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Sat 19th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Sincerity | 14m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
x 2
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15 | ★ Chastity | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
x 2
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8 | ★ Faith | 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Up and down and as downclimb for other routes here
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Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Nothing Area | ||||||
24 | ★ Nothing | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Now 24 and deservedly so. Several hard technical sequential sections on thin wearing edges.
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Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Hurly Burly | 22m | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★★ Popular Opinion | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some good moves
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Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
18 | ★ Spastic Octopus | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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15 | ★ Helen | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
11 | ★ The Bonatti Crack | 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Have always meant to do and had a spare hour or two while the family was in Blackheath rhododendron garden
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Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Engineers Cascade | ||||||
22 | ★ Mechanical Advantage | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat, did years ago
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24 | ★ Blubber Plunge | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Unlikely bouldery crux
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Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Static | 35m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Unusual and gymnastic moves up closed corner, fortunately punctuated by some reasonable rests. A handful of wires needed for the thin crack higher up.
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Sun 2nd Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
24 | ★ Survival Day | 20m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Friendly for the grade once you've worked it out
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Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Choc Chip Chai Sector | ||||||
19 20 | ★★ Choc Chip Chai | 15m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
23 | ★★ The Cramps | 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bouldered the start 2nd go. Good, hard and goey moves.
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Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
21 | ★ Socially Inept | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
22?
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21 | ★ Whimsical | 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ Please Dry | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
16 19 | ★ The Swiss Route (The Swiss Route Direct) | 88m | Average | |||
Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Fashion | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Cheap Dive Wall and Beyond | ||||||
22 | ★★ Cheap Skate | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Rage this Season | 30m, 99 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Tex Arcana Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Tex Arcana | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
21 | ★★ Hullaballoo | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
19 18 | ★★ Uncle Amy (Arete on ring bolts) | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
22 | ★★ Serious Leather | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
great climb. Dirty up high with quite a hard crux for the grade
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20 | ★★ Deep Freeze | 18m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 | ★★ Last Call for Fame and Glory | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 5th Aug 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
21 | ★ Spangled Drongo | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
One star with a thin and hard to work out bit
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Sun 29th Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
21 | ★★ Oblivious | 20m, 4 | Average | |||
one hard and uninspiring move
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Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Crystal Set | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
very thin for short section
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Sun 24th Jun 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Radios Appear | 25m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
very thin, engaging and sustained
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Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Heathcliff | ||||||
22 | ★★ Dan Rampe | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Steep and solid with little in the way of rests. A better climb than Ricardo Lagos
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22 | ★★★ Ricardo Lagos | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Heathcliff's answer to the Bachar-Yerian following the steep black streak. Not as good as it looks.
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22 | ★★ Pumpkin Puree | 50m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
2 hard bits
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22 | ★★ Skuzeeney Jaludek | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Bouldery start
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18 | ★★ Fake Blood | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
A good warm-up for the head in getting used to gritty fragile yellow rock, as well as physically!
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Thu 5th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 23 | ★★ Major Tom | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Straightforward, just steep (not my favourite angle)
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Sat 31st Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Holy Leaping Shortarses, Batman | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
The crux was fine, it was the start and the roof that required a little bit of sorting. 2 laps
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Sat 24th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
22 | ★ Who Killed Bambi? | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fairly solid
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Sun 18th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
22 23 | ★★★ Legoland | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A good addition to this wall and something new to do
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Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
24 | ★★ The End of Silence | 12m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A very similar climb to Bill Collins in terms of style and difficulty. Great stuff
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Sun 6th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Loch Ness Whippet | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Punchy and hard even 2nd go. 24?
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Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Outsider | 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Steep and unusual. 2 stars, a really pleasant surprise
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Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side Upper Tier | ||||||
23 | ★★ Tower of Song | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
a good route for a 1 star crag
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Sun 24th Jul 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Return of the Toe Cutter Gang | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
freezing cold and slightly damp, a good climb though
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Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Spoilt Brats Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Ritalin | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
2nd go, a great climb with lots of interest along the way
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Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Thruxton | 57m | ★★ Very Good | |||
well worth doing (despite appearance)
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Sun 1st May 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ These Apples Must Be Jen's | 20m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Repeat
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23 22 | ★★ Nylon Happy | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Must have done this before, probably more than once? Repeat
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Changes | 20m | ||||
Maybe a few times before??
