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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Difficulty | ||
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| Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
| 27 |
Kneepad
★★★ Some Violence and Sexual References
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 20m, 11 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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So good! Fell off the same place I assume everyone does both goes, it’s a long way to go to fall off so close to the end!
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| Fri 29th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★ Horrace Herod
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 12m | ||||
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Farkin’ knackered!
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| 26 |
★★★ Trix Roughly
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 12m, 5 | ||||
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Farkin’ nails!
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| Fri 29th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Split Wave
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Just as fun as I remember!
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| 26 |
★★ Smoked Mussels
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Closed one account and opened another I guess! Couldn’t quite get THE move but rest went easy.
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| 25 |
★★★ Rubber Lover
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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‘Bout bloody time.
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| 21 |
★★ Jaws
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez
| 15m, 4 | ★ Good | Hard 21 | ||
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Harder than I remember/expected!
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| Wed 27th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Ancient Mariner
- with
Caroline Chang
| 15m | ||||
| Wed 27th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | ||||||
| 27 |
Gear on
★★ Onions
- with
Caroline Chang
| 20m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The very bottom and very top cruxes both felt pretty bloody hard for me! Sussed what could work for both but failed to do the full sequence for either. Can’t believe this used to be 26, felt stiff at 27!
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| 25 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★★ Grape Hour
- with
Caroline Chang
| 22m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Was gonna’ try for the onsight but saw Kwin pull some rad moves through the crux. She gave me a few pointer and I came up with a plan on the ground. I then decided to ignore all of that and do the opposite to make it feel more onsighty! 😂 Much like the other routes here surprisingly hard straight of the ground!
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| 23 |
★★★ Lyptus
- with
Caroline Chang
| 23m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | Suggested grade 24 | ||
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Bloody hard I thought! But I’m a bit crap at the more dynamic stuff. So surprised when I made the big move and even more surprised by stayed on! Love how the tempo changes on the head wall.
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| Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Junket Pumper
- with
Caroline Chang
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun lil’ arvo sesh after lunch. Harder than anticipated! Maybe because the sun tried to blind me through the crux!
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| Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Reigning Steel
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Will Gregson, Aidan Cox, Payton de Ruyter
| 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Felt bloody hard today!
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| 25 |
★★★ Vespasian's Wall P1
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Will Gregson, Aidan Cox, Payton de Ruyter
1
25
25
| 25m, 20 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Thought I had this in the bag from last time but I was sorely mistaken! 😂
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| Sun 24th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
| 26 M0 |
★★★ The Way of All Flesh M0
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Sarah Taylor, gsmizz, Erinleigh
| 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Pretty janky first go, made it to the same high point as previous though (last proper move). Second shot was going good then I decided to plonk the high heel through the crux on like 3 moves too early and that (obviously) didn’t work. 😂
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| Sun 24th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Starman
- with
Caroline Chang, Sarah Taylor, gsmizz, Erinleigh
| 25m | ||||
| Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
| 23 |
Gear on
★★★ Sensory Overload
- with
Will Gregson
| 20m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good route but miserably cold. 🥶
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| Fri 22nd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Rubber Lover
— 2 attempts
- with
Will Gregson
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Farking rooted.
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| Thu 21st Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Vespasian's Wall P1
- with
gsmizz, Aidan Cox, Will Gregson
1
25
25m
| 25m, 20 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Read it all about right but didn’t quite catch the hold through the crux. Great route.
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| 24 |
★★★ Guillotine
- with
gsmizz, Aidan Cox, Will Gregson
| 48m, 23 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Linked both pitches with the tree start for the ultimate classic. Builds nicely in terms of difficulty, exposure and spacing. Brilliant experience!
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| Wed 20th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Rubber Lover
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Aidan Cox
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Full sun, 6th/7th pitch of the day was pretty ambitious but I’d already blew the onsight years ago, so training laps I guess! First go felt dead good but foot popped at the crux. Second go was cooked.
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| Wed 20th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Hat Hill Crag | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Hat Trick
- with
Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Aidan Cox
| 18m, 9 | ||||
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Didn’t intend to do this with the sun directly above but had to get the draws down. Went for the onny anyway, totally rushed it, fell got mad and then speed-aided to the top. Probably a pretty nice climb.
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| 21 |
★★ Yucadoo!
- with
Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Aidan Cox
| 20m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 22 |
★★ Fedora
- with
Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Aidan Cox
| 18m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Pumpy warm up!
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| 25 |
★★ Mad Hatter
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Aidan Cox
| 17m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Onsighted the crux then fell off above on what turned out to be good holds (only if you hold ‘em in the right bit!) good fight though!
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| Mon 18th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
Gear on
★★ Padington
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Will Gregson
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Crimps felt crisp-y today, still a two-er though. Sick onny by a haggard Chris Martinez though!
