Ascents as various tick types by Andreas Aachen

Good fun

Onsighted first pitch (DP) but just missed out on the sent on the second pitch. Honestly, don't really mind that much though as it was an amazing experience either way!

Thanks so much Wynnie for making this happen, for letting me lead both pitches and for keeping a cheery mood despite getting soaked up to the shoulders on the first belay (with low tide and small swell).

'Shiny!'

(abseiled over it first)

He has forgotten more about dispensing pain than you and I will ever know...

Don't think guerrilla tactics are necessary for this one (2nd shot)

Subtle like a Gummibär

Think i need to loose some weight, almost failed on the top-out

Ended up clipping the forth draw of DS traversed left, clipped the 3rd of IO and the went back and unclipped the previous one....

Thin the whole way

Good sustained climbing. The bolts are shocking...

Liked it.

3rd shot. Fun climb. Sacrificed a pair of socks to dry out some holds for the top out after a shower came through.

Very artistic. Fell after the last bolt on OS...coudl really feel the laps of AP from earlier in the day.

Jugs all the way. A 'must do' if you climb at that grade.

Shame about the bouldery start, would be an awesome 21 otherwise.

26th 26! =)

Not much harder than SO P1, but feels twice as long and adds some really cool moves! (2nd shot)

Climbed parts on the right on the first pitch as I didn't have any cams with me...will def do it again once my gear arrived, stellar line.

Did not clip any of the fixed slings as they all looked quite weathered. But the gear is bomber

Actually quite fun if you don't use the back wall at all. Obviously contrived!

Another technical Black Ian's Gem. Good fun, though not as nice / consistant as its lefthand neighbour. (2nd shot)

FFA. Bloody Brilliant! Crack, technical vertical and slab climbing; 26 seems fair. The climbing is very good, the length and position make this a classic I reckon. The upper crux, after the last bolt (where I came off during my heartbreaking first try) is the RP crux imho (the moves are as hard as on the lower crux plus you have 40m of rope+ropedrag pulling you down). In addition, the upper crux can currently not be protected on lead. For my lead try, I extended a small wire from higher up beforehand, so that the biner was at the same height as bolt used to be (patched bolt hole). Anyone knows what happened top that bolt? Would have been just before the upper crux. (FFA?). It's also a tad run-out in places (ended up having 13 pieces (incl bolts) in the 54m).

How cool is this wall? Can't believe I never went here before. Great finish for our amazing but last Grampians weekend

Second shot after placing the gear. Gear is bomber!

Was baking in the sun trying to figure out the moves. So went to the hollow mountain cave with the boulderers instead. Came back a few hours later, tied in and sent it straight away. Def. more enjoyable in the shade.

Good climbing on crimps and intimidating 45° edges. Saw the RP-Slot and was happy that I don't need it ;-).

Another one bites the dust...

I think some people are just too strong ;-)... did not find that soft at all.

A bit run-out between the gear and the first bolt. Last few meters are the crux.

The weekend of the aretes.

Had a peak on abseil first...still almost shit my pants on the final sequence after the last bolt..

Takes the best of both climbs. *2 Julie stars!!

Extended a piece from the top to make the scary top out a bit more sane

I think people ought to know that we're anti-fascist, we're anti-violence, we're anti-racist, and we're pro-creative. We're against ignorance!

Was frozen to stone, but only for a heartbeat...(2 shot)

Fell off the bouldery start, came back down and onsighted to the top.

Tough for the grade. The start felt desperate.

Back when you were still fingering.

Unlikely! Tough nut for a shorty with zero hip flexibility ;-)