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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sat 4th May 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Snake Cave
	23	★★ Shagohod - with Philip Barker	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Classic	Paul Frothy Thomson
Repeat. Rather stop-start, but the upper moves are my favourite of the crag.
	22	★★ Sahelanthropus - with Philip Barker	Sport 14m, 6	★★★ Classic	Paul Frothy Thomson
Repeat. Absolutely cruised this. No way it was ever 23 (not sure what I was thinking?) Awesome technical climbing on weirdly good rock the whole way.
	21 ~21	★ Outer Haven - with Philip Barker	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
2 Laps. After a long morning working one of my upper mountains projects, this one felt hard today. Fun enough for what it is.
	21	★ Outer Haven — 2 attempts - with Paul Frothy Thomson	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Philip Barker
Good climbing on good holds. I struggled to move past the cave due to strength limitations. Need to climb more! Holds are good and moves are really fun. 👌
	23	★★ Shagohod - with Paul Frothy Thomson	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Philip Barker
No chance! Even with the beta explained to me this climb is beyond my physical strength at the moment. A really good line. I am keen to try it again after a lot of hangboarding. It seems harder than other 23s I've climbed so I think 24 is more likely.
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
		★★★ Werewolf Project	Sport 35m, 16	★★★ Classic	Philip Barker
Back to work on the proj. CLeaned all the holds and marked out the important ones. Had to work the first crux more than I expected and skipped the second crux, but after the initial two crux's climbed it clean. Want to add 2 bolts to the top section to top out and move one of the bolts on the slab.
Wed 17th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 Hard	★★ Sacrilicious	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	Rowan
	18	★★ Jasper's Jaunt 1 16 25m Sport 2 18 20m Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	Rowan
	16 Easy	★★ Ploughman's Platter	Sport 25m, 13		Rowan
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Rowan 1 15 17m Second 2 15 33m Trad	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt P1 - with Rowan 1 18 45m Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Rowan forgot his shoes, providing a nice excuse to shoot back up.
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Snake Cave
	23	FA ★★ Shagohod	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
I really enjoyed this, but its probably not for everyone. Went really easily today, so its probably not as hard as I thought it was. A really funky, fun, steep finale with some very weird moves
	21 ~21	★ Outer Haven	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
Repeat. As I said before, if you stay out of the cave, this is actually quite fun, and the crux is enjoyable.
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with John	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	Arthur Wong
Scenery and climbing are awesome, but still some loose rock in places.
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Arthur Wong	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Led the whole thing on gear. Sketchy and run out, better as a mixed route. Interesting exercise though.
Wed 28th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Sara 1 15 17m Trad 2 15 23m Second 3 15 10m Second Sara used the off width all the way up.	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Sara 1 16 25m Sport 2 18 20m Second	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Sara	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	John
Sara thought it was about a 13. Maybe she's right.
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Snake Cave
	21	★★ Peacewalker — 2 attempts - with Greg Ducky	Sport 16m, 6	★★ Very Good	Philip Barker
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Snake Cave
	21 ~21	FA ★ Outer Haven - with Glen Thomson	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
FA. Some great climbing at the start and once you start turning the cave roof, but the escapability into the choss cave, and the rock surrounding it knocks a start off. Might be hard at the grade? Though the grade is contingent on following the line of the bolts on the good rock, and not straying off into the choss.
	10	Snake Cave Access Route	Sport 10m, 4	Don't Bother	Paul Frothy Thomson
Ugh. Sand.
	21	FA ★★ Peacewalker - with Glen Thomson	Sport 16m, 6	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
FA. A super cool hard start up steep jugs, and a tricky face on great rock... then easier, but less inspiring climbing to the top.
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Snake Cave
	22	FA ★★ Sahelanthropus - with Greg Ducky, Philip Barker	Sport 14m, 6	★★★ Classic	Paul Frothy Thomson
FA. A "Lowers Mountains Classic" (with all the caveats that statement encompasses). A climb of many components, but the technical finale is definitely a show stopper. No boring bits, that's for sure.
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence The Lost Woods
		Chossy Project - with Paul Frothy Thomson	Sport 15m		Philip Barker
Good start. Needs a lot of love but Frothy did a decent job of tidying up the holds to make it climbable. Just need to figure out what to do with the KitKat flake on the cave roof 🤔. Jugged up most of it with an ascender.
Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence The Lost Woods
	18	★ Korok Climb — 2 attempts	Sport 15m	★ Good	Philip Barker
Really good climb with small but surprisingly sturdy crimps and feet. I think the traverse move about half way was the crux and could push it to 19 but it may have just been because I'm out of practice. I hang dogged the first go to clean some holds then climbed it clean the second time. Had to commit to the crux more than I thought I would have to 🤙 😊.
