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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sun 19th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	18	★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass	Mixed trad 80m, 10	★★★ Classic
both pitches pack quite a punch for the grade
Tue 1st Feb 2005 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
	18	★ Free Beer	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
nice route. With Karel and E
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
	17	★★ Poxbow	Trad 30m
with E
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Halls Gap Area
Lake Bellfield Rural Rocks
	21	★ Another Roadside Attraction	Mixed trad 17m, 3	★ Good
A little soft at the grade? One big crank. The twin Es (Rath and Guggin and Neil follow.
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
	18	★ Bosworth	Sport 18m, 2
with e
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
	6	★ Oxbow	Trad 110m
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
	20	★★ Walk on Hot Coals	Sport 19m, 2
with e
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
	20	★★ Common Border	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
This one really worked me. Sustained with probably two cruxes. Karel and Iain both followed clean
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
	16 17	★ Sox Glo	Trad 29m
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	15	★★★ Resignation	Trad 96m	★★★ Mega Classic
Awesome adventure through the overlap. With Karel (1 and 3)
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
	18	★★★ Eurydice	Mixed trad 65m, 2	★★★ Classic
Two powerful Pitches. I lead the first and certainly "flopped" on exit. Iain Duggin lead the second. Great climb
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
	20 21 R	★ Nightlinger	Trad 18m	★ Good
with Ben. A short punchy section followed by nice wall
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
	19	★ Uneasy Alliance	Trad 34m	★ Good
I lead, Karel and Iain followed
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Piccolo	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
11 going on 17. Great line
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
	16	★★ Tewkesbury	Sport 23m, 6
with e
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
	15	★ Red Sky	Trad 25m	Average
I lead, Karel and Iain followed
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
	17	★★ Overkill	Trad 23m	★ Good
nice
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
	17 17 R	★★ Checkmate	Trad 85m	★★★ Classic
The second pitch is a bit of a mindfuck to lead with sparse difficult gear and full blown exposure. A beauty! With Karel (pitch 1) and Iain
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
	19	★★ Black Bart	Mixed trad 25m, 7	★ Good
with Karel
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	21	★★ Starman	Sport 25m	★ Good
2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
	14	★★ Set, Piece, Battle	Mixed trad 50m, 8	★★ Very Good
lovely at the steepening
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Dragon's Tooth Area
	20	★★ Mombassa - left arete of TS	Unknown 20m
with E
	20	★★ Metabo Man	Sport 20m
with E, excellent!
	17	★★ Technical Stuff	Mixed trad 20m, 6
with E
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	19 20	★ Change Junkies	Sport 20m	★ Good
tough
	19	★★ Little Triggers	Sport 25m	★ Good
2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
	16 15	★★ Another Man's Juliet	Mixed trad 48m, 3	★★ Very Good
lovely at the steepening
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
	16	★ Fairy Tales	Mixed trad 13m, 2	★ Good
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Krell Area
	17	★★ Here and Now	Sport 20m
with E
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
	18 21	★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag (Dress Rehearsal Rag - 1st Pitch)	Sport 35m, 4	★ Good
With E. We then did a line to the right, we think about 22. Ended in double rings
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall
	19	★ Grouchie (Groucho)	Sport 18m	★ Good
with E
Mon 1st Dec 2003 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
	20	★ Nude Tuesday	Sport 20m	★ Good
with E
Sat 1st Nov 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
	18	★ High Society	Sport 25m, 7
with E
	16	★★ Mezzaluna	Sport 25m, 8
with E
Sat 1st Nov 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall
	18	★★ Lexical Density	Sport 25m
with E
	15	★★ Noodle	Sport 12m
with E
	19 20	★ Muriels Wedding and Russells Divorce	Sport 12m
with E
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Minstrel Pinnacle
	20 20 R	★ Scourge	Trad 20m	★ Good
Not bad, with E and Neil. A small alien protects the start.
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Lake Bellfield Pastoral Buttress Main Cliff
	18	★ Spare Rib	Trad 20m	★ Good
With Ian Rath. I found this tough for the grade. But then again, it is a crack.
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Northern Wonderland Range The Wall of China Main Wall
	22	★★ Sprung	Sport 25m, 6	★ Good
Really pleased to nail the right sequence OS. Be fast!
	15	★ Little Bourke Street	Trad 27m	Average
	15 16	★ Little Bourke Street Direct Start	Trad 7m	Average
No way this thing is 15. I'm thinking 17 for the direct line. With Neil and Iain.
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	16 15	★ Lady Dihedral	Trad 78m	Average
might have been off line, but some broken rock and poor pro near the top
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area
	17	★★ Viparete	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
excellent
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Arapiles
Castle Crag
	22	★ Siva	Mixed trad 12m, 1	Average
a rare 22 flash
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	14	★★★ Lamplighter	Trad 78m	★★ Very Good
Neil lead 1st and 3rd, 1 lead the 2nd
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Northern Wonderland Range The Elephants Hide
	17	★ Elephant Slide	Sport 40m, 8	★ Good
Not exactly a sport route. Got good and scared. Neil Mahant seconds.
