Ascents: Ascents in Illawarra and Shoalhaven by James Hockey

	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sun 8th Jan 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside Werner Burner Area
	18	★★ Horn Blown	Trad 30m
Mostly juggy choss with a pretty great airy finale
Sun 8th Jan 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	20	★★ Tenere	Trad 28m
Maybe I’m not well rounded but the difference in difficulty between a well bolted blueys sport 20 and a grade 20 trad crack at the point never ceases to entertain.
Sun 18th Sep 2022 - Scarborough Cliffs
Vegemite Wall
	21	★★ Tim Tam Jam	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
Fun lil adventure as an alternative to the windy horrorshow in the mountains that day. The lengths we go for a few metres of crack.
Sun 18th Sep 2022 - Scarborough Cliffs
The Penthouse
	18	★ Old Man of Oi	Sport 40m	★ Good
Probably classic but at the end of a day with a decent sized pack and pack and less than stellar fitness it kind of felt like homework.
	10	★★ Highway to Hell	Sport 40m	★★★ Mega Classic
Sublime.
	21	★★★ Double Smoked	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
Punted the dyno first attempt, through to the top second try. Much better rock than most of the cliffline.
Sun 18th Sep 2022 - Scarborough Cliffs
Obesity Buttress
	17	★★ Greyblade	Trad 60m	★ Good
Fun enough ramble to start the day
Tue 14th Jun 2022 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek South Central
	24	★★ There Goes The Neighourhood	Sport 9m
	23	★★ Crime Is Art	Sport 10m
Tue 14th Jun 2022 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	19	★★★ Icebird	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
	19	★★ Windjammer	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside The Yardarm
	16	★★ Sympatico	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
	14	★★ Over the Yardarm	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Rex Hunt's Area
	21	★★★ Rex Hunt's Love Child	Sport 30m, 10	★★ Very Good
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Hood Area
	21	★★ Baby Coneheads	Sport 8m, 5
	24	★★ Girls In The Hood	Sport 8m, 4
	27	★★★ Funky Gripsta	Sport 20m, 9
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Donutland Leftside
	23	★★★ Half A Cow	Sport 17m, 5
Wacky
	19	★ Hugging And Fucking	Sport 12m
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheddar Choss Wall
	24	★★★ Gas Krankinstation	Sport 10m, 7	★★ Very Good
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheesedale bouldering
	V5	★★ Curves	Boulder 4m
	V3	★ Easy As It Gets	Boulder 2m
	V5	★ Pack Your Guns	Boulder 2m
Mon 6th Jun 2022 - Scarborough Cliffs
Whale of a Time Wall
	16	★★ Whale of a Time	Sport 50m
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Rosies
	25	★★★ Mega Mac	Sport 15m, 8	★★ Very Good
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Lot 33 Bouldering
	V7	★★ Nappy Nuggets Traverse	Boulder 4m	★★ Very Good
	V3	★ Yellow River	Boulder 6m
	V4	★★ Big Red One	Boulder 4m
	V3	★ Project 2 Nowhere	Boulder 3m
	V2	★ Jugs 2 Ring	Boulder 3m
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheesedale bouldering
	V8	★★ Guns & Ammo	Boulder 3m	★ Good
	V7	★★ Pearl Necklace	Boulder 3m	★★ Very Good
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Lot 34
	V5	★★ 8 Bit Hero	Boulder 3m	★★ Very Good
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Scarborough Cliffs
Obesity Buttress
	18	★★ Big Fat Fin Slappers 1 18 55m 2	Sport 55m, 17	★★ Very Good
Sun 18th Apr 2021 - Jervis Bay
Booderee National Park White Whale
	V5	★★★ Crab Nebula	Boulder 4m	★★★ Classic
Great block, fun times.
Sun 24th Jan 2021 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	22	★★★ Turning Of The Tide	Mixed trad 30m, 8	★★★ Classic
	22	★★ Shooting The Breeze	Sport 23m, 10	★★★ Classic
	17	★★★ Grey Mist	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Sun 24th Jan 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Lot 33 Bouldering
	V4	★★ The Dyno	Boulder 3m	★★ Very Good
	V7	★★ NSK	Boulder 4m	★★★ Classic
	V4	★ Juice	Boulder 4m
	V2	★★ Two Big Moves	Boulder 4m
	V3	★ Burning Moves	Boulder 4m
	V4	★★ Burnt	Boulder 4m
	V6	★★ Sexy Rexy	Boulder 4m	★★★ Classic
	V4	★★ Unknown	Boulder 4m
Sun 24th Jan 2021 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
	22	★★★ Amazon Queens Right Hand (flake) Variant	Sport 20m	★★★ Classic
	24	★★★ How Much Can A Koala Bear?	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
	17	★★ L'Arch	Sport 16m, 5	★★ Very Good
	20	★★ Spinning Blades of Steel	Sport 9m	★★ Very Good
Sun 24th Jan 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
	23	★★★ Speed Boat Wankers	Sport 25m	★★★ Classic
	23	★★★ Still Life	Sport 10m, 4	★★ Very Good
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
Big Red
	V2	★★ Sniff My Fingers	Deep water solo 17m	★★ Very Good
	V3	★★ Steve's Traverse	Deep water solo 10m	★★ Very Good
	26 26 to 28	★★★ Look To The West	Deep water solo 12m	★★★ Classic
Awesome climb, didn"t make it past the cut loose, will come back for sure.
	V3	★ Diamond Tooth Arete	Deep water solo 5m	★ Good
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
	25	Thank You, Come Again	Sport 8m	★ Good
Cool two move crux but then you're pretty much done.
	25	★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields (Trigga Nigga)	Sport 20m	★ Good
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
	21	★★ A Day at the Beach	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Mega Classic
One of the best climbs at the grade on a gorgeous wall
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
	27	★★ Caught In The Act	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
	23	★★ Pulling On the Porcelain	Sport 12m	★★ Very Good
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	25	★★★ Cowboy Junkies	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Mega Classic
A few more burns on this, pumped out after the crux three times in a row
Mon 23rd Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
	18	★★★ Orca	Sport 25m, 8	★★★ Classic
Tue 17th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
	25	★★★ Cowboy Junkies	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Mega Classic
Amazing moves, sadly had to save it for next time.
Tue 17th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
	24	★★★ Butterfly Wall Direct	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
Probably great, I just really need to work on my slab skills.
Tue 17th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall
	19	★★★ Vanderholics	Sport 25m, 8	★★ Very Good
Tue 17th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Little Grease Cave
	21 21 R	★★★ Mosquito Slap	Sport 30m	★★★ Classic
Tue 17th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall
	24	★★★ The Hustler	Sport 28m	★★★ Classic
Epic line for the grade, probably my favourite 24 so far.