Australia • Sport climber Maxwell Cullen session
Maxwell Cullen onsighted 14 routes and climbed 18 other routes at Skaha and mentioned Meredith Apple. • 3388 Point 13 Points 288 Points • 26 days ago
Onsighted 14 routes, flashed 6 routes, logged 6 ascents from the past, red pointed 3 routes and dogged 3 routes.
5.12d ★★★ In the Skin of a Lion 22m, 8 — Mega Classic
3 days and a bunch of tries but came together pretty fast! Stoked. Great power endurance cranking on small but positive edges. Stoked as hell. — with Meredith Apple
5.11d ★★★ the future is now 11 — Mega Classic — with Meredith Apple.
5.11c ★★★ Rock Soft 23m, 12 — Mega Classic
Mega classic! Easy corner jugging before blasting out a steep and exposed roof at the top. Wiiiiicked.
5.11c ★★★ Murder the crows 25m — Mega Classic
5.12a ★★★ Acid test 27m — Tue 26th Mar 2024 — 2 attempts — Mega Classic
Hard move off the slab to gain the headwall (heel in my mouth) followed by pumpy underclings to the top! Awesome.
5.12a ★★★ Blade Runner 22m, 10 — 3 attempts — Mega Classic
Third shot! What a classic. Steep juggy corner climbing to a traddy finger-lock stemming corner at the top before a mantle out to the anchor? Glorious.
Mantle out = 5 stars. — with Meredith Apple
5.11c ★★★ Wings of Desire 34m, 12 — Mon 25th Mar 2024 — Mega Classic
One of the best routes at the grade anywhere. Unreal.
5.11b ★★★ Clockwork Orange 12m, 5 — Mega Classic
5.11b ★★★ Test of The Ironman 35m, 11 — Classic
Not quite as classics as Wings of Desire but probably a better warmup route. Fun corner climbing with a sweet gaston/palm press move at the top.
5.11a ★★ Goin’ Shrimpin’ 15m, 7 — Classic
5.11a ★ Bake 8m, 4 — Good
Pretty average but we climbed it in heavy fog and shite conditions so maybe the holds feel better sometimes. — with Meredith Apple
5.11a ★★ Cytotoxic 26m, 11 — Mega Classic — Suggested grade 5.11b
Absolutely desperate. Some of the most garbage holds in the world I'm pretty sure. Ultra technical and weirdly spooky. — with Meredith Apple
5.11a ★★★ Naturopath 30m — Mega Classic
It hard to describe how good this pitch is, so I won't. — with Meredith Apple
5.11a ★★★ The Real Special Forces 25m, 10 — Mega Classic
One last classic 5.11 to wrap up our time in Skaha.
Superb and memorable dancing up tiny edges. — with Meredith Apple
5.11c ★★ Grin and Bear It 20m — Classic
Dropped the first try lost and confused. Ultra techy. — with Meredith Apple
5.11a ★★★ Footloose 25m — Mega Classic
5.11a ★★★ Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 20m, 9 — Mega Classic
This wall is awesome. Some of the best moderates I've ever been on. — with Meredith Apple
5.10c ★★ Sex Machine 15m, 9 — Very Good
5.12b ★★★ Apricot jam 30m — 2 attempts — Mega Classic
One of the most fun routes ever. Dropped it at the last hold trying to reel it in and clip the anchor but couldn't quite manage it. As of the time of writing this, I still feel like the pump hasn't quite receded.
If you're ever in Skaha, get on this climb. — with Meredith Apple
5.12a ★★ Goin' sailin' — 3 attempts — Very Good
Pretty good! Easy but pumpy up to a hard boulder guarding the chains. Dropped it there 3 times before moving on.
5.12a ★★ Womb with a View 10 — Mega Classic
What a classic! The move into the "womb" is crazy. Couldn't work it out on the fly, got it in a one-sit. — with Meredith Apple
5.10b ★★ Life in the Slow Lane 25m, 11 — Classic — with Meredith Apple.
5.10b ★★★ Snarling at the Greeter 25m, 10 — Mega Classic — with Meredith Apple.
5.10a ★ Biceps and Balls 12m, 4 — Tue 26th Mar 2024 — Very Good
Good face climbing! 5.10s here can be offensively fingery.
5.11a ★★★ Vigorous 10m, 4 — Mon 25th Mar 2024 — Classic
Fun and hard! Dropped the first try cause it was less warm-uppy than expected.
Meredith Apple started this discussion 25 days ago.
Strong work!