Mon 5th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with lorien stevens 1 15 17m Trad 2 15 23m Second 3 15 10m Trad	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
I love that exit problem.
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with lorien stevens	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Showing Lorien the confluence.
Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails - with Philip Barker	Sport 13m, 6	★★ Very Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
Short'n'sweet. Went direct through the small roof at the start to gain the line of the bolts (rather than heading out right, and traversing in via the corner). When climbed this way, it's quite sustained the whole way, with lots of interesting thin moves.
Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence The Lost Woods
	18 Hard	FA ★ Korok Climb - with Philip Barker, Greg Ducky	Sport 15m	★ Good	Paul Frothy Thomson
First Ascent. Climbed ground-up before it was cleaned/brushed, and it felt like gr21... But after a good session to clean it, it's settled at 18. An interesting short slab, on mostly good rock, marred only by its escapability.
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails - with Paul Frothy Thomson	Sport 13m, 6	★★ Very Good	Philip Barker
Forgot the beta so had to work to get to the top. Very proud of past me for getting this one dialled 😅🙌. Parenting has made me soft! I need to climb more!
Thu 1st Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Maybe a 14 actually. Tidying up. Top role solo.
Thu 1st Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Right Side
	17	★★ Easy Street - with Matthew Robbins	Trad 10m		John
Overhung on so-so feet - poor hand jamming technique exposed.
	17	★★ Easy Street - with John	Trad 10m		Matthew Robbins
Sandy and humid.
Thu 1st Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	18 ~18	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with John	Sport 45m, 17		Matthew Robbins
Either absolutely spent from projecting yesterday or it’s a wee harder than a 17. Felt akin to some of the 18 pitches on BBB.
	17 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Matthew Robbins	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
First time up this in a long time! I would only give it two stars in some areas, but in terms of the lower mountains there's nothing else like this - an easy spicy multi in a scenic spot.
Mon 20th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious	Mixed trad 50m, 14		Dave Burt
Good for beginners. Great to spend the day climbing in the shady then have a swim after. There was a bit of rubbish at one of the belays - left over from bolting - I assume (hope) the developers come back for it.
Sun 19th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with Dave Burt, jobe	Mixed trad 50m, 14		Barry Carcedo
	17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt 1 16 25m Sport 2 17 20m Second	Sport 45m, 17		Barry Carcedo
Sun 19th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Lower)
	23	★★ Psych out - with Sarah Anne	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good	Michael Wilson
So close to flashing! Fell when I missed the last crimp at the anchor. Rock quality is decent on this one at least.
	20 Hard	★★ Trust Issues - with Sarah Anne	Sport 20m, 9	★★ Very Good	Michael Wilson
A lot of rock breakages in the first half of the climb (highly recommend belayers wear helmets!), but the quality improves once you pass the first crux. Some fine climbing to be had otherwise.
Thu 12th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with Jim 1 15 27m Trad 1 Pitch to Nook. Trad corner, ignore anchors on ledge, continue right past numerous bolts to nook. Good abseil point from nook. Tree? 2 15 23m Trad To the top, up right above nook, through dirt to boulder problem. I would just finish at Nook. 3 15 0 Trad	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★ Very Good	Jack Gaggin
Good Route, Thanks to the developers. Completed as 1 pitch to Nook. The corner vertical rock in the corner at the start looked loose. Gear placed in horisontal breaks. Pitch 2 to top. Take some longer runners, every 3rd bolt seemed acceptable. I would skip the top pitches to avoid dragging the rope through the dirt. Boulder problem at top is good, but not worth the choss imo.
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with Steffy 1 15 17 Trad 2 15 23 Trad lead by Steffy Split into two pitches, I led the second. 3 15 10 Trad lead by Steffy	Mixed trad 50m, 14		Bernard_P
Nice first pitch. I wonder why the bolt has been chopped on the right wall of the final corner? That would have been perfect.
	16	★★ Jasper's Jaunt P1 1 16 25 Sport	Sport 25m, 17		Bernard_P
A dodgy set of stacked blocks halfway up is highly disconcerting. Especially as a bolt has been placed into one of them...
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter	Sport 25m, 13		Bernard_P
A bit sandy, some fragile holds. OK.
Tue 26th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with John 1 15 17 Second 2 15 23 Trad 3 15 10 Second	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	Chuth
Nice climb easy approach
Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Nellie Allen, Chuth 1 15 17m Trad 2 15 23m Second 3 15 10m Trad	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Darren’s first lead (the traverse), on his second outdoor climb. The boulder problem was a little trickier given that a funnel web has taken up residence in the most convenient pocket. Still doable
Sun 24th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
		★★★ Werewolf Project	Sport 35m, 16		Philip Barker
Another day of working the crux. Finally have the final placements for bolts so I will be chopping unnecessary ones and replacing the dodgy ones soon.
