Showing all 98 ascents.
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Fri 16th Dec 2005 - Joshua Tree National Park | ||||||
The Real Hidden Valley Area The Real Hidden Valley Sports Challenge Rock West Face | ||||||
5.10d | ★★ What's It To You | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Got a bit freaked on the onsight attempt placing too much gear and then did it second go with all the gear pre placed.
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Fri 16th Dec 2005 - Joshua Tree National Park | ||||||
The Real Hidden Valley Area The Land That Time Forgot The Sentinel West Face | ||||||
5.10b | ★★★ Illusion Dweller (Illusion Dweller (Candy-Colored Tangerine Flake Stremlined Baby)) | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Great climb. Lead with pre placed gear.
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Fri 16th Dec 2005 - Joshua Tree National Park | ||||||
The Real Hidden Valley Area The Real Hidden Valley Sports Challenge Rock West Face | ||||||
5.12a | ★★ Rap Bolters Are Weak | ★★ Very Good | ||||
TR first go, with some better sequences for effiency it could go on lead.
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Thu 15th Dec 2005 - Joshua Tree National Park | ||||||
Lost Horse Candlestein Pass Hemingway Buttress East Face | ||||||
5.10b | ★★★ Poodles Are People Too | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Lead with preplaced gear and lots of beta, i had been taking photos of people climbing it before i did.
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5.7 | ★★ White Lightning | 34m | ★ Good | |||
Easy climbing to an exciting finish.
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Wed 7th Dec 2005 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
17 18 | ★ Rusty Pins | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Footwork and balance will lead to the top.
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24 | ★★ Lunge Starter | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Climbed third go with hanging draws. Steep jugs lead to a desperate crux right before the anchor
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Mon 28th Nov 2005 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave | ||||||
23 | ★★ Pulling On the Porcelain | 12m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Got it second go! How cool is putting your heel above your head to get some weight off to make a clip!! Now all I have to do is go back and do the enduro extension!!
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Sun 27th Nov 2005 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall | ||||||
20 21 | ★★ Je Baise Ma Frangine (Je Baise Ma Fraigne) | 12m | ★ Good | |||
I blew the flash when i spent too much time feeling up horrible chalked holds at the crux. By the time i found the proper crimp i was wasted... Second go sent it and lots of laps drilled it into memory!
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Sat 26th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ War Babies | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very bouldery, hard cool squence - red on 3rd go
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Fri 25th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
19 | ★ Country Special | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool and quite cruxy for 19
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Fri 25th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Split Wave | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very cool after bailing before the first clip on the onsight attempt it took me one more go to find out that the top was easy and then on the second full go it went! Sweet Roof!!
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21 | ★★ Jaws | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Pumpy!! Pretty straight forward overhung jug pulling!
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Thu 24th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Big Top | ||||||
22 | ★★ Hairy Vengeance | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Odd climbing to a sweet corner up to a little cave past a scary clip to another overhaning crack thing.. The climbing never ends and always is changing!
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17 18 | ★ Llewdicrous | 25m | Don't Bother | |||
AAAAH i hate chimneys!! wow the first bit was easy and the second bit was really thrutchy
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20 | ★ HoaX | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Shares the same start as Harry vengence, so not a pure flash but the hard climbing is all new. Pull a short roof to crimpy rails to a slightly dicy finish.
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19 | ★★ JinX | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Beyond cool!! Very cool! did lots of laps! Good times..
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Wed 23rd Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
20 19 | ★★ Flaming Flamingo pitch 1 | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Easy first pitch lead to the one crux move on the extention... Yikes
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23 | ★★★ Hot Flyer | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bumbled the crux seqence but managed to hold on!!
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19 | ★ Original Hot Flyer (Weekend Warrior) | 15m | Average | |||
A bit contrived... The other 19's in the area are better.
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Mon 14th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Horn Area The Horn | ||||||
21 20 | ★★★ Peroxide Blonde | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
For a friends lead attempt i bouldered up to the very high first clip and then lowered. On my lead attempt i left that pre clipped and flashed the rest of the route. Very cool smear liebacking!
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15 | ★★ Big Fun | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Stright forward slab climbing.
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Mon 14th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Gorge - South Side The Oval Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Lift Girls Lament | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
After failing to unlock the sequence during my onsight attempt i toprope this crack to submission and was ready to lead it when the rain came and made climbing impossible.
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Mon 14th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Gorge - South Side Summit Rim | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Home James | 30m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wicked granite climbing on dykes. Very Balency to a steep headwall and a semi runout finish!
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Sun 13th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Gorge - South Side Angels' Buttress | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Where Angels Fear to Tread (Where Angels Fear to Tread Direct Finish) | 230m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Endless flaring hands cracks. Quite painful on the hands with a thrutchy offwidth finish. We did the climb in 5 pitches or so. One of my rope streaching leads left me 5 meters from the damn ledge...
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Sat 12th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Cathedral | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Maharajah | 42m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Followed the first pitch, hanging just off the ground to clean a nut. Then onsighted the second pitch(we could have done it in one long pitch.
