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Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 6 | ||||||
16 | ★ Paraphernalia - with John | 27m, 12 | ||||
Fun climb but beware of some edges breaking off. Chosy clay shale band half height where loose boulder is. Able to get around it. Thin top section to anchors.
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Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 3 | ||||||
13 | ★ Stranger Things - with Ian | 8m, 2 | ||||
Balance start right side or pumpy Overhang left side. Easy from there.
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15 | ★★ Ka-ching - with Ian | 10m, 3 | ||||
Fun climb
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Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic | ||||||
15 | ★ Russian caravan — 3 attempts | 7m, 5 | ||||
Got there with several rests. Hard 15.
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Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 7 | ||||||
15 ~17 | ★★ Where's my beer? - with John | 14m, 5 | ||||
Difficult short bouldery start. OK to 4th bolt but extender sling needed at 2nd bolt. Thin face to 5th bolt then Ok to anchors.
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16 | ★ Z Clipper - with Diane | 13m, 5 | ||||
Difficult bouldery start, good from there.
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14 ~12 | Pinball Wizard - with John | 12m, 4 | ||||
Easy warm up. Careful of breaking holds.
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Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 3 | ||||||
14 | Banned from twitter - with Taryn | 8m, 3 | ||||
Tricky scooped climb to 1st bolt. Not pre clipped. Easy from there.
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18 | ★★ Off to the Glue Factory - with John | 12m, 4 | ||||
Followed John's grade 18 lead. Challenging but doable.
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16 | ★ Shady Character - with Diane | 10m, 4 | ||||
Fun lead
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15 | ★★ Cut Throat - with John | 10m, 4 | ||||
Fun lead
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12 | ★★ Negative Capability - with John | 13m, 5 | ||||
Warm up.
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Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
13 | ★ Captain Pugwash - with Diane | 11m, 5 | ||||
Good short fun warm up on u bolts.
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12 | ★★ Until Death Do Us Part - with Diane | 25m, 9 | ||||
Easy fun climb on u bolts.
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14 | ★★ Mañana - with Diane | 22m, 8 | ||||
Fun lead on carrots. Lots of hand holds slightly harder at the top.
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Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ Fucary Rug - with John | 15m, 5 | ||||
Climbed twice on top rope after John put it up. Bottom half quite tricky. Need to hug the corner half height.
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12 | ★ Jug City - with John | 15m, 3 | ||||
2nd first then lead on carrots. Straight forward climb but fun.
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Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima - with John | 12m, 5 | ||||
Great scooped sandstone climb. Overhanging start. Did it twice on 2nd.
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Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Nest Main Area | ||||||
15 | ★ Dream Machine - with Aaron Rowley | 14m, 4 | ||||
Good climb ample large holds. Goes strongly right and up arete. U bolt anchors up high. Lowers off over a long overhang on the right.
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14 | ★ 80 Great Years - with Aaron Rowley | 16m, 3 | ||||
Easy warm up, lots of scooped holds
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic | ||||||
15 | ★ Russian caravan | 7m, 5 | ||||
Fun moves but hard to top out.
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Sun 3rd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Booker Jam wall | ||||||
16 | cosbys sweater | 8m | ||||
Thin vertical climb.
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Mon 28th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic | ||||||
15 | ★ Lost Keys | 7m, 7 | ||||
Tricky move around the corner out of the cave. The two u-bolts just below this point are only two feet apart...weird.
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Tue 1st Aug 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
14 R | ★ Cornflake Crack - with Liza | 18m | ||||
Fun easy climb
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15 | ★ David Mac - with Liza | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sport lead with 3 bolts. Good warm up.
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Fri 21st Jul 2023 - Brooyar | ||||||
Black Stump Buttresses | ||||||
18 | ★★ Annabelistic | 16m, 7 | ||||
Getting tied. Rested on rope several times, steep but good holds.
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16 | ★ Snake Charmer | 15m, 7 | ||||
13 | ★ One Legged Dog | 18m, 7 | ||||
14 | ★ The Dog's Paw | 15m, 6 | ||||
Thu 13th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Idiot Wind - with Derek | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Clean and smooth the whole way, no rests or slips.
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17 R | ★ By Ignorance RHV - with Derek | 18m | ||||
Almost pulled a very large block on myself climbing onto the halfway ledge. Pushed it over the edge afterwards. Finished up right side after unable to get the start on the left side, very high first step.
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Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Prickles — 2 attempts - with Derek | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally got the crux with slight lean on the rope. Finished just short of the chains to avoid the prickly pear. Terrific varied climb. Repeated second time with rope rest as hands/arms tied.
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Thu 6th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 ~21 | ★ Web - with Derek | 20m | ||||
Thin corner start over ledge up to flatish wall with very few footholds or handholds. No way in hell that wall is a 17 unless it's meant to be bypassed. The climb grade and discription needs to be reviewed by several good climbers.
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18 | ★ Brickie's Butt Crack (Left Finish) - with Detek | 20m, 4 | ||||
Thin start on flat wall going up to side pull arete. Challenging variety but fun.
