Ascents in Riverside by Daniel

Lovely climbing. Nice and sustained.

Good to tick another local testpiece. Short but packs a punch. Climbed it with the second bolt clipped, which is accepted.

Very happy to get this one after a few falls near the anchor. Despite being somewhat (mostly?) manufactured, the climbing is engaging and sustained. Very worthwhile.

Dialled the two bottom cruxes and figured out the top one. Seems doable.

Bailed near the second-last bot, but later realised those moves are not so hard. Seems doable.

Interesting crux followed by a few spicy moves on sharp crimps. Very good.

P1 only. Engaging climbing on small holds.

Last crux is rough for short climbers.

Figured out the crux.

Nice climbing. Fairly committing moves above the ledge.

FFA. Another good route. tricky moves off the ledge. Apparently there was a route here for a mountaineering competition, but everyone bypassed the crux by grabbing the belay, so maybe FFA?

Pure quality. Excellent finger crack/

The grade felt a little stiff, but maybe I didn't have the reach. There's only a few metres of thin crack - the rest is pretty well protected. It's a good idea to bring some beaks to place by hand.

The grade felt a little stiff, but maybe I didn't have the reach. There's only a few metres of thin crack - the rest is pretty well protected. It's a good idea to bring some beaks to place by hand.

P1 only. Super enjoyable climbing. Lovely corner.

The grade is probably a sandbag if you don't have the wingspan.

Some dodgy rock at the bottom, but the upper corner is fantastic. Interesting moves and an unexpected crux.

Big moves from cool pockets.

Looks really nice, but was a bit too sharp for my soft tips.

Nice climbing on the lower section. Hand kept slipping off a crimp.

Not too bad. There were a few nice jams. A bit hair raising because I didn't have the right cam to protect the moves into the crack. Grade might be as low as 5c/+, but probably wise to stay off this unless you're comfortable leading at least 6b.