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Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Central Slab Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Blah, Blah, Blah | 18m, 5 | Average | |||
Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
13 | ★ Middle Line | 31m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Mon 27th Mar 2023 - Wellington Dam | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Welcome to Edges - with Kym Campbell | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 26th Mar 2023 - Wellington Dam | ||||||
Left Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ A Walk In Central Park - with Kym Campbell | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 12th Nov 2022 - Wilyabrup | ||||||
Main Crags Fat Chance Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ Setting Sun | 13m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 25th Mar 2021 - Denmark | ||||||
Monkey Rock Western Slab Face | ||||||
15 | ★ Ancestral Vices | 26m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Good climb (for slab).
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10 | ★ Marcel | 26m, 8 | Average | |||
Eh. Quicker way to get up than walking around the path.
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Sun 17th May 2020 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
East Bay Rightside | ||||||
19 | ★ Big Man's Underpants | 12m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
17 | ★ Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Mon 5th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs | ||||||
15 | ★ I Don't Tip - with Joe Hewitt | 36m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
Pretty cruisey, but I'm glad that we did it.
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Sun 4th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
17 | ★ Mainly Fine | 16m | Average | |||
Sun 4th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jack High - with Kym Campbell | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent! Crimpy as all get-out.
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Sun 4th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 | ★ The Answer is Obvious - with Kym Campbell | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Another nice one. What's with all the highball starts, setters?
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18 | ★ The Bandoline Grip - with Kym Campbell | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Nice, easy for the grade.
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Sun 4th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ Pompadour - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Nice, easy warm up.
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Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Hotel California - with Kym Campbell | 330m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A spectacular day out. And it will be the whole day. The dicey long traverse was a highlight.
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Fri 2nd Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Whymper
- with
Kym Campbell
| 150m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Big, multi pitch fun. Awesome.
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Fri 2nd Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
18 20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity - with Kym Campbell | 22m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Surprisingly easy for the grade, though pumpy. A big, lovely, overhang jug haul.
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Thu 1st Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs | ||||||
18 |
★ Let's Get a Taco
- with
Kym Campbell
| 38m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
A good intro to Blue Mountains rock.
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Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Eaglestone Rocks | ||||||
18 | ★★ Pink Rings - with Kym Campbell, Adam | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
I enjoyed this more the time it wasn't pissing down with rain
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17 | ★ Sparrow - with Kym Campbell, Adam | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Good warmup.
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Fri 15th Dec 2017 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Real Life Ambition - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pure quality.
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Fri 15th Dec 2017 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
17 | ★ Morning Glory - with Kym Campbell | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Stalled out on the unsettling top section. Trust those tiny feet.
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Fri 15th Dec 2017 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Central Slab Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Blah, Blah, Blah - with Kym Campbell | 18m, 5 | Average | |||
OK warm-up.
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Thu 23rd Nov 2017 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Real Life Ambition - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Getting back to stiffer grades, slowly. This was a great confidence-booster today.
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Thu 29th Jun 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Mull Up Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★ Frustration and Contempt - with Rebecca Trigger | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 15th Jun 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Fuzzbucky Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Inside Out - with Marc | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good confidence-booster to come back to this and lead it cleanly.
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Thu 23rd Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Fuzzbucky Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Equilibrium - with Kym Campbell | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Nice warmup. I suspect I spent a bit much time in the corner.
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Tue 21st Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
18 | ★★ The Ride of the Valkyries - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
I might have enjoyed this more if it hadn't started raining midway. Nevertheless, some good moves.
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Thu 16th Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Fuzzbucky Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Double Happiness | 35m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Clean as you like.
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Thu 2nd Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator - with Paul Donovan | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 19th Jan 2017 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 | ★ Motherlode | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 29th Dec 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ On Edge - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A very pleasant surprise, way better than expected. If it were at ground level, I'd describe it as "must try".
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Wed 28th Dec 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
21 20 | ★ Psychopath - with Ashley Felton | 42m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
The first pitch is fairly straightforward, the second is a lot more challenging (hats off to Kym). Second carrot on the 2nd pitch (after the hanger) is in a butt-clenchingly high spot.
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Thu 1st Dec 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
I like this route, just not in the dark.
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Thu 24th Nov 2016 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
13 | ★ Middle Line - with Ashley Felton | 31m, 8 | Average | |||
A pleasant enough warm-up.
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Wed 21st Sep 2016 - Midgegoroo National Park | ||||||
Over The Hill Big Man’s Rump | ||||||
22 | ★★ Beds are Burning - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan, Marc | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got up with plenty of shouted beta. This is the best of what I climbed today, possibly of the whole crag. Remarkably consistent in difficulty over the entire route.
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Wed 21st Sep 2016 - Midgegoroo National Park | ||||||
Over The Hill Yaganing Slabs | ||||||
16 | ★ Bril-liant Slab - with Kym Campbell | 20m | Average | |||
Fine enough, for slab.
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17 | ★ Narrogin Line - with Kym Campbell | 24m | Average | |||
Eh, it was okay. A bit muddy.
