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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Tue 30th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
	8 ~8	★★ Shandy - with Caitlyn, Yui 1 8 33m Trad 2 8 26m Trad	Mixed trad 59m, 6	★★★ Classic
Taking Yui abseiling / climbing with Caitlyn
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	15	★★ Wild is the Wind - with Caitlyn, Jack Ferguson, Tinam	Trad 80m	★★ Very Good
With Caitlyn, Jack and Tinam with a brief feature from Robin and Kristie. Pleasant climb, cool position and comfy belays! Led all the pitches as it was just the most straight forward way with our party. P1: Easy traverse, cams in breaks. P2: Quite the awkward move into the corner, rest is straight forward. Some gear down low and up high. P3: Cool exposed start, jug haul. Put in two pieces, just because I could!
Thu 25th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	15	★★★ Fuddy Duddy - with Caitlyn, Robin Kumar 1 13 35m Trad lead by Jason Nguyen 2 15 30m Second lead by Robin Kumar 3 13 30m Trad lead by Jason Nguyen	Trad 95m	★★★ Classic
Repeat with Robin and Caitlyn but a total Alzheimers onsight, including going the wrong way on P1; future reference, just stay on the right side. P2 was easier than I remembered with no off-widthing required. P3 start was still hard as shit and I didn’t remember the chimney being that tight but I still had an absolute blast of a time. So good!! Definitely sections of “do not fall” on P1 and P3.
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
	13	★ Between the Lines - with Robin Kumar	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good
Actually really good! I did some mild gardening at the bottom though. Probably a good beginner trad lead, no jamming required, nice comfortable stances and decent gear. Oh, and not sandbagged. I dedicate my send to Robin, who brought his double rack down!!
Sat 23rd Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Ben Molnar 1 14 20 Trad 2 10 20 Trad 3 13 28 Second 4 13 25 Trad 5 17 40 Trad	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
My 10th lap of this, and it had to be with Ben - BEN TEN! Lead 1/2/4/5 Exited on Left 17 variant
Sat 2nd Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
	8 ~8	★★ Shandy 1 8 33 Second 2 8 26 Second	Mixed trad 59m, 6	★★★ Classic
With Paul Jack Caitlyn
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Jack Ferguson, Caitlyn 1 14 20m Second 2 10 20m Second 3 13 28m Trad 4 13 25m Second 5 17 40m Trad	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
9th lap, nicer than walking out! In the dark, led p3 and p5 (left variant)
Mon 13th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Iliad Buttress
	16	★★ The Iliad - with Jack Ferguson 1 12 27 Second lead by Jack Ferguson 2 16 27 Trad 3 16 13 Second lead by Jack Ferguson 4 15 20 Trad	Trad 87m	★★★ Mega Classic
Well this was so much more awesome and fun than I expected. The fear to fun ratio was heavily leaning towards fun! P1 average, think of it as an access pitch. Will try the Cynics United start next time, just wanted the full Ewbank experience today. P2, a sketchy start, that flake moves a LOT. Just don’t fall. Can be creative with gear afterwards, but yes a bit of a run out. (yellow totem, 0.75 BD and a 1 BD) Super awesome stemming above your belayer!! P3, harder move to start but better protection than P2. Nothing too bad, then a pleasant cruise afterwards. P4, what an awesome feature/ramp to finish!! A very awesome day and first full trad multi for Jack! (Not counting the 2 pitches of Spartan) C2C about 3.5 hours. Mega Classic rating doesn’t include P1. Took a lot of gear, standard BD/WC double rack but also additional full rack of totems and Z4s; so had a lot of triples!
