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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sat 27th Jan 2007 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
14 ★★ Baby Carrots Sport 35m, 10 ★ Good
Grade 14 climb but grade 18 abseil! Not sure it's worth the effort. With Tony

  
Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
14 ★★ Gently Mine Trad 50m ★★ Very Good
With Tony and Rob

  
21 ★★ Pig Iron Slaughter Sport 45m ★★ Very Good
genuine crux followed by Czech-style sandstone tail

  
Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area
9 ★ Great Unwashed Trad 20m ★★★ Classic
rough diamond!

  
Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
16 ★★★ The Gates of Janus Trad 50m ★★ Very Good
With Tony and Rob

  
17 ★ Freewheeling Trad 26m ★ Good
With Tony and Rob

  
Sun 19th Nov 2006 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
18 ★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass Mixed trad 80m, 10 ★★★ Classic
both pitches pack quite a punch for the grade

  
13 ★★★ Cave Climb Trad 50m ★★★ Classic
lovely and varied climbing

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
17 ★★ Butt Head Sport 15m, 7
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major West Face
15 ★★ Bulger Trad 60m ★ Good
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
11 ★ Lucifer Sport 15m
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
16 16 R ★★ Hot Flap Direct Start Trad 50m ★★ Very Good
top-roped from p2 Hot Flap, with E

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
14 ★★ Mantle Trad 90m ★★★ Classic
with Ben, E and damo. Fantastic 2nd pitch

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
18 ★★ Samurai Pizza Catz Sport 15m
with Lawrence, James and e

  
11 ★ Lucifer Sport 15m
with Lawrence, James and e

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge
11 ★★★ Blockbuster Trad 30m ★★★ Classic
Lovely, with e

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
15 ★★ Santa's Little Helper Sport 15m, 6
with Lawrence, James and e

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
15 ★★★ Resignation Trad 96m ★★★ Mega Classic
with Benji (p1,3, DBL 2,4)

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
15 ★★ Santa's Little Helper Sport 15m, 6
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
14 14 R ★★ Hot Flap Mixed trad 170m, 3 ★ Good
First 2 pitches only, with E

  
Thu 2nd Feb 2006 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
16 ★★ Arab Trad 110m ★★ Very Good
With E (2,4, DBL 1,3)

  
Sun 13th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Afghan/Girl in the Mirror wall
22 ★★ The Girl in the Mirror Mixed trad 45m, 5 ★★★ Classic
Fantastic. With NM. Did 1st pitch then up Mean Streak

  
Sun 13th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
15 ★★ Wild is the Wind Trad 80m ★ Good
Not a bad outing. With Neil Mahant

  
Sun 13th Nov 2005 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Afghan/Girl in the Mirror wall
21 ★★★ Mean Streak Mixed trad 50m, 10 ★★★ Classic
Fantastic finish, having done GITM first pitch. With NM

  
Sun 18th Sep 2005 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
22 19 ★★ The West Face of the Mirrorball Sport 120m ★★★ Mega Classic
With Neil. We reckon most of the pitches are soft touch for the grade. Fantastic climbing and position

  
Fri 1st Jul 2005 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area
23 ★★ Crystal Set Mixed trad 20m, 4 Average
Neil almost nailed on lead

  
Thu 3rd Feb 2005 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Rats Alley
21 ★★ Blyth Street Trad 35m ★★★ Classic
fantastic line with direct start

  
Wed 2nd Feb 2005 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
10 ★★★ Eskimo Nell Trad 130m ★★★ Mega Classic
With Karel (1,2,5 and E,2, DBL4)

  
Tue 1st Feb 2005 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
4 5 ★★★ Tiptoe Ridge Trad 120m ★★★ Mega Classic
simul-climbed with E and KArel

  
Tue 1st Feb 2005 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
17 ★★ Behemoth Trad 45m ★★ Very Good
a nice lead by E on the second pitch. We finished this one in a hurricane!

