Ascents in Oceania by topher

Wow! 50m above seal colony at the end of the earth. And the climb was every bit as good as the location! Very clean rock. Not enough time for both of us to lead.

with the germans. very poorly bolted

with estelle

Fingers not strong enough for that start. Looks pretty easy from a couple of holds higher.

Pulled up ropes for "grade 8" start. Crack really easy to where it steepens, then awesome finger locks. Upper bolted part a complete change in character, and felt a little harder than 20.

Awesome moves the whole way. Crimp fell off in middle of getting around 1st roof, now hold is bigger but less positive. There must be an easier way to do the first roof part if it's 22!

Great and slightly improbable moves on the bolted section. Eases off quickly after reaching the crack.

A couple of burns with Deano. Will definitely put draws on before redpointing, and use a cam in the lower horizontal. Need to save fingers for the super thin layaway holds below roof.

Excellent, but my thin fingers couldn't quite handle the start move.

got some good comments from the peanut gallery and the bogans

Some fun moves, with a couple of hards bits. Took a couple of attempts to sort out the crux sequence. Would clean up very nicely.

Thought I was on the 'unescapable' direct version, but apparently I accidentally followed the logical line and escaped. Not great, but hard moves and good for a pump.

2nd shot. Need to have feet sorted at crux, but otherwise a great little route.

what can i say but classy? almost the best line at araps

Was too tired after Savage Journey. Awesome effort by Alex to onsight the 23, going around the crux on the 25 because it was soaked.

a bit soft maybe, but dodgy gear

Face climbing on dolerite is scary

great, could have been better if it wasn't totally covered in chalk though. a bit easy for 18.

Was always relaxing before, but a slightly different story with a big easterly swell covering the platform with wash and spray. Intense!

Awesome moves! Good rests, but makes unfit people like me work for it. Stepping of the slab and avoiding the barndoor is great fun.

Spat off Lethal Injection, but more than happy to do this again. Definitely easier second time around, but still not easy.

boulder problem, jugs really spogy when damp

A couple of ok moves, but overall pretty average.

pretty sustained

really nice now i know how to jam. best line here

beautiful, and not really runout

in light rain. went kachoonk the first time reaching to slippery slopers, no problems next time, found better holds

felt more secure on this than missing link. gear is fine with the bolt there and it's no harder than missing link either.

swung leads with matt

Crux definitely the start.

scary as hell....maybe it was the 16??

great fun

2nd shot. Should have had the flash, but faffed too much. Figured out hand sequence at crux, all good after that. Roof crack itself easy but super fun. Keen to do more laps, but need 3x3BD first.

with duncan and kaely, then kj and estelle a few days later

with kj and estelle. one last drunken climb before the drive back...