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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Camels Hump
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall
16 Waning Crescent - with Simon Sport 15m, 4 Good
Sat 6th May 2023 - Arapiles
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area
11 Salami - with Benham, Simon
1 11 36m Second lead by Simon
2 9 15m Trad lead by Steve Gretton
3 10 30m Second lead by Benham
Trad 81m Good
Old school classic araps climbing! Bridging, squeezing, and thrashing.. and thatā€™s pitch 1. Good holds and gear on pitch 2 and 3

 
Sat 1st May 2021 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
10 Neta - with Simon, Benham Trad 25m Good
Very nice climbing on some nice edges and jugs. Good gear all the way, and just enough of a blank section to keep you thinking

 
Fri 8th Jan 2021 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Skydiver Wall
19 Coke Adds Life - with John K Trad 12m Good
Fri 8th Jan 2021 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Right Fork
18 King Rat - with John K Trad 20m Very Good
Really great climbing, tricky moves out of the corner, but great jugs to haul through the roof on.

 
Sat 6th Jun 2020 - The Black Range
Black Ian's Rocks
14 Minor Offence - with Craig Orgill Trad 15m Good
14 G.B.H. - with Craig Orgill Trad 20m Good
Wed 5th Feb 2020 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Warfront Wall
20 Young Warriors - with Simon, Benham Sport 16m, 6 Good
Mon 27th Jan 2020 - Halls Gap Area
Lake Bellfield Little Joe Hill
19 Paleface - with Aaron Mixed trad 25m, 3 Good
Nice little variation to Pale Rider, interesting moves left to the fixed hanger then some balancy moves to the top.

 
18 Pale Rider - with Aaron Mixed trad 24m, 2 Good
Tricky getting established into the crack, but quite nice once youā€™re in it.

 
15 High Plains Drifter - with Aaron Sport 24m, 6 Good
Nice pleasant slab climbing with some good balancy moves

 
Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Privy Block - Chain buttress
15 Guilty by Association - with Simon Sport 10m, 3 Good
21 Limited Pain - with Simon Sport 7m, 3 Good
Has some really nice moves, shame it's not longer.

 
20 Cultasaurous Erectus - with Simon Sport 12m, 3 Good
Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
12 Scarab - with Aaron
1 12 25m lead by Aaron
2 10m lead by Aaron
3 24m lead by Steve Gretton
Mixed trad 59m, 1 Good
18 Sanitize Review Pitch 1 (We Don't Like Slopes Pitch 1) - with Aaron Sport 25m, 6 Good
20 Sad But True - with Aaron Sport 25m, 6 Very Good
Bouldery start of the ground, Really nice climbing up to the roof, and a couple of tricky moves over the lip to the chains.

 
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Slack Attack Slabs
8 Slack Attack - with Benham, Mel McGregor Trad 18m Average
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Fig Leaf Slabs
10 Fig Leaf - with Benham, Mel McGregor Trad 26m Good
Sun 22nd Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress
15 Mercy - with Benham Mixed trad 16m, 1 Good
Bit strenuous, mainly due to my poor crack climbing technique, but still quite enjoyable

 
Sun 28th Jul 2019 - The You Yangs
Drysdale Road Drysdale Hills Boulders East Hill The Rockettes
16 One's a Crowd - with Benham Sport 9m, 2 Good
15 Music Haul - with Benham Sport 8m, 1 Average
Sun 28th Jul 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
20 Psychedelic Termination - with Benham Sport 21m, 3 Good
Tue 30th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
13 Sincerity - with Benham, Simon Sport 14m, 4 Average
Bit of a run out to start with, but good holds for the clipping positions. Headed off to the right to finish, which made the top not as interesting.

 
Sun 28th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
14 Sweet Dreams - with Benham, Simon
1 14 120m lead by Steve Gretton
2 lead by Steve Gretton
3 lead by Simon
4 lead by Simon
5 lead by Steve Gretton
6 lead by Simon
Mixed trad 120m, 20 Classic
Beautiful climbing with great positions and lovely views of the valley.

 
Sun 28th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
20 Radioactive Man - with Benham, Simon Sport 12m Very Good
Pumpy through the overhung section at the top, but good holds are there to be found.

 
17 I Only Eat Plankton - with Benham, Simon Sport 15m, 6 Average
Not too bad for a warm up, holds get a bit slopey towards the top.

 
Fri 26th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane
15 Bell Bottom Pants Trad 25m Average
14 How Much is That Doggie in the Window? Sport 27m, 6 Good
Pleasant climbing with a couple of moves to keep you interested.

 
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs
20 Bohemiath
1 20 37m
2
Sport 37m, 14 Very Good
Nice consistent crimps on the first pitch, with a couple of reachy moves. Pitch 2 has a slightly bouldery start out leads to some beautiful ironstone edges and features.

 
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
17 Cardinal Fang Sport 15m, 5 Good
Hard for a 17, definitely got the pump on, and not the nicest holds to clip off.

