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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Thu 28th May 2020 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Rainbow Slab
E2 5c Pull My Daisy Trad 40m Classic
Stiff little crux, then beautiful climbing. Gets E2 everywhere else - not E3.

 
E1 5b E1 5b Bella lugosi is dead Trad 28m Very Good
Really nice sustained climbing and a great finish!

 
Sun 24th May 2020 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Serengeti Never Never Land
E1 5a Snap Trad Don't Bother
Not sure this would have any meaningful gear even if I'd had any.

 
Wed 20th May 2020 - Ogwen Valley Area
Carneddau Area Carreg Mianog
VS 4c Cracked Arete Trad 25m Good
HVS 5a Pectoral Wall
1 HVS 5a 32m
2
Trad 32m
Climbed to roof and didn't fancy the next moves soloing. Traversed off and descended down a holly tree - prickly.

 
VS 5a Biceps Wall Trad 34m Good
HS 4b Zip Wall Trad 25m Good
VS 4b Zip Groove Trad 25m Average
Tue 19th May 2020 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Australia Looning The Tube
HS Dried Mouth Frog Trad 8m Average
Tue 19th May 2020 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Australia Zippy Level
HVS 5a Razorback Trad Good
Tue 19th May 2020 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Australia Skyline Buttress
HVS 5a Digital Delectation Trad 27m Good
Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Red Rock
Juniper Canyon Brownstone Wall
5.11- 5.10c/d The Nightcrawler - with Seph Trad 160m Mega Classic
Led P1,3,4 O/S. This is an incredible route - P3 is probably in my top-3 pitches ever - unbelievable climbing. All other pitches fantastic too.

 
Tue 10th Mar 2020 - Castle Valley
Castleton Tower
5.11b 5.11b IV North Face with Webster Variation (North Face) - with Jonny Trad 120m Mega Classic
Led odds Inc crux P1. Takes the top spot as best climb I've ever done. All pitches classic, 1st pitch Uber mega classic. Take 4+ no. 3 cams...I only had 3 and it was really run out.

 
Sun 8th Mar 2020 - Red Rock
Oak Creek Canyon Eagle Wall Area
5.10c 5.10c IV Eagle Dance - with Jonny Trad 320m Classic
Linked pitch 1+2, I led odds from P3 incl crux smeary slopey corner.

 
Fri 6th Mar 2020 - Red Rock
Black Velvet Canyon Black Velvet Wall
5.9 Epinephrine - with Jonny Trad 680m Classic
I led pitches 1,5,6 (crux chimney) ,7,9,11,13,15 onsight, 2nd all others clean. Had to climb through 2 slow parties. Heinous walk/scramble off when we got descent spot wrong. Long day.

 
Wed 4th Mar 2020 - Red Rock
Black Velvet Canyon Black Velvet Wall
5.10a 5.10a IV Dream of Wild Turkeys - with Jonny Trad 300m Classic
Led evens.

 
Tue 3rd Mar 2020 - Red Rock
First Pullout Panty Wall
5.10- 5.10a Panty Raid Trad 21m Classic
Tue 18th Feb 2020 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
20 Five Fingered Mary - with Olivia
1 16 42m lead by Olivia
2 18 24m lead by Ian.Grabowski
3 18 24m lead by Ian.Grabowski
4 20 15m lead by Ian.Grabowski
Trad 110m Very Good
Memorable. P1 - veg. P2 was excellent climbing. P3 start was fairly perplexing initially but managed to find some on-grade beta. P4 - Got up into the roof proper and essentially gave up - poor form - aided a 2m section and then freed out the last squeezy sideways section, taking my helmet off mid squeeze.

 
Mon 17th Feb 2020 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
20 Blimp - with Olivia, Callum Mixed trad 25m, 1 Mega Classic
Tue 21st Jan 2020 - Fortescue Bay
The Totem Pole
25 The Free Route - with Anna
1 25 25m
2 25 40m
Mixed trad 65m, 8 Mega Classic
1st shot today. Mega Mega classic...possibly the best I've been on.

 
Mon 20th Jan 2020 - Fortescue Bay
The Totem Pole
24 Deep Play Mixed trad 20m, 6 Mega Classic
1st shot.

