Showing all 61 ascents.
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Sat 1st Oct 2022 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
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18 |
★★ Cymbeline
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2
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18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Quality climbing with good gear. Clean and dry when everything else at the crag were very dirty.
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Sat 27th Jun 2020 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline - with Jake Delaney | 75m, 1 | Crap | ||||
This route almost killed me, but not in a fun 'oh its such a battle way'. I mean it is a dangerous route with tons of loose rock. A suitcase sized chunk broke off under my leader and I was very close to being hit (and probably killed) by it. Thankfully I just caught a chunk and escaped with a busted thumb. I managed to struggle up the route still and saw lots of other loose flakes that are ready to pop off. I would not recommend this route unless it's carefully cleaned first.
The actual climbing was OK but not outstanding. certainly not up there with eternity as claimed in the guidebook. The second pitch really sucks. War of roses, cactus, and especially sizzler we did the day before at coke ovens were far superior climbs.
Also an extra bit of fun is the tree belays were not looking too solid after the fires so we had to wander along the loose sand on the Ridge to the belay station at the top of flamingo (or possibly the next climb across). I think the whole crag is not ready for climbing yet, the approach took us about an hour too.
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Fri 26th Jun 2020 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline - with Tom Bes | 75m, 1 | Average | ||||
Classic guide book author tooting his own horn, or perhaps just trolling gumbies from beyond the grave - a real dick williams move. 2 eternities? That's linguistically impossible.
Approach was cooked, as was descent. P1 was okay despite the near death experience but I guess that's 'Welcome to the Bluey's' for ya? A mild form of hazing? P2 was gross. Maybe I goofed it, but went straight up when twin cracks veered right. Run out on shit rock above shit gear. Not even totems could save us. The top is a sandy, post-apocalyptic, charred, deathscape with loads of boulders and tree ready to hurl themselves and us off the cliff. Thankfully no one else was there-rocks were even falling without human intervention. Paranormal activity? Nightmare? Least fav climb ever? Today goes by many names. |
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Wed 16th Oct 2019 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
20 22 | ★★★ Tentative Decisions | 30m, 14 | |||||
17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | |||||
Sun 6th Oct 2019 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A quality high for the layback and stemming aficionados. An interesting and welcoming crux down low should be thought of as a trailer for the movie above. Rest up in the cave, mind all the loose flaky stuff, find some good rock to place the gear, make sure them bigger cams are sitting in the front of the harness and then start swimming up this beautiful crack whilst listening to the echo of your heart in The Wide. With every meter gained you will realize that this isn't your average grade 17 but stick with it, they have a name for such formidable excursions, "Character building".
Gear recommendation hint: Doesn't need anything bigger than a #4 camalot. Carry multiples of 3s and 4s, the precise number ranging in preference to the quality and quantity of the 'metamorphosis' experience. |
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17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | |||||
Tue 23rd Apr 2019 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Tentative Decisions | 30m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Wed 27th Mar 2019 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline - with Levi Worden | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo - with Levi Worden | 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo - with hugh sutherland | 85m | |||||
Fell on second pitch in layback handed lead over
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Sat 31st Mar 2018 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
20 22 | ★★★ Tentative Decisions | 30m, 14 | |||||
Fri 30th Mar 2018 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fantastic climbing on P1.
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22 23 | ★★★ The Seventh Wave (Cloudstreet) | 80m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Climbed a fantastic crack up and right of Cymbeline, hoping it was a new route. Presume it is this route though, as the crack is cleaned and had a cairn at the start.
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Sun 22nd Oct 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Another slight disappointment.
The second pitch of this climb is really good! 3-stars though? I would say, no. I compare the pitch to Blimp down in the grampians and it is not as good as that. Pitches 1 and 3 are somewhere between forgettable and bad. I would probably drop the whole route down to 1 star, but the selection of good trad corners in Blue Mountains is lacking so I'll leave it with 2. |
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18 | ★★ Cymbeline - with Alex Riegelman | 75m, 1 | ★ Good | ||||
LOL. 3 stars. Not a chance.
A decent romp, but too much vegetation and it is really nothing like 2 Eternities stacked on top of each other. |
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Thu 5th Oct 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 |
★★ Cymbeline
- with
Rene Provis, Tom
1
lead by
Rene
2
lead by
Jordan
| 75m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Incredible climb. Crack that kept going with feet outside the crack (on ironstone layers) providing ample rest. Rene led pitch one, and ill have to come back to lead it. Truly like two eternities on top of each other!
I led Pitch 2, which was more on the face. well protected most of the way, but a cactus and funnel-webs started to impose on holds and placements around halfway up. Placed two last bits of gear and ran it out on the top on thin holds that thankfully didn't break. one of my boldest leads so far!
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Tue 3rd Oct 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline - with Vicky Chen | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
such a good climb - the guide book says like 2 eternities on top of each other and it's true!
Make sure you find the right track for the approach though (we did not) as it gets really sketchy and steep otherwise..
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Mon 25th Sep 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fri 29th Apr 2016 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
First pitch is RAD!! Which is the only real reason I can excuse the sorry second half...!! Great day out in the valley.
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17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Old school grunt
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Wed 4th Jul 2012 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fistful of Feeling | 75m, 1 | ★ Good | ||||
Climbs better than it looks. Worth doing.
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Tue 1st Nov 2011 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 1st Oct 2010 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo - with Jimmy | 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Absolute classic. One of the best routes in the Wolgan
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Sun 6th Aug 2006 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★ Good | ||||
too freaked from cymbeline experience, pete led both pitches
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18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★ Good | ||||
great first pitch, shithouse (Deathtrap) secondpitch. freaked me out for the rest of the day
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Sat 1st Oct 2005 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
Fri 10th Jun 2005 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Desperate start (21) with crap gear, Classic middle 40m. Crap last pitch. Got rained on from 1st belay so was a bit scary sliding on that slippy ironstone at top- lucky ther's bomber jams. Take a full rack and more! #5 cam may help on wide section to make it less scary.
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Sun 13th Mar 2005 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fistful of Feeling | 75m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Better if P2 wasnt choss.
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18 | ★★ Fistful of Feeling | 75m, 1 | ★ Good | ||||
Fri 11th Mar 2005 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
needed a bit of cleaning and gardening and bi cams but pretty exciting thrash up a wide crack.
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17 17 X | Shootout | 30m | Average | ||||
bit loose, very dirty, needed some trees, bushes and boulders yank out on the way. Lots of big cams needed. Slinging the big flake before committing to the offwidth is a bit scary!
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Sat 29th Jan 2005 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
too good for words
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Sat 9th Oct 2004 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
p1.
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Tue 30th Mar 2004 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
w-ad, led p2
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19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
w-ad
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Tue 1st Oct 2002 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2002 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
Sat 25th Nov 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
Thu 9th Mar 2017 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
17 | ★★ Papillon | 30m | |||||
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Wolgan Valley | |||||||
Eldorado | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
20 22 | ★★★ Tentative Decisions | 30m, 14 | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
18 | ★★ Cymbeline | 75m, 1 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m | |||||
19 | ★★★ Flamingo | 85m |
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