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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Fri 1st Sep 2023 - Cheakamus Canyon
The Gorge Galaxy Buttress
5.9 Star Chek - with Beck Fray Sport 85m, 16
Wow. Such a breathtakingly beautiful area to climb. Totally got lost on the approach. Found the last 2 pitches a little run out. Definitely a must-do.

 
Sat 6th Aug 2022 - The Cathedral
Main Crag
17 Wacky Tabacci - with Beck Fray Sport 25m, 8
Bit scary but good training for ā€œplumbers crackā€ (red rock)

 
Sat 29th May 2021 - Scarborough Cliffs
Whale of a Time Wall
16 Whale of a Time - with Beck Fray Sport 50m Very Good
Second multi pitch for Beck

 
Mon 7th Dec 2020 - Scarborough Cliffs
Obesity Buttress
18 Big Fat Fin Slappers Sport 50m, 17 Very Good
Fun day out. Good alternative to ā€˜whale of a timeā€™.

 
Sun 16th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags James Bond Mr Big Area
17 Casual Assassin - with Aaron Sport 12m
Harder than 'Cold Finger' (more reliance on smears)

 
16 Cold Finger - with Aaron Sport 12m
Straight forward + easy

 
18 Honey Rider - with Aaron
1 18 20m lead by Daniel D
2 12 15m lead by Aaron
3 18 25m lead by Daniel D
Sport 60m
Nowhere near as good as "mr big" but might as well since in the area.

Pitch 1: tough first few moves for an 18. fortunately had read the comments and brought along a stick clip to pre-clip 2nd bolt (potential for ground fall after first clip). got the moves clean but would not want to do without the pre-clip. Pitch 2: ends in a cute small cave Pitch 3: crimps galore

 
19 Mr Big - with Aaron
1 16 30m lead by Daniel D
2 13 25m lead by Aaron
3 19 30m lead by Daniel D
Sport 85m Very Good
Fully bolted route. Took 12 draws which was plenty + x2 ropes. Best climb on the main wall. Had loads of fun.

Pitch 1: skip first DBB, the anchors are the next set ontop of the pillar Pitch 2: short Pitch 3: the $ pitch! so good. bouldery move. well protected. airy finish. bit of rope drag

 
Mon 8th Jun 2020 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall
18 Depleted Gonad Circumference - with Pinky Sport 20m, 9 Good
Sun 5th Jan 2020 - Vaucluse
Rosa Gully Rosa Gully North Side
20 The Last Wave - with Pinky Sport 50m, 11 Very Good
tough crux move on last pitch (blind throw to a mediocre hold). start of second pitch was reachy for me.

 
Sun 18th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
15 Sour Grapes Sport 8m Good
fun to speed climb up using foot jams

 
26 Inflatey Katey - with aaron Sport 12m Very Good
gave it a go. hard to leave the nice security of the ledge to begin the climb out under the roof. made first few clips in the roof. still trying to find nice beta.

 
Sun 18th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
25 Very Nice Cake - with damien Sport 10m, 7
thought i could dog it. only made a few clips. harder than it looks

 
22 Killer Boas - with aaron Sport 10m Very Good
cool climb. 1 committing dyno move (for a shorty) and a balancy finish. took a fall going for the dyno on 1st attempt. should go back for the red point.

 
Sat 17th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
21 Shufflepuff Sport 10m Very Good
worth trying. hard to commit to the pure layback after 1/2 way when the real climb begins. thank goodness its short.

 
Sat 17th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Alley Wall
21 Up the Alley Sport 20m Very Good
imo nicest climb on that wall. couple of crux moves. tried it 3 yrs ago (dogged) but at least now i think it can go.

 
Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
11 Rod Boner's Glory Hole - with anne Sport 20m Good
fun chimney to top out instead of walking out of crag.

 
Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Alley Wall
18 Suze Sport 14m Good
stick clipped the first bolt (potential bad fall down from ledge). reachy first move but rest is easy.

