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Grade Route Gear style Crag Quality Date
20 ★★ Khe Sanh Mixed trad 25m, 6 Wolgan Valley ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 16th Jul 2008
Technical climbing that pushes you. Was glad to traverse right to anchor at top of Absolutely Sweet Marie p1, which is apparently after all the hard moves.

 
18 ★★★ The Initiation Mixed trad 90m, 1 Mount Buffalo ★ Good Tue 19th Oct 2010
Spoilers

First pitch is the hardest - shallow corner which felt insecure in Mythos. Easier higher up. Short traverse on p3, felt a little dicey but was OK. Being able to handjam would be a help on p4.

  
18 ★★ Beowulf Trad 20m Mount Buffalo ★★★ Classic Tue 19th Oct 2010
Fantastic route. Got quite pumped during the crux but managed to stay on and pull through

 
19 18 ★★★ The Eternity Trad 22m Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 19th Oct 2010
18 17 ★★ Helzapoppin Trad 45m Wolgan Valley ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 16th Jul 2008
Sustained face climbing. Great!

 
17 ★★★ Smoked Banana Trad 40m Frog Buttress ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
Just fantastic. Beautiful handjams.

 
17 ★★ Sap Trad 55m Wolgan Valley ★★★ Classic Thu 17th Jul 2008
First pitch is classic. Pitch 2 is hard. If you continue up after p2 as I did it gets dicey, and the ledge slopes and is basically sand (though the anchor's ok once you get to the corner). P3 as described in the guide looked good, p3 which I did was ok too.

 
17 ★★ Wizards Back Trad 10m Frog Buttress ★★★ Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
17 ★ The Gentle Art Of Lyre-Bird Mugging Trad 23m Mount Buffalo ★ Good Tue 19th Oct 2010
Spoilers

Make sure you have good pro in the top of the corner/crack before you step left on to the face. As the comments of others indicate, the bolt is placed high. I was quite scared.

 
17 ★★ Sweet Dreams Left Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant) Mixed trad 120m, 12 Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Fri 6th Apr 2007
Led pp 1, 3, 5. Four parties on the route before us, top party had a tendency to knock rock off. My partner had no helmet. It started to rain lightly at 1st belay, this continued intermittently. Traverse was quite wet. Mist started to come in, by the time I was leading p5 I couldn't see the ground for it. Found p5 scary, one of the other parties around was able to give some beta.

A great day!!!

  
17 ★★ Sap Trad 55m Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Thu 17th Jul 2008
Did variant thing described in 1984 guide. Scary with loose rock. Righthanded finish looks better with more convenient abseils.

 
17 16 ★★ Micron Trad 20m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
16 ★ Horse-drawn Zeppelin Trad 12m Frog Buttress ★ Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
16 ★★★ The Pintle Left Hand Variant Mixed trad 70m, 1 Mount Buffalo ★★ Very Good Tue 19th Oct 2010
Make sure you explore thoroughly once you have done the flakey bit and are on top of the boulder. It is not necessary to crawl through the tiny passage to get to the base of p3. The actual passage is one you can shuffle through sideways whilst standing up.

 
16 ★★ Secret Swinger Trad 74m Wolgan Valley ★ Good Fri 18th Jul 2008
The belay in the first cave isn't the nicest. Fine climbing up the 3rd pitch though, despite some dirt in the crack.

 
16 ★★ No Complications Trad 57m Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Mon 11th Feb 2008
led p1, 2nded p2. Cool climb with hard start.

  
16 ★★ Materialistic Prostitution Trad 20m Frog Buttress ★★★ Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
16 ★★★ The Spartan Mixed trad 50m, 4 Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Sat 24th Feb 2007
Led all 3 pitches (variant on p.3 cos it started raining while second cleaned p.2, so p3 was very wet...)

 
16 ★★ Room to Move Trad 65m Wolgan Valley ★★★ Classic Mon 11th Feb 2008
An awesome corner.