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Wed 21st Sep 2016 - Midgegoroo National Park | ||||||
Over The Hill Big Man’s Rump | ||||||
18 19 | ★ Big Man’s Rump - with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Marc | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Good mix of moves. Easy for the grade.
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Sun 28th Aug 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Bumble Sea | 11m, 4 | Average | |||
Setting up/retrieving gear for offspring to have a climb.
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Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog | ||||||
Dreaming Frog Sector | ||||||
19 | ★★ Critter Country - with Kym Campbell | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Short, but wicked good laybacking until the lip. Plus a good kneebar!
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Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog | ||||||
Hundred Acre Wood Sector | ||||||
17 | ★ Piglet's Picnic Feast - with Mike | 7m | Average | |||
Slabby start, then a cruise up the arete bit. Good warmup.
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Sun 12th Jun 2016 - Dreaming Frog | ||||||
Hundred Acre Wood Sector | ||||||
18 | ★ TTFN - with Kym Campbell | 7m | ★ Good | |||
Tough first move, balancy second, slab to finish. Short but fun.
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Fri 22nd Apr 2016 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
15 | ★ Plummeting Penguins - with Kym Campbell | 27m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Easy enough to be relaxing, thin enough to still have interest.
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Fri 26th Feb 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
14 | ★ Unknown (Plantaganet) - with Rodney | 19m, 7 | Average | |||
Thu 18th Feb 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Bumble Aye - with Rebecca Trigger | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Thu 18th Feb 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
22 | ★ Shut 'em Down - with Rebecca Trigger | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wild contortions to get through the overhang, then efficient moves to scale the arete. It's pretty doable, once you know how.
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Thu 11th Feb 2016 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Aquaterra - with Kym Campbell | 17m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Has some interesting and chancy moves in the bottom half. Not ashamed to admit that having the beta made me feel a bit braver.
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18 | ★ Motherlode | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Got it done cleanly this visit.
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Sun 10th Jan 2016 - Porongurups | ||||||
Gibraltar Rock | ||||||
15 | ★ Made in Australia, from Local and Imported Ingredients - with Mike, Sophie | 220m, 36 | ★ Good | |||
Well (over?) protected and enjoyable multi-pitch slab climbing, though without many distinguishing features. A fun day out.
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Thu 17th Dec 2015 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Central Slab Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Mount Everest | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★ Twenty Easy Steps | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
Sat 24th Oct 2015 - Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | ||||||
Main Quarry | ||||||
16 | ★ It's a Formidable Scent - with Steve Whitehead | 13m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very enjoyable, exciting mantle at the end (to which I won't spoil the trick).
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17 | ★ Smell of Rich Mahogany - with Steve Whitehead | 13m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice line. A somewhat tricky stretch between the 2nd & 3rd bolt.
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Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Bridle Rock | ||||||
20 19 | ★ Mr. Buzzy - with Kym Campbell, andrea | 6m, 3 | Average | |||
20 19 | ★ Mr. Buzzy - with Kym Campbell, Andrea | 6m, 3 | Average | |||
Okay as a warm up. Pretty short.
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Mon 13th Jul 2015 - Eaglestone Rocks | ||||||
16 | Bitter - with Kym Campbell | 9m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Slightly awkward start, easy finish.
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Tue 10th Mar 2015 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
East Bay Rightside | ||||||
21 | ★★ Exhilarating Heights - with Kym Campbell, Richard Allcock | 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A sweet couple of moves to get through that crux. As good as I remember!
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Tue 3rd Mar 2015 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Central Slab Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Mount Everest - with Kym Campbell, Mike Ganic | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 3rd Mar 2015 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
17 | ★★ Kid Rock - with Kym Campbell | 14m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tue 24th Feb 2015 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
23 | ★★ Stolen Glory - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
The crux requires finesse to get through, not to mention a couple of serious crimps. After that, it changes up into a slab requiring balance and nerve. Recommended!
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Mon 16th Feb 2015 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Hangten Buttress | ||||||
24 | ★★ Hang Ten - with Kym Campbell | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally nailed this cleanly on lead, despite my apparent desire to reinvent half the moves each time I climb it. Classic!!!
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Sat 14th Feb 2015 - Avon Valley National Park | ||||||
Bald Hill | ||||||
19 | ★ Blue View - with Kym Campbell | 9m, 3 | Average | |||
One fun move, then some okay slab to finish.
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Tue 10th Feb 2015 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Hangten Buttress | ||||||
24 | ★★ Hang Ten - with Kym Campbell | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
The practice finally paid off with a clean ascent. A personal best! Back soon to try for the clean lead.
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Sun 1st Feb 2015 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Mull Up Buttress | ||||||
20 | ★ The Perfidious Potoroo - with Richard, Andrea | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A super-satisfying, technical crux move.
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16 | ★ Frustration and Contempt - with Richard, Andrea | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Snatched a quick lead, between helping out the kids.
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Mon 26th Jan 2015 - Wungong Valley | ||||||
Lower Valley - The Slab | ||||||
18 | ★★ Crossroads - with Kym Campbell | 35m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very good fun, this. Couple of tense, slippery parts - it's well worth slinging the tree in the gully prior to setting the next clip.
