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Sun 15th Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Charity - with Sammi | 14m | ★ Good | |||
16 surely?
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15 | ★★ Hope - with Sammi | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice one
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Sat 7th Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | ||||||
21 | ★★★ The Janicepts - with Sammi | 27m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Man, that was great. Intimidating, glad to have finally done it. Filmed the POV, it's on YouTube. Onsight spolier.
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18 | ★★★ Amen Corner - with Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really cool, with the wide section being pretty heady (for those of us without #7 cams!). Calves were burning. There may have even been #calfspooge.
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Sat 31st Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
22 21 | ★ Vinyl Idl - with Sammi | 23m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Yeah I'd give this 22 at least. A bit awkward and oozey but worth doing (moreso if there was an easy lower-off). Easy to run out of plates with both bottom and top belays requiring them. No top lower-off (2BRs). I walked climbers L 50m to a perma-slung tree, rapped from here to vegetated halfway ledge, located the bolted lower-off above the Carthegenian and rapped here to the floor. Apparently you can also go climbers R to rap down The Plunge.
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19 | ★ Cartwheeling - with Sammi | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice interesting jaunt. Second pitch arete was pretty cool with a few airy delicate moves.
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Sun 18th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
15 | ★★★ Tombstone Wall - with Sammi | 30m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A cool varied wandering adventure. The low mantle is quite tricky I thought! Don't land on the tree spike of death!
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Sun 18th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ The Carthaginian | 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Can't claim the onsight. Seconded this 19 years ago
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Sun 11th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Cheap Dive Wall and Beyond | ||||||
22 | ★★ Cheap Dive | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great fun.
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Sun 11th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Black Bart - with Sammi | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Continually interesting and enjoyable from bottom to top.
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13 | ★★★ Honey Dip - with Sammi | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
This is the best easy pitch I've done in the Blue Mountains.
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Sun 4th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Giggles - with Sammi | 30m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Classic! Just two cams (#1.5 and #2 friend).
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Sun 4th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Dead Milkmen - with Sammi | 15m, 1 | Average | |||
Lots of little wires. I tried to avoid stickclipping the only very high first carrot, but then backed off and stickclipped. Which was a bit of a mission in and of itself.
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21 |
★★ Dress Rehearsal Rag
- with
Sammi
2
21
20m
| 35m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Interesting moves for a slab.
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23 | ★ Disaster Area - with Sammi | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
5th shot. Yup! Slabs!
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Mon 14th Jun 2021 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Killer Boas - with Sammi | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Sort of a 1 legged ascent type of thing.
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Fri 14th May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hat Hill Crag | ||||||
23 | ★★ Fascinator - with Duncan Steel † | 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Fluffed the onsight [2]
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22 | ★★ Fedora - with Duncan Steel † | 18m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Consistent and interesting the whole way. A great route at this grade.
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Sun 9th May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
26 | ★★ Age Against the Machine - with Duncan Steel † | 17m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fitness lap.
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Sun 9th May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
27 | ★★ Fucked on Cocaine - with Duncan Steel † | 16m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great addition by Evan; very well-equipped and quite bouldery. May be comparable to something like White Linen. Psyched.
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27 | ★★★ Some Violence and Sexual References - with Duncan Steel † | 20m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fitness lap.
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Sat 8th May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Gateway, Doomsday & Fort Rock Doomsday Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Cockorona - with Duncan Steel † | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Maybe the most memorable move on the whole wall: the slab-mantle! Deary me, kill me now!
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24 | ★★ Submission - with Duncan Steel † | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Good one, felt like a bit of a gamble which way to go at the top.
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24 | ★★ Patience Zero - with Duncan Steel † | 37m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I was closest to falling off the top of this. No chalk to guide the way, proper hunting.
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25 | ★★★ Lockdown - with Duncan Steel † | 36m, 17 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some proper tricky moves on the slab. Did this as the last route and was happy to get away with it.
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Sun 2nd May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole | ||||||
27 | ★★ Full Blown Frenzy - with Doug McConnell, Sammi | 11 | ★ Good | |||
A rush of blood to the head? [2]
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Sat 1st May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Nylon Happy - with Doug McConnell | 20m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Probably loses a star in today's money for the early 90s bolt positions.
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25 | ★★ Sparkle Motion - with Doug McConnell | 20m, 9 | Don't Bother | |||
17 year project! Lol, but also seriously. #FDLFCS [4]
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Thu 29th Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Wipe Out - with Doug McConnell | 30m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Between Mon 26 and Thu 29 Apr 2021, one of my quickdraws was removed from the traverse bolt. It's black, 25cm dogbone, Petzl biners. Slightly odd given the entire route and extension were geared up, and everything else was untouched. Maybe a cockatoo ate it?
