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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Fri 17th May 2024 - Flat Rock
West Flank
	16	★ Nuclear Novice	Sport 15m, 5		Lou Man
Fri 10th May 2024 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	23 Hard	★ KY Valley	Mixed trad 30m, 4	★ Good	Matt Brooks
	23	★ Mr Splat	Sport 30m, 7		Matt Brooks
	21	★★ Mrs Splosh	Sport 20m, 7	★★ Very Good	Matt Brooks
Thu 9th May 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	18	★★ Creon - Tales of Brave Ulysses - with AJ 1 17 50 Second lead by AJ Hard start off the ground. Declined to follow AJ's harder line at the flake. 2 18 50 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Lack of tip skin or strength or something meant I couldn't stick on one crack hold after placing gear, had to devise a sequence in from very slightly left. It's all over after that. Ran it all the way to the top with stupendous rope drag. 3 10 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 110m		John Pitcairn
Thu 9th May 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	16	★★★ Watchtower Crack - with Jonno Rau, AJ 1 12 25m Trad lead by John Pitcairn 2 14 20m Trad lead by John Pitcairn Linked 1-2 on doubles, taking LH line on P2. 3 16 18m Second lead by Jonno Rau Parked myself in the start of Mr Chicken, which looks fairly do-able and may be on the list now. 4 16 32m Second lead by AJ Really rather slick and greasy now, much more than I remember.	Mixed trad 95m, 3	★★★ Classic	John Pitcairn
Jonno's last climb for the trip. What a beaut.
Mon 6th May 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	15	★★ Sundance - with Jonno Rau, AJ 1 12 42 Second lead by Jonno Rau 2 15 22 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Onsight because way way off route on previous attempt. 3 13 30 Second lead by AJ 4 14 48 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Not badly runout and really good, don't avoid it. Double ropes help. I have no memory of this pitch.	Trad 140m	★ Good	John Pitcairn
Got pretty baked in full sun.
Sat 4th May 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	15	★★ Ejaculation - with Jonno Rau, AJ 1 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Lovely finger crack to a great shady belay spot. 2 Trad lead by AJ	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
Sat 4th May 2024 - Mt Stapylton Campground
I Forget Walls Main Cliff - North
	19	★★ Sad Euphoria - with Robert Varno	Sport 19m		John Capretta
Thu 2nd May 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	12	★★ Panzer - with Jonno Rau 1 Trad lead by John Pitcairn 2 Second lead by Jonno Rau 3 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 95m	★★★ Classic	John Pitcairn
You'd think that if the route is occupied and it's a quiet day, people would find something else good close by instead of cramming up hard behind you on P1, but no.
Wed 1st May 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	10	★★★ Eskimo Nell - with Jonno Rau 1 35 Trad lead by Jonno Rau 2 40 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Jonno climbed the 6m to jetty at top of chimney, ie the original P2. 3 15 Trad lead by Jonno Rau 4 40 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 130m	★★★ Classic	John Pitcairn
Rapped off: the usual very hard pull on the first rap and got a rope tail wrapped around a block/crack up above, had to re-lead the chimney and traverse to free it then downclimb. The rap often provides a fair bit of trouble and I wouldn't recommend it, walk off.
Tue 30th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
	13	★ Jezebel - with Jonno Rau 1 13 35 Trad lead by John Pitcairn 2 8 15 Second lead by Jonno Rau 3 13 36 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Quite absorbing, worthwhile. Handy rap-off on double ropes.	Trad 86m		John Pitcairn
	20	★★★ Five Fingered Mary 1 16 42 Trad 2 18 24 Trad 3 18 24 Trad 4 20 15 Trad	Trad 110m		Alex
Scary in the dark
Mon 29th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	13	★★★ Muldoon - with Jonno Rau 1 13 20m Trad lead by John Pitcairn Been a long time, quite different from what I remembered. Shallow but good #3 or so nut at crux. 2 12 22m Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 42m	★★★ Classic	John Pitcairn
Rapped off on a 60 by swinging into alcove and wedging there to get off the rope.
Mon 29th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	10	★★ Mesa	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good	Megan Clark
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Back Wall
	15	★ Orange Crush	Trad 10m		Megan Clark
Climbed the first section via the Cobb & Co start. Built the top anchor system.
