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Thu 2nd Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
22 21 | ★★ Lady Stardust | 21m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climbing, must improve my footwork or i'll be shown up!
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19 20 | ★★ Go Lotto | 22m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Made this look a whole lot harder!
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Wed 1st Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
24 | ★ Disintegator | 7m | Average | |||
Evil
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23 | ★★ Nev Herrod | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
!st shot today, 2nd over-all. What was i worrying about!
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Wed 18th Oct 2006 - Vaucluse | ||||||
Diamond Bay Diamond Bay Southside | ||||||
18 | ★ Honeycomb Arete (Feisty Bite) | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
funky bouldering 12m up!
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Sat 7th Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
18 20 | ★ Are You Loathsome Tonight? | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pretty good as warm-ups go
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17 | ★ Fox Force 5 | 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Such a good line, had my brain into overdrive at the crux
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Fri 6th Oct 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Hermione | 25m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Such a nice line of you climb 17
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17 16 | ★ Karinya | 25m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
needs 2 things, a bear paw and a brush. Otherwise nice climbing
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Sat 30th Sep 2006 - Doctor's Point | ||||||
Coalition Crag | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Poseidon Adventure | 45m, 11 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Thebest 18 i've done, in fact up there with the best climbs i've ever done. Not too easy, not too hard, my gonads were in my throat all the way till the last move! Deserves 5 stars
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Sat 30th Sep 2006 - Mihiwaka | ||||||
15 | ★★ Deliverance | 35m | ★ Good | |||
The Lychen's that thick you can sling it for pro! Didn't think it was as classic as the kiwi's think
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Fri 29th Sep 2006 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||||||
Pinnacle Lower Sunnyside | ||||||
14 | ★ Anticlimax | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
4 pieces of gear to halfway then nothing to the top, i had no idea what i was doing!
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14 | ★ Peach | 7m | ★ Good | |||
1st climb on basalt, a nice little intro
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14 | ★★ Alesia | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
made this look like 24!
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11 | ★ Bandura | 13m | ★ Good | |||
downclimbed this after climbing 'peach'
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Thu 28th Sep 2006 - Sebastapol Bluffs | ||||||
Red Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Shark Attack | 87m, 20 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Painful slab climbing with blisters!!!!
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14 15 | ★★ Red Arete | 93m, 28 | ★★★ Classic | |||
onsighted pitches 1,2,3 and 4. clipped the anchors and found there was another 6 meters to the last anchor! So 2nd'd that. Great climb and great run-outs between bolts
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Sun 24th Sep 2006 - Te Ahi-a-Tamatea / Rāpaki Rock | ||||||
14 | ★ Flying Jib | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great arapiles style climbing
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17 | ★★ Yardarm | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
More like 18 and very go-ey
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16 17 | ★★ Main Royale | 18m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Classy
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Sun 24th Sep 2006 - Te Moenga-o-Wheke / The Tors | ||||||
17 | ★★ Hotlegs | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Made a meal of the crux, wimped out and took a rest!
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Sat 23rd Sep 2006 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock | ||||||
The Keep | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Executioner | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Led it ithis time rather than 2nd, if you can finger-lock great, if not add a couple of grades!
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Sat 23rd Sep 2006 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock | ||||||
Gargoyle Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Gargoyle | ★★★ Classic | ||||
2nd to access the top pitch, exocutioner
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18 | ★★ Expedition Crack | ★★★ Classic | ||||
another run up this
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Sat 23rd Sep 2006 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock | ||||||
The Corbels | ||||||
13 | ★ Hawk | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
1st pitch before arrow
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Sat 23rd Sep 2006 - Te Tihi-o-Kahukara / Castle Rock | ||||||
The Keep | ||||||
15 | ★★ Falcon Crack | 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
3rd pitch after hawk and arrow, also done in mountaineering boots!
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17 | ★★★ Hangman | 16m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
just as much fun leaduing as going 2nd, this is a classic line
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Sat 16th Sep 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Jaqueline Hyde | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
3 rests. Must work on slab technique for the lower half, and grow some balls!
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21 | ★★ Jaws | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warm-up with a dog!
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21 | ★ Hang Five | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Not as bad as people make out, last bolt in a scary position if you fall! Shoulder gave way again so had to back off from the last move. Bugger!
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Thu 14th Sep 2006 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side | ||||||
20 | Unfair Dismissal | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Blew the O/S by aiding through the river of slime. Can't wait to walk past this en-route to a decent climb!
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Wed 6th Sep 2006 - Blackwall | ||||||
Red Head Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Suspenders Will Do It | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
couldn't work out the highstep so took the soft option and went left.