  
17 ★ Revelations Trad 48m ★ Good
I lead the chimbley. E lead the 2nd. Karel as well

  
Tue 1st Feb 2005 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
18 ★ Free Beer Trad 30m ★★ Very Good
nice route. With Karel and E

  
Mon 31st Jan 2005 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Right Fork
18 ★★ King Rat Trad 20m ★ Good
pumpy

  
Sun 30th Jan 2005 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
17 ★★ Libretto Trad 50m Average
tough at 16

  
Sun 30th Jan 2005 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Gully Organ Pipes Gully Left Side Frenzy Pinnacle
13 15 ★ Viagra Trad 35m ★ Good
first pitch chimbley. Lovely second pitch

  
Wed 1st Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
17 ★★ Sweet Dreams Left Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant) Mixed trad 120m, 12 ★★★ Classic
With Karel. Lovely line. Stiff final pitch

  
Wed 1st Dec 2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall
19 ★★ Jack High Sport 20m ★ Good
with E, who ticked OS and placed the gear

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
17 ★★ Poxbow Trad 30m
with E

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - South-Eastern Grampians
Mt Abrupt Southern Cliff
13 ★★ Power Dive Trad 200m ★★ Very Good
Grade 14 in my book! We started too late and ended up doing the first 2 1/3 pitches before rapping off a bollard to the deck (great free-fall ab!) Iain lead first pitch and moi the second, which I pushed a little too far. Karel (Chimney) Sckrivanek was also with us and thought we were both pussies for bailing. Mental note: 4:15 is too late to start this one.

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Halls Gap Area
Lake Bellfield Rural Rocks
21 ★ Another Roadside Attraction Mixed trad 17m, 3 ★ Good
A little soft at the grade? One big crank. The twin Es (Rath and Guggin and Neil follow.

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
18 ★ Bosworth Sport 18m, 2
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Central Gully Upper Central Gully Mari Buttress
14 ★★ Megalomaniac Trad 28m ★★ Very Good
lovely. Karel and E follow

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
6 ★ Oxbow Trad 110m
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
20 ★★ Walk on Hot Coals Sport 19m, 2
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Harrop Track Number 1 Creek Valley Tortoise Wall
18 ★ Slug Trad 50m Average
These grovels are really not my style. Well lead by Iain. Karel and I follow. Pitch 1 was enough

 
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
19 ★ Weekend Warrior Sport 19m, 2
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
20 ★★ Common Border Trad 40m ★★ Very Good
This one really worked me. Sustained with probably two cruxes. Karel and Iain both followed clean

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Mt Thackeray Crystal Palace Crystal Cave
16 ★ Chuun Chuun Buung Ak Trad 45m ★ Good
second pitch great

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Camels Hump
Omega Block Area Lower Tier
16 17 ★ Sox Glo Trad 29m
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
17 A Gathering of Dinosaurs Trad 22m Average
Karel leads. Iain and I follow

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
15 ★★★ Resignation Trad 96m ★★★ Mega Classic
Awesome adventure through the overlap. With Karel (1 and 3)

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
18 ★★★ Eurydice Mixed trad 65m, 2 ★★★ Classic
Two powerful Pitches. I lead the first and certainly "flopped" on exit. Iain Duggin lead the second. Great climb

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
21 ★★★ Chinese Algebra Trad 48m ★★ Very Good
misread the crux. Lovely rock

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Mt Thackeray Crystal Palace Crystal Cave
21 ★★ Moes and Mullets Trad 40m ★ Good
inspected briefly on abseil before having a crack. A bit of yo-yo-ing about the roof before i snagged it. Lovely finish up the prow of the ship

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The French Crack Area
16 ★★ French Crack Trad 11m ★ Good
was initially spat out on lead!

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
10 ★★★ Agamemnon Trad 40m ★★★ Classic
a must! With Karel (Chimney) Skrivanek and E Duggin

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
20 21 R ★ Nightlinger Trad 18m ★ Good
with Ben. A short punchy section followed by nice wall

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
21 ★★ Double Chin Trad 15m ★ Good
Iain took a whip from near the top, but came back and got it later on toprope. Karel almost clean. Not a bad little route.

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
19 ★ Tootsie Trad 20m ★ Good
nice lead by Karel

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Mt Fox Area Mt Fox
20 ★★★ Twentieth Century Fox Trad 50m ★★★ Classic
A great lead by Iain, despite back-clipping runners in the middle of the thin crux. Given the state of the crumbing traverse, i would classify this as grade 21. Karel also nails on second.

