Ascents in Oceania by Joanna Parker

A good climb with a feisty start.

The loose, flakey rock is disconcerting but the frequent bolts help. Spicy headwall on P2!

Sweet! Acrobatic and interesting moves, good protection. Belay a bit hard to find.

Easy but quite runout & lots of ledges. Nice overhung crux.

Thought-provoking crux.

The rock is still a bit loose on this one.

A couple of stylish moves followed by some cranking then a walk through the moss to the top.

Tough thin moves at the crux.

A nice cool warmup in hot weather. 12.3.05. (2nd) Tentative return after nearly 4 months off. Hard for a 10!... or is it just me?

A hard crank at a point disconcertingly close to the ground. 2.11.03. Pleasant little climb.

Some challenging moves at the start. 27.9.03: Sweet climb.

Awkward and blocky.

Fantastic climb with a variety of challenges. Date?: Pleasant crack and face climb. Not a scary offwidth.

Followed Dave. 5.10.03 Fun bridging. Nice one.

Armpit-wrenching layback moves in a steep finger-crack.

Nice climb with a bit of exposure. 18.1.04: Enjoyable little climb... except for the hot sun!

A superb traverse move makes up for an awkward start. Lovely and exposed finish.

Pretty ordinary. Not sure about using wires in this rock.

The miniscule crimpers were too much for me!

Very enjoyable first climb on slider.

Crimpy, pumpy, and overhanging.

Nice climb and a bit pumpy.

Some nice overhanging bits.

Second, rest? More like second, haul. Definitely not my kind of climb.

Deception indeed without chalked up holds. Should be easy now that I've been on it

Tough for a 14! Thin gear at start. Lovely moves over overhang.

Muscley crux. Very nice once I worked out how to do it!

Redpoint. Love this climb. Jug overhang city. 23.4.04. A series of fun juggy overhangs. Just what I was looking for!

Colin lead. Quite thin and facey. Small gear.

Beautiful indeed.

One..... Awesome..... Adventure

With 2+ parties waiting on the ledge below me, freaked out at the overhang on p3 & rested on gear. Great once you commit!

One-move wonder... but what a move!

Very pumpy! Great small-hands crack at the top! Also pink-point dog 6.10.05. Woof woof woof.

Great overhangs. Did in one pitch but lots of rope drag. 19.4.04. 2nd clean. Nice overhangs with good jugs.

Go fast so you don't get pumped! Warren's second lead at Araps (he only jumped 6 grades)

Thrutchy! Araps cracks are not what I'm used to!

Awesome position. A thought-provoking traverse then easy-peasy.

3rd. Warren's first lead at Araps! 21.4.04. 2nd clean.

a.k.a "Take the heater". Quite strenuous. A bit of jamming and a bit overhanging.

Awesome belay at the top!

Vicious. Challenging crack climb ranging from offwidth to thin-hands. Only rested to extract a !@#$ nut.

A great, challenging "big-hands" crack spoilt by a "chimney-surprise" finish. Ran out of gear which wasn't fun.

Pumpy solid climb. Great moves. Just have to get my head around it.

With Colin. Facey start and some interesting moves.

A nice little climb. Pity it's such a drama to get to!

A fun, exposed adventure.

Wow. Fantastic climbing up 2 great lines, split by a graceful traverse across the void. Topped off with a shady belay on flat rocks! Pumped out several times but can't wait to experience this superb climb again!

Very enjoyable. Nice sharp holds, being a new climb.

A nice climb. 28.6.03. Second.

A tightly-bolted pumpy start, then it's all over. Very enjoyable.

Some yukky climbing followed by some very stylish moves with a bold sting in its tail.

A super-duper high step finally got me through