Ascents as various tick types as sport by Paul Frothy Thomson

Other than the dangerously high first bolt, I thought this route was probably easier than "Low" next to it. Some great fingerlocks make for solid climbing/clipping. Good fun.

Pretty easy climbing (maybe 18/19) for most of it, then one sequence of 3 moves at about 21. Quite enjoyable for this section of bardens.

Easy for a 19 (as per new guide), even when its so bloody cold you can't feel your fingertips. Not bad climbing though, decent warmup.

Not too shabby. Pretty straightforward except for one crazy desperate sequence of moves.

Quite technical, but not very strenuous. Deserves JinX's stars from the new guidebook, as this is about a million times more awesome.

If this was on gear, it would be an undergraded 15! Fun, but a bit loose and sandy.

Awesome! Got this second shot after struggling to find the sequence on one move on the onsight (some nice falls). Felt easy on my second attempt. Thin, funky, but never too desperate. The moves just propel you upwards.

Repeat. Easy for the grade, but great climbing and not too strenuous. Overbolted through the roof.

One hard move in the middle of a million jugs. Great fun and pumpy!

One particularly hard move, and a few which keep you moving. Not as good as Viper, but definately worth a lap. Make sure you clip the carrot in the middle of the crux so you don't hit the ledge if you fall.

Good fun, the best climb at the Sandpit and definately worth a lap if you're in the area. Quite steep with funky moves and a crazy topout.

Repeat. Done quite a few laps now. Fun warm up, and pleasant climbing.

Exciting, airy start, with relatively easy climbing on pretty reasonable rock and wicked position after that. Not too hard for the grade,

Easier than the other 21s around it. Wicked climbing with a 3-dimensional mentality. Nicely bolted... excepted for the stupidly runout and dangerous last 12m to the anchors. A MUST do if you're at Tarana!

About as difficult as bloodbath. Not too much leichen, and I enjoyed the climbing. Hard-ish start gets progressively easier as the climb continues.

Definately soft, but who cares about the grades when the climbing is this much fun. Well protected, cool moves, and makes a pretty good warm up.

Easier than the routes left of it. About as thin as you can imagine for the grade, but fun and safe.

Quite a challenging move from first to second bolt. A lot of fun and mind boggling for us bluey's slab climbers.

Hard to grade this one... It's like a weird bouldery gym route on bombproof orange rock, with 2 really tough moves, but only about 12m long and with an ALMOST sit-down rest. Me? I thought it was a wicked end to the day, and quite different to the other climbs here.

I would have said 17.. But for the last move to the anchors. 18 is bang on the money. This is really good climbing, and now that the route is cleaning up its great value for money. I really enjoyed it.

One move to the grade... Probably the hardest single move I did all day. The lower wandery climbing is a bit average, but once you leave that cave its great fun to the top. Don't try and jug haul the pillar! Leave it to baffle generations of climbers who climb past it wondering how the laws of physics (and geology) permit such a thing to exist!

To me this style of climbing defines what climbing should be. Now if only it were 3 x longer it would be an ultra-mega classic. Great rock. Awesome stemming and laybacking moves to start, into some steepness, into an awesome techy rock-over-heel core-tension-off--undercling to crimp, then big move to jugs excitement, with some thought-provoking steepness to finish. Bloody brilliant. Do it as a warm up!

Waaaay better than it looks from the ground. The moves through the blankish prow are scary, fun, and techy, and the whole climb gets a great pump going. I had a great time on this one... Placed the draws, just wish I hadn't seen Ben climb it before so I could claim the onsight. Stays out of the sun until about 2pm, even when the rest of sunny side is baking!

Very good. The epitome of fun climbing up the seam to the cave, then some entertaining (though pretty easy) jugging with some thought-provoking moves to the anchors. If this were at any other crag it would be a consumer classic (complete with quick-clip lower-offs). Definately worth a shot.