Wed 13th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Isaac Ramirez	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Isaac liked it, woohoo!
Wed 13th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Right Side
	15	★ Charlotte's Climb Crack Variant - with Isaac Ramirez	Mixed trad 27m, 4	★ Good	John
The lay back section is a lot of fun. The final five meters needs cleaning but will be good after that. A 60m rope gets you to the bottom.
Mon 4th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15	★★ Sacrilicious - with John 1 15 17 Second lead by John 2 15 23 Trad lead by Matt Williams 3 15 10 Second lead by John	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★ Very Good	Matt Williams
	17 Hard	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with John 1 16 25 Sport lead by Matt Williams 2 17 20 Second lead by John	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	Matt Williams
The first pitch is a really good confidence-booster for those who have not led too many routes before. The start of the second pitch is a little tricky, but get the sequence of moves right and it's a really good climb.
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with John	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	Matt Williams
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Matt Williams 1 15 15m Top rope	Mixed trad 15m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Retrieving TR anchors.
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails — 2 attempts - with Matt Williams	Sport 13m, 6	★★ Very Good	John
Got all the moves again but not in one go.
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Liam Milne, Pete Jordan, Matt Williams 1 15 17m Trad 2 15 25m Second lead by Matt Williams 3 15 10m Trad	Mixed trad 52m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
	17 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Liam Milne, Pete Jordan, Matt Williams 1 16 25m Second lead by Matt Williams 2 17 20m Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Matt Williams	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	John
Mon 28th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Boulders Duckling Rock
	VB	Webbed Feet Treat	Boulder		Greg Ducky
Wed 23rd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails — 2 attempts	Sport 13m, 6		Hakon Jorgensen
	15	★★ Sacrilicious 1 15 29m Trad 2 15 13m Second 3 15 10m Second	Mixed trad 52m, 14		Hakon Jorgensen
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter	Sport 25m, 13		Hakon Jorgensen
	17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt 1 16 25m Sport 2 17 20m Second	Sport 45m, 17		Hakon Jorgensen
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails — 2 attempts - with Victoria, Hakon Jorgensen	Sport 13m, 6	★★ Very Good	John
Sat working out holds and moves, will be back. Great climb.
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious P1 - with Victoria, Hakon Jorgensen 1 15 29m Trad	Mixed trad 29m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Setting TR anchors on Gimme Your Fingernails
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Victoria, Hakon Jorgensen 1 15 29m Second 2 15 13m Trad 3 15 10m Trad	Mixed trad 52m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
	17 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Victoria, Hakon Jorgensen 1 16 25 Second 2 17 20 Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Victoria, Hakon Jorgensen	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	John
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails	Sport 13m, 6		Peter Melouney
	15	★★ Sacrilicious	Mixed trad 50m, 14		Peter Melouney
Fun trad start and great intro multi with fantastic views. Linked P2 and P3. Good exit boulder problem.
	18	★★ Jasper's Jaunt	Sport 45m, 17		Peter Melouney
Nice climbing on P1 and some exposure on P2
	21	★★ Gimme Your Fingernails	Sport 13m, 6		Bruno Gontijo
	15	★★ Sacrilicious	Mixed trad 50m, 14		Bruno Gontijo
	17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt 1 16 25m Sport 2 17 20m Second	Sport 45m, 17		Bruno Gontijo
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Neil Silcock, Bruno Gontijo, Peter Melouney 1 15 29 Trad 2 15 13 Second 3 15 10 Trad	Mixed trad 52m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
	17 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Neil Silcock, Bruno Gontijo, Peter Melouney 1 16 25 Second 2 17 20 Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Neil Silcock, Bruno Gontijo, Peter Melouney	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	John
Wed 9th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	18	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with John, Christian Pilarcik	Sport 45m, 17	★★ Very Good	Ash Burton-Smith
Cool 3d climbing, found the second pitch tricky and a little heady coming around the corner from the P1 belay. Thoroughly enjoyed it 🤙 Lead P1 Second P2
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Ash Burton-Smith, Christian Pilarcik	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Linked both pitches (use a number of alpines and skip a bolt or two).
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Ash Burton-Smith, Christian Pilarcik 1 15 29 Second 2 15 23 Trad	Mixed trad 52m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Shaping up nicely: cam placements are good, can be done in two pitches. Can’t get enough of the views. Will clean it up a bit more and maybe make an adjustment or two for drag.
Thu 3rd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Right Side
	16	★ Cave dodger - with Beau Hill	Sport 14m	★ Good	John
Belayers: bring an umbrella. This will be a really good line once it’s had a bit of traffic.
