Ascents by Brendon Flanagan

Fun crux with a two finger pocket, three if your fingers are smaller (Claire, I'm looking at you).

Excellent start through the bulge. Solid rails on the way up the slab.

The run out between to the last bolt freaked me out a bit.

The perfect way to exit the crag!

Easy scramble up to the roof where the fun begins!

Wind was bowing a gale and quickly lost interest at the crux.

Wind was bowing a gale and quickly lost interest at the crux.

Gassed out at the last draw trying to figure the sequence. Excellent technical moves.

Did it in access shoes. Part 5 of the Practice Your Mantle series.

Did it in my La Sportiva access shoes. Very nice problem.

First few moves are the best.

Accurate for the grade. The direct start is committing and you'll need a switched on spotter. Sus the holds and sequence out before you start. Once through the sequence and on top of the ledge, take a moment to breath and smile. Route appears run out between several bolts but the good holds are there, just need to find them. More traffic = more chalk, so will be easy to spot holds once crag is released. An excellent climb and well protected.

Be mindful the rope naturally falls and runs through the crack beneath the 5th bolt when being lowered.

Best climb I've done to date! Route is easy to read and well protected on quality rock. Nice bouldery start followed by perfect holds exactly where you need them. Will return to this crag simply for this climb! Good one for the kids on top rope.

Accurate for the grade, several good moves throughout the climb.

Fun and easy. Did in access shoes.

Great start to the climb on good holds. Crux consists of a few consecutive technical moves on thin holds.

Nice little dyno start, then on to easy slab. Dropped from the anchors and broke my ankle. Gravity sucks and so does a poor belay.

All the climbing is at the start. The trees at the top aren't looking very healthy.

The crux looks more daunting that it actually is. Excellent climb!

Much easier than the registered grade. Take a few extra 120cm slings for protection!

Excellent climb but stiffer than the registered grade. Cruxy move coming out of the cave but all the holds are there. Quite a few good restrictions for nuts.

Used a mixture of cams, hex's and nuts. Worth extending when possible as I started to experience rope drag in the final few moves. Excellent climb.

Typical Piddo old school grading, much harder than the grade. First pitch has some decent rests with placements for medium cams, medium nuts and large nuts. Take a couple of #5's for the second pitch or simply bump as you go. Excellent climbing!

Start has been smoothed by all the smearing starts. Approached start from the front of the block with a redirectioanl in the crack. Easy scramble up to the crack. Fun climbing up the block and to the tree.

Second lap

A second lap.