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Grade Route Gear style Crag Quality Climber Date
23 28 Marxism Sport 62m, 22 Blue Mountains Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sun 1st Dec 2013
Pitch 1 only in the baking sun. Still took me 2 shots (today) to get it after I got lost below the crux on the first shot. Stunning climbing the whole way on great rock. This type of movement epitomises face climbing!

 
23 28 Marxism - with Heath Black Sport 62m, 22 Blue Mountains Very Good
Rob Medlicott
Sun 8th May 2016
First pitch only again. Great fun! After speaking to Monty and realising that the tree has drooped a lot and the start holds are now out of reach, i feel i may have onsighted it before, by pulling up to start at the slopey ledge last time but its done now

 
23 Marxism (Marxism P1) - with Harry Kadi
1 23 lead by Will
Sport 62m, 22 Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Will Vidler
Wed 8th Nov 2017
Very happy to tick this one off today too. Took two shots. Very pumpy and sequencey number but super rad nonetheless

 
23 28 Marxism Sport 62m, 22 Blue Mountains
Roman
Sun 17th May 2020
Pitch one. The first move off the tree wasn't that pleasant and took me a few goes.. but the rest is amazing climbing all the way!

 
26 28 Zoncolan - with Lewis, Isabella Bradley Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Will Vidler
Wed 21st Oct 2020
Punted off the last move on the warm up when I forgot where to put my foot (possibly because of last night’s wine) which was annoying, but then the hungover Ben Trovato sending blessing came through and I smashed it out no dramas next go. Such a great route!! (x2)

 
27 28 Zoncolan - with Jared Tyerman, Matt King Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
Mon 16th Aug 2021
2nd redpoint shot today, 7th shot in total (and a few equipping laps). No particularly hard moves, but unrelenting from where it splits from Reigning Steel until you clip the anchors.

 
23 Marxism P1 - with Paul Kinnane
1 23 25 Sport

Very nice route! I messed it up twice by not finding a huge jug….

Sport 25m, 22 Blue Mountains Classic
Joanna Lazniewska
Sun 19th Feb 2023
23 Marxism P1
1 23 25m Sport

second batman lap

Sport 25m, 22 Blue Mountains
Match
Mon 10th Apr 2023
28 ~27 Zoncolan — 2 attempts - with Lizzie Stokes Sport 25m Blue Mountains
Mattia Fornari
Fri 21st Apr 2023
23 Marxism P1 - with Valerie Martinot
1 23 25 Sport
Sport 25m, 22 Blue Mountains
Steven Smith
Fri 28th Apr 2023
23 Marxism P1 - with Steven Smith
1 23 25 Sport
Sport 25m, 22 Blue Mountains
Valerie Martinot
Fri 28th Apr 2023
23 Marxism P1 - with Sam Rose, Elissa Raya
1 23 25 Sport

Day flash. Got caught in the rain after the crux so the runout to the chains was a bit engaging

Sport 25m, 22 Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Josh Peters
Thu 30th Nov 2023
28 Easy Zoncolan — 2 attempts - with Christian, Co Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Moby
Sun 9th Jun 2024
Amazing how sustained this is once you leave reigning. Had a hard time recovering at the rest, cold forearms! Classic mtns crimpers

 
27 Chalk Chops - with Emil Mandyczewsky Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Lee Cujes
Mon 28th Mar 2016
83% humidity made this an absolute battle! Deserves much more attention. [2]

 
26 Sadomastication Sport 67m Blue Mountains Classic
Jason Smith
Sat 31st Aug 2013
This thing is awesome - one of the best face climbs in the Mountains. Lots of big moves, a hard crux and a pumper crux up higher. Get on it now!

 
26 Kizmastication (linkup) Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Jason Smith
Sat 5th Apr 2014
A whole lot of awesome face climbing

 
26 Kizmastication (linkup) - with Tom Collins, Heath Black Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
Wed 19th Feb 2020
Sent easily 2nd shot today (it's amazing what some good conditions will do for you). Makes Kizashi substantially harder, and avoids the hideous crux on Sadomastication… Sure, it's a linkup, but its the best bits of both routes!