 
Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Cape Raoul
18 Jihad - with mitch Trad 30m Good
8 Route from Wedding Cake to Cape - with mitch Trad 300m
8 Route from Wedding Cake to Cape - with mitch Trad 300m
Rpt on way back.

 
16 The Wedding Cake Return Pitch - with mitch Trad 35m Average
22 Pole Dancer - with mitch
1 16 40m
2 22
Mixed trad 40m, 12 Mega Classic
Mega Classic for overall position, feature, climbing, experience.

 
17 18 Rain Of Terror - with mitch Trad 30m Good
Wed 15th Jan 2020 - Mount Brown Main Face
24 Talk is Cheap
4
5
6
7
8
9
Mixed trad 220m, 99
Awful conditions. Rapped to top of p3 but ascended rope again as the bottom pitches were totally gopping with sea spooge. I led p4,6,9. Aided through a gopping flake on p5, and the gopping finger-crack on p7 A1 style. Great climbing. Will def come back when it's dry...great sea cliff adventure.

 
Wed 8th Jan 2020 - Ben Lomond
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress
20 Rigaudon
1 20 70m
2
3
Trad 70m Mega Classic
Woof. Led the p1 off-width ground up, no gear in Ramadan. Spicy. Brilliant lead on p2 by Mitch as his first trad 20 lead - fantastic pitch all the way to ledge at 55m (ish), cruisy p3.

 
Tue 7th Jan 2020 - Ben Lomond
Northern Escarpment The Pavillion
21 Sirrocco - with Mitch Trad 100m Classic
P1 - Lead Onsight P2 - 2nd clean

 
Mon 6th Jan 2020 - Ben Lomond
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress
19 Ramadan - with Mitch
1 19 80m
2
Trad 80m Mega Classic
Fox life.

How will you climb it?

 
17 Barbe Di Vendetta - with Mitch Trad 90m Classic
Led pitches 1+3

 
Thu 2nd Jan 2020 - Werribee Gorge
Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk
18 Golgotha - with Brett Williams Trad 30m Classic
Sustained, awkward and classic. We had BD 2x4, 1x5, 1x6 (plus some other stuff) and it was a safe lead that way.

 
16 Pet of Demetrius - with Brett Williams Mixed trad 20m, 2 Good
Thu 12th Dec 2019 - Arapiles
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area
9 Beau Geste Trad 140m Classic
Really fun climbing...one of the best at that grade at Araps I'd say.

 
Tue 10th Dec 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
6 Ordinary Trees Trad 140m Good
P3 up the corner is v.good.

 
Wed 27th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area
14 Shaggy's Route Trad 110m Good
Wed 27th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
4 Guiding Light Variant Trad 50m Good
Rpt. Guiding my Dad on his first multi. Not bad for 76.

 
Sun 17th Nov 2019 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
12 Scarab - with danny wade Mixed trad 59m, 1 Classic
Rpt. Guiding Arcterx event.

 
Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
12 Scarab - with Simon Mentz Mixed trad 59m, 1 Classic
Lead. Guiding Arcterx event.

 
Wed 13th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
9 The Eighth Trad 99m Classic
Rpt. Guiding w/4 15yr olds.

 
Tue 12th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
16 Watchtower Crack Mixed trad 95m, 3 Mega Classic
Climbed it 3yrs ago with a rope and remembered it being spicy.

Still spicy.

 
Tue 12th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
14 The Green Singer Trad 130m Good
Good climbing the whole way.

 
Tue 5th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
14 Tarzan Trad 33m Good
Grade 13/14 for p1 regardless of x-marked blocks.

 
Mon 4th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
18 Voodoo Trad 65m Good
First 2 pitches. Got rained on.

 
Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle
21 Cruel Consistency - with Kellie Egan Trad 15m Good
Training.

 
21 Cruel Consistency - with Kellie Egan Trad 15m Good
1 minute on, 1 minute off x 10. 10 laps.

 
11 Lizard Procrastination Trad 40m Very Good
Rpt. In 2 pitches. Led both.

 
Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Siren Area
10 Xena Trad 110m Good
Tue 22nd Oct 2019 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
22 Dagon's Temple Mixed trad 25m, 2 Mega Classic
Incredible varied climbing. Got thrutchy in the offwidth. Loved it all. Stiff if not 23.