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Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Idiot Wind | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally found the foot ledge below the crux move. Much easier.
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Wed 26th Apr 2023 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
South Face | ||||||
17 |
★★ Traxion Action
- with
Aaron Rowley, craig, Aaron
1
17
27m
lead by
Aaron
Best pitch, good holds and good bolting
2
10
20m
lead by
craig
Got totally lost. Head strongly left after 1st bolt. Look for walking type track going up to chains.
3
12
25m
lead by
Aaron
4
12
26m
lead by
Aaron
5
14
28m
lead by
craig
Straight forward
6
14
28m
lead by
Aaron
7
15
28m
lead by
Aaron
| 180m | ★ Good | |||
Fun climb but got totally lost on pitch two lead. Didn't go left enough and ended up on loose steep rock bashing through scrub. 1st pitch was the best and climb was totally dry even after showers.
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Mon 24th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 R | ★★ Kiwi - with Derek | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got it clean at last. Very technical pumpy climb.
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Tue 18th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 X | ★ Blue Veined Custard Shooter - with Derek | 18m | ★ Good | |||
With top rope on Arrow climbed just above the crux before traversing to Arrow chains. 1st time I've got the crux lots of grunting.
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Thu 13th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Untouched - with Anton | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Fun climb. Crux moves need a bit of thinking and layback balance to find the hold.
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Tue 11th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ The Bee's Knees - with Colleen | 16m, 5 | Average | |||
Thin balancy moves at 5th bolt.
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17 R ~18 | ★ Tiger's Eye - with Derek | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Hard technical climb but fun.
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Sun 2nd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
14 | ★★ Mañana - with Aaron Rowley | 22m, 8 | ||||
Tricky start overhanging off the ground. Good from there even on wet rock in misty drizzle.
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12 | ★★ Until Death Do Us Part - with Aaron Rowley | 25m, 9 | ||||
Aaron lead in light misty drizzle. Good holds mostly even when wet. Top roped
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Sat 1st Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
17 | ★ Mainly Fine - with Aaron Rowley | 16m | ||||
Pumpy but fun. On top rope
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15 | ★ Pitang Pitang - with Aaron Rowley | 12m, 6 | ||||
Steep but good handholds on top rope.
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17 | ★ I Only Eat Plankton - with Aaron Rowley | 15m, 6 | ||||
Solid climb on top rope. Vertical wall but good holds.
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11 | ★ Go Back To Switzerland - with Aaron Rowley | 12m, 6 | ||||
1st lead at Blue Mountains. Good fun.
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Tue 28th Feb 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Move Over Brussel Sprout - with Walter | 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got it clean on the second attempt. Great sustained climb with lots of technical moves.
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Tue 28th Feb 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Frontier Psychiatrist - with Anton | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Wow, this is like a different climb without the tree. The belayer can actually see his climber. Shame the council didn't cut some of the roots. The tree will grow back quickly.
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Thu 19th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Snake in the Grass - with Anton | 20m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
After much grass removal and cleaning I finally got up the face and onto the ledge after several attempts. Very challenging crux, thin wall followed by pumpy ledge moves then easier from there.
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Tue 17th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
18 ~18 | ★ Radioactive Cheerio - with Derek | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Great varied climb. Very pumpy technical moves to get over the bulge at mid height and tricky column finish. No way this is a 15.
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Thu 12th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Nut — 3 attempts - with Derek | 20m, 6 | ||||
Got the crux on the 3rd attempt. Lay back off wide pinch to get foot up against wall. Hard top section to finish avoiding wasps.
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Thu 15th Dec 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
21 R ~20 | ★ Pre Menstrual Tendons - with Derek | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got it on my second attempt. Definitely not a 22
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Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Pommy Bastard - with Rebbie | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Another lap before lead attempt.
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16 | ★ Frontier Psychiatrist — 2 attempts - with Walter Kite | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Tricky moves to 1st bolt. Pumpy all the way. Lead twice.
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Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ The Bee's Knees - with Walter Kite | 16m, 5 | Average | |||
Tricky thin moves to 5th bolt.
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Thu 17th Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Pommy Bastard - with Derek | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Top roped clean. Fun thought provoking sustained climb.
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18 | ★ Stoat Clips Bolts - with Derek | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun pumpy lead. Then top rope later to clean.
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Tue 8th Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Insomnia - with Rebbie | 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sustained tricky climbing but good quality. Definitely need to add a cam below 3rd bolt and near top to lead safely.
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Tue 4th Oct 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Pommy Bastard - with Don | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Clean first try. Great sustained climbing.
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Thu 29th Sep 2022 - Mt Ngungun | ||||||
Andromeda | ||||||
15 16 | ★ Black Hole - with Lynley | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Short easy climb.
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19 | ★ Dark Matter - with Lynley | 17m, 6 | ||||
Lead just barely making 2nd bolt. Reclimbed on top rope. Very hard moves to 3rd bolt on vertical wall then easy.
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18 | ★ Gravitational Equilibrium - with Lynley | 20m, 4 | ||||
Solid fun climb.
