Ascents in Victoria by Andreas Aachen

Haha, not what I though I was hopping on, gets a tad hard after the 2nd bolt...but man, I wish i could climb that! Just stellar!

Start is pretty descent....

Got stuck after hitting the left hand gaston in the crux (spread like a starfish). Will have try something else next time. Bailed out after the 6 draw, not having the head to face the run-out with tired arms.

Was never much of a thinker anyway

Climbed to the top this time, but I am still a starfish in dead-lock in the crux.

Committing indeed! A whole Geelong crew for motivation was necessary to get me up this one =)

Did all the moves, not too hard but quite sustained.

You are only as old as the woman you are feeling. (3rd shot)

What else would we have opposable thumbs for?

Brilliant Climb which contains lots of different climbing styles. Easily in the top 10 climbs I have done to date! 3rd shot (with Batman start).

Feels a bit out of reach for me at the moment, literally...out of reach

Not sure if I'll ever able to do this. Can't reach the arete from the pocket...

Can't do 'the move' the rest goes well...

Awesome climb! Low funky Crux followed by a technical head wall. Gotta be the best climb at the watchtower!

The obvious / original line; but not as good as Pink Rabbits...

Just a quick play on the crux moves. Way to bouldery for me

Relentless... The 2m cairn for the start is just silly.

When Technique and Endurance just don’t cut it

(Neil’s Vision. Probably soft 27 but would be good to get feedback from someone who is established at the grade.)

You gotta check Urban dictionary for this one =)

3rd shot, went up right after the hard bit which made for an exciting slopey finish.

Found a sequence which just works for me

I've evolved (3rd shot)

Hard to even call this an attempt. Dogged to the crux, gave it a half-ass try and decided it's too far for me. Even if I would hit the crux hold I think I'd struggle moving out of it... It's the 21st century and we still haven't invented go go-gadget arms

Not sure what to do after jumping to the crimp. Feet all seem too high to move the left hand over into the sidepull...

Usually the ROI on KP routes is quite good...

where did my skin go?

Very technical. Even knowing the sequence it took me another 5 shots to tick it. Havent climbed many at this grade yet, but am surprised that some people consider this a 24...

Love this one, delicate slab into powerfull finish. Too weak to successfully drop into the right hand crimp atm...will be back! Three more bolts and it would be a sport climb...

First 6 =). Wanted to do this since forever, and super happy to have finally found the courage to hop on it. As mentioned so often, clipping the draw is what makes it hard... Took about 5 RP attemps over 3 days.

Eventually bested the Dyno-finish =)

Tried the deadpoint about 30 times.... I'm close, slipping off the hold in slow motion after hitting it... Have to get a bit taller or get a bit stronger before coming back to this one.

3rd shot. Easier than Nero....

Same grade as snake flake

End of the day play. Not much harder than Weak boy.

Again, just missed out on the RP. So I had it now! Went online and bought the freakn book...lets see what a couple of weeks of proper training can do Mr Anderson....

Not much to add to all the other comments here, brilliant climbing on bomber gear! (Climbed as one long pitch)

Needs a re-bolt. Hard to commit to any of the big moves with all hangers loose and the bolts rusty...

When the pearls hit the ground

Thanks for the re-bolt!

Another one bites the dust...

I think some people are just too strong ;-)... did not find that soft at all.

Found a sequence which works for me...

It's not my reality.

All the moves go but need a bit more grrr to connect them. Will probably wait and see if a kind soul is fixing up the bolts before giving this another lead attempt...

You think it's over...but it's not! Then you think it's over...but it's not! Then it's finally over.....but it's not...

Suited me very well, cool climb.

Countless times I walked past this, never having the guts to try it....no regrets!

...tell this my ever shrinking jumper collection...

Nice delicate technical climbing. 2nd shot.

First shot (no flash though as I tried a few moves on abseil)

Are you the hammer or the Nail?

Another technical Black Ian's Gem. Good fun, though not as nice / consistant as its lefthand neighbour. (2nd shot)

Super sharp crimps. Does not add any nice move to the 25, if anything takes the best moves away! SL is the line!

As Jackson would say: 'Not my piece of cake'

This flake is not meant to last...

FFA. Bloody Brilliant! Crack, technical vertical and slab climbing; 26 seems fair. The climbing is very good, the length and position make this a classic I reckon. The upper crux, after the last bolt (where I came off during my heartbreaking first try) is the RP crux imho (the moves are as hard as on the lower crux plus you have 40m of rope+ropedrag pulling you down). In addition, the upper crux can currently not be protected on lead. For my lead try, I extended a small wire from higher up beforehand, so that the biner was at the same height as bolt used to be (patched bolt hole). Anyone knows what happened top that bolt? Would have been just before the upper crux. (FFA?). It's also a tad run-out in places (ended up having 13 pieces (incl bolts) in the 54m).

Thank you Russel Crowe

Oh so close and so much fun! Almost worth to walk back into the ravine for; almost...

Found the 25 Crux harder than the 26crux... Goes onto the long list of climbs I could probably do if I'd invest another day in it....

Hmpf

I was watching myself during the send