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Thu 5th Oct 2017 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Half Dome Southwest Face | ||||||
5.7 5.7 R | ★★★ Snake Dike - with Steve Phillpott | 550m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome climb! P1 & P3 quite interesting for those not used to slab, then some serious but easy runouts. Superb position, awesome views, great walking on the way out - a very big day, and something I'll always remember.
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Wed 4th Oct 2017 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Sunnyside Bench | ||||||
5.4 | ★ Regular Route - with Alex Rogers, Steve Phillpott | 120m | ★ Good | |||
We got lost somewhere on this and turned it into a 5.8 instead, but good fun, and nice to get above the valley floor, great views
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Sat 30th Sep 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Lover's Leap Hogwild Area | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ It's Better With Bacon - with Steve Phillpott, Peter Monks | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
We toproped P1, and rapped after P4 - perfect way to do this climb. Great fun, well protected, great ledges, and interesting or challenging moves on most pitches
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Fri 29th Sep 2017 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Cathedral Range Area Cathedral Peak | ||||||
5.6 5.6 III | ★★★ Southeast Buttress - with Steve Phillpott | 220m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome, great alpine adventure, easy climbing in spectacular position, with amazing views growing better with each pitch. Were a good number of people on the route, we eventually did a diversion around the Chimney section in order to get up & off before weather came in. Great climb.
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Fri 29th Sep 2017 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Pywiack Area Pywiack Dome | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ Zee Tree - with Steve Phillpott | 220m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun, good intro to slab climbing multipitch in the area. Quite well protected by local standards, feels run out by mine. Did not do the last pitch as we rapped back down the Dike Route. Steve did most of the leading on this.
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Thu 28th Sep 2017 - Yosemite National Park | ||||||
Tuolumne Meadows Medlicott Area Dozier Dome | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ Holdless Horror - with Steve Phillpott | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic climb, well protected, much less intimidating that it initially appears. Long but beautiful walk off the back, start early if you want to do a few of these climbs.
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Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Lover's Leap East Wall | ||||||
5.7 | ★ Pop Bottle - with Steve Phillpott, Peter Monks | 130m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Great fun. Pete led P1, I did P2, steve P3, fun was had by all. P1 definitely the meat of the climb, 1 hard move off the ledge on P2 and then cruising. Good intro to the wall
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5.7 5.7 R | ★★★ Bear's Reach - with Steve Phillpott | 110m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome climb. Led all pitches, had a blast, overcame some fears, climbed well. Very steep and a little intimidating, but is always easier than it looks .
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Sat 23rd Sep 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Lover's Leap Hogwild Area | ||||||
5.7 | ★★ Hogwild - with Steve Phillpott, Peter Monks | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really quite spicy for a 5.7, people new to granite may find it interesting, as I did. Excellent climbing with bolts where you need them most.
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Fri 22nd Sep 2017 - Lake Tahoe, California Side | ||||||
Lover's Leap The Hogsback | ||||||
5.4 | ★ Knapsack Crack - with Steve Phillpott | 91m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good intro climb for the area
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Sun 6th Aug 2017 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Vox Populi Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ The Red Room - with Steve Phillpott | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
More of a slab than arete, it has some delicate moves for the grade. Very good.
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17 | ★★ Dorothy the Dinosaur - with Steve Phillpott | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Nice slabbing, felt a bit tenuous in places
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Sun 6th Aug 2017 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
14 | ★ Open to Public Scrutiny - with Steve Phillpott | 20m | ★ Good | |||
A nice warmup
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15 | ★★ Alpine - with Steve Phillpott | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Good fun, easy warmup
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15 | ★ Parents in Pain - with Steve Phillpott | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
One tricky move then fun cruise up the arete
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17 | ★ First Born - with Steve Phillpott | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb, particularly the steeper headwall
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Sun 9th Jul 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
14 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams
- with
Steve Phillpott
1
lead by
Steve Phillpott
2
lead by
Alex Rogers
3
lead by
Steve Phillpott
4
lead by
Alex Rogers
5
lead by
Steve Phillpott
6
| 130m, 20 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great day out on a cool but clear winters day. Never got above 7 degrees, but we were sheltered from the wind and had a great cruisy climb over about 3.5 hours
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Tue 13th Jun 2017 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
11 | ★ Melmoth - with Steve Phillpott | 80m | ★ Good | |||
Followed P1, Led P2. Fun slabbing, P1 quality is great but pro is scarce, P2 has gear where you need it but the rock a little crustier.
