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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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| Tue 12th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Shandy
- with
Will Eyland
| 99m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
| Wed 25th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 ~14 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
Marty Middlebrook
| 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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The perfect way to exit the crag!
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| Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Lishenbak
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Easy scramble up to the roof where the fun begins!
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| Fri 19th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
| 12 |
★★ The Eyrie
- with
John Hollott
1
12
30m
lead by
Brendon Flanagan
Found a nice 6mm thread hidden away about halfway up the first pitch. | 45m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 15th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
| 14 ~16 |
★★ The Obituary
- with
Evan
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Thu 1st Dec 2022 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 14 |
Ept
- with
He that shall remain unamed
| 8m | Average | |||
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Nice little dyno start, then on to easy slab. Dropped from the anchors and broke my ankle. Gravity sucks and so does a poor belay.
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| Sat 5th Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ashes to Ashes Area | ||||||
| 7 |
★ Peeceezy
- with
Phuong Ho
| 40m | Average | |||
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All the climbing is at the start. The trees at the top aren't looking very healthy.
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| Sun 25th Sep 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Crackle Area | ||||||
| 10 13 R |
★ Pop
- with
Phuong Ho
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Much easier than the registered grade. Take a few extra 120cm slings for protection!
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| 15 12 |
★ Snap
- with
Phuong Ho
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Excellent climb but stiffer than the registered grade. Cruxy move coming out of the cave but all the holds are there. Quite a few good restrictions for nuts.
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| Sun 1st May 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Chimney and Wall
- with
Siobhan Sullivan
| 36m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Typical Piddo old school grading, much harder than the grade. First pitch has some decent rests with placements for medium cams, medium nuts and large nuts. Take a couple of #5's for the second pitch or simply bump as you go. Excellent climbing!
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| Sun 6th Feb 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Charity
- with
chris
| 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Camerons Crest | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Quick Snack
- with
Marty Middlebrook
| 9m | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 18th Dec 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
| 13 10 |
★ Alisons Playhouse
- with
Marty Middlebrook
| 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Start has been smoothed by all the smearing starts. Approached start from the front of the block with a redirectioanl in the crack. Easy scramble up to the crack. Fun climbing up the block and to the tree.
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| Mon 15th Nov 2021 - Berowra | ||||||
| Ladder of Gloom Area | ||||||
| 4 |
Cenotaph Corner
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 15th Nov 2021 - Berowra | ||||||
| Blackboard Wall | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Marsala
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 13th Jun 2021 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 14 |
Ept
- with
Siobhan Sullivan
| 8m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice dyno up to the bollard then a few nice opportunities for a rock over.
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| Mon 3rd May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 8 |
★ Faith
| 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 11 |
★ Angular Crack
- with
Siobhan Sullivan
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 1st May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Chimney and Wall
- with
Siobhan Sullivan
2
8
24m
| 36m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tricky start followed by some amazing chimney work. Good holds both hidden and obvious with medium size placements. Felt harder than an 8, but shouldn't expect anything less at good old Piddo. Ran out of time so will return to do the second pitch. Rapped off the small shrub closest to the start of the second pitch (brown pants).
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| Wed 14th Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Lower Blue Mountains Slab World Main Wall | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Drone Bone
- with
Mira Bug
| 15m | Average | |||
| Sat 3rd Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Camerons Crest | ||||||
| 16 |
FA
★ Easter Bonnet Parade
- with
Phuong Ho
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
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FFA.
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| 11 |
★★ Terrestrial Tiptoe
- with
Phuong Ho
| 38m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 3rd Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Stateline Gully | ||||||
| 3 |
★★ Bill
- with
Phuong Ho
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Quite run out on quality rock with good holds. Don't exit down Stateline Gully as the ground and rocks are exceptionally unstable after the rain. Exit between Camerons Crest and Memory Lane.
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| Mon 1st Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Prologue
- with
Jenny S
| 8m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
| Mon 1st Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Joseph
- with
Mira Bug
2
14
22m
| 46m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Thu 4th Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 ~14 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
Jenny S
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The best way to exit the crag via the decent gully!
