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Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 6
16 Paraphernalia - with John Sport 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.

 
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 3
13 Stranger Things - with Ian Sport 8m, 2
Balance start right side or pumpy Overhang left side. Easy from there.

 
15 Ka-ching - with Ian Sport 10m, 3
Fun climb

 
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic
15 Russian caravan — 3 attempts Sport 7m, 5
Got there with several rests. Hard 15.

 
Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 7
15 ~17 Where's my beer? - with John Sport 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.

 
16 Z Clipper - with Diane Sport 13m, 5
Difficult bouldery start, good from there.

 
14 ~12 Pinball Wizard - with John Sport 12m, 4
Easy warm up. Careful of breaking holds.

 
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Darlz Walls Buttress 3
14 Banned from twitter - with Taryn Sport 8m, 3
Tricky scooped climb to 1st bolt. Not pre clipped. Easy from there.

 
18 Off to the Glue Factory - with John Sport 12m, 4
Followed John's grade 18 lead. Challenging but doable.

 
16 Shady Character - with Diane Sport 10m, 4
Fun lead

 
15 Cut Throat - with John Sport 10m, 4
Fun lead

 
12 Negative Capability - with John Sport 13m, 5
Warm up.

 
Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
13 Captain Pugwash - with Diane Sport 11m, 5
Good short fun warm up on u bolts.

 
12 Until Death Do Us Part - with Diane Sport 25m, 9
Easy fun climb on u bolts.

 
14 Mañana - with Diane Sport 22m, 8
Fun lead on carrots. Lots of hand holds slightly harder at the top.

 
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall
14 Fucary Rug - with John Sport 15m, 5
Climbed twice on top rope after John put it up. Bottom half quite tricky. Need to hug the corner half height.

 
12 Jug City - with John Sport 15m, 3
2nd first then lead on carrots. Straight forward climb but fun.

 
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
16 The Sisters of Fatima - with John Sport 12m, 5
Great scooped sandstone climb. Overhanging start. Did it twice on 2nd.

 
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Nest Main Area
15 Dream Machine - with Aaron Rowley Sport 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.

 
14 80 Great Years - with Aaron Rowley Sport 16m, 3
Easy warm up, lots of scooped holds

 
Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic
15 Russian caravan Sport 7m, 5
Fun moves but hard to top out.

 
Sun 3rd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Booker Jam wall
16 cosbys sweater Top rope 8m
Thin vertical climb.

 
Mon 28th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Lower Blue Mountains Backyard Basic
15 Lost Keys Sport 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.

 
Tue 1st Aug 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
14 R Cornflake Crack - with Liza Trad 18m
Fun easy climb

 
15 David Mac - with Liza Mixed trad 18m, 3 Good
Sport lead with 3 bolts. Good warm up.

 
Fri 21st Jul 2023 - Brooyar
Black Stump Buttresses
18 Annabelistic Sport 16m, 7
Getting tied. Rested on rope several times, steep but good holds.

 
16 Snake Charmer Sport 15m, 7
13 One Legged Dog Sport 18m, 7
14 The Dog's Paw Sport 15m, 6
Thu 13th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
21 Idiot Wind - with Derek Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Clean and smooth the whole way, no rests or slips.

 
17 R By Ignorance RHV - with Derek Trad 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.

 
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
21 Prickles — 2 attempts - with Derek Sport 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.

 
Thu 6th Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 ~21 Web - with Derek Trad 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.

 
18 Brickie's Butt Crack (Left Finish) - with Detek Mixed trad 20m, 4
Thin start on flat wall going up to side pull arete. Challenging variety but fun.

 
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
21 Idiot Wind Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Finally found the foot ledge below the crux move. Much easier.

 
Wed 26th Apr 2023 - Mt Tibrogargan
South Face
17 Traxion Action - with Aaron Rowley, craig, Aaron
1 17 27m Sport lead by Aaron

Best pitch, good holds and good bolting

2 10 20m Sport lead by craig

Got totally lost. Head strongly left after 1st bolt. Look for walking type track going up to chains.

3 12 25m Sport lead by Aaron
4 12 26m Sport lead by Aaron
5 14 28m Sport lead by craig

Straight forward

6 14 28m Sport lead by Aaron
7 15 28m Sport lead by Aaron
Sport 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.

 
Mon 24th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 R Kiwi - with Derek Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Got it clean at last. Very technical pumpy climb.

