Ascents in Hunter Valley by JJ

Well even old people can get lucky. Terrible conditions, expectations low and this snuck up on me!

Oh man just gotta stick that arete catch. Frustrating

Nearly got it done. In the home straight now! 🤞🤞🤞

Linking start to arete and nearly to top crux. Getting closer, still needs more work

Linking start to arete and nearly to top crux. Getting closer, still needs more work

Sorted the start with Nath’s beta. Just gotta start putting it together. Long way yet to go

Linked from arete to top. More progress today in good conditions. Still lots of work to do but getting closer 🤞🤞🤞

Dropped it on the way to the jug, boo hoo

Benny’s beta is the go! Hit edge and held for a sec at the end of the day. This will go, but the new beta will take 2 grades off it.

From Crux to top, better day today. Still got a lot of work to do

Worked finish out, might've shot myself in the foot as i had no skin left after overdoing it at Tamworth. Doh

2nd session, condis sub optimal with some drizzle, still made progress sorting the last moves out. Just need to find the arms

Another session with the hype man Adam.Small wins again, just gotta keep trying, that throw is huge

First session on the Tree, wow what a bloc, great moves and lots of slopers and tension. This is stellar

Showing Adam the line

Another sessio, micro wins on the throw, rest is feeling dialed

Fun to see a few easier ones go up

Few more goes refining the big move, feels closer, will still need more work yet.

Eliminate problem, so as good as they can be.

Up up and away

Working the big left throw to slopey edge. Had about 5 goes trying to work out weak boy beta. Then refined it a few more times, just need some shoulders and a miracle! Fantastic problem

Pull on hard and go!! Susaing the move for Crow. I’m gunna need a miracle

Warm up lap

A few warm up laps

Last one at the cliff done

Warm up?

Still fun

Will it go?

I think so, gotta bone on those crimps!

Got lucky, running out of skin for this one.

Sorting the mantle, bloody amazing did it easy

Finally graduated from the Partridge school of mantles, Kindergarten class. Thanks to the Pulse crew for the pads and spot

Missed the flash, get that hip in

That last crimp rail is special

Lock that crimp

Trying to figure out how to make the link to arete

Sequence def works, now to put it together

Im sure Jon was helping me on this one. Great line by a great fella RIP

Holds were a little damp, should've brushed again!

Oh boy, come on ol fella

Great line by Micky Tee

It goes! Great tip Cam

Dropped the mantle, dang! Sorry Lachlan

That toe cam was too good dang

Quite fun and very sneaky!!

Sorting the top move

Does this go?

Moves go, refining beta

Got lucky, thanks for the spot Cam!

Super rad!

Good to get a feel for the rock

This is great, missed the flash by a whisker!

Thanks for the beta Cam!

Rain halted play. Super sweaty today, felt like I was going backwards. The crux is super techie and tough!