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Sat 6th May 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area | ||||||
11 | ★★ Salami - with Benham, Simon | 81m | ★ Good | |||
Old school classic araps climbing! Bridging, squeezing, and thrashing.. and thatās pitch 1.
Good holds and gear on pitch 2 and 3
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Sat 1st May 2021 - Arapiles | ||||||
Pilot Error Cliffs Pilot Error Area | ||||||
10 | ★ Neta - with Simon, Benham | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Very nice climbing on some nice edges and jugs.
Good gear all the way, and just enough of a blank section to keep you thinking
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Fri 8th Jan 2021 - Arapiles | ||||||
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Skydiver Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Coke Adds Life - with John K | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Fri 8th Jan 2021 - Arapiles | ||||||
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Right Fork | ||||||
18 | ★★ King Rat - with John K | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really great climbing, tricky moves out of the corner, but great jugs to haul through the roof on.
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Sat 6th Jun 2020 - The Black Range | ||||||
Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
14 | ★ Minor Offence - with Craig Orgill | 15m | ★ Good | |||
14 | ★ G.B.H. - with Craig Orgill | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 5th Feb 2020 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Warfront Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Young Warriors - with Simon, Benham | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Mon 27th Jan 2020 - Halls Gap Area | ||||||
Lake Bellfield Little Joe Hill | ||||||
19 | ★ Paleface - with Aaron | 25m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Nice little variation to Pale Rider, interesting moves left to the fixed hanger then some balancy moves to the top.
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18 | ★ Pale Rider - with Aaron | 24m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Tricky getting established into the crack, but quite nice once youāre in it.
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15 | ★ High Plains Drifter - with Aaron | 24m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Nice pleasant slab climbing with some good balancy moves
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Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Privy Block - Chain buttress | ||||||
15 | ★ Guilty by Association - with Simon | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
21 | ★ Limited Pain - with Simon | 7m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Has some really nice moves, shame it's not longer.
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20 | ★ Cultasaurous Erectus - with Simon | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
Bundaleer | ||||||
12 | ★★ Scarab - with Aaron | 59m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ Sanitize Review Pitch 1 (We Don't Like Slopes Pitch 1) - with Aaron | 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
20 | ★★ Sad But True - with Aaron | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bouldery start of the ground, Really nice climbing up to the roof, and a couple of tricky moves over the lip to the chains.
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Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Slack Attack Slabs | ||||||
8 | Slack Attack - with Benham, Mel McGregor | 18m | Average | |||
Sun 22nd Dec 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Fig Leaf Slabs | ||||||
10 | ★ Fig Leaf - with Benham, Mel McGregor | 26m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 22nd Sep 2019 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress | ||||||
15 | ★ Mercy - with Benham | 16m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Bit strenuous, mainly due to my poor crack climbing technique, but still quite enjoyable
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Sun 28th Jul 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
Drysdale Road Drysdale Hills Boulders East Hill The Rockettes | ||||||
16 | ★ One's a Crowd - with Benham | 9m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
15 | Music Haul - with Benham | 8m, 1 | Average | |||
Sun 28th Jul 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier | ||||||
20 | ★★ Psychedelic Termination - with Benham | 21m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 30th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Sincerity - with Benham, Simon | 14m, 4 | Average | |||
Bit of a run out to start with, but good holds for the clipping positions. Headed off to the right to finish, which made the top not as interesting.
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Sun 28th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
14 | ★★★ Sweet Dreams - with Benham, Simon | 120m, 20 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Beautiful climbing with great positions and lovely views of the valley.
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Sun 28th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
20 | ★★ Radioactive Man - with Benham, Simon | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pumpy through the overhung section at the top, but good holds are there to be found.
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17 | ★ I Only Eat Plankton - with Benham, Simon | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
Not too bad for a warm up, holds get a bit slopey towards the top.
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Fri 26th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
15 | ★ Bell Bottom Pants | 25m | Average | |||
14 | ★ How Much is That Doggie in the Window? | 27m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Pleasant climbing with a couple of moves to keep you interested.
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Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs | ||||||
20 |
★★ Bohemiath
1
20
37m
2
| 37m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice consistent crimps on the first pitch, with a couple of reachy moves.
Pitch 2 has a slightly bouldery start out leads to some beautiful ironstone edges and features.
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Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
17 | ★ Cardinal Fang | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Hard for a 17, definitely got the pump on, and not the nicest holds to clip off.
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19 | ★★ Gimme Shelter | 35m, 14 | ★ Good | |||
climbed pitch 1 only, probably only one hard move at the grade, but the position and exposure is well worth it.
