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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.9 Hard	★★ Little Lion Face	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7 Hard	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.7 Hard	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
I am coming to appreciate Giggles more and more for how solid and sustained the climbing is at the grade.
	5.9 Hard	★★ Time to Rock It	Sport 22m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
If you can figure out the beta for the start, 5.9 is fair -- but it is a WEIRD start. If you don't figure out the beta, then it will feel MUCH harder. Also, might be height-dependent. We need to get a short climber to give it a try.
	5.7	Stairway to Hell - right variant	Trad 25m	★ Good	David Gibbs
Could use some more cleaning, but if that is done, would be a fine route.
	5.8 ~5.9	★★ Diggy Diggy Hole	Sport 18m, 10	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Like many of the climbs at Lower Cliff, a bit stiff for the grade.
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Upper section is a bit dirty
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
The moss is Randy. Could use a bit of a scrub
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★★ Time to Rock It — 2 attempts - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 22m, 11	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Could not figure it out for the FFA, so Bart went for it and got it. After seeing him I was able to do it on top rope.
	5.7	Stairway to Hell - right variant - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Trad 25m	Average	Simon McMillan
Was still a bit dirty and gear not as good as hoped.
	5.8	★★ Diggy Diggy Hole - with David Gibbs, Bartski	Sport 18m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.10d	★★★ Arriving Somewhere (but not here) - with Bartski	Sport 15m, 6	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Super happy I got this, and it's a great route that doesn't just have one hard move but a really fun sequence to puzzle out.
	5.10b	★★ Metamorphic Delicacy - with Bartski	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Still a great route. Today I didn't mind the bolting.
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with David Gibbs	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
	5.7	★ Giggles - with Bartski	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.8	★★ Diggy Diggy Hole - with Bartski	Sport 18m, 10	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Needs a serious cleaning. The route is quite fun though.
	5.9 Hard	★★ Little Lion Face	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7 Hard	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7 Hard	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.8 ~5.7	★★ Know When to Hold'em	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Mon 3rd Jul 2023 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.10d	★★★ Arriving Somewhere (but not here) - with Bartski	Sport 15m, 6		Simon McMillan
Not today. Maybe if I use Bart's moves, going much higher to the right on the ramp and then push off if it with the right hand...
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Could use a brushing but it's fine to climb it. For now... I wish more people came and tried lower cliff. It would help keep it cleaner and it's worth it.
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Getting a bit dirty, but still fine to climb. The holds are clean enough.
	5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle - with Bartski	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
	5.10a	★★ Mercy Street - with Bartski	Sport 20m, 8	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Happy to get it today
Sat 18th Jun 2022 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.8	★★ Know When to Hold'em	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Hard for a 5.7. Though, that might have been the humidity.
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	David Gibbs
One take, found the foot-hold, continued clean.
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	David Gibbs
Bunch of falls on this while I tried to work out the beta at the crux. The hardest move on this is probably about as hard as the hardest move on Slab-o-doom, but SLab-o-doom has a lot more of those moves in a row. Still, I think this is a solid 5.9+. Just wish The Crag would let me set that as a grade.
	5.10b	★★ Metamorphic Delicacy	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	David Gibbs
Definitely harder than Slab-o-Doom; so 10b seems fair. And some of the holds are really sharp. Actually, that's Lower Cliff -- generally the sharpest rock at Lac Sam.
Sat 7th May 2022 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with Kate Hunt	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with Kate Hunt	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.7	★ Giggles - with Kate Hunt	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Sun 24th Apr 2022 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	Noah
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	Noah
Thu 1st Jul 2021 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	David Gibbs
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.8	★★ Diggy Diggy Hole	Sport 18m, 10	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.7 Hard	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.9	★★ Left Out	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
	5.8	★★ Diggy Diggy Hole - with David Gibbs	Sport 18m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★★ Left Out - with David Gibbs	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Did the start right of the big block.
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Fri 25th Jun 2021 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.7	★★ Good Intentions - with Isabelle Scott	Trad 22m	Crap	Cedric Bariteau
Sun 6th Jun 2021 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle - with Bartski	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
	5.10a 5.10b	★★ Metamorphic Delicacy - with Bartski	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Might be a 5.10b.
	5.9	★★ Left Out - with Bartski	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Some big chunks of rock still needed to be removed but we were able to do it safely and I got a clean FFA. Tricky and interesting!
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 9	★ Good	Simon McMillan
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	Simon McMillan
Got rid of the worst dirt. I hope it stays cleaner...
	5.8	★★ Know When to Hold'em - with Bartski	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Tricky opening move and then fun easy climbing all the way up. My rope did not reach the half-way mark so it's under 30 metres long. Probably about 25m.
	5.7	Stairway to Hell - with David Gibbs	Trad 22m	Don't Bother	Simon McMillan
Needs to be converted to a sport climb. Dirty.
	5.10a	★★ Mercy Street - with Bartski	Sport 20m, 8	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Pulled the opening easily this time even though the jug hold has come off of it!
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 - with Bartski	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with David Gibbs	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Toproped this with beta from the FA herself! Fun moves, intricate sequences.
	5.7	Stairway to Hell - with David Gibbs	Trad 22m	Average	Su A. Alteen
Okay this was alright on toprope but a bit airy on the top and the bottom is a bit crumbly. Would recommend a helmet. Not that I always wouldn't but here in particular.
	5.8	★★ Know When to Hold'em - with David Gibbs	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Challenging beginning where I did a no feet move. Then fun trad following.
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with David Gibbs	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Really liked this fun line with a dihedral.
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
The extra bolts are much appreciated. Still a bit of dust and things on it. A good route!
