Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Climber | |||
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Mon 20th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip - with Jarrah, Megan Turton | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Deserves the love
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Sun 19th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Genesis | 58m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
A lovely little pitch. The leader had a rather spicy but easy topout with no big gear. Probably best to bring it.
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Sun 19th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Crackle Area | |||||||
13 R | ★ Pop - with Taryn | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Several variations. Fun climb.
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16 | ★ Crackle - with John | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Overhanging start. Up crack then right up centre of wall. Thoughtful moves all the way.
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15 | ★ Rice Bubbles - with Taryn | 18m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fun overhanging start. Several challenging sections pumpy in places.
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Tue 14th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Passing Wind | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Still my top 3 routes in the bluies
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Tue 30th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Wentworths Gully | |||||||
13 | ★ Grand Larceny | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
17 | ★ Sardines - with Imogen Hanna | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
Following a brave lead!
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Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
14 |
★★ Joseph P1
1
14
24
| 24m | |||||
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | |||||
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | |||||
trying to crack but end up laybacking a lot one quick lap before rushing through traffic
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Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | |||||||
11 | ★ The Bonatti Crack | 8m | |||||
repeat of my first route outdoors two years prior (: still felt desperate
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Thu 25th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Electric Blue | 35m, 7 | |||||
cool slabbing
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Tue 23rd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area | |||||||
8 | ★★ Hocus Pocus - with enya | 49m, 15 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
0.3 to 2 Cams and a fleet of bolt plates will see you through - unreal to get a low grade climb in the bluies that isnt shit
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Mon 22nd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Lap
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Fri 19th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
14 | ★★ The Phantom - with Haily | 31m | ★ Good | ||||
Pants-pooping traverse and upper overhang (P2) despite being on the blunt end. Cracking P1, of which I remember the start, done with Peter Martland or not, definitely around '80, not '18.
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17 ~18 | ★★★ Psychopath - with Ev | 28m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Practicing placing gear
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Tue 16th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Amen Corner - with davedave | 30m | |||||
this thing is still great. even less ow then i remembered. but still ow moves above gear which honestly is not very ow of the route
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Tue 16th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Pharaoh | 33m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
good enough.
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Mon 15th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Ikara Head | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Telstar - with Scott | 80m | |||||
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Pharaoh | 33m | |||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | |||||
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | |||||||
8 |
★ Chimney and Wall P2
2
8
24
Short bit of OK corner then easy cruddy ramble to top. | 24m | Average | ||||
11 |
★ Cider
1
Think I might have done this back in the day, with Mr W, for example, or other school chums. Plenty of gear, positions, and veg of course. | 39m | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian | 33m | |||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | |||||
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity - with Aurora Pandora | 22m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Pindari | |||||||
20 |
★★★ This Sporting Life
- with
Zsofia Nichols, Tom Atkinson
1
19
15
Really did not like this climb, mossy, slippery and super reachy.
2
20
28
| 43m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Unsent it - pumpier than I remember
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Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
14 | ★★ The Phantom - with Zsofia Nichols, Tom Atkinson | 31m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian - with Zsofia Nichols, Tom Atkinson | 33m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 12th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | |||||||
20 | ★ Marooned - with Angela Ha | 12m | |||||
properly started on the arete this time
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Viparete - with Ev | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
In hiking shoes to clean (a mistake in retrospect)
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
8 |
★ Faith P1
- with
Sarah Bellingham
1
15m
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
11 | ★ Angular Crack - with Jordi dunlop | 25m | |||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian - with Jordi dunlop | 33m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Jordi's first lead with his new toys.
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13 |
★★ Joseph P1
- with
Jordi dunlop
| 24m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Noisy Place | |||||||
20 | ★★ Kneely There | 15m, 5 | |||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | |||||||
16 | ★ Karinya | 25m, 7 | |||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall | |||||||
14 | ★ Thunderfart | 35m | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | |||||||
10 | ★ Lishenbak | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
Hiking shoes to clean
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Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | |||||||
11 | ★ The Bonatti Crack | 8m | |||||
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
8 |
★ Faith P1
1
15m
| 15m | |||||
15 |
★ Addendum P1
- with
Haily
1
15
8m
| 8m | |||||
Following Haily's swift and effective lead.
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15 | ★★ Hope - with Haily | 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Always a pleasure, albeit brief.
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Wed 27th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
8 |
★ Faith P1
- with
Rowan
1
15m
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 25th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
17 | ★ I Know Boats - with pete and Bruce | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
16 ~17 | ★ Stinkeye | 12m, 5 | Average | ||||
Hard start and finish for a 16
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
17 Hard | ★ Sardines - with pete, Bruce | 12m, 4 | Average | ||||
Hard start - ok climb
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Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★ Creature Without a Brain - with Ben Molnar, Jason Nguyen, Jack Ferguson, Caitlyn | 15m | |||||
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End | |||||||
17 | ★ Upstairs Downstairs | 12m | |||||
Crap not worth it except as multi practice for rope skills
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Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Odin Head | |||||||
17 | ★★ Master and the apprentice - with Ian ORourke | 45m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Good hand crack to start and interesting moves on to arete. Rope got stuck on abseil down front face so make sure your knot is over the edge before descending
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Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | |||||||
14 | ★ Squashed Parrot - with Ben Molnar, Jason Nguyen | 18m | |||||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
15 | ★★★ Tombstone Wall - with Haily | 30m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
The morning crowds had left and we had the whole of Piddo to ourselves: golden afternoon sunshine bathed the cliff, and down in the valley someone was driving the ride-on around and around the house paddock.
