Ascents by Kurt Doherty having Trad CPR

Stoked to get this onsight. Was touch and go there for a little bit near the start but thankfully found a pretty good jamb that let me get some more gear in. Pumped my calves more than anything else. First Frog 19 Probably a good candidate for getting a bolted belay—the tree is getting pretty hammered by the wire wrapped around it...

Nice to do this again via a different finish and with Ryan in tow. He did fantastic for his first outdoor climb and first multi. No falls and all smiles. Was originally planning to head up the final corner to keep things as easy as possible, but he was doing fine, so we finished up the bolts instead. I lead the whole route, climbing it in three pitches; P1 and P2, then P3 and P4, then P5 by itself. This time I had wires for the carrots, and a more suitable selection of cams/nuts/offsets.

Lead P1, second P2. Definitely a classic route with plenty of exposure and atmosphere. Such a beautiful location—if this route was at Nowra, you'd likely do it once and never again, but I would definitely get back on this because the setting adds so much hc to the experience. The quality of the rock is really the only thing that detracts from the route as it's very sandy. Also, the anchor bolts have been chopped at the top of the route, so make sure you have some cams left over to build an anchor.

Last of the day. Interesting up the midway ledge, then a one-move-wonder crux, then a wide section to the horrible, dirty finishing chimney. The ending totally ruined the route. Nonetheless, was good to send another Frog 18, and this time quite a heady one for me.

Fairly nondescript climbing overall. Linked P1 and P2, then lead P3, followed Matt on P4 and then linked P5 and P6. In general, there was less gear than I expected in places (based on pitch descriptions). I went the wrong way for P3, going up for two bolts then right instead of directly right from the belay; made things a bit spicy, and definitely sandbagged for Matt. Still, it's an enjoyable light adventure and was perfect for giving Matt some more multipitching experience; it was also just nice to spend the day on a cliff.

Really enjoyed this. Stoked to do it pretty comfortably. Definitely wouldn't say it's 18 though...think the original guide was more accurate at 17. Not much different to 'Chocolate Watch Band'.

Great fun, really glad I did this. Got to use my shiny new gear too Would not say the crux is the start—thought it was very straightforward with great feet allowing you a solid stance to place your first pro. Engaging climbing from then on, but obviously over very quickly.

Interesting finish. Crack was pretty dirty and the rock felt soft underneath the cam lobes, so not sure you'd want to whip on any gear...but the climbing is pretty casual up to the bolted finish.

Lead P1 and 3, Scott lead P2. Pretty great line that felt fairly consistent the whole way. P3 is definitely the standout though had less trad than I was expecting, which was both disappointing and relieving lol.

Good opportunity for Justin to test out his crack gloves. Glad to get this pretty comfortably on lead considering I walked it the other week on second. Such great climbing!

Incredible. So happy to finally do this on lead. Great way to end the day and a decent fight in places as I was starting to cramp all over Stitched it up real proper...something like 18 pieces of gear, with 15 in the first 2/3 haha. Loving my gear. Totems + UL Mastercams are the best! Managed to place the #00 and #0 Mastercams at the ~2m mark, then another small wire at the ~4m mark.

Quick reccy for the upcoming Glasshouse's Rocktrip. Great route—the middle two pitches are the two standouts, particularly when linked together, while the final two were quite dirty and generally not as enjoyable. We also linked P4 and 5 to get the route done in 3 pitches overall. Could get away with minimal rack; we only needed 3 cams and a hex. Can just get down in 4 raps on a 70m with stretch if you aim for the start of Patience Crack.

P1: Kurt, P2 and P3: Scott, P4 and P5: Kurt

Nice enough. Up to checkout Rickety Kate's ledge for Peatey.

Sneaky end-of-Brooyar-Rocktrip-2015 celebration climb. Practically an onsight. Not sure it's the "best" route here, but it's pretty fun. Start is harder than 19 for sure and does spoil it in a way, but also adds to the experience all the same. Stuffed the start, lowered off straight away and went again.

5 star route with a -2 star finish haha Glad to get back on this and do the onsight. Body crack was an interesting experience—didn't hate it, but didn't love it—while everything else was beautiful.

Started raining as I placed the first piece of gear; down climbed, waited it out and once Ross had convinced me it was dry, I got back on and sent. Really cool route; pretty stoked to get the onsight and thoroughly enjoyed the top.