Sun 22nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
	8 ~8	★★ Shandy 1 8 33m Trad 2 8 26m Trad	Mixed trad 59m, 6	★★★ Classic
Lead 1 middle of rope and belayed Van and Daphne for their first outdoor climb. Caitlyn lead P2
Sat 21st Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	15	★★★ Tombstone Wall - with Jack Ferguson	Mixed trad 30m, 3	★★ Very Good
Still calling this an onsight despite down climbing the start and using Jacks shoulder as an intermediate before getting back on the tree. A total sandbag at 15; but I feel like I knew that anyway??? Maybe the tree stump used to be bigger. After eventually getting through the nails start, the rest was good fun. The actual mantle was fine, although it was the other way around for Jack? Forgot to bring bolt plates down so I used one bolt plate and the rest were just wires!
	13	★ Charity - with Jack Ferguson	Trad 14m	★★ Very Good
Size 3-5 cams and maybe wires should do you for this, really pleasant!
Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Taking Tinam on his first multi, with caitlyn! Lead all pitches, probably placed the most trad I’ve ever placed on this; was actively looking for placements. Middle 17 finish. 2 idiots abseiled the entire wall with their 100m+ static, dislodging a heap of rock onto a party doing Saccharine nightmare and some onto my party on p2 of sweet dreams. They didn’t even climb the route, they fixed the rope and walked out and pulled it up later? No climbing gear, no helmet, no brains.
Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Berowra
Ladder of Gloom Area
	4	Cenotaph Corner	Trad 8m
Leaving
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	17 Hard	★★★ Grey Mist - with Jack Ferguson	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Alzheimers onsight! 10+ years later. Felt much harder than Little Red Riding Hood. No necessarily hard moves but the pump steadily builds! Placed 26 pieces of gear adding to the pump and making Jacks top out harder, doubles .5 to 2. A single 0.4 & 4, set of BD wires (10), two chickenhead slings and small totems (4). Carried 2 3s to the top but didn’t use them. Left them at the crux for Jack! Bit scared at the start on the small gear but settled after a 1/3rd or so.
Sun 1st Oct 2023 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Red Riding Hood Area
	17	★★★ Little Red Riding Hood - with Chris Lam	Mixed trad 25m, 1	★★★ Mega Classic
I must say, I like this more than the direct version! I came here to climb trad after all 🤷‍♂️ It’s definitely much easier and extremely pleasant! Plenty of great holds, moves, good protection and epic position! Another point perp arete ticked with whales frolicking behind me😍
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	16	★★ Man Overboard - with Jack Ferguson	Trad 26m	★★★ Classic
Didn’t have all the gear I had hoped for, didn’t look at the route on the way down, did it with most of 1 BD rack and totems + wires. Got to place Jacks 5 and 6 hehehehe. Definitely an Alzheimers onsight.
Sat 12th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	15	★★ The Pharaoh	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
Start was fine, just a bit reachy, but I found that to be a consistent theme throughout the climb. My reach being JUST enough! Climbed on Adam’s gear, better placements today Adam!! But still supplemented with my own (including a fantastic 6)
Sat 12th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area
	16	★★★ The Spartan 1 14 16 Second 2 16 24 Trad lead by Jason Nguyen	Mixed trad 40m, 4	★★★ Classic
First pitch really wasn’t that bad to be honest? But yes, the money is the second pitch and that was WILD! Moments of crazy laughing and smiling, but also moments of terror! A 5 and 6 made me feel much better, I somehow managed to unclip the rope from the QuickDraw while I was thrutching up. Luckily was not that important of a piece! The space walk was fantastic; loved it, not in a hurry to hop back on, but happy to know what gear I need in the future! Rapped off after pitch 2.
Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
	8 ~8	★★ Shandy 1 8 33 Trad 2 8 26 Second	Mixed trad 59m, 6	★★★ Classic
Lead pitch 1 tied into the middle of the rope to belay Jack and Kyle up at the same time; weight of the rope was considerable by the top!! Caitlyn led pitch 2. First outdoor climbing experience for Kyle! Very foggy and misty start to the day, but cleared up gloriously once we were about to start climbing and everything was dry.
Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	14	★★ Joseph - with Adam Cufer	Trad 46m	★★ Very Good
Always good, fun with a bit more pump taking photos of Adam’s placements and then alternative pieces to place.