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29 28 | ★★★ My Pheramone - with Doug McConnell, Duncan Steel † | 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Long slings, roller biners, 50m of air, skipping clips and and going feet first to the lip. That's what I call a good time. [6]
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Thu 15th Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Self Portrait Wall | ||||||
29 | ★★★ Self Portrait - with Jake Bresnehan, Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Six tries this year. Several lobs off the last move [9]
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Sun 28th Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mitchells Ridge Grace Gully | ||||||
24 | ★★ Mogambo - with Sammi, Aaron Jones | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice. Need to lay some power down at the top.
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26 | ★★★ Grace - with Sammi, Aaron Jones | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Understandably popular. Weirdly endurancy for such a short route. Heartbreaker finish.
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23 | ★ Will it Stay? - with Sammi | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Looks very unassuming from the ground. Top section is no joke. There are plenty of easier 24s around.
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Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Dr Stein | 18m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
25 | ★★★ Dr Stein | 18m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
22 | ★★ Room With a View | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
24 | ★★ Surprise Package | 17m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
24 | ★★ Surprise Package | 17m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 13th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Vasco Pyjama - with Sammi | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima - with Sammi | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wed 13th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
23 | Guerilla Warfare - with Sammi | 18m, 6 | Average | |||
22 | ★★ Sister Rosa - with Sammi | 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 13th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Self Portrait Wall | ||||||
23 | ★ Chook Lotto - with Sammi | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
14 years later apparently, now with trustworthy bolts. I would have called it an onsight but theCrag keeps me honest. You can kneebar your way through the start, if you're that way inclined.
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Sun 6th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Legoland - with Sammi | 25m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fri 4th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff | ||||||
19 | ★ Anal Leakage - with Sammi | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
22 | ★ Red Sleigh Down - with Sammi | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 4th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Rock Hudson | ||||||
25 | ★★ Geek Salad - with Sammi | 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice, well worth getting on!
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Sun 27th Sep 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Trenches The Caves | ||||||
V4 V6 | ★★★ Bring It On | 12m | ||||
In the modern world of roof climbing and kneebars, this would be a grade 24 roof route if it was on a rope, but it does seem a bit mean to suggest it's a V3?
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Sun 27th Sep 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Trenches AWOL | ||||||
V2 V2 R | ★★ AWOL | 4m | ||||
Sun 27th Sep 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Main Wall | ||||||
V4 V4 R | ★★ Toe to Toe | 6m | ||||
Sat 29th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Bung Crag The White Tower | ||||||
20 22 | ★★ The Sun is the Same (Unknown Left) | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really great, but a couple of spicy runouts mean you'll enjoy this more with a few grades of buffer. Could be 22ish?
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24 | ★ In a Relative Way (Unknown Middle) | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Some of the thinnest moves of all time to get started, yeesh! Oh, and the slab! Good god, the slab! 24 is fair I'd say.
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Sat 29th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area Bung Crag The Red Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ The Diving Board | 22m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 15th Aug 2020 - Jessicca's | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Bedside Manner | 5m | ||||
Sun 2nd Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 2nd Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Equaliser Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★ Slay Ride - with Sammi | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Easy to overlook, but as good as any of the other Shipley classics. Well worth doing. [2]
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Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
17 | ★ Burning Jowls | 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Scramble Syndrome | 20m | ★ Good | |||
21 | ★ Do Androids Care | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 19th Jul 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline Frontline Left Hand Side | ||||||
V0 | ★ Point of View - with Sammi | 3m | ||||
V1 | ★ Choppers II - with Sammi | 6m | ||||
Sun 19th Jul 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Corridor Boulders | ||||||
V1 | ★ You Go Slow - with Sammi | 3m | ||||
Sun 19th Jul 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V1 | ★ Crewcut | 3m | ||||
Sun 19th Jul 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Main Wall | ||||||
V7 V7 R | ★★★ Paratroopin - with Doug McConnell | 7m | ||||
Sun 19th Jul 2020 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline Roadside | ||||||
V0 | ★ H? | 3m | ||||
V2 | ★★ Have A Proper Gander | 3m | ||||
Fri 19th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
22 | FA Donny Darko | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Feedback on this one has been amusing. I truly think there is no move harder than 22, and it's not sustained. But if you approach it thinking it's going to be an easy warm-up you may be in for a shock.