 
22 Renovators Dream Sport 20m, 8
found this hard. basically had to rest between each clip.

 
22 Tinman - with anne Sport 20m
really struggled on the first few clips. too many hard moves in a row.

 
Sat 29th Jun 2019 - Bonnet Bay
17 Lumberjack - with anne Sport 12m, 4
stiff move @ the start. but the rest is cruisy once you pull up onto the head wall.

 
17 Burning Shells - with anne Sport 14m, 5
1 move wonder. fun crux @ start. rest is cruisy

 
15 The Chimney - with anne Sport 12m, 3 Good
enjoyed this 1. not everyday you get to chimney climb

 
15 17 Mildly Bent - with anne Sport 8m, 3
used crack. sent in approach shoes. grade 15

 
18 19 Stopping Short - with anne Sport 7m, 2
damn it. didn't read description. didn't top out

 
18 Overkilled - with anne Sport 8m, 3
Sun 12th May 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
23 Pulling On the Porcelain - with damien, anna Sport 12m Very Good
Mon 1st Oct 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu
19 Dirty Rotten Pig - with Pinky
1 19 40m
2 19 25m
3 15 35m
4 14 25m
Sport 130m Classic
cool abseil in. fun climb. first 3 pitches are great. last pitch a bit run out and is meh

 
Sun 24th Jun 2018 - Scarborough Cliffs
Whale of a Time Wall
16 Whale of a Time
1 16 35m lead by Daniel D
2 lead by Daniel D
3 lead by Daniel D
Sport 35m Classic
easy climbing, spectacular views, fun day out did this in a group of 3 with a 60m rope.

6-8 draws should be enough. maybe pre-clip the anchors at end of pitch 1 on way down (it's a bit of a reach if you're short).

pitch 1: straight up. pitch 2: the traverse left onto the arete = money pitch! *awesome photo ops here. (it actually goes left, up, then left again. perhaps extend a draw to reduce rope drag). ends in a cave. pitch 3: straight up.

 
Sat 21st Apr 2018 - Tung Lung Chau
Technical Wall
5+ Inverted V Sport 18m, 6 Good
4+ The Black Crack Sport 15m, 7 Good
5+ The Black Face Sport 15m, 8 Good
5+ The Black Corner Sport 12m, 5 Good
5+ Hourglass Crack Sport 21m Good
Sun 15th Apr 2018 - é˜³ęœ” Yangshuo
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Tianjin Special Sport 15m, 6 Good
Sun 18th Feb 2018 - Fear Wall
19 Two Boys One Skyhook - with DaneW
1 18 110m lead by Daniel D
2 10 lead by DaneW
3 17 lead by Daniel D
4 18 lead by DaneW
5 18 lead by Daniel D
6 19 lead by DaneW
Sport 110m, 10 Good
mixed bag; lots of choss+dirt to 'climb' through but epic views and some interesting moves on particular pitches. might get better with more traffic. alot of holds are brittle and broke easily.

pitch 1: lots and lots of dirt pitch 2: easy scramble across a small muddy stretch pitch 3: well and truly the $ pitch. hand traverse with the best view. very photogenic. pitch 4: found really tough for a grade 18. pulling on crimps with not a lot of feet pitch 5: interesting climbing, balancy moves. wish i enjoyed it more but was shaken up from getting my ass kicked on pitch 4 pitch 6: better like your mantles! lots of varied techniques utilised. found decent beta. pulled on the tree shrubs at the top to finish.

 
Sun 21st Jan 2018 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside Hello Dolly Wall
18 Hello Dolly Sport 30m, 9 Good
bit spongy at the bottom. but fun climb overall.

 
Sun 29th Oct 2017 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
19 The West Face of the Mirrorball - with DaneW Sport 120m Very Good
lead all pitches. took a fall on pitch 1 (balancy crux). found pitch 4 hardest! but luckily no more falls.

