Ascents in Downstream climbing areas

We'd eye this off while bouldering underneath it so didn't have a great sense of scale and thought it would be mostly offwidth and I was keen due to my hand still not being ready for crimping. It ended up climbing quite nicely, it felt like a small segment of a much larger multi pitch

Not quite as 'classic' as we were expecting but still good fun. Even got to use the homemade BBB's (Bloody Big Bro's).

A nice link in route.

Spicy and very high quality.

Alec had to bail just before we got on it. The froth was bubbling over when we found this, lots of pinches and tufa features and wavey rock, mushrooms which are actually solid. Was guessing it was about 18 but as I climbed it kept ratcheting up. Clipping the 3rd bolt is spicy, may need to be moved. Fell at crux at 5th bolt, so pumpy! Easily one of the best routes at gara

The move to 3rd bolt wigged me out even more on second?! Had a couple rests, at crux and then again on the easier slab at the end I was very juiced

Bruh the features on this wall are nuts. Since when does granite have tufas and pockets. Wild.

The coolest features for ant gara route in my experience, will return to hopefully not slice my finger open and send clean

Prawned at crux

Believe the hype. A stellar line in an unsuspecting but stunning location. A gara classic. Nice job fellas.

SEND! No big deal in the end, just take my time and keep shaking out. Good stamina route for me

Had a lot of difficulty following Joe on the top pitch.

no hands ascent other than the chimney at the top 😂

Super easy fun, the jugs rails would be amazing if they were on a steeper angle. The little chimney finish scrubbed up nicely for something a bit different

Fun and flowy, fairly consistent and a great warm up for Innocence in a similar style

Just lovely

Cruisy and flowly and a delight, just like impunity but more consistent. A #3 works in the first horizontal but a #4 is better

Classic Follows a water streak up a huge slab loved it take 4 brackets&rack of freinds

Worth every bit of the epic farmers friends battle during the hike in. Start is a little run-out. 7 bolt plates, 0.75 and a size 3 Camalot was all we needed. Great climb with excellent views!

first time abseiling to get to the start which was SO FUN!

After a beautiful walk in over rolling hills, two tree rappels, an adrenaline inspiring run-out, and a walk home in the dark, today was a certified epic!

So good, a couple spicy moves still but its all there

Great slab climb. Slipped off a few times, could do with some brushing if you are rapping in and 2 #3 or #4s for the breaks.

fuak, I couldn't see one of the carrots and thought it was gonna be some 10m runout on tricky slab with no chalk anywhere so I bailed. Once on the ground again I could see the carrot from the side so I went up again and sent. Mega rock quality and very engaging.

another lap on trs for funs while Brendan bolted

Bush bash mission to find the top of this route, with lots of prickly spike plants profusely piercing my pants… but a fun land engaging line for sure. Reminds me of hazards climbing at freycinet. Pre-placed the draws on the rap because… why not?

Perhaps unsurprisingly this is a pure crimp fest! The start of the climb is quite fun before the vertical section starts. Made a few links through the cruxy very static crimpy section directly above the horizontal break. The top half is a little smoother - not sure it would be after linking what lies beneath. And then there's the view! What an awesome route!

Great line, hats off to Kyle for leading this one.

Crux moves felt better this time around. Still have to psych myself for the move up and through the overlap - some staunch layback/pinching, high opposing smearing and teeth gritting get you through it and into a beautiful but nails finger line. Will need a serious bowl of weet-bix (and a few more T.R's) before having a 'proper' non-top-roped go at this.

Just sussing/playing around TRS on my lonesome ): With a good clean up and a psyched partner this line would be absolutely mega.

One lap of gardening, 2 more laps of TRS. Such a sick line. Clean to the bulge before the crack, not sure how to approach that part. Most moves on the head wall figured out. Keeeen!

More TRS. Bottom half dialed. Getting somewhat of an idea for establishing in the crack and the following few metres, definitely the crux. Top 1/4 is pretty much dialed too. 🤙

With some know how from Brendan found the walk in a million times better and quicker. Rapped in and replaced the old rusty anchors. Cleaned up and ready to be worked on over winter, psyched!

Trs. Some good little links today

Biiiig links and progress and finally figured out the bulge courtesy of Evan

Crack was all wet, dried up enough to work on the crux some more though so not all wasted

Rapped into to take some pics and got a nice vid of Michael taking a whipper when a piece popped. Done a lot of jugging today, way more than the I've climbed

oof whadda day. First day trying to lead it, went really well. New high point but also took a gear ripping whipper, nothing too bad just banged my knees up a bit on the swing back into the wall. Jumped but on tr after that to really dial in the redpoint crux. Did that sequence countless times and linked it to the top whilst very fatigued so good for the psyche.

Weird sesh. Head wasn’t really in it and I think having 3 weeks away from it just needed another tr rehearsal sesh. Although managed to break a huge chunk off the side of the crack at the end of the crux. Climbs a little different, maybe slightly harder, still goes. Linked from the last 2 moves of the new crux to the top so idk.

Back on the lead attempts. Stuck the crux from the ground but was a bit shook and the head melted and came off. Route done in two parts on lead now, gittin there.

Oof, new high point about halfway up the head wall, pumped out too much to clip the gear. One hang placing the gear.