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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sat 22nd Jul 2023 - Elanora Heights
Jungle wall
21 Prayer Of The Mantis - with Camilo Barroilhet, jacob, Irena Sport 10m, 6 Good
Sun 5th Mar 2023 - Middle Cove
Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag
21 UK Rootfest - with Danielle Parker Sport 10m Very Good
After rain, the hold under the second bolt gets dirty, making sticking the long reach from the mono a little harder. Fun climb.

 
Fri 13th Jan 2023 - Lindfield Rocks
Abseil Wall
V4 The Arete - with Emilio Carreto, Michael Edenborough Boulder 6m Classic
This climb needs a thorough clean, particularly the crimps that you reach to for the crux. The upper section is covered in lichen and dirt making it nothing like the superb climb it was two years ago. Judging from the amount of muck in the good incuts near the top, it doesn't appear to have been climbed in a while - and with good reason.

 
V3 The Tourist Route - with Emilio Carreto, Michael Edenborough Boulder 6m Good
A bit dirty in the upper section after the recent months and months of rain. Should improve with more ascents

 
Sun 27th Nov 2022 - Boomerang
Boomerang Slabs
19 Boomerang Sport 20m Very Good
Another ascent to clean the anchors.

 
Sun 17th Jul 2022 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
16 Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket - with Emilio Carreto Mixed trad 20m, 3 Good
A quick late afternoon ascent to clear the anchors on Wild Gravity

 
Sun 5th Jun 2022 - Morna point
South Wall
19 Sea Whores Sport 10m, 3
Top rope repeat. Felt much more straight forward with a rope from above(!) although the move off the ground was still tricky.

 
19 Scollops Sport 11m, 3
repeated on top rope. Got it clean but it still felt harder than 19

 
Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Narrabeen
Slabs
16 Common Origin - with Matthew Mixed trad 15m, 2
Led Common Sense so top roped C O while the rope was there.

 
Thu 30th Sep 2021 - Narrabeen
Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side
21 Crack Man Fever Trad 10m
Definitely harder than Septic Penguins and pretty strenuous too

 
Sun 28th Feb 2021 - Narrabeen
Slabs
16 Hard Ag Science - with Rob Sport 18m, 4 Good
After leading Manic, top roped this to retrieve the draws.

 
Sat 27th Feb 2021 - Bouddi National Park
Wagstaffe - Dog Face
22 Plate of the Day Sport 13m, 7
Various broken holds at the direct start from the boulder so I started slightly down and left. Pleasant technical moves. Would benefit from more traffic to clean off the loose gritty surface.

 
Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Point Perpendicular
Thunder Head Tequilla Sunrise
17 The Tempest - with @emilio Trad 20m Very Good
Very steep for the grade but well protected and not strenuous if you bridge the corner

 
Sun 27th Oct 2019 - Narrabeen
Slabs
21 B - with Peter Noeth Sport 18m, 7 Good
Seconded to clean the gear. Was the first half of D to the ledge then up the adjacent climb still good climbing and it worked as a hybrid climb

 
Sun 27th Jan 2019 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
22 Pallets of Pies (Variant) - with Roman, peter Sport 10m
Cleaning the draws. Great jug pulling.

 
Sun 15th Jul 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
17 Psychopath - with @emilio, Tim Osborne Trad 28m Very Good
Sat 7th Jul 2018 - Berowra
Pimple Buttress
18 Look Blue Go Purple - with @emilio Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
15 Taylor Made - with @emilio Sport 6m, 2 Good
Tue 6th Feb 2018 - Narrabeen
Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side
23 Tilt - with Mitch, Roman Sport 15m Very Good
A quick ascent in fading light after Roman led it. More fun climbing, especially the heel hook move over the roof.

 
Sat 27th Jan 2018 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside Werner Burner Area
21 Werner Burner - with Roman, Mitch Sport 25m, 7 Very Good
Steep jug pulling to a series of layback moves to finish. Thanks for leading, Mitch. It was much easier as a second.

 
Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End
22 A Pound Of Flesh - with Roman, Mitch Sport 8m Very Good
Thin start until past the third bolt, then a series of technical mantle moves.

 
Thu 18th Jan 2018 - Narrabeen
Slabs
22 Show us your ticks - with Roman, Mitch Smith Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
The move past the bolt was just as difficult as I remember from previous ascents.

 
Sat 9th Dec 2017 - Berowra
Pimple Buttress
18 Look Blue Go Purple - with Roman, Mitch Smith., Donald Gibson, @emilio Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
Sun 1st Oct 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
21 Mirrorball - with Roman Sport 49m
Excellent lead by Roman at the end of the day. Just ran up it! A couple of long reaches and one tricky move using a small pocket for the right hand - otherwise mostly straightforward on good holds. The difficulty comes from the sustained steepness and the length of the pitch.

