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| Mon 1st Jan 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Jaws
| 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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| Sun 31st Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Stormin Norman
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 28th Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★ Cowboy Clip
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm up. Love this thing. Stayed light on the knee.
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| 21 |
★ Cowboy Clip
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm down
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| Thu 28th Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Jaws
| 15m, 4 | ||||
| 21 |
★★ Jaws
| 15m, 4 | ||||
| Sun 30th Jul 2017 - Dwarfland | ||||||
| 22 |
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★ One Man's Trash
| 7m, 3 | ||||
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Won't go down as a mega classic, but a worthwhile little jaunt. Last difficult sequence using the scoop is great.
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| 22 |
★★ De Shrünkenklimb
| 9m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Another lap putting up top rope for Lu. Super high gravity day, feeling super average.
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| Mon 1st May 2017 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Graviton
| 15m, 4 | ||||
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Putting up top ropes for the homies.
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| 17 |
★ Horse Head Nebula
| 17m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 23rd Apr 2017 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★ A Shadow So Huge
- with
Luciana Albuquerque
| 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Being a hungover belay bitch today. Lu sent this on her 4th go! Woo.
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| Fri 10th Mar 2017 - Noosa National Park | ||||||
| Cook's County | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Pipeline
| 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Still really fun through the roof. First trad in yonks.
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| 18 |
★★ Dwarf Shortage
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Wobbly as! 0% faith in the gear. Must've been braver or more naive when I did it the first time.
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| Wed 23rd Nov 2016 - Campo Escol Helmut Heske | ||||||
| Bloco Principal | ||||||
| III |
★ Laquinha
| 6m | ||||
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Actually a beautiful little flake. Would be really fun if it were a really long pitch.
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| I |
Acesso ao topo
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First time we could get out in decent weather and could find somewhere to get in some slab practice. Very mellow day in a beautiful location.
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| Wed 28th Sep 2016 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Dysentery
| 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Mon 26th Sep 2016 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ The Bolting Gestapo
| 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Finishing up for Lu.
Always interesting to go back to routes that gave me huge trouble previously. |
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| Tue 30th Aug 2016 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 14 12 |
★ JAFKPR
| 13m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Guiding.
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| 10 |
★ Stonehinge
| 12m, 3 | ||||
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Guiding.
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| 11 |
★ Play School
| 10m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Guiding.
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| Sun 28th Aug 2016 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Play School
| 10m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Guiding.
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| 5 |
★ Baby Steps
| 7m, 3 | Average | |||
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Guiding
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| 6 8 |
★ Offal
| 14m, 5 | ||||
| 14 |
★ Spooge In A Glove
| 15m, 4 | Average | |||
| Sun 31st Jul 2016 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 13 |
★★ Clockwork Orange Corner
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 9 |
★ Short and Sweet
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Putting gear up for Lu to lead on.
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| Tue 28th Jun 2016 - Oudtshoorn | ||||||
| Main Wall | ||||||
| 6c 22 |
★★★ Goonie-Goo-Goo
| 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Warm up send. Still pumpy though! Doing laps on this would be fantastic training.
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| Sun 26th Jun 2016 - Montagu | ||||||
| Legoland Area Legoland | ||||||
| 7a 24 |
★★ Eddy of Bovidence (Eddie of Bovidence)
| 12m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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On the way out of town, first thing in the morning with star jumps to warm up in 6 degree weather. Run it out clipping beta worked.
Still struggling to come to grips with SA grading. This felt bouldery 23AU at least to me. Maybe I'm just weak. |
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| Sun 24th Apr 2016 - Brooyar | ||||||
| Black Stump Buttresses | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Dreamcatcher
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Warm up. Great climbing, as I remember it.
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| Sun 31st Jan 2016 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ The Horse
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 21 |
★★ The Most Monstrous Monster
| 13m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Jug was chock a block full of water today. Crux was chalking hands after getting a soaking.
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| Wed 23rd Dec 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Lower Cliffs Owl Pillar | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Midnight Makeout
| 7m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Had a brain wave, deployed GoGo Gadgey Arms and it was easy. Just a V2/3 Boulder into easy climbing but it's still super fun
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| Wed 23rd Dec 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Lower Cliffs The Lower Main Cliff | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Old Scholars
| 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Lowered and up again. I suck at laybacks.
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| Mon 14th Dec 2015 - Noosa National Park | ||||||
| Cook's County | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Dwarf Shortage
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Technically a repeat but went a slightly different way. Move through the crack is tricky!
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| Tue 24th Nov 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ The Most Monstrous Monster
| 13m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm up. Forgot the moves so it wasn't ideal.
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| Tue 17th Nov 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Pterodactyl
| 17m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Mon 16th Nov 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Blowing Bubbles
| 15m, 4 | Average | |||
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Warm down. Don't really like this route. First bolt is too high and seems bolted too far to the right. When the line naturally takes you left.
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| 15 |
★ Such A Nice Monster
| 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Warm up.
