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| Sun 18th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
| 12 |
★★ Dunes
| 100m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great cruisey climbing. Wouldn't necessarily recommend it to a beginner (esp run out start)
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| Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Colosseum Wall Area The Thimble | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Thimble
| 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice little climb to start the day
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| Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| King Rat Area King Rat Gully Left Fork | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ I'm A Little Asteroid
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice sustained wall climbing
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| Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Christian Crack
| 13m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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2 s. Too pumped on 1st s - had a sit. grr.
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| Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| King Rat Area King Rat Gully Left Fork | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Scylla
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Previous second
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| Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Blasphemy
| 15m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Quite technical.
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| Sun 4th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Grotto Wall Area Grotto Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Llareggub
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Technical goodness
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| Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Gecko
| 48m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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One pretty hard move
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| Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Creon - Tales of Brave Ulysses
| 110m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Awesomeness
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| Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 12 |
★★ Panzer
| 95m | ★ Good | |||
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P1 Marta; P2 Me.
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| 16 16 R |
★★ The Confession
| 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good fun.
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| Sat 15th Aug 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Skylark
| 85m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Really nice long pitch with a thought provoking crux
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| Sat 15th Aug 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bluffs John's Pinnacle | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Shanghai
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Bit spicy at the start, but nice wall climbing
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| Sun 26th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Deathwatch Beetle
| 130m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Will be classic when it cleans up.
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| Sat 25th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Driftwood/Antigone
| 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great link up
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| Sat 25th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Hyperbole Buttress | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Hyperbole
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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Good fun.
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| Mon 17th Nov 2008 - Ben Lomond | ||||||
| Northern Escarpment The Pavillion | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Pavane
| 68m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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P2 is awesome. P3 is pox. The whole climb felt like a giant game of jenga. pull the wrong stacked block and the whole cliff will end up on the scree slope. Should have brought RPs.
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| Sun 16th Nov 2008 - North Esk | ||||||
| Riverbend | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Claire
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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good fun
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| 17 |
★★ Powder Finger
| 17m | ★ Good | |||
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note too bad. entirely laceable.
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| Fri 14th Nov 2008 - Rocky Cape | ||||||
| Zorro Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Zorro
| 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nesting peregrines. Ahhh!
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| Sun 19th Oct 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★★ The Dribble
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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As per 2008 guide. Will clean up to a classic beginners route up tiger wall.
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| Sat 18th Oct 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
| 16 15 |
★ Lady Dihedral
| 78m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Easier than lamplighter's second pitch. Nice position.
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| Sun 11th May 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bard Buttress | ||||||
| 20 19 |
★★ The Desired
| 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great climbing. Belayed from major diagonal. Total climb length = 60m (not 90m). Bit greasy in places.
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| Sat 10th May 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Claw
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Solid moves. Good fun.
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| 15 |
★★ Siamese Crack
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The jams are so good
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| Sun 4th May 2008 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Slave Girl
| 14m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Solid moves
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| Sun 20th Apr 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Morfydd
| 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Awesome moves and gear. Good value. 2s.
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| Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Yo Yo Variant Finish
| 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Had done Yo Yo regular before, so just for the LHV crack. Pretty straight forward for the grade.
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| Mon 7th Apr 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Joseph
| 46m | ★ Good | |||
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P1 and P3. Marta P2. P3 is crux but the crap rock detracts from an otherwise pleasant beginner route to the rap station.
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| Sat 22nd Mar 2008 - Mt Rosea | ||||||
| Main Cliff | ||||||
| 14 15 |
★★★ Debutante
| 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Awesome. Watch the rock on P2 - esp the diamond shaped piece. P4 is stellar.
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| Fri 21st Mar 2008 - Mt Rosea | ||||||
| Main Cliff | ||||||
| 11 12 |
★ Mixed Climb
| 120m | ★ Good | |||
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Vegetated start, dirty finish, with a fair bit of shrubbery in between. Where there is rock it is quite good climbing!
