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Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Nest Main Area | ||||||
18 | ★ Thermal Expansion - with Jack | 16m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
This climb felt contrived. It is hard not to escape onto the arete.
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Sat 13th May 2023 - Hominy | ||||||
15 ~16 | ★★ Hate - with Paul Griffiths | 7m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
First moves off the ground felt hard for the grade but good from there up.
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Sun 20th Nov 2022 - The Cathedral | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
19 | ★★ Vitez - with Andrew Stevenson | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This is a great route. A bit of a struggle up the first bit of the crack where it is wide but then it gets easier towards the bolt. The rest of the crack is good fun with plenty of rests. Then a fun engaging finish up the flake.
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Sat 12th Jun 2021 - Wahroonga Rocks | ||||||
Abseil Wall/Main Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ Marshall's Variation | 13m | ★ Good | |||
14 | ★ Weeping Corner | 13m | ★ Good | |||
14 | ★★ Stingray | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 2nd Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
15 | ★★★ Fuddy Duddy - with Jack and Amanda | 95m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climb, nice to have another lap.
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Sat 18th Jul 2020 - Berowra | ||||||
Ladder of Gloom Area | ||||||
4 | Cenotaph Corner | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Used as exit
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Sat 18th Jul 2020 - Berowra | ||||||
Positive Ape Factor Area | ||||||
4 | Manufactured by Schweppes (solo) | 10m | Average | |||
Used to collect gear .
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14 | ★ Kenneth's Climb | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Still love this climb
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Sat 18th Jul 2020 - Berowra | ||||||
Kid Free Area | ||||||
14 | Too Cold For Shandy | 12m | Average | |||
Had my trad gear so why not.
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Sun 15th Dec 2019 - Mount Keira | ||||||
West Face | ||||||
6 | Nurlegs - with Geoff Cooper | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Nice route.
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14 | ★ Angelic - with Liam Jackson | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Can't believe I haven't done this crack before, good jamming all the way up.
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Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Historic Wells | ||||||
14 | ★ Offwidth Joy - with Michael Law | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really enjoyed these cracks. Well wor having a go at.
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14 | ★ Back to Back - with Becky | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice easy trad climb with loads of gear. Thinks get a little interesting when the feet run out.
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15 | ★ Odie Odour - with Michael Law | 30m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun crack climbing up thin cracks. Bit of a hard first move but ok.
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Sat 20th Jul 2019 - Berowra | ||||||
Ladder of Gloom Area | ||||||
19 | ★ Savage Cabbage - with Andrew Stevenson | 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Just a quick run on top rope, still feels hard for 19.
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Sat 29th Jun 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
12 | ★★ The Eyrie - with Paul Griffiths | 45m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
13 | ★ Bonnie Scotland - with Paul Griffiths | 53m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This is a nice climb, the gear can be hard to find in places but it is all there. Probably not a good climb for a beginner at trad.
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8 | ★ Tongan Corner - with Paul Griffiths | 59m | ★ Good | |||
More fun than I thought it would be. You can stay away from all the vegetation in the corner.
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Sat 15th Jun 2019 - Bonnet Bay | ||||||
15 | ★ The Easy Root - with Paul Griffiths | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Quite good fun, makes a nice alternative trad route to the climb next door.
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12 | ★ Tiptoe Ridge - with Paul Griffiths | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This is a really fun route that is well worth doing. There is plenty of gear the whole way up.
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Sat 4th May 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Amok Time Gully | ||||||
14 | Brobdingnag - with Veronica Trainor | 25m | ★ Good | |||
This is actually a really good climb. Well worth doing.
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Sat 4th May 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Bumflute - with Andrew Stevenson | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really enjoyed this climb, nearly as good as Black Bart
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19 | ★★ Black Bart - with Andrew Stevenson | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Still a great climb.
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Sat 4th May 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Penguin Pete - with Andrew Stevenson | 20m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Felt a bit hard for 16 or that may just have been that I have not been climbing for a while.
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14 | Rip - with Veronica Trainor | 20m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb up thin crack, set up a trad belay at the top and then spotted the carrots.
