Ascents as various tick types as trad by PattyD

Took a couple of friends up, chilled day on the mountain.

Gear was scary, glad I seconded. Climbing was ok.

Solo up and down several times over the trip. Actually quite fun in it's own right.

Holy school groups batman! Wanted a nice chilled multi to take R up on. Ended up on the route for 5 hours getting stuck behind a guide and 5(!) school kids who snaked us coming up the intro route. still an enjoyable day and surprisingly the last two pitches contained some genuine climbing for such a low grade. I led all.

R's first climb at Araps. Descent is harder than the climb! I led all, P1 and 2 together.

What a position! Quite intricate climbing in parts. Gear swallowing corner/crack almost claimed a nut when it somehow contorted itself into the most incomprehensible position.

Woah, bloody tough 13, even for the Araps. Awkward, strenuous, type 2 fun. Only worth doing to climb something on blockbuster ledge.

Just lots of fun, 3 overhung sections on jugs galore. Wonderful position up the middle of the Atridae overlooking the pines.

Start of the second pitch is so full on for a grade 10 that it is comical. Technically easy no doubt, but the position is just wild. The rest of the climb is nothing special but still enjoyable, the crows nest belay up top is great. I led second, Dave got 1st pitch.

A bit strenuous through the second crux.

So happy with this. Intricate, technical and absorbing climbing.

Psychological warm up for harder stuff to the right. Well worth a lap.

Scariest 11 I've ever done. I led both pitches run together. Absolute classic.

Bad name, good climb. Done waiting for Agamenon. Perfect hand jams.

Old school, unpleasant chimneys, traverses, loose blocks, a tough start to pitch 4 and a mis-read of the topo meaning we thought that finishing up the last pitch of the Shroud was supposed to be a walk out! But of course still thoroughly enjoyable. Pitches; Dave 1,3,5, me: 2,4 and bonus pitch 6 (AKA the Shroud "walk out").

Oh the Bard, so much hype and so much dread for what is, on paper, an easy route. For anyone who asks why you would come to Araps to climb "easy" climbs for two weeks you need to get on this. I'll never forget finishing the third pitch with all that clear air below my heels. Pitches; Dave: 2,4, me: 1,3,5.

Cold and Windy! Sparse pro on first pitch, intimidating second pitch, can't remember the rest; too busy watching the highliners on the bluffs. Dave: pitches 1,3,5, me: 2,4.

First climb of the Araps trip! Dave got 1,4 I led 2,3 combined. Got caught in a storm in the belay cave top pitch 3... your turn to lead Dave!

I think this is the route we climbed, headed left at the top of Rocks Of Honey first pitch and up into the nice crack system in the centre of the highest section.

There were a couple of committing scary moves down low with OK gear. the crux might be getting over the bush at half height!

Flaring 3 sided chimney on the first pitch is an excellent, really technical climb that requires a fair bit of thought. Good gear all the way.

Headed left and linked into second pitch of what I think was Mexicana, aesthetic long crack system up the centre of the highest part of the wall.

Climbed the first pitch of this with leaning hand crack, then went around the arête on the right up to tree and continued to large ledge up thin corner which might have been second pitch of Rocks Of Honey.

First pitch is great with good gear and hand jams.

Second pitch was really good as well what ever it was but scary for the second because the traverse is very hard to protect for the second.

The second pitch is magic and on its own it is a classic, but the first pitch is pretty ordinary. The run outs might freak out new leaders. Could be done with only a set of slings to protect the first pitch (there is no gear other than the trees anyway), just clip the first bolt on P2 and stay attached to the tree to belay.

Dan led P1, I led 2 and 3 combined. Excellent climb, gear and exposure. Only just managed to link P2 and 3 with a 50m rope and a little simu-climbing. Some tricky moves in there for a 15.

Another lap just to do it clean, did not get a chance to lead it again.

