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25 | ★★★ Spasm in a Chasm | 25m, 3 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 1st Apr 2006 | |||
With Mars and a cast of thousands. 14 shots spread over 2 1/2 years and finally I have the last laugh on April fools day 2006. 03.11.03 - Big moves for a little man, but ohh what fun.. Got undone on the traverse to the undercling, and was too knackered to give it another shot to get it clean. But I'll be back!!
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23 | ★★ Big Wednesday | 10m | The Black Range | ★★ Very Good | Sun 23rd May 2004 | |||
With Timmy. Rock a bit crumbly, but good climbing. Hard moves just after lip.
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22 | ★★ Slave Girl | 14m, 1 | Werribee Gorge | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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22 | ★★ Collision Course | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 13th Mar 2004 | |||
With Ed, Solid leading by ed - tough moves with great exposure.
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22 | ★ Follow Your Nose | 12m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | Thu 5th Jan 2006 | |||
With Ed and Gary.
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22 | ★★ Feral Chicken | 20m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 22nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Mega tough and techincal.
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22 | ★★★ The Navigator | 120m | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th May 2004 | |||
With Cam.. Dunno if it is worth three stars maybe 2.. Very hard starting moves on pitch 2 for shorties like me..
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22 22 R | ★★ Plimsoll Line | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 25th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Mega awkward. Shaky.. very shaky!
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22 | ★ Linear Transformation | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 27th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed.
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22 | ★★ Hidden Secrets | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Flowing straighforward climbing.
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22 | ★★★ In Lemon Butter | 15m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 15th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Saw Timmy do it. Superb position and moves.
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22 | ★★ Ephemeral Direct Finish | 22m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 15th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Inspected the holds rapelling down. Easy climbing, but threatening lead.
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22 | ★ Tootsie Direct | 20m | Summerday Valley | ★ Good | Sat 29th Nov 2003 | |||
22 | ★ Fixed Smile | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 25th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Am back to face my demons (or is that dogs) now I am stronger.
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22 | ★★ Collision Course | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 26th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Tough.
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21 | ★ Controlled Burn | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Nat and Ed. Lots of block that look like they could peel, but luckily none did.
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21 | ★★★ A Taste of Honey | 27m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. The demons have been exorcised. Just wish I had lead it!
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22 | ★ Smile | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
Ed's lead. A few thin moves at the top, but good gear.
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21 | ★★ Skydiver | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Mars. Decided to take the tall person's variation and retreated a few times on the crux, before comitting. Some funky moves on jugs.
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21 | ★★ No Future | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 27th Jul 2003 | |||
21 | ★★ Running on Empty | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Couple of hard moves above gear and then it relents
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21 | ★★ Sirocco Pitch 1 | 20m, 1 | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great intro to Taipan. Only 19/20. Rapped off with the rain chasing.. left shoes at the top of the pitch!!
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21 | ★★ The Wraith | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 18th Sep 2004 | |||
With Gary. No single hard move, just pumpy..
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21 21 R | ★★★ Auto Da Fe | 90m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 7th Sep 2003 | |||
A tad bold..
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21 | ★ Army Exercises | 15m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
21 | ★★ Running on Empty | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
With Ed. Couple of hard moves above gear and then it relents
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21 | ★★★ Kachoong | 25m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. What can I say that hasn't been said before? There was a gallery watching hoping for a whipper. I had to dissapoint.
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20 21 | ★★ Ethereal | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
With Ed. Superb. A combo of power and blance
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21 | ★★★ Chinese Algebra | 48m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 19th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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20 21 | ★★ Ethereal | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Superb. A combo of power and blance
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21 | ★★★ Comic Relief | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 16th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Ken. Daunting climb. Received beta and some pre-placed gear.
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21 | ★★ The British Beat | 15m, 2 | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 31st Oct 2004 | |||
With Trinh and da gang. Much harder for the short person? Awesome climbing though..
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21 | ★★★ Chinese Algebra | 48m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 27th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. What an awesome climb.