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Wed 24th Apr 2019 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
Riverside Beginner’s Slab | ||||||
14 12 | Zoftig | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 13th Apr 2019 - Mt Gibraltar | ||||||
Slab Walls | ||||||
17 | ★★ Barking Knuckles Pitch 3 Crack Finish | 55m, 19 | ★ Good | |||
Pretty straight forward, the crack is fairly short and I only placed 1 cam in it. Worth doing.
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Mon 25th Jun 2018 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Coke Ovens Cliff | ||||||
16 | ★ Grunter - with Andrew Stevenson | 51m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I enjoy this type of thing but my partner didn't. The top section was quite dirty. The first pitch up to the tree makes a great beginner corner.
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14 | ★★ Organ Grinder - with Andrew Stevenson | 60m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I enjoyed this climb, it had a very trad feel to it and provided plenty of entertainment
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15 | ★★ Monkey Business - with Andrew Stevenson | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This had some interesting climbing in it and was probably the best finish to Organ Grinder
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19 | ★★★ The Knuckle - with Andrew Stevenson | 52m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This is a great climb, the first pitch is nice technical bridging, the second is easier than it looks from the ground and interesting pulling around the arete. The final pitch is still good climbing.
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Mon 25th Jun 2018 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Coal Mines Cliff | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Barton's Effort - with Andrew Stevenson | 35m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I didn't like the start but the rest of the route was amazing. very interesting varied moves all the way up. I felt that the bolts were quite sportingly spaced and it was probably a little hard for the grade but then this is the Wolgan.
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17 | ★★ Helzapoppin - with Andrew Stevenson | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The climbing on this route is great, the protection is not as great as the guide makes out. Nuts can often be found in between bolts but they are fiddly and not great.
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Sun 24th Jun 2018 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Coal Mines Cliff | ||||||
20 | ★★ Khe Sanh - with Andrew Stevenson | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great slab route that looks hard from the ground but there are enough holds. Climbs very well.
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Sat 5th May 2018 - The Cathedral | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
18 | ★★ Buffalo Bum - with Jack | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good hand crack but the start is hard, probably closer to 20. The other tricky section is where it gets a bit wide for a wile in the middle.
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20 | ★★ Wench in a Trench - with Jack | 18m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
What was I thinking picking an offwidth as a warm up climb before 9am and before I had coffee. I wanted a fight today and this climb gave it to me. 3 very distinct sections, the first 2 are offwidth using various techniques to make progress and the 3rd is a really nice hand crack. More people should get on this, I love watching others on Offwidths.
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Wed 25th Apr 2018 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
15 | ★ D Piker's Variant - with Paul Griffiths | 15m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice Climb even if it does feel like a bit of a cop out to go left half way up the corner.
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Sat 21st Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Afghan/Girl in the Mirror wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Compassion Overboard - with Jack | 45m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I really enjoyed this climb up with some gear and then hangers at the hard bits.
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Sat 21st Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
16 14 | ★★ Set, Piece, Battle - with Paul Griffiths | 50m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun climbing but if there were carrots there I didn't find them. Gear was spaced in places but there was enough to get by.
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Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ The Pharaoh | 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb, interesting moves at the bottom but once you figure them out it is ok.
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Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice tricky finger section in the middle.
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13 | ★ Charity | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice corner, I could have done with some more big gear but I made do with what I had.
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11 | ★ Angular Crack | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Better than I expected, this route climbs very well.
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Wed 4th Oct 2017 - Warrumbungles | ||||||
Bluff Mountain | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Flight of the Phoenix - with Drew Ivison | 310m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A totally awesome climb. It was the full on adventure that I was expecting. The first couple of pitches were more tricky than I was expecting looking from the ground and the climb continued to be pretty game on until it backed off a bit for the last 2 pitches.
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Mon 2nd Oct 2017 - Warrumbungles | ||||||
Belougery Spire West Face | ||||||
10 | ★★ Vertigo - with Drew Ivison | 95m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
When we started it was just a light shower, by the second pitch it was full on raining and everything was wet, just as well it is only a grade 10. The rain made it a real adventure.
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Sun 1st Oct 2017 - Warrumbungles | ||||||
Crater Bluff | ||||||
14 | ★★★ Cornerstone Rib - with Drew Ivison | 190m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A great climb up the very obvious line. All the pitches were good with a bit of variety. First climb in the bungles.
