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Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Mount Keira
North Face
17 Streno Not Teno Mixed trad 18m, 4
TRS scout also. One rusty carrot didn't break when I kicked it so probably sweet? Hangers look bomber. Traverse looks tenuous. The crack otherwise looks like the longest/strictest hand size crack in the Illawarra? Scant face holds outside of it. Bring crack gloves to increase hand size.

Again top out looks semi-miserable

And the cave to the left appears to be a Peregrine Falcon nest (didn't like my presence and plenty of bird poo in there).

 
16 Teno Not Streno Trad 15m
Scouted on top rope solo, looks decent, top out looks not fun - might hang a rope to be an anchor or learn to bolt some anchors? Via ferrata the whole thing while I'm at it?

 
14 Fountain Of Youth Trad 15m
Even TRS with a microtrax felt scary coming through the top of chimney, minimal placements available. Flakey rocks on the right of chimney that look breakable are solid.

 
16 Grot Heap Groove Trad 15m
Scouted on top rope solo, looks nice enough!

 
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Mount Keira
South Face
17 Flaunt - with Rory Hentshel Trad 50m Very Good
Start must have been easier when the ground was 2m higher... Dogged on the higher of the two cams to do the first part. Rory lead out onto the crack between Sex Haunt and Jaunt for an exciting adventure, sat on the rope to get a piece out. After the bolted station, we climbed up the corner crack worked right jamming above us in the roof crack. Lovely climb

 
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Mount Keira
East Face
16 Windy - with Rory Hentshel Trad 25m Classic
Amazing climb, quite well protected with the right gear. Foot slipped for my first trad fall, the most intensely I've ever yelled falling. After the main crack I went right to the corner then right out of the roof. Reached for the rap rope to finish off, could face climb the red rock but there is a big block that might come unstuck if you pulled on it too hard. I put some weight on it but got the heebie jeebies and bailed to safety. Topping out options are sparse, I tied a figure 8 in the rap rope to belay the seconder with.

Used one #6, two #5's, one #4, two #2's, two #1's, one #0.75. Plenty of bumping the bigger cams for the main crack down low.

Very awesome climb, great rock quality except for the sandy slab in the middle.

 
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Mount Keira
South Face
15 Jaunt - with Rory Hentshel Trad 45m Very Good
Great! Scary on the sandy start and freaky in the roof traverse but solid morning's outing

 
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Mount Keira
West Face
8 Volkswagon Trad 5m
An experience. Groveling, gear jamming on the wall preventing your leg moving

 
14 Feeling Seedy New Years Day Trad 6m Very Good
Pete Whittaker style start was great. Used 2x #5, 1 each #3 & #4 cams

 
8 Outside Space Trad 6m
Wed 24th Jan 2024 - Scarborough Cliffs
Obesity Buttress
17 Greyblade Trad 60m Good
Nice after work Jaunt.

 
Wed 18th Oct 2023 - Warrumbungles
Belougery Spire West Face
10 Vertigo - with Rory Hentshel, Jordan Cater
1 15m Trad
2 35m Trad
3 30m Trad
4 15m Trad
Trad 95m
Easier and nicer rock quality than Cornerstone Rib. Half day mission. Had to make some real decisions about where to climb, emotional support small nut to protect crux on pitch 3. Linked pitches 3 and 4 to top out right next to the logbook. Careful of the minefield of loose rocks at the top. Description is rather vague compared to sport climbs, it was a unique experience feeling lost while at the top of a 300m spire, rescue techniques would be complicated. Highly recommend!

 
Wed 18th Oct 2023 - Warrumbungles
Crater Bluff
14 Cornerstone Rib - with Rory Hentshel, Jordan Cater
1 6 30m Trad
2 8 30m Trad
3 8 30m Trad
4 14 40m Trad
5 13 20m Trad
6 12 20m Trad
7 11 20m Trad
Trad 190m
Awesome day out. Well paced and easy enough climbing but committing and adventurous. Lovely day out. Crux pitch is certainly exposed, climbing with a pack is never fun. Good day out! Linked the last two pitches into one. Baby's first trad anchor!

 
Tue 25th Apr 2023 - Coalcliff
The Quarterdeck The Top Deck
18 Moore or Less Alright Trad Classic
Head game fun leaving the safety of the crack for wall. Decent placements on the wall but

 
16 Apprehension Trad 20m
Super nice line, top feels scary

 
Tue 15th Nov 2022 - Mount Keira
West Face
14 Crust For Crust Trad 6m Good
Lead on gear, 2 nuts 2 cams. Lofted a rope at the top of crack to be the chains.

