Ascents in Oceania by Philip Barker

Good climbing on good holds. I struggled to move past the cave due to strength limitations. Need to climb more! Holds are good and moves are really fun. 👌

No chance! Even with the beta explained to me this climb is beyond my physical strength at the moment. A really good line. I am keen to try it again after a lot of hangboarding. It seems harder than other 23s I've climbed so I think 24 is more likely.

Back to work on the proj. CLeaned all the holds and marked out the important ones. Had to work the first crux more than I expected and skipped the second crux, but after the initial two crux's climbed it clean. Want to add 2 bolts to the top section to top out and move one of the bolts on the slab.

Good start. Needs a lot of love but Frothy did a decent job of tidying up the holds to make it climbable. Just need to figure out what to do with the KitKat flake on the cave roof 🤔. Jugged up most of it with an ascender.

Really good climb with small but surprisingly sturdy crimps and feet. I think the traverse move about half way was the crux and could push it to 19 but it may have just been because I'm out of practice. I hang dogged the first go to clean some holds then climbed it clean the second time. Had to commit to the crux more than I thought I would have to 🤙 😊.

Forgot the beta so had to work to get to the top. Very proud of past me for getting this one dialled 😅🙌. Parenting has made me soft! I need to climb more!

Wow! This climb is the absolute money! I had 2 attempts to do it clean and came off at the first crux both times, but then fought through to the surprisingly tricky top out. It's like the rock has been imported from the upper mountains! Doesn't feel like a regular gorge climb and I love it! Will be back to work the crux after much fingerboarding. The name tungsten tips is bloody accurate 💯😂

Worked on top rope a few times before using 3 mats and a lot of misplaced ego to send. Bloody scary crux!

Another day of working the crux. Finally have the final placements for bolts so I will be chopping unnecessary ones and replacing the dodgy ones soon.

Seconded it after Greg Ducky free soloed all pitches, not bothering to place gear. Nice!

I really enjoy this climb. The perfect slabbing experience with a committing crux. Great fun!

Couldn't commit to the final push. Good climb. Fun figuring out the beta. Just not feeling the mental game today.

Barely made the first moves. I have a lot of jamming to practice before coming back to this climb. It's definitely worth training for! Such a great crack!

Seems that the beta is in place, just need to find the guts to commit to the crux. Next time!

Still working the crux but feeling the send is going to happen soon.

Nice climb. Needs a good scrub. Good, committing moves for the great and super well protected.

Had to remember the beta but really easy once you know what you are doing it's a truly lovely experience with an incredible view. Loved it!

I really like this climb. Some great crimps and reachy, committing, but not particularly hard moves. Really great day out.

still working moves on top rope.

First free-ish ascent. Very good. Needs to be bolted but I'm going to log my progress on here for diary keeping purposes. I think a big flake needs to be pinned to the cliff for safety.

Had to hang dog to clean holds and remove choss. Will redpoint next time. Second attempt had a foothold break. Guess its better to have them break on me now than on a beginner in the future!

Had to hang dog to figure out some moves and remove some bad holds. Still a really nice climb. Keen for the redpoint next time.

Loved it!

Awesome!... If the holds stay in place. Needs more traffic to test the rock quality. But a really fun climb with some interesting holds.

Needs more cleaning but a really fun climb with great views.

Proud of this one. Definitely worth it. A worthy addition to a long lost crag 🙂.

Proper slabbing. Tiny footers and dicey, balancy moves made it a very satisfying climb. Start could benefit from the line of bolts going straight and including the small boulder at the base as the beginning (instead of thr first bolt offset to the right as it is now). I climbed it as well and this way seemed appropriate at the grade and saves any ant hassle.

Really fun. Not as straightforward as the climb next to it but a bit of exploring on either side of the bolts led to a really fun slabbing experience with more jugs than one would expect on a slab climb. Very nice!

Really good. Just it was longer! Really excellent slab practise with scary mantle and bouldery Crux. Loved it! Bolt placement was perfect. Kudos!

Working. Pitch 1 is solid. Pitch 2 pretty clean and ready to red point tomorrow. Pitch 3... getting there

Much trickier than expected. Not sure if I used the right beta but was more bouldery than any other 14 I have done.Good climb on good rock though.