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Sat 29th Sep 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
6 | ★ Saturday Afternoon Walk | 15m | Average | |||
With Tash.
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12 | ★ Witches Cauldron Pitch 2 (Witches Cauldron) | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
With Tash. Nice climb with quite hexcellent gear.
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14 | ★★ Faki | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice now that I can jamb. Wish Tash.
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Sat 16th Jun 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
12 13 | First Layback | 12m | Average | |||
Odd, awkward climb. Finished up IB. With Warren.
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14 | ★ Shit Heap | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Trying to remember how to jamb. With Warren.
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16 | ★★ Materialistic Prostitution | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fantastic fun. With Warren.
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Sun 6th May 2007 - Mt Tinbeerwah | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Zircon Encrusted Tweezers | 40m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A bit slabby for my liking. Fun, tricky start. With Malcolm.
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Sat 24th Feb 2007 - Railay | ||||||
One-Two-Three | ||||||
5 | ★ Voie du Club Alpine Thailand (Cash Flow) | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Not bad. With a sling holding my shoe together. (Climbing shops in Thailand don't sell shoelaces!)
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Sat 24th Feb 2007 - Railay | ||||||
Muay Thai | ||||||
5 | Take It Easy | 8m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb with an interesting top.
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Sat 24th Feb 2007 - Railay | ||||||
One-Two-Three | ||||||
5 | ★ Ling Noi | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Nasty polished climb. Disconcerting anchor at top.
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5 | ★ Giggerig for Climbing | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Horrible, polished, awkward thing.
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Wed 21st Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
Little Monkey Cove | ||||||
6a+ | ★ Shock the Monkey | 14m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite technical. Maybe a bit ambitious for me... especially with a very broken shoelace!
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Wed 21st Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
Tamarind Village | ||||||
5b | ★ The Queen Bee | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lovely romp up an arete.
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Wed 21st Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
The Furnace | ||||||
6a | ★★ Fire in the Mind | 24m, 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
First challenge on lead since 9 Sept 06. Muscly steep start. Still challenging to top. Fantastic climb!
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Tue 20th Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
The Rooftop | ||||||
6a 5c+ | ★★ A Route with a View (The Route with A View) | 22m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very interesting and varied climb.
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Tue 20th Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
The Hanging Gardens | ||||||
5 5b | ★★ Tarzan | 14m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
A fun diagonal climb. Hard to clean.
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5 5c | ★ Flapper | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun little overhang. Had to dodge the wax bees.
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Tue 20th Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
The Rooftop | ||||||
5 5b | ★ Heun Fah | 21m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent climb right up high!
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Tue 20th Feb 2007 - Crazy Horse | ||||||
The Furnace | ||||||
5 | ★ The Easy Bake Oven | 25m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Nice textured rock. Enjoyable climb.
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Mon 23rd Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★★ Bard | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A fun adventure. With Michael.
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Sun 22nd Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge | ||||||
4 5 | ★★ Introductory Route | 140m | Average | |||
Very yukky first pitch with dangerous loose blocks. A bit ordinary but nice chimney pitch up high. With Julie.
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Sun 22nd Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
14 | ★★ C.S. Concerto | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice traverse after a crank into the corner. Linked with p1 of Libretto. With Michael.
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Sat 21st Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
14 | ★ Gecko | 48m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lovely cracks but quite a runout in second half. With Julie and Jenny.
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Fri 20th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Declaration Crag Area Declaration Crag | ||||||
8 9 | ★ Sickle | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Nice when you know to bridge. Nearly did the splits at one point! With Julie.
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Thu 19th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall | ||||||
12 13 | ★★ Stalagmite (Stalacmite) | 36m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some cranking overhangs! A few tough moves but a rewarding climb. With Lynley and Julie.
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Thu 19th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress | ||||||
7 | ★ Charity | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Tough little 8! With Julie and Lynley.
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Wed 18th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
13 | ★★ Horn Piece | 33m | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb. With Lynley.
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Sun 15th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
4 6 | ★★ Guiding Light | 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lead p1 and p3. Fun step across between the two summits. With Richard.
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Sun 15th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
11 | ★ Penny Dreadful | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Absolutely lovely climb! Intricate gear to protect the start. Classy moves throughout. With Richard.
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Sat 14th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae House of Atreus | ||||||
7 8 | ★★ Tantalus | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lead p2. With Lisa. Excellent climb with exhilerating exposure.
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Sat 14th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
9 | ★★ Conifer Crack | 80m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lead p2. Lovely climb. Very long & some rope drag by the top. With Lisa.
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Fri 13th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Back Wall | ||||||
7 | ★ Tullah's Tease | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun bouldery start. Very enjoyable climb.
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Fri 13th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall | ||||||
3 | ★ Bullet Buttress | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Nice warmup for the day
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7 | ★ Little Revolver Crack | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Good climb. Maybe missed the top as went into main revolver crack.
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Thu 12th Oct 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | ||||||
4 5 | ★★★ Tiptoe Ridge | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Great adventure but very hot and windy. With Lillie, Lysanne, & Jennie.