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| Tue 10th Nov 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Celestial Wall | ||||||
| 15 18 |
★★ Troposphere (Troposphere p1)
- with
Bruce Schneider
| 110m | ★ Good | |||
| 15 18 |
★★ Troposphere (Troposphere p4)
- with
Bruce Schneider
| 110m | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 19th Oct 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Witches Cauldron Pitch 1
- with
, Scott Camps
| 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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More newbie guiding. Hauled Tory up the chimney and lowered him with a munter.
Climb was great, as usual. Fun day out. |
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| Mon 5th Oct 2015 - Coomba Falls | ||||||
| Below the Waterfall The Spearhead | ||||||
| 7 |
★★ Hidden Valley
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great chimney!
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| Fri 25th Sep 2015 - Noosa National Park | ||||||
| Head Games Gully Traditional Wall | ||||||
| 8 |
FA
Life Decisions
- with
Jamie O'Brien
| 12m | Don't Bother | |||
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FFA. Ground up, onsight.
Thought the rock was reasonably good until I got on this. Madness! |
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| 17 |
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★★ E0
- with
Jamie O'Brien
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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FFA. Rap inspection and clean, then ground up. A nice route but very heady to lead for me.
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| 12 |
FA
★ Stairway to Choss
- with
Jamie O'Brien
| 25m | ||||
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FFA. Ground up, onsight.
Fun, pretty hard moves right off the ground, but the protection was great. One of the most scenic top belays you'll find! Fantastic end to a day of adventure. Hard to grade - there's moves from 8 to 18 depending on where you go. |
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| Sun 20th Sep 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Candy Mountain | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Cookie Monster
| 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| Wed 16th Sep 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Babylon | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Dang Fool
| 10m, 2 | ||||
| 14 13 |
★ Fool's Errand
| 15m, 4 | ||||
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2-3 really nice moves through bulge.
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| 13 14 |
★ Heinzinator
| 14m, 3 | ||||
| Sun 6th Sep 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Asteroid Belt
| 18m, 3 | ||||
| 18 19 |
★ Worm Hole
| 17m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 24th Aug 2015 - Coffs Harbour | ||||||
| Glenreagh Fort Knox The Motherlode | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Toilet Bowl
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Only thing left to climb in the rain. What a gem of a climb at this grade. Beautiful rock.
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| Mon 24th Aug 2015 - Coffs Harbour | ||||||
| Glenreagh Fort Knox Pooh Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Winnie The Pooh Goes Honey Hunting
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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First climb of our mini trip. Putting a top rope up for some beginners.
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| Mon 24th Aug 2015 - Coffs Harbour | ||||||
| Glenreagh Sherwood Buttress | ||||||
| 15 |
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★★ Our Kind Of Sunday
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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FFA. Nice little climb with decent gear. Fantastic way to finish the day.
Onsight ground up. |
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| Tue 18th Aug 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 10 |
Traverse To Bufo
| 7m | Crap | |||
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Setting up top rope for Bufo.
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| Tue 18th Aug 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Left Main Wall | ||||||
| 14 |
★ That Boy Needs Therapy.
| 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice juggy, steep line. Apparently I've tried it before but remembered nothing.
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| Sat 15th Aug 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Witches Cauldron (Variant Finish) (?)
| 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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So I think this is how I lead Witches Cauldron. Thought this was just the way it worked.
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| Wed 12th Aug 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| East of the access track | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Sunday Afternoon Walk
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 15 11 |
★ Parson's Pleasure
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Did second/longer pitch variant.
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| Wed 12th Aug 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Witches Cauldron Pitch 1
| 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Easy mileage day!
Love this route so much. Always end up laughing while I'm climbing it. |
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| Mon 3rd Aug 2015 - Mt Beerwah | ||||||
| Mosquito Wall | ||||||
| 10 |
FA
★ A Tick Among Mozzies
- with
Cris
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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Good, easy climbing on jugs! Little trad tick at a sport crag is always fun.
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| Mon 13th Jul 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 14 12 |
★ JAFKPR
| 13m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Up to anchors to clean Rabbatoid.
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| 18 |
★ Pterodactyl
| 17m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Lap. Really enjoy this route.
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| Sun 12th Jul 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Pterodactyl
| 17m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Putting up a top rope for Lu to try the crux move.
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| Fri 10th Jul 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Desperation Wall | ||||||
| 10 |
★★ Black Orpheus
| 140m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Led all pitches. With Nathan. Did a variant second pitch, ended up belaying the chimney for a bit further down the ledge than normal.
Typical Tibro slab, run out fun, |
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| Thu 9th Jul 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Spooge In A Glove
| 15m, 4 | ||||
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Draws up for Jamie.
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| 8 6 |
★ Spidermonkey
| 15m, 8 | ||||
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Teaching Jamie to lead belay.
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| Sat 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
| 20 |
★ Nude Tuesday
| 20m | ||||
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Easier than I remember. Going right of bolt avoids reachy move that I did last time. Much easier.