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Tue 23rd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Disneyland | ||||||
15 | ★ Bacon | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Very cool arete to start, with a balancy move over the bulge, after that fun climbing on good edges.
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17 | ★ Glabrate | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Enjoyable arete climbing with some fun ledges and holds
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19 | ★ Lightning McQueen | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Easy for a 19, couple of tricky moves down low, but eases off for the top.
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18 | ★ Nappy Action | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent climbing on beautiful edges, with just enough crimpy moves to keep you thinking. Moves around through some great features. Worth an extra star.
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18 | ★ Malificent | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Fairly easy for the grade, the start moves would be 18, then it eases off quite a bit.
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15 | ★ Long John Silver | 20m, 14 | ★ Good | |||
Fun start if you bridge up for the first couple of draws, then some nice balancy moves to get established on the upper wall
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Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Hold on to Your Hats | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Little bit harder than the 18s on grey slab, holds are just a bit smaller, but still good moves on nice edges and rails.
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Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
17 | ★ Burning Jowls | 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Little pumpy move to get established, then plenty of nice moves on beautiful edges of ironstone
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17 | ★ Good Fortune | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Pumpy start moves lead to pleasant face climbing on great holds and edges.
Might be a hard start for the shorter people
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Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Daffy | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
More gymnastic moves of the ground leading to great holds and a pumpy transfer move around the arete. Super cool rest before the headwall.
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17 | ★ How Much Is A Duck Worth | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool climbing with a nice mildly overhung finish on good jugs
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16 | ★ Rabbit Season, Duck Season | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Good moves all the way with great holds
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18 | ★ Gosling | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Bit of a dynamic move of the ground, a couple of crinkly moves on the face, but cool finish
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21 | ★★ Duck Tits | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd climb for the day, dynamic move of the ground, then beautiful jugs with some crimpy moves in the middle. Fun finish of to the anchors
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Sat 20th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Sound and Vision | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fantastic crimps and ledges all the way. Committing delicate moves at the crux, it is possible to finish either right or left.
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17 | ★★ Hermione | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★★ Quirrell's Quarrell | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tricky moves to exit to the chains, lovely climbing all the way
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Sun 31st Mar 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier | ||||||
13 | ★ Andy Pandy - with Benham | 19m, 1 | Average | |||
Sun 17th Mar 2019 - Black Hill | ||||||
The Northern Group Upper Tier | ||||||
16 | ★ Vibrio Parahaemolyticus - with Benham, Aaron | 9m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
12 | ★ Clostridium Perfringens (Fun Guy) - with Benham, Aaron | 9m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
16 | ★★ Polished Gem - with Benham, Aaron | 23m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 9th Mar 2019 - Flat Rock | ||||||
West Flank | ||||||
20 | ★ Nuclear Wasteland - with Benham, Simon, Aaron | 25m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★ Nuclear Error - with Benham, Simon, Aaron | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 23rd Feb 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track The Overlap | ||||||
17 | ★ Transaction Being Processed - with Benham | 9m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Holds are not as positive as they look from the ground, but still very nice.
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Sat 23rd Feb 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Western Walking Track Trackside Wall | ||||||
13 | ★ Trackside Traverse - with Benham | 11m | ★ Good | |||
Fun traversing across the face of the wall, really good hand holds all the way.
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16 | ★ Caught Red-handed - with Benham | 10m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★ Innocent Bystander - with Benham | 12m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 17th Feb 2019 - The You Yangs | ||||||
The Turntable Car-park Area Western Walking Track The Look-out | ||||||
8 | Jaws in 3D - with Benham, Mel McGregor | 14m | Average | |||
Wed 13th Feb 2019 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Omega Block | ||||||
18 | Size Matters | 8m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 13th Feb 2019 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Omega gully wall - Wall opposite witch | ||||||
5 | Jugs n Jury - with Benham | 16m | Average | |||
Sun 6th Jan 2019 - South-Eastern Grampians | ||||||
North-West Serra Range Dreamtime Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Problem Solving Over .05 - with Simon, Benham | 30m, 16 | ★ Good | |||
Mon 31st Dec 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Dirge - with Benham | 85m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice climbing with plenty of good gear and just enough delicate moves to keep it interesting.
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Fri 28th Dec 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall | ||||||
7 | ★ Little Revolver Crack - with Benham | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ The Tell-Tale Shart - with Simon | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
Ok little warm up for the rest of the back wall, would be better if it was longer.
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Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
16 | ★ Blind Justice - with Simon | 40m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climbing on the aretes, really nice now with the new bolts.
