Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Climber | |||
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Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Classic Wall | |||||||
20 | ★★ Closing Time | 30m, 10 | ★ Good | ||||
Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Politics Wall | |||||||
16 | ★ Slip-Slop-Splat | 9m, 3 | Average | ||||
Horrendously slopey haha
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Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Picnic Spot | |||||||
21 | ★★ Gumboot Revival | 19m | ★ Good | ||||
Bouldery crux
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16 | ★ Shellfish Desires | 22m | ★ Good | ||||
Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Hauler Area | |||||||
21 | ★★ I Got The Whiskey Baby | 16m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Figured out the crux sequence after a head over heels whip. Got it second go
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16 | ★★ The Hauler | 15m | ★ Good | ||||
Slopey
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Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Classic Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Castledowns Classic | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really fun. A good intro to the style of climbing at the crag
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Mon 3rd Jun 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Bunny Gully | |||||||
16 | ★★ Never Say Nevis Again | 22m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really fun delicate slab then steeper headwall. Awesome for the grade
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Sun 26th May 2024 - Little Babylon | |||||||
23 | ★ Bish Bosh Bash — 3 attempts | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 10th May 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Mate's Little Brother | |||||||
26 | ★★★ Second Coming — 9 attempts | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Fri 10th May 2024 - Marian Valley | |||||||
Sabre South Face | |||||||
14 | ★★★ The Big Corner | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Fri 10th May 2024 - Lake Adelaide | |||||||
Mt. Marian | |||||||
18 A4 ~19 ~A3+ | ★★★ North Face | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||||
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
23 | ★★ Stoned Immaculate - with Adrian | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | ||||
The first third is fantastic with knee bars and exciting mantles. The rest of the climb was nice but seemed needlessly run-out with fall potential onto ledges. Watch out for rope drag, I had a top rope boost whenever I clipped a bolt.
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24 ~23 | ★★ On The Prow - with Adrian | 13m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great old-school climbing between good edges, if you can find them! Fully bolted
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Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Little Babylon | |||||||
23 | ★★ Rua Tahi — 3 attempts | 12m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 6th Apr 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Lucky Strike | 280m, 11 | |||||
Sat 6th Apr 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Main Bluffs Feature Wall | |||||||
23 |
★★★ Done by Lunch
1
Quality climbing
2
Hard moves up and through the overlap. Watch for the good right hand jug then crank on tiny crimps
3
Delicate moves through the first 3 bolts then quality climbing to the anchors | 60m, 23 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
23 | ★★★ Done by Lunch - with Jordan R, Nick O'Rourke | 60m, 23 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
FA! Really happy with how this turned out, amazing climbing - hopefully it gets some repeats soon. Crux pitch took 3 lead attempts. All pitches established and freed in 2.5 days. A great team effort.
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Fri 5th Apr 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
19 | ★★ Morris Dancing (In the Moonlight) | 170m, 31 | |||||
Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Homer Tunnel Homer Tunnel Bluffs | |||||||
20 | ★★ Mātuitui | 280m, 14 | ★ Good | ||||
A great intro to Darrans mutli-pitch climbing. Second pitch is kind of funky, feels a bit like you are being forced onto the arête, rather than just climbing the face. P3 is great. P6 has some hollow flakes, including one with a bolt in it, I'd not clip this one if I were you.
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Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Lucky Strike | 280m, 11 | |||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Main Bluffs Feature Wall | |||||||
23 | ★★★ Done by Lunch | 60m, 23 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
25 | ★ Roaming Warrior - with James Smith | 20m, 7 | |||||
2 attempts
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26 | ★★ Piro Piro — 2 attempts - with Eugene Yeo | 27m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Epic route!
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Gertrude Valley | |||||||
Black Lake | |||||||
21 | ★★ Gypsy Heart | 300m, 14 | |||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
24 | ★★★ Day Tripper - with James Smith | 25m, 8 | |||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Babylon | |||||||
Left Hand Wall | |||||||
24 |
★★ Project Aqua P1
— 2 attempts
- with
Eugene Yeo
1
24
20m
| 20m | |||||
21 ~21 |
★★★ PSI P1
- with
Eugene Yeo
1
21
12m
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
24 | ★★★ Day Tripper — 2 attempts - with Eugene Yeo | 25m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
20 |
★★ Tickety Boo
- with
Eugene Yeo
1
Got scared at the crux. Not used to this friction slab nonsense :D! Super fun, engaging climbing.
2
3
4
5
6
The wind started blowing once we got to this pitch, blowing the water from the waterfall onto route. Making the friction slab near frictionless! Impressive send Eugene. | 230m, 61 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
19/20 | ★★ Twelve Good Summers Variation | 140m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
P2 of 12GS was wet, so ventured up the variation. A couple of delicate moves in keeping with the rest of the crag. No need to do two pitches at the start, one longish pitch works fine.
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Sat 30th Mar 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
28 |
★★ Contact Neurosis
1
16
20
2
18
16
3
28
18
| 54m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
19 | ★ Unnamed 19 | 30m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Main Bluffs Puke Wall | |||||||
21 Hard | ★ Esoteric | 40m, 11 | ★ Good | ||||
Commiting climbing on small edges and insecure feet..
