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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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| Tue 11th Oct 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge | ||||||
| 5 |
★★ Introductory Route
- with
Angela Anchugova
| 140m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Tue 11th Oct 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall | ||||||
| 11 |
★★ Pedro
- with
Angela Anchugova
| 36m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Tue 11th Oct 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Hope
- with
Angela Anchugova
| 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 9th Oct 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
| 8 |
★★ Spiral Staircase
- with
Angela Anchugova
| 100m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 9th Oct 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
| 10 |
★★ D Major
- with
Angela Anchugova
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sat 5th Oct 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
| 10 |
★★ The Shroud
- with
Giovanni Guccione
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Very worthwhile!
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| Fri 4th Oct 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
| 10 |
★★★ Eskimo Nell
- with
Giovanni Guccione
| 130m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
| Fri 4th Oct 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Clytemnaestra Buttress
| 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
| 10 |
★★ D Major
- with
Giovanni Guccione
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| 11 |
★★ Piccolo
| 33m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Always a favourite!
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| Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ D Minor
| 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Excellent. More than enough good pro to protect the overlaps.
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| Mon 26th Aug 2019 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Slap & Tickle
| 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Gets good towards the top.
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| 16 |
★ Hairy Harriet
| 14m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 25th Aug 2019 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Snoop Dog
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good fun, actually quite worthwhile.
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| Sun 21st Jul 2019 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Tianjara Falls Huskinson Homo (Ricky) and the (Graeme) Hill Top hoods gully | ||||||
| 22 |
★★★ Dodecahedron
| 20m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
| 16 |
★ California Dreaming
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| 15 |
★ Oleo
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ It Goes!
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Very fun, has a bit of everything.
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| 15 |
★ Pitang Pitang
| 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Upper Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Side Stepper
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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Not bad.
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| Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
| 12 |
★★ The Eyrie
| 45m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Enjoyable climbing. Done as one pitch.
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| Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bard Buttress | ||||||
| 12 |
★★★ Bard
- with
Karun
| 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Led all pitches. Absolutely awesome!
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| Mon 10th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Upper Central Gully Mari Buttress | ||||||
| 17 |
★★★ Mari
- with
Chris
| 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Hung around at the crux for a while but struggled through it. Superb climb!
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| Mon 10th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
| 14 |
★★★ Lamplighter
- with
Chris
| 78m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Led pitch 3. All of it was amazing, the final pitch was hilarious!
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| Sun 9th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
| 10 |
★★★ Syrinx
- with
Pat
| 170m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Done in 4 pitches, led the 1,2 and 4,5 links. So fun. The final pitch is great!
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| Sun 9th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower | ||||||
| 9 |
★★★ Arachnus
- with
Pat
| 110m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Done in two pitches, led the 3,4 link.
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| Sat 8th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
| 13 |
★★★ Muldoon
- with
Karun
| 42m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Led both pitches. So good!
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| Sat 8th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Kaiser
- with
Karun
| 110m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Led all pitches. Unfortunately another party was on Resignation. Found pitch 3 to be excellent, but pitch 4 was a bit rubbish.
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| Fri 7th Sep 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
| 11 |
★★ Piccolo
- with
Karun
| 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Always my first climb of an Arapiles trip. Bit of a tradition now
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| 8 |
★★ Diapason
- with
Karun
| 55m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Night climb, done as one pitch.
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| Mon 20th Aug 2018 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Hylands Lookout Middle Ground | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Come in Spinner
| 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 20th Aug 2018 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Hylands Lookout South-Western side Dark Energy Slab | ||||||
| 21 |
★ Loose Oranges
| 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great moves! Slightly sandy, but still good friction where it's needed.
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| Mon 20th Aug 2018 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Hylands Lookout South-Western side Liquidity Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Crackling Rosie
| 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Very fun! Not particularly cruxy, just consistent, straightforward climbing.
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| Sat 28th Jul 2018 - Nowra | ||||||
| Bomaderry Creek South Central | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Silver Hands
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm-up laps.
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| 24 |
★★ There Goes The Neighourhood
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
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Got it second shot. Ended up using the intermediate holds through the crux, which was less fun than the big move.
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| Sun 1st Jul 2018 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Alley Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★★ Renovators Dream
| 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Finally didn't fall off! Just needed a team on the ground to yell beta.
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| Sun 1st Jul 2018 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Cowboy Junkies
| 15m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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A long-term project done
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| Mon 11th Jun 2018 - Nowra | ||||||
| Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheesemonster Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Wham Bam Thankyou Maam
| 8m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Got it on the first real shot of the day!
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| Sun 6th May 2018 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Butt Head
| 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 16 |
★★ Barbie Twins
| 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 17th Dec 2017 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
| The Horn Area The Horn | ||||||
| 16 |
★★★ The Pintle Left Hand Variant
| 70m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Excellent! A hard start, committing middle, and a finish up victory-jugs!
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| Sat 16th Dec 2017 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
| The Cathedral | ||||||
| 17 |
★★★ Maharajah
| 42m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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So good! Packs in a lot of fun moves. Done via the flake start.
I led P1, Pat got the excellent top-out on P2. |
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| Sat 16th Dec 2017 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
| The Hump Area The Hump | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ The Initiation
| 90m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Has a bit of everything and is excellent all the way!
Done in three pitches, Pat led P1 and I got P2 and P3. Had a bit of fun going off-route at the beginning of P2 by following the flake towards the rings, checking the guide on lead, and carefully down-climbing to get on track again. |
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| Sat 28th Oct 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ L'Arch
| 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 23 |
★★ Eat My Spinning Blades Of Steel, Mother....er Lefthand Variant
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Finally. It's not even that fun.