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21 20 | ★★★ Sultan | 65m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Onsighted the crux pitch and then went to link it to the second pitch, The second pitch some how proved hard and i fell a few times. Then went on to onsight the last pitch
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Fri 11th Nov 2005 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Horn Area Dreamworld | ||||||
12 | ★★ Beware The Strathbogie | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Amazingly different climbing. Huge Holds on a slab!! But you must sling horns for gear
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20 | ★★ This Is Not Our Land | 15m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climbing, though when i did it i could barely feel my fingers.
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18 | ★ The Dead Heart | 15m | Average | |||
After climbing this is not our land we were trying to stay warm since it was less than 10 C!! There was ice on the route!!
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21 21 to 23 | ★★ Injustice | 15m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Slipped a bit at the crux but was able to hold on and recover. Very height dependant. If you are 6 foot+ its a grade easier. Soft at 22.
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Sun 6th Nov 2005 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Omega Block | ||||||
22 23 | ★★ Bloodline | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite stout small holds climbing. I had height issues clipping the second bolt so on my clean lead i started with the first two bolts preclipped, the crux lies right after clipping the second bolts so i would be looking at a ground fall from worse holds since i couldnt clip early.
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21 | ★★★ Boogie 'til You Puke | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great hard start up to directional crimps to a great rest then up barely adequet holds on an arete to a jugy finish
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17 | ★★ Witch | 21m | Average | |||
Easy climbing to a crux that is much more difficult than the rest of the route
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Tue 1st Nov 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
20 19 | ★★★ Judgement Day | 67m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Cruxy traverse with balency moves, great more strenous final pitch
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Mon 31st Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Scorpion | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Step across the void and up into the bottomless chimney. Although daunting the moves are quite easy. The crux fist crack at the end is quite tricky though.
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Mon 31st Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major North Face | ||||||
17 17 R | ★★★ Missing Link | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Just adequet gear. hardish start cool climb!
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Mon 31st Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Quo Vadis | 33m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
After falling twice on the boulder start i got it the third go. Each time i fell on the cam i was able to clip from the ground.
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Mon 31st Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Flinders Lane Area | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Scorpion Corner | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Strenuous sequence through the roof. I first TRed this climb, then placed the gear on TR then lead it on that gear and then TRed it again to clean it. 4 times!!
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Sun 30th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall | ||||||
22 22 R | ★★ Hard Nipples | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got the Redpoint!! Boulder start to ok gear in breaks and pockets.
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Sun 30th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
21 21 R | ★★★ Auto Da Fe | 90m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
After two previous wanderings on the first pitch i finally found the right line. Then i proeced to onsight the second pitch. The crux's of both pitches had comiting climbing above small wires!!! Spicy!!
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Sun 30th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae The Flight Deck | ||||||
24 | ★ It'll Never Fly | 20m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
After reaching the arete I backjumped the route since i had no gear. more like 23
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Sat 29th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Golden Streak Area Boulders Golden Streak Boulder | ||||||
V2 | ★★ Golden Streak | 4m | Average | |||
Def not V0+ more like V1/2+ cool problem thoug
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Sat 29th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Chinese Algebra | 48m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climb, I clipped an offroute bolt before the crux since i missed a perfect small wire slot., so while i wouldnt have hit the ground i would have had a nice big swing!!
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18 | ★★ Voodoo | 65m | Average | |||
Awkward but interesting crack leads to very easy finish.
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Sun 23rd Oct 2005 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
23 18 A2 | ★★★ The Seventh Pillar | 110m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Aided 2nd and 4th pitches and one move of aid on 5th Pitch, Whole thing in 6 pitches
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Sat 22nd Oct 2005 - Victoria Range | ||||||
Buandik Area The Gallery | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Weaveworld | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Pumpy climbing -> crimpy travese to rest to AMAZING finish
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23 | ★★ Chain of Fools | 15m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Great start to very steep large moves to reachy powerful finish
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Sat 15th Oct 2005 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Bad Moon Rising Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ All The Way To Eleven | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Up rage and ruin and then reach WAY left to crimps! Excellent route!
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Sun 9th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Death Row | 45m | ★ Good | |||
Get out of the cell!!!
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Sun 9th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
18 17 | ★★★ Oceanoid | 75m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Did only the first pitch but it was great!! Excellent nut in the crux roof
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Sun 9th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle | ||||||
18 17 | ★★ Garden Gnome | 20m | Average | |||
there is a Gnome on top!
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Tue 27th Sep 2005 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
19 18 | ★★★ Plume | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Well instead of laybacking the crux i grabed a jug and manteled on it and almost bit it.
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19 | ★★★ Infinity | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Beautiful hand crack that keeps going
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18 | ★★ Gladiator | 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Powerful, fun, a great climb
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17 18 | ★★ Chocolate Watch Band | 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sweet as, but it got a bit wide
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Sun 11th Sep 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque | ||||||
22 | ★★ Dramp | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard commiting layback finish to jugs
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Sun 11th Sep 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress | ||||||
19 18 R | ★★ XI | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
tricky with commiting gear -> great finish
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Sat 10th Sep 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Cricket Bats in a Box | 25m | ★ Good | |||
short but sweet, with great powerful moves
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Sun 4th Sep 2005 - Teneriffe | ||||||
White Hart Block | ||||||
16 | ★★ Runaway | 23m | ★★★ Classic | |||
After seconding this climb to clean gear I soloed it twice, its a beautiful hand crack!