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Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
The Main Cliff | ||||||
13 | ★ Do I Have To? - with Benham, Simon | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
Wed 3rd Oct 2018 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone | ||||||
17 | ★ Fingers Columbia - with Benham | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Interesting climbing, good use of the arete, trust your feet and youāll be fine
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18 | ★ Rusty Pins - with Benham | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Tricky start leads to a couple of delicate moves, but then eases off with some bigger handholds towards the top. The chains are all the way at the top
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17 | ★★ The Crack - with Benham | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 5th May 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
13 | ★ Jezebel - with Benham | 140m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Same awkward start as for hurricane lamp cracks, then a little bit of jamming at the end of pitch 1, pitch 3 is lovely, even for a traverse.
Can be a bit fiddly to find gear, but there is placements there.
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12 | ★★ Hurricane Lamp Cracks - with Benham | 110m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun awkward start pitch, but then the climbing becomes very nice and enjoyable
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Sun 11th Mar 2018 - Victoria Range | ||||||
Red Rock Area Red Rock Pinnacles Back Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Bikini Bootcamp - with Jo, Simon | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Fun pumpy start, to a delicate couple of moves around the arete.
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Sat 10th Mar 2018 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Amnesty Wall Area Amnesty Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ The Flying Emu - with Jo, Simon | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Bouldery start, with a delicate traverse up higher, quite good.
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Sun 25th Feb 2018 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ Owen Glyndower - with Jo | 24m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 25th Feb 2018 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Eastern Outcrops Back Wall Billy Goat Bluffs | ||||||
16 | ★★ Hoof and Poof - with Jo | 8m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Fun short climb, couple of interesting moves and then its all over, but still worth a climb
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Sun 14th Jan 2018 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
8 |
★★ Spiral Staircase
- with
Simon, Jo
1
lead by
Steve
2
lead by
Jo
3
lead by
Simon
4
lead by
Simon
| 100m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Another night time climb, very nice climbing all the way, finished off with a long abseil in the dark.. amazing!
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Sun 14th Jan 2018 - Flat Rock | ||||||
West Flank | ||||||
18 | ★ MOAB - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
16 | ★ Nuclear Novice - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★★ Dirty Bomb - with Jo, Simon, Tara Robinson | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 7th Jan 2018 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Eastern Outcrops Melbourne View Buttress | ||||||
15 | Russell 2 - with Benham, Simon | 19m, 1 | Average | |||
15 | ★ Russell 1 - with Benham, Simon | 18m, 2 | Average | |||
Would be a bit nicer if the wall was a bit cleaner, but not too bad anyway
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Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
19 | ★ Empty Chairs - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 10m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
14 | ★★ MaƱana - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 22m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice climbing on great holds, shame I had to clean it in the rain..
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4 | ★ Kaboomba Brothers - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 10m, 4 | Average | |||
18 | ★★ Old Salt - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Foot slipped at the top, nearly screwed the onsight, but held on for the tick
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19 | ★★ Poultry in Motion - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 1st Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Middle | ||||||
12 | ★ A Soft Touch - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 8m | Average | |||
16 18 | ★ Fringe Benefit - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 8m, 5 | Average | |||
10 | ★ Lazy Lizards - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 8m | Average | |||
Thu 30th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
15 | ★ The Arrow and the Song - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 26m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★ Monkey Girl - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 23m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
18 |
★★★ Bunny Bucket Buttress
- with
Simon
1
lead by
Simon
2
lead by
Simon
3
lead by
Steve
4
lead by
Simon
5
lead by
Simon
6
lead by
Steve
7
lead by
Simon
8
lead by
Steve
| 270m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Well, what an outing! Such a great climb, only let down slightly by pitches 4 & 5.
The rest of the pitches climb on beautiful and varied blue mountains rock, with so many amazing features, with just enough exposure to keep you honest.
Pitch 6 and 7 are standout pitches, and some of the most amazing rock.
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Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
12 | ★ Suicidal Tendencies - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Shady Alley | ||||||
10 | Dunny Doo - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor | 4m, 2 | Average | |||
Novelty climb to finish the day
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Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Creek Boulder | ||||||
18 | ★ Waterfalling - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great features all the way, would be awesome if it was another 15mts
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14 | ★ Up the Creek - with Simon, Benham, Mel McGregor | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool climbing on amazing features
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Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ A Tale of Two Cities - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★ Ted Turd-Tossa - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor | 8m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Death of the Moss Monster - with Benham, Simon, Mel McGregor | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good |