 
26 Sadomastication Sport 67m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Grechy
Mon 16th Mar 2020
27 26 Sadomastication - with Stephen Varney, Maxwell Cullen, Match Sport 67m Blue Mountains Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 31st Jul 2021
2nd shot today, and quite a few laps trying it over many years. When it went, it went easily, but all the shots before it were an absolute struggle.

 
26 Poggio - with Jared Tyerman, Matt King Sport 25m Blue Mountains Average
Paul Frothy Thomson
Mon 16th Aug 2021
3rd shot. Probably 23 but for a brief (but extremely bouldery) crux. The moves are surprisingly good despite how strange the line looks, but the rock is generally pretty crap for this part of the world. Might be 25?

 
26 Stevia (Linkup) - with Jared Tyerman, Maxwell Cullen, Nikita Miltiadou Sport 25m Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 25th Sep 2021
2nd shot today, 3rd total. Sustained face climbing on a route that doesn't see much traffic. Will probably clean up nicely over time.

 
26 ~27 Sadomastication — 3 attempts - with Jayden Bennett, Harry Kadi
1 27m Sport
Sport 27m Blue Mountains Classic
Will Vidler
Sat 1st Jul 2023
Nemesis no more. I think this is fucking nails.

 
26 Sadomastication Sport 67m Blue Mountains
Andy Brown
Tue 1st Aug 2023
Just pitch 1

 
26 Stevia (Linkup) Sport 25m Blue Mountains Very Good
Mattia Fornari
Sat 9th Sep 2023
Actually finished slightly more right on exile , I think the only glued hold at the end that you could use come out, there is a sign of the glue on nothing. Anyway awesome route, maybe I bit soft for 26 with the other exit

 
26 Hard Sadomastication P1 — 2 attempts
1 27 Sport
Sport 27m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Moby
Thu 7th Mar 2024
Fell of the crux move maybe 5 times before I latched it the once on the warm up. 2nd go I linked to the throw only just managing to hold it. Didn't want to fall off after that... Stunning climbing

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Very Good
Jason Smith
Sun 27th Nov 2011
Sustained gaston fest - quite different for the mountains

 
25 Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 2nd Mar 2013
2nd shot today. 3rd shot total. Pretty happy to get this one. Huge sentry-box roof to some bouldery moves, to a committing and desparate move to get your left foot on the wall, then 21/22 to the top (with 2 more hard bits). Don't even try and clip the crux draw, just keep climbing (you won't hit anything if you fall). I kept my promise to come back to this one, JengA.

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sun 1st Jun 2014
2nd shot today (9th shot total, over about 2 years). Almost did it first shot today putting up the draws (and not remembering the moves) but balked a 1/2 move from the end-of-crux jug and jumped off. Went easily (and awesomely) 2nd shot. A stunning climb, unlike anything else in the Blueys. No Pronounced crux, just getting continuously harder, more technical and body-position dependent all the way to the 2nd last bolt, with a tough final heartbreaker move. One of my favourites.

 
26 25 Reigning Steel Extension Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 16th Aug 2014
3rd shot, and I had to work for it! Hmmm, hard to grade... Very hard 25, softish 26? Neil is right with "harder than Kizashi but easier than Sadomastication". Probably more sustained and strenuous than Sado, but -despite having 2 HARD moves- without Sado's particularly hard crux. Totally worthwhile and demanding thinness, with lots of funky sidepulls and very high feet.

 
25 Binary Neil - with Zac Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Very Good
Rob Medlicott
Mon 6th Oct 2014
Bit of a clean up and it went down easy, sick! Favourite line in the cave so far and one of my last projects. Time to go shopping!

 
25 Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Matt Schimke
Fri 2nd Jan 2015
Excellent climbing. Onsight attempt was dismal and fell at crux, which is rather bouldery. (2)

 
24 25 Taxi Driver - with Ramon Francis Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains Good
Dale Rankin
Mon 12th Jan 2015
25 Binary Neil - with Matt Short Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Very Good
Roger Austin
Sat 7th Feb 2015
2nd shot, this time with AJ's hat as a knee pad and a better hand sequence on the crux.

