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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Tue 28th Oct 2014 - Forestville
Sissy Crag
V0 Warm Up Boulder Average
Sun 11th Aug 2013 - Blue Mountains
Leura The Fortress
13 Tom Thumb Mixed trad 170m, 10 Good
Pitch 5 easily the best - seemingly the only section of real climbing

 
Thu 10th Feb 2011 - Railay
Diamond Cave
5 Mot Daeng Sport 20m, 6
One bulgy move, otherwise v pleasant.

 
Thu 10th Feb 2011 - Railay
One-Two-Three
5 6a Climbing School (Old Route) Sport 12m, 5 Good
Little bulgy in parts - good fun.

 
6b Massage Secrets Sport 37m, 13 Very Good
Second pitch is great - reachy.

 
5 Ling Noi Sport 10m, 3 Average
Good warm up

 
5 King Cobra Sport 13m, 5 Good
One trickier move at the top moving left.

 
Fri 7th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Pulpit Rock Bellbird Wall area
18 Bellbird Wall Sport 100m, 16 Good
Led P1, 2nd P2 ad P3 - P2 interesting in the rain, hand traverse interesting with big undercut

 
Wed 24th Nov 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
19 The Eternity Trad 22m Mega Classic
Need to learn to jam more confidently before I lead this

 
Wed 10th Nov 2010 - The Stables
Otherland
19 Interstellar Jumpsuit Sport 12m Don't Bother
I had to pull on the first draw - fairly strange move otherwise

 
20 Blood Marks The Spot Sport 10m Classic
Very thin in parts

 
18 Transfunctioner Straightonem Sport 9m Very Good
Nice route

 
17 Continuum Transfunctioner Sport 8m Very Good
Nice route

 
19 Cop That Kev Sport 9m Good
Balancy move near the top

 
15 Sith Lord Sport 10m Good
Good warm up

 
3 What the Hell is a Centograph Trad 6m
Too short!

 
Fri 22nd Oct 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner
18 Araluen Peach Trad 45m Good
This climb has everything except a roof! Starting in a crack/offwidth/chimney, onto slab, then finishing up overhang.

 
12 15 Black Velvet Trad 50m Average
Sandbag at 12. No good reason for it to be so runout, considering the protection is crappy mild-steel bash-in carrots (costing $0.60ea from Bunnings)

 
18 Balance of Power Trad 48m Very Good
Good slab, then easy roof move on nice positive holds

 
Wed 13th Oct 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area
10 8 Hocus Pocus Mixed trad 49m, 15 Good
In the wet

 
Wed 13th Oct 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
14 The Phantom Trad 31m Very Good
Interesting for the grade!! Hard start, awesome traverse, antique fixed gear

 
15 The Carthaginian Trad 33m Very Good
Great beginner crack climb

 
Fri 10th Sep 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags James Bond Mr Big Area
16 Mr Big pitches 1 & 2 Sport 55m Average
First pitch has some awkward moves for a 16.

 
Wed 1st Sep 2010 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
18 Bunny Bucket Buttress Sport 270m Very Good
Led 1,2,4,6,8 With Phil & Karl

 
Sat 28th Aug 2010 - The Stables
The Stables
18 Bunsen Honeydew Sport 10m Very Good
Excellent - several good moves strung together

 
14 Yoink Sport 10m Average
Slightly awkward mantle for a ledge of that size

 
18 Suspect Zero Sport 11m Good
One move wonder

 
14 Clipz Sport 10m Average
Seemed harder than The Player of Games

 
15 The Player of Games Sport 9m Average
Fairly unremarkable

 
16 Carrots Are Vegetables Trad 8m Average
Broke a hold off, very dirty, quality pro.

 
19 Chronic Sport 10m Very Good
Great, v fun.

 
20 Bluntman Sport 8m Good
Hard mantle move

 
19 Mufasta Sport 10m Good
Good fun, interesting toward top

 
14 Chicken Stuffing Sport 8m Don't Bother
V short and a bit dirty

 
Wed 18th Aug 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
16 Petit Miam Sport 8m, 4 Good
Fun little climb

 
Wed 18th Aug 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Alley Wall
17 18 Bombtrack Sport 24m, 9 Good
Great start, then fun up the arete

