Ascents in Arapiles by Paul Badenoch

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Fri 19th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	19 R	★★ Wall of the Afternoon Sun	Trad 140m	★★★ Classic
Had been on the hit list for 35 years.
Thu 18th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Gully Organ Pipes Gully Left Side Frenzy Pinnacle
	18	★ Dude Boobs	Mixed trad 15m, 2	★★ Very Good
Good rock. Crux took some thought.
Thu 18th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Upper Central Gully Garden Wall
	14	Pitchfork	Trad 40m	Average
One or two good moves only.
	14	Wild Mountain Sage	Trad 29m	Don't Bother
Too much suspect rock for my liking.
	14	★ Wild Mountain Thyme	Trad 30m	★ Good
Nice climbing all the way.
	18	★ Pet Parsley	Mixed trad 30m, 1	★ Good
Fingery fun.
	18	★ Brown Thumb	Mixed trad 15m, 2	★ Good
Start steeper and less juggy than it looks.
Wed 17th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Back Wall
	6	★ Cartridge Wall	Trad 10m	★ Good
Juggy fun.
Sun 7th May 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Wailing Wall
	12	Please Be Kind	Trad 20m	Don't Bother
Booty!
Sun 7th May 2023 - Arapiles
Northern Group Harlequin Cracks Area
	16	★ Mr Hoppy	Trad 130m	★★ Very Good
Nice reachy, juggy crux.
Sat 6th May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
	12	Moonlighting	Trad 40m	Don't Bother
Solid crux but too much scary rock above.
Sat 6th May 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	14	★★ Gecko / Salamander Link	Trad 100m	★★★ Classic
Some delicate moments on Gecko.
Fri 5th May 2023 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Lizard Procrastination Pinnacle
	7	★ Easy Lizard	Trad 50m	★ Good
A rainy day climb.
Sat 27th Nov 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	16	★ Home of the Brave	Trad 140m	★ Good
Only a taste of the first 2 pitches (long story). Tricky move on p4 (frazzled by then).
Sat 27th Nov 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Wedding Tackle Area
	14	Lusts of the Flesh	Trad 14m	Average
Climbed well.
	10	Identifying Bill Clinton	Trad 12m	Average
Juggy fun.
	14	★ Carnal Intent	Trad 15m	★ Good
Thought provoking.
Fri 26th Nov 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Wedding Tackle Area
	16	Earthly Pleasures	Trad 15m	★ Good
Pro looked a little fiddly.
	7	Spare Rib	Trad 30m	Average
Pleasant, low in the grade.
	13	Hillary's Dog	Trad 10m	Average
Fun bouldery start.
	16	Wedding Tackle	Trad 20m	Average
A bit ordinary.
Fri 26th Nov 2021 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
	4	No Charlie, It Wasn't	Trad 10m	Average
Sorely needed warm-up.
Fri 30th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
Western Side Christmas Walls
	15	★ Swingtime	Trad 18m	Average
The start is the business.
	15	★ The Atlantic Wall	Trad 30m	★ Good
Good if you avoid the widowmakers.
	6	Miss All Toes	Trad 30m	Average
Improves up high.
Thu 29th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	17	★ Kerfuffle	Trad 28m	Don't Bother
Unpleasant.
Wed 28th Apr 2021 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	16	Fracas	Trad 28m	Average
Gear retrieval, quite fun.
Sun 1st Dec 2019 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock North Mitre
	6	★★ Exodus Scramble	Trad 38m	Don't Bother
Was almost blown off.
Sat 30th Nov 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Bum Rocks
	13	Side Saddle Sally	Trad 15m	Don't Bother
Several scary flakes and blocks.
Wed 7th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Marx Wall
	14	Chico	Trad 10m	Average
Went back to check something, had to do one more.
Wed 7th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Bum Rocks
	11	★ Wash Your Hands	Trad 20m	★ Good
Excellent rock.
Wed 7th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Charity Buttress
	14	It Went	Trad 12m	Don't Bother
A little rattly block or two.
