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- 24
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- 177
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- 7,026m
About me
Started climbing in UK - mainly in Kent, then North Wales and the Peak District. Moved to Australia in '72. Now live 20k's out of Armidale, NSW. and climb mainly in Gara and Ebor Gorges and at Mount Kaputar. Also take occasional trips to Arapiles, Point Perpendicular and Nowra.
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Notable ascents
| By type | Diff. band | Ascents | Hardest ascent | |||
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| Tick | 177 | 24 |  The Millionaire Touch | |||
| Clean | 19 | 22 | Supermouse | |||
| Lead | 15 | 22 | Supermouse | |||
| Onsight | 8 | E1 | The Plum | |||
| Flash | 3 | E2 | Pincushion | |||
| Second | 7 | 22 | Loose Composure 2 years ago | |||
| By style | Diff. band | Ascents | Hardest ascent | |||
| 177 | 24 | The Millionaire Touch | ||||
| By area | Diff. band | Ascents | Hardest ascent | |||
| Ebor Gorge | 49 | 23 | Chocolate Barbarian | |||
| Gara Gorge | 39 | 23 | Sundance | |||
| The Governor | 38 | 24 | The Millionaire Touch | |||
| Gwynedd | 8 | E2 | Pincushion | |||
| Ningadhun | 7 | 22 | Blood Sports | |||
Ascents by grade and route style
Ascents by grade and tick type
Performance chart by route style
Performance chart by tick type
Performance table
| Period | Total ascents | Hardest grade | Performing at | ||||
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| General | Pink point | Red point | Flash | Onsight | |||
| 2015 | 6 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| 2014 | 15 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| 2013 | 7 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| 2011 | 1 | 18 | |||||
| 2004 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| 2000 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| 1997 | 1 | 21 | |||||
| 1996 | 3 | 22 | 19 | ||||
| 1995 | 7 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| 1991 | 9 | 21 | 19 | ||||
| 1988 | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 1986 | 5 | 22 | 20 | ||||
| 1985 | 2 | 21 | |||||
| 1984 | 8 | 23 | 21 | ||||
| 1983 | 2 | 23 | |||||
| 1982 | 8 | 24 | 21 | ||||
| 1981 | 8 | 22 | 21 | ||||
| 1980 | 3 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| 1979 | 11 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 1978 | 4 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 1977 | 22 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 1976 | 29 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| 1975 | 8 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| 1974 | 7 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| 1971 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 19 | |||
| 1970 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||
Activity
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Recent activity [all]
| Tue 15th Dec 2015 - Gara Gorge | ||
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| Upper Gara Gorge Downstream climbing areas The Bastille | ||
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Geronim- Alternate Direct Finish - with J. Lattanzio |
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| 1978 - Gara Gorge | ||
| Upper Gara Gorge Downstream climbing areas The Bastille | ||
| 20
Geronimo Had a lot of difficulty following Joe on the top pitch. - with FA: R. Curtis,B. Birchall,J. Friend |
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| 1975 - Gara Gorge | ||
| Upper Gara Gorge Downstream climbing areas The Fortress | ||
| 15
Edge Good on a stinking hot day! - with Richard Curtis,L. Kavalieris |
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| 1974 - Booroomba Rocks | ||
| Middle Rocks Hurricane Cracks Wall | ||
| 16
Cyclone Chimney The leader pulled off a huge flake while exiting the chimney but managed to hold it on his knee until the rest of us got out of the way. |
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| 1984 - Gara Gorge | ||
| Eastern Gara Gorge Yellow Wall Lower Main Wall | ||
| 21
Enfant Terrible - with Kevin Lindorff,Mike Wust |
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| 1983 - Gara Gorge | ||
| Eastern Gara Gorge Yellow Wall Lower Main Wall | ||
| 23
Sundance The move past the bolt defeated me. - with Chris Dale,John Lattanzio |
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| 1985 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Bondage Buttress | ||
| 21
Grab the Snatch Led by Animal - with Paul Colyvan,B Birchall,S Gaye |
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| 18
Snatch and Grab - with Richard Curtis |
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| 1977 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Bondage Buttress | ||
| 18
Navvy - with Richard Curtis |
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| Sixth Breakaway | ||
| 13
Coercion - with L Kavalieris,J Floyd |
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| 8
Arbor |
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| 1976 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Fifth Breakaway | ||
| 18
Capillary Direct - with Jill Kelman,Brian Birchall |
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| 1977 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Fifth Breakaway | ||
| 18
Inspiration Point Joe led this in his usual inimitable style. - with Joe Friend |
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| 1995 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Fifth Breakaway | ||
| 8
Elbow Twister - with Vaughan Curtis,John Oddie |
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| 1983 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Third Breakaway | ||
| 22
It's My Party Developed falling off into an artform on this one. - with Mark Colyvan,P. Colyvan,P. Bayne,B. Birchall |
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| 1976 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| Second Breakaway | ||
| 16
Nightmare Crack - with Jill Kelman |
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| 6
Staircase Chimney - with Richard Curtis |
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| 1988 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| First Breakaway | ||
| 19
Goose n' Off Worth a star - perhaps two if the vines at the top were trimmed. - with John Lattanzio,Tim Ball |
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| 1976 - Ebor Gorge | ||
| First Breakaway | ||
| 17
Firestorm Another classic from Brian. - with Brian Birchall,Jill Kelman |
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| 17
Rubber Ball - with Colin Southwell |
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