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Mon 25th Sep 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Obituary | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
14 | ★ Refusal | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 25th Sep 2017 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Old Baldy Upper Cliff | ||||||
20 18 | ★★★ Central Direct - with Andrew Stevenson | 110m | ★★ Very Good | |||
We had an interesting time on this climb.
P1 felt very hard for 18 (probably closer to 20) especially the moves around the diagonal left leaning ledge. We belayed from the same anchors as you use for the rap descent. P2 looked quite hard up to the first bolt which was about 5m off the belay, managed to put gear in the break and fiddle some interesting gear into a hole before getting to the bolt. There was a fair run out to the next bolt which I didn't see until it was right in front of my face and then I could see no more bolts. I moved up carefully and still didn't see any more bolts or gear so decided to head up what looked like an easy looking ramp to a crack/corner where I hoped there would be gear. Luckly I found some which was nice because I was about 12m run out at this point. I climbed the arete of the corner and turned the small roof before making it to the left hand side of the large cave where I set up a belay with the minimal gear that I had left (only took a small amount as I was expecting bolts). At this point we had a read of the guide and figured that we were at the top of pitch 3 and had somehow skipped a whole pitch. Last pitch was pretty much as described, traversing out of the sandy cave and crimping on sandy ledges was not fun but we made it to the top in one piece. A great adventure climb up a sea of rock, just don't come expecting a grade 18 sport climb, think grade 20 trad climb with thought provoking run outs and you will be fine (we found a couple more bolts that we missed on rap but they were fairly hidden). |
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Sat 12th Aug 2017 - Wahroonga | ||||||
Browns Road Courtyard Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Pocket Rocket | 9m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard moves down low and then it gets easier towards the top.
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21 | ★ JP | 12m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Nice climb with quite a reach in the middle.
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16 | ★ Sexy Sue | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Nice easy climb to try out my new top rope solo set up.
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17 | ★ JR | 10m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Easier than it looks.
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16 | ★ Sardine | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great thin crack with some real good jam moves higher up.
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Sat 5th Aug 2017 - Joll's Bridge | ||||||
Lower cliffline | ||||||
22 | ★★ Bad Luck Silverback Variant | 14m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
My first attempt at top rope soloing. I thought it would be a good one because of the nicly placed bolts at the top but I didn't think that this would actually put me on the variant finish at 22.
Managed to drag myself up and the system that I used seemed to work pretty well and safely although I can think of a few improvements to the system which I will try later. In hindsight I should probably have don Chocolate Coated Parents first before jumping on this. |
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16 | ★ Chocolate Coated Parents | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A couple of laps to get used to the top rope solo set up. Worked quite well.
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Sat 29th Jul 2017 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
10 | ★ Mike's Cop-out - with Elly | 8m | ★ Good | |||
This was very easy at the start and then had a couple of interesting moves at the end.
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11 | ★ Orgasmic - with Elly | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Enjoyed this more than I thought that I woulc.
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14 | ★★ Pledge a Legend - with Elly | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A great crack climb with loads of stuff to keep you interested. The short traverse was interesting moves on lead.
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10 | Celluloid Heroes - with Elly | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Quite fun easier route.
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8 | Crack 'n' Up - with Elly | 17m | ★ Good | |||
Really good if you like this kind of thing. Always an interesting route when the first bit of gear was a couple of meters from the top.
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16 | ★ Pan Pacific Wall - with Elly | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I really liked moving from break to break. The move by the bolt was quite tricky.
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Sat 15th Jul 2017 - Berowra | ||||||
Pimple Buttress | ||||||
20 | ★ Pimple - with Andrew Stevenson, Veronica Trainor | 10m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Been meaning to do this one for a while.
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Sat 15th Jul 2017 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
15 | ★ B - with Elly | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This is actually a really good route despite the vegetation at the start. The second pitch flake/crack is great, just wish it was double the height.
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Sat 15th Jul 2017 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Vox Populi Wall | ||||||
12 | ★ Digit Dave - with Elly | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Did this corner on trad gear just because I had it on me. Fun little climb, would make a good first lead.
