Ascents in Oceania as various tick types by Mitch Scanlan-Bloor

Led P.1 and P.3. First go at a proper finger crack so was happy to grovel behind Nick for the 2nd pitch. Was a learning experience! Great line.

Lots of loose stuff but enjoyed the grovel on the 2nd pitch.

Felt pretty hard! Tricky to find the holds up there.

Covered in a cobwebs and not a chalk mark in sight. Thought it was great climbing with a sweet power crux down low and perfectly sustained up high.

Crux was the abseil! Found it very difficult to find the ledges on the way down. Acres of choss with wafer-like rock that crumbles underhand on most of the pitches. Amazing to start hanging 2m above the swell and kelp. Led pitches 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, & 9.

Ledgy and dicky finish.

Great climbing but a bit run out down low

Found the 2nd clip to be the hardest move. Steep, thuggy and big. 3rd shot.

Jumped off the stool as the start looked a bit heinous for a warm up.

Gotta get low! Interesting rock features make for great climbing.

Mini orestes!

Pretty hard for a 20... Finger crack at the top is super goey! Very well protected.

Jammin' to get going then cruisey to the top.

Movement wise it's pretty ace. Found the gear to be marginal though.

What a sweet little adventure!

Worth taping/gloving up for. Gritty crystals make for painful jamming.

Techy weirdness with a bit of runout for spice.

Hard moves between some mega jugs. Rose move at the end is some classy shit.

Great little climb.

Best to have warm fingers for this one! Uber techy.

Too much focus on the pumped forearms and not enough attention on the feet. Beautifully techy traverse down low, with a burly undercling layback of death to keep it fair for all kinds of folk. #4 cam protects the top crux perfectly.

Done as a long single pitch with double ropes. Really thought provoking climbing for the grade and worth doing.

#4 cam does you no good despite what the guidebook says. Small wires around the guano hold work a treat.

Stoked to see Ab take his first trad 'falls' and begin his way along the dark path of jamming.

Squeezed in after the long drive from Melbourne. Last pitch and a half done by headlamp.

Coralie's first trad lead! Couple of moves to keep you thinking but plenty of gear options. Such a good place to learn.

Sensational chimney fun times. I wussed out at the top and face climbed, while Coralie stemmed to the top.

Burled my way through finger locks then watched my second cruise it with a layback...

Burled my way through finger locks then watched my second cruise it with a layback...

One helluva crux! Just have to keep on slithering.

Snuck this one in on sunset for Coralie's first climb at Arapiles.

Maximum ooze.

Went clockwise like a bunch of numpties. Made for a quick climb up and then a long slow down climb. Straightforward climbing in runners, didn't end up needing the ropes/gear.

Bottom face is superb.

Super rad.

Definitely the primo line on this wall.