Ascents as trad by Cameron Roy

Each segment gets progressively harder. The second pitch was beyond my comfort zone. Only 2 bolts I think - there is a hole left where another was up higher. Top anchor shackles look pretty rusty.

Hard start, placed a cam before the 1st bolt. Great sustained steep climbing. Clipped the low chains and then got very concerned about the enormous blocks so traversed right and up the arete to the top chains.

Kind of hard to see where to go starting off the tree. Went up little depression between bulges heading towards leftmost crack. Seemed a bit dangerous so I'm feeling this is closer to 19 than 18.

The rest of the climb was great though.

This made me work! Not much gear down low but plenty where you need it. The wide crack stalled me for some time. Exciting finish too

Sustained, exciting. A 40m static is required to establish a toprope off the bollards.

Scared myself pretty good on this one, with numerous foot slips and exclamations of discomfort.

Bolt bravery! Deb seconded

Tough up to bolt, the pleasant until the final hard traverse.

Hard to first bolt, then nice climbing almost to the top. Then spent 15 minutes working out a move about 5m below the belay. Very difficult, no footers, certainly as hard as "Clearing Your Mind"

I found the crux a little harder than asteroid, but I thought asteroid was more sustained and enjoyable. Missed the dinosaur but Elisa pointed it out while seconding.

More sustained and enjoyable than dinosaur.

Great route, good gear. Small footers through the crux.

Reachy. An excellent wire at the crux helped a lot.

Yeah baby! Superb line, awesome climb.

Got a couple of wires stuck in the belay so had to abseil down with a rock.

Really loved this route - it deserves a star in my book. Face climbing with no chalk to lead the way. The last move was a bit exciting too!

Made me work a bit.

I felt the 2nd bolt wasn't required. It could be 17 with 2 bolts or 18 with just the 1st bolt.

Move onto the belay ledge was spicy! It rained while we were on the ledge so I got scared and Phil did the 2nd pitch.

Thought I might have been condemned in that cell for life. Eventually worked out how to escape (there is chalk everywhere and most of it is no use.) The second crux at 2/3 height is also pretty nice.

Stellar route. Good protection. Very sustained after the low crux, strenuous to place gear there, then continuously absorbing before the final climax through the roof.

Pretty good. Funky move at the crux.

Required a bit of grunting to get up this. No time to hang around! Gear was pretty good but the rock is a bit average in places - i knocked a bit out while placing a cam.

Crux leaving the ground with no gear. Really nice climb after that. Loose blocks on top

Awesome line. Very sustained. Gets steeper and steeper as you go. Great summer climb.

Not much of a "line" as such until after Its Barque. Nice climbing. Only one hard section, which I think I made much worse than necessary. Felt like 19 but I think there was a better way.

A little nervous until I clipped the bolt.

Man i love placing wires like this! Stellar route.

Great position, superb climbing, beautiful area. Maybe I just love the flinders ranges? My first climb here.

Some tough moves, depending on what you avoid. Can place a cam between 1st and 2nd bolts.

2 bolts on top to belay from, or build a toprope and lower off.

Finished up the arete - tough going and very little gear. Belaying at the CTD top anchors extremely picturesque an great to sit down.

Stacked loose blocks down low, but alright climbing. Took me a few tries to commit after the bolt.

Took some natural pro as well, seemed like a good first 17 at Arapiles.

Only a short crux, first two thirds of the climb is relatively easy. My first trad 17 at araps.

Tough start, need a small cam. Then superb climbing.

Linked P1+2. Start fairly strenuous. Second pitch nice. Third pitch superb.

Felt really strong on this, or maybe it's soft at the grade? Bit of farting around to get off the top.

Unprotected boulder problem off ground, took me a few attempts. I suggest anchoring your belayer/spotter. After that it was a fairly pleasant route. Traverse on P1 exciting. Some nearby climbers made some suggestions for pulling around the roof on P4.

Was a little worried after seeing it was previously rated 18 here on thecrag, but it felt like an easy 17 to me. My reach might have helped.

Takes great pro, I laced it up waiting for the crux that never came.

Loved it. Gear was sufficient. Didn't see the old carrot mentioned in the guide.

Pretty goey moving up to the flake! Placing gear was strenuous.

Led up the arete on the left. Linked p1 and p2. A bd 4 cam would have been great for p2! P2 was excellent.

Jamming! Exciting route.

Got a bit scared at the jam crack so built a belay and brought Elisa up. Got braver and headed up. Super awesome climb. Placed more gear than was necessary but that's what I do when I'm peaking...

Exciting route but it's only 2 moves long. Didn't see any loose blocks (as mentioned in the description.) There was one large flake though.

I'm 193cm tall. Placed a high cam at the start at full stretch to protect the crux rockover move.

Tough move at the first overhang. Are the bolts rusty or is that just the paint?

Pleasant enough.

Great finish to Outside Chance. Shame it doesn't last long until it's broken by the ledge.

Borrowed a bunch of small/micro cams (ended up with 17 cams total) for this (my first 16 lead at Araps) and it didn't seem runout at all. Placed just 1 nut.

Any hard moves are well protected.

3rd pitch super awesome. 4th a disappointment.

Not worth a star. Could easily see a ground fall happening near the start (which is the crux). Would not climb it again.

Once you get to the first decent gear at about 8m it's quite nice climbing.

Maybe half a star. Found the crux quite tough, not sure if it's because I am tall? Mieka cruised it on 2nd.

Good small wires at crux.

Climbed P1 only. Ambling until the quite pronounced but well protected crux.

some slick moves through the initial corner.

some slick moves through the initial corner.

One definite crux - very pleasant though.

Climbed Menz + Tempest version. Crux pitch very nice - very thin face moves followed very closely by steep jugs - contrasting. The rest of the route was a bit mediocre though.

Started in wrong R facing corner (closer to eskimo nell.) Linked P1+2 (horrible rope drag) Crux felt very hard at 15. A solid 16 I would say!! I went across and back about 7 or 8 times before committing to a very awkward sequence. Sam led the final 2 pitches. Ropes got stuck on top part of abseil

Felt tough, but well protected so all good. Quite sequency traversing left.