 
Tue 18th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 X Blue Veined Custard Shooter - with Derek Trad 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.

 
Thu 13th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 Untouched - with Anton Sport 18m, 4 Good
Fun climb. Crux moves need a bit of thinking and layback balance to find the hold.

 
Tue 11th Apr 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 The Bee's Knees - with Colleen Sport 16m, 5 Average
Thin balancy moves at 5th bolt.

 
17 R ~18 Tiger's Eye - with Derek Mixed trad 18m, 3 Good
Hard technical climb but fun.

 
Sun 2nd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
14 Mañana - with Aaron Rowley Sport 22m, 8
Tricky start overhanging off the ground. Good from there even on wet rock in misty drizzle.

 
12 Until Death Do Us Part - with Aaron Rowley Sport 25m, 9
Aaron lead in light misty drizzle. Good holds mostly even when wet. Top roped

 
Sat 1st Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
17 Mainly Fine - with Aaron Rowley Sport 16m
Pumpy but fun. On top rope

 
15 Pitang Pitang - with Aaron Rowley Sport 12m, 6
Steep but good handholds on top rope.

 
17 I Only Eat Plankton - with Aaron Rowley Sport 15m, 6
Solid climb on top rope. Vertical wall but good holds.

 
11 Go Back To Switzerland - with Aaron Rowley Sport 12m, 6
1st lead at Blue Mountains. Good fun.

 
Tue 28th Feb 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 Move Over Brussel Sprout - with Walter Sport 18m, 4 Very Good
Got it clean on the second attempt. Great sustained climb with lots of technical moves.

 
Tue 28th Feb 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
16 Frontier Psychiatrist - with Anton Sport 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.

 
Thu 19th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 Snake in the Grass - with Anton Mixed trad 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.

 
Tue 17th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
18 ~18 Radioactive Cheerio - with Derek Mixed trad 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.

 
Thu 12th Jan 2023 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
19 Nut — 3 attempts - with Derek Sport 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.

 
Thu 15th Dec 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
21 R ~20 Pre Menstrual Tendons - with Derek Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Got it on my second attempt. Definitely not a 22

 
Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
20 Pommy Bastard - with Rebbie Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Another lap before lead attempt.

 
16 Frontier Psychiatrist — 2 attempts - with Walter Kite Sport 16m, 5 Good
Tricky moves to 1st bolt. Pumpy all the way. Lead twice.

 
Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 The Bee's Knees - with Walter Kite Sport 16m, 5 Average
Tricky thin moves to 5th bolt.

 
Thu 17th Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
20 Pommy Bastard - with Derek Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Top roped clean. Fun thought provoking sustained climb.

 
18 Stoat Clips Bolts - with Derek Sport 18m, 6 Very Good
Great fun pumpy lead. Then top rope later to clean.

 
Tue 8th Nov 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 Insomnia - with Rebbie Mixed trad 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.

 
Tue 4th Oct 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
20 Pommy Bastard - with Don Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Clean first try. Great sustained climbing.

 
Thu 29th Sep 2022 - Mt Ngungun
Andromeda
15 16 Black Hole - with Lynley Sport 10m, 3 Average
Short easy climb.

 
19 Dark Matter - with Lynley Sport 17m, 6
Lead just barely making 2nd bolt. Reclimbed on top rope. Very hard moves to 3rd bolt on vertical wall then easy.

 
18 Gravitational Equilibrium - with Lynley Sport 20m, 4
Solid fun climb.

 
15 Interstellar Journey - with Lynley Sport 20m, 4 Average
Easy climbing.

 
Tue 20th Sep 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
18 Socketh It Unto Me - with Anton Mixed trad 18m, 1 Good
Fun climb

 
Tue 13th Sep 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 Untouched - with Derek Sport 18m, 4 Good
Fun crux.

 
Thu 30th Jun 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 ~20 Pre Menstrual Tendons - with Colleen Sport 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.

 
Thu 23rd Jun 2022 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
18 Iron Mandible - with Colleen Trad 24m Very Good
Thin moves up face with limited foot placements. Gets harder the higher you go. Got it with multiple rests.

 
17 Neon Philharmonic - with Colleen Trad 35m Very Good
Good lay back to half height then tricky moves to get over chock stone. Climbed to ledge at 23 metre only.