 
Sun 10th Sep 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
19 Country Special Sport 18m
18 The Answer is Obvious Sport 20m
Sun 6th Aug 2017 - Mt Gibraltar
Slab Walls
18 Far from the Madding Crowd
1 lead by Myself
2 lead by Myself
Sport 40m, 14 Good
Found it tough for an 18.

Linked it as 1 long pitch (I had 16 quick draws). Rope drag wasn't bad.

This climb has a bit of everything. Scary slab section on pitch 1. Bouldery start moves to get up each of the 2 vertical walls towards the finish.

 
17 The Devils Tears
1 lead by myself
2 lead by myself
Sport 45m, 16 Very Good
Pitch 1 is interesting climbing. The crux comes very early on (2nd or 3rd clip?). Took a while to figure it out.

Can understand why now the belay DBB are higher off the ledge (the rock is really brittle).

Wear long pants to protect legs from thorny bush on pitch 2.

 
16 Gripping Yarn
1 lead by myself
2 lead by myself
3 lead by myself
Sport 95m, 13 Good
Sun 25th Jun 2017 - Mt Gibraltar
Slab Walls
13 The Very Easy Route Sport 110m Good
Sun 25th Jun 2017 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
13 In the Inn of the Sixth Happiness Sport 20m, 10
14 Snooze and You Lose Sport 24m, 9
15 Parents in Pain Sport 20m, 6
17 First Born Sport 20m, 8
Sat 11th Mar 2017 - The Cathedral
Main Crag
16 Neuron Nerd - with Keith Davison Sport 8m, 3
16 Cathedral Quack - with Keith Davison Sport 8m
Tue 28th Feb 2017 - Vaucluse
Rosa Gully Rosa Gully south side
18 Pox - with Keith Davison Sport 25m, 9 Very Good
Fri 24th Feb 2017 - Vaucluse
Rosa Gully Rosa Gully North Side
18 Pornflakes - The second coming - with Keith Davison Sport 30m, 14 Good
super bolted. can skip a few clips. more effort to clean it than climb it.

 
Sat 21st Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Afghan/Girl in the Mirror wall
16 Endless Pleasure in a Limousine - with Chris bull Sport 47m, 14 Very Good
16 Sweet Seduction in a Magazine - with Chris bull Sport 50m, 14 Very Good
Sun 18th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Pulpit Rock Bellbird Wall area
18 Bellbird Wall - with Ben Smith
1 lead by myself
2 lead by myself
3 lead by myself
Sport 100m, 16 Good
nice little climb. after the rap in, we didn't walk 20m to the right and so were on pitch 1 of "the next doctor" (22) by mistake. luckily the anchor is shared by "bellbird wall" for start of pitch 2 so we rejoined.

pitch 2: one bouldery move

pitch 3: the best pitch, specifically the start, with some unique features and climbing. sadly it is over way too soon.

 
Sat 10th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
20 Randy Rabbit Ridge
1 lead by myself
2 lead by myself
3 lead by chris
4 lead by myself
5 lead by chris
6 lead by chris
7 lead by chris
8 lead by myself
9 lead by chris
10 lead by chris
11 lead by myself
Sport 280m, 99 Very Good
a good challenge. having jumped on "whymper" last wk, i was keen to test myself on this newer route. i found it tougher. the route involves lots of different interesting climbing eg. arete, corner, laybacks, hand traverse through roof etc.

total climbing time was 5hr30min. we saved loads of time by linking up pitches where possible (we linked pitches 1+2, 5+6+7, 9+10). bring loads of extendable draws to reduce drag if doing this. we climbed on double ropes.

pitch 1: you'll know you're on the right route when you clip into small chain hangers for the first few moves

pitch 2: i found this one tricky. didn't get this clean. didn't make the right traverse to the proper belay ledge so brought seconder up on hanging belay.

pitch 3: slabby?

