Ascents as various tick types by Vanessa Wills

The down grade is personal due to the fact it seems most people and myself stay right of the bolts for most of the climb. It feels pretty contrived otherwise. The old bolts need replacing.

Well that was a surprise. Two goes today, first go finally worked out short persons way to do crux, then dave dislodged the key hold on his attempt. Still hadn’t got through the low bulge clean. Second go I dynoed the low bulge then somehow kept going and found myself through crux without a lot of recollection of the top, but I had identified two good resting stances so gunned for them. Shame it’s going to rain for the rest of our time in Tasmania, didn’t think I had a lead shot in me today.

First attempt, would probably need a few sessions on it to get clean, learning to milk rests and remember all the moves. The best way I could see to do the crux off a bridge doesn’t work for me, as can’t reach the next holds so need to refine a reliable sequence.

I’m a pretty hopeless red pointer, but this project piqued my interest.Every moment figuring out the moves and linking them together has been a pleasure, in such a beautiful place. Seeing the bush spring back after the fires of last year is incredible. Earlier in the day, when I was 8 m up, and Dave on the ground, a wedge tail eagle pursued by a currawong did some proximity flying between us, about 2m out from the cliff.

Finally stopped falling off after the crux. Good conditions seeing it was 40 degrees at home. Notes to self- down climb after first 5 bits of gear, triple set C3s,, tape right hand, flag right foot at crux, right hand thumbs down at top of lower crack or won’t reach the next one. Team success!

Rpt ascents working out how to get the gear in when feeling maxed out. Beautiful Christmas Eve weather

A bit surprised, now have to do it sticking in the gear. Nice conditions today.

Team success. Pink pointed on Dave's gear. A RP burn will have to wait for next year. Pre habilitation time is over. It's been a great month.

Pretty happy , even though it was a top rope. Great effort by Dave on his attempted redpoint.

Another day another shot. Some progress on P2, had reproducible sequence with 2 hangs.

Had to engage some mindfulness to be calm enough for this balancy tick. Totally not in the zone. Might be a bit easier with my sequence, but it can make up for the rest of the sandbags here.

Slipped getting to second bolt, then kept falling off the start a few times. With most of draws on by dave got back on and sent. Holiday grades, but makes up for some of the super hard 6bs we've done.

Crying hands

FFA.

Marred by some blocky rock low. Some preplaced gear on top rope practice went into this. Nice upper 2/3

It was freezing and spitting rain and my gear consisted of rps and microcams

Not sure if this is what the physio meant by take it easy. Still 25 and no stars, despite me turning undercling flake to undercling mono.

PAul grading soft!