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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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| Sat 13th Jun 2015 - Morialta | ||||||
| The Boulder Bridge | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Plexas
- with
Liz Milner
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 17 |
★ Mt Olive
- with
Liz Milner
| 17m | ★ Good | |||
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Thin gear for the first half.
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| 20 20 R |
★★ Digital Input
- with
Rebekah Richardson
| 19m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Gear in hand. Small fiddly wires.
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| 12 |
★ Balthazar
- with
Liz Milner
| 13m | ★ Good | |||
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Warm-up lead.
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| Tue 9th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
| 20 21 |
★ Beelzebub Direct Start
- with
Tim Smith
| 10m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
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Tricky moves getting to the bolt. Stick clipped the first bolt.
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| 18 |
★★ Morgul Khan
- with
Lorien Martin
| 40m | ★ Good | |||
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Quite enjoyed this one.
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| 6 6 R |
★ Cloaca
- with
Liz
| 30m | ★ Good | |||
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Not a good beginners lead, but pleasant enough climbing.
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| Mon 8th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Far North Lower Curtain Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★★ Comic Relief
- with
Lorien Martin
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Superb!
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| Mon 8th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Far North Werewolf Area | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Werewolf
- with
Fred Dyer
| 24m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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This is not 19 - the jamb in the crack was not good enough to be 19.
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| Mon 8th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Far North Lower Curtain Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Sideshow
- with
Lorien Martin
| 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The difficulties are short, but a lovely climb nonetheless.
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| 18 |
★★★ Entertainer
- with
Lorien Martin
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Noice!
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| Sun 7th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Pilot Error Cliffs Cobwebs Gully | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Gilt Edged
- with
Rebekah Richardson
| 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Hard for the grade, but really good. Linked both pitches.
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| Sat 6th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| King Rat Area King Rat Gully Left Fork | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ I'm A Little Asteroid
- with
Quang Doan
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Dries quickly after the rain.
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| 18 |
★★ I'm A Little Dinosaur
- with
Adam Clay
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice, though not as nice as Asteroid.
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| Sat 6th Jun 2015 - Arapiles | ||||||
| King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Lizard Procrastination
- with
Rebecca Richardson
| 40m | ★ Good | |||
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Led both pitches. The only climbable rock we could find in the rain!
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| Sun 5th Apr 2015 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier The Corners | ||||||
| 15 14 |
★★ Scrubs Up Well
- with
Lyron Winderbaum
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Short, but really nice, with some mandatory jambing. We thought this was a new route until we looked at the guide after the climb.
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| Sun 5th Apr 2015 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier Jabba Sector | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Garth Vader
- with
Lyron Winderbaum
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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With a name like that, how could it not be a classic?
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| Sat 4th Apr 2015 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side The Amphitheatre | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Eerie Eyrie
- with
Lyron Winderbaum
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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FFA!
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| Fri 17th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Dirty Rotten Pig
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 130m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun. Lead 1,3
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| Thu 16th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★ Truancy Officer
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 16th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Vasco Pyjama
- with
Leight Ardenburgh
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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2nd shot. Good, but a bit of a boulder problem.
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| 21 |
★ Friendly Fire
- with
Leight Ardenburgh
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 18 |
★ Stormin Norman (Stormin Normin)
- with
Leight Ardenburgh
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 19 |
★ Lonely Thursday
- with
Leight Arde\nburgh
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 16th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Bunny Bucket Buttress
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 270m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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The last two pitches were great. 5.5 hours car-car. Lead 2,4,6,8. A great day out, with nice walking, nice views, and a good route to cap it off.
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| Wed 15th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Johnny's Jalopies
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Lovely climbing.
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| 19 |
★ Butt Nuggets
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Really enjoyable climbing.
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| Tue 14th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Terra Incognita
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Juggy, but quite sustained.
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| 19 |
★ Absolute Zero
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 23m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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2nd lead after Leigh.
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| 19 20 |
★ Old Blobby
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 25m | ||||
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Did not feel like 20. Lots of fun though!
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| Mon 13th Oct 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Country Special
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m | ||||
| 18 |
★ The Bandoline Grip
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m, 6 | ||||
| 17 |
★ Stormy Monday
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m | ||||
| 20 |
★ Nude Tuesday
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 20m | ||||
| 18 17 |
★ Burning Jowls
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m, 8 | ||||
| 17 |
★ Good Fortune
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 18m | ||||
| 18 |
★ The Answer is Obvious
- with
Leigh Ardenburgh
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 5th Oct 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Revelations
- with
Mike Hillan
1
15
lead by
Mike Hillan
2
17
lead by
Garth Wimbush
| 48m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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An old school classic. Superb moves above the second belay.