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| Sat 16th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura The Fortress | ||||||
| 13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- with
Phuong Ho
| 170m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Finally ticked it off! Very consistent for the grade. Started at 7 and took us 10 hours car to car but that was probably due to having a coffee while enjoying the view for 20 mins before we rapped in. Rope drag on 2nd and 4th pitch were tolerable. Carrots were difficult to locate so ran it out in a few places which wasn't anything to worry about considering how easy the climb is. Take a few short slings as cam and nut placements may not be available when you want them or may not appear to be of a trusting quality. Had a piece of iron stone ledge brake off in my hand while leading the final pitch. If you start this climb late ensure you bring sun protection.
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| Sun 6th Dec 2020 - The Stables | ||||||
| The Stables | ||||||
| 19 |
FA
★ Moments Like These
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 2 | ★ Good | |||
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FFA.
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| Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Deceptor Buttress | ||||||
| 7 |
Brass Monkey
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 25m | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
| Coke Ovens Cliff | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Death Bed Confessions (Alt)
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 30m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
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Excellent and consistent for the grade. Only needed two cams to complete the route. Carrots are a little run out however it's all on good climbing with no choss from the fires.
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| Fri 4th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
| 12 |
Doodle Bug
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 15m | ★ Good | |||
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Come for the grade, stay for the second half of the climb. Battle through the bush to reach a very satisfying second half crack.
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| Wed 25th Nov 2020 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
| Hidden Heights | ||||||
| 15 |
FA
★ Blades of Grass RH Variant
- with
Marty Middlebrook
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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FFA.
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| Sat 21st Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 17 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams Middle Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant #2)
- with
Kerrylee Kirk
| 120m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 14th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Prologue
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 73m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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A climb with all the holds in the right places but you need to work for them. As a friend said, the hardest 11 in the mountains. Certainly worth a repeat!
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| 8 |
★ Faith
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 14th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 ~14 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Thu 17th Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Sweet Irish
- with
Phuong Ho
| 49m | ★ Good | |||
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Ran out the last 15m to tree belay. Easy slab on excellent holds.
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| 12 |
★★ The Eyrie
- with
Phuong Ho
| 45m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 5th Sep 2020 - Queanbeyan area | ||||||
| White Rocks | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Spondonical
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A little stiff for the grade but proved to be an excellent climb.
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| 9 |
★ Intro
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 14m | ★ Good | |||
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Great placement options on solid rock. Worth a repeat.
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| Thu 27th Aug 2020 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
| Moto Cross wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Grommet
- with
Marty Middlebrook
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 9th Aug 2020 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Ranger Daves School Yard For The Gifted Climber | ||||||
| 15 |
★ We be Jammin
- with
Sarah
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sun 19th Jul 2020 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
| The Alcove | ||||||
| 7 |
Fright Night 3
- with
Phuong Ho
| 10m | Average | |||
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A fun short route but wouldn't repeat.
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| Sun 19th Jul 2020 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
| Sundeck | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ B (P2)
- with
Phuong Ho
| 6m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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I'd expect to find a crack like this at Piddo, which is to say amazing. Well worth the stars.
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| Sat 27th Jun 2020 - Berowra | ||||||
| Kid Free Area | ||||||
| 14 |
FA
To Cold For Shandy
- with
Kerrylee Kirk
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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FFA. The bottom 1/3 will clean up nicely with a little traffic. Remainder of climb exceptionally clean with little to no choss, dirt or scree.
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| Thu 28th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 14 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams
- with
rob
| 120m, 20 | ★ Good | |||
| Thu 28th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Lower Blue Mountains Slab World Main Wall | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Drone Bone
- with
emily
| 15m | Average | |||
| 13 |
★ Drone Bone
- with
emily
| 15m | Average | |||
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Fun climb but could use a little more traffic
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| Sat 29th Feb 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Angular Crack
- with
Siobhan Sullivan
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Used a full set of hexes, an excellent climb to practice your hex placement.
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| Sat 29th Feb 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Armageddon
- with
Siobhan Sillivan
| 48m | ★ Good | |||
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First pitch looks chossy yet enjoyable despite its appearance. Chose offers poor placement options so used two ring bolts to the left to compensate for this. Only a few moves through the short slab albeit quite a lot of fun.