	18	★★★ The Eternity — 2 attempts - with Adam Cufer	Trad 22m	★★★ Classic
Abseiled down Eternity after doing Carthagian and with the sun and wind; was actually dry!! One clean top rope lap which felt quite nice and quite quick! Decided to hop on and lead it afterwards; Adam had placed 10 pieces to practice on TR. Total of 18 pieces after my lead and moving most of Adam’s pieces 😂 could almost take the red point ? Approx 30 minutes on the wall so improved upon my last effort of 1 hour / 20 pieces!!
	15	★★ The Carthaginian - with Adam Cufer	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Still a favourite, however today was pushing it. Started sprinkling down low and proper pouring by the twin cracks. Decided to chimney the boulder on top instead of the usual face as that was a waterfall. Thoroughly stitched up the top because EVERYTHING was wet.
Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
	8 ~8	★★ Shandy - with Caitlyn 1 8 33 Trad 2 8 26 Trad	Mixed trad 59m, 6	★★★ Classic
A very pleasant outing, fun abseils and easy climbing in a beautiful spot (especially at sunset) First two pitches only and scrambled off to the left, all sport. Nice ascent for my 1000th on TheCrag!
Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	15	★★ The Carthaginian	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Always rated and enjoyed this one, seconding Jack and checking his gear. It was blowing an absolute gale at the anchor; bloody freezing doing this just as it was getting dark.
Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	8	★ Faith	Trad 52m	★★ Very Good
More practice for Jack placing gear / finding placements etc He found an awesome thread towards the top!!
Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	14	★★ Joseph	Trad 46m	★★ Very Good
Only P1; very pleasant and still spooky at the top as I remembered! Have to get around to trying P2 sometime.
Mon 12th Jun 2023 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Red Riding Hood Area
	17	★★★ Little Red Riding Hood Direct	Mixed trad 30m, 8	★★★ Classic
Following Jack end of day; the start was nails for 17 !! (in the dark with a head torch) There’s a nut stuck in one of the cracks, spent some time trying to get it out but that ain’t going anywhere. (How did you even get that in there mate?) Jack had a monstrous run out from that nut (just after the second last bolt) to the last bolt where he decided not to place any of his double rack of cams. Dumbass. 😂 The arete at the top was bloody marvellous, didn’t expect to be pulling those kind of moves on a 17, so damn awesome. Very keen to try the original during the day and compare.
Mon 12th Jun 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside The Yardarm
	14	★★ Over the Yardarm	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Couldn’t ask for a much better time at Point Perp. Absolutely delightful climbing and stunning position (the top half); finally spotted whales splashing about while I was on the arete. Incredible!!! Very happy some of my gear; particularly with my chicken head sling, my tiny thread, Bd #4 nut and my nest of gear before the final moves. So good!!!
Mon 12th Jun 2023 - Point Perpendicular
The Mild West Bob's Cliff
	12	★★ Room with a View	Trad 9m	★★★ Classic
Repeat for Jack to do his first trad lead and for Caitlyn to second cleanly while removing the gear/anchor! Such an exhilarating spot; won’t forget Jacks wide eyed look when I was building the trad anchor, test pulled it and popped out the 0.3.
Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside The Yardarm
	14	★★ Urban Spaceman	Trad 27m	★★ Very Good
Tougher first half with average gear but the top was delightful!!
	9	★ Dracophyllum Corner	Trad 30m	★ Good
Nice way to warm up the trad brain for the day. A bit of choss but not bad
Sat 10th Jun 2023 - Point Perpendicular
The Mild West Bob's Cliff
	12	★★ Room with a View	Trad 9m	★★★ Classic
What an adventure for just 9m of climbing, great position!!!
