Ascents by Ben Jenga having Distinct route

Sweet final problem.

Great gritstone arete slap. Didn’t top as I didn’t want to die while my family was waiting.

Lovely simple boulder.

Can you still flash a problem when you have done all the moves bar the very first? Almost dropped it on the V2 finish.

Lots of jugs and sand.

Felt pretty hard till I switched to feet first. Did the top out from the big pocket, got scared.

I flashed but I had done the other 6, just as good, perhaps a little easier?

Flashed up to the compression move but got over stretched. Sussed the move and sent next shot. The compression section is supa.

Good long roof jugs.

Bit sloppy and dirty.

So many laps. Bit tricky finding that left hand.

Turns out I cheated this little using the knee bar on go go gadget. Next time.

Love this problem, just a bummer the jug at the end of the traverse is wet at the moment.

Fun pocket Jugs.

Finally dry, a little heady over the bad landing.

FFA. Fun addition to the cave. Easy juggy start then long reach to bad edge, hold the body position, match and move right to the flake jug and continue.

Seek and you shall find, jugs Fun to get a bit higher of the deck.

Never really noticed this before but good fun. Just one powerful move at the start, like a mini attack mode..

Warm ups

Some much chalk on this these days, classic

I was hoping to give this a good play tonite but it was very wet, and we were very weak. I don't think it's worth the long drive, wet walk in and leachs but maybe we are just soft.

Yeah nah.

Didn't commit to the last move first shot, Sent second shot. Failed for the rest of the night

A lot more fun then it looks. Couple big moves, swing, kneebar, trickery. Much easier then Style Cat.

I was hoping to just figure out and link the moves but it went pretty easy in then end. Very short and powerful but great fun. Only 4 moves really

A fair bit of time on this working the moves. It will be hard for the full link but I feel like missing some beta for the middle.

Yay I did it first try today, it did feel a bit easier in better conditions.

A bit of crimpy fun. The first move is the hardest, the last move is committing.

FFA. Paul sussed out the line and together we figured out the beta to get it sent. Fun pockets through an near horizontal roof. The rock is a little suss in spots but the holds feel solid.

Used to be an old project but we used a couple different holds to a logical finish.

This made me work for sure... It took me a little while to figure out the middle moves via the rad apple core. Took a little breather and sent.

Burly and thuggy fun..

I got what I thought would be the hard move first shot but had a lot of trouble on the match back right. Cool problem.

Nice steep little number.

Bit of fun

Nice to clean up this old problem from 10+ years ago.

Mann Killer was wet and sharp..

Another old dog put to bed, many tries over the years. Did it twice tonite as I bum dabbed at the start first lap. Feet first drop.

Finally the pockets are done!! Pretty scary doing the slab at night. So many ways to do this problem and they are all hard.

I have wanted to try this problems for ages. Pretty easy if you are tall, big moves between sweet pockets.

Cute

Very psyched to tick this off. The reason I came back. Played out the moves and went for a soft attempt, before I knew it I was on the mid problem jug. Keep on going only to break the little edge going to the victory jug :-/

Sent it packing second attempt. Felt pretty soft, but a total classic for Sydney bouldering. Go try it.

FFA. The holds I looked at last time have come good for a sweet roof addition. Big first move then a lot of trust in a pinch and toe hook. Scope for a much harder version next to this.

Damp, just before dark send. Scary and commiting top out and gripping slab.

FFA. Along rad new line that is a harder start to Hopes in Slopes. The big move out left is committing and hard but shoulder boulder fun. Maybe V8?? Who wants to verify?

Lap, all in your right heel.

Fun Lap

A bit of a play with Geoff, hard and confusing. Maybe next time in better conditions.

Sandy and not that pleasant but I didn't want to leave unfinished business.

Pretty soft for a 5 but a fun roof problem.

Just as well this is mostly jugs because they were all very damp today.

Probably not V4 but a bit of fun.

Sandy jugs.

Not sure if we did the start right or not but it felt hard enough. A little tricky spotting footers for the lichen up top.

Cool to do this press after a couple of attempts, with two shoulders still intact. The start of this problem looks unfathomable.

Cool problem, would have been flash but for a dab on the big move swing. Good fun second attempts.

A good mix of boulder styles, roof jugs, big moves and face edges.

Sick, the reason we came here.

Had a feel of the holds without leaving the ground and sent first try. Yay Not that hard but I almost blew the funky Topout.

Hardest move in the cave.. Failed. I think being short may help at the start.

Yep dirty.

Its got a move, bit dirty.

Cute

Warm up.

Snatch the pocket then easy top.

Not that bad for a 5, I did it twice and yeah the top can be a little tricky.

Not really worthy of the walk back down.