Ascents as sport by Ben Jenga having Distinct route

Second shot after a foot pop on the first. Psyched to send this today with a big crew and family cheering me on. Middle of the rd 28 for me, the holds are just too positive.

I punt no more..

Glad to take this down first shot today. Should of sent 2nd shot but it took an embarrassing 9 shots. Not that sorry about it as its a very fun route to climb.

Sweet my first 5.13 even if it is the softest one in the mountains, almost a year to the day since i first tried and and many many hours spent thinking about sending it. Did it first shot today putting the draws on.

Finally got around to doing Andy's route. Great action packed route with many funky moves. Thin sequence tic tac crux down low then fun big moves on sharp jugs. Suprised myself with a 3rd shot send by head torch, Yay Easier if your tall

Good to take advantage of the cold and wind to get this sent second shot today. Turns out skipping the crux clip is the secret to success.

Done.. Not that hard of a climb but very easier to mess up the sequence.. Skip two rings and gun for the jugs. 3 shot today after punting on the second.

Surprise..

Canberra Mel had draws up and I was avoiding hard candy so I thought why not. Was aiming just to climb to the crux but with a bit of team encouragement I pushed on and found myself on the post crux jug facing the last crimps to the anchor. Perfect conditions, second shot??

Dream route. Felt supringly easy but still had to pull hard to send second shot. I think it helps bring tall with strong fingers.

Super surprise sent. My rainy day project. Lloyd had the draws up so I gave it a lash and sent second shot. Pushy stem start to blind underclings, catch a breath then power out the woody problem crux and into the roof jugs. I found a heel and toe pocket that saved my failing arns.

Done!!! Fell on that darn last move two more times, wrote it off for the day and went for a draw retrieval lap. Managed to recover a little at the magoo anchors and chose to skip the draining bump and went for the all or nothing last move jump. Thanx Mitch

Radness Really happy to tick this second shot today, no move harder then 25 but lots of quality pumping. I don't think this is that much harder the Event Horizon but my reach helps.

Its been a long between attempts but I was happy to walk this first shot today. Cool.

Awesome to tick this off in the wind and rain today. Did it second shot with the Andy man himself on belay. Cracker long pumper with a tricky start and a crimpy crux half way. 25mins on the wall, jugs for days

Finally done!!

3rd try today after fluffing the foot work on the crux second shot. Felt solid the whole way and topped out for good measure.. 13 shots over 5 visits, surprised it took that long myself??

Almost send putting the draws on!! Fell on the move to the pocket. Cleaned it up second shot without to much effort.

Not that hard if you are tall, sub 24 to a good rest then first crux to an poor rest and continued interesting and powerful grappling to the top. Yay

Finally sent this beast, now I can stop rehearsing the crux boulder in my head. Second shot today after a refresher and brushing lap. The last move jump to the victory jug on the top of the wall is mega. Topped out to stand on the top of the wall for the full tick.

25ish to a top V5/6 boulder.

6.5 shots.

Great to put this down easy first shot today. As Lee said this deserves more attention. Easier then gargoyles

FFA. Oh how sweet it is to send this dream line. 14 shots over 5 weeks, first shot today done and dusted..

My hardest and best first ascent, who want the second ascent??

Pretty excited to knock this off second shot today, 1 attempt a year ago. Not that hard for a mountains 8 but very fun and some great jugs to recover. After finding a hidden foot at the start the crux felt a bit easier and repeatable. Loved it.

Nice to take advantage of todays wind and 28% humidity to start my Send-tember tick list. Pretty full on start, 3 mini boulders split by jugs then long pleasant juggy wall above. Probably 27?, third shot today.

Well oh my, so psyched to tick off this 3 year battle. 14 shots over 5 visits, went third shot today after pulling a hold off on the last move on my second shot. Thanx for all the belays and team support.

Changed some of my beta on the route and finished with the big reach out right at the top. I can finally try different routes now

3rd shot, not bad for a rainy day. First shot sussed out the moves, couldn't do very last committing reach. Second fell off at the crux, pulled back on and sent to the top including the last move. Third felt strong on the first awkward moves at the second bolt, screamed my way through the crux and pumped to the top. Pretty happy

I was looking for a new project.. Sussed out the moves first lap draw to draw, good steady climbing with some big moves and small holds. Second shot I pushed my high point all the way to the anchours.?? I really enjoyed this route but 29 it ain't.

The draws were up so I gave it a lash. Really fun sub 25 climbing up to the middle double boulder. Punted the crux second shot, boned down and snuck through for a third shot send.

First 28 in a day

First shot today

Clipped the anchor from the bad holds, Now for the extension..

Bam and the dog is gone.. Really unexpected 3rd shot send today even with a the cluster fu*k above the last bolt. Felt really solid the whole way until then?? New Pit project time..

Happy happy to get a double send with Mitch. Almost sent the slab move first shot, then clean to the top. Second shot I locked down the slab move then managed to get enough recover to sneak through the top crux.