	13	It's A Goer	Trad 12m	Don't Bother
Some scary big blocks.
	9	Gaucherie	Trad 12m	Average
Took the thin crack on orange rock 1.5m L of Heatherbell.
	11	Heatherbell	Trad 10m	Average
Nice mini-route.
	5	Purity	Trad 18m	★ Good
Beautiful stone capped by Arapiles crinkles. Also appears as #24 Dignity on here imo.
	12	★ Treachery	Trad 18m	Average
Went quite easily.
	17	Debauchery	Trad 20m	Average
The top packs a punch.
Tue 6th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Pebbles and Bam Bam
	12	Rush	Trad 15m	Average
Best of the three here imo.
	10	Wayne Gretsky	Trad 15m	Don't Bother
Wouldn't do it again.
	12	With an F!	Trad 18m	Don't Bother
Scrubby.
Tue 6th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Leafy Quoit Lump
	5	Sage Not	Trad 20m	Don't Bother
A little contrived.
	14	Overachiever	Trad 25m	Average
Enjoyable, felt easier than 14.
	15	Leafy Quoit	Trad 25m	★ Good
The topo is wrong. LQ is up the orange groove just R of the arete and is solid at the grade.
Tue 6th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Declaration Crag Area Declaration Crag
	10	Kristies Finger	Trad 12m	★ Good
Fun bouldery start.
Mon 5th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Marx Wall
	12	Groucho	Trad 10m	Average
Blinkers required.
	11	Gummo	Trad 10m	Average
The crux comes early as for all climbs here.
	13	★ Zeppo	Trad 10m	★ Good
Sling then wire to start.
	10	Karl	Trad 9m	Average
Pleasant.
	4	Harpo	Trad 10m	Average
Good for a first lead but easier than getting up KRG!
Mon 5th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Rye Wall
	15	Jungleland	Trad 9m	Average
Short but good rock, reasonable moves.
Mon 5th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Back Wall
	10	★ Tullah's Pleased	Trad 12m	Average
Pretty good.
Mon 5th Aug 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Upper SkyDiver
	18	Chalk Talk	Trad 10m	Average
This is Trapped Like a Rat in the Corner imo. Agree with grade 18.
Sun 26th May 2019 - Arapiles
King Rat Area Bum Rocks
	11	★★ Bottoms Up	Trad 14m	★ Good
Good easy climbing, could be considered for Selected Climbs.
	16	Cling On	Trad 15m	Average
Quite a vigorous crux, didn't trust the obvious footer.
Sun 26th May 2019 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle
	17	★★ Garden Gnome	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Love this climb, had seconded years ago.
	10	★ Tequila Mockingbird	Trad 40m	Average
The first moves are the crux.
Sat 25th May 2019 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
	10	Climb, sleep, repeat	Trad	Don't Bother
Possibly the first ascent of this in pouring rain!
	11	Ckup	Trad 20m	Average
A tick of sorts on a wet afternoon.
Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	16	★ Immaculate Deception	Trad 15m	Average
A Tricam might be handy.
Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Gully Organ Pipes Gully Right Side
	15	★ Mudeye	Trad 12m	Average
Wanted something easy for my healing collarbone - bad mistake!
Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	10	★★ D Major	Trad 50m	★ Good
Vicki led P1 nicely.
Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Watchtower Area Boulders The Gumnut
	V0+	Face between arete and cave	Boulder	Average
Moments of excitement.
	V0+	★ Into cave and chimney out L	Boulder	★ Good
Easier than it looked.
	V1	Short slab	Boulder 3m	Average
Good grippy rock.
Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	11	★★ The Bishop	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
Had soloed P1 previously (by mistake). Thought P2 was great fun.
Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
	6	★ Ordinary Trees	Trad 140m	★ Good
Not bad, prefer Introductory Route.
Sun 13th May 2018 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock Deacon Area
	18	★ Prelate	Trad 14m	★ Good
Discovered I climbed this with a collarbone in two pieces.
