Ascents in Sydney Metropolitan by Ben Jenga

I was hoping to give this a good play tonite but it was very wet, and we were very weak. I don't think it's worth the long drive, wet walk in and leachs but maybe we are just soft.

Yeah nah.

Didn't commit to the last move first shot, Sent second shot. Failed for the rest of the night

A lot more fun then it looks. Couple big moves, swing, kneebar, trickery. Much easier then Style Cat.

I was hoping to just figure out and link the moves but it went pretty easy in then end. Very short and powerful but great fun. Only 4 moves really

A fair bit of time on this working the moves. It will be hard for the full link but I feel like missing some beta for the middle.

Yay I did it first try today, it did feel a bit easier in better conditions.

A bit of crimpy fun. The first move is the hardest, the last move is committing.

Just a little play, going to need more skin and muscle to slay this classic problem.

FFA. Paul sussed out the line and together we figured out the beta to get it sent. Fun pockets through an near horizontal roof. The rock is a little suss in spots but the holds feel solid.

Used to be an old project but we used a couple different holds to a logical finish.

This made me work for sure... It took me a little while to figure out the middle moves via the rad apple core. Took a little breather and sent.

Burly and thuggy fun..

I got what I thought would be the hard move first shot but had a lot of trouble on the match back right. Cool problem.

Has a pretty hard pull on it for warm up..

Mann Killer was wet and sharp..

Another old dog put to bed, many tries over the years. Did it twice tonite as I bum dabbed at the start first lap. Feet first drop.

Finally the pockets are done!! Pretty scary doing the slab at night. So many ways to do this problem and they are all hard.

I have wanted to try this problems for ages. Pretty easy if you are tall, big moves between sweet pockets.

Refresher repeat.

Quick repeat.

Cute

Very psyched to tick this off. The reason I came back. Played out the moves and went for a soft attempt, before I knew it I was on the mid problem jug. Keep on going only to break the little edge going to the victory jug :-/

Sent it packing second attempt. Felt pretty soft, but a total classic for Sydney bouldering. Go try it.

FFA. The holds I looked at last time have come good for a sweet roof addition. Big first move then a lot of trust in a pinch and toe hook. Scope for a much harder version next to this.

Also in approach shoes, not any harder then colour run.

A fox has made an ugly demise at the start of this problem. Did it in approach shoes.

Done this simple campus problem many times. Great fun.

Lap

The reason I came here. Despite having to towel dry and pack the chalk on every 20+ hold I managed to do all the moves. Rad crimp and slap moves on a very hollow mountain roof rib. I will be back in winter for a rematch.

Sandy and not that pleasant but I didn't want to leave unfinished business.

Pretty soft for a 5 but a fun roof problem.

Just as well this is mostly jugs because they were all very damp today.

Probably not V4 but a bit of fun.

Sandy jugs.

Not sure if we did the start right or not but it felt hard enough. A little tricky spotting footers for the lichen up top.

Cool to do this press after a couple of attempts, with two shoulders still intact. The start of this problem looks unfathomable.

Cool problem, would have been flash but for a dab on the big move swing. Good fun second attempts.

A good mix of boulder styles, roof jugs, big moves and face edges.

Sick, the reason we came here.

Had a feel of the holds without leaving the ground and sent first try. Yay Not that hard but I almost blew the funky Topout.

Hardest move in the cave.. Failed. I think being short may help at the start.

Yep dirty.

Its got a move, bit dirty.

Cute

I spent a while playing on this hard 3 move start. Psyched to spend some more time on it when I am fresh.

Repeat, a refresher lap on this classic sandbag.

Tried this years ago, went easy today.

Scary in my dirty work boots.

Pretty easy, the jump is better the other way.

Spent a little while working out the moves then sent first real shot. Only 3 hard moves then the tricky top out. Sweet problem.

I must have been doing it wrong as I found this top out hard. Pity about the sandly jug.

Super sandly after the rain.

Tall and easy. Plenty of holds you could break off.

Hardly worth putting shoes on.

Soft and fun.

Work boots 9pm send.

Sussing out the exit.

Getting closer. Stuck the jug a few times just have to hold the swing. Had one very eventful fall...

Felt like the hardest 5 all afternoon.

High and tricky. The sit start looks mega.

First shot today. Heel and toe. Soft for a 6.

Did the Dan, watched a mate send then flashed it myself. It's all in the right crimp.

Quick retro flash today. Sent this years ago, super fun.