This felt pretty hard and high end 28, I have to keep telling myself it wasn't 29.. 9 shots

Radness.

Hung the draws and sent second shot. Climbing this as a link-up is an awesome way to experience the gold dyno and then just pump to the top.

Pumped off the crux first shot, did a little refining then up to the anchors. Felt pretty fresh entering the crux second shot, nailed it, and kept my shit together to the top. I really didn't want to punt the top moves as an audience was watching including the first ascension. 4 years after sending the first half..

Wooooo Yaaaaa The 'one last shot' for the send. Forth shot today with very varied conditions. The sun came out and I managed to stick the left footer.

Dyno pocket start, sustained 24ish moves to a extended crux with blind feet. I had to put a really long draw on the crux. I really liked this route, very hard 27 or soft 28??

Sh*t yeah first shot today!! Such a high quality and fun rig. The top two bolts are very easy climbing but you would kick yourself if you fell off.

Project shopping and this was well above my credit limit. Long hard boulder problem on steep slippery rock. Though I am no steep climber I would love to see someone climb it.

5th visit for a 28???

Getting closer, linked up to the deadpoint 3 for 3 and latched it twice but lacking the power for the the hand-foot match and drive to the big pocket. Prime connies today, hot but dry and windy.

3 more laps without much progress, high pointed on the third when a slight breeze showed up. I think I will come back in winter when the tiny holds feel slightly bigger.

I have been eyeing this for years and it was humbling to finally sack up and dog my way to the top. From the ground/ledge would be the best way to climb this but serious rope management, and skipping clips would be the only way to avoid killing rope drag at the 40m mark. Really great moves in a wild position and good rock. One for the one day project list.

Awesome steep pumper. Hard boulder to get established off the 26 but great varied and steep climbing to another final boulder. Really powerful and energy draining but so fun. 2 laps, did the bottom boulder second lap but powered out.

Two laps piecing together the moves. Pretty fun but sharp and the feet are the real crux. Need a bit more finger pop.

Surely it isn't as hard as dave makes it look. It isn't but not the best route at boronia. Did all the moves first shot, linked past the first crux and to the second last draw on the second. One sit to the top...

A bit more beta time on this cracker. Did it will two sit/falls on the second lap then it went into the full sun. Supa keen for some more time on this but it feels like the season might be coming to a close?

This isn't the project I was looking for I was really hoping this would suit me but a couple moves felt well ard.

Spent a while loosing skin on the twin start dyno’s. Pretty fun but the skin sacrifice was getting too much. Trickled the second pocket from the ground.

Much better conditions until it got hot. One hung it first lap, cooked off on the second. Not fully project sold yet, the weather has to be just right??

3 taster laps. Fun route but not fully feeling it today. Wind didn’t help.

Well that settles it, the low way lost the heal flake so its back to working on the high line. Almost sent the 27 first shot until the breakage, second attempt on the really line I fell going to the thin fingers slot. This route saw 3 successful Flash laps today.

Really glad I got on this route and psyched to have another project. Dogged my way thought doing all the moves first shot then surprised myself linking thought the crux on my second and got even further third shot. Both times pulled straight back on after a fall and pumped to the top.

The low crux traverse can be solved with some funky heel work and then its all on with big moves and mostly good holds to a sneaky slab top. Heeling good fun!!!

EOD training lap which went pretty well. Fell on the top crux then to the top. Glad it isn't as hard as I remembered it

3 more laps this morning, pretty much all to the same spot as last week. Fine through the campus but full power down loading up with the left hand and high feet. Might see other projects for a little while.

Just a little taste really, great mix of moves and styles. I will have to come back once I have built a bit of PE back in my arms..

Bit of a taste, would be a great mega route but the crux holds are pretty tiny and sharp.

Mixed thoughts on this, nothing special up to the head wall and rocker block but then it is pretty ace. My flash ended at the top boulder, we couldn't even work out the moves.

Super-dooper route!!! It's very funky while never being too hard, just a matter of linking all the sections together. For the first time in my life I need two knee bar pads. 2 laps.

Had a little play on it. Did all the moves first shot and flashed the crux. Got stopped on the high heel move. Stella.

Ran out of skin and muscles for this sharp number. Next time maybe.

After ticking the shadow this is the next step. The draws were on so I figured I would chuck a lap. Got up and almost through the roof but had no fire to keep trying the lip moves. Awesome climbing as far as I got, I can understand why people cut laps on this beast.

Just a quick little play on the moves above the roof flake. The roof itself was very wet but the moves up to the dyno we're dry and felt good. Top was running with water.

Just up the the crux really to work the moves for the camera. Pretty cool route with some very unique holds. Keen to get back on it one day for a bit more lovin.

A bit of a play to Suss the moves and see if it was doable... Answer is yes and no, did all the moves first shot but it would be very hard to link and very pumpy. Super climb with some wicked good moves and sequences but most people climb the top crux via a jug 2m's off line and avoid the hard moves. Doesn't seem a fair tick.