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22 | ★ The Great Leap Forward | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Due to the very thin start i placed gear on toprope before leading
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Sat 3rd Sep 2005 - The You Yangs | ||||||
Great Circle Drive North Gravel Pit Tor Area | ||||||
19 20 | ★ Countdown to Ecstasy | 14m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Cruxy footwork, being tall helps for 3rd bolt
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10 | ★ The Chuchu | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Only did the finger crack finish
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23 | ★ The Shining | 20m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very Small edges, need to lead it
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16 | ★★ Silver Knight | 15m | Average | |||
ok crack
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Sun 28th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Footloose and Fancy Free | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Crimpy / Juggy
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15 | ★★ Siamese Crack | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Lead climb with a few pieces already clipped since a friend bailed
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Sun 28th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower | ||||||
9 | ★★★ Arachnus | 110m | ★ Good | |||
Jugs + More Jugs = fun time
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Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Puss 'n Boots | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sweet Crack
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Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
12 | ★★ Panzer | 95m | Average | |||
Relaxing, climbed it with a pack
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Sat 20th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Boulders Around the World Boulder Road Face | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Around the World | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
That last move to reverse onto the start holds is crazy fun!
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Sat 13th Aug 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Boulders Monkey Puzzle Boulder Road Face | ||||||
V3 | ★ Monkey Puzzle | 3m | ★ Good | |||
Cool Problem! powerful move across from finger pocket.
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Fri 29th Jul 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★★ Bard | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Only got to lead the 2nd pitch, i never wanted the climbing to end
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Sat 25th Jun 2005 - Tahquitz | ||||||
Northwest Recess | ||||||
5.9 | ★★★ Whodunit | 200m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Possibly one of the best at taquitz
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Mon 20th Jun 2005 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Half Dome Southwest Face | ||||||
5.7 5.7 R | ★★★ Snake Dike | 550m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Beautiful climbing - ~ 6 leads - 70m rope links lots of pitches
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Wed 15th Jun 2005 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Washington Column East Face | ||||||
★★★ The Prow | 370m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Lots of Aid - 3 Days + fixing
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Sun 15th May 2005 - New River Gorge | ||||||
Junkyard Junkyard Wall | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ The Entertainer | 21m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard start roof to easier climbing
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5.6 | The Distortionist | 15m | Average | |||
Offwidth start to easy climbing
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5.8 | Ann's Revenge | 18m | Average | |||
Good warmup, solid pro
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5.9 | ★★ New Yosemite (New Yosemite (Climbing Under The Influence)) | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent Hand Jams Throughout
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Sat 14th May 2005 - New River Gorge | ||||||
Kaymoor Butcher's Branch | ||||||
5.10b | ★ Low Voltage | 21m | Average | |||
5.10b | ★★ The Green Piece | 21m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun, pumpy
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Fri 18th Mar 2005 - Red River Gorge | ||||||
Gray's Branch Region Left Flank | ||||||
5.11a | ★ Maypop | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cruxy start with small crimps before 3rd clip
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5.9 | ★ Brother Stair | 12m, 4 | Don't Bother | |||
5.10a | ★★ To Defy the Laws of Tradition | 18m, 7 | Average | |||
Thu 17th Mar 2005 - Red River Gorge | ||||||
Natural Bridge Region Roadside Crag | ||||||
5.10d | ★★ Dragonslayer | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sweet mono pockets early on
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5.10d | ★★ Pulling Pockets | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Got pumped almost blew last clip
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5.10d | ★★ Synchronicity | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 16th Mar 2005 - Red River Gorge | ||||||
Natural Bridge Region Torrent Falls | ||||||
5.11d | ★★ Sex Show | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun Pockets and crimps lead to juggy underclings
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5.10d | ★★ Pocket Pussy | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.10a 5.10c | Stool Sample | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Tue 15th Mar 2005 - Obed National Park | ||||||
South Clear Creek Image Wall | ||||||
5.11a | ★★ Violator | 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
5.7 | ★ Coco Puffs | 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Mon 14th Mar 2005 - Obed National Park | ||||||
Lilly Boulders | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Hemlock Arete | Average | ||||
Sun 13th Mar 2005 - Horse Pens 40 | ||||||
High Life | ||||||
V2 | ★ Wasp | Don't Bother | ||||
Fun problem
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Sat 12th Mar 2005 - Horse Pens 40 | ||||||
Ten Pins | ||||||
V5 | ★★ Beach | Average | ||||
Good beta = Send
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V2 | Sandbox | |||||
Topout Problem
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Sun 2nd Jan 2005 - Horse Pens 40 | ||||||
Turtle Head | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Panty Shields | ★ Good | ||||
Slopers need to be dry
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