 
11 Chully Bun Trad 25m Average
Trad chimney! Good fun, although rather dirty.

 
Wed 21st Jul 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
17 Mad Hatter Sport 20m, 12 Classic
Great traverse Zero exposure

 
16 Barbie Twins Sport 17m, 7 Good
Would have been easier with any sort of crack ability

 
17 Butt Head Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
Excellent sloper training

 
19 Euphoria Sport 15m, 4 Good
One big reach - hardest move moving right a bit once on the slab

 
19 Euphoria (Blunt) Sport 15m, 4 Good
Bit thin at the start - there are good holds to clip from - found them after each clip

 
Fri 16th Jul 2010 - The Cathedral
Main Crag
6 Tarmac Traverse Sport 10m Average
need to do it to get to the starts of the 4x16s

 
16 Suicidal Tendencies Sport 8m Good
nicer moves out left

 
16 Cathedral Quack Sport 8m Average
general slabby climbing

 
16 Neuron Nerd Sport 8m, 3 Average
bit harder in the dark

 
16 Cosmic Cruncher Sport 8m Crap
worst route on the wall - the amount of choss may have something to do with this

 
Fri 16th Jul 2010 - Bluebell
16 18 Anika Sport 8m, 2 Average
nice rooflet pocket

 
14 18 Zara Sport 7m, 1 Average
more interesting than Duncan

 
11 Duncan Sport 7m, 2 Average
warm-up

 
10 11 Duncan (Duncan DS) Sport 7m, 2 Average
warm-up

 
Fri 2nd Jul 2010 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
17 Sweet Dreams Left Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant) Mixed trad 120m, 12 Good
Final pitch was nice to actually have to do some climbing, even with numb fingers!

 
Thu 10th Jun 2010 - Wingello
Gulp Road La Sancta Wall
19 Shit Out Of Luck Sport 18m, 7 Average
harder bouldery start than the 18, continuously worrying about which holds are going to break or not

 
18 The Very Ordinary Route Sport 18m, 6 Average
bouldery start then easier ground

 
17 A Series of Unfortunate Events Sport 18m, 7 Average
non-memorable

 
17 Big Love Sport 20m, 8 Average
lots of loose rock

 
16 Shake Hands with your Feelings Sport 18m, 7 Average
ok as a warm up

 
Wed 9th Jun 2010 - Wingello
Gulp Road Rave Cave
16 17 Superior Physics Sport 9m Good
hardest 16 I've done! Very dusty, but great moves.

 
Wed 9th Jun 2010 - Wingello
Gulp Road Candy & Supa Fun Happy Walls
18 Drank the Slab Sport 20m Classic
slab climbing at it's best

 
Wed 9th Jun 2010 - Wingello
Gulp Road La Sancta Wall
16 Shmushy Mushy Sport 10m, 4 Crap
Worst route on this wall, which is saying something.

 
18 Flesh Eating Superbug Sport 8m, 3 Good
short but sweet

 
Fri 28th May 2010 - Mount Keira
West Face
14 16 Short Legs Sport 12m, 4 Very Good
great juggy climbing

 
11 Gum Tree Wall Sport 10m, 4 Average
good beginner route, apart from loose bolt at the top.

 
Fri 21st May 2010 - Berowra
Bullet Hole Wall
18 Mental Fatigue Sport 13m Classic
Tricky in middle on slopers

 
18 Fox Sox Pox Sport 12m, 5 Very Good
great to convert this to a clean lead

 
Wed 12th May 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall
18 Diddy Kong Sport 24m, 8 Classic
Sustained, good holds. One of the best at TP

 
Wed 12th May 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall
18 Gina Hardface Sport 15m, 6 Average
Wierd crux - there is a huge amount of chalk around the crack, so I headed up there, but it was proven to me that it isn't needed

 
19 Vanderholics Sport 25m, 8 Good
Easy for the grade - the top moves are just awkward - surely there is a better way to climb it than how I did. And somebody has left some obscene drawing in the cave.