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Mon 12th Jun 2017 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Determinant Sector | ||||||
12 | ★★ Little Hermes - with Steve Phillpott | 50m | ★ Good | |||
Led p1, Steve led P2. Nice climb, but would have been better in the afternoon sun - in the shade all morning in winter, and we got pretty cold!
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Mon 12th Jun 2017 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
15 | ★ Ephemeros - with Steve Phillpott | 75m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led P1 only - great fun, with spaced bolts making it safe but still a bit interesting
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14 | ★ Tachyon - with Steve Phillpott | 80m | ||||
Have wanted to do this for a while, but always too wet. this time in perfect condition, great laybacking up the flake & well protected.
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16 | ★ Eagle Eye Direct - with Steve Phillpott | 65m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Top roped the first pitch, and led P2 & 3. P1 quite friable and mossy, with first bolt at 20m - be careful. Managed to fall off P2, but took more care on 2nd try. Again be careful, protection above the overlap is a marginal wire then a long runout on increasingly easy ground.
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8 | ★★ Drunken Delight - with Steve Phillpott | 85m | ★ Good | |||
Steve led P1 and I led P2 this time, good fun and surprisingly well protected.
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9 | ★★ Sunstroke - with Steve Phillpott | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Led pitch 3, Steve led 1/2 and 4. Then also led P4 as final pitch of Eagle Eye Direct
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Tue 6th Jun 2017 - Bangor West | ||||||
20 | ★ Sports Injury Clinic - with steve phillpott | 10m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Probably cheated the lower section by using the slab to the right for feet up to the (high) first bolt.
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19 | ★★ Fixed Steps - with steve phillpott | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Slabby fun down low
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20 | ★ A Loving Hole - with steve phillpott | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Had two shots at this - first time messed up the exit sequence, hung, and then got it right. Pulled ropes and led it clean.
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17 | ★ Python - with steve phillpott | 8m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Fun warmup
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16 | ★ Grandma's Wheelchair - with steve phillpott | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice easy warmup on a cold day
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14 | ★ Get Walking - with steve phillpott | 9m, 3 | Average | |||
An okay warmup
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Wed 31st May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ Hope - with Steve Phillpott | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Fun lead, one tough move but well protected
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Sun 28th May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ The Arrow and the Song - with Brian Lynch | 26m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Fun warmup. Might have wandered too far left, but all similar grade in this area. seems to be a new leftmost climb starting up overhung arete.
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16 | ★ Karinya - with Brian Lynch | 25m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Another nice warmup, well protected fun
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18 | ★★ Jolly Good Fellow (Happy New Year) - with Brian Lynch | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Steep and juggy fun
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18 | ★★ Jolly Good Fellow - with Brian Lynch | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
More steep juggy fun
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17 | ★★ Hermione - with Brian Lynch | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really enjoyed this. Now a safe sport climb, no gear needed
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19 | ★★ Little Triggers - with Brian Lynch | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fantastic, steep and reachy through little overhangs, very juggy, just commit and go. My favourite of the day
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Mon 15th May 2017 - Bangor West | ||||||
20 | ★★ Lucky's Roof - with Knox Low | 5m, 5 | ||||
Good fun, wasn't sure I could do this but felt pretty easy, great jugs and heel hooks (leg hooks!)
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17 | ★ Python - with Knox Low | 8m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Sweet arete fondling
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16 15 | ★★ Andrew's Bulge - with Knox Low | 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Steep juggy fun
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17 | ★★ The Whorl - with Knox Low | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Warmup - good fun once you get over the committing start
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16 | ★ Dorothy May - with Knox Low | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Tough start (felt harder than The Whorl) leads to easy climbing
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18 | ★ NFM - with Knox Low | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
Quite hard start then easier as you go up
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Mon 1st May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Phantom - with steve phillpott | 31m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Good fun, tough start, great hand traverse, runout but easy steep finish. Great variety for its grade
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Sun 12th Mar 2017 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Crown Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★ Blame it on Sarah - with Steve Phillpott | 40m | ★ Good | |||
Enjoyable ramble, did this in one pitch all the way up the flake crack leading to the top anchors above Celeborn (50m).
