Ascents as various tick types as trad or sport by Matt Short

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sat 13th May 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane
	21	★★★ Barbarossa - with Adam Mujaj	Sport 35m	★★★ Classic
Great route, it just sustained the pump throughout with out any particularly hard moves. Loved the double kneebar close to the top for a rest. Be a bit cautious when lowering, on my 60m even with the first bolt unclipped we had to play a few games to get to the ground.
	22	★★ Moonage Daydream - with Adam Mujaj	Mixed trad 30m, 6	★★ Very Good
The crux reach was just a bit too much for my height, other than that it was a good route.
Sat 6th May 2017 - Bluebell
	16	★ Sparky - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 10m, 3	★ Good
Fun easier route
	19	★ Meltdown - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 10m, 4	★★ Very Good
\|Really enjoyed the climbing on this one
	23	★★★ Ruthless Babe - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 12m, 5	★★★ Classic
Pretty happy to get this clean. Didn't find it as hard as I thought I might.
	16 18	★ Anika - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 8m, 2	★ Good
Has a couple of hard moves for a 16
	18	★ Screaming Cockatoos - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 10m, 3	★ Good
Fun route.
Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
	5	★★★ Tiptoe Ridge - with Elly	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic
A fun alpine adventure. The climb off the back is interesting
Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Castle Crag
	13	★ Cunrack - with Elly	Trad 16m	★ Good
I would describe this route as gripping for 13.
	11	★★ Trapeze - with Elly	Trad 20m	★★★ Classic
Great route with an interesting traverse.
Sat 22nd Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall
	12	★ Bygone - with Elly	Mixed trad 30m, 1	★★ Very Good
This climbed better than I expected it to. I think the bolt is not really needed so I skipped it and placed a bomber cam instead.
	19	★★★ Morfydd - with Amanda, Jack	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
I love climbing cracks, this climb really suited my style. What a great fight all the way up.
Sat 22nd Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	13	★★ Dunes Direct - with Elly	Trad 100m	★★ Very Good
Some really interesting climbing in this nversion of Dunes. The first pitch just before the belay is absorbing and the the corner in the last pitch is fun.
Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Didgeridoo - with Elly	Trad 35m	★★★ Classic
Thought I would do this version as I have already done Horn Piece, this was equally as good.
	10	★★ D Major - with Elly	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
	11	★★ Piccolo - with Elly	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	11	★★★ Agamemnon - with Elly	Trad 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
What an amazing climb, you do all kinds of chimney techniques and then when you step across and just keep going out towards the campsite, great finish.
Wed 19th Apr 2017 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
	13	★ Regatta - with Elly	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
	10	★ Hard Drain - with Elly	Trad 26m	★★ Very Good
	15 9	★ Odlid Baggins - with Elly	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	17	★★ Overkill - with Elly	Trad 23m	★★★ Classic
	10	★ An-tics - with Elly	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
	12	★ De Blanc - with Elly	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Tue 18th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	13	★★★ Muldoon - with Elly	Trad 42m	★★★ Mega Classic
Such a classic route for the grade, one of my favourites at Arapiles.
Tue 18th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	10	★★ Serpent - with Elly	Trad 43m	★★ Very Good
A great climb with a bit of variety, climbed better than it looked from the ground.
	6	★★ Guiding Light - with Elly	Trad 60m	★★ Very Good
A fun little adventure, I especially liked the step across the void which was not small.
	13	★ The Baptism - with Elly	Trad 30m	★ Good
Fun route, the crack section at the start of the second pitch is hard. I would easily give this a couple of grades more.
Mon 17th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area
	9	★★ Beau Geste - with Jack, Amanda	Trad 140m	★★★ Mega Classic
Great adventure
Mon 17th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	12	★★ Panzer - with Amanda, Jack	Trad 95m	★★★ Classic
This climb had 3 very varied pitches
Sun 16th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	11	★★ Phoenix - with Elly	Trad 98m	★★★ Classic
Sun 16th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area
	11	★★ The Dribble - with Elly	Trad 120m	★★★ Classic
Sat 15th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	14	★★ Mantle - with Elly	Trad 90m	★★★ Classic
This is like a tamer Brolga, great slab climbing
Sat 15th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
	9 9 R	★★★ Arachnus Variant (Minerva) - with Elly	Trad 110m	★★★ Classic
Did the variant to pass a slower group.