	7	★ Trooper One	Trad 10m		Megan Clark
Built the ground anchor and belayed this climb.
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Ali's Area
	3	★ Ali's	Trad 60m	★★★ Classic	Drew Henman
A pretty neat Araps feature.
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	10	★★ D Major - with Jonno Rau 1 10 25m Second 2 10 25m Trad	Trad 50m	★ Good	John Pitcairn
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Northern Group Mysteries Wall
	27	★★ Tigger	Mixed trad 12m, 2	★ Good	Sule Mcrazy
Kinda cool, bouldery crux at the start. 1 star seems appropriate
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area
	6	★ BA Mosquito - with Peter Edwards	Trad 45m	★ Good	Sam North
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
	14	★★ D Minor	Trad 35m	★★★ Classic	Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	9	★★ Conifer Crack	Trad 80m		Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
	10	★ Aphrodite	Trad 95m		Patrick Wilson
	5	★★★ Tiptoe Ridge	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic	Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
	6	★ Ordinary Trees	Trad 140m		Patrick Wilson
	5	★★ Introductory Route	Trad 140m	★★ Very Good	Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Siren Area
	12	★★★ Siren Direct Finish	Trad 160m		Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	6	★★ Guiding Light	Trad 60m		Patrick Wilson
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock North Mitre
	11	★ Penny Dreadful	Trad 40m		Patrick Wilson
	6 R	★ Cloaca	Trad 30m		Patrick Wilson
	6	★★ Exodus	Trad 36m	★★★ Mega Classic	Patrick Wilson
Thu 25th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	14	★★ Hot Flap - with Jonno Rau 1 8 24 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Started up Siren P1 by mistake and linked it into P2 of this at about 58m total and considerable rope drag... 2 13 30 Trad lead by John Pitcairn 3 14 32 Second lead by Jonno Rau A bit too far right for Jonno and an unexpected tumbling backwards fall. Seconded the same line and the move is part of Creon at about grade 16.	Mixed trad 86m, 3	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
Wed 24th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae House of Atreus
	8	★★ Tantalus - with Jonno Rau 1 Second lead by Jonno Rau 2 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 35m	★ Good	John Pitcairn
Wed 24th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area New Image Wall
	22	★ Blackguard - with Drew Henman	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good	Trent
Nice 22. Top roped after new image for fun.
Wed 24th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Northern Group Henry Bolte Wall
	25	★★★ Henry Bolte	Mixed trad 30m, 3		Sule Mcrazy
Retro flash
Tue 23rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	8	★★ Diapason - with Jonno Rau, AJ 1 7 20 Trad lead by Jonno Rau Mr Cripple anchored about halfway up P2. 2 6 25 Second lead by Jonno Rau Led the last 5m and across the shelf, straight into P3. 3 8 10 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Trad 55m	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
Dropping the grades for a few days to warm the injuries up slow.
Tue 23rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
	8	★★ Spiral Staircase	Trad 100m		Jarrah Turner
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Far North Vandal Area
	18	★★ Sweet Surrender - with AJ 1 Trad lead by John Pitcairn Hard start, not helped by getting stuck in the tree. Got fairly pumped. 2 Second lead by AJ A bit easier than it looks from below, and rather nice.	Trad 60m	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
	17	★★ Vandal - with AJ 1 15m Second lead by AJ Quite stiff off the deck. 2 15m Trad lead by John Pitcairn Much better than I remember, good jams, avoidable guano. 3 15m Second lead by AJ My calves!	Trad 45m	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	15	★★ Sundance - with Yaniv	Trad 140m		Morag Stewart
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	14	★★ Hot Flap - with AJ 1 8 24 Trad lead by John Pitcairn 2 13 30 Second lead by AJ 3 14 32 Trad lead by John Pitcairn 4 13 50 Second lead by AJ 5 12 35 Trad lead by John Pitcairn	Mixed trad 170m, 3	★★ Very Good	John Pitcairn
Nice warmup for the trip after a chat with Ed.