 
Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
6 Oxbow Trad 110m Good
Rpt. Taking Kellie up. Done in 3 pitches.

 
Sun 6th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
10 Eskimo Nell Trad 130m Very Good
Rpt. P1+2-3 - Mock Client. P4+5 Guiding. MPGA

 
Sat 5th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
9 Diagonal Crack Trad 35m Good
Rpt. Mock client.

 
11 Dracula Trad 40m Good
Rpt. Guiding. MPGA

 
Fri 4th Oct 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
21 21 R Auto Da Fe - with Michael Trad 90m Very Good
Rpt. Led both pitches.

 
Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle
23 Birdman of Alcatraz - with claire Trad 30m Mega Classic
Brilliant.

 
Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Rats Alley
19 Tarantula - with Claire Trad 20m Classic
Thu 26th Sep 2019 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
19 Bodily Noises Trad 20m Good
Guiding.

 
10 An-tics Trad 20m Good
Guiding.

 
Wed 25th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
10 D Major Trad 50m Classic
Guiding.

 
Wed 25th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
25 Trojan - with Jed Parkes Mixed trad 86m, 2 Mega Classic
First shot today placing gear. A memorable send. My palm ripped open on the first move and my helmet fell off after the initial layback lol. Well professional.

Sorry for any blood trail.

Continued on to complete all further pitches clean. Split P2 into 2 and led the awkward approach crack to P3. P3 is nails 21 IMO...Felt more like 22.

 
Thu 19th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Rats Alley
21 Osmond Terrace - with Claudio Trefny Mixed trad 25m, 2 Very Good
Bold start. Great clinbing.

 
Tue 17th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
18 Golden Fleece - with Tim Trad 35m Very Good
19 Possibly Beautiful - with Tim Trad 28m Very Good
20 Mind Games - with Tim Trad 25m Good
Bit of a one move wonder.

 
Wed 11th Sep 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - South
25 Mr. Joshua Pitch 1 - with danny wade, The Mexican Connection, Speed Climbing Joseph, Sydney Peeps Mixed trad 28m, 8 Mega Classic
Earned my Taipan Stripe first shot today. Followed by an epic 6 hr Taipan TV session in the sun. Great day.

 
Sat 31st Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay Big Bloc Sloc
E3 5c E3 5c Lifeline - with Callum Trad 30m Classic
E3 5c Lifeline - with Callum Trad 30m Classic
Rapped down for Callum to climb LSSL but it started raining on lead so he escaped up this.

 
Mon 19th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay The Bay Area
E5 6a The Hebridean Trad 30m Mega Classic
Super varied sustained hard climbing. Got to climb the grade in multiple styles to get the clean tick - smeary funky crimpy dihedral, tech crimp slab traverse, steep pockets, bold...just awesome.

 
Sun 18th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay Shag's Geo
E3 5c Up Before the Beak - Shag who Spied Me Variant P2 (Up Before the Beak - Shag who Spied Me Variant) - with Callum
1 E1 5b 70m lead by Callum
2 E3 5c lead by Ian.Grabowski
Trad 70m Mega Classic
Excellent route. P2 - O/S FA - Climbed direct/slightly right up cracks above belay , stepped left 2m at break, committing climbing up steep thin crack and into hanging v-groove. Left at capping roof and up broken ground to top.

 
E3 5c E3 5c Shags with Attitude - with Callum Trad 70m Classic
P1 - mega-classic - committing climbing straight off the hanging belay, 1m above the ocean. P2 - Good but not the same standard.

 
Tue 13th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay Pink Wall
E5 6a E5 6a The Ancient Mariners - with Callum Trad 80m Mega Classic
Nothing too crazy for E5. Brilliant route and amazing rock though.

 
Mon 12th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay The Great Arch
E2 5c E2 5c Prophecy of Drowning - with Callum Trad 100m Mega Classic
Incredible.

 
Sun 11th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay Grey Wall Recess
E4 6a E4 6a Paradise Regained - with Callum Trad 100m Mega Classic
Ultra-classic. All pitches incredible.

