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22 | ★★ Feral Chicken | 20m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 22nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Mega tough and techincal.
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22 | ★★★ The Navigator | 120m | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th May 2004 | |||
With Cam.. Dunno if it is worth three stars maybe 2.. Very hard starting moves on pitch 2 for shorties like me..
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22 22 R | ★★ Plimsoll Line | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 25th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Mega awkward. Shaky.. very shaky!
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22 | ★ Linear Transformation | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 27th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed.
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22 | ★★ Hidden Secrets | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Flowing straighforward climbing.
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21 | ★★ Skydiver | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Mars. Decided to take the tall person's variation and retreated a few times on the crux, before comitting. Some funky moves on jugs.
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21 | ★★ No Future | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 27th Jul 2003 | |||
21 | ★★ Running on Empty | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Couple of hard moves above gear and then it relents
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21 | ★★ Sirocco Pitch 1 | 20m, 1 | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great intro to Taipan. Only 19/20. Rapped off with the rain chasing.. left shoes at the top of the pitch!!
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21 | ★★ The Wraith | 35m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 18th Sep 2004 | |||
With Gary. No single hard move, just pumpy..
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21 21 R | ★★★ Auto Da Fe | 90m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 7th Sep 2003 | |||
A tad bold..
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21 | ★ Army Exercises | 15m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
21 | ★★ Running on Empty | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
With Ed. Couple of hard moves above gear and then it relents
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21 | ★★★ Kachoong | 25m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. What can I say that hasn't been said before? There was a gallery watching hoping for a whipper. I had to dissapoint.
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20 21 | ★★ Ethereal | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
With Ed. Superb. A combo of power and blance
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21 | ★★★ Chinese Algebra | 48m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 19th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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20 21 | ★★ Ethereal | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Superb. A combo of power and blance
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20 | ★★★ Little Thor | 12m | Arapiles | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
20 | ★★ Cadenza | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 14th Mar 2004 | |||
With Age. Wonderful exposure at the end.
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20 | ★★ Bam Bam | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 2nd Apr 2006 | |||
With Trinh. Two hard moves and a lot of stylish posing. Great!
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20 | ★★ Wasp | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Mon 24th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars & Gary. A great formidable line.
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21 20 | ★★ Pilot Error | 12m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 4th Nov 2003 | |||
Good fun esp. with Cam performing three chinups at the lip to finally crank through.
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20 | ★★★ Thunder Crack | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 4th Nov 2003 | |||
A horror show with enough blood to last dracula his lifetime. Cam followed bravely behind despite having seen my contortions and gyrations on the initial moves. Glad I got it clean so I don't have subject my hands and brain to this sort of torture again.
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20 | ★★ Grimulace | 15m | The You Yangs | ★★★ Classic | Sat 21st Aug 2004 | |||
With Cam and Luke. Sustained jaming and bridging pleasure.. easier if you are tall..
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20 | ★★★ Quo Vadis | 33m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 2nd May 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great start and some brilliant sequences.. dunno if I can say I got the onsight with all that chalk!!
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20 | ★ Cranky Babies | 12m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 31st Oct 2004 | |||
With Trinh. Only two moves at the grade. Reachy and powerful with pro well below your feet..
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20 | ★★ Electric Warrior | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Mars. Brutal start and a tricky finish. Loverly though.
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19 | ★★ Togrul Khan | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 23rd Dec 2003 | |||
With Meily. Quite steep and awkward, but great!
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20 19 | ★★ Firedance | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 22nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Mars. Great balancy and tenuous climbing.
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19 | ★★★ Morfydd | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 6th Sep 2003 | |||
Very techinal for the grade.
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19 | ★★ Quisling | 30m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 1st Apr 2006 | |||
With Mars. Brutal crux.. until you figure it out!
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19 | ★★ Possibly Beautiful | 28m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 20th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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19 | ★★★ Lemmington | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 13th Mar 2004 | |||
With Ed. Why did I not do this sonner. Simply awesome climbing.