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Ali's Area
	3	★ Ali's	Trad 60m	★ Good	Luke
Used to access The Keyhole
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	19	★★ Togrul Khan - with Yaniv, Ryan Siacci	Trad 15m		Morag Stewart
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae House of Atreus
	17	★★ Surface To Air - with Ryan Siacci	Trad 30m		Kate Proctor
Still haven't done Muldoon, but seem to be getting closer and closer! Thanks for the wonderful climb Ryan.
Sat 20th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major North Face
	26	★★★ Anxiety Neurosis	Mixed trad 27m, 4		Michael Lehmann
P1, stellar!
Thu 11th Apr 2024 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
	21	★★ Sirocco Pitch 1 - with j wiz	Mixed trad 20m, 1		Jason Capenecas
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Voidoid Pinnacle
	23	★★ Jumping for Jugs	Mixed trad 20m, 2	★ Good	Alex MacAdam
Fri 5th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	10	★★★ Eskimo Nell - with Andrew Durrer, Carl Walsh 1 35 Second 2 40 Trad 3 15 Trad 4 40 Second	Trad 130m		Lauren Hunter
Thu 4th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula	Trad 40m	Average	Heather D
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Siren Area
	8	★★★ Siren - with Alicia Cognian 1 4 25m Second lead by Alicia Cognian 2 8 35m Trad lead by Riley Clarke 3 8 35m Second lead by Alicia Cognian	Trad 95m		Riley Clarke
First benightment... bailed at the bolts and put some alpine rap skills to use.
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Dog Face
	18	★★ Jackal - with Isaac Miles-Fine, Nikita Bulach	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good	Connor Gundberg
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall
	15	★★ Siamese Crack - with Shellie Joseph, Issy Jukes, Lou	Trad 25m		Lauren Hunter
Fun, followed the crack all the way
Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Bundaleer Area
Bundaleer
	20	★★ Action Pact - with James	Mixed trad 25m, 2		Evan Tyson
Not sure how to mark this one. I got to the top, but definitely went too far to the left onto the easier ground. Doing this probably felt grade 17 (purely due to the boulder start). Had a foot hold snap off and felt like pro was a bit dodgy, but was likely because I went too far left. Had a bit of an epic coming down as we couldn't see the 'rap tree' so we went out over the back, then down to the rap anchors of Sanitize Review Pitch 1. Beta for rap: It turns out you finish this climb at the first big ledge. From there you walk to the left and around maybe 30m to where a nice looking alive tree is. If you climb all the way to the top you may be better off getting to the rap anchors of Sanitize Reivew P1.
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	14 ~17	★ Ckinell	Trad 28m	Average	Gabriel Evangelista
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Piccolo	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic	Gabriel Evangelista
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Ali's Area
	3	★ Ali's - with rew	Trad 60m		Michelle C
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Mt Stapylton Campground
Warden Wall
	17	★★ Crimps of Doom	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good	Lita
	18	★ My Bitch Bubba	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good	Lita
	8	★★ Photographers Solo	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good	Lita
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	6 ~8	★ Revolver Crack	Trad 20m	★★★ Classic	Gabriel Evangelista
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	8	★ Hickory's Handle	Trad 31m		Lita
	16	★ Flat Tack	Sport 20m, 7	★★ Very Good	Lita
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	24	★ Raptures of the Steep — 2 attempts	Sport 9m, 4	★ Good	Frazer Baker
Thu 21st Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
	19	★★ Possibly Beautiful	Trad 28m		Matt Langley
Mon 18th Mar 2024 - Flat Rock
West Flank
	16	★ Nuclear Novice - with Manoo	Sport 15m, 5		Dan Bodd
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	10	★★★ Eskimo Nell	Trad 130m	★★ Very Good	Sunny G
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
	14	★★ D Minor	Trad 35m		Sunny G
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	11	★★★ Agamemnon	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic	Sunny G
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	13	★★★ Muldoon	Trad 42m		Sunny G
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle
	11	★ Lizard Procrastination	Trad 40m		Sunny G
Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	10	★★ Mesa	Trad 33m		Sunny G
Tue 5th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	11	★★★ Agamemnon	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic	Sunny G
Tue 5th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula	Trad 40m		Sunny G
Sun 3rd Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie
	16	★★ Coming on Chris - with Dean Bailey	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic	Claire Bear
Some nice little technical bits which makes for an enjoyable climb.
