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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sat 26th Mar 2005 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
	20	★★ Three and a Half Thousand	Sport 16m, 7	★★★ Classic
Feels like a two-move wonder.
Fri 25th Mar 2005 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
	12	★ Digit Dave	Trad 15m	Average
Nice start, lichenous finish.
Fri 25th Mar 2005 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
	14	★ Open to Public Scrutiny	Sport 20m	Average
	15 20	★ Kiddies Chorus (C)	Sport 20m, 8	Average
Did P2 first (via Digit Dave) and P1 the next day. This climb is 'B' in the guide.
Sat 12th Mar 2005 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	14 15	★ Pitang Pitang	Sport 12m, 6
Horrible slopey stuff.
	4	★ Kaboomba Brothers	Sport 10m, 4
Nice start. Around grade 14.
	13	★ Rum-Doodle	Trad 15m
Neglected crack. Nice top bit. Loose.
	14	★★ Mañana	Sport 22m, 8	★★★ Classic
Others have said it ... classic. Mezzalunaesque
	13 14	★ Ole Biscuit Barrel	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good
OK.
Sat 5th Mar 2005 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
	17	★★ Yesterday's Heroes	Sport 12m, 4	★★ Very Good
Nice, even in the rain.
Sat 5th Mar 2005 - Berowra
Pimple Buttress
	15	★ Taylor Made	Sport 6m, 2	Average
Sat 5th Mar 2005 - Berowra
Ladder of Gloom Area
	19	★★ Ladder of Gloom	Sport 12m, 4	★ Good
Attractive architecture.
	4	Cenotaph Corner	Trad 8m	Don't Bother
This is not a tick.
Tue 22nd Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Mount Banks
	13	★★★ Original Route	Trad 350m	★★★ Mega Classic
Jan 22/23 led pitches 1,2,3,5,9. Variant finish. With Enn Truupold, 76, Hayden Brotchie, Jim Dickins.
Wed 9th Feb 2005 - Earlwood
	20	★ Warm It Up	Mixed trad 9m, 1	★ Good
	14	★ Cornered	Trad 9m	Average
Bring hexes and a brush - lichenous
	15	★ Cornered Again	Trad 8m	★ Good
Top-roped it on static to retrieve gear.
Sat 5th Feb 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	14	★ Refusal	Trad 25m	★ Good
Classic crack start
Sat 29th Jan 2005 - Mount Keira
West Face
	9 12	★ Iria	Trad 10m	★★★ Classic
Led it with hexes and stoppers only as a tribute to the old guard.
	13	★ Zatidee	Mixed trad 12m, 1	★★★ Classic
Throwing down a lizard bumped up the grade.
	6	Nurlegs	Trad 10m
	12	★ Bills Folly	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good
Lovely crack adventure
	11	★ Gum Tree Wall	Sport 10m, 4	Average
Baby sport climb.
	8	★ Nursery	Trad 10m	★ Good
Short and sweet.
Wed 26th Jan 2005 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	9	Intoxicating Liquor	Trad 20m	Don't Bother
Only if you're desperate for crack
	16	★ Mode	Sport 14m, 3	★★★ Classic
Solo to first bolt. After that, nice.
	16	★ Pan Pacific Wall	Trad 16m	★★ Very Good
Hmm...sometimes 16s feel harder.
Sat 22nd Jan 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Mount Banks
	14 17	★★ Original Route - Crystal Tips - Alternate Middle (Original Route - Alternate Finish)	Mixed trad 55m, 2	★★ Very Good
Slightly off route. Saw bolt, didn't use it.
Sun 9th Jan 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side
	15	★ Spoonbender	Sport 12m, 7	Average
	17	★ Schizophrenic Sideburns	Mixed trad 12m, 4	★★ Very Good
Small cams between second and third bolt
2005 - Bangor West
	14	★ Get Tracked	Trad 11m	Average
	16	★ Grandma's Wheelchair	Sport 10m, 4	★ Good
Slipped but held traverse
Fri 31st Dec 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	18	★★ Enterprise	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Sun 19th Dec 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	14 14 R	★ Elf Town	Trad 20m	★ Good
	14	★★ Pledge a Legend	Trad 16m	★★★ Classic
Hand jam bottom slab top
Sat 11th Dec 2004 - Lindfield Rocks
She-Oak Wall
	V0	★ She-Oak Crack	Boulder 5m	★ Good
Nice finger crack. Solo? Don't think so.