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Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Main Bluffs Feature Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Feature Face | 65m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
20 |
★★ Tickety Boo
- with
James Smith
1
2
3
4
5
6
| 230m, 61 | |||||
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Babylon | |||||||
Left Hand Wall | |||||||
24 |
★★ Project Aqua P1
1
24
20m
| 20m | |||||
21 |
★★★ PSI P1
1
21
12m
| 12m | |||||
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
19 |
★★ Morris Dancing (In the Moonlight)
1
19
56m
2
16
57m
3
17
53m
| 170m, 31 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Wed 20th Mar 2024 - Babylon | |||||||
Left Hand Wall | |||||||
24 |
★★★ Tufa Dub
1
23
25
2
24
25
Think I went too direct at the top before finding the tufa and coming to my senses | 50m | |||||
Tue 19th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Eureka | 220m | ★ Good | ||||
It's nice but I don't get the hype
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Wed 13th Mar 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Main Bluffs Feature Wall | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Feature Face | 65m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Via the direct start. Stunning second pitch. Onsight from P2
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24 | ★★★ Feature Face Direct | 20m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Fell on the direct start due to numb fingers and couldn't feel the crimps. Got it next go G/U
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Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Gravitron Gully | |||||||
20 | ★★ The Pigeon Coop | 4 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
1st bolted FA cool no hands rest in the roof grade dependent on arm span
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Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Lake Adelaide | |||||||
Phil's Bivvy Slab | |||||||
17 |
★ Footsies P2
- with
Tim
2
| 30m, 12 | |||||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Lake Adelaide | |||||||
Barrier Knob North Face | |||||||
17 |
★ Day Tripper
- with
Tim
1
Very good apart from the garbage bolt at the crux
2
3
| 110m, 6 | |||||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
21 Hard |
★★★ Pipe Dreams
- with
Tim
1
16
30
Contrived slab
2
18
32
3
20
30
4
14
30
5
21
30
6
21
30
7
21
30
Very tricky slab. Fell twice at two points, and caught myself by grabbing a rope both times
8
18
30
9
21
30
Awesome steep trad pitch!
10
20
30
Contrived slab direttissima | 300m, 19 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
25 | ★ Roaming Warrior | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | ||||
A fun 5 moves, well worth doing. 2nd go
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Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
23 ~23 |
★★★ Finders Keepers
- with
Tim
1
15
25
2
19
30
3
19
30
Hard, wet corner
4
12
60
5
23
20
Nails
6
21
25
7
21
30
8
21
30
9
21
30
| 280m, 25 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Got on this as Pipe Dreams was occupied, generally very good.
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Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
20 |
★★★ Eureka
1
20
35m
2
20
50m
3
17
50m
4
18
50m
5
15
35m
| 220m | |||||
19 |
★★ Twelve Good Summers
1
16
2
16
3
19
4
17
| 120m | |||||
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
21 |
★★★ Pipe Dreams
1
16
30m
2
18
32m
3
20
30m
4
14
30m
5
21
30m
6
21
30m
7
21
30m
8
18
30m
9
21
30m
10
20
30m
| 300m, 19 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 8th Mar 2024 - Lake Adelaide | |||||||
Barrier Knob North East Face | |||||||
20 | ★ Daisy | 140m, 10 | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 3rd Mar 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
22 | ★★ Safety In Numbers | 21m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fell at the crux going for a hold that wasn't a hold... Fun climb though!
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20 | ★★ Another One | 15m, 6 | |||||
19 | ★★ The Drunken Skunkin Leprechaun | 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
21 | ★★ Proximity Infatuation | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 1st Mar 2024 - Curio Bay | |||||||
17 | ★ Craysy Crack | 10m | ★ Good | ||||
Thu 22nd Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
22 |
★★★ Finders Keepers
1
15
25
2
19
30
3
18
30
4
12
60
5
22
20
6
21
25
7
21
30
8
21
30
9
21
30
| 280m, 25 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Thu 22nd Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
19 | ★★ Twelve Good Summers | 120m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Maybe 90m divided into 4 pitches, definitely not 120m. Is kind of a shame that you are missing like 2 m (with single 60m rope) while rappelling the last two.
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Bunny Gully | |||||||
16 | ★★ Never Say Nevis Again | 22m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Hauler Area | |||||||
13 | ★ Cutting Your Teeth | 13m, 3 | |||||
16 | ★★ The Hauler | 15m | |||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Politics Wall | |||||||
16 ~17 | ★ Slip-Slop-Splat | 9m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Gravitron Gully | |||||||
24 | ★ The Gravitron | 10m | |||||
16 ~17 | ★★ Feminist Wiles | 15m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Classic Wall | |||||||
15 ~16 | ★★ The Castledowns Classic | 30m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Picnic Spot | |||||||
18 | ★★ Girl On A Swing | 11m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
15 ~16 | ★ Womb With A View | 8m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Bunny Gully | |||||||
16 ~17 | ★★ Never Say Nevis Again | 22m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Politics Wall | |||||||
16 | ★ Slip-Slop-Splat | 9m, 3 | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
Classic Wall | |||||||
15 | ★★ The Castledowns Classic | 30m | ★ Good | ||||
16 | ★★ The Dead Go Direct/The Dead Goat Arête | 18m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Lucky Strike | 280m, 11 | ★ Good | ||||
Very enjoyable day out. There is water running from the Cascade to the right of the West Face at this time of year. If you want to save weight.