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Sun 24th Sep 2006 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
Upper Cliffs Nursery Cliff | ||||||
5 | Left Right Out | 23m | Average | |||
Getting back on the horse...
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8 | Plumb Line | 20m | Don't Bother | |||
Dreadful gear.
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8 | ★ Cold Girl | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb. Very comfy belay at the top.
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Sat 9th Sep 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
15 15 R | Onlooker's Omelette Right Side | 20m | Average | |||
The warmup to a very bad day...
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Sun 3rd Sep 2006 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
Upper Cliffs Nursery Cliff | ||||||
12 | ★ Denim | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Pretty ordinary. Gear a bit sparse. Belayed in a swarm of flying ants.
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12 | ★ Air Line | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite nice. Excellent bomber gear. Nice shady belay (away from the flying ants).
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Sun 27th Aug 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
20 | ★★ Famous Cosmetics | 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb when you know to finish at the Sabrasucker chain! With Lisa.
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19 | ★★ Inquisition | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A classic climb spoilt by an ugly, manky finish. Great bridging and fun start. Then a scary-looking offwidth that was surprisingly elegant. No real offwith technique required! Very rewarding (except the mank). With Lisa.
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Sat 19th Aug 2006 - Mt Tinbeerwah | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
15 | ★★ Me And My Dog | 45m, 11 | Average | |||
OK. Some funny tricky bits. With Michelle.
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17 | ★★ Sports Fan | 45m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun. With Michelle.
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17 | ★ By Myself | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lovely climb! With Michelle.
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Wed 16th Aug 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
16 | ★ Sabrasucker | 25m | Average | |||
Finally lead this clean. It has been a bit of a nemesis for me. Quite facey and off-balance. With Jenny.
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16 17 | ★ Fat Mattress | 30m | Average | |||
A couple of really technical moves. Enjoyable climb. With Jenny.
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Sun 13th Aug 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
15 | ★ Bad Blues | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
With Jenny. Lovely warmup.
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18 | ★ Bay Play | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Alzheimers onsight. Nice climb but wouldn't want to fall on any of that tiny gear!
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Sat 29th Jul 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
8 | Satisfaction | 30m | ||||
Desperate offwidth requiring a waist-level high-step. What's the deal with this?!?!
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19 | ★★ Drop Out | 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
What a great climb! A hidden gem tucked away at the end of the cliff. With Marissa.
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14 | ★★ Electronic Flag | 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Did the "17" start which required a finger stack. Did I miss a face hold? Great adventure climb. With Marissa.
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Sat 22nd Jul 2006 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
Upper Cliffs The Upper Main Cliff | ||||||
12 | ★ Sticky Fingers | 18m | Don't Bother | |||
Yuk. With Lynley.
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13 | ★ Angie | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Nice bridging moves. Excellent passive gear. Comfy belay. With Lynley. Pity she got washed off by the rain.
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Sun 9th Jul 2006 - Mt Tinbeerwah | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Antipreneurialism (Antipreneurialism p2) | 73m, 16 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lovely climbing with one thin slab move.
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17 | ★★ String Theory (String Theory p1) | 70m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Spicy crux. Nice but a bit too slabby for my liking in some places.
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Sat 8th Jul 2006 - Mt Tinbeerwah | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ The Day the Jugs Ran Out | 35m, 8 | Average | |||
The climbing is nice but the black slippery-looking rock doesn't inspire confidence. With LM.
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14 | ★ Degrees Of Freedom | 35m, 7 | Average | |||
A quick one for the last climb of the day. With LM.
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20 | ★★ Thin Is In | 40m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A bit of excitement at the crux. Well protected. With LM.
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21 | ★★ Uncertainty Principle (Uncertanty Principle) | 45m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Superb overhang at start with positive holds. Got some beta off JJ for the desperate crank over the second overhang. With LM.
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Sun 18th Jun 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
19 | ★★ Magical Mystery Tour | 34m | ||||
From finger crack to chimney and everything in between, including face. Some scary offwidth moves. Ironically the biggest gear is protecting face moves. With Colin.
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Mon 12th Jun 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
17 | ★ If | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A "character-building" start of interesting moves over questionable gear. Beautiful after that, although the gear is not always obvious. With Laurie.
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15 | ★ Pixel Princess (Pixelated Princess) | 15m | Average | |||
Thought-provoking in places. The top is easy but the big, loose blocks are unnerving. With Laurie.
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Sun 4th Jun 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
19 | ★★ Sorcerer's Apprentice | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
What a fantastic climb! Beautiful moves. Passive-gear heaven (but cams useful when you're pumped!).
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20 | ★★ Dream of Purple Peach Popsicles | 32m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Talked into this by Col. What an effort! Wanted to spew... wanted to rest... but managed to avoid both. Really worked hard for this!
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Sat 27th May 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
18 | ★★ Fluid / Epic Link Up (Fluid-Epic Connection) | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lovely combination of face and crack climbing, with a traverse in the middle. Quite sustained and pumpy. With LM.