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Sat 8th Jul 2017 - Wahroonga Rocks | ||||||
Abseil Wall/Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ BHOTM - with Andrew Stevenson | 13m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
A hard start from some slots up with a long move.
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14 | ★ Weeping Corner - with Andrew Stevenson | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Noce trad corner that actually has some good climbing on it.
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18 | ★ 2020 - with Andrew Stevenson | 14m | ★ Good | |||
Enjoyed the moves through the roof
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14 | ★★ Stingray - with Andrew Stevenson | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really liked this climb, not too hard but had plenty to keep you interested.
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14 | ★ Trad 2 - with Andrew Stevenson | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Good climb but the gear is quite spaced if you were to lead it.
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15 | Trad 3 - with Andrew Stevenson | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Nice route.
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16 | ★★ Mixer 1 - with Andrew Stevenson | 14m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
I probably would not want to lead this on the current bolt placements
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Sat 8th Jul 2017 - Wahroonga Rocks | ||||||
South West Wall | ||||||
10 | ★★ Unknown Trad Line - with Andrew Stevenson | 11m | ★ Good | |||
Nice easy line, good to have a rings at top.
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12 | ★ Pheasant - with Andrew Stevenson | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Climbed this on 3 small cams. A good fun climb.
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Sat 1st Jul 2017 - Alfords Point | ||||||
Alfords Point Main Area | ||||||
21 | ★★ Breaking Good - with Jack | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really enjoyed this route. The cams in the breaks are good and the move from the first break to the second on crimps is pretty tricky. Well worth a climb.
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
The Lighthouse Liquid Insanity Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Neptune - with Jack | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I really enjoyed embracing the crack on this climb.
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
The Lighthouse Red Riding Hood Area | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Little Red Riding Hood - with Jack | 25m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really good climbing especially the arete at the top.
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Sat 24th Jun 2017 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
The Lighthouse Centurion Area | ||||||
16 | ★★ Centurion - with Jack | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Looks hard peering over the top but actually climbs really well.
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15 | ★★ Impact Zone - with Jack | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
NIce climb with plenty to keep you interested.
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Sat 17th Jun 2017 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
14 14 R | ★ Elf Town - with Ben | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I was surprised how good this was. After the high first bolt it was a bit run out with only a suspect cam behind a flake but it climbed really well and the last couple of moves were interesting.
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9 | ★ Jezebel - with Ben | 11m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Another lap
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16 | ★ Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket - with Ben | 20m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A well worth doing route with a with of variety.
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Sat 13th May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Stateline Gully | ||||||
20 | ★ Hearts and Minds - with Adam Mujaj | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Something must have fallen off this as there is no way the crux is 20. The start is a bit sketchy too with no decent gear before the first bolt.
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19 | ★★ Touchstone - with Adam Mujaj | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climb and well worth the walk.
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Sat 13th May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Mindblower - with Adam Mujaj | 20m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great route which would be even better if it was longer.
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22 | ★★ Moonage Daydream - with Adam Mujaj | 30m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
The crux reach was just a bit too much for my height, other than that it was a good route.
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Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | ||||||
5 | ★★★ Tiptoe Ridge - with Elly | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A fun alpine adventure. The climb off the back is interesting
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Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
Castle Crag | ||||||
13 | ★ Cunrack - with Elly | 16m | ★ Good | |||
I would describe this route as gripping for 13.
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11 | ★★ Trapeze - with Elly | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great route with an interesting traverse.
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Sat 22nd Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall | ||||||
12 | ★ Bygone - with Elly | 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.
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19 | ★★★ Morfydd - with Amanda, Jack | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
I love climbing cracks, this climb really suited my style. What a great fight all the way up.
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Sat 22nd Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
13 | ★★ Dunes Direct - with Elly | 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.
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Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
11 | ★★ Didgeridoo - with Elly | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Thought I would do this version as I have already done Horn Piece, this was equally as good.
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10 | ★★ D Major - with Elly | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
11 | ★★ Piccolo - with Elly | 33m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Agamemnon Area | ||||||
11 | ★★★ Agamemnon - with Elly | 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.
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Wed 19th Apr 2017 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
Back Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ Regatta - with Elly | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
10 | ★ Hard Drain - with Elly | 26m | ★★ Very Good |