Sat 4th Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Crackle Area
	15	★ Rice Bubbles	Trad 18m	★★ Very Good
Block at start looks dangerously cracked.
	12	★ Flap	Trad 25m	★ Good
Go direct and heel hook a mini-roof!
	12	★ Snap	Trad 30m	★ Good
Like herding cats.
	13 13 R	★ Pop	Trad 30m	★ Good
New to trad? This climb's great - no pro!
	16	★ Crackle	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Overhung and strenuous.
Sun 28th Nov 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	16	★ Benign Variant Finish	Sport 10m	★ Good
Barrenjoey slabs are fun
Sat 6th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
	16	★★ Mezzaluna	Sport 25m, 8	★★★ Mega Classic
THE classic
Sat 6th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	14	★★ The Obituary	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Lovely. Tree root at top is off limits
Sat 6th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
	15 16	★ Stinkeye	Sport 12m, 5	Average
Sat 6th Nov 2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall
	15	★★ Noodle	Sport 12m	★★ Very Good
Overhanging 15!
Sat 30th Oct 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Sloth Area
	20	★★ Backtrack	Sport 18m	★★ Very Good
Clean after restart
Sat 30th Oct 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Lizard Block
	15	★ Gecko	Sport 16m, 4	★★ Very Good
	14	★ Lounge Lizard	Sport 15m, 5	Average
Sat 23rd Oct 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	13	★ Two Steps Forward	Mixed trad 20m, 1	★ Good
	14	★ Starboard Barnacles	Sport 20m	★ Good
Sat 16th Oct 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	18	★★ Marsupial Smearer	Mixed trad 20m, 2	★★★ Classic
Over roof. Bolt-protected.
	9	★ Jezebel	Mixed trad 11m, 2	★★ Very Good
Nice lead for beginners
Sat 9th Oct 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	17	★ Woderwick	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
	17	★★ Hang On	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good
Beware the dry slime
	11	★ Lucifer	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
Sun 3rd Oct 2004 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Lower Cliff
	16	★★ Secret Swinger	Trad 74m	★★★ Classic
Great line. 2nd visit 10/10/05. Placed long, new sling on belay tree top P2.
Sat 25th Sep 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	16	★ Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket	Mixed trad 20m, 3	★★★ Classic
Bulgy start
	15	Tropico	Trad 20m	Average
Don't forget top pitch
	14	★ Judgement Day	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Great climb. ALL trad. Using the bolts to the right is off-route. Big gear not necessary. Top out in crack, not face.
	14	★ Carrie Bradshaw	Mixed trad 12m, 3	★★ Very Good
Nicely spotted new line.
Sun 19th Sep 2004 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	15	★★ Crack of Dawn	Trad 20m	★ Good
Sat 18th Sep 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	15	★★ Santa's Little Helper	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Classic
Thinking person's 15
	15	★ Big Dreams	Sport 15m	★ Good
Sat 18th Sep 2004 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
	17	★ Slap & Tickle	Sport 14m	★★ Very Good
Tough for the grade
Sun 20th Jun 2004 - Bangor West
	16	★ Dorothy May	Sport 10m, 3
	17	★★ The Whorl	Sport 10m, 3
Sun 30th May 2004 - Bangor West
	17	★ Python	Sport 8m, 2	★★★ Classic
The start is like climbing a sculpture
	10	Side Tracked	Trad 10m	Average
	17	★ Pitted Arete	Trad 10m	★ Good
	16 15	★★ Andrew's Bulge	Sport 8m, 3	★★★ Classic
Start sequence is a pleasure
	12	Mike's Photogenic Crack	Trad 10m	Don't Bother
Sat 8th May 2004 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall
	14	★ Fucary Rug	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good
Good warm up.
	12	★ Jug City	Sport 15m, 3	★★ Very Good
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	14	★★ Organ Grinder	Trad 60m	★★★ Classic
With Gus. Trad.

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