Was a beautiful day with incredible conditions. Just over 10°C with a slight breeze. Started climbing just after 10am and were finished within two hours, just as the sun was starting to touch the lower section of slab. I linked P1 and P2, then did P3, while Matt linked P4 and P5. Turns out the carrot bolts used throughout the whole route are the broad-head type, so my bolt plates didn't fit. Plus, the flake on pitch two was much wider than the suggested .3–1 cam size, so pretty much all my cams were useless. Meant I had pretty sparse protection on the first two pitches—1 cam low on P1, two trees and the P1 anchor, then one cam for P2—all of which were extended with slings, so rope drag wasn't really an issue when bringing Matt up. The climbing was obviously very easy too, so felt quite solid and safe despite the runouts. To protect the traverse, in lieu of having any wires, I clove hitched slings to the carrot bolts. P4 is definitely the standout pitch, covering a great amount of climbing with jugs galore and a nice gentle steepness. Fantastic morning.

Following Peatey's solid send. Crack gloves are AMAZING. I can actually jamb now So excited. This route was beautiful as always! Easiest it's ever felt.

Stoked to get this. Has been a long time since I seconded it with Ross, but I could remember bits and pieces of it. Classy climb.

So good. Luke did awesome on the onsight—the magic block and the moves above it are flipping cool, and the finish is a pumper! Simply amazing.

Great value. Agree with the guidebook on 16, not that I'd have any clue about Frog grades...

Warming up. Such great climbing.

Didn't find this all that great. Some good movement in places but won't race back to lead it anytime soon. Felt easier than 'Elastic RURP'.

Not the best 14 I've done, but still enjoyable. Super rusty with sizing the gear, so it took me a while to climb too. Rapped down 'How are your calluses today' as Ross was keen to check it out—it looks tough!

Great line and an awesome show watching Luke have a few battles on his onsight. Started raining lightly as I began climbing which made for some greasy holds and a little added spice.

Pretty cool climbing. A lot more straight forward than Devil's Wart, so I guess it's on the easier end of 15's.

After Luke's onsight. Love love love it. Must lead it myself. First big jug at the start is getting loose so use a light touch on it.

So, so, so good! Stoked to belay Scotty on his send. Great line with some solid stances to let you recover any pump.

First trad lead! Woo! Utterly forgot how to climb for the first 4 or so meters, then gradually woke up and got into the groove.

Way better than Bad Blues. This Trad thing is neat haha. Super keen to come back and give Iron Mandible a go!

I liked using my shiny new Totems more than the climb, but it's definitely worthwhile for the grade.

Awesome climbing. Was surprised I got through this cleanly on my first attempt. Managed to find some pretty good jambs though I'm glad good stances came up pretty often. Can't wait to be able to lead on stuff like this!

Such a nice route to finish a beautiful day on. Great casual session at Frog after wrecking myself setting at the gym. One year I'll spend the season here and get more efficient with gear, but I'm too keen for sport this year

Great to lead this after seconding it with Ross ages ago. Good value.

Surprise slip of the foot down low. Great climbing. Have definitely lost some of the gains I'd made last season. Still, great to get out on rock.

Pretty good value for the length. Quite enjoyed it.

Much more interesting than Electronic Flag. Such bomber gear on this.

After Luke's "alzheimers" onsight.

After Scotty's lead. Not too bad for the first 2/3, but the off-width finish was less than pleasant. Quite dirty for the last few moves.

After Scotty's clean lead. Found myself lay-backing the crux without meaning to.

Pitch 3 is pretty awesome. ~6 hours bottom to top for the three of us, and probably the same for Peta and Scott who went before us. Such an amazing day out.

Following Peatey.........why...

Following Syl to get to Wizards Back.

Cool little route. Nice introduction to Frog.

TR setup for FNA camp.

Access to Plume ledge. Quite enjoyable with a great finish.

Very enjoyable.

Warm up, but not very warming. Very cold day one cloud that blocked the sun and lots of bitter wind. Great route though.

A few TR laps on the start to practice jambing...still lots to learn. Good way to end our short session at Frog though.

Not as nice as HDZ, but still fun.

Great to watch Dad get up this clean on second.

Pretty fun. Tried to deliberately jamb given I was on TR but didn't really stick to it haha