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24 | ★ Rip Tide | 10m, 3 | Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | Average | 1991 | |||
one-move wonder with a gollum-friction exit. About 5 metres. As I can't climb 24 i guess i just found the right nubbins/ripples first go
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23 | ★★ Crawling From the Wreckage | 30m, 4 | Western Gara Gorge | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
Flashed at the New England Climbing IV
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22 | ★ Siva | 12m, 1 | Arapiles | Average | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
a rare 22 flash
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21 | ★ Super Exciting Xylophone | 25m | Barrenjoey | 1990 | ||||
21 | ★★ The Wraith | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
tricksy gear, nice upper seam. Desperate!
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21 | ★ Mekong Charlie | 23m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
20 21 R | ★ Nightlinger | 18m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
with Ben. A short punchy section followed by nice wall
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21 | ★★ Skydiver | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
nice problem
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21 | ★★ No Future | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
streno gear placements. Desperate
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21 21 R | ★★★ Auto Da Fe | 90m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | 1991 | |||
fantastic voyage. Did it is 3 pitches
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21 | ★★★ Soweto | 30m | Summerday Valley | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
I can remember having to really go for it at the top as the fingers started to fade
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20 21 | ★★ Ethereal | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
lovely
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21 | ★★ Traverse of the Gods Direct Start | 25m, 5 | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
21 | ★★ English Ethics | 15m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1991 | |||
not so bad
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21 | ★ Another Roadside Attraction | 17m, 3 | Halls Gap Area | ★ Good | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
A little soft at the grade? One big crank. The twin Es (Rath and Guggin and Neil follow.
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20 | ★★ Atomic Punk | 25m, 5 | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
a ripper
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20 | ★ Toad in the Hole | 12m, 2 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
slick!
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20 20 R | ★★ Clutching at Straws | 40m, 3 | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
20 | ★★★ Thunder Crack | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 1991 | |||
absolutely desperate. Awful!
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20 | ★★ Wasp | 30m | Arapiles | 1991 | ||||
"unlike bees....." pumped silly!
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20 | ★★★ Little Thor | 12m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
tricksy gear/crux
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20 | ★★ Common Border | 40m | Henham Track Area | ★★ Very Good | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
This one really worked me. Sustained with probably two cruxes. Karel and Iain both followed clean
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20 | ★★ Cadenza | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
nice airy traverse before the punchy exit
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20 | ★ Mind Games | 25m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
21 20 | ★★ Pilot Error | 12m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1991 | |||
big move
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20 | ★★★ Mindblower | 20m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
20 20 R | ★ Scourge | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
Not bad, with E and Neil. A small alien protects the start.
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19 | ★★★ Auntie Jack | 27m, 1 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
recently with E (02-03)
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19 | ★★ I'd Rather Be Sailing | 28m, 6 | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
19 | ★★★ Morfydd | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 1991 | |||
bloody physical climbing. A nice tick OS
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19 19 R | ★★ Rats Alley | 25m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1991 | |||
got scared as forgot to "bring heaps of small wires"
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19 | ★★★ Tarantula | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
powerful
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19 | ★★★ Tannin | 35m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 1991 | |||
lovely line, good gear
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19 | ★ Uneasy Alliance | 34m | Henham Track Area | ★ Good | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
I lead, Karel and Iain followed
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19 | ★★★ Lemmington | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
technical exit with some crucial tricksy gear
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19 | ★★ Central Pillar of Mordor | 20m, 3 | Barrenjoey | 1990 | ||||
19 | ★ Ablutions | 20m, 4 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
19 | ★★ Possibly Beautiful | 28m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
19 | ★★ The Minotaur | 49m | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
With Nige. A beauty!
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20 19 | ★ Rosy Shy | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
lovely
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19 | ★ Arachibutyrophobia | 20m, 2 | Barrenjoey | 1990 | ||||
19 | ★★ Black Bart | 25m, 7 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 2004 | |||
with Karel
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18 | ★ Free Beer | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 1st Feb 2005 | |||
nice route. With Karel and E
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18 | ★ Cassandra | 40m, 5 | Arapiles | 1991 | ||||
a slimy number. gave me the heeby jeebys
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18 | ★★ Marsupial Smearer | 20m, 2 | Barrenjoey | 1990 | ||||
18 | ★★★ The 80 Minute Hour | 30m, 4 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
18 | ★★★ Amen Corner | 30m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 2003 | |||
With E. Absolutely desperate!
