Ascents of Remains Of The Day

Logging done climbs from last 12mth

Climb 49 of 50. Arguably the most humid conditions I've ever had the displeasure of climbing in. Totally cooked. Strung pitches 4 & 5 together. Some spoogy wet stuff on pitch 4 again. I agree with other commentators that Pitch 4 is the crux and feels at least 17, possibly 18. Perhaps a hold broke at some point?

Awesome climb. P4 felt like the crux (grade 17+ in comparison to P1). Was surprised by the Microbat popping out to say Hello at the start of P5 pockets.

Nice climb, full shade in the afternoon this time of year, and was able to manage with a single 60m rope which was a bonus. A bit more difficult than expected climbing with a back pack on. Due to our late start we had to miss the last pitch 5.

Nice sustained climbing for the grade, with runouts/average gear to keep the easier sections fun. I'd say a fall on p4 is more likely than p1, with a tricky section also off the belay on P3.

Bit of a circus, with a party of 3 above our party of 4 and a late arvo start. Finished right on dusk with eerie 60m raps into the abyss.

Best grade 17 glass house multi IMO and worth 3*. 1. Remains, 2. Troposphere, 3. The Martian, 4. Zeitgeist, 5. Traxion.

Felt like just another QLD run out climb. Fun.

Only first 3 pitches to access belly of the beast. Some super sick climbing, wow this route was actually elite. pitch 2 & 3 were mega, linked them up using half ropes for a 50m burner!

Mega link up from P2 to spooky to access overexposed. Nice engaging climbing.

Engaging climbing with enough variety to keep you entertained. Started at 1 to be in shade and finished up the 5th pitch at 4:45pm. A light sprinkle of rain was worrying as we started the 2nd, but the sky stayed clear for the ‘remains of the day’. Highlights were pitch 3 and 4, though pitch 5 was also great for mostly being trad.

This is bolted the entire way appart from last pitch where we placed 2 cams before reaching the 2 bolds and the anchor. Tag should probably be changed to mixed trad.

Falcons:

Activity seems to be originating approximately near the top of Airtime / Banished.

During P4 a falcon circled overhead a few times, paused briefly on a ledge in the chimney to check us out, then took off again. Besides this encounter they didn't seem to pay us any attention. During the 5th pitch a pair engaged in midair combat over the caves route sector!

Route

Summary: A well protected introductory trad route, similar to Blabbermouth, but in a more interesting position. SLCDs 0-4 (DMM) + medium & large wires is more than sufficient.

Descend: 2x60m will get you from the top of p5 to the top of p3, and again to the top of p1.

1. First bolt is reasonably high, but the climbing to it is quite straightforward. The crux is in the first 3 or so bolts and felt solidly 17.

2. Traverse about half-way along the ledge, then head up. First bolt is visible if you look carefully. I think this is closer to 13/14.

3. Fun moves straight off the belay with interesting chimney to follow. The top of this pitch offers a nice shaded ledge. All gear is SLCDs.

4. The stand-out pitch, in my opinion. I'll have to come back to lead this.

5. Very comfortable climbing with plenty of opportunity for placements. Wires & SLCDs.

Last two

Thwarted again! Had to bail on the 4th pitch due to the water still dripping out of the rock making things too slick to climb. Bummed.

Only two pitches due to the incoming rain.

Had to bail after two pitches because the rain was heading our way.

Couldn't see the start of the 3rd pitch, instead went too far right to Phoenix and did the 2nd pitch of that. Still fun. Rapped off when we couldn't find pitch 4 of Remains...also because it was raining and didn't need another epic today.

First pitch as a sport route.

Neat sport multi pitch, enough bolts in the right places.