 
15 ★ Cool Tool Trad 18m Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Tue 12th Feb 2008
15 ★★ The Carthaginian Trad 33m Blue Mountains ★★ Very Good Sat 4th Aug 2007
15 ★★ Devil's Wart Trad 27m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
15 ★ Bad Company Trad 20m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
Fun!

  
15 ★★ Crack of Dawn Trad 20m Barrenjoey ★★ Very Good Sun 11th Mar 2007
14 ★★ Electronic Flag Trad 40m Frog Buttress ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
14 ★★ Organ Grinder Trad 60m Wolgan Valley ★ Good Tue 15th Jul 2008
14 ★ Death-bed Confession Mixed trad 60m, 10 Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Tue 15th Jul 2008
Nice climbing up the wall.

 
14 ★ Absolutely Sweet Marie (Absolutley Sweet Marie) Trad 58m Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Wed 16th Jul 2008
Lovely route to warm up on.

 
14 ★ Theory Trad 25m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
14 ★★ What's in a Name? Trad 50m Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Mon 11th Feb 2008
Ran pp1&2 together. Nice first route to do...

  
14 ★★ The Obituary Trad 30m Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Thu 10th Jul 2008
A fine outing. Lots of gear all the way up from memory.

 
14 ★ Death-bed Confession Mixed trad 60m, 10 Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Tue 15th Jul 2008
13 ★★★ Cave Climb Trad 50m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Fri 28th Sep 2007
Led pp 2, 3.

 
13 ★★ Clockwork Orange Corner Trad 15m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
13 ★★ Horn Piece Trad 33m Arapiles ★★★ Classic 2007
13 ★★ Tal Trad 94m Blue Mountains ★ Good Fri 28th Sep 2007
Led pp 1, 3, 4. Didn't do p5

  
13 ★★★ Muldoon Trad 42m Arapiles ★★★ Classic 2007
12 ★★ Room with a View Trad 9m Point Perpendicular ★★★ Classic Fri 25th Apr 2008
Looks so much longer in the guidebook. Awesome position though.

 
11 ★★ The Bishop Trad 50m Arapiles ★ Good 2007
10 ★★ D Major Trad 50m Arapiles ★★★ Classic 2007
9 ★ Dracophyllum Corner Trad 30m Point Perpendicular Average Fri 25th Apr 2008
Was going to do something on the face to the left but wimped out and went up the corner... My excuse is that it was my first climb at Perp...

  
9 Hollow Echo Trad 15m Blue Mountains Average Thu 10th Jul 2008
8 9 ★★★ Siren Trad 150m Arapiles ★★★ Classic 2007
9 9 R ★★★ Arachnus Variant (Minerva) Trad 110m Arapiles 2007
9 ★ Great Unwashed Trad 20m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Thu 8th Feb 2007
3 ★ Bullet Buttress Trad 20m Arapiles ★ Good 2007
17 ★★ The Great Pretender Mixed trad 22m, 9 Wolgan Valley ★★ Very Good Tue 12th Feb 2008
16 ★★★ Satan's Smokestack Trad 40m Frog Buttress ★★★ Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
Very interesting climb. Retreated twice before coming back with the #6 Friend to protect start. Gets scary on lead after the smokestack opens.

 
14 ★★ The Phantom Trad 31m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Tue 13th Feb 2007
11 ★ Angular Crack Trad 25m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Tue 13th Feb 2007
11 ★ Angular Crack Trad 25m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Thu 8th Feb 2007
10 ★ Lishenbak Trad 30m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Thu 10th Jul 2008
Cool bit where you swing out to overcome rooflet. Nice climb!

  
9 ★ Great Unwashed Trad 20m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Tue 13th Feb 2007
18 ★★ Elastic RURP Trad 20m Frog Buttress ★★★ Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
Lead it a day or 2 after seconding it. Nice climb!!