	5.7	Stairway to Hell	Trad 22m	Don't Bother	David Gibbs
Started the lead on gear... ran out of gear placements, and at 5m run-out (ledge fall), had someone scramble to the top and drop a rope to me. Finished it clean on the TR. Not currently recommended for leading -- adequate TR< should end up contributing some climbing (and anchor) to a decent sport climb.
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★ Good	David Gibbs
More dirt had accumulated making this harder than it needed to be, but Simon brushed it. Again.
	5.8 5.7	★★ Randy Moss	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Much better than I remember it being -- solid climbing throughout.
	5.8	★★ Know When to Hold'em	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Sun 16th May 2021 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.10b	★★ Metamorphic Delicacy (Skunked) - with Kate Hunt	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Really fun technical moves. Sustained for the most part.
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face - with Kate Hunt	Sport 25m, 10	★ Good	Simon McMillan
The first half is really good. The second half is ok.
	5.7	★★ Randy Moss - with Kate Hunt	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Found it harder than 5.7, probably because I was hauling up a drill...
Sun 11th Apr 2021 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 - with David Gibbs, Su A. Alteen	Sport 25m, 10	★★★ Classic	Simon McMillan
Very happy with how the route works out after bolting it. A bit of cleaning required where I didn't anticipate hands would want to go...
	5.7	★★ Good Intentions - with David Gibbs, Su A. Alteen	Trad 22m		Simon McMillan
If it was clean it would be even more fun...
	5.10a	★★ Mercy Street - with David Gibbs, Su A. Alteen	Sport 20m, 8	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
Disappointed I couldn't pull the crux, but surprised how fun the whole thing is. It's convincing me that in terms of consistent and climbs Lower Cliff delivers.
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs, Su A. Alteen	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
	5.9	★ Dave Direct - with David Gibbs, Su A. Alteen	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Simon McMillan
I look forward to leading this after I put a couple of bolts in as agreed. YOU HAVE TO GET THE ROPE OVER THE OVERHANG fairly straight up or rope drag will kill you. That makes Dave direct the preferred option for me...
	5.7	★★ Good Intentions - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Trad 22m	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Toproped this looking at the trad gear, unclipping it and clipping it on the way down as a redirect. Enjoyable climb through part of "Stairway to Hell" and then going right and up to a tree anchor. Cool adventure.
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Could use some more bolts, which I expect Simon will do.
	5.8 5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	David Gibbs
The 5.6 grad on this was a mite mad -- definitely harder and more committing than that. Still a tough and heady lead -- but a couple bolts in the dihedral where I sling the tree (twice) would be a good improvement.
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
Red-point for the opening crux... on-sight for the extension. I was very happy to get the start clean -- though my fingers weren't quite as happy with me. Some small, sharp, crimps.
	5.7	★★ Good Intentions	Trad 22m	★ Good	David Gibbs
Was planning to re-climb Stairway to Hell, but after pulling the initial section, instead of heading right, I spotted a lovely hand-crack to the left, so I decided to head up to it and climb it. I had... And the road to hell is paved with...
	5.10a	★★ Mercy Street	Sport 20m, 8	★★ Very Good	David Gibbs
After seeing Simon struggle with the initial pulls over the roof, I didn't think I'd get this -- but apparently I found some beta that worked for me, and got it clean, though not without a struggle.
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 (Slab o' Doom) - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Did a lead flash of this with draws hung by Simon. Was really impressed by the consistent slabbiness with crimps and an interesting traverse and toprope at the end. Yay!
	5.9	★ Dave Direct - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Enjoyed seconding after David slung trees and completed the original "Dave, Dave" route. Found the direct corner part a bit challenging and did a likely inneficient sequence back to the face.
	5.7	★ Giggles - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Sport 20m, 11	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Did this on toprope as the warmup due to the runout. Fun moves, and good to work on slab with features.
	5.10a	FA ★★ Mercy Street - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Sport 20m, 8	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
FFA. Honored to have completed the first free ascent on sport route today on Simon's project - thanks Simon! Really enjoyed the cruxy overhanging problem before the interesting featured slab.
		★★ Devil's Ladder - with David Gibbs, Simon McMillan	Boulder 3m	★★ Very Good	Su A. Alteen
Climbed this on Toprope after having climbed the variant of Stairway to Hell. Really enjoyed this challenging and powerful sequence.
Jul 2014 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.6	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	Noah Boudreau-Richard
	5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Noah Boudreau-Richard
	5.9	★★ Little Lion Face	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Noah Boudreau-Richard
	5.7	Stairway to Hell	Trad 22m	★ Good	Noah Boudreau-Richard
Lots of loose rocks after the first ledge. Nothing to worry about but still something nice to keep in mind.
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11		Noah Boudreau-Richard
	5.9	★ Dave Direct	Mixed trad 25m, 2		Noah Boudreau-Richard
Sun 29th Jun 2014 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.6 5.9	★ Dave, Dave, Dave of the Jungle	Mixed trad 25m, 2	★ Good	David Gibbs
Lead it again -- found another couple gear placements in the (previously thought to be) run-out section. Both small (including a white tri-cam) but ok.
Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Lac Sam
Lower Cliff
	5.9 5.10a	★★ Slab o' Doom 2.0 (Slab o' Doom)	Sport 25m, 10	★★ Very Good	Phil Price
Love this climb. Cant wait to lead it when it gets bolted.
	5.7	★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	Average	Phil Price
In my approach shoes. Makes for a much trickier climb and makes you miss those little edges.
	5.7	FA ★ Giggles	Sport 20m, 11	Average	Phil Price
FA. Some people have complained the 3-4 bolt is a bit far spaced. Its not.

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