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Sun 21st May 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
17 18 | ★★ Chocolate Watch Band | 17m | Average | |||
Much less style than my first ascent. A bit awkward but a fun topout!
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19 18 | ★★★ Plume | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Superb climbing with great moves around the diagonal. :-D
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Sat 6th May 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
19 | ★★ Monty Python's Flying Circus | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Horrid V-groove start (thank goodness for #1 RPs!). Fantastic crack system with bridging and great gear. With Phil.
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16 | ★ Mainliner | 20m | ★ Good | |||
With Marissa. A bit unpleasantly facey & awkward. Enjoyable challenge though.
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20 | ★ Yokomo | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Again with Phil.
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Mon 1st May 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Iron Mandible | 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally got the redpoint. :-D Pumpy climb. Hard offwidth at the top.
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Sun 30th Apr 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
15 | ★ Illusion | 23m | Average | |||
Slightly awkward in some parts. Avoided the body crack by climbing the lovely arete. No gear though!
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Sat 29th Apr 2006 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
18 | ★ Saffron Crack | 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally got it! Exhausing but fun wide hands / offwidth crack. Finish at the tree to avoid the chimney.
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Sun 23rd Apr 2006 - Mt Beerwah | ||||||
Mosquito Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ Tropical Strength | 14m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice climb with some thin moves to second bolt.
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16 | ★ Rid | 14m, 4 | ||||
Bolts right at the crux allow some interesting moves to be tried
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Sun 26th Feb 2006 - Urbenville | ||||||
Battery Hill | ||||||
13 | ★ Candle Power | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A good climb with a feisty start.
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Thu 26th Jan 2006 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Celestial Wall | ||||||
18 22 | ★★ Rubicon (Rubicon p1) | 85m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sweet! Acrobatic and interesting moves, good protection. Belay a bit hard to find.
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16 23 | ★ Voyager (Aphelion p1 / Voyager p1) | 95m | Average | |||
Easy but quite runout & lots of ledges. Nice overhung crux.
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Sat 31st Dec 2005 - Urbenville | ||||||
Battery Hill | ||||||
15 | ★ Electrolyte | 22m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought-provoking crux.
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14 | ★ Low Voltage | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
The rock is still a bit loose on this one.
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Tue 27th Dec 2005 - Urbenville | ||||||
Battery Hill | ||||||
19 | FA ★★ Copper Top | 22m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A couple of stylish moves followed by some cranking then a walk through the moss to the top.
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Sat 10th Dec 2005 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
10 | ★ Sunday Afternoon Walk | 12m | ★ Good | |||
A nice cool warmup in hot weather. 12.3.05. (2nd) Tentative return after nearly 4 months off. Hard for a 10!... or is it just me?
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13 | ★ Tardis | 10m | ★ Good | |||
A hard crank at a point disconcertingly close to the ground. 2.11.03. Pleasant little climb.
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12 13 | First Layback | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Some challenging moves at the start. 27.9.03: Sweet climb.
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Sat 19th Nov 2005 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
18 | ★★ Sacrilege Crack | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic climb with a variety of challenges. Date?: Pleasant crack and face climb. Not a scary offwidth.
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16 | ★ Winston Alley | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Followed Dave. 5.10.03 Fun bridging. Nice one.
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17 | ★★ Wizards Back | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice climb with a bit of exposure. 18.1.04: Enjoyable little climb... except for the hot sun!
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Sun 13th Nov 2005 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Slider Wall | ||||||
16 15 | ★ Such A Nice Monster | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb and a bit pumpy.
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Sat 22nd Oct 2005 - Brooyar | ||||||
Eagle's Nest | ||||||
16 | ★★ It's A Long Way To Tip A Fairy | 45m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some nice overhanging bits.
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Wed 5th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
14 | ★★ Witch Hunt | 40m | Average | |||
Tough for a 14! Thin gear at start. Lovely moves over overhang.
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Tue 4th Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae House of Atreus | ||||||
16 13 | ★★ Hell For Leather | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Redpoint. Love this climb. Jug overhang city. 23.4.04. A series of fun juggy overhangs. Just what I was looking for!
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Mon 3rd Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall | ||||||
15 | ★★ Beautiful Possibilities | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Beautiful indeed.
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Sun 2nd Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | ||||||
4 5 | ★★★ Tiptoe Ridge | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
One..... Awesome..... Adventure
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Sat 1st Oct 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque | ||||||
14 | ★ Minimus | 12m | ★ Good | |||
One-move wonder... but what a move!
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Fri 30th Sep 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle | ||||||
14 | ★★ D Minor | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great overhangs. Did in one pitch but lots of rope drag. 19.4.04. 2nd clean. Nice overhangs with good jugs.
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Thu 29th Sep 2005 - Arapiles | ||||||
Castle Crag | ||||||
11 | ★★ Trapeze | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Awesome position. A thought-provoking traverse then easy-peasy.
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Sun 18th Sep 2005 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Celestial Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ Heliosphere | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Awesome belay at the top!
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Sun 14th Aug 2005 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
16 | ★ Rack Attack | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A nice little climb. Pity it's such a drama to get to!
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