 
17 ★★★ Psychopath Trad 28m Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 19th Oct 2010
17 ★★★ Flake Crack Trad 53m Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Sat 4th Aug 2007
15 ★★★ Tombstone Wall Mixed trad 30m, 3 Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Sat 24th Mar 2007
Got some Elvis leg happening on the traverse... it became a case of Elvis body

  
14 ★★ Joseph Trad 46m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Sat 4th Aug 2007
It gets better if you jam...

  
14 ★★ Joseph Trad 46m Blue Mountains ★ Good Sat 24th Mar 2007
17 18 ★★ Chocolate Watch Band Trad 17m Frog Buttress Tue 4th Apr 2006
14 ★★ Faki Trad 13m Frog Buttress Tue 4th Apr 2006
10 11 ★★★ Agamemnon Trad 40m Arapiles ★★★ Classic 2007
7 8 ★★ Diapason Trad 55m Arapiles ★★ Very Good 2007
17 ★★★ Maharajah Flake Start Trad 10m Mount Buffalo ★★★ Classic Tue 19th Oct 2010
Near the top of p1 (or 2 if you're not running pitches in guidebook together) is hard if you can't jam. My friend took 2 lead falls here.

I found the flake start hard.

The final few moves are on a steepish slab and are psychologically committing.

 
19 ★★★ Gemini Trad 51m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Wed 19th Nov 2008
19 ★ Positively 4th Street Trad 43m Wolgan Valley ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 16th Jul 2008
Brilliant line. Makes you fingerlock.

 
19 ★★ Hollywood Rattlesnake Trad 18m Frog Buttress Tue 4th Apr 2006
19 ★ Positively 4th Street Trad 43m Wolgan Valley ★★★ Mega Classic Wed 16th Jul 2008
Brilliant line. Makes you fingerlock!

  
19 ★★ Drop-out Trad 24m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
18 ★★★ Amen Corner Trad 30m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Tue 19th Sep 2006
17 ★★★ Flake Crack Trad 53m Blue Mountains ★★★ Mega Classic Thu 7th Sep 2006
16 ★★ May Day Mayday Trad 16m Wolgan Valley ★ Good Tue 12th Feb 2008
16 ★★ Drop-out Direct Finish Trad 7m Frog Buttress ★ Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
15 ★★ Raptures of the Deep Trad 25m Point Perpendicular ★★ Very Good Fri 25th Apr 2008
15 ★ Helen Trad 12m Blue Mountains Thu 8th Feb 2007
15 ★ Iron Butterfly Trad 28m Frog Buttress Tue 4th Apr 2006
15 ★★★ Tombstone Wall Mixed trad 30m, 3 Blue Mountains Wed 1st May 2002
14 ★★ The Phantom Trad 31m Blue Mountains Mon 1st May 2006
14 ★ Avago Trad 33m Blue Mountains ★ Good Thu 8th Feb 2007
14 ★★ S.S.C.C.1 Trad 25m Blue Mountains Mon 1st May 2006
13 ★ Electric Mud Trad 10m Frog Buttress Tue 4th Apr 2006
12 ★ Witches Cauldron Pitch 1 Trad 12m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
11 ★ Angular Crack Trad 25m Blue Mountains Mon 1st Jul 2002
10 ★★ Hocus Pocus Mixed trad 49m, 15 Blue Mountains Mon 1st Jul 2002
20 ★★ Satyricon Trad 35m Frog Buttress ★ Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
one rest I think.

 
18 ★★★ Resurrection Corner Trad 25m Frog Buttress ★★★ Mega Classic Tue 4th Apr 2006
Started leading... fell, pulling a piece. Jumped bac k on, got scared higher up... a toprope was available and I took advantage of it

 
18 ★★★ Iron Mandible Trad 24m Frog Buttress ★★ Very Good Tue 4th Apr 2006
I wanted to vomit after topping out. My first climb upon arriving at Frog.... climbing with friends who crank harder than I do!!

 
17 ★★★ Psychopath Trad 28m Blue Mountains ★★★ Classic Sat 24th Mar 2007
It was slightly wet... my feet slipped and my hands unjammed

 

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