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| Sun 3rd Feb 2008 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| Great Circle Drive East Nightfall Pinnacles Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Nightfall
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great moves and pro.
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| Mon 28th Jan 2008 - Victoria Range | ||||||
| Chimney Pot Gap Mountain Lion Vanya Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Decapitating Tweety Birds
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good cruisey fun.
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| Mon 28th Jan 2008 - Victoria Range | ||||||
| Chimney Pot Gap Mountain Lion | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Wildcat
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Looks grade 10 climbs grade 17. Would be solid at "15".
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| Sun 13th Jan 2008 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
| Bundaleer | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ The Frog
| 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Me P1&3. Marta P2. Good fun. Techy middle. Funky finish.
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| Sun 2nd Dec 2007 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
| 10 |
★★ Grey Arete
| 32m | ★ Good | |||
| 18 16 |
★ Split Images
| 20m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
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Not sure which this one is. The bolted slab?
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| Sun 25th Nov 2007 - The Cathedral Range | ||||||
| North Jawbone | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Xanthene
| 94m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Fantastic crux pitch. Fun for the whole family. A little toasty in the sun.
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| 3 |
Route Two
| 77m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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I don't know how to grade a grade 3, but it is harder than that.
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| 14 |
★ Greg's Direct
| 48m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Pleasant enough. Reign in the hype.
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| Sat 10th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| East of the access track | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Materialistic Prostitution
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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harder than it looks. solid for the grade.
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| Sat 10th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Infinity
| 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Probably not the best warmup - spicy start. Foot slipped with hands on post-crux victory jug. Bummer. Fantastic route.
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| Fri 9th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| West of the access track | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Elastic RURP
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Surprisingly little jamming.
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| 15 |
★ Bad Company
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 18 |
★★★ Iron Mandible
| 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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spiced start.
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| 15 |
★★ Devils Wart
| 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Rock a little suspect but nice moves.
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| Sun 16th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Brick Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Quisling
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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silly boy
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| 22 |
★★★ Squeakeasy
| 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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very cool
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| Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Voodoo Area New Image Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Crooked Mile
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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pretty cruisey
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| Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★★★ Chinese Algebra
| 48m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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great climbing.
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| Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Voodoo Area Rats Alley | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Tarantula
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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much of ze pump ya?
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| Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Voodoo Area New Image Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Fault Line
| 25m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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came off at bolt. cruxy
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| Sun 9th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Salem
| 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Backed off on lead. Great moves.
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| 12 |
★ Iago
| 45m | Crap | |||
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I wouldn't want it to be my first 10.
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| Sun 9th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Acapulco Gold
| 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Fantastic holds. Fantastic Gear. Great moves.
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| Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Ejaculation
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Wow. Didn't see that coming. Awesome fun.
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| Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Hellspite Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Straw Dogs
| 11m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Beautifully technical yumminess
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| Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Hyaena
| 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Lived up to its name on first shot - not a good warmup. Fairly cruisey second go.
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| Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Hellspite Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Happy Ending
| 11m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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the first move had me in stitches laughing
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| Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Oceanoid
| 75m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Came back for P2. What a classic pitch. Everything you could want!
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| Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The French Crack Area | ||||||
| 16 17 |
★★ French Crack
| 11m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A real sweetheart.
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| Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Transatlantic Crossing
| 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Marta P1 (tech crux). Me P2 (physical crux). Holy crap batman what a stonker! P2 got me horizontal and loving it (well looking back on it I guess)
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| Sun 26th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bard Buttress | ||||||
| 17 17 R |
★★ Checkmate
| 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Me P1&3. Marta P2. Awesome! Not as scary as the guide book makes it out... or is it?
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| Sun 26th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bluffs Flinders Lane Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Scorpion Direct Start
| 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Shaking an old dog. Make sure you can jam...
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| Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
| Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ The Changeling
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
| Bird Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Fantasm
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
| Main Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Rats Tail
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 28th Jul 2007 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Androcles
| 27m | Average | |||
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A couple of good moves then resist the urge to vomit
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| Mon 23rd Jul 2007 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
| Bundaleer | ||||||
| 21 20 |
★★★ Blimp
| 25m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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2 rests. Superlative. Freezing cold with wet rock, terribly unfit but an absolute stonker!