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| Thu 2nd Jul 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Solar Eclipse
| 20m, 4 | ||||
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Setting top rope juniors.
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| 15 18 |
★ Dark Matter
| 17m, 6 | ||||
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Think it was this. Left of Wormhole, 3 RB to gain ledge. Harder moves than the other 15s here by some margin.
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| Tue 30th Jun 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Pterodactyl
| 17m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Up after Nick's practise falls to the chain. Nice climb. People say it's scary but I don't really see it. The clipping stances are solid and the trickier moves are protected.
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| Sun 21st Jun 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Caves Route Sector | ||||||
| 4 |
★★★ Caves Route
| 520m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Taking Dave up and with Lu as support team. Leading/soloing on doubles and bringing them up on top belay. Fantastic day out - one to remember. Did the direct line out of cave 5 and finished up the chimney. Hiked down the tourist track.
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| Sat 20th Jun 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Anonymous DS
| 18m, 6 | Average | |||
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Putting top rope up for kiddies. Actually enjoyed it.
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| 14 |
★ Spooge In A Glove
| 15m, 4 | ||||
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Putting up top rope for juniors.
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| Fri 19th Jun 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Left Main Wall | ||||||
| 2 |
★★★ I Tick Stairs ('cause I'm a Loser)
| 40m | ||||
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Onsight solo downclimb. Cruxy and sustained.
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| Wed 3rd Jun 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★★ Squealer
| 21m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First shot after not being on it for ages. More or less remembered moves.
Felt a lot of pressure to send, knowing that I could do the moves comfortably. Bit pumped, but got it without too much troubles. |
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| Mon 25th May 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Lower Cliffs The Lower Main Cliff | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Absentia
1
| 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Felt nice to cruise this after the fight I had the first time I jumped on it last year. Still pumpy though! I swear it must go past vertical or something!
Move past the first bolt, plus the pump makes this an 18 for me. |
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| Tue 19th May 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Witches Cauldron Pitch 1
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Haven't led it before. Such an awesome little chimney.
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| 6 |
★ Saturday Afternoon Walk
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Getting up to Plume ledge.
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| Mon 4th May 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 13 |
★★ Clockwork Orange Corner
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Got rained out of this last time I was on it. Good to go back and cruise it. Did a rediculous heel hook mantle up the top. Awwwwesome.
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| Mon 4th May 2015 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| East of the access track | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Electric Lead
| 26m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice climb, but not very sustained. Crux moving through crack held me up for a moment. Took wrong size cams.
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| 11 |
★ Parson's Pleasure
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Warming up and letting Chris get used to Frog climbing style.
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| Wed 29th Apr 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Humungousaur
| 14m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Repeat. One tricky move to get established in the crack, then it's more like grade 12. Solid gear.
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| Sat 28th Mar 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ The Horse
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| 21 |
★ A Shadow So Huge
| 8m, 3 | ||||
| Thu 26th Feb 2015 - Mt Tinbeerwah | ||||||
| Main Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Sports Fan
| 45m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nice climb, but you just really don't want to fall on these climb. I wonder if anyone has taken a proper whip on this slab?
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| Thu 22nd Jan 2015 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ The Most Monstrous Monster
| 13m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun moves to the jug. Glad it wasn't full of water this time. Maybe a little bit contrived to avoid the better holds to the left of the upper section. Run out makes it interesting.
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| Sun 18th Jan 2015 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Graviton
| 15m, 4 | ||||
| 17 |
★ Horse Head Nebula
| 17m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Nicer than the 18s to the right.
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| 17 |
★ Horse Head Nebula
| 17m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Left Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Standing Room Only
| 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Tue 16th Dec 2014 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Such A Nice Monster
| 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 24th Nov 2014 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Humungousaur
| 14m, 3 | ||||
| Sat 22nd Nov 2014 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Celestial Wall | ||||||
| 16 18 |
★★ Troposphere (Troposphere p5)
| 110m | Average | |||
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Extending a bunch of draws and it went much nicer re: rope drag. Did a cool but probably unnessecary heel hook rock on thing.
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| 18 |
★★ Troposphere (Troposphere p3)
| 110m | ★ Good | |||
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Linked with P3. Glad to reach anchors.
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| 17 18 |
★★ Troposphere (Troposphere p2)
| 110m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Exposure always gets me, but sort of kept it together and climbed through with no falls. 0 style. Cool pitch with the most defined sequences on the route.
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| Fri 14th Nov 2014 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 18 19 |
★ Worm Hole
| 17m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Bit of a mental pep talk for second bolt clip, then it went easily.
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| Sun 9th Nov 2014 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
| Andromeda | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Lunar Eclipse
| 17m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
| 16 |
★ Coal Sack
| 17m, 2 | Average | |||
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Second trad lead. Felt super solid. Mainly just doubled up on cams with 1 nut that was a bit sketchy. Climb itself was average.
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| Sun 28th Sep 2014 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Left Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Halva
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Warm up.
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First and last route of the trip. See ya next time Bluies.