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15 | ★ Interstellar Journey - with Lynley | 20m, 4 | Average | |||
Easy climbing.
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Tue 20th Sep 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Socketh It Unto Me - with Anton | 18m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Fun climb
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Tue 13th Sep 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Untouched - with Derek | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Fun crux.
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Thu 30th Jun 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 ~20 | ★ Pre Menstrual Tendons - with Colleen | 18m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Several rests on 1st attempt but got it clean on second attempt. Hard and technical but definitely not a 22, more like a 20.
Would be a great lead if it had 2 lower bolts. 1st bolt is 7 metres but good bolting from there.
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Thu 23rd Jun 2022 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Iron Mandible - with Colleen | 24m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thin moves up face with limited foot placements. Gets harder the higher you go. Got it with multiple rests.
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17 | ★★ Neon Philharmonic - with Colleen | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good lay back to half height then tricky moves to get over chock stone. Climbed to ledge at 23 metre only.
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15 | ★ Illusion - with Colleen | 23m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard 15. Struggled all the way but got it with rests.
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Tue 21st Jun 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 17 R | ★ Tiger's Eye - with Mike | 18m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun lead as always.
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Wed 27th Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Idiot Wind - with Mike | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally got the crux move via the 3rd ledge hold and lower foot edge.
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Thu 21st Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Anonymous Arete - with Anton | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thin moves on low slab then confusing route up arete. Challenging fun climb.
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19 | ★ Mission Impossible VF - with Anton | 18m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Challenging finish up middle of the slab. Thin edges and no foot holds for last move.
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Sat 2nd Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Slow Cure - with Mel | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tricky side pulls start to 1st bolt. Careful moves to get around the bulge at the 4th bolt crux. Great fun challenging climb.
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16 | ★ Standing Room Only - with colleen | 18m, 5 | ||||
Hard start up to and past the 1st bolt. Stick clip if not confident. Fairly easy going from there.
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16 | ★ Without Council Approval - with Colleen | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Good sustained climbing most of the way.
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Tue 22nd Mar 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Slow Cure - with Mike | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great lead. Tricky side pull traverse to 1st bolt. Then careful moves around the bulge crux. One fall there.
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Tue 22nd Mar 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Cox's Overhang - with Mike | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fun but tough climb. Sustained and varied with a hard slippy start.
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Wed 16th Mar 2022 - Mt Ninderry | ||||||
Octopuses Garden | ||||||
18 | ★★ Lava Tube - with Aaron Rowley | 16m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good hand holds on sharp limestone rock. Pumpy moves over both overhangs up lava tube. Got it on 2nd attempt with rests.
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Tue 8th Feb 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Slow Cure - with Anton | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally worked out the bulge moves. Hard start off the ground.
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Mon 17th Jan 2022 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 17 R | ★ Tiger's Eye - with colleen | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Led it at last. Bottom half is fun but challenging.
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Thu 4th Nov 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Juice - with Anton, Anton | 18m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Finally got the V corner at the top. Thin and balancy but fun. Great climb.
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Tue 2nd Nov 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Kiwi - with Anton | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got it the 2nd attempt with beta. Always a turf crux just above the drill hole mid height.
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Wed 27th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Pass the Bosch - with colleen | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Took a few rests to remember the start moves.Stick clipped 1st bolt.
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Wed 20th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Slime Fresh - with Colleen | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tricky moves up the lower crack.
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16 15 | ★ David Mac - with Coleen | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Did sport Leed as sling in drll hole is too low to offer protection. 1st bolt is at 5 metres.
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Mon 18th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
KP North | ||||||
18 | ★ GR - with Derek | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Good sustained climbing. Lead last 2 Bolts to chains after Derek got stuck.
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17 | ★ EC - with Anton | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
A few tricky bits
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16 | ★ Dynamite - with Colleen | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Hard start
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15 | ★ In The Middle Of A Dream - with Colleen | 15m, 4 | Average | |||
Warm up
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Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Slow Cure - with Colleen | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hard moves around bulge.
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16 | ★ Without Council Approval - with Coleen | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Average climbing
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16 | ★ Without Council Approval - with Coleen | 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Hard moves around bulge.
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16 | ★ Standing Room Only - with Coleen | 18m, 5 | Average | |||
Harder to the 1st bolt then a 15 from there. Stick clipped.
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16 16 R | ★ Insomnia - with Colleen | 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sustained climbing all the way. 3 minor falls.
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Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
KP North | ||||||
14 | ★ Smooth Sailing - with Colleen | 15m, 4 | Average | |||
Nice warm up.
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Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Frontier Psychiatrist - with Colleen | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Climbed left side to 1st bolt. Thin & balancy but fun.
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Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Left Main Wall | ||||||
15 14 | ★ Stephen's Eyeful Tower - with Colleen | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Tough start and some tricky spots.Pre clipped 1st u bolt.
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Fri 24th Sep 2021 - Brooyar | ||||||
Black Stump Buttresses | ||||||
15 | ★ My Brothers Keeper (My Brother's Crack Whore Girlfriend) | 10m, 5 | Average | |||
Warm up
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