2003 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
	18	★★ Soul Sister	Sport 24m
	20	★ Old Blobby	Sport 25m
keeps you puffing
	19	★ Terra Incognita	Sport 18m
2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress
	14	★ Squashed Parrot	Sport 18m
2003 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Spirit Wall
	18	★ Connect The God Damn Dots	Sport 12m	Average
with Duggo
2003 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Lower Cliff
	16	★★ Secret Swinger	Trad 74m	★ Good
E lead the first (desperate) and I the second pitch, finishing totally freaked as i ran out of big gear
2003 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Spirit Wall
	18	Chemical Frenzy	Sport 15m	★ Good
	17	★ Enviro Vandal	Sport 15m	Average
2003 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Upper Wall
	21	★ Vambrace	Sport 15m	★ Good
with Ian rath
2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress
	19	★ Ancient Mariner	Sport 12m, 5
2003 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall
	19	★★ Spot the Dog	Sport 26m	★★ Very Good
with Duggo
2003 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Hell Wall
	19	★ 66 Hours in Thredbo	Sport 12m
overated
2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress
	18 17	★ Mr. Curly	Sport 10m, 3
2003 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Upper Cliff
	17	★★★ Excalibur	Mixed trad 100m, 1	★★★ Classic
Hells Bells, More like 19 for the first pitch. I lead 1 and 3, E lead 2 and 4. A bit of an epic with a mid wall thunderstorm, whips on the last pitch...in the dark, and a very late descent down the leafy gully, back to camp at 11 pm!
2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area
	18	★★★ Amen Corner	Trad 30m	★ Good
With E. Absolutely desperate!
2003 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
	19	★ Absolute Zero	Sport 23m, 5
2003 - Blue Mountains
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Sahara Point Sahara Wall
	18	★★ Sahara's Edge	Sport 26m, 4	★★ Very Good
	18 18 R	★★ Lost the Toss	Sport 25m, 3	★★ Very Good
2003 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
	7	Abseil Slab	Trad 34m	★ Good
2003 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Lower Cliff
	16	★★ No Complications	Trad 57m	★ Good
I lead the first and E, the second, en route to excallibur
2002 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	18	★★★ Mirrorman	Mixed trad 90m, 4	★★ Very Good
With E, again returning after dark
1991 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	16	★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack)	Mixed trad 95m, 3	★★ Very Good
1991 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle
	21	★★ English Ethics	Mixed trad 15m, 1	★ Good
not so bad
1991 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Red Wall Area incl Echoes Block
	24	★ Rip Tide	Mixed trad 10m, 3	Average
one-move wonder with a gollum-friction exit. About 5 metres. As I can't climb 24 i guess i just found the right nubbins/ripples first go
1991 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Ethereal Buttress
	20 21	★★ Ethereal	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
lovely
1991 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	21 20	★★ Pilot Error	Mixed trad 12m, 1	★ Good
big move
1991 - Summerday Valley
Wall of Fools
	21	★★★ Soweto	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
I can remember having to really go for it at the top as the fingers started to fade
1991 - Arapiles
Atridae House of Atreus
	17	★★ Surface To Air	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
great fun
1991 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major North Face
	18 18 R	★★ Preservative Added	Mixed trad 30m, 1	★ Good
a good companion to missing link
	17 17 R	★★★ Missing Link	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
lovely, with just adequate gear
1991 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	21 21 R	★★★ Auto Da Fe	Trad 90m	★★★ Mega Classic
fantastic voyage. Did it is 3 pitches
1991 - Western Gara Gorge
Dome Wall Bang Bang Wall
	23	★★ Crawling From the Wreckage	Mixed trad 30m, 4	★★ Very Good
Flashed at the New England Climbing IV
1991 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
	20	★★ Wasp	Trad 30m
"unlike bees....." pumped silly!
1991 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	21	★★ No Future	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
streno gear placements. Desperate
1991 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major West Face
	20	★★★ Thunder Crack	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
absolutely desperate. Awful!
1991 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	18	★★★ Skink	Trad 110m	★★★ Mega Classic
possibly my favorite climb. Done ~ 5 times
1991 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Skydiver Wall
	21	★★ Skydiver	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
nice problem
1991 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Pindari
	20	★★★ This Sporting Life	Sport 43m, 15	★★★ Classic
First with Nige/Neil. In 2003 with Duggo
1991 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
	19	★★★ Tannin	Trad 35m	★★★ Classic
lovely line, good gear
	21	★★ The Wraith	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
tricksy gear, nice upper seam. Desperate!
1991 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Rats Alley
	19	★★★ Tarantula	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
powerful
	19 19 R	★★ Rats Alley	Mixed trad 25m, 1	★ Good
got scared as forgot to "bring heaps of small wires"
1991 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall
	19	★★★ Morfydd	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
bloody physical climbing. A nice tick OS
1991 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	16 16 R	★★★ Brolga	Trad 90m	★★★ Classic
lovely
1991 - Arapiles
Atridae Cassandra Area
	18	★ Cassandra	Mixed trad 40m, 5
a slimy number. gave me the heeby jeebys
1990 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle
	18 17	★★ Moby Dick	Trad 15m	★ Good
another slimy desperate!
1990 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	19	★ Arachibutyrophobia	Mixed trad 20m, 2
1990 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area
	20	★ Bumbly Bites Back	Sport 30m
1990 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	18	★★ Liquid Insanity	Sport 20m, 4
1990 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area
	21	★★ Riding Shotgun	Sport 30m
1990 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
	18	★★ Golden Fleece (The Golden Fleece)	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
1990 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane
	21	★★★ Barbarossa	Sport 35m	★★★ Mega Classic
Fantastic! Best 21 at the crag!
	20	★★★ Mindblower	Mixed trad 20m, 3	★★ Very Good

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