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Jason McCarthy
Mon 23rd Mar 2015
Dogged the crux and the final move several times on the first shot. Sent it packing on the 2nd shot. This route is so different to anything else I've climbed here and has so many cool moves. My first blue mountains 25 as well.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall Sport 58m, 20 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 22nd Aug 2015
2nd shot. First was a retro flash attempt, and I fell off with my fingers on the end-of-crux finger jug. With the beta refined, the 2nd shot felt tough but solid, and I'm happy to finally get around to ticking this obscure nemesis. Super-sustained techy face climbing leads to a substantially harder shut-down crux. I solved the crux with some tricky footwork that made it balancy, but not powerful. The challenge to working this route is the knowledge that you have to battle the bottom 18m again

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension - with jjobrien, Heath Black Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Lee Cujes
Sun 8th Nov 2015
A few minor little breakages en-route kept me off my toes, and almost off the wall. [2]

 
25 Kizashi - with vanessa Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Rob Medlicott
Sun 7th Feb 2016
Ahhh, this one felt sweet! Took 3 shots today. 1 to equip, 1 slip and then cruised up on the third shot. Such great climbing!

 
25 Armistice - with Heath Black Sport 14m, 6 Blue Mountains Very Good
Lee Cujes
Mon 28th Mar 2016
Cool swinging around up in space. First try after doing the direct.

 
24 25 Taxi Driver Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains Average
Adam
Sat 30th Apr 2016
2nd go

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) Sport 25m Blue Mountains Very Good
Jason McCarthy
Thu 28th Jul 2016
Sent on my 3rd shot today, 6th total. Felt quite hard for the grade.

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Adam
Sun 7th Aug 2016
HARD 25

 
23 Microdermabrasia (Microdermabrasia P1)
1 23
Sport 85m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Adam
Sun 7th Aug 2016
HARD and awesome 23, one of the best in bluies

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Josh Mackenzie
Tue 25th Oct 2016
25 Microdermabrasia Sport 85m Blue Mountains Classic
Josh Mackenzie
Tue 25th Oct 2016
25 Binary Neil Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Very Good
Jason McCarthy
Sun 26th Feb 2017
Slipped off the crimp mid crux. Cruised it next shot. Great route.

 
23 25 Microdermabrasia - with Sylwia Zimon Sport 85m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Sylwia Zimon
Sun 21st May 2017
first pitch only, super fun

 
25 Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Josh Mackenzie
Sat 16th Sep 2017
25 Swinging In The Rain - with Sean Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains
Elias
Sun 24th Sep 2017
I like it! 2nd go

 
25 Kizashi - with Harry Kadi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Will Vidler
Wed 8th Nov 2017
Awesome that this went down today. One route off my (albeit fairly short) list of climbs to do over the next week and a bit. Super super fun!! Pretty much my 2nd red point shot with a few other equipping laps beforehand. Absolutely heart breaking to see Harry fall off the last move though..

 
25 Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Will Vidler
Thu 9th Nov 2017
Third shot today. Should probably have gone second but i cut loose and couldn't bring it back. Super fun moves all the way as well as the most epic knee bar ever!! Felt pretty smashed on the send (third day on) and screwed up my sequence dramatically through the crux but somehow held on for the ride. Perhaps a bit of a squishy grade.

 
24 25 Taxi Driver Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains Good
Jason McCarthy
Sat 2nd Dec 2017
2nd shot. The big span over the lip was tricky.

 
25 Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Jason McCarthy
Sat 2nd Dec 2017
2nd shot. Very cool sequence through and over the roof.

 
25 Kizashi - with mark spicer Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
adam palmer
Wed 11th Apr 2018
25 Vespasian's Wall - with Steph L Sport 58m, 20 Blue Mountains
Gee Rad
Sun 2nd Sep 2018
Second Blueys 25!!

 
25 Kizashi - with Steph L Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains
Gee Rad
Sun 2nd Sep 2018
First Blueys 25!

