Ascents of Kooks having Beta

first shot on pre-placed gear

Climbs much better than it looks, I really enjoyed it. I didn't clip the bolts, good gear all the way.

Attempted on top rope from the 2nd(?forget) bolt. Got over the first cruxy part (after the ledge), then wasnt feeling pushing through the offwidth.

Got excited about big gear, don't think it gets much traffic. Very easy

Fun to do some jams. A bit scary using only the bolts

not many offwidth moves on this in the end. a few squeeze chimney bits. Quite a few of the bolts are right next to some bomber regular sized cam placements but i still clipped 2 i think? i marked this good as it felt mean to call it average. i would describe it as 'sufficient'.

Lol not the easy warmup I was looking for, pretty hard moves to get into a disgusting muddy offwidth crack

Really disliked this. Did it just on the bolts, with an (unnecessary) #2 down low. Akward climbing, with enough lichen, soft holds and bushes to put me off.

Really happy with this old school route....great fun.

gear retrieval run......good enduro lap though....

on preplaced gear

Easily could go safely without the bolts (but I clipped two of them). The gear is all good, from medium to large cams (BD #1-4). Even the chimney section can be protected with a #2 in a crack in the back. Very fun route!

Surpisingly good. Took some cams.

My first mixed lead!! Awesome. Only rudimentary off-width technique required, but if you're cool with those moves it'll save some effort. Can be done without any gear, but a stopper or cam in the 1st few meters is good, and a range of cams or hexes can reduce runouts at various points. Didn't have any big gear and it was heady but ok. Shiny ringbolts niiiiiice. Really worth doing.

my fav bardens climb. i think im the only one that repeats it.

Really enjoyed it hindsight. Actually a fun climb.

wide! too big for #6

a delight of its genre. nicely bolted mitch

with Lyns

Did it on the rings only, hardish and runout for 16. big cams are a good idea.

Interesting. Corner/offwidth/chimney/crack.

O.K - More bolts added than necessary.

doesnt require gear..all ringbolted sport route.

Rebolted with rings. Cleaned the greenery from middle bit, someone else can do start.

LED with Ant 1982