 
19 Gimme Shelter Sport 35m, 14 Good
climbed pitch 1 only, probably only one hard move at the grade, but the position and exposure is well worth it.

 
Tue 23rd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Disneyland
15 Bacon Sport 25m, 9 Good
Very cool arete to start, with a balancy move over the bulge, after that fun climbing on good edges.

 
17 Glabrate Sport 20m Good
Enjoyable arete climbing with some fun ledges and holds

 
19 Lightning McQueen Sport 15m Good
Easy for a 19, couple of tricky moves down low, but eases off for the top.

 
18 Nappy Action Sport 22m Very Good
Excellent climbing on beautiful edges, with just enough crimpy moves to keep you thinking. Moves around through some great features. Worth an extra star.

 
18 Malificent Sport 25m Good
Fairly easy for the grade, the start moves would be 18, then it eases off quite a bit.

 
15 Long John Silver Sport 20m, 14 Good
Fun start if you bridge up for the first couple of draws, then some nice balancy moves to get established on the upper wall

 
Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
18 Hold on to Your Hats Sport 15m Good
Little bit harder than the 18s on grey slab, holds are just a bit smaller, but still good moves on nice edges and rails.

 
Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
17 Burning Jowls Sport 18m, 8 Good
Little pumpy move to get established, then plenty of nice moves on beautiful edges of ironstone

 
17 Good Fortune Sport 18m Good
Pumpy start moves lead to pleasant face climbing on great holds and edges. Might be a hard start for the shorter people

 
Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall
22 Daffy Sport 20m Very Good
More gymnastic moves of the ground leading to great holds and a pumpy transfer move around the arete. Super cool rest before the headwall.

 
17 How Much Is A Duck Worth Sport 15m Very Good
Cool climbing with a nice mildly overhung finish on good jugs

 
16 Rabbit Season, Duck Season Sport 12m, 7 Good
Good moves all the way with great holds

 
18 Gosling Sport 12m, 4 Good
Bit of a dynamic move of the ground, a couple of crinkly moves on the face, but cool finish

 
21 Duck Tits Sport 16m Very Good
2nd climb for the day, dynamic move of the ground, then beautiful jugs with some crimpy moves in the middle. Fun finish of to the anchors

 
Sat 20th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
21 Sound and Vision Sport 20m Very Good
Fantastic crimps and ledges all the way. Committing delicate moves at the crux, it is possible to finish either right or left.

 
17 Hermione Sport 25m, 8 Very Good
19 Quirrell's Quarrell Sport 25m, 10 Very Good
Tricky moves to exit to the chains, lovely climbing all the way

 
Sun 31st Mar 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
13 Andy Pandy - with Benham Mixed trad 19m, 1 Average
Sun 17th Mar 2019 - Black Hill
The Northern Group Upper Tier
16 Vibrio Parahaemolyticus - with Benham, Aaron Sport 9m, 2 Good
12 Clostridium Perfringens (Fun Guy) - with Benham, Aaron Sport 9m, 2 Good
16 Polished Gem - with Benham, Aaron Sport 23m, 5 Good
Sat 9th Mar 2019 - Flat Rock
West Flank
20 Nuclear Wasteland - with Benham, Simon, Aaron Sport 25m, 7 Good
19 Nuclear Error - with Benham, Simon, Aaron Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
Sat 23rd Feb 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track The Overlap
17 Transaction Being Processed - with Benham Sport 9m, 2 Good
Holds are not as positive as they look from the ground, but still very nice.

 
Sat 23rd Feb 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Western Walking Track Trackside Wall
13 Trackside Traverse - with Benham Trad 11m Good
Fun traversing across the face of the wall, really good hand holds all the way.

 
16 Caught Red-handed - with Benham Sport 10m, 1 Good
19 Innocent Bystander - with Benham Sport 12m, 2 Good
Sun 17th Feb 2019 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Western Walking Track The Look-out
8 Jaws in 3D - with Benham, Mel McGregor Trad 14m Average
Wed 13th Feb 2019 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Omega Block
18 Size Matters Sport 8m, 3 Good
Wed 13th Feb 2019 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Omega gully wall - Wall opposite witch
5 Jugs n Jury - with Benham Trad 16m Average
Sun 6th Jan 2019 - South-Eastern Grampians
North-West Serra Range Dreamtime Wall
18 Problem Solving Over .05 - with Simon, Benham Sport 30m, 16 Good
Mon 31st Dec 2018 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
17 Dirge - with Benham Trad 85m Very Good
Really nice climbing with plenty of good gear and just enough delicate moves to keep it interesting.

 
Fri 28th Dec 2018 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
7 Little Revolver Crack - with Benham Trad 20m Good
Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Camels Hump
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall
15 The Tell-Tale Shart - with Simon Sport 8m, 3 Average
Ok little warm up for the rest of the back wall, would be better if it was longer.