Sun 13th May 2018 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	8	The Eighth Direct Finish	Trad 60m	Don't Bother
Had to go all the way to the top once (that's enough).
Sat 12th May 2018 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque
	18	★ The Nose of El Capitan	Trad 10m	★ Good
Worth doing, even if only on a toprope.
	18	★ Tis-sa-ack	Trad 10m	★ Good
Would be a very balancy solo.
Sat 12th May 2018 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Area Below Tiptoe Ridge
	5	★★ Introductory Route	Trad 140m	★★ Very Good
Couple of pieces placed on the detour to the Eagle's Eyrie.
	8	★ Tiptoe Ridge Direct Start	Trad 30m	★ Good
Grade 12 in the book and seemed solid at that.
Sun 22nd Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock Hells Bells Area
	14	★ When Kim Was a Girl's Name	Trad 12m	★ Good
Fun climbing, excellent pro.
Sun 22nd Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Northern Group Mermaid Avenue
	12	★ Manatee Fair	Trad 20m	Average
Fine stone near the top.
Sun 22nd Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Central Gully Upper Central Gully Skyline Walls
	14	Next Horizon	Trad 20m	Don't Bother
Not pleasant.
Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Plaque
	20	★ Doobie	Trad 8m	★ Good
Has its own 'jug of disappointment'.
Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	18	★ The Iliad Connection (The Illiad Connection)	Trad 40m	★ Good
Definitely didn't want to mess up the crux.
Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae House of Atreus
	16	★★ Bat Out Of Hell	Trad 30m	★ Good
The bolt within reach may detract.
	13	★★ Hell For Leather	Trad 30m	★ Good
So nice.
Sun 11th Jun 2017 - Arapiles
Northern Group Mermaid Avenue
	4	Frog Death	Trad 15m	Don't Bother
The dead tree leaning against this climb makes it awkward.
	4	★ Narwhal Avenue	Trad 20m	★ Good
Gear collection.
	15	Queequeg	Trad 20m	Average
Quite a strong start.
	6	About a Fat Wench	Trad 20m	Average
Loose block half way up was the main excitement.
	10	About a Hedge-Whore	Trad 20m	Average
Took two tries to start!
Sun 11th Jun 2017 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	16	★★ Absolutely Fabulous	Trad 88m	★★ Very Good
Good climbing on both pitches.
Sat 10th Jun 2017 - Arapiles
Northern Group Mermaid Avenue
	6	Melville's Moby Dick, Ooh Er	Trad 15m	Average
So-so.
	9	★★ Poles Apart	Trad 15m	★ Good
A fine short climb at the grade.
	16	★ Stone Age	Trad 15m	Average
Roof was a little trickier than it looked.
Sun 30th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock North Mitre
	13	★ Mason's Apron	Trad 24m	★ Good
Finished more centrally (recommended) than shown in the book.
Sun 30th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Coyote Wall
	12	★ Dhole	Trad 20m	Average
Pro seemed fine.The layback bit is fun.
	17	★ Golliwogs Cakewalk	Trad 40m	★ Good
Good climbing, reachy crux.
	16	Rambo Survival Route	Trad 30m	Average
A bouldery start if led.
Sat 29th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The French Crack Area
	19	★ Rommel	Trad 15m	★ Good
A sting in the tail.
	17	★★ French Crack	Trad 11m	★ Good
Couldn't resist on the rap. Tricky, took 2 tries.
Fri 28th Apr 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
	12	★★ A Rack of Phobias	Trad 110m	★ Good
Got onto the Minerva now and again.
Sun 20th Nov 2016 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock Deacon Area
	9	★ The Priest	Trad 20m	Average
Pleasant (if you keep out of the chimney/crack).
	15	★ Deacons Dilemma	Trad 16m	★ Good
Sweet as.
	9	★ The Deacon	Trad 12m	Don't Bother
Not sure about pro at the bulge for beginners.
Sun 20th Nov 2016 - Arapiles
Mitre Rock South Mitre
	12	★ Wee Skerrick	Trad 12m	★ Good
Nice moves and sinker cams.

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