Showing all 48 ascents.
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Sun 3rd Apr 2016 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Summit Caves | ||||||
18 | ★ The Digital Revolution | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Not to bad at all. Start is interesting (in a good way) but it does turn into generic tibro slopers in the second half. Sat on second bolt to work out the move to the stance. Runout at the end is ok as it's on easy ground. Don't attempt if there is any chance the rock could be wet, the top could be interesting (in a bad way).
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Wed 17th Jun 2015 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
6a+ 6b | ★★ Monahiki Elia | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Woah! I'm not used to this kind of climbing thuggery, the holds are huge but I just can't hold on for that long! Climb is covered in chalk and blood, it is no doubt less classic than it used to be.
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Tue 16th Jun 2015 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Kamari Symplegades | ||||||
6b | ★★ Opera | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice climbing, sustained good moves. Needed one rest after a trick clip at half height.
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6c 6b+ | ★★ Bubuki | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Felt so good through the sustained overhang up to the rest at 2/3 only to be thwarted by the weird sideways holds and arret humping of the last three meters.
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Mon 15th Jun 2015 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Kasteli | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Ruheloser Pirat | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Very stiff start on very sharp holds, Could not get it clean. Sustained and sharp the rest of the way.
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Fri 2nd Jan 2015 - Railay | ||||||
Wee's Present Wall | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Same Same, But Different | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Redpoint attempt, clean right through to past the last bolt then took a stupid fall when foot slipped.
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6b+ | ★★ Same Same, But Different | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
This climb is awesome, traversing over some fun territory, up the big stalactite to the pumpy finish. Rested on the third bolt after the nasty start then clean to the top.
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Mon 29th Dec 2014 - Ton Sai | ||||||
Fire Wall | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Up in Smoke | 17m, 9 | Average | |||
Not bad, slings don't inspire confidence. Made a lot tougher using a grigri and a rope with the handling characteristics of steel cable. Pumped out waiting for slack to clip!
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Fri 14th Mar 2014 - Brooyar | ||||||
Green Lane | ||||||
21 | ★★ DH4 | 7m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Originally graded 22, downgraded to 20 in the guide, now 21 here. 21 seems about right. Balancy sequence at the start that is very tough to onsite. Top is not difficult but there is no good clipping stance/hold that I could find for the last bolt making it a bit of a heart breaker.
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Sat 15th Feb 2014 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
Lower Cliffs The Lower Main Cliff | ||||||
21 | ★★ Serenade For Rings | 17m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
With a total disregard for style and technique I trashed my way up this. Not sure if this is a sandbag or I'm just soft?
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18 | ★ Old Scholars | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Do I need to say this is hard for the grade... After flailing around on the crux I was almost too pumped to clip the 3rd(?) bolt, just getting there and avoiding an unpleasant fall back to the slab.
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17 | ★★ Absentia | 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wow, maybe it was a 17 in 1994 when it still had holds! Now at the original grade it is a sandbag. Still a great route though.
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Sat 1st Feb 2014 - Pages Pinnacle | ||||||
19 | ★★ Gnarley | 18m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I'm glad Rob pushed me to do this at the end of the day. I was tired so dogged it. Fun climb though and I'm looking forward to doing it with fresher arms.
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22 | ★★ Bombay Rock | 18m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sustained first and second halves with a welcome break in between. Got it clean to second last bolt then missed that side pull up to the left. A couple more sits to get to the chains. Still really happy with this shot, it felt good and I had a great time.
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Sat 18th Jan 2014 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Slider Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Slider | 16m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Clean to last bolt then could not make the reachy move past it while pumped. Sorted out a bit of beta there and worked out a better way to clip the chains. Getting closer.
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22 | ★★ Slider | 16m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Forgot where I was going just before the second last bolt, pumped out and took a rest. Then took a couple of falls doing the moves after the last bolt. Still having trouble with the stance for clipping the chains.
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Tue 17th Dec 2013 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Slider Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Slider | 16m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Clean to the last bolt then took a very pumped fall going for the chains. Had to grab the chains once I got there to avoid the big wipper. Pretty happy for a first shot. Really good climb!
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Mon 2nd Dec 2013 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
Slider Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Something About Sandy | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Close enough to red point, climbed cleanly through crux from first bolt on second attempt. First half of climb is great, second half nothing special.
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Fri 23rd Aug 2013 - Brooyar | ||||||
Hammerhead Rock | ||||||
20 | ★★ Catch Of The Day | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Yeah, this is a cool climb. Pretty easy but classy moves up the arret to under the roof, then a massive jug haul through the roof. I did not have the stamina to do it cleen after a year nursing the shoulder. Bolts in all the right places make it a chilled affair.
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15 | ★ Grey Nurse | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Wow, I found this hard for a 15, seemed harder than the 18s at this crag... But I think I might just have done it the hard way.
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Mon 3rd Jun 2013 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Wedding Crashers | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Interesting climb, did ok till the mantle then fell a bunch of times trying to do it the hard way on the left of the ledge. Changed the approach and got up ok in the end.
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Sun 19th May 2013 - Brooyar | ||||||
Eagle's Nest | ||||||
21 | ★★ Celluloid Hero | 15m | ★ Good | |||
As expected, hard work. This would be a whole other ball game on lead.
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Sat 18th May 2013 - Brooyar | ||||||
Black Stump Buttresses | ||||||
19 | ★★ Footprints on the Other Side | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb, closely bolted so pretty chilled even when I took a fall at the crux.
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Wed 13th Mar 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
17 | ★ Stormy Monday | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Not quite as nice as the others but still worth doing. I was getting tired and need a rest on the second last bolt.