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	14	★★★ Lamplighter	Trad 78m		Sunny G
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall
	18	★★ The Rack - with Andrew Rogers	Trad 13m	★★★ Mega Classic	Leandro Scholz
Did it again, in worst physical shape than the time I redpointed. Glad I did not unsend it.
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
	18	★★ Voodoo P1 - with Dean Bailey 1 Trad	Trad 65m	★★★ Classic	Claire Bear
Only did the first pitch. Lovely climb nice variety of holds. Some good jams & finger locks in sections. Great gear options.
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	10	★★★ Eskimo Nell	Trad 130m	★★ Very Good	Sunny G
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	21	★★ Jugular Pulse	Sport 20m, 5		Tom Scott
Repeat to warm up, better than remembered
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area
	10	★★ Mesa	Trad 33m		Sunny G
Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle
	11	★ Lizard Procrastination	Trad 40m		Sunny G
Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Flat Rock
West Flank
	23	★ The Enola Gay (Link-up)	Sport 20m, 10		Tom Scott
Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	15	★★ Necrophilliac	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good	JakeSouthen
	11	★★★ Agamemnon	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic	JakeSouthen
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Tribute Wall Tribute Wall Upper
	18	★ MC Hammer Drill	Sport 16m, 5		Alexis Arnold
	19	★ Lost in Translation	Sport 17m, 7		Alexis Arnold
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Grey and Green Walls The Green Wall
	17	★★ Navarre	Trad 75m		Alexis Arnold
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	22	★★ Silvertop	Sport 20m, 6		Alexis Arnold
	21	★★ Jugular Pulse	Sport 20m, 5		Alexis Arnold
	21	★★ Jugular Pulse	Sport 20m, 5		Alexis Arnold
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Mt Rosea
Main Cliff
	17	★★★ Heretic	Trad 120m	★★ Very Good	Alexis Arnold
Got lost on the fourth pitch, so maybe not a tick? Would do again.
Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	16	★★ Saracen	Trad 110m		Alexis Arnold
Tue 6th Feb 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	25	★★★ Trojan P1 1 Trad	Mixed trad 86m, 2		Aiden Jones
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall
	14	★ Nero - with alexis	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good	Leandro Scholz
Felt more soapy this time. But still enjoyable.
Fri 26th Jan 2024 - Halls Gap Area
South-East Mt Difficult Range The Watchtower
	9	Vegan’s Unite - with Roxy Gonzalez	Trad 12m	★ Good	Robert Hills
Nice easy beginner trad. Easy beginner friendly anchor setup with nice big ledge. Take cams.
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Flat Rock
West Flank
	19	★ Nuclear Error	Sport 15m, 7		Frazer Baker
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	14 Hard	★★★ Lamplighter - with Robert Lord 1 10 30 Second lead by Robert Lord Rope drag can be lessened by having the second unclip the first runner after the leader is on a bit. 2 14 30 Trad lead by ThorAss I did the LH variant mostly because it seemed to have the most chalk on it. Was pretty stiff for 14. 3 13 18 Trad lead by ThorAss It's ironic that we were going to do the Lady Dihedral finish but Rob preferred the 13 to the 15. This was a rueful decision. When I got to the dreaded chimney traverse, I was only able to get a good runner in at the start; didn't have the right size to protect any further along. As I was looking at a big swing smashing into the corner, I climbed very carefully finally pulling up at the end rather relieved. Rob balked at this completely. I got him to take his pack off as we could get it on the abseil. However this didn't quite do it so I said put the runner back into the corner and clip one of the ropes. So now he was protected from both sides. He vows to go back and do it properly some day. On the abseil we collected everything and our day was done.	Trad 78m	★★★ Mega Classic	ThorAss
A great classic, something for everyone. First pitch is a glorified hike. Second, a wildly exposed crack and face climb for the agoraphobiacs, followed by the 3rd pitch which took me back to my caving days.
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Didgeridoo - with Robert Lord	Trad 35m	★ Good	ThorAss
Feels more like a 12 than an 11. Anyway, Rob really learned about rope drag.
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall
	12	★ Bygone - with Robert Lord	Mixed trad 30m, 1	★ Good	ThorAss
Well we set off in the heat to do Saracen but we were so tired when we got to the bottom of it, that we went and did this little shaded gem.