 
Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
16 Blind Justice - with Simon Mixed trad 40m, 5 Very Good
Great climbing on the aretes, really nice now with the new bolts.

 
Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Hospital Flat
The Main Cliff
13 Do I Have To? - with Benham, Simon Sport 20m, 5 Average
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Hospital Flat
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone
17 Fingers Columbia - with Benham Sport 15m, 5 Good
Interesting climbing, good use of the arete, trust your feet and youā€™ll be fine

 
18 Rusty Pins - with Benham Sport 15m, 6 Good
Tricky start leads to a couple of delicate moves, but then eases off with some bigger handholds towards the top. The chains are all the way at the top

 
17 The Crack - with Benham Trad 15m Good
Sat 5th May 2018 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
13 Jezebel - with Benham
1 13 144m lead by Steve Gretton
2 lead by Benham
3 lead by Steve Gretton
Trad 140m Very Good
Same awkward start as for hurricane lamp cracks, then a little bit of jamming at the end of pitch 1, pitch 3 is lovely, even for a traverse. Can be a bit fiddly to find gear, but there is placements there.

 
12 Hurricane Lamp Cracks - with Benham
1 12 111m lead by Benham
2 lead by Benham
3 lead by Steve Gretton
4 lead by Steve Gretton
5 lead by Benham
Trad 110m Very Good
Fun awkward start pitch, but then the climbing becomes very nice and enjoyable

 
Sun 11th Mar 2018 - Victoria Range
Red Rock Area Red Rock Pinnacles Back Wall
20 Bikini Bootcamp - with Jo, Simon Sport 10m, 4 Good
Fun pumpy start, to a delicate couple of moves around the arete.

 
Sat 10th Mar 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Amnesty Wall Area Amnesty Wall
20 The Flying Emu - with Jo, Simon Sport 18m, 6 Good
Bouldery start, with a delicate traverse up higher, quite good.

 
Sun 25th Feb 2018 - Camels Hump
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall
14 Owen Glyndower - with Jo Sport 24m, 4 Good
Sun 25th Feb 2018 - Camels Hump
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall Billy Goat Bluffs
16 Hoof and Poof - with Jo Mixed trad 8m, 2 Good
Fun short climb, couple of interesting moves and then its all over, but still worth a climb

 
Sun 14th Jan 2018 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
8 Spiral Staircase - with Simon, Jo
1 lead by Steve
2 lead by Jo
3 lead by Simon
4 lead by Simon
Trad 100m Classic
Another night time climb, very nice climbing all the way, finished off with a long abseil in the dark.. amazing!

 
Sun 14th Jan 2018 - Flat Rock
West Flank
18 MOAB - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson Sport 20m, 8 Good
16 Nuclear Novice - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson Sport 15m, 5 Good
17 Dirty Bomb - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
Sun 7th Jan 2018 - Camels Hump
Eastern Outcrops Melbourne View Buttress
15 Russell 2 - with Benham, Simon Mixed trad 19m, 1 Average
15 Russell 1 - with Benham, Simon Mixed trad 18m, 2 Average
Would be a bit nicer if the wall was a bit cleaner, but not too bad anyway

 
Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
19 Empty Chairs - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
14 MaƱana - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 22m, 8 Very Good
Really nice climbing on great holds, shame I had to clean it in the rain..

 
4 Kaboomba Brothers - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 10m, 4 Average
18 Old Salt - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 18m Very Good
Foot slipped at the top, nearly screwed the onsight, but held on for the tick

 
19 Poultry in Motion - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 15m, 6 Good
Fri 1st Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Middle
12 A Soft Touch - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 8m Average
16 18 Fringe Benefit - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 8m, 5 Average
10 Lazy Lizards - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 8m Average
Thu 30th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
15 The Arrow and the Song - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 26m, 9 Good
17 Monkey Girl - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 23m Good
Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
18 Bunny Bucket Buttress - with Simon
1 lead by Simon
2 lead by Simon
3 lead by Steve
4 lead by Simon
5 lead by Simon
6 lead by Steve
7 lead by Simon
8 lead by Steve
Sport 270m Classic
Well, what an outing! Such a great climb, only let down slightly by pitches 4 & 5. The rest of the pitches climb on beautiful and varied blue mountains rock, with so many amazing features, with just enough exposure to keep you honest. Pitch 6 and 7 are standout pitches, and some of the most amazing rock.

 
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall
12 Suicidal Tendencies - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 18m, 4 Good
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Shady Alley
10 Dunny Doo - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor Sport 4m, 2 Average
Novelty climb to finish the day

 
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Creek Boulder
18 Waterfalling - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 15m Very Good
Great features all the way, would be awesome if it was another 15mts

 
14 Up the Creek - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor Sport 15m, 6 Very Good
Cool climbing on amazing features

 
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
18 A Tale of Two Cities - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor Sport 12m, 7 Good
17 Ted Turd-Tossa - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor Sport 8m, 2 Good

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