 
E2 5c E2 5c U-EI - with Callum Trad 100m Classic
Fri 9th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay The Poop Deck
E2 5c E2 5c Corncrakes For Breakfast - with Callum Trad 30m Classic
E1 5b Wetter Than a Day at the Beach - with Callum Trad 30m Very Good
E1 5b E1 5b Geovannie - with Callum Trad 30m Very Good
E2 5c Who Shot RJ - with Callum Trad 30m Classic
Thu 8th Aug 2019 - Outer Hebrides
Pabbay, Mingulay, Sandray and Berneray Pabbay Banded Wall
E1 5b E1 5b Stealing a Seal's Gaze - with Callum Trad 60m Very Good
E1 5b E1 5b Spring Squill - with Callum Trad 60m Very Good
E3 5c E3 5c Endolphin Rush - with Callum Trad 60m Classic
P1 Mega classic, P2 V.Good

 
Mon 8th Jul 2019 - Swanage
Boulder Ruckle
E3 E3 5b Ocean Boulevard Trad 40m Classic
1st shot on lead.

 
E1 5b E1 5b Thunderball - with Callum Trad 35m Classic
Sat 6th Jul 2019 - Swanage
Boulder Ruckle
HVS 4c HVS 4c Finale Groove (Finale Wall) - with Callum Trad 42m
E2 5b E2 5b Ximenes - with Callum Trad 38m Classic
A brilliant route and what a fight on P1.

 
Fri 5th Jul 2019 - Swanage
Boulder Ruckle
E3 Ocean Boulevard - with Callum Trad 40m
HVS 5a Jo - with Callum Trad 34m Good
Snapped a hold seconding 1st pitch. A typical welcome to Swanage.

 
E1 5b E1 5b Elysium - with Callum Trad 37m Good
Mon 1st Jul 2019 - Wintour's Leap
VS 5a VS 5a Angel's Girdle Trad 110m Classic
I led odds. Predominantly on peg runners.

 
E1 5b E1 5b King Kong - with Ben Trad 90m Classic
Led odds. Stiff at E1.

 
Fri 28th Jun 2019 - Llanberis Valley Area
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu The East Buttress
E4 6a E4 6a Great Wall - with Matt Trad 60m Mega Classic
P1 - 6a - O/S lead P2 - 5c - 1/2 TR, 1/2 O/S lead when my partner whipped and came back to the belay. I tied in to his ends of the rope and TRd to his highpoint and led on o/s from there. I also went a much harder thinner direct line from left edge of ledge after crux traverse direct up the pillar, missing the vs-grade traverse far right. Probably same grade once it's cleaned up but felt hard with all the grub on the rock.

 
E2 5b E2 5b Jelly Roll - with Matt Trad 78m Mega Classic
P1+2 linked - 2nd clean P3 - O/S lead

 
Thu 27th Jun 2019 - Llanberis Valley Area
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu The East Buttress
E2 5c E2 5c White Slab - with Matt Trad 170m Very Good
P1,2,3 - O/S Lead P4,5,6,7 - 2nd clean

 
Wed 26th Jun 2019 - Llanberis Valley Area
Llanberis Pass Dinas Cromlech
E5 6a E5 6a True Grip - with Matt Trad 40m Classic
1st E5 lead O/S outside of the quarries. Great and not too hard. No chalk on it so was a real exploratory journey up the left face. Sequency, technical, a tad pumpy searching for holds and getting gear right, bold. Just so good.

 
E1 5c Cenotaph Corner - with Matt Trad 37m Mega Classic
Fantastic and not easy.

 
Tue 25th Jun 2019 - Anglesey
Gogarth South Stack Yellow Wall
E3 5c E3 5c The Moon - with Matt Trad 70m Classic
Led crux P2. P3 not a giveaway either.

 
Tue 25th Jun 2019 - Anglesey
Gogarth South Stack Castell Helen
E1 5b E1 5b North west Passage - with Matt Trad 70m Classic
Led crux. Rpt.

 
HVS 5a HVS 5a Blanco - with Matt Trad 60m Very Good
The 1st pitch is 3* mega classic but the 2nd pitch is a nothing pitch so only 2* from me.

 
Mon 24th Jun 2019 - Anglesey
Gogarth South Stack Castell Helen
E3 5c E3 5c Kalahari - with Ben Trad 65m Very Good
Led crux pitch

 

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