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Sat 11th Mar 2017 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Crown Buttress | ||||||
16 14 | ★ Sitting Pretty (Unknown Name) - with Knox Low, Steve Phillpott | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very clean climb, great for getting your head around quite tenuous slabbing
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18 | ★ Jika Jika - with Knox Low, Steve Phillpott | 30m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Delicate crux down low (that took a couple of goes) and then cruising
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16 | ★ Optem Bop - with Knox Low, Steve Phillpott | 30m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I had previously failed on this, so was good to get it first go. Committing rockover onto small feet from unusual undercling - but easy enough with a bit of focus.
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18 | ★ Jailbreak from H-Block - with Knox Low, Steve Phillpott | 33m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Not too tough, quite similar in feeling to Optem Bop and not much harder for me. Starting to get a feel for what is needed on granite.
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15 17 | ★ Blue Train (Dyke) - with Knox Low, Steve Phillpott | 20m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warmup for the day - felt much better than before. A really good little climb.
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Sun 19th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
14 | ★★ Gently Mine - with Steve Phillpott, Knox Low | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Second time on the route, what a nice climb. Steep enough to be interesting, juggy enough and with enough pro to feel safe.
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Sun 19th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
12 | ★★ Air2Spare - with Steve Phillpott, Knox Low | 35m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Good fun - an airy rap to a reasonable ledge, and fun easy climbing to get out. Take a few pieces to supplement the bolts - and enjoy the view!
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Sun 18th Dec 2016 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Crown Buttress | ||||||
17 14 | ★ Sitting Pretty (Unknown Name) - with Steve Phillpott | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Felt super thin, would rate this at least 17. Very consistent, lovely clean rock, great route
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Sun 18th Dec 2016 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Deckout Buttress | ||||||
14 | Lipstick - with Steve Phillpott | 8m, 2 | Average | |||
Very delicate start, and quite tricky to overlap, then easy to top
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Crown Buttress | ||||||
15 17 | ★ Blue Train (Dyke) - with Steve Phillpott | 20m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent route - a couple of tricky moves, then fun easy climbing up the dyke
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Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Crown Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★ Nerves of Rubber - with Steve Phillpott, Sandra Parker | 30m, 2 | Average | |||
Quite damp and very mossy / lichenous on the bottom section. Much nicer rock further up, but the difficulty is done.
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Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Deckout Buttress | ||||||
14 | Through the Looking Glass - with Steve Phillpott, Sandra Parker | 30m | Average | |||
Only to the chains - did not go up the squeeze chimney which looked horrendous for a 14...
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Sat 27th Aug 2016 - Dural | ||||||
Lower Teir | ||||||
16 | ★ Too Many Questions - with Sandra Parker | 8m, 3 | Don't Bother | |||
Very soft rock, the crux is not breaking off the critical holds.
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12 | ★ Suburban & Coke - with Sandra Parker | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
Would be quite nice if you could trust the flakes
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15 14 | ★ Moist Myrtle - with Sandra Parker | 10m, 4 | Average | |||
Quite a hard start - at least 15 (think a lot of these climbs will get harder as the holds fall off or dissolve in the rain)
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13 15 | ★ 3 Weeks in Parent Pergatory - with Sandra Parker | 12m, 5 | Average | |||
Felt very easy.
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Sat 27th Aug 2016 - Dural | ||||||
Top Teir | ||||||
16 | ★ Rushing Mobsters - with Sandra Parker | 8m, 2 | Average | |||
14 | Inteferon is my Kryptonite - with Sandra Parker | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
15 | ★ Sciatica - with Sandra Parker | 7m, 2 | Average | |||
10 | ★ Termiteator - with Sandra Parker | 7m, 2 | Average | |||
13 | ★ Violent Crumble - with Sandra Parker | 7m, 2 | Average | |||
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
8 | ★ Faith - with Steve Phillpott | 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good easy fun route with great protection
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13 | ★ Sincerity - with Steve Phillpott | 14m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Such a lovely clean route, pity the direct finish is so much harder
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Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
9 | ★ Great Unwashed - with Steve Phillpott | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good - good positions and quite adventurous feeling in positions, but very easy and well protected - a great beginner climb
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Sat 16th Jul 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Sloth Area | ||||||
16 | ★★ Sloth - with Sandra Parker | 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hmm, didn't realise I'd done this before, thought I'd done the LHS. Ah well - enjoyed it, if a little stiff!
