Ascents in The Bastille

Physically felt good but the head wasn't in it, felt quite gripped. First sesh back so I guess it's to be expected hopefully few sessions the head will catch up.

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

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?

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

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

'Attempt' is being polite. I flailed on this hard. I've given Michael so many catches it was overdue I had a play. The first half is nice and easy but not trivial. Maybe grade 18 and I've often wondered about it being a route in its own right as the two sections are so different in style and grade. At the roof the doom music kicks in and its just ... hard. I may have done about 4 actual moves total on the head wall between sags

another lap on trs for funs while Brendan bolted

no hands ascent other than the chimney at the top 😂

Just lovely

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.

Very close attempts but slipping on blooooood

2 laps, both one hangs.

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.

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

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

Another really close attempt

Got another couple moves into the crux than last time, got high foot on the little chip but couldn't balance on it to straighten up. Feels like its only 2 moves away but I found it nails. Did the slopey foot traverse out of the crux.

sigh, another foot slip on the last move of the red point crux. Head wasn't really in it today.

Not quite sure how to log this I wish there was just a 'note' non-ascent ascent type. I rapped down this, gave Michael a catch on chicks, then jugged up and was intending to lead this later. Barely 3-4m up I saw a fluff on my rope above, as I got to it I saw core. It's totally shot with 2cm of unsheathed core and bends completely 180. Brand new birthday rope used only a handful of times, and cut almost exactly at the half way mark. Gutted, did not climb at all. Still not clear exactly what cut it and when.

Oh my god, stuck the redpoint crux and fully punted on the very last section.

Fairly cruisy, maybe 19 until the crux kicks in on the second face

Awesome climb. Had to batman up through the crux. Felt very smooth up to that point.

Got pumped very quickly. Need to place hands more carefully and aim for good jams rather than fighting poor hands ☹️. Cool climb!

Agonisingly close. Best I've ever felt on it, any sesh now.

One top rope refresh lap went well so back on lead. First attempt was very jittery, hadn't been on it in a few months and the last time I took a huge gear ripping whipper. Still made it to the end of the crux before coming off. Tried again and made it to the last 2 moves of the red point crux up high with much less jitters so pretty happy with that for first sesh of the year.

Finally cold enough to head back out. TRS refresh sesh. Refined some gear placements and a small part of the crux. Keen.

Got the one hang, on top rope, getting close to lead goes I think

Back on it after a break from training/climbing. Was needed for re-motivating. As such expectations were low but I made it through the crux. Then proceeded to make a stupid slip and take the biggest gear ripping whipper of my life. I live to try again.

Really really good a great find!

I didnt get a second attempt as it rained for the next 5 days ;(

Prawned at crux

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

Landed all the moves. Return soon for a clean send perhaps

TRS sesh looking at the redpoint crux again. Found some different feet that may help.

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

This thing is gold! I remeber looking up at it 5 or 6 years ago thinking I should get on it one day....that day finally arrived. Sorted the crux on my first shot and had enough juice to get through it on my second. Great route Michael!

A very nice, high quality line! After a long hiatus I was fortunate enough to milk the rest and find some endurance.

Last move of the red point crux again, might have to rework that sequence.