Ascents by Luke

Good fun - my style.

Interesting.

Good landing - sharp rock here.

Flake is all gone now - nothing left of it or some of the rock beneath it - most likely still a V1 - Just be careful - more might come off.

This flake could peel at any moment.

Had to pull out a big throw for this. Loose rock is no longer in the way at the bottom.

Had to convince myself to commit to this.

SS - through a few difficult moves. Keep those feet on the wall and keep on moving up!

Cool SS traverse - beware some loose holds but quite fun, some of the better underclings you will come across. A little mossy still (though cleaner than before) the top feels a bit more slippery than it is.

SS - Nice holds all the way up.

Had to clean it up a bit - SS on UC as per Project B4. Finishes on some good holds. 2+ mats recommended otherwise the fall might be uncomfortable.

Figured out the moves but had no gas left! gonna be fun!

Good sidepull! Can feel a bit off-balance

Warm-up

Took a while to get off the ground.

This took a lot of tries...

Scares me - high but on alright holds from memory. Can be a bit dirty at the top.

"The holds just kept appearing" - I believe was the comment someone made while climbing it, agree wholeheartedly!

I was under the impression this was a V5, my bad! It meant I tried that much harder for it ;op enjoyable climb.

Had some fun on this one!

Linked to the dyno, and from the dyno - but at the end of the trip my skin was not up to the challenge!

Not bad

Such an amazing problem - now I just need to finish it off - got all the moves and worked through the crux twice... ran outta steam though Next time!!!

I think this was the one... no skin left after the rest of loopeys, interesting problem though.

Good fun - bit of a throw in there the way I sent it, made it harder than it needed to be??

whew... toughie...

I think in the newer guide this is listed as 'Hot Henry' really good climb - scared the beejeesus out of me at the top, no way was I gonna let go!

Really fun!

Not bad - I was struggling with the top tho!

This one took a few attempts and is quite sharp on the fingers, lost a few layers of skin.

Nice one to start the day on, y'know feeling all off balance and whatnot!

Couldn't get the throw - hoping I was just tired on the day!

This is a gorgeous line - next time I get down here I have to be strong enough to try it again!

Loved it!

I enjoyed this one - once I got my feet sorted it went alright.

First problem I did in the Gramps, oh what a feeling!

Little did I know that V5s would mostly destroy me this trip, this one however fell once I had mastered the claw...

So many tries to hit that pocket correctly - My first V8, and I loved every moment of it.

My warm up and still the only thing I have ticked on this boulder... sigh!

Good! Pretty sure a handhold broke off not too long ago, don't it changes the grade though.

I prefer doing these ones when bored of the others...

I prefer doing these ones when bored of the others...

I prefer doing these ones when bored of the others...

Good - can be a bit sharp as you go around the arete - also watch out for loose holds once you establish.

Took a while but now it goes pretty consistently.

Scary V2!

I find it harder than the grade! Rock in the middle of the landing pad does nothing to help.

Good warm-up

Good warm-up

Good warm-up

Look-out for the branch when topping out!

Good warm-up

So many attempts - pretty sure there was more of my forearm left on the rock than on my arm... It amazed me what kept happening to my feet when I thought they were so solid.

The heights still scare me a little, not sure i'll ever get over anything 2m+...

I had hoped the rain would hold off... this was much more slippery than I'd normally like on a highball during light rain.

Sketchy - yuuuuuuup

Scarier than the photo makes it look - done it once and that is enough!

The holds are there, you just need to look closely. The landing is not great but not too bad.

Slippery start for your feet.

Had fun seeing some friends whale at the top >_>

Good one to start people on, some of the rock is a little rough though.

Still possible - holds may have broken but it still goes - little bit crimpy.

I actually do this as a bit of an eliminate variant up the arete - great fun, quite a challenge though more like V4.

nice jugs at the top

Thought it was harder than a 3 on first ascent, then I did it the right way. good fun, though worrying top (for me).

Feels a little off balance but not too bad.

Do about 40-50 downclimbs on this count as well?

Only did this one recently.

I like this one as a warm-up - high stepping helps a lot.