pitch 4: great bouldery start. then up onto grassy slope (same area as pitches 4+5 of bunny bucket buttress). *veer to the right here or else you'll end up on bunny bucket. expect lots of rope drag. i belayed from a tree here at the base of pitch 5.

pitch 5: start resembles a giant rectangular column. chris was able to link up pitch 5 with 6 and 7.

pitch 8: the $ pitch. hand traverse left under small roof. crazy exposure. suffered rope drag after i ran out of extendable draws here and the climb headed straight up after the hand traverse.

pitch 9: pulling on jugs here. straight up. same wall as pitch 7 of bunny bucket buttress. chris linked this with pitch 10. ends on slab section. the easiest pitches! *just be careful. some holds are fragile. a foothold broke on me.

pitch 11: weird path. head up and right, then up for a bit, then veers to the left to top out. use extendables here.

 
Sun 4th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
19 Whymper - with Taylor Doolittle
1 lead by myself
2 lead by myself
3 lead by taylor
4 lead by myself
5 lead by myself
Sport 150m Classic
wicked climb at it's grade! a true classic. we climbed it in summer. no problem as it stays in shade until just after midday. started @ 10am. total climbing time was just under 3 hrs. took a mate out on his first multi pitch. we took 12 bolt plates + 14 quickdraws.

pitch 1: bouldery start but well protected and all on rings. the rest of the climb is on carrots + a few fixed hangers.

pitch 2: found this same difficulty as pitch 1. the x2 carrots for belay are right near the entrance of the giant ledge/cave at about head height.

pitch 3: the best, most memorable pitch. loads of exposure. best photos. perhaps consider skipping the hanging belay (x3 carrots) and continue up to next small cave (more comfy).

pitch 4: i found this to be the hardest pitch by far.

pitch 5: easy climbing to finish. starts with a few carrots but then run out until top out. expect lots of rope drag as you set up a tree belay.

 
Sun 20th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall
22 Sister Rosa Sport 18m, 8
crazy hard start if you're short. a real siege effort. had to rest from clip to clip in the beginning. found nice short person beta for the move once over the small roof heading straight up.

 
12 Suicidal Tendencies Sport 18m, 4
good warm up or for those learning to lead

 
Sun 20th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
19 Sloper for Saddam - with Daniel D Sport 15m, 3 Good
crux is right at the start. cruisy from there on in.

 
22 Vasco Pyjama Sport 12m, 4 Good
the dynamic move @ the crux is fine when u know where to aim for. took 2 goes. may be soft for a 22. rest of the climb is nice and easy.

 
Sat 12th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
18 Stephen Grunter Sport 10m, 5
19 Billy Bunter Sport 15m, 5
Sun 6th Nov 2016 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall
18 Depleted Gonad Circumference Sport 20m, 9 Good
1 reachy move before the finish [the hold is good], otherwise cruisy climb.

 
Sun 6th Nov 2016 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
20 Spinning Blades of Steel Sport 9m Very Good
17 L'Arch Sport 16m, 5 Very Good
Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
19 Quirrell's Quarrell Sport 25m, 10 Very Good
cruisy until the crux at the top just before the anchor! (had to match on a pinch). route has good places to rest on it. felt stiff for a grade 19. 20 imo

 
18 Jolly Good Fellow (Happy New Year) Sport 25m, 9
plenty of places to rest. straight forward

 
16 Karinya Sport 25m, 7 Average
has a crux early on - stiff for a grade 16! but easy thereafter.

 
15 The Arrow and the Song Sport 26m, 9 Good
nice easy route. direct start from the ground to make it more interesting/fun (maybe add a grade) instead of starting in the cave.

