Ascents as various tick types as trad by Alex Mougenot

This pitch is much better than it looks from the ground.

Happy to get through the start first try on second, but Kyle put it best when he said it was like being a slippery gecko. Some sticky slappy climbing! You are duly rewarded up above with some seriously stellar climbing. Piton is in good nic and ready for stick-clipping.

3rd climb of the morning, and felt way better on this! Less shaky and pumped out than infinity. Love being reminded by how classic some of the Frog routes are. We are blessed!

So bloody great getting back out with Kyle again! And it was very welcome being back on rock - even despite the heat. Lovely morning. Felt shaky and weak, but a happy man.

A lovely ascent on a special day. Vale the Man of Steel.

Started up this then got cracked by an insane thunderstorm. Sideways rain, blistery winds, and a wild cold front. Bailed off, leaving gear and rope 😅 Em dealt with the stress great and we reflected at the pub!

Not a bad route! Cool meandering crack with a variety of jams, and not real hard thrutching in the wide sections.

Pretty much a sport route, though a #1/2 cams before the first is not a bad shout if you don't have reach.

Thought this was sport, so used my safety to sling the drill hole.

The rock at the first bolt start is the chossiest rock at KP by far. The rope in the sling hole needs replacing/removing. Has been there since shortly after the FA I believe. Contrived finish, but cool movement once you commit to the contrivance. Route would have been better and more natural with bolts farther left at the top and going up the LH arete.

Only used the bolts. No worse than many of the sport routes here realistically haha!

Climbed this without the gear this time. Tad unnerving and a few no-fall sections.

Quite good climbing, and the gear is better than the guide makes out although definitely a route to place as much gear as possible - and be smart about your placements - as the rock is quite suspect. I finished up the drill hole and mantled out - note the ledge fall below if you don't jump out while falling.

What a good fight! Trutches, arm-bars, a wide assortment of jams, protection galore, and good climbing the entire way. Good wide climbing that I think is only really rivalled by Venom at Frog.

I disagree with the notion of a lower anchor - there's no need for a lower anchor on the face. Future Tense's work fine and it's best to keep the top anchors out of sight from the ground.

Stoked to finally do this, and when I'm not especially climbing fit.

Not bad climbing the whole way. Probably easy for 22, but it's a bit heady above the bolt! Great climbing up the arete above, with unorthodox placements to bring you through the topout. Great to climb this historical route, even though it's not a classic.

Climbed this from the top of Yodel Up The Valley, traversing down and left thinking this was Fawlty Towers! Missed out on the first 1-2m of proper climbing but apparently still enjoyed the business.

Cool unexpected position with classy climbing up high! Tricky transition into the hanging offwidth, but figured out a way to do it sans layback - which seemed scary.

My experience of this was probably made more interesting by the appearance of an active wasps nest just right of where the crack thins out, forcing climbing to the left of the crack.

Scrambled to Rickety Kate's anchors and rapped off.

This was actually such a great route, and really good value for a high mileage day for fitness. A lot of terrain covered and great cardio, mixed in with various pitches of actually-good climbing in the crux pitches!

Thankfully the notably-dry winter meant that the entire climb was bone-dry, leaving only dry, dusty lichen.

Kyle and I freed all pitches, him freeing the first aid pitch and me freeing the second. The upper aid pitch goes at aroudn 23 in its current state, onsighting and suffering through the dust. With a proper clean it would probably go at 22. Would be cool to exit the roof on pitch 10 next time. Simulled Martian and soloed some low-risk sections.

All in all, brilliant route for a brilliant day out! Will be coming back in years to come for pre-trip fitness training. ~8.5hrs car-2-car.

In one pitch. One of two great days out climbing with Scott, Shawn, Sandra, Toby, Kyle, and Dan! Did this route as a re-introduction, as well as a handful of other slabs, cracks, and faces around the second pyramid. A great couple days out!

Nice! Another classic sub-20s line that's criminal that I haven't done before!

Fantastic! Fun climbing in a nice position. Fun traversing in higher, though climbing the crack without the wasps there would be rad in terms of position!

Sussed a bit on rap. Great climbing! Crux sequence is fun and feels airy. Great gear.

Didn't feel like a 20? Also used the hand crack on the left so I may have avoided the contrivance. Linked with Pibrock

Good jams and stemming that isn't orthodox crack climbing! Good fun and well protectable.

Sussed out the airy sections rapping off Pibrock to see if there were any surprises. Secure climbing with good jams and wide cracks to wedge your body in, though the loose rock up top is worth being wary of. Good pro.

Good way to wrap up a great morning with Kyle and many friendly faces that are staples of Frog. Thanks for a great day everyone!

Delicately sneaking behind the dead tree that has now fallen upon this "route" was amusing!

Reccy and laps to warm up for the day and suss out the potential gear on this. (Just a #6 cam in COC to the R).

Ended up not using the gear in a quiet moment with no one around. Felt a bit mentally on edge at the top which translates to less natural climbing.

Once again to feel the flow.

Another one that I've somehow never lead before! Great chimney action albeit on stacked blocks. Wouldn't want to fall on most the potential gear on this. Pulling around the chockstone was sick though and great chimneying all round.

Adventures in your backyard. Missed the last bolt which turned out to be right infront of my face. Carrots ftw! Actual decent jamming in the crack if you avoid the holds on the R haha.

Another 2 new ticks at KP! Thanks for the session Greg

Doesn't look like much from the ground, but really nice climbing, especially the diagonal crack in the second pitch. Great gear, locks, and jams. I linked both pitches for full value, then placed a high piece in Trojan and ducked down into the belay cave, though you could traverse straight across if your second is okay with an easy runout traverse.

Awesome! Good pro and thoughtful wide climbing.

Noice. Is that a new anchor up top?

Following Em's first Frog lead. Probably the most gear ever placed on this climb! So good.

How have I never led this. Stellar climb. Pleasantly surprised to find out this goes the whole way to the top! Superb.

Following Em again. Didn't really know what she was getting into, but she dealt with it great.

Not bad at all! Didn't have a cam, but it wasn't too bad going to the first bolt though you want to be solid. Could get a good placement to protect the start though. Rest of it is pleasant meandering. Beware choss.

Decent gear by KP standards. A #6 will be handy.

Awesome top half.

Harder start into the finish. Love the gear in the horizontal breaks - feels positively Peak District-ian.

Woah this took me by surprise! Didn't expect to have to think so much on this, but hey! Granite always surprises me. Thought I was off at the top but managed to hold it together and some frictiony stemming goodness. Found out the night after sending this that Adam Palmer's 9 year old can climb this - how sick is that?!

Warm up for an already warm day - this climb defs got me warmer! I completely forgot about the OW section (and didn't rad the guide), so lowered the rope and finished it off with stacked hexes and two #4s. Would've been nice to have a 5 but was manageable. Great line, but some recent lantana at the top makes things harder.

How have I not done this before! Stellar climbing the whole way with great protection. Weird thrutching that's not quite offwidth! Superb line that deserves more action

Cracked pillar up top has a few placements for microcams and wires.

Cool. Crack up top is pretty gunked up, but one good cam placement is clear.

Dad's first outdoor climb ever! Struggled with the layback start but had a nice lesson in 3:1 hauling (from the receiving end), and cruised the rest.

Nice as always. Worse rock than I remembered.

Great unique finish up behind the pillar! Great finish to a great morning with the fam.