 
25 Kizashi - with Lewis Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Harry Kadi
Sun 9th Sep 2018
Finally!! Fell off the top move about 6 months ago, and finally came back today to finish it off. Glad it only took 3 shots

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Jason McCarthy
Sun 16th Sep 2018
2nd shot today. 3rd total. Awesome face climbing. Skipped the crux bolt which is the trick.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) - with Harry Kadi Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Will Vidler
Fri 8th Feb 2019
Classic. I tried this once two years ago or so but only got to the crux. This time I spent an eternity up there figuring out the sequence on my first lap and then it went surprisingly easily on lap two. The moves themselves aren't that hard, it just all feels very improbable and like it wants to spit you off. Very happy to get this done and continue the send train after Harry's very impressive onsight of Guillotine. Another one off of the 2019 list.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) - with Will Vidler Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Harry Kadi
Wed 6th Mar 2019
Good to tick this one off, dogged up to hang the draws and dial in the crux move, then sent next shot

 
24 25 Taxi Driver - with Heath Black, Viona Young, Jenna Brady Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sun 17th Mar 2019
Huzzah, I finally ticked my old nemesis. Interestingly, the move I struggled with on link today was a bunched face move immediately after what I remember being the crux. Weird. Great, but very cruxy around the roof-turn.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) - with Lazar Bodor Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
adam palmer
Fri 26th Apr 2019
Brilliant

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Vespasian's Wall P1) - with Mitch
1
Sport 58m, 20 Blue Mountains
Magdalena de la Torre
Sun 27th Oct 2019
Managed to send it, even after grabbing all the holds the wrong way at the start and almost coming off the wall. Good conditions today!

 
25 Vespasian's Wall Sport 58m, 20 Blue Mountains
Mattia Fornari
Fri 3rd Jan 2020
23 Microdermabrasia (Microdermabrasia P1) - with Abi Prakash, Tad Karapetian
1 23 30m
Sport 30m Blue Mountains Classic
Patrick Chambers
Mon 27th Jan 2020
Great climb. Took a long rest before the crux, slipped before the next clip but made it to the top of the first pitch.

 
25 Windtalker - with Harry Kadi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 25th Jan 2020
2nd shot. Not a drop of chalk on this one, but probably very chalksight-able. Actually pretty good, certainly no worse than most of its neighbours. From the chossy ledge up (essentially after the first 5m) is all class, and reasonably sustained. Definitely deserves more traffic.

 
25 Kizashi - with Laurent Brugière Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Viliam Rentka
Fri 13th Mar 2020
25 Binary Neil - with Ben Jenga, Mitch Perkins, Jared Anderson, James vilimaa, Josh Mackenzie Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Sat 14th Mar 2020
Good to finally get this one done, as it's been something of a "half-arsed nemesis" of mine. With the beta, it didn't feel too bad, though the difficult bit only lasts the first 4 bolts. Some proper good rock at the crux.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) Sport 25m Blue Mountains
Roman
Sun 17th May 2020
Put up draws and sent next go. Have tried this once a while back. Classic

 
25 Kizashi - with Peter Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains
Roman
Sun 19th Jul 2020
Love! the moves on this route! For me, better than vesp. Warm up putting up draws, sent next go. Tried once before

 
25 Kizashi - with Roman Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Peter
Mon 20th Jul 2020
25 Kizashi - with Eamonn Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Joe Gordon
Sun 15th Nov 2020
Couldn’t really remember my beta and did not have anything dialled but went for it anyway and got the result. Awesome shouldery moves with positive footholds throughout. Love this wall. 2nd go. Stoked with that.

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension - with Liz Chong Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Will Vidler
Wed 31st Mar 2021
Second go but i’ve done the 23 a bunch of times. Definitely only 25, to say it’s 26 next to Sado is very amusing.

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension - with Leah Frost Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Good
Nick Roach
Sun 4th Apr 2021
Second go

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Andy Brown
Fri 28th May 2021
25 Binary Neil Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Very Good
Patrick Chambers
Sun 24th Oct 2021
Crux went without too much oomph once the beta was down.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) Sport 25m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Andy Brown
Sat 15th Jan 2022
24 25 Taxi Driver Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains
Mattia Fornari
Sat 12th Feb 2022
25 Digitalicious - with Will Vidler, Matt King, Luke Yerbury, Nathan Kenny, Michael Moore Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Very Good
Paul Frothy Thomson
Wed 9th Mar 2022
2nd shot today (and a bunch of shots over the years). In today's conditions, and with some new beta (completely the opposite of how I've approached this in the past) this felt every bit only a 25 (as opposed to the 26 it's felt previously).

