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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Piccolo	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Low grade trad doesn't get much better.
Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula	Trad 40m	★ Good
Monster sandbag! Great spot for lunch in the pillars at the top though.
Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress
	26	★★★ Ergonomics	Sport 20m, 5	★★★ Classic
The puzzle is starting to be solved.
Sat 28th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
	21	★★★ Chinese Algebra	Trad 48m	★★ Very Good
Crux felt super exposed even on TR.
	20	★★ Wasp	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Definitely worth 3 stars. An absolute beauty.
Sat 28th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress
	14	★★ Mantis	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
Fri 27th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall
	19	★★★ Morfydd	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Fri 27th Sep 2019 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress
	18 18 R	★★ XI	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Finally got to place my smallest RP . Great climb!
Sun 25th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Atridae The Flight Deck
	25	★★★ Have A Good Flight	Sport 18m, 5	★★★ Classic
Feeling pretty good to come back and get it with some fresh arms.
	23	★★★ Orestes	Trad 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
Finally got back on this after putting it off for too long. Psyched myself out, placed too much gear, got pumped and dogged the shit out of it.
Sun 25th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	13	★★ Horn Piece	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Sat 24th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	9	★★ The Eighth	Trad 99m	★★ Very Good
Sam's first ever time tying in and she smashed it. Great adventure.
Mon 22nd Jul 2019 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
	25	★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields (Trigga Nigga) - with C Bro, Ben	Sport 20m	★★★ Classic
Last day sendage with minimal skin and juice. Stoked!!
Sun 21st Jul 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vine Wall
	22	★★ Donkey Dong	Sport 20m, 10	★★ Very Good
	24	★★★ Chunk To Chunky - with Ben, Benjamin Korff, C Bro	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
5x team send train. Good times.
Sat 20th Jul 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
	24	★★★ Betty Blue	Sport 20m	★★★ Classic
Super rad line. Need more power!
	20 21	★★ A Day at the Beach	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good
Accidentally only climbed half a day at the beach.
	21	★★ Shifting Sands	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
	23	★★★ Speed Boat Wankers	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
Really weird bolting. Think I did the route to the left to start. Great top section though.
Fri 19th Jul 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vine Wall
	23	★★ Arse Master - with Ben	Sport 16m	★ Good
Looks cool. Was too gassed to make any real progress though.
	21	Sperm Burger - with Ben	Sport 21m	Don't Bother
Cool moves off pebbles and pockets at the bottom. Top is shithouse and doesn't look climbable.
Tue 2nd Jul 2019 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
	14	★★ Electronic Flag - with Jelena Shipton	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
Sun 30th Jun 2019 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
	20	★★ Dream of Purple Peach Popsicles - with Jelena Shipton	Trad 32m	★★★ Classic
Climbs almost as good as its name.
	20	★★★ Short Order - with Jelena Shipton	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Mega calf pump on this one. It was bloody unrelenting but also amazing.
Sat 29th Jun 2019 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
	16	★★★ Satan's Smokestack	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
Adventurous and bizarre.
	20	★★★ Devils Dihedral	Trad 45m	★★★ Mega Classic
Definitely on par with Down Wind of Angels for best route I've done in Aus.
	18	★★ Gladiator	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
3 star climbing but a 2 star length.
Fri 28th Jun 2019 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
	19	★★★ Infinity	Trad 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
Had a brief go at the offwidth start but decided the less painful option looked more inviting. Great route to go swimming in!!
Fri 28th Jun 2019 - Frog Buttress
East of the access track
	16	★ Century	Trad 15m	★ Good
Good intro to Frog.
Sun 2nd Jun 2019 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
	18	★★ Voodoo	Trad 65m	★★★ Classic
Thought it would just be the warmup but ended up being the only climb we got in after Tim got rained off the crux of Chinese Algebra.
Sat 1st Jun 2019 - Arapiles
Atridae The Flight Deck
	25	★★★ Have A Good Flight - with C Bro, Ben	Sport 18m, 5	★★★ Classic
Had a go at the end of the day. Couldn't work out the crux but had a few nice lobs.
Sat 1st Jun 2019 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Cobwebs Gully
	18	★★ Gilt Edged	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic
One mega pitch. This thing is awesome!
Sat 1st Jun 2019 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Lois Lane Wall
	25	★★★ Debutantes and Centipedes - with C Bro, Ben	Mixed trad 15m, 3	★★★ Classic
Got all the moves. Will be way hard to send though.
Sat 1st Jun 2019 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	21 20	★★ Pilot Error	Mixed trad 12m, 1	★★ Very Good
JUGS!!!!