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21 | ★★ Just Dye it | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fell off the last move, how quickly a flash becomes a four legged friend!!
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Sun 27th Aug 2006 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★★ C | 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Another 6 laps up this today, as katy says, that works out to 7 minutes of climbing!!!!!
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Wed 23rd Aug 2006 - Point Clare | ||||||
Point Clare Crag | ||||||
16 | ★ Mr Window | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool climbing
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19 | ★ Takdatwidya | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
it's all about the body position.....
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15 | ★ Master Window | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic warm up, deservers 2 stars
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Tue 22nd Aug 2006 - Woy Woy | ||||||
Phegans Bay | ||||||
19 | ★★ Sharon Stone | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
messed up the onsight by arse-ing around!
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19 | ★★ Sharon Stone | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Much easier when you chalk the holds up! At least JP says so! ! !
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21 | ★★ Wiggle It Just A Little Bit | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
15 | ★★ HS | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
great climb
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Tue 22nd Aug 2006 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★ Born Under Lunges | 12m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
another lap up this
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Mon 14th Aug 2006 - Tascott | ||||||
Tascott Cave The Cave | ||||||
22 | ★★ Maiden Voyage | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Massive flash pump at 7am!
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22 | ★★ Maiden Voyage | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got this 2nd shot of the day, bit of posing for the camera (later i managed to delete all photo's!). Such a good climb
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Sun 13th Aug 2006 - Popran | ||||||
21 | FA ★★★ Rock 'n' Roll Mr Creosote | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Crag classic (so Johnny Wilde says). Has everything, slab, roof, jugs, crimps-and a few sneaky hidden holds to get you out of trouble! Dogged on the first go with one rest, then cleaned it and got it next shot. Enjoyment guaranteed
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21 | ★★ Flying Circus | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant climb, although think it's more like a 20. Doesn't matter, get on it and enjoy
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Wed 2nd Aug 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 17 | ★ Burning Jowls | 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Ok, nothing special, just something to warm up on
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Wed 2nd Aug 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Guess what, foot in the wrong place and started to barndoor then some air-time
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23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I am now getting sick of climbing 20m to put a foot wrong, this climb is filed away till a later date
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23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
screwed up the sequence putting the draws on
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Sun 30th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
20 | ★ Nude Tuesday | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Don't remember too much about this as i was still in carlton-land after crispy's birthday bash!
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Sat 29th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
18 17 | ★★★ Interstate 31 | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Crack climbing just doesn't get any better than this, even if you turn it into an epic ascent!
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14 | ★ How Much is That Doggie in the Window? | 27m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
warm up climb
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19 | ★★ Godzilla Versus the Smog Monster | 5m | ★★ Very Good | |||
bit run out to the first clip, great rock and great climbing
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Fri 28th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Flake Crack | 53m | ★★★ Classic | |||
I'll get to lead this someday
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22 | ★★★ On Edge | 28m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
1 move from getting this clean. Excellent arete climbing
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Fri 28th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
20 | ★ Nude Tuesday | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Don't remember too much about this as i was still in carlton-land after crispy's b/day bash!
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Fri 28th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Sincerity | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
nice slab climbing
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Fri 28th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Cottage Boulder | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Leanings | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
up to the 3rd bolt clean, missed the next hold and then dogged all the way to the top. Excellent climbing on great rock
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Sat 22nd Jul 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
14 | Tony | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
another good warm up
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Sat 22nd Jul 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Mini Wall | ||||||
18 | Portrait Of Rod | 6m | ★ Good | |||
Would have been an on-sight if it wasn't for the dodgy FH. Had to back off and squiddy it up! Best climb in nowra, bar non!!!
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Thu 13th Jul 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Little Graham's Boulder | ||||||
21 | ★ Shy Romantic | 5m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Shame this climb is not another 5 meters longer, would get classic status then.
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Thu 13th Jul 2006 - Popran | ||||||
17 | ★ The Meaning of Liff | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had to aid through the crux, not easy with 5kg's of drill swinging off your back
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Thu 13th Jul 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
18 | ★ Lefty | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
16 | Spokeye | 7m | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★ Janine | 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
same as above
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Thu 13th Jul 2006 - Popran | ||||||
19 | ★★ Little green slugs | 42m | ★★ Very Good | |||
great climb, has it all
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Wed 12th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
19 18 | ★ The Answer is Obvious | 20m | Average | |||
only just clipped the anchors
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Wed 12th Jul 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
another dogging day!