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19 | ★★★ Tarantula | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Trinh. An awesome, sustained line..
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19 | ★★ Morgul Can't | 40m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | 2006 | |||
With Ed. Slightly dodgy gear, but great moves.
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18 | ★★ Kinkaid (Kincaid) | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 7th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Great climbing to get some vestige of pride and confidence back.
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18 | ★★ King Rat | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Nat. Not a bad little number with a few three dimensional moves.
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18 | ★★ Aardvark | 18m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 13th Mar 2004 | |||
With Ed. Tough first move. Great positions after that.
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18 | ★★ Gilt Edged | 40m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 26th Aug 2006 | |||
W/ Ed. Awkward and techical and tough with lots of fun during.
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18 | ★★ Golden Fleece (The Golden Fleece) | 35m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 24th Jan 2004 | |||
With Cam. Great face climbing.. a wee bit pumpy..
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18 | ★★ Yo Yo Variant Finish | 120m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★★★ Simpleton | 85m, 2 | Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
18 18 R | ★★ Preservative Added | 30m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 7th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Just as good as Missing Link!
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18 | ★★ Hurts | 18m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Managed to pinch my wittle pinky finger on a crack and it still hurts now as I type on Monday.
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18 | ★ Sexual Blur | 18m | Victoria Range | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★ Turquoise | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 15th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Exposed super technical climbing.
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18 | ★★★ Entertainer | 20m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 16th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Great position and moves. A bit awkward to place gear at crux though.
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18 | ★★ Howling Wolf | 28m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 2nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Bold (possibly dangerous?) lead for the just 18 leader.. Some nice moves though..
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19 18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | Blue Mountains | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
19 18 R | ★★ XI | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★★★ Diane | 120m | Mt Rosea | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 8th Mar 2003 | |||
18 | ★ Fang | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Mon 1st Nov 2004 | |||
Thought I did this with Brommie on 22/02/04. Actually did mantis that time!! Opps... Good climbing and exposure. Much more intimating than it is.
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18 | ★★ Golden Echo | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed. Some great moves in a very exposed position.
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18 | ★ Free Beer | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sat 2nd Oct 2004 | |||
With Geoff.. Great climbing.. continually interesting with good pro..
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18 | ★★ Crooked Mile | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 1st May 2004 | |||
With Trinh. Good sequency climbing..
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18 | ★★★ Skink | 110m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 19th Jul 2003 | |||
With Paul Williams
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18 | ★★★ Eurydice | 65m, 2 | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Wed 24th Dec 2003 | |||
With Resty. Good climbing but was too tired after working on spasm on 35C+ day to fully appreciate it. Also the peregrine falcons nesting halfway up the climb did not help..
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18 | ★ Femroc | 20m | Arapiles | ★ Good | 2006 | |||
With Maggie.
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18 | ★ Traverse of the Gods | 52m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
19 18 | ★★ I'm A Little Asteroid | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 2004 | |||
With Trang and Luke. Superb face climbing all the way.
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18 | ★★ Salem | 40m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 2006 | |||
With Ed.
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18 | ★★ Walking on the Moon | 45m | Summerday Valley | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
18 | ★★ I'm A Little Dinosaur | 25m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | 2004 | |||
With Luke and Trang. Great climbing, but not as enjoyable as Asteroid..
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17 | ★ High Sigh | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 16th Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Fun cranking through the roof
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17 | ★★ Surface To Air | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
17 | ★ Revelations | 48m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
17 | ★★ Gerontian | 46m | Bundaleer Area | ★★★ Classic | Sun 8th Feb 2004 | |||
Great sexy climbing. Take a 4 cam or a couple of rp's for the second pitch..