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| Sat 4th Oct 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Four Sticks
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Fun cranking, just like the book says.
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| Sat 4th Oct 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Ethereal Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Ethereal
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Quite sustained, but the gear is very good, and the moves nice.
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| Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 21 21 R |
★★★ Auto Da Fe
- with
Mike Hillan
| 90m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Beautiful, and not really runout. The Rockover above skink was exhilarating. Mike kindly let me lead both pitches.
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| Tue 10th Jun 2014 - Waitpinga | ||||||
| Cephalopod Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Lost Socks
- with
Mike Garrett
| 31m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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I found it easier than my memory had it.
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| 23 |
★★★ Smooth Sailing
- with
Mike Garrett
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nice line! Happy to have ticked this after looking at it for a number of years.
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| 17 |
★★ Stimulus Package
- with
Mike Garrett
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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One of the most atmospheric climbs here.
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| 19 |
★★★ Clearing Your Mind
- with
Mike Garrett
| 27m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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One of my favourite 19's anywhere.
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| 13 |
★ Mercy
- with
Mike Garrett
| 18m | ★ Good | |||
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Good warmup.
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| Sun 27th Apr 2014 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier Giant's Foot Buttress | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ The Cascades of Guinness
- with
Mike Garrett
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
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Interesting climbing.
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| Sat 26th Oct 2013 - St. George | ||||||
| Snow Canyon State Park The Indian Wall | ||||||
| 5.7 |
Kindred Spirits
| Average | ||||
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first pitch only.
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| 5.10a |
Raindance
| Average | ||||
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Sandy - took a bit to get used to the rock.
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| Sun 9th Jun 2013 - Red Rock | ||||||
| 12 |
★ E.R.C.
- with
Mike Garret, Liz Milner
| 18m | ||||
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Bush-bash topout. Worthwhile climbing though.
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| Sat 8th Jun 2013 - Red Rock | ||||||
| 18 17 |
★★ Victorian's Crack
- with
Mike Garret
| 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Superb jamming sequence, though the difficulties are short.
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| Sun 19th May 2013 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier Stomtrooper Sector | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Calmer Suture
- with
Jack Mattinson
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Finished!
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| Sat 18th May 2013 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier Jabba Sector | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Te Deum
- with
Adam Clay
| 18m | ★ Good | |||
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Reminded me of TDM in the Wolgans a very small bit.
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| Sat 18th May 2013 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| The Dark Side South East Upper Tier The Corners | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Dos Cabras Negras
- with
Jack Mattinson
| 18m | ★ Good | |||
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Nice route for the grade. Fantastic pro. A two goat audience at the top.
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| Sun 14th Apr 2013 - Montacute | ||||||
| Left Tit | ||||||
| 18 |
Nipular Ecstasy
- with
Adam Clay
| 18m | Average | |||
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The sonorous hanging block made things interesting.
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| Fri 29th Mar 2013 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| Moonlight Buttress | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Armstrong
- with
Adam Clay
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Nice to finally get this.
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| Mon 18th Mar 2013 - Mount Iron | ||||||
| The Next Best Thing | ||||||
| 20 18 |
★ Spiral Staircase
- with
Mikw Hillan
| 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
| 21 |
★ Chink in the Armour
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 18th Mar 2013 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
| Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
| 16 17 |
★★ Lincoln Blondes Have More Fun
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 17th Mar 2013 - Island Cliff Valley | ||||||
| Willow Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
Another Two Bolt Wonder
- with
Mike Hillan
| Average | ||||
| Sat 16th Mar 2013 - Norton Summit | ||||||
| The Cave | ||||||
| 22 21 |
★★ Peregrine (Peregrine 1st pitch)
- with
Pete
| 9m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 9th Feb 2013 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
| Bundaleer | ||||||
| 12 |
★★ Scarab
- with
Liz Milner
| 59m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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linked P1 & P2.
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| 21 |
★★★ Pathos
- with
Liz Milner
| 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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You think you've done the hard move, but you haven't quite finished!
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| 20 |
★★★ Blimp
- with
Liz Milner
| 25m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Really nice, and multiple cruxes.
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| Tue 29th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Upper Central Gully Mari Buttress | ||||||
| 21 20 |
★★ Electric Warrior
- with
Self cleaned
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Well, I slipped 1m off the ground, then climbed it cleanly, so technically it was a redpoint, but it felt like an onsight! I found it more like 21 or 22 than 20 - there were a couple of quite tricky moves.
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| Mon 28th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area | ||||||
| 5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
- with
Liz Milner
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nice - fun outing.