Fri 14th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	11	★★ The Bishop - with Elly	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
A fun couple of pitches with the first on being jug hauling and the second having a hard start up the orange wall.
Sat 8th Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Ikara Head
	19	★★★ Telstar - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 80m	★★★ Mega Classic
Just as good the second time round. Only had to lead the 19 pitch this time instead of the whole lot.
	20	★★★ Caladan - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 32m	★★★ Mega Classic
What an awesome route, easily up there with the best cracks that I have climbed in the Blue Mountains. The start was intimidating but the climbing was easier than expected. When I got up to the hand crack proper it was fairly smooth sailing until about the last 5m where the climb seemed to take every opportunity to try and spit me off, luckly I was up for the fight and mad it all they way to the top. Very happy to have ticked this one.
Sat 1st Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	22	★★★ On Edge - with Andrew Stevenson	Mixed trad 28m, 5	★★★ Classic
What a great route with technical climbing on the arete. The bolts did feel a bit spaced.
	17	★★★ Flake Crack - with Andrew Stevenson, Paul Griffiths	Trad 53m	★★★ Classic
Always fun.
Sat 1st Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	18	★★★ The Eternity - with Paul Griffiths, Andrew Stevenson	Trad 22m	★★★ Mega Classic
Its been a while since I did this route so it was worth another lap
	19	★★ Psychotic - with Paul Griffiths, Andrew Stevenson	Mixed trad 25m, 3	★★★ Classic
This is a great alternative finish to psychopath and a great route in its own right. It is evry bit of 19.
	19	★ The Scull Cave Eliminate - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
An interesting variation on The Phantom, worth doing.
	17	★ Avago (Ya Mug) - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
I was surprised that I really enjoyed this climb, it doesn't look much from the ground but it is good.
Sun 29th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
	18	★★ Soul Sister - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 24m	★★ Very Good
	22	★★ Extension Lead - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 20m	★★★ Classic
Great climb with a hard start. Well worth climbing.
	21	★★ Bulls Head - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 35m	★★★ Classic
Great fun adventure route for a sport route. A nice traverse with some harder moves at the end of it.
Sun 22nd Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
	18	★★ Soul Sister - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 24m	★★ Very Good
Nice climb with some interesting moves. Would do it again.
	20	★ Old Blobby - with Alice	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
Hard start, more like 21. Then some nice jug hauling up the arete. Very fun.
	24	★★ Unity (Rat$ Direct) - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
My first 24 and managed to get it onsight as well! Hauled myself onto the start and then made my way up the wall. I struggled just before the big ledge but managed to stay on. After a long rest on the ledge I made my way up the tecnical part of the wall just above the ledge and finished with a bit of a dynamic move to what luckly turned out to be a good hold. I was very happy to get to the top of this on very pumped.
	22	★★ SWALK - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
This was a really nice climb with a few rests to stop you getting mega pumped.
	19	★ Absolute Zero - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 23m, 5	★★ Very Good
Good route as a warm up. I found it a little run out in places.
Sat 14th Jan 2017 - Bangor West
	18	★ Zip - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 8m	★ Good
Hard start to this climb.
	19	★★ Fixed Steps - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 10m, 3	★★ Very Good
Enjoyed this route, lots of fun moves working around the arete and working out where to put your feet.
	17	★★ The Whorl - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 10m, 3	★★ Very Good
Nice climbing with a great feature in the middle.
	20	★ The Shire Republic - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 12m, 3	★★ Very Good
Nice and delicate up the slab.
	18	★ NFM - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 8m, 3	★ Good
Hard start but after that easy going.