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17 | ★★ Viparete | 30m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
17 | ★★ Texas Radio and the Big Beat | 25m | Summerday Valley | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
17 | Foxy Fightback | 55m | South-Eastern Grampians | Average | Sat 22nd Mar 2003 | |||
17 | ★★ Sole Sister | 12m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Thu 7th Aug 2003 | |||
With Ken. Bit reachy for the shorty but good nonetheless.
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17 | Sylvester | 35m | Victoria Range | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
17 | ★ Crescendo | 35m | Arapiles | Average | Sun 14th Mar 2004 | |||
With Nat. Didn't think too much of it - some good moves, but not that great.
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17 | ★ Scorpion Direct Start | 14m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 7th Dec 2003 | |||
With Ed. Funky climbing with good gear.
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17 | ★★ Swinging | 20m, 2 | Arapiles | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
18 17 | ★★★ Oceanoid | 75m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 27th Jul 2003 | |||
Some exceptionally elegant moves on first pitch.
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17 17 R | ★★ Checkmate | 85m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
17 | ★★ Xanthene | 94m, 4 | The Cathedral Range | ★★ Very Good | Fri 8th Oct 2004 | |||
With Tirnh and my new muscle top. Sustained climbing with a mega crank around roof..
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16 | ★★ Fat Wall Ordinaire Banana Blasé | 30m | Mount Buffalo | ★ Good | Sun 11th May 2003 | |||
16 | ★ Hadrian | 12m | Werribee Gorge | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
16 | ★★ Yo Yo | 90m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
2001 / 2002
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16 | ★ High School Antics | 14m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 8th Nov 2003 | |||
With Ed and Nat. A few nice moves, rest was average.
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16 | ★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack) | 95m, 3 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sat 17th Jan 2004 | |||
With Gary. Simply Supuirb.. Great moves and great exposure.. A pity a couple of moves were a bit grovely.. but hey, it's a crack..
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16 | ★★★ The Pintle Left Hand Variant | 70m, 1 | Mount Buffalo | ★★★ Classic | Fri 26th Dec 2003 | |||
With Cam. A great introduction to climbing on granite at Buffalo.
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16 | ★★ Silver Knight | 15m | The You Yangs | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
16 16 R | ★★★ Brolga | 90m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Sun 27th Jul 2003 | |||
A soft touch, but awesome climbing...
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16 | ★ Hum | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Thu 7th Aug 2003 | |||
With Ken. Techincal funky moves above gear at the crux.
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16 | ★ Immaculate Deception | 15m | Arapiles | Average | 2006 | |||
With Trinh and Maggie. Did a tougher start variant and didn't find it so pleasant. Start from the left of the flake line!
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15 | ★ Puppy Love | 35m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sun 2nd Apr 2006 | |||
W/ Trinh. Pleasant.
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15 | ★★ Flake of Fear | 25m | Summerday Valley | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | ||||
15 | ★★★ Resignation | 96m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
15 | ★★★ Tombstone Wall | 30m, 3 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
15 | ★★ Beautiful Possibilities | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 11th Jan 2004 | |||
01.04.06 - Seconded Mars. 11.01.04 - With Ken and Steve. Very elegant face climbing. The gear is good if you have small wires.
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15 | ★ The Venus Trap | 15m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 31st Oct 2004 | |||
With Trinh and da gang... Technically good climbing..
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14 15 | ★★ Toccata | 50m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
15 | ★ The Philanthropist | 30m | Arapiles | Average | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
15 | ★★ Kaiser | 110m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Tue 13th Apr 2010 | |||
15 | ★★ Beautiful Possibilities | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sun 11th Jan 2004 | |||
With Ken and Steve. Very elegant face climbing. The gear is good if you have small wires.
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15 | ★★ Siamese Crack | 25m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 10th Jan 2004 | |||
With Ken and Gary. A wee bit tough for the grade.. could not do anything but grovel for a bit.
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15 | ★ Pibroch | 20m | Arapiles | Average | 2006 | |||
With Mars. First trad climb after more than a year off. Felt sketchy!
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