Second pitch face climbing is very good however the cave offers thin holds with no good placement options. An old steel peg (in good condition) is securely placed up the back of the cave offering needed protection. Fun climbing from the cave to the corner crack (#5) and up past the bush. Take slings to extend your placements to reduce rope drag.
Third pitch was short and is certainly the best of the route. Use slings for tree belay as evident ring barking from rope anchors.
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| Sun 2nd Feb 2020 - Vaucluse | ||||||
| Diamond Bay Diamond Bay Southside | ||||||
| 16 |
★ LP
- with
Phuong Ho
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Frolic
- with
Sof
| 13m | Average | |||
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Nothing smaller than a #4. Bump the gear up as you go. Traverse left and lower of the DRB.
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| Sat 17th Aug 2019 - Berowra | ||||||
| Glamorpus Area | ||||||
| 9 |
Lentil Lollipops
- with
Sof
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good climb with some fun moves. A little chossy in places but well worth the effort.
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| Sat 10th Aug 2019 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Ranger Daves School Yard For The Gifted Climber | ||||||
| 15 |
★ We be Jammin
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sat 3rd Aug 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Diversion
- with
Dushy De Silva
2
15m
lead by
Dushy De Silva
| 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First pitch was definitely value for money, perfect hex territory too. The first pitch was approx 20m gauging from the middle of the rope marker. The second pitch through the chimney was filled with a felled tree which Dusy kindly removed. The chimney is a scramble with no placement options (not that you need placement at all for this part). The second pitch is definitely no more than 15m however due to rope drag I would recommend belaying from the tree at the top of the chimney then heading up the final 5m. Worth doing for the first half of pitch 1 (option A in the Bluies guide book). The second half of this pitch 1 is a messy scramble through dirt and leaf litter. Loved this pitch!
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| Sat 2nd Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Charity
- with
Phuong Ho
| 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great layback/jamming combination towards the top!
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| Sat 2nd Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 ~14 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
Phuong Ho
| 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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I always forget just how great this climb is until I do it again.
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| Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Shandy
1
12
99m
2
12
3
6
4
14
| 99m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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A fun climb on excellent holds. The access in and out was just as fun and took more time than the climb itself. All in all an great adventure.
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| Wed 2nd Jan 2019 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Ranger Daves School Yard For The Gifted Climber | ||||||
| 15 |
★ We be Jammin
- with
Kerrylee Breen
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Wed 2nd Jan 2019 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Gruntled
- with
Kerrylee Breen
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 9th Dec 2018 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| North Palm Beach | ||||||
| 13 |
★★ PEE
- with
Harry Hill
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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The only problem with this climb is it’s too short!
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| Sun 9th Dec 2018 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket
- with
Harry Hill
| 20m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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One of the better climbs at SW BJ. Excellent mantle at the start with a few tricky moves up top.
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| Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Carrie Bradshaw
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 12m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A little run out to the first bolt but after that good, fun climbing.
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| Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams Middle Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant #2)
- with
Phuong Ho
| 120m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Finally I got this variant clean! It's always been a head game for me but today the game belonged to me. Tick! Just needed to discover the sequence to get my way through it.
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| Sat 16th Jun 2018 - Southern Cousin | ||||||
| Limited Options The Blocks Ground Level | ||||||
| 18 |
FA
★ Cam Jam Fab Slab
| 22m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Tue 22nd May 2018 - Southern Cousin | ||||||
| Limited Options The Blocks Ground Level | ||||||
| 15 |
FA
★ Cam Jam Fab Slab Pitch 1
- with
John Hollott
| 17m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Fun climb through the crack using two #3's and a #2 BD cams. Scrambled off to the left.
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| Sat 21st Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Hope
- with
Sandy
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Only a few moves dedicated to crack climbing. Very nice introduction!
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| 8 |
★ Faith
- with
Sandy
| 52m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A good first climb of the day.