	20 21	★ Killer's Kidneys - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 8m, 3	★ Good
Nice route
Sun 4th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
	18	★★★ Bunny Bucket Buttress - with Susie	Sport 270m	★★★ Mega Classic
Taking Susie up this classic. We raised the sun to the top and just about won.
Sat 3rd Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	15	★★ Wild is the Wind - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 80m	★★ Very Good
Nice adventure climbing, well worth a trip up.
	19	★ My Mate Matey - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
Really enjoyed the thin climbing on this one, slightly easier than the climb next door.
Sat 3rd Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	16	★★★ The Gates of Janus - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
Great climb, worth repeating.
	21	★★ Pig Iron Slaughter - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 45m	★★★ Classic
What an amazing arete to climb. I was glade to get this clean given how warm it was. It has some great moves at the crux on the arete.
Sat 26th Nov 2016 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
	14	★ Open to Public Scrutiny - with Brendon Flanagan	Sport 20m	★ Good
I don't know why but I always seem to do this route when I come here, barefoot this time.
Sat 26th Nov 2016 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
	20	★★ Silver Fox - with Brendon Flanagan	Sport 16m	★★ Very Good
Very good route with some balancy moves and a nice little rooflet to finish.
	19	★ Hugh Town - with Brendon Flanagan	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
Great route well worth doing again.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall
	21	★★★ Shakes and Flakes - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 30m	★★★ Classic
Best route of the day, it has some great climbing and some thin sections but not where I thought they would be.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
	15	★★ Just for Fun - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 50m	★★★ Classic
A great easy route, can be done all on carrots. The second pitch is quite short and I am not sure that I would bother doing it again.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
	17 21	★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag (Dress Rehearsal Rag - 1st Pitch) - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 35m, 4	★★★ Classic
Not sure about the statement about it being desperate for 17. I found this fairly straight forward, just enough holds to make a great route.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall
	16	★★ Van - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 44m	★★ Very Good
The crack makes for very interesting climbing, well worth doing. I placed loads of nuts in the crack.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall
	19	★★★ Taipan - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
Awesome climb, the second pitch is really good. I didn't like the sling to start with but there were bomber bits of gear on the way up.
	18	★★ Fer De Lance - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
We ran this as one pitch, the jamming crack was very interesting climbing and you had to think about your feet a bit.
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall
	17	★ Harpo - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
Nice route, felt a bit like Grouchie but easier.
	19	★ Grouchie - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 18m	★★ Very Good
A good route that felt pumpy towards the top, noting overly difficult.
Sun 16th Oct 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
	17	★ Monkey Girl - with Elly	Sport 23m	★★ Very Good
Nice climb with a tricky start.
	21	★★ Sound and Vision - with Elly	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
Great climb, the crux was pretty reachy for me but I made it stick.
Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	20	★★★ The Wars of the Roses - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 72m	★★★ Classic
Such a great climb with a lot of variety. P1 in a great corner crack and a good route in its own right. P2 is good climbing with some interesting moves, pulling onto the hanging block and then belaying on it is a bit disconcerting but I am sure it won't budge. P3 is great moves under a roof that felt fairly strong but the gear was good. P4 is fun easy climbing all the way to the top.
	18	★★★ Sizzler - with Andrew Stevenson, Paul Griffiths	Trad 81m	★★★ Classic
Every trip to the Wolgan I have eyed up this crack but today I finally got on it. I didn't have too many problems with the hand crack and pulling through the mini roof. The fist size crack had a couple of hard moves to get established and then the final crack felt a bit run out because I only had one 5 in it but it was easy climbing. Overall a classic route.
Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	21	★★ Oblivious	Mixed trad 20m, 4	★★ Very Good
I have always overlooked this climb but it turns out it is well worth doing.
Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Tex Arcana Wall
	20	★★ Tex Arcana	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Great fun climb, I took a #4 cam and placed it. Felt about right for the grade.
	21	★★ Hullaballoo	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
Nice thin section through the middle. Felt right for the grade
Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area
	17	★ Currawongs & Chocolate Cakes	Mixed trad 18m, 4	★ Good
I found this quite a fun climb but other I was with weren't convinced.
Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area
	17	★★ Viparete - with Roger Austin	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
A great climb. I was pretty happy with the gear down low, I found a nut down low before the mantle and then a cam after the mantle. Perhaps my head was just in the right place that day.
	19	★★★ Auntie Jack - with Matt Short	Mixed trad 27m, 1	★★★ Classic
What a great climb with a bit of everything, I can see how you would think that the flake section is a bit run out but luckily my head was in the right place.
	19	★★ Zipper - with Roger Austin	Mixed trad 25m, 5	★★ Very Good
Very good climbing, nearly as good as its neighbour.
	16	★ Red Robbin	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Fun route with good moves through the roof, well worth doing. Found it a bit easier than 21.
Sun 11th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	14	★★ Gently Mine - with Jack	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
What a great route, would be good for beginner trad leaders I think, loads of gear that is easy to place.
	16	★★★ The Gates of Janus - with Jack	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
What a climb, at first I thought I was oning to layback it but I ended up jamming most of the way. I got to about 2/3 height and realised that the biggest cam that I had left was a 0.5 and all I could see was a hand sized crack. After standing on the ledge for a while I went with the philosophy "If in doubt, run it out", after all how hard could it be, it is only a 16. Luckily the climbing wasn't too hard and I found a large wire somewhere up there. We decided to carry on up what we thought was the second pitch of Gentle Mine, turns out it was the second pitch of Pig Iron Slaughter. Was worth doing though.
Sun 11th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	20	★ Grand Slam 2008 - with Jack	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
The start was easy then you pull onto the slab where you pull up on small crimps always hoping that the next on will be a good one. This doesn't end until the last bolt. If you told me it was 21 I wouldn't argue with you.
	18	★★★ Gold Star - with Jack	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic
What an amazing route, interesting handjamming on the first pitch then a bold start to the second with some interesting moves through the roof.
Sat 10th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Elly	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Yet another ascent, this time taking Elly up for a multi pitch adventure.
Sun 28th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags The Phoenix
	21	★ Archaeopteryx - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 45m, 14	★ Good
This route could be very good if the rock wasn't bad in several places. My partner pulled off quite a sizeable hold.
	20	★★★ The Phoenix - with Andrew Stevenson	Trad 45m	★★★ Classic
Awesome climb. It was a bit of an adventure to get to, thanks for all of the fixed ropes. Once you get there and look down the climb you know that you are in for some fun. A great continuous crackline that just eats gear. There were 2 tricky section but nothing too hard, would have helped if my fingers were a bit fatter.
Sat 27th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs
	20	★★ Bohemiath - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 37m, 14	★★ Very Good
Nice climb, fairly solid at the grade. Did a 1 long pitch.
	21	★★ Mr Orange - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 38m, 17	★★★ Classic
This is an awesome climb with lots of interesting varied moves. Going through the roof was probably the best bit. Did as one long pitch.
	15	★ I Don't Tip - with Paul Griffiths	Sport 36m, 13	★★ Very Good
A good climb, would be nice for someone learning to multipitch.
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Jean Jaurès Wall
	20	★★ La Femme Flic - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 30m, 10	★★★ Classic
Great climb with a bit of variety, this is much more my kind of climbing, less steep
	18	★ Slip, Snap, Splash. - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 30m, 15	★★ Very Good
Fun climbing.
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside
	22	★★★ Seamstress - with Andrew Stevenson	Sport 22m, 10	★★★ Classic
Great route, had to fight to get to the anchors as my energy was quickly running out.
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall
	22	★★ Murdoch the Horse Fucker - with Blue Mountains Orangutan	Sport 12m, 5	★★★ Classic
Very happy to get this first attempt and suprised that I still had energy left at the top.
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall
	20	★★ Birdsville Track - with Matt Short	Sport 23m, 9	★★★ Classic
Great route, well worth doing.
	19	★★ Gun Barrel Highway	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic
Amazing route, really enjoyed the climbing.

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