Ascents in Queensland as Pink point as sport by Kurt Doherty

End of day send. Almost came off turning the lip, then again above the second last bolt. Blew another big chunk underfoot that almost hit Jack. Much pump, many screams, lots of choss. Great movement, but never again. [3]

Just enough in the tank to pull through. Had to climb fast though. Great punchy climbing! I really rate this and Waterline. Thanks Ross! [2]

Easy done this time. Great wall climbing. I take back what I previously said about the anchor placement...it's fine, I just wasn't using a good sequence to equip/clip them. With the anchor clip sorted, this feels on par with some of the vert 24s I’ve done recently. [5]

Only just. Was working pretty hard from the fourth on. Thought the broken hold was going to make it more awkward/difficult, but didn’t seem to make too much difference.

Cleaning gear after Matt's onsight.

After Matt. Dad had one sit on this on TR.

Warming up after Matt. Dad sent this on TR after warming up on Snake Charmer.

Had lunch and a long break after Jack's send to make sure I felt good enough to go again. Cruised all of it and got to the anchors feeling nicely warmed up... Overall, I think this is 24; lots of jugs and kneebars and overall quite short. Initial roof may be hard for shorties though. [3]

Warm up. Gear on Darklight for Matt on the way down.

Warm up and cleaning gear.

Cleaning gear.

Cleaning gear after Matt's attempts. Really do enjoy this one.

Cleaning gear.

Boom! Was really only expecting to link to the dead point, but managed to execute that perfectly and found myself below the head wall. Managed to just scrape through the final hard move and clipped the chains. Solid and really good value for the grade. Another great line Tom Reid! One of my favourites here. [3]

Warm up. Clipped across to Metamorphosis on the way down and extended the last bolt and dead point bolt so I can clip them early.

Draws were on. Not as valuable as a linkup when compared to Asymptomatic, but a fun variation to Darklight nonetheless. [1]

It's a little forced, but I really enjoyed going through Darklight's hard start before frothing through YH's on more tired arms. Feels like a lot of climbing and makes the route more difficult overall, despite the restful middle. Stoked to get this on the same day as the send of YH. Had to put up a huge fight to get through YH's crux and not fall going to the anchors. I think YH is already borderline 25, so suggesting this is 25 just because of the harder start. Interested to hear what others think (if anyone bothers with this link) [1]

Woo! Helps when you're fresh. Quite a punishing crux sequence. Borderline 25? [6]

Warm up. Didn't have to sit this time. Maybe some fitness is coming back.

Good fun. Cleaning gear after Matt just missed the onsight and didn’t have enough in the tank to get it second shot.

More warming up. Matt put the gear on. TR up for mum and dad

Warm up. Matt put the gear on. TR up for mum and dad

Surprise send. Somehow managed to piece it all together, finding some better beta for the start as I climbed. Middle section went easily and soaked up the rest before the steep finish. The rests definitely help keep this in the 23 territory. [2]

Climbed really well; finish felt easy (no idea why I got so spooked by it last session). Feels a grade easier than COVID-22. I think it's a worthwhile (and obvious link-up) and should present as really good warm up option. [2]

Cleaning gear after Matt's confident onsight. Really quite good for KP. We pre-clipped the first when lowering off Halva.

Epic send train with Jack when neither of us thought we'd survive the pump. I barely did. So good!

Matt's beta was key for me on this one. Worked a treat. Fun crux with an enjoyable slab at the start. [3]

Frigid conditions today. Trying to warm up

Couldn't remember anything about this route. Matt onsighted comfortably, despite opting for a harder start.

Always enjoyable.

Getting gear off.

Cleaned gear and bailed from the heat. Terrible conditions today, but was great to have a climb.

Cleaning gear.

Climbed much faster this time given I knew what I was doing and got to the anchors feeling pretty good. Nice to re-tick it and see how much stronger Matt looked on it since the last he was on it.

Cleaning gear and fixed line.

Cleaning gear after Mum and Dad’s TR attempts. Dad sent it, which was great, and Mum unlocked some beta for her to get just below the lip which was awesome.

After Matt’s send attempt. He pumped out at the lip unfortunately. I really enjoy this one. Matt went for a second burn but pumped out at the lip again.

After Matt's send. Cool to see him come back and tick this off after just missing out on the onsight last session.

After Matt's onsight attempt. He slipped turning the lip! I find this really enjoyable, especially doing a low traverse from the LHF's crux. Has some great flow.

Cleaning gear after Matt's onsight attempt. He fell pulling round the lip...so close!

Cleaning gear. Was touch and go through the crux

Felt 23 the way I did it. Was well flamed by the time I got established in the short upper corner section. Proved a bit much for the neck/shoulder so called it a day after this one, but glad to clean up a very old dog.

Felt tentative on this with a bad neck/shoulder, but got through okay. Still a classic.

After Matt's confident onsight. Interesting climbing, though a little inconsistent/stop-start.

Warming up. Frigid conditions in the cave this morning.

Luke found pretty decent gear to protect most of the start on his onsight attempt, making our attempts feel in better style than stick clipping the high first bolt. Although tired, I decided to have a go and managed to pull of a sloppy send. Was scrappy on the first half, but once I hit the crux, I started to climb more intelligently. Was pumped solid by the time I hit the final slab. Great climbing, but overall it felt easier than Chippers...so possibly 22? Originally had two goes on this quite some time ago. [3]

Almost dropped it doing the cross to the first proper pocket. Had to pull hard to reel it in. Managed to climb the rest of it well and nabbed the second shot send. Feels hard for 22 even though the difficulties are short-lived. Think 23 would probably be more accurate. [2]

Good alternate that avoids the now extra cruxy start of the original. Can get gear in the start to protect the moves if desired, but it isn't difficult. Was great to see Dad get the flash.

Stuck the hidden hold and punched through to glory. Stoked to get this second go when I wasn't very confident I'd stick the crux without refining beta, but it all worked. Great climbing.

Warming up. Cold day today.

Warm up. Felt a bit sluggish today, but managed to send without flash pumping. Hands were properly numb post-crux though.