I could see the mower's battered hat, craggy face, and sunnies beneath, and an honest dog, konked out on the verandah, wondering why anyone would make any effort at all, in the sun, all afternoon, when there were far more comfortable places to rest. As the rope slowly ran out I could to see more clearly. I knew exactly what the mower was thinking. It was that moment when the work was done, the mower back in the shed, and in the old armchair on the verandah, to the smell of fresh grass and the sight of the neatly mowed lawn would come that crisp, percussive, irresistible, crack! as the first icy beer was opened. 5:30. The mower stopped, we packed up and walked out. And as we did I recalled, looking down at my feet at the time, traversing out to that same arete 45 years ago. |
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Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | |||||||
14 | ★ Squashed Parrot | 18m | Average | ||||
In the dark to clean anchors
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Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
18 ~15 |
★★ Introduction
- with
Haily
2
lead by
Haily
| 64m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great lead up a fine pitch by Haily. Thought it would be harder and more fraught, but well protected with good rests. A logical continuation of Prologue.
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Wed 6th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | |||||||
17 | ★ Monkey Girl - with Nick Jacob | 23m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
16 | ★ Stinkeye - with Ryan Siacci | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
15 | ★ Shabby Doll - with Ryan Siacci | 16m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
15 | ★ My Grandmother's Dinky - with Ryan Siacci | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
15 | ★ My Grandmother's Dinky | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
16 | ★ Stinkeye | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fri 1st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ Hope - with Nic W | 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Wed 28th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | |||||||
17 | ★ Cardiac Arete - with Ev | 38m | ★ Good | ||||
Pitch 2 after finishing Genesis P1. Quite a balancy affair with small but positive pockets
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17 | ★★ Genesis - with Ev | 58m | ★ Good | ||||
Tue 27th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
15 | ★ Shabby Doll - with Yaniv, Ryan Siacci | 16m, 4 | ★ Good | ||||
Tue 27th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Gemini P1
- with
davedave
1
19
25m
| 25m | |||||
Supporting davedave's cruise burn, always a pleasure to climb this thing but also kinda hard each time!
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Tue 27th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | |||||||
21 | ★★★ The Kraken - with JD | 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
p1, cleaning after JDs awesome lead, heady laybacking crux. Finger didn't seem to mind
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Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
17 | ★ I Know Boats - with Scouts SNR | 18m, 4 | |||||
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Flake Crack - with Kristie H | 53m | |||||
Top roped clean to get the moves. It feels like I could lead it but very committing
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Ikara Head | |||||||
22 |
★★★ Jezebel P1
1
| 100m | |||||
the first pitch as a warmup
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian | 33m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
14 | ★★ Joseph | 46m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
13 |
★★ Joseph P1
- with
Pete Jordan
1
13
24m
| 24m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity - with Ev | 22m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End | |||||||
16 Hard | ★★ Visions Fade - with Liesel Freyens | 12m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
The crux of the route didn't feel like 16
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
16 | ★★ Giggles | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Ethel's Wall | |||||||
17 | ★ Harpo | 20m | |||||
Thu 1st Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
17 ~18 | ★★★ Psychopath | 28m | |||||
Thu 1st Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Pindari | |||||||
23 | ★★★ The House of Meat | 40m | |||||
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | |||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | |||||||
14 | ★ Refusal | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Maybe a grade harder than obituary, but just as good. Well worth the climb. Have done it before
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14 | ★★ The Obituary | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Always a pleasure
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Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Dragon's Tooth Area | |||||||
12 | ★★ Dragon's Tooth | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Tue 23rd Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | |||||||
23 | ★★ Crystal Set | 20m, 4 | |||||
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | |||||||
18 | ★★ Fer De Lance - with Aurora Pandora | 25m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great corner crack and nice warmup. Jump on if you down this way.
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | |||||||
7 | Brass Monkey | 25m | ★ Good | ||||
Turned the scramble up to this climb as pitch one for Piret to practice building anchors. Fun climb with a couple of exciting moves for a grade 7
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | |||||||
11 | The Mixture | 47m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great little climb. Seconded Piret to inspect placements, great beginner climb.
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Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | |||||||
19 | ★★ Public Pressure | 30m, 8 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
18 | ★ High Society | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | |||||||
18 Hard | ★★★ Amen Corner - with craig | 30m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
15 | ★★★ Tombstone Wall - with craig | 30m, 3 | |||||
Cleaning for Craig. 3 stars feels pretty generous
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | |||||||
21 | ★★★ The Kraken - with Peter Melouney | 40m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Cardio layback
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | |||||||
15 | ★ Addendum - with Aurora Pandora | 60m | |||||
Shaded warm down
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11 | ★ Prologue - with Aurora Pandora | 73m | ★ Good | ||||
P1 only. Tough for 11
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Gemini - with Aurora Pandora | 51m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very fun. Can feel awkward getting into wider section
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20 |
★★★ Solomon
- with
Peter Melouney
1
15
20m
2
31m
| 51m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great hand jams and a bit awkward to shift into the layback move, one of the best climbs here! Frothing about the idea pf coming bacl to lead it
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | |||||||
14 | ★ Refusal | 25m | ★ Good | ||||
The first half is a great splitter. The second half is choss but actually quite fun.
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | |||||||
19 | ★★ Mike and Lorna go to Town - with Tom | 25m, 6 | |||||
19 | ★★ Quirrell's Quarrell - with Tom | 25m, 10 | |||||
Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun - with Dani Hess | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very fun 15! Should’ve lead it but we thought it was still mixed
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