Ascents by Kurt Doherty having Distinct route

Al put up the draws, and Tom dished out the beta. Thanks guys! It's short, but it definitely got the arms warm.

Great route that deserves more attention. Good warm up option, though today was pretty tough with the arctic wind. Fingers were properly numb by third bold but managed to crank through and finish it off. Very enjoyable and glad to have running beta from Reido.

Great little route. Short and punchy with the hard moves at the start. One move at 25 then fun 22-ish cranking to the anchors.

Was feeling pretty tired today so wasn't sure I'd make it through, but I climbed well, milked the rests and clipped the chains. Managed to remember all my beta and paced myself well. Happy happy. Quality climbing and a good end to a half-day at the cliff.

Warm up.

Fumbled the start a few times before pulling through and sending. Three shots overall. First 25, so keeping the tradition alive. Happy happy.

Climbed well then almost blew it getting round the final bulge. Glad to get this done. Great wall climbing. [4]

Warm up. Felt a bit sluggish today, but managed to send without flash pumping. Hands were properly numb post-crux though.

Pretty surprised to get it second go. Only just reeled in the move to the lip post-crux. Seriously great route! [2]

Fantastic route, though I've been on a few 24's that are at least equal in difficulty, if not harder. Doesn't detract from how enjoyable it is to climb. [2]

Stuck the hidden hold and punched through to glory. Stoked to get this second go when I wasn't very confident I'd stick the crux without refining beta, but it all worked. Great climbing.

Climbed it perfectly. Finger felt fine the whole way, so that's good. Not the hardest 7b after all, but still good for the grade. [2]

Send! Managed to bag the second ascent straight after Kenny's FA. Climbed well, stayed tight in the crux and that was it. Great route, though it's comically short. Feels like a V4 on a rope. [2]

Boom! Was really only expecting to link to the dead point, but managed to execute that perfectly and found myself below the head wall. Managed to just scrape through the final hard move and clipped the chains. Solid and really good value for the grade. Another great line Tom Reid! One of my favourites here. [3]

End of day send. Almost came off turning the lip, then again above the second last bolt. Blew another big chunk underfoot that almost hit Jack. Much pump, many screams, lots of choss. Great movement, but never again. [3]

It's a little forced, but I really enjoyed going through Darklight's hard start before frothing through YH's on more tired arms. Feels like a lot of climbing and makes the route more difficult overall, despite the restful middle. Stoked to get this on the same day as the send of YH. Had to put up a huge fight to get through YH's crux and not fall going to the anchors. I think YH is already borderline 25, so suggesting this is 25 just because of the harder start. Interested to hear what others think (if anyone bothers with this link) [1]

I hate Coolum slab...haha. Had a mini epic working out the first half; really struggled to trust feet and otherwise didn't read things well. Sequenced through the steep section fine, but it did feel a bit stiff without a proper warm up. Unfortunately, I seemed to tweak my left knee doing some silly heel-toe twist thing; fingers crossed it's nothing serious. Wasn't super keen to get back on after that.

Fumbled the last clip and pumped out. Pulled the crux reasonably easy after a sit—glad my fingers fit nicely in the slots.

Still fun and still somewhat spoilt by the cruxy start. Remembered everything really well except the start—was a bit shutdown and had to source beta from Dan. Five years between drinks on this!

Gear on. Ended up going for the send as I felt really comfortable at the fourth. Punted at the anchors. Spent some time looking at alternative clipping positions and found a really solid, game changing sequence that makes so much more sense than what I've been trying.

Worked out a much simpler sequence for the initial roof section. The rest felt good; refreshed sequences between kneebars etc. Finish felt quite awkward this time; couldn't remember what I did last time I was on it. Quite hot today and came down feeling pretty fatigued.

Top-rope to work out the start section. Made it half-way.

An hour of recovery and my forearms still didn't work very well. Made it to the last bolt onsight but got lost trying to breach the lip and fell. Hands were too shredded and bloody to keep going so cleaned gear and went to the beach. King to pauper in 2 climbs—such is the cave.