	18	★★ Daily Planet	Trad 20m	★ Good
Mon 6th May 2019 - Moonarie
Checkers Wall
	18	★ Better out than in - with Tom	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Sat 27th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Jaffle Wall
	18	★★ Goodvibes Direct	Trad 22m	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Alien Country	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Fri 26th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
The Ramparts
	18	★★★ Miles from Nowhere - with Tom	Trad 100m	★★★ Classic
Sqeezed this one in after a big day. 3 star 40m pitches are always good fun!
Fri 26th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Checkers Wall
	21	★★ Mr Ordinary	Mixed trad 55m, 10	★★★ Classic
Seconded Tom up the super techy and fun first pitch. Had a really good fight to stay on P2. Got to the chains absolutely boxed!
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Great Wall Area
	19	★★★ Downwind of Angels	Trad 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
Raced up this to try and beat the sunset. So much fun! Super composed and classy lead by Tom as well.
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Flying Buttress
	17	★★ Vortex	Trad 45m	★ Good
Climbed last pitch to get out of the Jism. Was a privilege to belay Hetty on her first trad lead to the top out.
	19	★★ The Buckets of Jism	Sport 20m, 4	★★ Very Good
Freaking awesome views while chalking up on this one. Got pretty flash pumped with my rest day party hangover.
Tue 23rd Apr 2019 - Moonarie
The Ramparts
	19	★★ Perhaps	Trad 100m	★★★ Classic
Couldn't work out how to climb off the big ledge after Tormaline without going through some scary runout choss. Bailed onto the garden route to top out then lowered down and toproped the last classic crack pitch. Glorious!
Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Moonarie
The Ramparts
	21	★★ Orion	Trad 110m	★★ Very Good
Great adventure climbing through the chimneys and roofs. Crux pitch is really just a tall person boulder problem. Awesome lead by Claire on the last classy corner pitch.
Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Gargoyle Wall
	16	★ Hunky Dory	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
	19	★★ The Prince	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
Nice Lead by Tom.
	16	★★ Tim Tam	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Doesn't get much sweeter!
Sat 20th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
Flying Buttress
	17	★★★ Flying Buttress Direct Finish	Trad 110m	★★★ Classic
Perfect way to start the trip after the 13 hour drive. The overhanging chimney was definitely harder than I remember.
Tue 16th Apr 2019 - Moonarie
The Ramparts
	18	★★ Tourmaline	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Definitely deserves more stars. An absolute classic at the grade.
Sun 7th Apr 2019 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge
	11	★★★ Blockbuster	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
	18	★★★ Scorpion	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Stepping into the bottomless chimney is insanely cool. Found the crack above to be a pretty awkward size between hands and fists for me. Amazing climb.
Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	20 20 R	★★★ Take Five	Trad 130m	★★★ Classic
Did the final pitch to the summit after climbing sundance. Classic way to finish an awesome day out.
	15	★★ Sundance	Trad 140m	★★ Very Good
Did pith 2 and 3. Pitch 2 is classic but pitch 3 is a bit of a bushy ramble.
	19 19 R	★★ Wall of the Afternoon Sun	Trad 140m	★★ Very Good
Just climbed the first pitch. super nice slabbing
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Spellbinder Area
	17	★★ Spellbinder	Trad 27m	★★ Very Good
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Cheops Buttress
	17	★ The Only Way To Fly	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
	11	★ Gwen	Trad 20m	★ Good
	19	★★ Cheops	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle
	24	★★ Horrorscope	Trad 16m	★ Good
	18	★★ Hyaena	Trad 16m	★★ Very Good
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
	18	★★ Golden Fleece	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
	16	★ Jason	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
	15	★★ Beautiful Possibilities	Trad 30m	★ Good
	11	★★ Pedro	Trad 36m	★★ Very Good
Fri 28th Sep 2018 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
	17	★★ Dirge	Trad 85m	★★ Very Good
Sun 9th Sep 2018 - South-Eastern Grampians
North-West Serra Range Dreamtime Wall
	19	★★ Namarron	Sport 30m, 16	★★ Very Good
Sick route to finish the day.
	21	★ Dreaming of a White Christmas	Sport 40m, 13	★★ Very Good
Sustained and interesting all the way. Tried with a 70m rope and had to pull some weird jiggery pokery to get down.
	19	★★ Not Drowning Waving	Sport 26m, 8	★★ Very Good
Awesome solid rock to fondle.
	20	★★ Fractured Baculum	Sport 17m, 5	★ Good
	23	FA ★★ Gold Member - with Jim	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
So happy to tick this one off. Had been keen on it since walking underneath back in January. Had a few goes 2 weeks back and got super close but blew up with pump after pulling the roof. Came back with a game plan and the exact rack I needed and fired it. Stoked!!!!