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| Sun 22nd Jul 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
| Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Habeus Corpus
| 27m | ★ Good | |||
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Good fun. Watch blocks above traverse.
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| 17 |
★★★ Subpoena
| 21m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Very very cool. Climbed differently to what I expected.
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| Sat 21st Jul 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
| Gun Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Airplay
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Pumped out on last move! Aghhhh... Great climbing. Strangely pumpy given the number of good holds. Hard start.
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| Sat 21st Jul 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
| Flying Blind Area | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Who Was That Masked Man?
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Too much fun. One committing bit.
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| Sun 15th Jul 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
| Wall of Fools | ||||||
| 21 |
★★★ Soweto
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great fun. Not too technical, but gets up a good pump.
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| Sun 17th Jun 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
| Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
| 16 |
★ The Enquiry
| 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Punchy. Solid at the grade.
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| 18 |
★★ Prosecutor
| 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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One jam? Great fun. Wayyyy outta shape.
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| Sat 16th Jun 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
| Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Decree Nisi
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Three different punchy sections. Fun.
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| 17 |
★ Gallows Pole
| 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Couple of gnarly moves.
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| 18 |
★★ Chancery Lane
| 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great fun.
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| Sat 5th May 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 14 14 R |
★★ Hot Flap
| 170m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Marta P1,4. Me P2,3 and roof finish. Great value. Rebolted.
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| Sat 10th Feb 2007 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Hadrian
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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Enoyable
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| 20 19 |
★ Hadrian Direct Finish
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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The obvious finish, but very soft. Maybe 18?
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| Fri 26th Jan 2007 - Fortescue Bay | ||||||
| The Moai | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Sacred Site
| 30m, 2 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Position, technical moves and pleasant. What more could you want.
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| 20 |
★★ Blunt Instrument
| 20m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great fun, not the best warm up though.
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| Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Turquoise
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Technical climbing above a ledge up high.
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| Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle | ||||||
| 18 17 |
★★ Garden Gnome
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nothing too hard really. Just pleasant climbing.
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| Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Spellbinder Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Spellbinder
| 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A very impressive lead by M. Solid for the grade. Harder than it looks.
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| Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Ephemeral Direct Finish
| 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The same move over and over again. Good fun. Not at all hard for the grade, but I didn't lead it.
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| Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ lphigenia
| 45m | ★ Good | |||
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Marta P1. Me P2. Looks ordinary but climbs well - thought provoking. Second Pitch has awful rock.
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| Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Pilot Error Cliffs Cobwebs Gully | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Gilt Edged
| 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Solid. Techy and surprisingly sustained despite the ledges.
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| Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
| 16 |
★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack)
| 95m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Me P1&3. Marta P2&4. Everything everyone else says! An absolute ripper with techy moves in places.
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| Sat 16th Dec 2006 - Evans Crown | ||||||
| Googolplex Crag | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Fuzzy Navel
| 75m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A very long pitch (P1+2). Stellar, sustained climbing. I wish the bolts were better.
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| Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Stoat Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ The Stoat Steps Out
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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Good fun.
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| Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Kincaid
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Guide book is right on - looks crap, climbs really well!
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| Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Upper Gully | ||||||
| 21 20 |
★★ Blue Hawaii
| 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Gear in for first three metres from my sojourn onto the new route.
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| Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major West Face | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Bulger
| 60m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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One of the best at the grade, but how do you grade it?
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| Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle | ||||||
| 18 17 |
★★ Moby Dick
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Good, fun, face climbing
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| Sat 18th Nov 2006 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Omega Block Area Omega Block | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Witch
| 21m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Solid move
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| Sat 18th Nov 2006 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Poxbow
| 30m | ★ Good | |||
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Gear in most of the way
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| Sun 12th Nov 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Tannin
| 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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I didn't believe the rumours, but they were right. Softer moves than some 17s.
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