 
15 Illusion - with Colleen Trad 23m Very Good
Hard 15. Struggled all the way but got it with rests.

 
Tue 21st Jun 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 17 R Tiger's Eye - with Mike Mixed trad 18m, 3 Very Good
Fun lead as always.

 
Wed 27th Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
21 Idiot Wind - with Mike Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Finally got the crux move via the 3rd ledge hold and lower foot edge.

 
Thu 21st Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
19 Anonymous Arete - with Anton Trad 18m Very Good
Thin moves on low slab then confusing route up arete. Challenging fun climb.

 
19 Mission Impossible VF - with Anton Mixed trad 18m, 1 Very Good
Challenging finish up middle of the slab. Thin edges and no foot holds for last move.

 
Sat 2nd Apr 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 Slow Cure - with Mel Sport 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.

 
16 Standing Room Only - with colleen Sport 18m, 5
Hard start up to and past the 1st bolt. Stick clip if not confident. Fairly easy going from there.

 
16 Without Council Approval - with Colleen Sport 18m, 5 Good
Good sustained climbing most of the way.

 
Tue 22nd Mar 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 Slow Cure - with Mike Sport 18m, 6 Very Good
Great lead. Tricky side pull traverse to 1st bolt. Then careful moves around the bulge crux. One fall there.

 
Tue 22nd Mar 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
18 Cox's Overhang - with Mike Trad 17m Classic
Fun but tough climb. Sustained and varied with a hard slippy start.

 
Wed 16th Mar 2022 - Mt Ninderry
Octopuses Garden
18 Lava Tube - with Aaron Rowley Sport 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.

 
Tue 8th Feb 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 Slow Cure - with Anton Sport 18m, 6 Very Good
Finally worked out the bulge moves. Hard start off the ground.

 
Mon 17th Jan 2022 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 17 R Tiger's Eye - with colleen Mixed trad 18m, 3 Good
Led it at last. Bottom half is fun but challenging.

 
Thu 4th Nov 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 Juice - with Anton, Anton Sport 18m, 4 Classic
Finally got the V corner at the top. Thin and balancy but fun. Great climb.

 
Tue 2nd Nov 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
20 Kiwi - with Anton Sport 18m, 5 Classic
Got it the 2nd attempt with beta. Always a turf crux just above the drill hole mid height.

 
Wed 27th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 Pass the Bosch - with colleen Sport 18m, 6 Very Good
Took a few rests to remember the start moves.Stick clipped 1st bolt.

 
Wed 20th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
16 Slime Fresh - with Colleen Trad 18m Very Good
Tricky moves up the lower crack.

 
16 15 David Mac - with Coleen Mixed trad 18m, 3 Good
Did sport Leed as sling in drll hole is too low to offer protection. 1st bolt is at 5 metres.

 
Mon 18th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
KP North
18 GR - with Derek Sport 20m, 7 Good
Good sustained climbing. Lead last 2 Bolts to chains after Derek got stuck.

 
17 EC - with Anton Sport 20m, 5 Good
A few tricky bits

 
16 Dynamite - with Colleen Sport 15m, 4 Good
Hard start

 
15 In The Middle Of A Dream - with Colleen Sport 15m, 4 Average
Warm up

 
Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
17 Slow Cure - with Colleen Sport 18m, 6 Very Good
Hard moves around bulge.

 
16 Without Council Approval - with Coleen Sport 18m, 5 Good
Average climbing

 
16 Without Council Approval - with Coleen Sport 18m, 5 Good
Hard moves around bulge.

 
16 Standing Room Only - with Coleen Sport 18m, 5 Average
Harder to the 1st bolt then a 15 from there. Stick clipped.

 
16 16 R Insomnia - with Colleen Mixed trad 18m, 4 Very Good
Sustained climbing all the way. 3 minor falls.

 
Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
KP North
14 Smooth Sailing - with Colleen Sport 15m, 4 Average
Nice warm up.

 
Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Right Main Wall
16 Frontier Psychiatrist - with Colleen Sport 16m, 5 Good
Climbed left side to 1st bolt. Thin & balancy but fun.

 
Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Kangaroo Point
Left Main Wall
15 14 Stephen's Eyeful Tower - with Colleen Sport 18m, 4 Good
Tough start and some tricky spots.Pre clipped 1st u bolt.

 
Fri 24th Sep 2021 - Brooyar
Black Stump Buttresses
15 My Brothers Keeper (My Brother's Crack Whore Girlfriend) Sport 10m, 5 Average
Warm up

 

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