Ascents in Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall

Wind was indeed wild, so was the rain

Felt about the same difficulty as gates of Janus

Great climb, never done anything of this style so the hanging belay was a bit daunting. Communication proved pretty difficult, was nice to find we had mobile reception!

Great climb, never done anything of this style so the hanging belay was a bit daunting. Communication proved pretty difficult, was nice to find we had mobile reception!

Just wow, so much fun from start to finish!

The first pitch was sustained for the grade, absolutely terrific climb. Wish I remembered my crack gloves, left a trail of blood behind. Second pitch was deffo above my ability, that committing and awkward move would have terrified me on lead.

A lovely pitch, was planning on the top pitch too, but rain got us

Felt like the first pitch was the money pitch. 3rd only really had a short section that was good before the average stuff at the top.

Linked 1/2, 3/4 and then a bit of a walk off at the top choss. Took a double rack of cams but had plenty of everything left over.

Was good for the grade but not sure it deserves an ultra classic. Flake crack and Interstate are way better.

A cold and windy bug

Great climb. Super stoked to lead this whole thing! Tests a range of skills, including trusting trees, a short chimney, some lovely hand jams. All the belay points were also quality destinations for taking in the view.

Nice climb with great ledges to hang out on, if only it wasn't freezing. First pitch felt much shorter than 40m.

Just too blank for my liking

Really nice climbing in exposed position. Crux was the reachy move around the orange slab. 70metre abseil rope made it from the top carrot anchor to the ground via the hook

Can do all the moves... pretty cool climbing

What cool sequences and great location~! I could do all the moves but I think this would be pumpy to link.

This was a little gem, but make sure your second likes traverses Also, if it's been rainning recently, be aware that you will go through a small waterfall in pitch 1 — our rope got pretty drenched! Love blueys multipitches so much, how I miss this place!!

Bomber gear. Great fun. managed it in two pitches although the drag got bad

The team arrived at fuck knows o'clock and i headed up to the worlds least inspiring looking tat to belay the double pitch for steve, who then pointed out the dbb off to the left. Steve went on windbreak for the money pitch. Said it was tough for 17.. i reasoned with him that this route was fa'd by the guy who made the grades and therefore must be entirely accurate. Turns out 'grade inflation': a phenomenon by which climbers just arent as fkn hard these days, explains the fact that the overhung corner sequence felt closer to 19. The misunderstanding of the day took place on this pitch where I was hacking at a cam mid crux that i thought steve overcammed, couldnt get it, shouted down to chris and ciaran to have a go. Both of them dedicated some solid time and ciaran eventually freed it with a fight that cost him much hand skin. He pulled it triumphantly from his harness at the end of the route and held it out to steve. Steve didnt recognise it. Turns out some other party got it stuck. Now ciaran owns 1 beat up cam that he can use as a nut sometime! Steve and I spent about an hour and 15 sitting in the overhung scoop belay cave up top just having yarns about anything that came to mind.. what a unique and incredible geological feature with full valley view and shade! Barramundi and beer back at the house after, good shout there