	20	★★ Radioactive Man	Sport 12m	★ 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
Sat 8th Mar 2008 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	4	★ Kaboomba Brothers	Sport 10m, 4	★ Good
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
	17	★★ Yesterday's Heroes	Sport 12m, 4	★★★ Classic
alzeimers... few laps
Sun 2nd Mar 2008 - Berowra
Bullet Hole Wall
	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 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.
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!!
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 Eternity Area
	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
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
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
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!
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
	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
Mon 18th Dec 2006 - Bulahdelah
Beehive Area
	15	Grey Box (Grey Wall)	Sport 12m, 5	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
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
Sun 26th Nov 2006 - Mt Ku-ring-gai
Lost & Found Wall
	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!
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!
Sat 4th Feb 2006 - Hillwood (private land)
Matto Grosso The Chessboard
	15	★ The Butterfly Climb	Sport 8m	★★ Very Good
	18	★ Ligament Laxity	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
	19 18	★ Nothing Left to Give	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
	16	★ Enviromental Decay	Sport 6m, 5	★★ Very Good
	20	★ Crash Course in Brain Surgery	Sport 10m	★★★ Classic
2006 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
	19	★★ The West Face of the Mirrorball (The West Face of the Mirrorball (19 var.))	Sport 120m	★★ Very Good
led 1st & 3rd, with Ed, Tony & Noora. too hot for the last pitch, maybe when i get back
2006 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Hartley The Tardis
	10	Spit the Dog	Unknown 15m	Don't Bother
2006 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	18	★★ Jolly Good Fellow	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good
my 1 tick for the month
Wed 28th Dec 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	16	★★ The Sisters of Fatima	Sport 12m, 5	Average
yer cant complain about gettin paid to onsight!!
Fri 23rd Dec 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	19	★ Lonely Thursday	Sport 12m	Average
Sun 6th Nov 2005 - Mt Ku-ring-gai
Lost & Found Wall
	15	★ Kodak Moment	Trad 15m	Average
will be a lot better when it cleans up
Sun 6th Nov 2005 - Mt Ku-ring-gai
Faraway Wall
	20	★★ New Ways of Living	Sport 13m, 5	★★ Very Good
Wed 26th Oct 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	19	★ Sloper for Saddam (Left Variant) (Sloper for Saddam)	Sport 15m	★ Good
had to put the draws on for monique
Sun 19th Jun 2005 - The Stables
Otherland
	18	★ Transfunctioner Straightonem	Sport 9m	★ Good
way better and more sustained than the original
Wed 1st Jun 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Hartley The Tardis
	16	★ Kirk	Unknown 19m	★★ Very Good
dont oyu dare treat this like a normal grade 16!! itll eat ya alive!
	11	★ Ramadhan	Unknown 15m	★ Good
Sat 21st May 2005 - Eagle Rock
The Left Wing
	18	Hole in a heart	Unknown 10m	★ Good
i got tricked into leading this shityapanties traverse with a greasy mantle topout, so that i could belay JP on squeeze the squid. good fun!
Sat 21st May 2005 - Eagle Rock
The Right Wing
	16	★★ Pirate Treasure	Sport 22m	★★ Very Good
Sun 27th Feb 2005 - Mt Ku-ring-gai
Faraway Wall
	21	Birdhouse in Your Soul	Sport 10m	Average
1 1/2 move wonder, not bad actually but not as good as the 14
Thu 24th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
	15	★★ Just for Fun	Sport 50m	★★★ Classic
just to the double rings- second pitch looked loose and shit
Wed 23rd Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
	10	★ Sweet Irish	Trad 49m	Average
stupid irish, sweet 25+m runout above a wire to the end (optional- to make it more exciting!)
Sun 13th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area
	19	★★★ Electric Blue	Sport 35m, 7	★★★ Mega Classic
the most solid and terrifying 19 ever!
Sun 13th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area
	9	★ Great Unwashed	Trad 20m	Average
direct start is better. did it with dad seconding...lots of fun!
Sat 12th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	8	★ Faith	Trad 52m	★★ Very Good
with dad. cool!