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17 | ★★ Whisper - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
A good route, requiring a fair amount of trust in your shoe rubber.
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Tue 20th Jan 2015 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
East Bay Rightside | ||||||
17 | ★ Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Stepping up onto the slab at the very finish is the most nerve-racking part!
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Wed 14th Jan 2015 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
18 | ★ Penthouse - with Kym Campbell | 28m, 7 | Average | |||
What's the opposite of sandbagged? An okay climb, but it's barely harder than AWA.
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Wed 14th Jan 2015 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator - with Kym Campbell | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
A good warm-up.
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Tue 13th Jan 2015 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
17 | ★ Centrepiece - with Kym Campbell | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
Decent climb, but unremarkable.
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Wed 31st Dec 2014 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Real Life Ambition - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally got this classic dialled in and scaled cleanly. Such a good climb. Fist pump!
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Wed 17th Dec 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Outrage - with Kym Campbell | 23m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
A good route, with one very nervy clip (the fourth) and a strenuous crux move straight after (took a couple of tries to work it out). The rest is straightforward.
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Wed 10th Dec 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
22 | ★ Crazy Horse - with Kym Campbell | 16m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A variety of technical and balancy moves makes this a really satisfying one to tick off. Got the two overhang moves dialled tonight.
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Wed 10th Dec 2014 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Real Life Ambition - with Kym Campbell | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fell of the crux, again! Even though I knew what to do!
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Wed 3rd Dec 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Skywalker Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Urban Ethics - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A clean lead on a classic route, and a new personal best at that. In the sunshine. Life feels pretty good.
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22 | ★★★ Urban Ethics - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
One last practice ascent.
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Wed 26th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Skywalker Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Urban Ethics - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Not quiiiite ready to try the lead. Soon.
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Wed 19th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Skywalker Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Urban Ethics - with Kym Campbell | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A clean ascent, on the second go. A time or two more to dial in the moves, and it'll be time to try this on lead.
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Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook | ||||||
Slash and Burn Wall | ||||||
19 18 | ★★ Slash and Burn - with Kym Campbell | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent route. Still seems beyond me to finish 100% clean, but there's always next time.
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Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Churchman's Brook | ||||||
Slash and Burn Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Slash and Burn | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Second try on top rope went better. This is a technical, challenging and interesting route. Clean lead another day.
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Sun 23rd Mar 2014 - Wellington Dam | ||||||
Left Wall | ||||||
18 19 | ★★ A Walk In Central Park | 20m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
A nice climb in the corner.
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Sun 23rd Mar 2014 - Wellington Dam | ||||||
Right Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ This Murky Corner of My Emotions | 14m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Easy start, trickier middle. A good warm-up.
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Mon 3rd Feb 2014 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
Orange Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Crisis Master | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Straightforward, until the vertical drill hole/crack at the finish. Pumpy, technical laybacking to finish. Good times.
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Wed 22nd Jan 2014 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
East Bay Rightside | ||||||
20 20 R | ★ Modern Tactics | 25m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Pinchy, balancy and a little desperate. You wouldn't wanna slip while clipping the 2nd or 3rd bolts - decent chance of bottoming out. Be sure of your skills.
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17 | ★ Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 22nd Jan 2014 - Boya Quarry | ||||||
West Bay Leftside | ||||||
17 | ★ Cool Under Fire | 12m, 5 | Average | |||
Good holds and feet. Felt easier than 17, I might have strayed a bit far right.
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Sun 19th Jan 2014 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Central Slab Area | ||||||
16 | ★ Ant Attack | 24m, 5 | Average | |||
Sometimes you just wanna climb slab.
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16 | ★ Blah, Blah, Blah | 18m, 5 | Average | |||
Decent warm-up climb.
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Sun 19th Jan 2014 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
17 | ★★ Short Circuit Direct | 27m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Good clean fun, climbing up over the jagged flakes of gouging. Well-protected, but don't slip.
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Sun 5th Jan 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
15 | ★ Aerobics with Alan | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 5th Jan 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 5th Jan 2014 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Playboy Area | ||||||
13 12 | ★ Black Slab (Placeholder) | 18m, 6 | Average | |||
OK for a warm-up.
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Tue 31st Dec 2013 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Sex, Cigarettes and Chardonnay | 50m, 10 | Average | |||
Getting a grip on the leading edge of the overhang (start of second pitch) feels pretty hairy. Decent for practicing multi-pitch.
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Tue 10th Dec 2013 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Quarry Right Side | ||||||
17 | ★ Morning Glory | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Deceptively easy at the start, the top third provides all of the excitement.
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Tue 10th Dec 2013 - Statham's Quarry | ||||||
Michel Angelo Walls | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Real Life Ambition | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Not exactly a clean ascent, but I got up. Crimpy, technical, and highly entertaining. Classic.
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Sun 24th Nov 2013 - Mountain Quarry | ||||||
The Black Bay | ||||||
19 | ★ Turbodiesel Excavator | 16m, 5 | ★ Good |