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| Wed 21st Mar 2018 - Mt Gibraltar | ||||||
| Slab Walls | ||||||
| 16 17 |
★★ Barking Knuckles Pitch 3 Crack Finish (Barking Knuckles Pitch 3)
- with
Kip Newing
| 55m, 19 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Cruisy slab to some very fun and interesting feature climbing. A quick jam and lay back to the double fixed hanger belays. Well worth it.
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| Sun 18th Mar 2018 - Mt Gibraltar | ||||||
| Slab Walls | ||||||
| 16 |
FA
★★ Barking Knuckles
- with
Jeffrey Crass
| 55m, 19 | ★ Good | |||
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First multipitch I've ever bolted so naturally it's awesome! First two pitches were easily linked up making some long easy slab climbing. The final pitch was my favorite containing some fun feature climbing before the crack. Thanks to all who came along for the FA. Talk about a climbing party!
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| Sat 23rd Dec 2017 - Woy Woy | ||||||
| Phegans Bay | ||||||
| 18 17 |
★ Knife edge
- with
Geoff Cooper
| 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Didn't see the third carrot, climbed right past it and onto the anchors. Was thinking it was quite a bit run out HA!
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| Thu 24th Aug 2017 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Marsupial Smearer
- with
Phuong Ho
| 20m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
| Wed 14th Jun 2017 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
| Vox Populi Wall | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Digit Dave
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Short but pretty bloody awesome for the grade.
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| Sat 3rd Jun 2017 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
| Lost & Found Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Lost property
- with
Jonathan Stables
| 15m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
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A great crack to climb offering plenty of stances for gear placement. No crack climbing skills required! As always I choose to scramble to the left to be lowered off the high set of DBB.
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| Sun 28th May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 14 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams
- with
Phuong Ho, Chanté Fisk
1
lead by
Brendon
2
lead by
Phuong
3
lead by
Brendon
4
lead by
Phuong
5
lead by
Phuong
6
lead by
Brendon
| 130m, 20 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Party of three today with Chante popping her MP cherry!
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| Sat 21st Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Angular Crack
- with
Phuong Ho
| 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Remember to put a piece in before you step off the block.
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| Sat 21st Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 ~14 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
Phuong Ho
| 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Still one of my favourites. Positive holds, you just need to find them.
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| Wed 11th Jan 2017 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Ranger Daves School Yard For The Gifted Climber | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Learn to Layback
- with
Chanté Fisk
| 6m | Average | |||
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Thin edge of the crack is solid and great to layback on. Whatever you do don't use the ring bolts on the adjacent climb to send the route
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| Wed 4th Jan 2017 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Kempt
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
| Mon 2nd Jan 2017 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Gruntled
| 10m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ Angular Crack
- with
jo
| 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Found it difficult to find good placement above the starting block but once I got through that pieces where almost placing themselves. Topped out to find quite an impressive anchor dangling in the wind.
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| Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Great Unwashed
- with
John Hollott
| 20m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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One of my favorite climbs to date! Has a little bit of everything with PLENTY of pro placement. Solid holds throughout the entire climb but one or two of them you juts need to find. Double tree belay at top.
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| Sun 2nd Oct 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
| 10 |
★ Tongan Corner
- with
Phuong Ho
1
8
lead by
Brendon Flanagan
2
10
lead by
Phuong Ho
| 59m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Excellent beginner trad multipitch! Didn't place much gear for the first pitch as it was quite easy to read and climb. Got to the overhang which was identified as the belay station in the guide but decided to go to the next slightly smaller ledge as it looked like it'd offer more options for pro. There were a few options for solid placement of cams and nuts however it was all spread out here and there. Phuong led the second pitch (and popped his trad cherry). Second pitch seemed a little stiff for the grade, don't think we went off route as we were following the path of least resistance. Gum tree and huge bollard to the right of the top out best options for anchors. Excellent climb!
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| Sun 28th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★★ Joseph
- with
John Hollott, Radka
| 46m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First pitch only. Easy climb to the chockstone but struggled for about 5-10 minutes trying to find a good placement for my #2 cam.once I topped out here it was smooth climbing up the 'stairs' before I got to the layback crack which was the best part of the climb. Double rings at first belay which I rapped off.