Sat 22nd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura The Fortress
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - with Adam Cufer, Jack Ferguson 1 8 18 Trad 2 13 40 Trad 3 9 16 Second lead by Adam Cufer 4 8 45 Second lead by Adam Cufer 5 13 21 Trad 6 8 26 Second lead by Adam Cufer	Mixed trad 170m, 10	★★ Very Good
Nice easy multi with Adam and Jack. Didn’t use much of the trad rack; think I only used a #2, #0.5 (but a 0.4# also fits) and a Bd 7 stopper. A few big run outs, take looong draws and alpine draws. 7hr 20mins party of 3; first time for all
Tue 11th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Jack Ferguson	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Lead 1, 2, 4, 5 (The middle 17)
Wed 28th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Abseil Gully
	12	★★ The Eyrie - with Adam Cufer 1 12 30m lead by Jason Nguyen 2 12 15m lead by Adam Cufer	Mixed trad 45m, 3	★★★ Classic
Yeah definitely a little bit run out in places
Mon 26th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Adam Cufer 1 14 20 Trad lead by Adam Cufer 2 10 20 Trad lead by Jason Nguyen 3 13 28 Trad lead by Adam Cufer 4 13 25 Trad lead by Adam Cufer 5 17 40 Trad lead by Jason Nguyen	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Finishing up left 17 variant; taking caitlyn up her first blueys multi
Fri 8th Jun 2018 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags The Phoenix
	20	★★★ The Phoenix - with Will Vidler	Trad 45m	★★★ Classic
A fine morning out!! In saying that, it took me 1:35 to onsight this thing. After Will topped out, the total time was slower than The Nose speed record. Super happy with myself to get this done though, had a super sketchy moment right at the start with a horribly placed 0.5... (There was a good piece below it at least) Took some commitment to start the finger crack section, but went through it relatively smoothly once I did! Took a while to figure out the upper crux but ended up lay-backing to get it done (and I hate lay-backing)! Super stoked! 17 pieces of gear. (Most were in the top third when I realised my gear management wasn't too bad!!)
Fri 1st Jun 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	13	★★★ Cave Climb - with Will Vidler 1 13 18m lead by Will Vidler 2 13 20m lead by Will Vidler 3 13 30m lead by Jason Nguyen	Trad 68m	★★★ Classic
Will linked P1 & 2 together; also definitely the only way to do it. Hard-ish start and didn't seem very easy overall (for the grade), but still enjoyable! P3 was the money and was just super pleasant the whole way. Do plug a #4 early if you have one, I was holding onto mine hoping to plug it at the top but there aren't any placements for it up high!
Fri 1st Jun 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Herbaceous Gully
	16	★★★ Tol 1 13 13m lead by Jason Nguyen 2 16 15m lead by Jason Nguyen	Trad 28m	★★★ Classic
P1 and P2 definitely needs to be linked together; there's no other way to do it! I really am not a huge fan of laybacks, I just suck at them... But I managed to pull through with extremely odd lay-backing technique, which involved dangling my right leg and just hopping my left foot (which was smearing) up the wall... Bolts should be chopped. Even I didn't clip them! Didn't do the top pitch.
Fri 1st Jun 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	15	★★★ Fuddy Duddy - with Will Vidler 1 13 35m lead by Jason Nguyen 2 15 30 lead by Will Vidler 3 13 30 lead by Jason Nguyen	Trad 95m	★★★ Classic
A doddle up with not that much gear. Don't try and climb behind the flake to get to the ledge. Made my first (really bad) trad anchor! Crux pitch, minimal jamming / laybacking required! The start was absolute nails at the grade; I couldn't stop laughing to myself about the squeeze chimney, I had so much fun! Loved it.
Mon 30th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★ Sweet Dreams Left Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant)	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★ Very Good
Not as easy or as nice as I remembered!
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Lead all pitches; linked P1 & 2; all on sport gear.
Mon 16th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	14	★★ Joseph - with Will Vidler	Trad 46m	★★★ Classic
Pitch 1 only. Basically an onsight; I couldn't remember a thing. Found the top hard; the crack was super slippery! 5 cams, 3 wires.
