Ascents of Black Velvet having Beta

James linked the two first pitches

Being an easier grade it was possible to avoid the loose rock breaking away and continue up the line. Nice line. Quite run out though 😂

A lot of bolts on this wall, and not sure how good they are - but didn't end up using any trad gear. Some fun slab moves!

couldn't find any gear placements. so just did it as a slab sport climb. bring extendable draws for the first 1/2 of the route.

Great adventure across the wall taking the easiest line.

Basically now a sport carrot route. A #1 friend is comforting to reach 1st bolt, maybe also a small hex for final traverse move to DBB. Nice slab climbing once the route goes straight up.

A hold looks to have come off the crux at some stage - definitely grade 15 now.

blurgh. wolf spider in vacant bolt hole and flying ants at the top added to the 'experience'.

A sand bag at 15 even. I think something large fell off that would have made it 13. Not ever worth 5 stars...

not too bad, not sure why it has 5 stars

Sandbag at 12. No good reason for it to be so runout, considering the protection is crappy mild-steel bash-in carrots (costing $0.60ea from Bunnings)

Slab, slopers and big runouts make an unusually freaky 13!

a sport route deliberately runout...a wank. All the harder routes are properly bolted on this wall. Fun, but would be a dangerous lead near someones limit.

Surely at least 13. Sport with Gus.

Good, but run-out and hard for 12

A nice climb, a lot higher than previously lead, pretty scarry for a low grade.

Great climb, but runout for grade

P1:OS 25/8/05 terrific warm up P2: 18/9/05

pretty worthless start, more interesting after the dbb

nice for winter

great warm up for the harder slab pitches