 
Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Shady Alley
8 10 Dunny Doo Sport 4m, 2
Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall
19 Lonely Thursday Sport 12m Good
18 A Tale of Two Cities Sport 12m, 7 Very Good
16 The Sisters of Fatima Sport 12m, 5 Very Good
similar to 'ladder of gloom' (berowra) but more fun

 
18 Stormin Norman Sport 12m, 4 Good
Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall
14 Fucary Rug Sport 15m, 5
19 Shadow the Goat Sport 15m, 5
Sun 4th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
18 Bunny Bucket Buttress P1 - with Alastair McDowell Sport 270m Mega Classic
my first real multipitch (2+ pitches). such an incredible adventure. best day out. totally hooked now. thanks Alastair.

Alastair lead all pitches.

Pitch 1 - 1 bit of a tricky start (bouldery move) but fine thereafter. we linked pitch 1+2

Pitch 3 - hardest pitch. balancy

Pitch 4+5 - we linked these. super easy scrambling. we simul climbed these.

Pitch 6 - awesome! use the pro-tip and belay from second bolt (less rope drag). easy for a roof (more of traverse to get to lip of roof). very well protected. one of my fav pitches. super protected.

Pitch 7 - best pitch. jug pulling on the head wall! easy moves but sustained/pumpy. bring loads of quick draws (we had 15) or skip some bolts. super protected.

Pitch 8 - top out is in sight! very easy. enjoy the view total time of climb was 2hr17min. around 4hr from car to car.

 
Sun 28th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs
19 Stuck in the Middle with You - with Ben Smith
1 19 lead by ben smith
2 18 lead by myself
Sport 38m, 15 Very Good
15 I Don't Tip - with Ben Smith
1 lead by ben smith
2 lead by me
Sport 36m, 13
super easy. takes more time to put bolts on and clip than actually climb!

 
Sun 28th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
22 Just Boot It - with Ben Smith Sport 15m
very nice/do-able grade 22. basically pulling from jug to jug. requires endurance or move quickly through moves.

 
18 Schwing Pitch 1 Sport 46m
15 18 Schwing (Schwing Pitch 2) Sport 46m
17 Mainly Fine Sport 16m
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Berowra
Blackboard Wall
17 Yesterday's Heroes Sport 12m, 4
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Berowra
Glamorpus Area
18 20 Zooloft Sport 12m, 6 Good
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Berowra
Bullet Hole Wall
18 Mental Fatigue Sport 13m
i don't generally like underclings so found this climb challenging for an 18. fortunately there is a variant (direct start) to try as well.

 
21 Mental Fatigue Direct Start Sport 12m, 4 Good
do-able. climb is actually ok if u don't mind pulling on finger pockets (mono and 2 fingers). soft for a 21.

 
Sun 21st Aug 2016 - Berowra
Ladder of Gloom Area
19 Ladder of Gloom Sport 12m, 4 Very Good
stunning/unique rock features. tricky start if you have short reach but fun climbing once you get on the main ladder section. stick clip first bolt

 
16 Stone Grotties Sport 8m
Sun 7th Aug 2016 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
14 Open to Public Scrutiny Sport 20m Don't Bother
begins with small slab. the rest is easy. basically a scramble to the anchors.

 
15 Alpine Sport 20m, 9
v. easy. 1 small slab section to keep you on your toes

 
Sun 7th Aug 2016 - Mount Alexandra
The First Cave
20 Galvanise - with Alastair McDowell Sport 10m, 5 Very Good
really fun climb. well protected. bouldery style climb if you're short

 
Sun 24th Jul 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
18 Hold on to Your Hats - with Daniel D Sport 15m Very Good
fun climb. great for those at the grade

 
13 Pompadour Sport 15m, 10
good warm up

 
Sat 16th Jul 2016 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
18 Old Salt Sport 18m
pumpy

 
14 MaƱana Sport 22m, 8
ladder

 
4 Kaboomba Brothers Sport 10m, 4
good for teaching lead + carrot bolts

 
17 18 Spook Eyes Sport 10m, 4
easy if arete is in. much harder if only face climbing

 
20 Radioactive Man Sport 12m
soft 20. 1 crux

 

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