Sat 5th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
	17	★ Unethical	Sport 15m, 5	Average
i think this is what i did?? i was guiding andwas just setting up a toprope for the group
Thu 20th Jan 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	17	★★★ Flake Crack	Trad 53m	★★★ Mega Classic
freakin awesome! my first decent trad lead, and what a line!!! ran the pitches together
Wed 19th Jan 2005 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall
	20 19	★★ Hot Flyer pitch 1	Sport 18m	★★ Very Good
Wed 22nd Dec 2004 - Iris Moore Park
	20	★★ Cocky Monkey	Sport 18m, 5	★ Good
Wed 22nd Dec 2004 - Morna point
North Wall
	20	★★ Flash Your Lips	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
Wed 22nd Dec 2004 - Morna point
South Wall
	18	★★ Bearded Clam	Sport 10m, 2	★★ Very Good
awesome moves, too short though. could easily be done on gear
Sun 12th Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
	19	★ Terra Incognita	Sport 18m	★ Good
pretty good, but the sun was right in my eyes so i couldnt see anything!
Wed 8th Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	18	★★ Schwing	Sport 46m	★ Good
another cool choss pile! led the second pitch
Wed 8th Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sporting Complex
	21	★★ Like a Cut Snake	Sport 35m	★★ Very Good
the coolest chosspile ive ever done! shouldnt have listened to jess, she told me to lead the 1st pitch but the 2nd would have been way cooler to lead, ahhh well lotsa fun all the same
Thu 2nd Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall
	18	★★ Lexical Density	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
awesome!!!!
Thu 2nd Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	17	★★ Hermione	Sport 25m, 8	★★★ Classic
leave your pro at home, this is excitingby justusingthe bolts(but for god's sake dont fall!)
	20	★★ Changes	Sport 20m	★ Good
Wed 1st Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress
	17	★ Creature Without a Brain	Sport 15m	Average
Wed 1st Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff
	18	★★ Johnny's Jalopies	Sport 20m, 7	Average
Mon 29th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
	19	★ Billy Bunter	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
pretty cool! found a free draw on one of the bolts, tell me what type of draw and what bolt and its yours
Wed 17th Nov 2004 - The Stables
The Stables
	19	★★ Mufasta	Sport 10m	★★ Very Good
pretty pumpy at the grade, nice moves
Sun 14th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall
	18	★ Hard Gore	Sport 15m	★ Good
didn't like the top section (just traverses across to TUA anchors- would like to tsee it go to the top of the cliff & have its own LO's (but a fun and worthwhile expedition all the same)
Wed 30th Jun 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Sloth Area
	18	★★ Everything But The Wasp	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
Tue 29th Jun 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	15	★★ Santa's Little Helper	Sport 15m, 6	Average
Sun 2nd May 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Hartley Vale Road
	17	★ Electrostatic Axila	Sport 15m	★ Good
never thought i'd give out a rating of 'good' to something with a layback crack and a slab in it
Tue 27th Apr 2004 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall
	17	Big Bear	Sport 11m, 3	Average
it was ther- i had to do it....dont really know why?? i didnt like it that much but it was easily the best 17 in the mountains
	19	★ Baby Bear	Sport 8m, 2	★ Good
loose rock (at least a few holds broke off) but very nice , pumpy little warmup route. should clean up well
Sat 31st Jan 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	14	★★ The Obituary	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Mon 19th Jan 2004 - 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
started off up the crack using only natural placements, then realised i was making it hard for myself, downclimbed, and went up the right way on the carrots
Wed 31st Dec 2003 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall
	20	★ Truancy Officer	Sport 15m, 4	★ Good
	18	★ Death of the Moss Monster	Sport 15m, 5	Average
Wed 31st Dec 2003 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Wet Feet Area
	17	★★ Wet Feet	Sport 14m
fun- a bit easy for the grade, but a true novelty climb
Sat 20th Dec 2003 - Berowra
Ladder of Gloom Area
	19	★★ Ladder of Gloom	Sport 12m, 4	★ Good
Cruisy but worth it. Some great photo opportunities if you rap down just to the left of the climb
Sat 20th Dec 2003 - Berowra
Positive Ape Factor Area
	18	★ Boundary Rider	Sport 10m, 5	Average
	19	★ Wall Thing	Sport 12m, 3	Average
Sat 20th Dec 2003 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
	17	★★ Yesterday's Heroes	Sport 12m, 4	★★★ Classic
AWESOME
Sat 20th Dec 2003 - Berowra
Bullet Hole Wall
	18	★ Fox Sox Pox	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall
	16	★★ Van	Trad 44m	★★★ Classic
superb fingercrack, bomber gear

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