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Western Australia South Coast Esperance Cape Le Grand NP Lucky Bay West Lucky Bay South Boulders | ||||||||
★★★ Esperado | 4m | ★★★ Classic | Fri 9th Sep 2022 | |||||
Got the top and the bottom but missed the elusive middle
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V1 | ★ Windsor | 5m | Average | Fri 9th Sep 2022 | ||||
V1 | ★ Windsor | 5m | ★★ Very Good | Tue 7th Feb 2023 | ||||
Fun highball.
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★ Conscious Bias | 5m | Average | Fri 9th Sep 2022 | |||||
Needs a bit of cleaning.
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V6 V7 | ★★★ Zenith | 7m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 9th Sep 2022 | ||||
Unhappy to walk away from three-star lines so that I can drive across the Nullarbor.
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V7 | ★★★ Zenith | 7m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 7th Feb 2023 | ||||
V5 | ★★★ Quasar | 5m | ★★★ Classic | Wed 7th Sep 2022 | ||||
Good fun. The low start is probably the only hard bit.
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V5 | ★★★ Quasar | 5m | ★★★ Classic | Tue 7th Feb 2023 | ||||
Western Australia South Coast Esperance Cape Le Grand NP Kangaroo Rock Orange Wall | ||||||||
22 | Unnamed - with Zedekiah colback | 20m, 6 | Sat 1st Oct 2011 | |||||
Western Australia South Coast Esperance Cape Le Grand NP Kangaroo Rock Kiwi Wall | ||||||||
19 | ★ There She Blows | 25m, 6 | Sun 27th Sep 2020 | |||||
18 | ★ Flying Kiwis | 25m, 5 | ★ Good | Sat 18th Jan 2020 | ||||
Top roped this and the climb to the right of it (Varlain, 18). There is a guidebook online which has more detail about these climbs.
There is only a single bolt at the top of this climb, so we used the bolts for a climb across. The rock on this wall is a bit unreliable; partner and I had a few holds on the easy sections pop off in our hands and were glad we weren’t leading. I’m sure with a bit more traffic it will get cleaned up. The music wall (around the corner) has more reliable rock. Great exposure and atmosphere. |
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18 | ★ Flying Kiwis | 25m, 5 | Sun 27th Sep 2020 | |||||
Western Australia South Coast Esperance Cape Le Grand NP Kangaroo Rock Music Wall | ||||||||
18/19 | ★★ The Roaring Forties | 20m | ★★ Very Good | Mon 13th May 2024 | ||||
18/19 | ★★ The Roaring Forties | 20m | ★★ Very Good | Tue 14th May 2024 | ||||
24 | ★★★ Tingle in your fingers | 24m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 31st Aug 2021 | ||||
21 | ★★★ Unnamed | 20m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 31st Aug 2021 | ||||
17 | ★★★ L'Esperence - with Zedekiah colback | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | Mon 1st Oct 2012 | ||||
Good fun warm up route
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17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | Sat 18th Jan 2020 | ||||
Toproped first, then Nicolle seconded. Her first proper lead!
We then toproped The Roaring Forties (19; the next climb across to the right as you face the wall) which was fantastic. Shares anchors with this climb. |
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17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 13th Nov 2020 | ||||
17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | Thu 24th Dec 2020 | ||||
18 17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | Average | Sun 18th Apr 2021 | ||||
17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 31st Aug 2021 | ||||
17 | ★★★ L'Esperence | 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | Mon 13th May 2024 | ||||
Western Australia South Coast Esperance Twilight Beach Road Salmon Beach | ||||||||
V2 | ★ Slopey Xmas | ★ Good | Fri 25th Dec 2020 | |||||
V1 | ★ Xmas Launch | ★ Good | Fri 25th Dec 2020 | |||||
V1 | Xmas Verse | ★ Good | Fri 25th Dec 2020 | |||||
V1 ~V3 | Xmas Verse — 3 attempts | Average | Mon 27th Feb 2023 | |||||
V3 | ★ Slice Of | ★ Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V2 | ★★ Gumby | ★ Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V4 | ★★ First squeeze | ★★ Very Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V4 | ★★ First squeeze | Sun 6th Jun 2021 | ||||||
V5 | ★★ New Wave | ★★ Very Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
Need spot for top
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V5 | ★★ New Wave | ★★ Very Good | Sat 16th Nov 2019 | |||||
Went back to try again. I can feel the final move and the top hold is good, but slightly above my risk tolerance without a spot. Coming off final move would end in a sideways fall head first into a rock
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V3 | ★ Heartbeats | ★ Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V0 | ★★ Downclimb | ★★ Very Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V0 | ★★ Downclimb | ★ Good | Fri 25th Dec 2020 | |||||
V1 | ★ Ski slopes | ★ Good | Fri 15th Nov 2019 | |||||
V1 | ★ Ski slopes | ★ Good | Fri 25th Dec 2020 | |||||
Western Australia South Coast Walpole Thompson's Cove Cinema Wall | ||||||||
18 | ★★ Totally Total | 20m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★★ Totally Total - with Ashlee | 20m | ★ Good | Sat 4th Apr 2015 | ||||
Totally shit! I had trouble with pro so pulled the crux above some dodge gear and was a little nervous. It was good to see the top!