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Mon 11th Mar 2013 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Move Over Brussel Sprout | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Seemed harder than I remember. Going to have to build up the strength again for this one.
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20 | ★ Far Out Brussel Sprout - with JRae | 18m, 6 | Average | |||
Seemed harder than 20, glad I was not leading it.
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Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Dysentery RHF - with Dan Westergard | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Happy with this despite taking a rest before the roof.
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Sat 9th Jun 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Pink Berets | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really fun climb, only gets the 21 grade for the overhang. Should have onsited it but missed the pocket over the lip on first attempt, went easily second go.
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Sat 19th May 2012 - Mt Ninderry | ||||||
Ocean Vista Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Ninja Tactics | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led well by Murray and seconded terribly by me... I've got to get stronger to climb relentless walls like this. Absolute fantastic climbing though and in such an amazing position.
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Sat 19th May 2012 - Mt Ninderry | ||||||
Caves Area | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Dontworry.com | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I dogged my way up from the bolt on the headwall but I still loved it. Classic climb and deserves three stars. Just when you think it's all over, you're in for another round...
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18 | ★ Hangover Overhang | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Short but good fun.
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Sun 13th May 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Cucumber Castle | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Think I've got the crux sussed now. Still bloody hard!
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Sun 22nd Apr 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Nut | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Crux is hard! I was pumped at the chains and took a fall after getting into an awkward position. Annoyed not to get the onsight.
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Thu 12th Apr 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Move Over Brussel Sprout | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Felt good to right up to the fourth bolt then relaxed and made a mess of the moves up the overhang onto the table. Had to hang on the fourth and think about it before moving on.
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19 | ★ Plunging for Mudbunnies | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Grabbed the draw when I had an 'oh shit' moment at the overhang, damn. fun climb.
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Sat 7th Apr 2012 - Beulah | ||||||
Western areas Waterfall Dome Waterfall Dome | ||||||
19 | ★★ Philosophers Stone | 28m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
3rd ascent of this great new route, one scary moment when a "handhold" broke off 3m above previous bolt not far from top. The start is probably closer to a grade 20-21 move.
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Wed 15th Feb 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 20 R | ★★ Kiwi | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Just missed out on the onsite, fell at the crux because I was all out of wack on the crux sequence. last move over the overhang were intimidating but there is a 'thank God' hold to make it pretty straight forward when you stand up and commit.
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Sun 5th Feb 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Cucumber Castle | 18m, 4 | ||||
I felt terrible on this, was pumped from the start, missed a crucial hold at the crux and spent 10 mins swearing very unsportsman like before I worked it out. Will have to give this another shot soon.
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Tue 10th Jan 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Wages of Fear | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Actually got it clean to mid way overhang which took a couple of goes but went easier than I expected in the end. Then cleanly to just below the last bolt before I had to take a decent break and make a few attempts at the final move. Would have gone easier if I had not have missed a crucial hold near the last bolt. It will be a while before I can lead this one.
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Thu 5th Jan 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Idiot Wind | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally got around to leading it, was pretty pumped at the last bolt and had to take a break before pushing onto the chains. Great climb.
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Mon 2nd Jan 2012 - Brooyar | ||||||
Black Stump Buttresses | ||||||
19 | ★★ Beyond the Black Stump | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Probably only deserves a 19 for the start, which is very fun. All the same, this climbed seemed a lot harder than it really was after doing "Dreamcatcher". It is very run out to the the 3rd bolt, a fall there would result in an 8m or so fall getting you close to the ground.
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24 | ★★ Shake and Bake | 15m | ★ Good | |||
I dogged my way up but I'm still happy with the effort, it is a tough climb. Second time round on fresh arms I should be able to do it clean(er).
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Sat 19th Nov 2011 - Brooyar | ||||||
Point Pure | ||||||
16 | ★ Cold Fusion | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Guide says go right after 5th bolt... I went left, ending at the same spot as "Islamic Cowboys Say Jihad RHV"... damn it was hard. Just those last three bolts, way harder than 17, harder than most of the 19s and quite a few of the 20s that I've done. Took two big falls at the second last bolt with big cheers from the people watching at the lookout. Got over the top just in time to see the sun drop below the ridge. One of the most memorable and satisfying climbs I've ever done. Love Brooyar!
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Sun 2nd Oct 2011 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Euthanasia | 17m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some tough moves, gets easier from half way up.
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Sat 16th Oct 2010 - El Chorro | ||||||
Encantadas Area Las Encantadas | ||||||
6b | ★ Variante (Para que disfrute la canalla) | 18m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Damn this felt hard. Once I was over that blank section I thought it would ease up... not the case at all. Never been more pumped at the top of a climb!
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Wed 13th Oct 2010 - El Chorro | ||||||
Desplomilandia Pozo de la Mona | ||||||
6b | Poda higuera | 16m | Average | |||
This route made me painfully aware of the effects of gravity.
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Mon 11th Oct 2010 - El Chorro | ||||||
Escaleras Escalera Arabe | ||||||
6b+ 6a+ | ★★ Engendro Caneri (Engendro caneki) | 31m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Really pumpy and sustained, try geting over that overhang with some style... I certianly could not
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Sun 10th Oct 2010 - El Chorro | ||||||
Escaleras Escalera Suiza + Navegador Pillar | ||||||
6a | ★ Mas que un Carreta | 16m | Don't Bother | |||
Unpleasent, just did not feel good, fell on second or third bolt. Maybe it was me, maybe it was hard for the grade.
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