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21 | ★★ Slap the Philanthropist | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 22nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Still super pumpy even though I am stronger!
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20 | ★ Doobie | 8m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Feb 2004 | |||
Tried to do solo as the gear is non-existant, but didn't have the cahones.. ahh but easy on the magical top-rope.
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20 | ★★ A Taste of Honey Direct Start | 13m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Great pumpy climbing.
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21 | ★★★ New Image | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Sweet moves and a great, styling lead by Mars.
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20 | ★ Ebony | 14m, 2 | Werribee Gorge | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
20 | ★ Regicide | 10m, 1 | The You Yangs | ★ Good | Sun 6th Apr 2003 | |||
20 | ★ Bermuda Triangle | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Nat and Ed. Lots of block that look like they could peel, but luckily none did.
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20 | ★ Cyclic | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Very tough.. did some wierd yoga moves here..
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21 | ★★★ Blimp | 25m, 1 | Bundaleer Area | ★★ Very Good | Sun 8th Feb 2004 | |||
With Ed leading. He cruised it and I found it easy too.. Would have just lead it, but there was a congo line of people.
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20 | ★★★ Little Thor | 12m | Arapiles | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
20 | ★★ Cadenza | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 14th Mar 2004 | |||
With Age. Wonderful exposure at the end.
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20 | ★★ Bam Bam | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 2nd Apr 2006 | |||
With Trinh. Two hard moves and a lot of stylish posing. Great!
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20 | ★★ Wasp | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars & Gary. A great formidable line.
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21 20 | ★★ Pilot Error | 12m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 4th Nov 2003 | |||
Good fun esp. with Cam performing three chinups at the lip to finally crank through.
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20 | ★★★ Thunder Crack | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 4th Nov 2003 | |||
A horror show with enough blood to last dracula his lifetime. Cam followed bravely behind despite having seen my contortions and gyrations on the initial moves. Glad I got it clean so I don't have subject my hands and brain to this sort of torture again.
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20 | ★★ Grimulace | 15m | The You Yangs | ★★★ Classic | Sat 21st Aug 2004 | |||
With Cam and Luke. Sustained jaming and bridging pleasure.. easier if you are tall..
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20 | ★★★ Quo Vadis | 33m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 2nd May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great start and some brilliant sequences.. dunno if I can say I got the onsight with all that chalk!!
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20 | ★ Cranky Babies | 12m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 31st Oct 2004 | |||
With Trinh. Only two moves at the grade. Reachy and powerful with pro well below your feet..
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20 | ★★ Electric Warrior | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Mars. Brutal start and a tricky finish. Loverly though.
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20 | ★★ Stone the Crows | 12m | The You Yangs | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
21 20 | ★★★ New Image | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 22nd Jun 2004 | |||
With Trinh. Got a flash pump and tried a dyno instead of static. Got it second go
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20 | ★ Toad in the Hole | 12m, 2 | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Couldn't clip the first bolt and was scared to commit to the crux on the cam. Big Cam to the rescue.. and got it on the second shot.
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22 20 | ★ A Dream Of Pink Tse-Tse Flies | 42m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Second shot. Powerfull and crimpy for the short ass but good gear!
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19 | ★★ Lion-Ardo | 20m | Victoria Range | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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19 | ★ Coke Adds Life | 12m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
Ed's lead. Snuck this one last climb in as the sun was setting.
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19 | ★★ Togrul Khan | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 23rd Dec 2003 | |||
With Meily. Quite steep and awkward, but great!
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20 19 | ★★ Firedance | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 22nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Great balancy and tenuous climbing.
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19 | ★★★ Morfydd | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 6th Sep 2003 | |||
Very techinal for the grade.
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19 | ★★ Quisling | 30m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 1st Apr 2006 | |||
With Mars. Brutal crux.. until you figure it out!