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| Sun 28th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Charity
- with
John Hollott, Radka
| 14m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Seconded it so had the added protection of top roping. Great lay back with some jamming towards the top out. Topmost offering great holds!
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| 8 |
★ Faith
- with
John Hollott, Radka
| 52m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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First pitch only as a quick climb before exiting the crag. Plenty of opportunities for deep cam placement including #6 up towards the top out.
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| Fri 1st Jan 2016 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Ranger Daves School Yard For The Gifted Climber | ||||||
| 15 |
★ We Be Jammin
- with
Phuong Ho
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A challenging route for its grade. Once you get up to the overhang try your best to balance and trend left. Another excellent beginners trad route.
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| 13 |
★ Learn to Layback
- with
Phuong Ho
| 6m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A great beginners trad lead. Plenty of crack to place cams or hexes all while laying back along the crack.
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| Sun 20th Dec 2015 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Domino
- with
Radka
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Easy send with technical moves
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| 15 |
★★ Crack of Dawn
- with
phuong ho
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Found the top out to be more difficult than the crux. Technical climb and well worth the effort
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| Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 14 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams
- with
Sofia
1
lead by
Sof
2
lead by
Brendon
3
lead by
Sof
4
lead by
Brendon
5
lead by
Brendon
6
lead by
Brendon
| 130m, 20 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The 5th pitch always causes problems for me. It always feels about 4 grades harder than it's listed as. Am I missing some key holds midway through the pitch? As always an excellent climb! Did the 17 variant finish and I highly recommend it!
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| Sun 30th Aug 2015 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
| Lost & Found Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Lost property
- with
Ranger Dave
| 15m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Excellent placement opportunities and a fun mantle.
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| Sat 22nd Aug 2015 - Vaucluse | ||||||
| Diamond Bay Diamond Bay Southside | ||||||
| 16 |
★ LP
- with
Matt Short
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A great corner slabby crack line offering many placement options for nuts. A few cams came into play navigating the ceiling and the face. Good available options for cam placements but be careful Elvis doesn't drop in mid assessment.
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| Sun 28th Sep 2014 - Tambourine Bay | ||||||
| Main Crag | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Tambourine Dream
- with
Matt Short
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The climb up to just past the bollard was quite fun but after that came the crux. In my opinion it's almost worth that star give. Good carrots set up for top roping but make sure you use a safety line before setting them up.
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| Sun 10th Aug 2014 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
| Lost & Found Wall | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Lost property
- with
Mandy Leung
| 15m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
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My first lead on trad! excellent first timers climb with good holds, footers and rest spots. Got to use a #6 Marty!
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| Sun 6th Jul 2014 - Berowra | ||||||
| Positive Ape Factor Area | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Kenneth's Climb
- with
Sam
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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As always, a fun climb. One day that boulder near the top will pop out.
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| Sun 25th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Another Man's Juliet
- with
Siang
| 48m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Another UTSOAC night time adventure. Climbing top belay in the pitch black of night with your head torch is a decent challenge. Mot of the climb was a walk in the park but the crux offered a heart pumping challenge as I worked my through trying to find the much needed holds and footers in the dark. A few good knee bars through the crux along with some reachy holds. Sensational!
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| Tue 3rd Dec 2013 - Middle Cove | ||||||
| Harold Reid Reserve Middle Cove Crag | ||||||
| 18 20 |
★ Z
- with
Dom Chan
| 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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I do this climb every time I come to this crag. Why? Give it a go and find out!
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| 14 |
Rusted Iron
- with
Dom Chan
| 8m | ★ Good | |||
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An ideal warm up for the crag. Should have done it before I did Z, thrown my shoulder out now haven't I!
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| Mon 30th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 17 |
★★★ Sweet Dreams
- with
Micha
1
lead by
Micha
2
lead by
Radka
3
lead by
Brendon
4
lead by
Micha
5
lead by
Micha
6
lead by
Radka
| 130m, 20 | ★ Good | |||
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Nice easy climb for the most. The traverse was enjoyable but the only difficult part was locating the bolts on the upward traverse. The final pitch is the real only climbing on the route which was very enjoyable if you mix up the trad and the first line of bolts next to it.
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