	18	★★★ The Eternity - with Will Vidler	Trad 22m	★★★ Mega Classic
Really nice to not be afraid and enjoy going up this. Still my favourite line to look at; it's just stunning. Worked on jamming more of the moves (compared to last time).
	17	★★★ Psychopath - with Will Vidler	Trad 28m	★★★ Classic
Compulsory jamming to pull some of the moves; and was super stoked to have pulled it off. Harder than Eternity. Ran out the entirety of the off-width / chimney section after not being able to find a placement. (It was there and obvious apparently). The #4 I plugged in after run-out felt incredible. 11 cams. I'm glad I had extra #2s though! Lots of shuffling on this.
Mon 16th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	17	★★★ Flake Crack - with Will Vidler 1 17 15m 2 17 15m	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Linked pitch 1 & 2; got spooked at the start of the layback (and down climbed some of it). Had to wait around for a bit until I psyched myself up and ran up it! Rested for a while with some odd knee-bar, head-jam before the roof; then pulled the moves so quickly I can't remember what I did... 9 cams; 3 on pitch 1? Much better than my 20 pieces on Eternity!
	15	★★ Hope - with Will Vidler	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Didn't think the hard move was that hard? Didn't stitch it up beyond belief either! (Will wouldn't let me)
Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	18	★★★ The Eternity - with Will Vidler	Trad 22m	★★★ Mega Classic
Upset that I can't log this as an onsight; seconded it YEARS ago! The sequences weren't too bad; but I just needed a lot of commitment to move from the rest stances. Hour on the wall; twenty pieces of gear. Brilliant and super happy!
	15	★★ The Carthaginian - with Will Vidler	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Alzheimer's onsight! Trad is rad. Trad is scary. Totally missed the tree root this time; also grabbed my foot at one point to high step it into the crack. Probably spent about half an hour on the wall?? Maybe more?
Mon 19th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	16	★★★ The Gates of Janus	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
Oh my goodness. Super duper scared, I nearly backed off; but I pushed on (and placed 15 pieces of gear)... Had to really work for it. Was so damn stoked to reach those post-roof jugs. Spent over an hour on the wall.
Mon 19th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	19	★★ Thruxton	Trad 57m	★★ Very Good
Seconding Will, was fighting the foot pump big time while laybacking up! Actually had to jam on this line.
Mon 19th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
	14	★★ Gently Mine	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
Super cool route, and didn't need to jam at all! Was a little bit scared but still felt alright.
Sun 16th Jul 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Hanging Rock
	19	★★ Burramoko Buttress	Trad 150m	★★ Very Good
Just the last pitch to exit; fantastic position and is only hard for the first 3 metres; then a doddle. There was an absolute MONSTER run-out about halfway or so up.
Fri 25th Sep 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Cottage Boulder
	14	★ Abra Cadabra - with Ben Jenga	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
A crazy adventure with Jenga. Really run out, and really wet at the top. Did a 'variant exit pitch', where I had to straddle a tree and sling the branches to head off the back side of the boulder (to avoid the wet slopey top)
Fri 25th Sep 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	19	★★ Judas	Trad 32m	★★ Very Good
Following Damo up (Jenga's gear). Hard as hell, but got it! Pumped like hell.
	15	★★ The Carthaginian	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Such spectacular climbing! Loved it. Wanted to lead it on Jenga's gear but he wanted the gear back
Sun 13th Sep 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	18	★★★ The Eternity	Trad 22m	★★ Very Good
Had to work for it at some points... Felt tough for an 18, but my jamming wasn't exactly top notch!
	14	★★ Joseph	Trad 46m	★★ Very Good
Just the first pitch, hard-ish (for grade) move at the top!
Sun 13th Sep 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	8	★ Faith	Trad 52m	★★ Very Good
Never has climbing an 8 felt so rewarding!