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19 | ★★ Possibly Beautiful | 28m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 20th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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19 | ★★★ Lemmington | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 13th Mar 2004 | |||
With Ed. Why did I not do this sonner. Simply awesome climbing.
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19 | ★★★ Tarantula | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Trinh. An awesome, sustained line..
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19 | ★★ Morgul Can't | 40m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Slightly dodgy gear, but great moves.
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20 19 | ★ Hadrian Direct Finish | 12m | Werribee Gorge | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
19 | ★★★ Tannin | 35m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
19 | ★★ Halfway Damned | 35m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Mon 17th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Tough techincal crux and balancy coolness for the rest. Led it after Mars.
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19 | ★ Footloose and Fancy Free | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 6th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. In keeping with poor form for the day, could not commit to the crux topout and I think I went too far left!
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19 | ★★ Hendrix | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 6th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Was feeling strange all day esp. after that whipper on Soweto last weekend and it must have affected my lead head! Had to rest, back down and collect before I sent!
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18 | ★ Ground Cummin | 18m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed.
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18 | ★ The Lost Pleiad | 16m | Summerday Valley | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
18 | ★★★ Scorpion | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Very hard start for the vertically challenged like me.. fell off once.. figured out another sequence to cam, but it's not 100% for me (a bit desperate).. The rest is awesome..
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18 | ★ Cassandra | 40m, 5 | Arapiles | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★ Glutimus Maximus | 14m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Nat. Ed leading. Tough start and maybe a bit stiff for the grade..
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18 | ★★★ Death Row | 45m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
With Paul. Good lead by paul. Nice and cruisy except for the crux move..
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18 | ★★ Voodoo | 65m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 19th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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18 | ★ Wurlitzer | 25m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Some tough jamming.
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18 | Get Your Bloody Fingers Out | 10m | Arapiles | Average | Sat 6th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. 5.1.06 - Not so bad this time around, but still not a 18. 6.12.03 - Unbelievable! Just when I thought my performance had reached rock bottom and could only get better. I managed to dog my way up a 18 on pre-placed gear! The horror-show continues.
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18 | ★★ Kinkaid (Kincaid) | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 7th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Great climbing to get some vestige of pride and confidence back.
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18 | ★★ King Rat | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Nat. Not a bad little number with a few three dimensional moves.
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18 | ★★ Aardvark | 18m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 13th Mar 2004 | |||
With Ed. Tough first move. Great positions after that.
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18 | ★★ Gilt Edged | 40m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 26th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Awkward and techical and tough with lots of fun during.
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18 | ★★ Golden Fleece (The Golden Fleece) | 35m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 24th Jan 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great face climbing.. a wee bit pumpy..
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18 | ★★ Yo Yo Variant Finish | 120m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★★★ Simpleton | 85m, 2 | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
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18 18 R | ★★ Preservative Added | 30m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 7th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Just as good as Missing Link!
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18 | ★★ Hurts | 18m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Managed to pinch my wittle pinky finger on a crack and it still hurts now as I type on Monday.
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18 | ★ Sexual Blur | 18m | Victoria Range | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★ Turquoise | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Exposed super technical climbing.
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18 | ★★★ Entertainer | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 16th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Great position and moves. A bit awkward to place gear at crux though.
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18 | ★★ Howling Wolf | 28m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 2nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Bold (possibly dangerous?) lead for the just 18 leader.. Some nice moves though..
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19 18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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19 18 R | ★★ XI | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
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18 | ★★★ Diane | 120m | Mt Rosea | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 8th Mar 2003 | |||
18 | ★ Fang | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Mon 1st Nov 2004 | |||
Thought I did this with Brommie on 22/02/04. Actually did mantis that time!! Opps... Good climbing and exposure. Much more intimating than it is.
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18 | ★★ Golden Echo | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Some great moves in a very exposed position.
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18 | ★ Free Beer | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 2nd Oct 2004 | |||
With Geoff.. Great climbing.. continually interesting with good pro..
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18 | ★★ Crooked Mile | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Trinh. Good sequency climbing..
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