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Fri 19th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
27 | ★★ There's a Wasp on My Banana - with Heath Black | 23m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Questing.
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27 | ★★ There's a Wasp on My Banana - with Heath Black | 23m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Couple of laps today.
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Sun 7th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
26 | FA Take Two | 12m | Average | |||
If you like powerful crimping...
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Sun 31st May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ Pompadour - with Sammi | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Good substitute for Pooferator that was taken all day. Grade nearly right.
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22 | ★★ Pallets of Pies (Variant) - with Sammi | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Should be popular now with good bolts. Fun.
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Sun 31st May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Sexy When Slippery - with Sammi | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 31st May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 24th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
28 | FA ★★ Prince Of Darkness | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The "moonboard crux" on the face is pretty punchy (V7 on the MB ). It may be impossible for the shorter climber just due to span. You want to pull with your left heel to go the distance. Not a good one to try in smeggy conditions.
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Wed 13th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
23 | FA ★ From The Depths | 15m | ★ Good | |||
29 | FA ★★★ Fade To Black | 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
I thought this was 30 when I established it, and it possibly was with the beta I used. Smarter heads prevailed with the beta, so now 29, and I've heard suggestions as low as 27(!) Time will tell. More importantly, it's a pretty unique piece of climbing for this part of the world. [10]
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Sat 9th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone | ||||||
24 | ★★ A Shot In The Dark - with Aaron Jones | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
That's the last time I let Aaron "have a quick go" on a new route I haven't sent yet. I should know better. This needs more attention I think, it's really good.
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Sun 22nd Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
30 | FA ★★★ Total Recall - with Jason McCarthy | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
FFA. V stoked. Trying on and off since last May. This route has a place on my list of memorable Blue Mountains dynos. And despite saying that, I don't believe it is particularly height dependent. Have at it! [10]
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Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
17 | ★ Mainly Fine - with Sammi | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Nice sit down.
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19 | ★★ Poultry in Motion - with Sammi | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sharp stone. Okay moves.
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21 | ★★ Viper - with Sammi | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Couple of cruxy bits but a nice scoopy line.
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22 | One's Enough, Two's Too Many - with Sammi | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Missed jump first time. A fun move for sure. [2]
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18 | ★★ Old Salt - with Sammi | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Good 16 years ago, good today.
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Fri 21st Feb 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
24 25 | ★ The Cinnamon Road - with Jason McCarthy | 15m, 10 | Average | |||
So sharp! Good skin training.
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25 | ★★ Beaver Shot - with Jason McCarthy | 20m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Subtle crux. Getting the right body position is key.
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Sun 27th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
31 | FA ★ Casino - with Jason McCarthy | 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
FFA. The things we do for 14 moves. As I said in the description this is virtually impossible to grade as the key move's difficulty is largely determined by arm length. Best thought of as a rope-protected boulder problem. 7 days work over 6 weeks.
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Fri 25th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
27 | ★★★ Some Violence and Sexual References - with Jason McCarthy | 20m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I can see why it's popular. Very nice.
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Tue 8th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
25 | ★ Caught in the .. | 12m | Average | |||
Climbs pretty well and has some interesting moves. For me, spoilt by the overly creative glue usage. Just being honest! [2]
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Mon 7th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole | ||||||
27 | ★ Bloated Blowfish - with Sammi | 14m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Doneski [3]
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Sun 6th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area | ||||||
29 | ★★ Roof Raider - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cutting loose and managing to somehow scrape through. [7]
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Sun 15th Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
26 | ★★ Caramel Sluice - with Dave Hoyle | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought I'd been on this previously many years ago but evidently not. Premium Hoyle flash beta.
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Sun 15th Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole | ||||||
29 | ★ Pelorus Jack - with Sammi, Dave Hoyle, Sam M | 12m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Cool to do second shot. Felt pretty primed for this roof/tension style with what I've been climbing recently. [2]
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22 | ★ Kiama - with Sammi, Dave Hoyle, Sam M | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Repeat.
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Fri 13th Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
29 | FA ★★ Irreconcilable Differences - with Jason McCarthy | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
FFA. Roof boulder, then roof boulder, then deceptive headwall finale. Three days [4].
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Sun 1st Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
29 | FA ★★ The Specialist - with Sammi | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
FFA. Who doesn't love some feet-first action? Three days [4]
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Sun 18th Aug 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Grand Junction - with Sammi | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pretty steady going with one decent runout. Liked it.
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Sun 18th Aug 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Gearing up. Repeat.
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