Ascents in Sydney Metropolitan as various tick types by John Thirlwell

I had to pull on the first draw - fairly strange move otherwise

Very thin in parts

Nice route

Nice route

Balancy move near the top

Good warm up

Too short!

Excellent - several good moves strung together

Slightly awkward mantle for a ledge of that size

One move wonder

Seemed harder than The Player of Games

Fairly unremarkable

Broke a hold off, very dirty, quality pro.

Great, v fun.

Hard mantle move

Good fun, interesting toward top

V short and a bit dirty

need to do it to get to the starts of the 4x16s

nicer moves out left

general slabby climbing

bit harder in the dark

worst route on the wall - the amount of choss may have something to do with this

nice rooflet pocket

more interesting than Duncan

warm-up

warm-up

Tricky in middle on slopers

great to convert this to a clean lead

descent route

Easy once you know how to get off the ground, then airy move out onto the arete. Classic

Nice bulges - was very wet, so made me think twice

Bit slopey at the top, not the mega-classic it has the reputation of.

Much like Troada

Not sure where this is supposed to finish

Fairly easy, the bolt on the edge is very poorly placed as any biner is going to be loaded over the edge

Bit of reach required past the first bolt. Bit chossy making for some feet slipping, heart in mouth moments!

Great friction climbing

Odd start, then straight-forward

direct start adds a few grades

I found this quite a difficult warm-up, but did miss all the holds on the arete

Finished in the rain. A great climb

easier than last time!

Start is very tricky - footholds are now smoother than they would have been - once over the rooflet, it's very easy, but unprotectable climbing up to the next bolt.

thigh hook needed to pull first move!!

Good fun, am glad I slinged the bar for extra pro (not needed thankfully). Nice top-out: reminiscent of Barenjoey

Easier than Grandma's Python!

quite difficult for a 16 if you don't use the crack

very chossy - harder than 11 if you're not tall enough to reach the bollard

great move to 2nd RB. Fixed hanger is super dodgy, place an extended draw on the BR on Ringo's Revenge for added security

Thin start, but great moves to 1st and 2nd rings

great move to 2nd RB. Fixed hanger is super dodgy, place an extended draw on the BR on Ringo's Revenge for added security

great move to 2nd RB. Fixed hanger is super dodgy, place an extended draw on the BR on Ringo's Revenge for added security

sparse pro to halfway!

nice moves

v thin in parts, bolts too far apart to confidently lead at this stage

found it quite a bit easier this time

somewhat wild, but no riding.

thin start, pro's ok

very nice

not awesome

good fun

nice climb, good to pracitce placing pro

thin hold just below top, good feet though

classic!

seems harder than 18, I suspect a few holds have broken off in the crux