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Little Babylon | |||||||
27 | ★★★ Moses | 24m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Certified Banger!
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23 | ★★ Rua Tahi | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Picnic Spot | |||||||
18 | ★★ Girl On A Swing | 11m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
16 | ★ Shellfish Desires | 22m | ★ Good | ||||
15 | ★ Womb With A View | 8m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Castledowns | |||||||
The Hauler Area | |||||||
16 | ★★ The Hauler | 15m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 16th Feb 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
21 | ★★ Proximity Infatuation — 2 attempts | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
20 | ★★ Another One | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
22 | ★ Granite Gringo | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | ||||
24 |
★★ Jack The Biscuit
1
17
30m
2
18
15m
3
20
25m
4
24
12m
| 82m, 20 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Little Babylon | |||||||
27 | ★★★ Moses | 24m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Amazing pitch, wish I had more time to stitch it all together!
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25 | ★★ International Turkey Patrol — 2 attempts | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Got respectably close both attempts but couldn’t quite seal the deal. Turns out 4 consecutive days of Darrans climbing is tiring!
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23 | ★★ Rua Tahi | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
As good as warm ups get.
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25 | ★★★ Solitude — 2 attempts | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great, long pitch of two distinct characters. The upper head wall is excellent quality!
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - The Chasm | |||||||
22 | ★ Granite Gringo - with Andrew Banks | 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Quite unlikely climbing at points. A bit of a tease because partners weren’t keen to do this pitch age join at the Chillout Ledge. Very keen to return for some of the harder lines.
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24 | ★★ Jack The Biscuit - with Andrew Banks | 82m, 20 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Did pitch 1 only to link into Granite Gringo.
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10 | ★★ Access Rungs - with Andrew Banks | 20m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Probably the only time I’ve led a via ferrata. Two stars? Sure, why not.
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Gertrude Valley | |||||||
Black Lake | |||||||
21 | ★★ Gypsy Heart - with Ryan Siacci, Andrew Banks | 300m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Two stars for the first 3 pitches, one for the remaining 6. Definitely worth doing as a relatively easy day outing from Homer, but some might prefer to rap after pitch 3, as it’s really the standout. Still, a nice addition to the area and it was cool to walk off the top and descend past Black Lake.
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Borland Valley | |||||||
Confluence Crags The Perch | |||||||
24 |
★★ Stash
1
2
3
4
5
Slipped on mossy ledge first attempt | 120m, 30 | |||||
Nice climb and cool moves through the roof on pitch 2. Pulled off a scary loose block on pitch 3
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
22 Hard |
★★★ Finders Keepers
1
15
25m
2
19
30m
3
18
30m
4
12
60m
5
22
20m
6
21
25m
7
21
30m
8
21
30m
9
21
30m
| 280m, 25 | |||||
Fri 9th Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Moir Moir's Mate West Face | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Lucky Strike - with Ryan Siacci, Andrew Banks | 280m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Perfect choice for my first route in the Darrans. A long but not overly long approach with some technical scrambling, then brilliant climbing and impeccable rock quality. I led the odd pitches, and we decided to end it after the last grade 20 pitch as the 13 didn’t seem to add much value. Done in around 11 hours hut to hut. Very keen to return for the other routes on the Mate.
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20 |
★★★ Lucky Strike
1
18
55m
2
45m
3
30m
4
19
45m
5
20
25m
6
20
25m
7
13
50m
| 280m, 11 | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Incredible! Overall very sustained and technical climbing, with an epic approach. Pitches 4 and 6 were most intense leads for me. I took cams from 0.3-1, dmm offsets and walnuts from 1-5, was happy with that rack.
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Thu 8th Feb 2024 - Homer Hut Area | |||||||
Shotwell Slabs | |||||||
16 |
★★ Twelve Good Summers
1
16
2
16
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Climbed the first two pitches again to retrieve a stuck rope. These can be easily linked
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20 |
★★★ Eureka
1
20
35m
2
20
50m
3
17
50m
4
18
50m
5
15
35m
| 220m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Full on slabbing. The first two pitches have some moves at the limit of friction! My palms are raw from so much palming down the whole way up 😆
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19 |
★★ Twelve Good Summers
1
16
2
16
3
19
4
17
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Beautiful slab climbing, on amazing clean rock! Pitch 3 especially was a stunner.
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Thu 8th Feb 2024 - Babylon | |||||||
Left Hand Wall | |||||||
17 |
★★ The Obvious Weakness P1
1
17
18m
| 18m |