Maybe soft for the grade, but as some of the holds go it will probably be on the money. Quite good climbing, long, and not too intimidating. The rock is pretty solid, and I enjoyed it as a warmup. Thanks Ben!

Felt pretty easy this time. Still way better to reach over the top of this piece of wall than to bail out right and avoid the hard moves. Good value.

Got lost with all the bolts and hangers in the wall, and pumped out trying to sort it out. Knowing where to go, it felt quite easy second shot. Fun climbing, but as Ben says: a novelty route.

Great climbing. Some hard moves at the top (especially if you're short), but funky all the way and worth every inch.

Exciting climbing, though with only one hard bit. Reasonably run out and with a nice dose of exposure. Definately worth the time to rope-up.

3 consecutive moves towards the top felt quite hard for the grade, but everything else was straightforward. Pumpy and a bit sandy, but still fun. Some weird bolting, though.

Clean on top rope, and felt solid the whole way. Should've made this another lead attempt, as after getting this on top rope I was too tired to deal with that cruxy footer near the bottom. Friggin' awesome climb!

Easy at 21 (as per the new guide). Dodgy to get to the second bolt, but well bolted after that. Good fun, not too pumpy, and climbs nicely.

Awesome climbing. Definately take some wires for the start. Hard for the grade, with many tough sequences involving very different styles of climbing. DEFINATELY worth a lap.

Some of the best rock at the crag, and some of the best climbing too. Funky start, delicate traverse, then some techy moves on crimps and jugs before a desperate crimpy finale. MY favourite climb in The Cave so far.

Jugging and a bit techny, but quite overhanging for the grade. Onsight in the rain except for choosing to grab the rung that serves as an anchor in order to avoid the wet crimps. Still calling it a tick, but I'll forfeit the onsight.

Probably soft, unless you're a shorty. Cool bottom section with the crux about 2/3rds up. Reasonably good rock and tonnes of bolts. Makes an okay warm up.

Closer to 21. Hard start move and techy hard move in the top third. Surprisingly good climbing. Definately worth a lap, and the best of the 3 slabs on this end of binary cave.

Fun climbing, though definately soft for the grade. I'll take it, though, and it still took me 3 shots to tick it. Thought I had the onsight, but missed the side-pull and tried to throw off the crimp. Using the side pull is what makes this climb soft, but classy!

Yet another lap... My 6th or 7th, I think? Okay climbing as a warm-up, but hardly memorable.

Yet another lap as a warm-up.

Yet another lap as a warm-up.

Bad rock for about 50% of the climb, but great climbing regardless. About right at 19.

Start and crux are the only grade 18 moves on this. Pretty soft, otherwise. A reasonable climb, but hardly the "mountains classic" I keep hearing it described as.

Lead 1.5 years ago. Good rock and funky moves. Start is a bit precarious, and one rather hard crux sequence near the top.

Fun little climb. Shame about the crap rock at the top. If the seam was longer it would be Chasing Ami at Porters!

Broke off the crimper used to gain the undercling at the crux on my onsight attempt. The crux is now more technical to gain the undercling, but easier after it (thanks to a new footer where the crimper was). Pretty good climbing, though not sustained at the grade.

Bloody hard for a 19. Easily a harder crux than the 21 (33 years) next to it. I don't think that some of the crucial micro-flake crimps are going to last either.

Abysmal... Utterly abysmal. Unpleasant climbing on the worst the blueys has to offer. For some parts of it what you are FORCED to climb on LITERALLY isn't rock, but soft dirt trapped between layers of clay. Don't even think about getting on it... seriously!

Another lap today for a warmup, and putting the draws on for a friend.

Average climb. Challenging until you're past the second draw (hard to clip if your short, and dangerous to climb past it without the clip) then easy to the top.

2 laps today. The best of the 3 main "easy" climbs here. No particularly hard move, but quite pumpy, and quite sustained.

Fun climbing but very soft. 17 is on the money,