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18 | ★★ Totally Total - with lance gelden, Claire | 20m | Fri 27th Dec 2019 | |||||
Lead with pre-placed gear - thanks Lance!
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18 | ★★★ Hey Joe | 20m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★★★ Hey Joe | 20m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★★★ Hey Joe - with Ashlee | 20m | ★★★ Classic | Sat 4th Apr 2015 | ||||
Mission success!!! Worth the 4 hour drive and hike. I won't be coming back for a repeat though. Great adventure in a beautiful location.
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18 | ★★★ Hey Joe - with Chris | 20m | ★★★ Classic | Fri 3rd Apr 2015 | ||||
18 | ★★★ Hey Joe | 20m | Thu 10th Aug 2017 | |||||
Western Australia South Coast Walpole Thompson's Cove The Terrace | ||||||||
22 | ★★★ Under Cover - with Ronan | 14m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | Sun 5th Apr 2015 | ||||
My favorite climb of the weekend. Super technical and sustained. A super classic WA granite face climb. Pinch pinch and pinch!
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22 | ★★★ Under Cover - with lance gelden, Claire | 14m, 5 | Fri 27th Dec 2019 | |||||
22 | ★★★ Under Cover - with lance gelden, Claire | 14m, 5 | Fri 27th Dec 2019 | |||||
14 | ★ Private Eye - with lance gelden, Claire | 7m | Fri 27th Dec 2019 | |||||
The crux at the start of the climb and the promising but not so good gear placements make this climb a little tougher than it first looked.
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5 | Laid Back | 5m | Average | Sat 4th Apr 2015 | ||||
Western Australia South Coast Walpole Mount Frankland Main Face | ||||||||
18 | ★★ Three is the Key | 35m, 6 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★★ Three is the Key - with Paul | 35m, 6 | ★ Good | Mon 26th Jan 2015 | ||||
What can I say? A great hard adventure not for the faint hearted. Sharp rock, giant crystals, slabby with thin edges, great friction. Long run outs of up to 6 metres on mixed hangers and natural protection. Fell when a thin as nails crimp pulled off. Made it to what I think was the second last hanger before bailing. Fun and hairy.
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18 | ★★★ Thieves Like The Sun | 45m, 8 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★★★ Thieves Like The Sun - with Ashlee | 45m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | Fri 24th Apr 2015 | ||||
Great warmup. The roof was pumpy. Just follow the fixed hangers, just bring binoculars to spot them.... they are that far apart. Great climb. Worth three stars.
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18 | ★★★ Thieves Like The Sun | 45m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | Tue 28th Apr 2015 | ||||
This route is awesome. A few unnerving runouts through hollow flakes but it all adds to the fun. Some super exposed moves over the roof on bomber cams!
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18 | ★★★ Thieves Like The Sun - with Chris | 45m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | Fri 24th Apr 2015 | ||||
Awesome, would be a solid lead- but run out
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18 | ★★★ Thieves Like The Sun - with john dumas | 45m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | Wed 29th Dec 2021 | ||||
Great route, it will have you thinking about each move
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19 20 | ★★ Jugular | 45m, 5 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
20 | ★★ Jugular - with Dirk Klicker, Rob | 45m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | Sat 2nd Mar 2019 | ||||
Fell going past the first bolt, virtually to ground level. Should have started again, because I got it clean after that. First bolt is uncomfortably high, definitely in a don't fall zone. Thanks to Dirk for putting the draws up.
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18 | ★★ Three Card Trick | 45m, 5 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 31st Dec 2010 | ||||
1 hang on upper headwall. difficult reach problem, prob grade 22 for shorties
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21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs - with Ashlee | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 24th Apr 2015 | ||||
CLASSIC!!! Great route! Get on it. Well protected and awesome moves. A few medium sized cams are helpful
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21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs - with Ronan | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
Did another lap with Ronan. Spectacular sunset. See you next time Mt Franklin.
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21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs - with Chris | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 24th Apr 2015 | ||||
Great fun!
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21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs - with Dirk Klicker, Rob | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | Sat 2nd Mar 2019 | ||||
Great, long, varied route with some committing thin moves, but well bolted overall. Recommended. Must be more than 10 bolts, because I ran out of draws.