 
Wed 12th May 2010 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
14 Tony Sport 8m, 3 Don't Bother
fairly easy

 
18 Samurai Pizza Catz Sport 15m Classic
very good, bit tricky with numb fingers!

 
14 Pete's Two Bob Sport 6m Average
straightforward

 
16 Puppy Sport 7m Good
Dodgy thin flake hold - will break one day!

 
18 Hard Knee Sport 7m Very Good
Would be a classic if it were longer

 
Mon 3rd May 2010 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Camerons Crest
17 The Allied Chemical News Mixed trad 25m, 3 Very Good
Great! have been wanting to do this for ages. Bit run-out, but is grade 12 climbing when it's run-out

 
16 Thailand Taxidriver Sport 15m, 4 Don't Bother
Pretty easy, almost contrived.

 
Mon 3rd May 2010 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane
18 Interstate 31 Trad 30m Good
2nd - very hard if you can't jam!

 
14 How Much is That Doggie in the Window? Sport 27m, 6 Good
Good warm up

 
Thu 22nd Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area
10 Syrinx Trad 170m Good
Hard for a grade 10, but still easy climbing. I thought it would be a good idea to squeeze one more climb in, so started it at 4pm, with headtorches on and ready to go. Only got dark on P6, which was fine. Climbed 5 pitches on trad in under 2 hours, pretty speedy. Descent was fun getting lost trying to find Ali's!

 
Thu 22nd Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
12 Bard Trad 120m Mega Classic
Great climb. I led P2, 4. P2 traverse is quite hilarious, but still scary!

 
Wed 21st Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
14 D Minor Trad 35m Very Good
2nd pitch is great.

 
Wed 21st Apr 2010 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
12 Watchtower Chimney Mixed trad 110m, 1 Very Good
Led P3+4 Scary lead on P3

 
Tue 20th Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
10 11 Agamemnon Trad 40m Very Good
I led P1. Can imagine how P2 would get a bit scary at the top! Fun to stem up in second though!

 
Tue 20th Apr 2010 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
14 Lamplighter Trad 78m Classic
Great!! I led P1 (v easy), and P3 (awesome traverse out of the cave)

 
Mon 19th Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
16 Decibel Trad 50m Good
Phil led P1 - missing the crucial handhold on the crux turning into something to think about!

 
Mon 19th Apr 2010 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
13 Muldoon Trad 42m Very Good
Scary move around arete on P1

 
Thu 25th Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
15 Tombstone Wall Mixed trad 30m, 3 Very Good
The crack at the start is pretty tricky for a 15 - it's been polished smooth over the years. Thin traverse, then great jug hauling up final wall

 
Thu 25th Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
19 Whymper Sport 150m Classic
Great exposed, slightly steep arete. On grade at 19.

 
Thu 18th Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
19 The West Face of the Mirrorball (The West Face of the Mirrorball (19 var.)) Sport 120m Good
Pretty easy for a 19

 
Thu 11th Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
18 Old Salt Sport 18m Average
Fingers numb from the cold. Crux moves up top.

 
17 Cardinal Fang Sport 15m, 5 Very Good
Slightly thin start, on grade.

 
20 Strange Karma Sport 15m Very Good
Great! Great holds, good moves.

 
14 15 Pitang Pitang Sport 12m, 6 Good
Big reach crux, 2/3rd way up.

 
13 14 Ole Biscuit Barrel Sport 15m, 5 Good
Good fun up the ramp

 
Fri 5th Mar 2010 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
5 Exit Tortons Trad 13m Crap
descent route

 
15 Cosmic Ecology Trad 12m Classic
Easy once you know how to get off the ground, then airy move out onto the arete. Classic

 
9 Hang Over Trad 12m Good
Nice bulges - was very wet, so made me think twice

 
16 Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket Mixed trad 20m, 3 Average
Bit slopey at the top, not the mega-classic it has the reputation of.

 
Thu 4th Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
18 Bunny Bucket Buttress Sport 270m Mega Classic
Awesome! I led the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th pitches. Found the 2nd and 6th the most difficult - wet pocket on the 2nd, and had a mega-pump on the 6th.

 
Thu 18th Feb 2010 - Illawong
16 Flaky Sport 10m, 3 Average
Much like Troada

 
13 Shlonging the Nurse Trad 10m Average
Not sure where this is supposed to finish

 

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