Sun 1st Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★ Sweet Dreams Variant	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★★ Classic
So, I realised every time I've logged this climb; I've done the one not on the arete, but in between it and the corner. Well, now that I've done the real variant finish; I can say that it is definitely much better (and easier, I think). (Fixed the old logs now)
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
4th time doing this! Rather than walking out, we climbed out. Had an American climber named Adam join us actually. It is definitely different climbing with a big rucksack. Kept hitting me in the back of the head! Lead 1 and 2.
Sun 1st Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Iliad Buttress
	16	★★ The Iliad P1 1	Trad 87m	★ Good
Just the first pitch in order to get to the bottom of 'Trojan', helping Paul with his FA!
Sat 8th Jun 2013 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County The 39 Steps
	19	★★ I'd Rather Be Sailing	Mixed trad 28m, 6	★★★ Classic
A wonderful climb to second, wouldn't have the headspace to lead this beauty though. Great climbing, loved every minute of it. Tough start was made easier by being short, hell yeah.
Sat 8th Jun 2013 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane
	20	★★★ Mindblower	Mixed trad 20m, 3	★★ Very Good
Tough for me, great sequences. So damn reachy. Some moves felt very committing, almost peeled off at the top, wasting lots of energy trying to recover in stupid positions. Great airy feel.
	18	★★★ The 80 Minute Hour	Mixed trad 30m, 4	★★★ Classic
With Paul's pre-placed gear (all climbs today). Traversed in from the left after scoping out the direct start. Such a great climb! Loved stepping out off the ledges, over nothingness. Loved it, first climb back in a long time.
Sat 26th Jan 2013 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Red Riding Hood Area
	19	★★ When the Levee Breaks	Mixed trad 20m, 4	★★★ Classic
One cam at the start, brilliant climbing, loved the crux with all those pockets!
Sat 26th Jan 2013 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Superliner Area
	19	★★ Superliner	Mixed trad 35m, 7	★★★ Classic
Terrifyingly awesome! With Paul's supplemental gear. Rope drag was horrendous, found it hard for a 19, those cruxes were just gnarly... (especially the top crux).
Fri 21st Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams Middle Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant #2)	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★★ Classic
Repeat, found a neat two finger pocket this time around!
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Repeat, lead 1/4.
Sun 2nd Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
	14	Alone in a Sea of Bolts	Trad 12m	Average
First trad lead! Decided to muck about, so I brought Paul's rack down.Totally uninspiring though. A bit hard for the grade I think.
Tue 13th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams Middle Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant #2)	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★★ Classic
Repeat. Second. Awesome exposure, like last time! Couldn't find those 'underclings and sidepulls' the first time I did it. I swear jugs magically appeared since I last did it. (Definitely a good gauge on my improvement!)
	14	★★★ Sweet Dreams	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Repeat of pitches 3-5. Free solo'd pitch one, lead pitch 2 and 4. Did with 3 people. All in approach shoes (except the variant finish). Dropped my Camelbak bottle at the top of Pitch 4, if someone finds it... haha, let me know
Sun 7th Oct 2012 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside The Yardarm
	16	★★ Sympatico	Trad 20m	★★★ Classic
EOD climb. Easy traverse start, fun pocket section, cool little cave and jam/crimps to top out! Almost always a great foothold somewhere.
Sun 7th Oct 2012 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	17 Hard	★★★ Grey Mist	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Awesome route following the crack, I removed 16 pieces of gear from this climb. My own leader's gear and previously placed gear. It happened to make topping out really difficult!
	16	★★ Man Overboard	Trad 26m	★★★ Classic
Flash, first day at the point, and it was amazing! Awesome climb, stemmed the crap out of it, thank you flexibility.
Wed 8th Aug 2012 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★★★ Sweet Dreams Middle Variant (Sweet Dreams Variant #2)	Mixed trad 120m, 12	★★★ Classic
Two small-medium friends for the last bit, otherwise nice underclings and sidepulls just where you need them! Great finish to my first multipitch!
	13	★★★ Sweet Dreams 3 13 4 13 lead by Benn Van Balen	Mixed trad 130m, 20	★★★ Classic
Lead the traverse, seconded pitch 4.

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