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23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
wrong sequence at the crux, time for a rest! Then blew a foothold at the anchors and took a 10m whipper courtesy of Captain Piper!!!
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Sun 25th Jun 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories Slabs | ||||||
16 | ★ Crunchy Nut | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
nice, just nice
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Sun 25th Jun 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories Second Canyon | ||||||
22 | ★★ Subterfuge | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
pure goodness, 4th shot and i dragged myself up it!
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22 | ★★ Subterfuge | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
put the draws on and got spanked again!
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Mon 19th Jun 2006 - West Gosford | ||||||
Rock Soldiers Arete | ||||||
19 | ★★ Building Bridges | 9m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Classic bridging
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Mon 19th Jun 2006 - West Gosford | ||||||
Amphitheatre | ||||||
18 | ★ Slip and sue | 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Slipped, but didn't sue!!!
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Mon 19th Jun 2006 - West Gosford | ||||||
Mangina Cave | ||||||
20 | ★★ Gravity is a myth | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Blew the o/s by messing about
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20 | ★★ Gravity is a myth | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Cruised through this on the 2nd attempt, classic heel hooking and a sneaky no hands knee bar if you have long legs, which i don't!!!
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Mon 19th Jun 2006 - West Gosford | ||||||
Rock Soldiers Arete | ||||||
22 | ★ Getting On with It | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
messed up the 2nd move, got it 2nd shot, layback like a yank on this one!
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Mon 12th Jun 2006 - The Wastelands | ||||||
Rainbow Wall Main Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Check Out the Chicken | 8m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got to the crux and was found wanting, great climb. It's all in the head!
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17 | ★ Dave's Toaster | 8m | Average | |||
Sat 27th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
17 | ★★ L'Arch | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Can't actually remember if i have been on this so it goes as an rp rather than o/s
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20 | ★★ Spinning Blades of Steel (Eat My Spinning Blades Of Steel, Motherfucker) | 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb, gotta say i love big jugs!!!!! and i like this climb too!
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Sat 27th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories First Canyon | ||||||
19 | ★ Escape Artist | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Have to take the flash as i was getting Beta from the Hawk!
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Fri 26th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
18 | ★★ Korca | 24m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climb, just gotta tick Orca now for the set!
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Fri 26th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
20 | ★★ Layoff | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Operation clean up begins with an oldie from last year, great climb, harder than 20 i think.
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Wed 17th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Diddy Kong | 24m, 8 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
What a great climb, did this in the style of the 80's arcade game!!!
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Fri 12th May 2006 - The Wastelands | ||||||
Rainbow Wall Main Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Check Out the Chicken | 8m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got to the crux then was found wanting! Fantastic little problem, it's all in the brain!
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Tue 9th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories First Canyon | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Axis of Evil | 18m, 8 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
3 rests, pulled through the last move. This climbs GOLD!
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Tue 9th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories Scoop Wall | ||||||
20 | FA ★ Attention Seeker | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Very suspect 'honeycomb' rock at the bottom that needs attention (hence the name). Find the good holds then up through the roof to a rest, delecate move through the headwall leads to easy mid section, then another few commiting moves to the top.
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Tue 9th May 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories Slabs | ||||||
12 | ★ Cereal Killer | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Had no choice but to solo as my climbing partner was late (as usual!)
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Sat 6th May 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
23 22 | ★★ Lardy Lady's Lats (The Lardy Lady's Lats) | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Must warm up properly and must have head working too. Great climb that i didn't do justice too. 2 rests on it. Should have got the flash.
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Fri 5th May 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ So, Said The King | 20m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
How good is this climb, just keeps on asking questions of you and your ability.
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Wed 3rd May 2006 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★★ C | 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
2 more laps on this today
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18 | ★ Born Under Lunges | 12m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
another lap on this today
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21 | ★ Frantic | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
2nd crack at this and once again sat down when the going gets techy!
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18 | ★★ Lunatic | 19m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great mixture of climbing, after a day of repeat laps was a worthwhile finish
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Sat 22nd Apr 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Birdman of Alcatraz | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
sat down twice to remove jammed gear, otherwise was clean
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Sat 22nd Apr 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque | ||||||
17 | ★ Maximus | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
last lead before leaving, made it look harder than 17!!!!
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Sat 22nd Apr 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories First Canyon | ||||||
17 | Trench Warfare | 22m | Average | |||
Got the 2nd ascent of this beauty!!
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Sat 22nd Apr 2006 - Nowra | ||||||
Babylon Areas Occupied Territories Second Canyon | ||||||
22 | ★★ Subterfuge | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
spanked again!
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