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18 | ★★ Aardvark | 18m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
nice problem
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16 18 | ★ High Plains Drifter | 35m | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
18 | ★★★ Fuzzy Navel | 75m | Evans Crown | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
Intervasity 1990
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18 | ★ Resonance | 20m, 1 | Blue Mountains | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
18 | ★ Age of Raisins | 11m | Arapiles | 1990 | ||||
18 | ★★★ Skink | 110m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | 1991 | |||
possibly my favorite climb. Done ~ 5 times
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18 | ★ Misjudgement | 27m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★★★ Mirrorman | 90m, 4 | Wolgan Valley | ★★ Very Good | 2002 | |||
With E, again returning after dark
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18 | ★★ Curtain Call | 49m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
18 18 R | ★★ Preservative Added | 30m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1991 | |||
a good companion to missing link
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18 | ★★★ Eurydice | 65m, 2 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
Two powerful Pitches. I lead the first and certainly "flopped" on exit. Iain Duggin lead the second. Great climb
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18 | ★★★ Entertainer | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
Done a long time ago, but i remember thinking it was over-rated
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18 | ★ Sparrow | 18m, 4 | Blue Mountains | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
again with E
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18 | ★★ Golden Fleece (The Golden Fleece) | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
18 | ★ Spare Rib | 20m | Halls Gap Area | ★ Good | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
With Ian Rath. I found this tough for the grade. But then again, it is a crack.
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18 | ★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass | 80m, 10 | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | Sun 19th Nov 2006 | |||
both pitches pack quite a punch for the grade
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19 18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | 1989 | |||
It was a thrill to get this clean as it was at my limit at the time
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17 17 R | ★★ Checkmate | 85m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
The second pitch is a bit of a mindfuck to lead with sparse difficult gear and full blown exposure. A beauty! With Karel (pitch 1) and Iain
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17 | ★★ Overkill | 23m | Summerday Valley | ★ Good | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
nice
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17 | ★ Maximus | 13m | Arapiles | 1990 | ||||
17 | ★★★ Excalibur | 100m, 1 | Wolgan Valley | ★★★ Classic | 2003 | |||
Hells Bells, More like 19 for the first pitch. I lead 1 and 3, E lead 2 and 4. A bit of an epic with a mid wall thunderstorm, whips on the last pitch...in the dark, and a very late descent down the leafy gully, back to camp at 11 pm!
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17 | ★★ Viparete | 30m | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
excellent
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17 | ★★ Swinging | 20m, 2 | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1989 | |||
17 | ★★ Womb To Tomb | 12m | Barrenjoey | 1990 | ||||
17 | ★★★ Mari | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
17 | ★★ Technical Stuff | 20m, 6 | Blue Mountains | 2004 | ||||
with E
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17 17 R | ★★★ Missing Link | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
lovely, with just adequate gear
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17 | ★★ Surface To Air | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
great fun
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16 17 | ★ Sox Glo | 29m | Camels Hump | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | ||||
17 | ★★ The Allied Chemical News | 25m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1989 | |||
17 | ★★★ Flake Crack | 53m | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | 1989 | |||
If feeling confident, lead it as 1 pitch
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18 17 | ★★ Moby Dick | 15m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
another slimy desperate!
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17 | ★★ Poxbow | 30m | Camels Hump | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | ||||
with E
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16 | ★★ No Complications | 57m | Wolgan Valley | ★ Good | 2003 | |||
I lead the first and E, the second, en route to excallibur
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16 | ★★★ The Spartan | 50m, 4 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1989 | |||
With James Uther long long ago in a galaxy...
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16 16 R | ★★★ Brolga | 90m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 1991 | |||
lovely
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16 | ★ Fairy Tales | 13m, 2 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 2004 | |||
16 16 R | ★★ Marmot's Mall | 12m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 1990 | |||
16 | ★ Jason | 30m | Arapiles | Don't Bother | 1990 | |||
another awful slimy experience
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15 16 | ★ Little Bourke Street Direct Start | 7m | Halls Gap Area | Average | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
No way this thing is 15. I'm thinking 17 for the direct line. With Neil and Iain.
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16 | ★★ Secret Swinger | 74m | Wolgan Valley | ★ Good | 2003 | |||
E lead the first (desperate) and I the second pitch, finishing totally freaked as i ran out of big gear
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16 | ★ Crackle | 30m | Blue Mountains | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
16 | ★ Red Robbin | 30m | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
16 | ★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack) | 95m, 3 | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1991 | |||
14 15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
15 | ★ Red Sky | 25m | Henham Track Area | Average | Sun 1st Feb 2004 | |||
I lead, Karel and Iain followed
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15 | ★★ Beautiful Possibilities | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 1990 | |||
16 15 | ★★ Another Man's Juliet | 48m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | 2004 | |||
lovely at the steepening
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16 15 | ★ Lady Dihedral | 78m | Arapiles | Average | Sat 1st Feb 2003 | |||
might have been off line, but some broken rock and poor pro near the top
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15 15 R | ★ Birds Nest | 25m | Blue Mountains | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
With Doc howells
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15 | ★★★ Tombstone Wall | 30m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | 1989 | |||
15 | No Static | 45m | Blue Mountains | 1989 | ||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian | 33m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | 1989 |