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Sat 16th Jul 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Hairy Harriet - with Sandra Parker | 14m, 8 | Average | |||
One tricky move down low then cruising
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Sat 16th Jul 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
16 | ★★ Barbie Twins - with Sandra Parker | 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good fun in the crack
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14 | ★★ Turtle Wall - with Sandra Parker | 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very good climb - easier than it looks
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17 | ★ Woderwick - with Sandra Parker | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Led with draws in place after Sandra climbed. Found it quite tough but got it clean
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15 | ★ Big Dreams - with Sandra Parker | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good fun - got some advice to try it straight up in a direct line through the cave, using long sling threaded to protect move out of cave - much more direct and good fun
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11 | ★ Lucifer - with Sandra Parker | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Warmup - good climb, felt much easier this time
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Sat 9th Jul 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
9 | ★★ Sunstroke - with Steve Phillpott | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Was very wet which made it more exciting. P2 belay was a river.
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8 |
★★ Drunken Delight
- with
Steve Phillpott
1
lead by
Alex Rogers
2
lead by
Steve Phillpott
| 85m | ★ Good | |||
Very pleasant intro to granite - good pro on P1, okay pro on the very cool P2, no pro on the very easy P3
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Sun 3rd Jul 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
14 | ★★ Gently Mine - with Sandra Parker | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent climb - well protected, great position and aesthetics.
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9 | Peppermint Pattie - with Sandra Parker | 61m | Average | |||
A fun old-school trad outing wandering up avoiding the undergrowth and trying to wangle protection in amongst the rotten rock. Lovely sun on a winters day.
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Sun 26th Jun 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura The Fortress | ||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - with Steve Phillpott | 170m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice day out on a sunny winters day. First move on P2 a bit stiff, otherwise easy fun. Hard to avoid rope drag, and super sharp ironstone edges shreddded the sheath of my skinny rope - bring your beefy old beater.
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Sun 22nd May 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Slab World Main Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ That's What She Said - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 14m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
15 | ★ Zero Gravitas - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 14m, 6 | Crap | |||
Broke a handhold before the first clip and landed like a cat. Broke a handhold AND a foothold after the 2nd clip, and clung on like a Klingon. Broke a ... oh ffs this is not so much a climb as a festering wall of damp weetabix.
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16 | ★ Wiggly Woo - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Harder than it looks, good fun
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15 | ★ Resolution - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Most of the climbs on this face have a hard-ish move up front, then get easier.
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13 | ★ Nut Up or Shut Up - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
12 | ★ Dudes Christmas Carol - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 10m, 4 | ||||
13 | ★ Paperbag - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
12 | ★ Passion in my Pants - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 9m, 3 | Average | |||
17 | ★ Communal Fisting - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 9m, 3 | Average | |||
I can't see many beginner sport climbers doing this - the crack and the 4m high first bolt will see em off. The crack is a bit of a thrutch.
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13 | The Greater Fool - with Steve Phillpott; Max Rogers | 12m, 5 | Average | |||
Mon 25th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
12 | ★★ The Eyrie - with andrew caustis | 45m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
14 | ★★ MaƱana - with Steve Phillpott | 22m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very nice climb, juggy, rock a little fragile in places, but well protected.
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8 4 | ★ Kaboomba Brothers - with Steve Phillpott | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Grade 4 is a joke, the first 6m are pretty stiff at the grade 8 rating given in the Blue Mountains Guide. Good climb, but completely sandbagged.
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Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
12 | ★★ The Eyrie - with Steve Phillpott | 45m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
10 | ★ Sweet Irish - with Steve Phillpott | 49m | ★ Good | |||
8 | ★ Abseil Arete - with Steve Phillpott | 30m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 13th Mar 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
11 | ★ Lucifer | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Climbing with the kids - good fun
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Fri 7th Nov 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
6 | ★★ Guiding Light - with Steve Phillpott | 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great fun stepping across - a good beginner lead
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Tue 4th Nov 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
10 | ★★★ Eskimo Nell - with Steve Phillpott | 130m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant ramble up the big face. The initial crack of P1 is quite entertaining. Then just easy well protected exploring of a big face. Nice.
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