Bit of top rope solo aid climbing practice... no need for a super patient belayer. Heaps of gear but a bit akward to aid because a lot of it is climbing a groove with the crack in the rear... maybe that is why it is a three star free climb! Chucked in the aiders from the curved crack, could not waste that perfect hand crack.

There were no takers for a week day climb at Frog... apparently it gets hot at this time of the year... So top rope solo'd. Great climb, thin hands for the first half make it pretty hard work then beautiful jambing for joy up the curving crack.

And again!

Rope solo. Great line.

And again.

Rope solo.

Like it’s neighbor but the classy moves last a little longer. Great lead by Julian.

Really nice climb with some classy moves up the tricky section on the arret. Just keep moving your feet and it all flows nicely. Great lead by Mark. I’m going to have to lead this one next time.

It must have been intimidating for the first ascensionists; swinging around that corner not knowing if there is going to be something to hold onto! It is scary enough now when you know this climb is “only a 13!”. Daniel took the second pitch, but it was just as fun to swing off those jugs on second.

The Bard was busy so we ended up on this. It is pretty good when your back-up climb is a 3 star 170m classic. I led P1,2 combined, P4 and P6. Mark led P3, P5 and P7. P1,2,3 are pretty nice climbing and the upper caves are really fun. That belay at the end of P6 has got to one of the most atmospheric at the Araps with your feet hanging over the ledge and nothing but air for 150m straight down to your packs at the start of the climb.

We wanted to squeeze one more climb in for the day. This is a pleasant climb with a couple of tricky sections on the first pitch. Nel led the second pitch which turns out to be a lot easier than it looks. Interesting decent through the hole in the ground just as it was getting dark.

All the other easy long classics were busy so we ended up on this. I led P1 and P3, Nel led P2. The slick rock at the start of pitch 1 was all wet and the 9 felt like a 19, thankfully it eased into a generic jug haul. P2 was pretty boring. P3 is where the action is! Only at Araps can you find a grade 10 trad climb leading wildly out and over the lip of a cave with 100m of clear air between you and the deck! Lots of fun.

Led P1, P3, P5 and optional grade 12 6th pitch in the final corner. Nel got the others. Pitches 1 and 3 are pretty ordinary but 4 and 5 are fantastic up that beautiful and exposed corner. Optional 6th pitch is well worth it. Nice walk down through Pharos gully as well.

A striking organ pipe that just begs to be climbed. Bulge at half height makes you think and the juggy steep finish keeps it interesting.

Welcome to Araps, a grade 13 trad climb with an overhanging crux! Almost put in two sets of small nuts in on this climb, loving the Araps rock.

I led P1, Nel led P2 and P3 combined. Easy intro to climbing at Araps.

Shitty gear down low, fun middle section, tricky finish.

Hard start, really crap rock and only 7m high. Enough said.

What a waste of time.

Pitches 1, 2, 3 and got rained off so rapped. Dan led 1 and 3, I led 2. Pretty sketchy first pitch in the wet.

Finally found out that this is the climb we did ages ago (date guessed). I just saw the decent looking corner on the way to Prometheus and decided to go up that. Thought we were pioneering an epic new route... but really you can do whatever you want on this section of Tibro. Rapped down caves route. Great day out!

More a test of your head than your arms, 50m is a long way to keep you sh1t together. I almost lost it when I found myself at the crux, 40m off the deck and with a couple of suspect cams 4m below my feet. Staring at three perfect hex placements does not help upward progress when there are no hexes left on your harness. So a few deep breaths and I ran it out to the wide crack where with great relief I jammed in the #3 and dispatched the last few meters. WooooHoooo!

Warm up for the arms.

Warm up for the head.

Slightly awkward down low then jugs to the top!

Distinctly without ledges that usually mare easy climbs in the glasshouse. Fun climb, plenty of gear.

Really good climb at the grade. I'm not used to having this much gear in the Glasshouse!

More interesting way to start Prometheus I. Guess at date.