 
Sun 7th May 2017 - Berowra
Ladder of Gloom Area
22 Ladder of Death - with Tristan, Dan, Emilio, Sport 10m, 5 Good
One move wonder - but fun and satisfying to stick the dyno after a few abortive attempts.

 
19 Savage Cabbage - with Tristan, Dan, Emilio Trad 8m Good
Good lead by Emilio.

 
Sun 13th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side
21 Spanking De Sade Sport 12m, 4 Classic
Lovely climbing slapping up the arête. Sustained right to the last move.

 
Sat 27th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains The Heights Bull Ant Wall
21 Forever Malcom Young Sport 8m Very Good
Top roped using the DBB on Probalator after leading that climb. Lovely long move from the pocket on the upper wall to the slopers below the DBB. If leading, I'd suggest taking a long sling for the first clip on the DBB to avoid the risk of taking a long fall if you slip off while clipping at the top.

 
Wed 7th Oct 2015 - Middle Cove
Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag
21 Unnameable Arete Sport 9m Very Good
Nice moves up the ramp lead to steeper ground and a tough last move - when your arms are tired from the lower section.

 
Sat 11th Mar 2006 - Iris Moore Park
14 No.2A Top rope 13m Don't Bother
OK at start but soon becomes loose

 
15 No. 11 Top rope 14m Average
take care with the sharp flake at the top.

 
16 No.10 Top rope 15m Good
Tough for 16 going up the middle of the upper wall.

 
22 No.6 Trad 20m Good
Nice moves going under the roof and into the crack

 
20 No.4 Sport 17m Average
21 No.7 Sport 18m, 5 Good
19 No.9 Trad 16m Good
A loose block near the top. Steeper than it looks.

 
Sun 19th Jun 2005 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
21 Hard 3D Wimp Out Sport 15m, 4 Good
Sun 7th Dec 2003 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Donutland Leftside
23 Half A Cow Sport 17m, 5 Very Good
strange moves - but enjoyable

 
2003 - Lindfield Rocks
Four Cracks Wall
V4 9 Boulder 4m
2002 - Lindfield Rocks
Abseil Wall
V3 6 Boulder 5m
V5 5 Boulder 5m
V4 7 Boulder 6m
2000 - Lindfield Rocks
Black Wall/Wide Crack Area
V5 2 Boulder 6m
2000 - Lindfield Rocks
Isolated Rock/Overhang
V4 3 Boulder 7m
Not too hard - just a bit high to solo comfortably

 
2000 - Lindfield Rocks
Black Wall/Wide Crack Area
V4 3 Boulder 6m
V5 5 Boulder 6m
Sat 1st Jul 1989 - Froggatt Edge
Downhill Racer Area
6a Downhill Racer Trad 16m
Sat 9th Jul 1988 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Vivian Quarry
E5 6b Flashdance/Belldance - with CRAIG MACADAM Trad 45m Very Good
1988 - Llanberis Valley Area
Llanberis Pass Dinas Cromlech
Right Wall - with CRAIG MACADAM Trad 45m
1988 - Rochers de Freyr
Le Louis-Phillipe Capitaine
6c Capt'aine Coeur de Miel Sport Good
Tue 7th Apr 1987 - Rochers de Freyr
Merinos Cubitus
5c+ Avenue Chlorophylle - with GeorgeSzuco Sport 35m
Fri 1st Aug 1986 - Staffordshire
The Roaches Lower Tier Piece of Mind Slab
Thin Air Unknown
Piece of Mind Unknown
1986 - Froggatt Edge
Great Slab
6b Artless Trad 15m
5b Great Slab (Froggatt) Trad 18m
Hairless Heart Trad 15m
Thu 1st Aug 1985 - Malham Cove
The Upper Central Wall Right Side
Obsession Sport
1984 - Ilkley
The Quarry
Wellington Crack Trad 16m
Sun 10th Oct 1982 - Caley Crags
The Main Crag
Fred Zinnerman Unknown 14m
Sun 16th May 1982 - Ilkley
Rocky Valley Number Six Buttress
4c Illegitimate Crack Trad 15m
1982 - Ilkley
The Quarry
6a Guillotine Trad 13m
Wed 28th Oct 1981 - Crookrise
Slingsby's Pinnacle
Small Brown Trad 9m
Fri 1st Aug 1980 - Borrowdale
Borrowdale East Black Crag
5c Prana Trad 72m
Mon 1st Aug 1977 - Borrowdale
Borrowdale North Falcon Crags Lower Falcon Crag
Dedication Unknown 48m
Illusion Trad 44m
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Staffordshire
The Roaches Lower Tier Ascent of Man
Ascent of Man Unknown 10m
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Llanberis Valley Area
Dinorwic Quarries Rainbow Slab
6b Cystitis by Proxy Trad 40m

Showing all 67 ascents.