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
19 ★ Uneasy Alliance Trad 34m ★ Good
I lead, Karel and Iain followed

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall
22 ★★ Feral Chicken Mixed trad 20m, 1 ★ Good
The combined efforts of moi and E dogged it to the top. Karel walzed through on second

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
17 ★ Afterburner Sport 19m, 2
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
11 ★★ Piccolo Trad 33m ★★ Very Good
11 going on 17. Great line

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
16 ★★ Tewkesbury Sport 23m, 6
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Harrop Track Number 1 Creek Valley Tortoise Wall
20 19 ★★ Tortoise Trad 25m ★ Good
Karel lead the first pitch and moi the second, which is merely scary, and probably more like grade 18/19

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - The You Yangs
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier
20 ★★ Psychedelic Termination Sport 21m, 3
with e

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
18 ★★★ Oceanoid Trad 75m ★ Good
E lead the first, which improves with altitude. Karel lead the bowel-busting second

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Victoria Range
Buandik Area The Gallery
23 ★★ Chain of Fools Sport 15m
must eat more meat. Had to rest on bolts 4 and 6. E likewise

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Henham Track Area
Western Bloc
15 ★ Red Sky Trad 25m Average
I lead, Karel and Iain followed

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
17 ★★ Overkill Trad 23m ★ Good
nice

  
Sun 1st Feb 2004 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
17 17 R ★★ Checkmate Trad 85m ★★★ Classic
The second pitch is a bit of a mindfuck to lead with sparse difficult gear and full blown exposure. A beauty! With Karel (pitch 1) and Iain

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
19 ★★ Black Bart Mixed trad 25m, 7 ★ Good
with Karel

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
21 ★★ Starman Sport 25m ★ Good
2004 - Arapiles
Declaration Crag Area Declaration Crag
22 ★ A New Toy Mixed trad 15m, 1 ★ Good
I took whips at the obvious crux on lead. E showed me how to do it before I managed on second. Hint: High step on instep not outstep

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
14 ★★ Set, Piece, Battle Mixed trad 50m, 8 ★★ Very Good
lovely at the steepening

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Dragon's Tooth Area
20 ★★ Mombassa - left arete of TS Unknown 20m
with E

  
20 ★★ Metabo Man Sport 20m
with E, excellent!

  
17 ★★ Technical Stuff Mixed trad 20m, 6
with E

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
19 20 ★ Change Junkies Sport 20m ★ Good
tough

  
19 ★★ Little Triggers Sport 25m ★ Good
2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
16 15 ★★ Another Man's Juliet Mixed trad 48m, 3 ★★ Very Good
lovely at the steepening

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
16 ★ Fairy Tales Mixed trad 13m, 2 ★ Good
2004 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Upper Wall
23 ★ Watergate Sport 15m ★ Good
Had been on it on TR Jan 03

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Krell Area
17 ★★ Here and Now Sport 20m
with E

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
18 21 ★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag (Dress Rehearsal Rag - 1st Pitch) Sport 35m, 4 ★ Good
With E. We then did a line to the right, we think about 22. Ended in double rings

  
2004 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall
19 ★ Grouchie (Groucho) Sport 18m ★ Good
with E

  
Mon 1st Dec 2003 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
18 ★ Hold on to Your Hats Sport 15m ★ Good
with E

  
Mon 1st Dec 2003 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
20 ★ Nude Tuesday Sport 20m ★ Good
with E

  
Sat 1st Nov 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
18 ★ High Society Sport 25m, 7
with E

  
16 ★★ Mezzaluna Sport 25m, 8
with E

  
Sat 1st Nov 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall
18 ★★ Lexical Density Sport 25m
with E

  
15 ★★ Noodle Sport 12m
with E

  
19 20 ★ Muriels Wedding and Russells Divorce Sport 12m
with E

  
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Northern Wonderland Range The Elephants Hide
21 21 R ★ Protected Species Sport 40m, 3 ★ Good
I seem to recall doin this with Neil after the two Es (Duggin and Rath). We did a LH variant we reckon is about 19

  
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Minstrel Pinnacle
20 20 R ★ Scourge Trad 20m ★ Good
Not bad, with E and Neil. A small alien protects the start.

  
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Lake Bellfield Pastoral Buttress Main Cliff
18 ★ Spare Rib Trad 20m ★ Good
With Ian Rath. I found this tough for the grade. But then again, it is a crack.

  
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Halls Gap Area
Northern Wonderland Range The Wall of China Main Wall
22 ★★ Sprung Sport 25m, 6 ★ Good
Really pleased to nail the right sequence OS. Be fast!

  
15 ★ Little Bourke Street Trad 27m Average
Sat 1st Feb 2003 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
21 ★★★ Blimp Mixed trad 25m, 1 ★★ Very Good
Bloody Hell! Still 21 in my books, although i could blame my weakness on having to wrestle with Neil's gear (Bloody good lead mate!). The Youf (E. Duggin) however, made it look easy.

  

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