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| 20 |
★★ Spinning Blades of Steel
| 9m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Bomaderry Creek South Central | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Silver Hands
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Two warm-up laps.
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| Sun 20th Aug 2017 - Pierce's Creek | ||||||
| Western Area Cohiba The Arch | ||||||
| 16 V0 |
★★★ Split infinitive
| 6m | ||||
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Highballs aren't my cup of tea. Luckily, carrying gear up hills is. The top-out's actually not bad so I'd consider having a real go with another pad under me.
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| Sun 6th Aug 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheddar Choss Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Gas Krankinstation
| 10m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Happy to finally get a 24
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| Sun 6th Aug 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Bomaderry Creek South Central | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Silver Hands
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 30th Jul 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Barbie Twins
| 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 18th Jun 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Killer Boas
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good fun. Probably would be three stars if it wasn't so short. Disappointed to just miss the onsight but happy to get easily on the second shot.
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| Sun 18th Jun 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Beavis
| 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Excellent. Didn't realise that I hadn't climbed it before.
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| Sun 18th Jun 2017 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Diddy Kong
| 24m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm-up. Nice climbing.
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| Fri 9th Dec 2016 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 13 |
★★ Clockwork Orange Corner
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great climbing. Manages to be both technical and juggy.
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| 14 |
★ Orchid Alley
| 20m | ||||
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Better than the description suggests. Good climbing with only a spot of offwidth. A small cam (Metolius 0, I think) shortens the runout.
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| Sat 26th Nov 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Darkling
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Yo-yo ascent. Took a stuck knee before I figured it out but it was actually pretty straightforward on the second run. Good feet.
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| Sun 6th Nov 2016 - Gibraltar and Corin Road | ||||||
| Billy Billy Innocence | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Why Does It Always Rain On Me
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Third time lucky; nice to finally send it.
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| 16 |
★ End of Innocence
| 15m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
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Fell off the first meter and blew the onsight! Found it hard to get established in the groove.
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| 17 |
★★ Oops I Did It Again!
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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"Interesting finish." The offwidth I was expecting, the stinging nettles were a surprise.
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| 3 |
★ Yayco
| 6m | Average | |||
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Usual warm-up.
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| Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Ace High
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Becoming my usual warm-up.
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| Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Penny Direct
| 18m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice.
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| Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Gibraltar and Corin Road | ||||||
| Gibraltar Peak Safari Boulders | ||||||
| 17 |
Mario and the Blue Angels
| 15m | Average | |||
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Really earns its no-star status.
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| Sun 9th Oct 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Possum area | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Vomit
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nice to come back and get the send.
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| Sun 9th Oct 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Integral face | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Running Crack
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 11 |
★ Marmalade P1
1
| 44m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Solo of the first pitch.
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| Mon 3rd Oct 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Spinning Blades of Steel
| 9m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Warm-up and warm-down laps.
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| Tue 27th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker
| 9m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Happy to get it second shot. Really just the one hard move.
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| 21 |
★ Friendly Fire
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Better holds than you'd think.
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| 18 |
★ Stormin Norman
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Went off to left at the crux, decided I was off-route, down-climbed back to the correct line, went up again. Good warm-up.
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| 16 |
★★ The Sisters of Fatima
| 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Good monkeying on jugs.
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| Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
| 18 17 |
★ Burning Jowls
| 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
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Not bad.
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| 13 |
★ Trinity
| 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Good for the grade.
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| Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hornes Point | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Yellow Crack
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
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Great jungle-gym climbing but the rock quality gets worse near the top. Traversed left after the crack to avoid climbing the thin, chossy flakes at the top.
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| Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Joseph
| 46m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Good fun!
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| Tue 16th Aug 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point The Grease Cave | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Bitter Lemon
| 6m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Much easier now that I can jam.
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| 15 |
★ Sour Grapes
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm-up in runners.
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| Sat 30th Jul 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Turtle Wall
| 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 16th Jul 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Big Dreams
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
| 17 |
★★ Hang On
| 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sun 12th Jun 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Ephemeros
1
11
2
3
4
| 75m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Easy and fun. P1 only.
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| 14 |
★★ Sleepwalker
1
14
| 110m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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P1 only.
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| Sat 21st May 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Ace High
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Another quick warm up lap on the walk to Mushroom Rock.
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| Sat 7th May 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Mushroom Rock | ||||||
| 13 |
★ False Sun
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Delightfully mossy.
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| Sat 7th May 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Legoland North-west | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Goose Step
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Pretty good. Arguably worth the walk.
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| Sat 7th May 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
| 16 |
★ California Dreaming
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| 10 |
★ Ace High
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 24th Apr 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Orroral Ridge Sentinel Rocks | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Cat Scratch
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Very nice. The gear is a bit too fiddly to make a great beginner lead.
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★★ Power Cat
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Excellent and sustained for a short climb.
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| Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Spinning Blades of Steel
| 9m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
| Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Lucifer
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 3rd Apr 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Integral face | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Big Flake
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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More climbing in it than I was expecting and quite varied.
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| Sun 3rd Apr 2016 - Orroral area | ||||||
| Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Possum area | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Overhang Corner
| 32m | ★ Good | |||
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Easy after the start but quite enjoyable. (P1 only)
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| Mon 28th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Honk On
| 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| 17 |
★ Gender Warfare
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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One good move.
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| 17 |
★ Cast Iron Lullaby
| 12m, 6 | Average | |||
| 14 |
★ George's Perspiration
| 12m, 6 | Don't Bother | |||
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Needs to clean up a lot and will probably have fewer holds when it does.
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| Sun 27th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ The Eternity
| 22m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Awesome. Happy to get the send.
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| Sun 27th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Addendum
| 60m | ★ Good | |||
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P1 only.
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