Thu 3rd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Beau Hill	Sport 25m, 13	★★ Very Good	John
It has cleaned up nicely - everything I touched was bomber this time.
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Adrian Di Qual, Beau Hill	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Flows nicely. Yesterday I took the easy corner on the left to get up on the ledge, today I dyno’d into a palm press (dubious). I love the bulge-hugging sequence out of the cave. Will try the face there next time. The top out also offers fun options.
Wed 2nd Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	15 ~14	★★ Sacrilicious - with Christian Pilarcik 1 2 3 Top rope	Mixed trad 50m, 14	★★★ Classic	John
Testing the line. Lots of variation, epic views. I think it’s a winner. Nice work Adrian
Mon 31st Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Right Side
	12	★ Charlotte's Climb - with Adrian Di Qual	Sport 10m, 5		John
Wed 26th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with John Newman 1 16 25m Sport 2 17 20m Second lead by John Newman	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Mega Classic	Ivana Kajic
What a beautiful climb! Genuinely enjoyed the variety of styles: good jugs, flakes, stemming, a bit of smearing, it's all in here. If a move seems hard, explore a bit more, there are a lot of features. The views are absolutely fantastic. Because the route is new, there are still a few loose rocks here and there, especially on the 2nd pitch, so worth being a bit mindful. Thank John for enabling us to enjoy this piece of art!
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Ivana Kajic 1 17 25m Second 2 18 20m Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Continuing Ivana’s whirlwind tour of the mountains. She thought it felt like 5.8 then 5.9 (16 then 17).
Thu 20th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter	Sport 25m, 13	★ Good	John
Cleaning. There are a few moments that are engaging even on the third or fourth run through.
Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Christian Pilarcik 1 16 27m Second 2 18 18m Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
New belay position is comfortable and super scenic 😁. Ten draws is enough now that pitches have similar lengths. Happy with this climb.
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Christian Pilarcik	Sport 25m, 13	★ Good	John
Fun! Gave it a bit more of a brush. Still a few loose rocks to be mindful of.
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
		★★★ Werewolf Project	Sport 35m, 16		Philip Barker
Still working the crux but feeling the send is going to happen soon.
Wed 12th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter - with Philip Barker	Sport 25m, 13	★ Good	John
Fun ramble with two pleasant chin-scratching moves which both offer multiple solutions. Great exposure at one point with pleasant views of the gorge below. Sketchy to approach the anchors from the top to TR/TR solo, but you get around this by approaching with your rope through the rap mallion above Jasper's Jaunt (about 10-15m away, gentle gradient to cliff edge but slippery leaf litter). Only had a few draws on hand, will lead it soon. Fairly clean, ready to lead, will feel even nicer after a bit more brushing.
	16	★★ Ploughman's Platter	Sport 25m, 13	★ Good	Philip Barker
Nice climb. Needs a good scrub. Good, committing moves for the great and super well protected.
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Adrian Di Qual	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Adrian checking out the new route. His thoughts: “17-18. Exposure! Like an old school adventure.” Shifted the belay down to a more comfortable stance which will be safer if someone whips at the crux.
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	16 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt P1 - with ev ok 1 16 27m Sport	Sport 27m, 17	★★ Very Good	Aminah
Fun moves and a bit sandy on bottom pitch.
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Lower)
	20	★★ Trust Issues - with ev ok	Sport 20m, 9	Crap	Aminah
Lots of breakage, there was signs of a huge patch of native orchids removed at top. Scary climb.
	20	Extra Spicy - with ev ok	Sport 20m, 9	Don't Bother	Aminah
Very fragile rock, lots of breakage and sandy holds. Otherwise great.
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Upper)
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with Ev, Aminah 1 16 30 Second lead by Ev 2 18 15 Top rope	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Nice that Ev and Aminah wanted to come and check out this line! I'm going to move the belay tomorrow so that it's in a more comfortable and spacious position.
	18 ~17	★★ Jasper's Jaunt - with pete jordan 1 16 30 Second 2 18 15 Sport	Sport 45m, 17	★★★ Classic	John
Pete wanted to come check it out. He thought P1 is about 17 if you stay true to the line suggested by the bolts. Belayed from the rap chains above the end of P2, which works fine if there isn’t wind - I could still hear, though I couldn't see.
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Lapstone Confluence Main Wall (Lower)
	23	★★ Psych out - with pete jordan	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good	John
Thought I’d try the 18, towards the top realised I was on the wrong climb. Amazing how confidence vanishes as soon as you think something’s beyond you. Will second/TR it in future to see how far off it is. Fun.
	20	Extra Spicy - with pete jordan	Sport 20m, 9		John
Preserved the on-sight until above the flake in spite of breaking five holds, but everything got a bit sandy above that. Would be fun after a clean, will get to it another time.

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