	22	★★ Gold Digger - with Tom	Sport 35m	★★★ Classic
Awesome to get the belay glory on Tom getting the FA. Super fun moves and another great drawcard to get people walking all the way up the hill.
Sun 27th May 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Van Diemen's Land
	24	★★★ Body Count - with Em	Sport 25m, 7	★★★ Classic
Arms felt like noodles. Need to come back.
	22	★★ Terminal Insomnia - with Benjamin Korff	Sport 30m, 7	★★ Very Good
Felt way easier than the first time i tried it a few months back. Got super pumped.
Sat 26th May 2018 - Briggs Bluff Area
Centurion Walls Lower Centurion Walls
	26	★★ Winged Corpse - with Benjamin Korff	Sport 14m, 6	★★ Very Good
Cleaning lap for Ben. I did more vertical aerobics than actual climbing.
	24	★★ Centrifugal Force - with Benjamin Korff	Sport 18m, 9	★★ Very Good
Felt impossible on my first go. Borrowed some better beta and fired it second go.
	23	★★ Left Hand Black - with Benjamin Korff	Sport 18m, 7	★★ Very Good
Wouldn't have been able to manage it without funky beta getting shouted at me from the ground. Cheers crew.
	22	★★ Pining For The Fiords - with Benjamin Korff	Sport 20m, 6	★ Good
Bizarre rock indeed....
	20 21	★★ Sandpit	Sport 20m, 7	★ Good
Good warm up.
Tue 8th May 2018 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Spurt Wall
	24	★★ Dial-A-Lama	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good
Had a go after spending most of the day on Mr J. Got shut down at the top.
Sun 6th May 2018 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - South
	25 26	★★★ Mr Joshua	Mixed trad 50m, 12	★★★ Mega Classic
Lives up to the hype. Had two goes and feeling confident it's possible with a bit more enduro. can't wait to get back.
Sat 5th May 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Amnesty Wall Area Amnesty Wall
	25	★★★ The Good Fight	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good
Got all the moves pretty dialed but that top crux will be absolutely desperate to link from the ground.
Sat 5th May 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Sandinista Cliffs Sandinista Wall
	23	★★★ Sandinista	Trad 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
Led on Ben's gear. Can imagine the pump being way worse on the OS. Sick bulge at the top!
Sun 8th Apr 2018 - Mt Rosea
Main Cliff
	19	★★★ The Last Rites - with Em	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic
Everything you could want in 4 pitches of fun. Make sure you bring some tea and scones for the belay ledge at the end of P3. Possibly a good bivy spot as well if you want to make it a bigwall adventure.
	20	★★ Debutante Direct Start	Trad 24m	★★★ Classic
Overhanging pod at the start look super desperate from afar but is lovely and cosey on the inside. Crack to the top is delicious!!
	18	★ RIP Corner Pitch 1	Trad 25m	★ Good
Got completely shut down by my fat fingertips. That crack is thin!
Sun 8th Apr 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Van Diemen's Land
	21	★ Crime Wave	Sport 30m, 6	★ Good
All kinds of awkward.
Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Van Diemen's Land
	25	★★ Warped Spasm	Sport 30m, 5	★★ Very Good
Loved the moves on this one. Tom threw down the gauntlet and I had no chance but to join the send train just as the sun was setting.
	24 23	★★ Cosmic Psycho	Sport 25m, 6	★ Good
Found the crux on this super hard and had to cheat my way through it a bit.
	22	★★ Happiness in Magazines (pitch 2)	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
Makes climbing the first pitch worthwhile
	18	★ The Dope Man	Sport 5m, 2	Average
Got spat off into the dirt about 5 times trying to get off the ground. Not a good warmup.
Mon 19th Mar 2018 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	25	★ Repo Man	Trad 25m	★ Good
Basically bouldering high off the ground.
Mon 12th Mar 2018 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	22	★★ 15 Feet Of Pure Steep, Bro	Sport 14m, 2	★ Good
Definitely wouldn't have come up with the beta that mookie gave me on this one. Get creative!
	22	★ Red right hand	Mixed trad 10m, 1	★ Good
Short but some pretty cool moves. Nice addition to the area.
	15	★ The Ghost of Melville	Trad 25m	★ Good
The slippery crack had me working hard.
	14	★ Hangman	Trad 25m	★ Good
Loved the fridge move.
	14	★ Ckinell	Trad 28m	★ Good
Definitely a full value 14!
Sun 11th Mar 2018 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque
	21	★★ Dramp	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Great lead by Tim. Kept his head screwed on well.
Sun 11th Mar 2018 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	10	★★ Serpent	Trad 43m	★★ Very Good
	19	★★ Acapulco Gold	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good
Stout little crack.

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