 
25 Digitalicious - with Paul Frothy Thomson, large crew Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Good
Will Vidler
Wed 9th Mar 2022
Second go. Didn’t feel to hard for the grade but was a rough warm up.

 
23 Microdermabrasia
1 23 30 Sport
Sport 30m Blue Mountains
Dimsim
Fri 12th Oct 2018
25 Weakend Worrier - with hMill Sport 30m, 12 Blue Mountains
Peter
Sun 24th Jul 2022
Super fun... Second shot

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) Sport 25m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Tom P
Fri 25th Nov 2022
2nd shot send. One of the best pitches of climbing I've ever done.

 
25 Kizashi — 2 attempts - with Maria LC Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Patrick Chambers
Mon 28th Nov 2022
Really stoked on this, I forgot how fun this climb is! Always nice coming back to a climb after a while and seeing how much better it feels. This climb just seemed impossible for me when I first tried it, I pumped out so quickly and couldn't get the moves at the top of the elevator doors. This time the moves all went when I warmed up on it, and it all held together for the send go.

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) Sport 25m Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Moby
Tue 29th Nov 2022
Awesome. Send train with Jacko 🚂

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Tom P
Tue 29th Nov 2022
Absolutely pooped but somehow managed to pull through. Low sections felt harder, top sections easier.

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Very Good
Nick Roach
Sun 16th Apr 2023
It was suggested that I might flash this route. It took 8 goes

 
25 Vespasian's Wall (Pitch 1 only) — 2 attempts - with kate, conor Sport 25m Blue Mountains Classic
Patrick Chambers
Wed 19th Apr 2023
1 go forgetting beta, then 1 go that felt completely smooth through the bottom section and the crux.

 
25 Kizashi — 2 attempts Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
JeremyPerier
Sat 20th May 2023
25 Reigning Steel Extension — 2 attempts - with Naomi Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains
JeremyPerier
Sat 22nd Jul 2023
Somehow everything fell into place today!

 
25 Kizashi — 2 attempts Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
JakeSouthen
Mon 24th Jul 2023
Sustained technical beauty

 
25 Kizashi — 2 attempts Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Classic
Luke
Sun 30th Jul 2023
Got this on the second attempt for the day. Had the beta exactly right for the feet and worked perfectly with the double gaston move through the crux, then a bit of a throw up to the jug at the end of the sequence. Feet very nearly came off in the middle of the crux but managed to desperately stay on the route! Very happy not to have to come back for another attempt for a while!

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains
Andy Brown
Tue 1st Aug 2023
25 Reigning Steel Extension — 2 attempts Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Tom P
Fri 24th Nov 2023
Fuck this is a good one.

 
25 Reigning Steel Extension - with Tom P, Jarred Vardy Sport 27m, 13 Blue Mountains Classic
Moby
Fri 1st Dec 2023
So damn good

 
25 Kizashi — 5 attempts - with Hart Loire, Iain Hunter, Jarred Vardy, Belle, Tom P Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains
Martin Weir
Mon 1st Jan 2024
Deadpoint beta at the chains is king

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains
Nikhilesh Sharma
Sat 11th Feb 2023
25 Swinging In The Rain — 2 attempts - with JeremyPerier, Naomi Sport 20m, 13 Blue Mountains Very Good
Demetrius
Sun 18th Feb 2024
One go hanging the drawers with one fall. All good second go with the downgraders on, for me the key was keening the knee in till full stablished on the holds then transferring to the left knee scum. But I was following an impressive flash form the couple who borrowed out drawers that didn't need either knee.

 
25 Kizashi Sport 20m, 12 Blue Mountains Mega Classic
Jack Brown
Fri 29th Mar 2024
25 Binary Neil — 2 attempts - with Ben Molnar, Jack Ferguson Sport 25m, 10 Blue Mountains Classic
Jason Nguyen
Mon 1st Apr 2024
Didn’t give it enough juice to get to the back of the hold at the end of the crux first go. Could totally drop it post crux too!

Second go, got through crux nicely but nearly came off afterwards trying different beta. Reeled it back in, did a mixture of my original beta and the different beta and just managed to hold on for the send. Super good.

 
25 Taxi Driver Sport 20m, 9 Blue Mountains
Dunquan
Wed 24th Apr 2024
🥳

 

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