Ascents in Gum's Gully

Ouch.

I will never forget the time I got pupated

Cleaned of cobwebs using my hair, face and fingers... Spiders are now living in my pants but the route is clean.

What the heck is this thing!!! Off to file a hurt feelings report as I couldn't make the crux foot bump 😂

Red point. Second go of the day. Jumped on it three times three years ago. So 5th go overall. Pretty nice dihedral. Love the stemming and pressing in the crux.

Been three years since I last jumped on this. Had to remember the moves.

Feels impossible until you find the micro beta for the feet. Waipapa-style, open book stemming test piece. Great movement and bolting. Suits my style. #3rdGo

Putting the gear up on Pupation.

First go of the day. Second overall. Clipped the third bolt and got right hand up to big slot. From there the really hard stuff begins. I came off trying to move past that. Then pulled up on the rope past the crux and did the top reasonably easily (although with some strain!). So I have the crux down to a bit less than a body length: from right hand in slot to right foot in slot.

Third go overall. Just working the crux. Found a couple of extra moves past the right hand slot (one very hard one that requires a lot of core tension) but I am not sure if I am climbing in to a dead end. I will have to come back when I have some skin! Somebody else has definitely been working the route. I wonder how far they have gotten! Definitely at least a 25 in the crux as far as I am concerned.

Nice line but was wet and dirty, so probably needs a couple of sunny days in a row.

First try. Awesome dihedral climb, if a bit short. Found some moves at the start (first two bolts) and from last bolt to anchor. Below and above third bolt seems really tough. Need better shoes and to up my stemming game