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area | ||||||
22 | ★ Piping Hot | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pleasant slab. 21?
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19 | ★★★ Electric Blue | 35m, 7 | ||||
Done this before, pretty certain it was OS
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Hunky Dory | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not OS as I'm sure I have done this before(?) Goey and hard
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Sat 21st Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
24 | ★★ Unknown (Unkown) | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
brick hard height-dependent start leads to 21/22 face climbing
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Sun 8th Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
M1 21 | ★★★ Vincent HRD | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Old crack, now renovated and well-worth doing. 20?
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Sun 8th Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
23 | ★★ Divide and Dissolve | 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Hard blank wall. A 3 Camalot and 3 x bolt plates. 24?
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Sun 8th Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
20 | ★ Grand Slam 2008 | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 10th Jul 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Ikara Head | ||||||
22 | ★ Fantasia | 32m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Spoilt by poor rock and rope drag. The direct may be better? One of the stiffest things I've ever done at the grade
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Sun 27th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Greenhouse Gully | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Twenty-something | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Chipped.
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Sat 12th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | ||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★★ Black Tie Affair | 48m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 6th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ferro Pro Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Ferro Pro | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
techy AND goey
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Sun 6th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Marooned | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 6th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
21 | Sensible Shoes | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 6th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Currawongs & Chocolate Cakes | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 30th May 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Master Plan | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 8th May 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Chasing Amy Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Pussy Wallow | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 24th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Buddha/Engineering Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Buddha and the Chocolate Box | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 4th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff | ||||||
23 | ★★ Rudolf the Bloody Reindeer | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
21?
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20 | ★★ Hark! The .. | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★ Anal Leakage | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 4th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Whymper | 150m | ★ Good | |||
Fri 2nd Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Heathcliff | ||||||
19 | ★★ The Rift | 55m | ★★ Very Good | |||
20 | ★★ Wise Crack | 55m | ★★ Very Good | |||
22 | ★★ Bad Blood | 45m, 17 | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★★ Plumbers Crack | 26m | ★★ Very Good | |||
22 | ★★★ Thing 2 | 65m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 30th Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Noisy Place | ||||||
24 | ★★ Chilled Puppy Complex | 15m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
gymnastic face climbing between breaks on carrots and gear
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Tue 26th Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Hartley Vale Road | ||||||
24 | Michael Bolt-On | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 9th Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 22 | ★★ Lady Grinning Soul | 25m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 9th Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Dragon's Tooth Area | ||||||
25 | ★★ Hermaphrodite Hamster | 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd go, good technical slab
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Sat 19th Dec 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Access Ledge | ||||||
25 | ★★ Diamond Jack (Diamond Jack P1) | 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
2nd go, one of the best routes this year
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Sat 12th Dec 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Access Ledge | ||||||
21 | ★★ The Jewel Thief | 28m | ★ Good | |||
25 | ★ 8 Carat | 26m | ★ Good | |||
mega-winger clipping with slack out on OS attempt
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Sat 12th Dec 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Frog Buttress | ||||||
22 | ★ Unknown | 15m | ★ Good | |||
worth the walk
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Tue 1st Dec 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Hartley Vale Road | ||||||
25 | ★★ Orange Slice | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd go, surprisingly good. x 2
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26 | ★★ Bryzance | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
great technical/friction problem
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Sat 28th Nov 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mitchells Ridge Grace Gully | ||||||
26 25 | ★★ Codeine (Codein) | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
25 in new guide, 2 stars
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Sat 24th Oct 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Escape Velocity | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd go, nice crux sequence
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Sat 24th Oct 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Ness is Best | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
2nd go, magic
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20 19 | ★★ Powerbra Rangers | 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 4th Oct 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags James Bond Main Wall | ||||||
25 24/25 | ★ Thunderball | 9m | Average | |||
bloody ugly and tough, 24 in new guide
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Sat 5th Sep 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Thin Time | 24m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
a Pumpy Time for sure! Thanks ML for re-bolting
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Sat 5th Sep 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Cardiac Arete | 38m | ★ Good | |||
Genesis/Cardiac link-up
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Sat 5th Sep 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Toucan Café | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Now that's quite thin (thanks again)
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Sat 29th Aug 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zap Crag Upper Zap | ||||||
25 | ★★ Short Circuit | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd go, plenty of interest/variety
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21 | ★ Hot Pump Action Baby | 25m, 6 | ★ Good |