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21 | ★★★ Dickheads and Dynosaurs - with Sam | 45m, 10 | Sat 2nd Mar 2019 | |||||
Great climb, afew interesting moves with tiny crystal like holds
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Western Australia South Coast Walpole Mount Frankland The Head Wall | ||||||||
19 | ★★ Skippy Goes Splat | 35m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
19 | ★★ Skippy Goes Splat | 35m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
19 | ★★ Skippy Goes Splat - with Ashlee | 35m | ★★★ Classic | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
After Ash melted down on that stupid traverse (leading it is safer than seconding) I shaked off the hypothermia and went for it. I didnt realise this was a trad rout, so had little pro. Stood on a few nuts to make sure they didnt pop out. Big reaches and huge exposure made this a fitting summit push for me and Ash. Thanks Ashleeeeee
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19 | ★★ Skippy Goes Splat - with Chris | 35m | ★ Good | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
Not worth 3 stars, just exposed with jugs and overhang and an epic traverse to get there. still fun.
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Western Australia South Coast Walpole Mount Frankland Wreckage Ledge | ||||||||
21 | ★★ Crawling From The Wreckage - with Elliot Vercoe | 55m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | Thu 19th Oct 2017 | ||||
Great fun!
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Western Australia South Coast Walpole Mount Frankland The Terrace | ||||||||
19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams | 35m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams | 35m | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams | 35m | ★★ Very Good | Thu 30th Dec 2010 | ||||
19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams - with Emily | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 2nd Jan 2018 | ||||
My favorite little adventure in this place, too bad I chickened out and had a rest half way up. I was doing so well, should have just taken the fall Must come back, what a beautiful crack!!
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19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Thu 30th Dec 2021 | ||||
Took a whip early on and had a rest. But otherwise climbed it clean.
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19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams - with Stacey | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Mon 17th Jan 2022 | ||||
Was a bit grimy don't let this put you off. Amazing climb. Watch the rope drag and keep it out the crack.
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19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams - with Buncey88 | 35m | ★★ Very Good | Mon 17th Jan 2022 | ||||
19 | ★★★ Silence of the Cams | 35m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Mon 7th Mar 2022 | ||||
20 | ★★ Butter Fingers | 35m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | Fri 25th Apr 2003 | ||||
20 | ★★ Butter Fingers | 35m, 3 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
20 | ★★ Butter Fingers | 35m, 3 | ★ Good | Thu 30th Dec 2010 | ||||
20 | ★★ Butter Fingers - with Ashlee | 35m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
HARD! Big moves. I thought I was a gonna but Ash egged me on. Great climb. No Dickhead and Dynosaurs but still good. This was the second pitch of our adventure.
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20 | ★★ Butter Fingers - with Chris | 35m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
Very bouldery, but fun, would be a hard lead
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18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | ★ Good | Fri 25th Apr 2003 | ||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | ★ Good | Sat 28th Feb 2009 | ||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | ★ Good | Thu 30th Dec 2010 | ||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | ★ Good | Mon 1st Oct 2012 | ||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | Sun 6th Mar 2022 | ||||
18 | ★ Three Sheep Twice a Day | 95m, 5 | Fri 1st Jan 2016 | |||||
(18) so awesome granite with a view of the Walpole wilderness (the size of the netherlands or so)
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Western Australia South Coast Walpole Mount Frankland Lower Slab | ||||||||
15 16 | ★ Purring Pussies - with Mike | 36m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | Mon 24th Feb 2014 | ||||
Great climb, crystals seem to be emitting some kind of magical adhesive aura.
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15 | ★ Purring Pussies | 36m, 9 | ★ Good | Thu 12th Mar 2015 | ||||
Beaten by the elements at this stage, heat and March flies. Good climbing, quite an exacting start.
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15 | ★ Purring Pussies | 36m, 9 | ★ Good | Thu 12th Mar 2015 | ||||
16 | ★ Purring Pussies - with Kate, Matteo | 36m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | Sat 25th Apr 2015 | ||||
Thought this deserves at least 2 stars or maybe I just love slab. Beautiful start to the day.
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16 | ★ Purring Pussies - with Tony and George | 36m, 9 | ★ Good | Sat 21st Nov 2015 | ||||
Another solid slab climb, climb was dry but slightly mossy as it had not seen any traffic in a while.
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16 | ★ Purring Pussies - with Brad | 36m, 9 | Sat 9th Apr 2016 | |||||
16 | ★ Purring Pussies | 36m, 9 | ★ Good | Sat 4th Mar 2017 | ||||
Fun
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16 | ★ Purring Pussies - with Dirk Klicker, Rob | 36m, 9 | ★ Good | Sat 2nd Mar 2019 | ||||
Getting to the main wall
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