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| Sun 27th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bard Buttress | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Eurydice
- with
Mike Barnes
| 65m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Mike let me lead both pitches - I had a ball, even with the couple of guanoey ledges...
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| Sun 27th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
| 10 |
★★★ Eskimo Nell
- with
Liz Milner
| 130m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Linked 2&3 and 4&5. The 2nd pitch was a standout favourite.
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| Sat 26th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Toccata
- with
Mile Barnes, Sarah Wallwork
1
15
lead by
Garth Wimbush
2
14
lead by
Garth Wimbush
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Beautiful! Especially done as one 50m pitch.
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| Sat 26th Jan 2013 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area | ||||||
| 10 9 |
★★ Beau Geste
- with
Liz Milner
| 140m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Led all 5 pitches. Scenic!
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| Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Mount Iron | ||||||
| Ironside | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ The Prickly Lawyer (Prickly Lawyer)
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
| The Main Cliff | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Headbangers Arete
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
| The Cutting | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Happy Fat Men
- with
Mike Hillan
| 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
| Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Mount Iron | ||||||
| The Next Best Thing | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Toe the Line
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 10th Jan 2013 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
| Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ The Crack
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The classic line up the centre - superb!
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| Thu 10th Jan 2013 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
| Roadside Area Al Cove | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Where's Dr Holdfinder?
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 19 |
★★ Chinese Hospitality
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 10th Jan 2013 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
| Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
| 17 18 |
★ Rusty Pins
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Nice and easy.
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| Wed 9th Jan 2013 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
| Roadside Area Al Cove | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ The Colonel's Secret
- with
Mike Hillan
| 16m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Wed 9th Jan 2013 - Motatapu Valley | ||||||
| Roadside Area Roadside Attraction | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Slightly English
- with
Mike Hillan
| 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Quite dirty rock, but not a bad route.
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| Mon 7th Jan 2013 - Sebastapol Bluffs | ||||||
| Twin Cracks | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Twin Cracks
- with
Mike Hillan
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Surprisingly good.
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| 21 |
★★ Ethical Debate
- with
Mike Hillan
| 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 19 |
★ Balls
- with
Mike Hillan
| 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Wharewerawera / Long Beach | ||||||
| Dragon's Lair | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ When The Fog Lifts
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Tue 1st Jan 2013 - Island Cliff Valley | ||||||
| Willow Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★★ Tease the Dragon
- with
Mike Hillan
| ★★★ Classic | ||||
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Really nice; soft for the grade, but long.
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| 20 |
★★ Hang On Simon
- with
Mike Hillan
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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2nd shot.
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| Mon 31st Dec 2012 - Mt Horrible | ||||||
| 22 17 |
★ Twin Cracks
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
| 19 |
★★ Wildman
- with
Mike hillan
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A perfict mandatory jambing climb - just too short!
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| 19 |
★★ The Bird
- with
Mike Hillan
| 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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2nd Shot.
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| Sun 30th Dec 2012 - Mt Horrible | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Arch Dig
- with
Mike Hillan
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
| 14 |
★ China Boy
| 14m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 30th Dec 2012 - Hanging Rock | ||||||
| White Wall | ||||||
| 20 19 |
★ Sunset Strip
- with
Mike Hillan
| 10m | ||||
| 20 |
★★ Nothing Too Serious
- with
Mike Hillan
| ★ Good | ||||
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Nice to get on to clean, pocketed limestone.
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| Sat 29th Dec 2012 - Hanging Rock | ||||||
| Black Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Identity Crisis
- with
Mike Hillan
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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2nd Shot.
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| 18 |
★ Desire
- with
Mike Hillan
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Not a bad first climb in NZ.
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| Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Morialta | ||||||
| The Buttress | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Gorilla My Dreams
- with
Peter Arcidiaco
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First time on the full route, but I have done the harder bits before.
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| 23 22 |
★★ Gorilla My Dreams Super Direct
- with
Peter Arcidiacio
| 15m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Actually I reckon this climb is more like 23, but I don't know anyone else who has done it.
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| Tue 30th Oct 2012 - Rawnsley Bluff | ||||||
| Moonlight Buttress | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Armstrong
- with
Adam Clay
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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FFA.
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| Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Raetjen's Gap | ||||||
| South West Crag | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Medroom Beserker
- with
Liz Milner
| 13m | Average | |||
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Agreed - hard for the grade.
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| Mon 1st Oct 2012 - Moonarie | ||||||
| The Ramparts | ||||||
| 12 |
★★★ Nervine
- with
Liz Milner and James Sunjaya
1
12
lead by
Garth
2
12
lead by
James
3
10
lead by
Gartgh
| 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||