 
Sun 6th Nov 2022 - Mount Keira
West Face
10 Ashes To Dust Trad 5m
Started in the chimney then migrated to the wall on the Right. Left at the choss. An excursion to remember

 
Mon 1st Nov 2021 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area
11 Second Thoughts Trad 25m
Mon 20th Sep 2021 - Scarborough Cliffs
Whale of a Time Wall
19 Scars Bro Mixed trad 25m, 1 Classic
Really nice climb, constant slab angle so no need to rush, harder down low. Abseil is literally next to Whale's abseil, don't go back on the track to search.

 
Mon 19th Jul 2021 - Mount Keira
South Face
14 Screw Trad 14m
A few grovel chimney moves, nice holds top crack. Couldn't find LO's used the anchor for Strong Arms in a debarcle of a clean

 
Thu 13th Aug 2020 - Area 51
17 Graduation Trad 15m Very Good
Scary down low, scary up top but juggy. Awesome, veered left at top to chains.

 
Sun 2nd Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
11 Angular Crack Trad 25m Good
3D. Longer than you think hehe

 
Sat 1st Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
18 The Eternity Trad 22m
Proper lead, funny head game. P1 only

 
15 The Carthaginian Trad 33m
Fun.

 
Thu 23rd Jul 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
17 Unforgiven Trad 17m
Plenty of laybacking, good line!

 
16 Izaac's Corner Trad 12m Average
One thin part in the middle, solid line. Too dirty to jam XD

 
15 Chocolate Crackles Trad 13m Good
Decent, no Brown Snake today

 
15 Discount Sushi Trad 14m Good
Decent, managed to use all trad no bolts (until anchors)

 
Sat 18th Jul 2020 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Tianjara Falls Huskinson Homo (Ricky) and the (Graeme) Hill Top hoods gully
11 Traddington Bear Trad 25m
Lovely, good nuts

 
Sat 11th Jul 2020 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Hylands Lookout South-Western side Liquidity Wall
16 Alien Crack Mixed trad 20m, 2
Sat 13th Jun 2020 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Tianjara Falls Bill James Testimonial Gully
13 Usurper Trad 40m Good
Lovely, bring a 70m rope, bolts at the top. EXPECT ROPE DRAG

 
Sat 13th Jun 2020 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Tianjara Falls Bag-Dad Wall
17 Cracks in the Coalition of the Willing Trad 20m Very Good
A bit spooked at time but a good lead. Patty commended most of the gear placements (Y)

 
Thu 4th Jun 2020 - Mount Keira
West Face
12 Bills Folly Trad 13m
A 120cm sling works for the carrots

 
13 Zatidee Mixed trad 12m, 1 Good
Wed 6th May 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
15 Syko Trad 15m
Lovely trad experience, used anchors of Blood

 
10 Shoulders Trad 5m
Thought I was doing the first ascent hehehe. Good position

 
18 The Waradagi Tree Mixed trad 18m, 3
End of the day, pumped at final crack. Nice line!

 
Tue 7th Apr 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
21 Shutdown Funk Mixed trad 15m, 5 Good
A few nice spots for nut placements then steep stuff to finish.

 
Sun 5th Apr 2020 - Mount Keira
West Face
14 Angelic - with Zac Schofield Trad 10m
Good line, gear got im the way of some jams, good learning exp.

 
12 Iria - with Zac Schofield Trad 10m Good
Nice corner, hoped to place a micro nut somewhere but couldn't.

 
8 Nursery - with Zac Schofield Trad 10m
Direct start, placed a piece every 50cm. Gotta get that practice!

 
Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
14 Gently Mine Trad 50m
Pitch 1 only, leading on pre-placed. Lovely megajugs

 
Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
17 Psychopath Trad 28m
Leading on pre-placed gear. Spicy jams

 
14 Joseph Trad 46m
First pitch only, leading on pre-placed gear.

 
Sat 29th Feb 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
16 Gold Star Pitch 1 Trad 30m
Leading on pre-placed gear, lovely!

 
19 Thruxton Trad 57m
Lead first pitch on preplaced gear, spicy layback!

 
Sat 29th Feb 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully
16 The Gates of Janus Trad 50m
Pitch 1 only, leading on pre-placed gear, first proper go on trad. Calm type of fear.

 
Mon 24th Sep 2018 - Mount Keira
South Face
18 Down And Going Mixed trad 20m, 5 Very Good
Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
14 Sweet Dreams Mixed trad 130m, 20 Mega Classic
Classic as always. Did more trad leading this time. Final pitch

 

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