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| 25 |
Gear on
★★ Apraxia
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Will Gregson
| 14m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Many outrageous drive-bys… that I managed to avoid! Pretty exciting foot pop on the send go that I wish I caught on film!
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| 23 |
Gear on
★ Hairy Horrace
- with
Chris Martinez, Will Gregson
| 12m | ★ Good | |||
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Spicy warm up!
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
| 26 |
Gear on
★★★ Cavity Search
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, James benefer
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Banger! Thanks Will Gregson and Tom for spraying me down.
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Body Blow
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, James benefer
| 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good, fun, hug hauling. The highlight was definitely cutting both feet to try and alleviate my dual cramping hammy’s! Thankful for the fixed hangers as I probably wouldn’t have tried. 🙏
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| Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
| 26 |
Gear on
★★ Crumple Zone
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, James benefer
| 8m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice to get redemption on this one after being so close on the flash go last trip. Thanks James benefer for the putting ‘er up and the send catch!
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| 24 |
Gear on
★★ Snappy Dresser
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, James benefer
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Also tried years ago and did not finish. Felt good today even at the end of the day.
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| 24 |
Gear on
★★ Wet Paint
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, James benefer
| 16m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tried this years ago, too scared to finish. Felt nice today, top is still spooky!
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Porters Pass Chasing Amy Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
Gear on
★★ Spread 'em Baby
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, Kieran Norwood
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Funky!
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| 23 |
★★ Cutopia
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Caroline Chang, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Erinleigh, Sarah Taylor, Kieran Norwood
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fell pretty close to the top, Will Gregson was spreading’ em so I lowered down and restarted. Cool, committing, slabbery!
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| Sat 16th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★★ Weak as I am
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez
| 22m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Had a very definitive crux imo! Very nearly fell second time too!
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| Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
| 26 M0 |
Kneepad
★★★ The Way of All Flesh M0
— 3 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez
| 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Bolt to bolt first go, got past the teacup on my second and surprised myself by getting one move from glory on my third!
Should go when fresh hopefully 🤞
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| Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Lady Stardust
- with
Chris Martinez
| 21m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Felt a bit harder than I expected for a warm up!
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| Tue 12th Sep 2023 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
| 26 |
★★ Nero on the Rampage
— 3 attempts
- with
Matthew Follent
| 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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First go felt impossible with my old beta being probably 10 degrees warmer than last time I tried it! Tried Matthew Follent beta which was definitely better and managed a clean top rope lap, just out of beans and skin by the time I figured it out. Maybe next year! 🤷♀️
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| Sun 3rd Sep 2023 - Mt Stuart | ||||||
| Secret Crags Under the Radar | ||||||
| 25 |
★ Magic Beans
- with
Caroline Chang
| 16m, 10 | Don't Bother | |||
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Start was interesting, middle section seems to involve climbing into “Death by Parsnip”, or a fairly contrived way that seems considerably harder (but not in a “good” way), didn’t fancy either so stripped it off the second last bolt.
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| 19 |
★★ Spicy Warm Up
- with
Caroline Chang
| 15m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Indeed, quite spicy!
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| 22 |
★ Span Man
- with
Caroline Chang
| 12m, 8 | ||||
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Punted like a true punter.
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| Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Magnetic Island | ||||||
| Radical Bay Eagle Rock | ||||||
| V1 |
★★ Roadrunner
- with
Jarrah
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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Stunning position! Thanks Jarrah for showing me this one (and telling me which problem I climbed!)
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| Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Magnetic Island | ||||||
| Arthur Bay Fireball | ||||||
| V2 |
★★★ Fireball
— 2 attempts
- with
Jarrah, Medieval Mystique, Caroline Chang
| 5m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Mega! Great position, pure line, great rock and cool jams!
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| Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Magnetic Island | ||||||
| Picnic Bay West Side | ||||||
| V2 |
★★ Jammers Mastication
- with
Jarrah, Medieval Mystique, Caroline Chang
| 5m | ||||
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No jamming required!
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| V2 |
★★ Picnic Pounce
— 10 attempts
- with
Jarrah, Medieval Mystique, Caroline Chang
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I cannot dyno lol 😆
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| Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Magnetic Island | ||||||
| Liver Point Psico Dock | ||||||
| V0 |
★★★ Jacob's Ladder
— 2 attempts
- with
Jarrah, Medieval Mystique, Caroline Chang
| 6m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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I fell off the boat before even getting on, I guess that blew my onsight? 😂 Great fun, unfortunate i was the only one who could reach the start jug with the tide.
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| Fri 1st Sep 2023 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| North Sentinel Moonscaper | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Moonshadow
- with
Caroline Chang
| 20m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
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Cool features with some interesting technical corner climbing in the second half, unfortunately the rock quality lets it down, maybe it’d clean up nice if it got more action? Zero chalk and significant levels of choss made for a highly engaging onsite!
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| Fri 1st Sep 2023 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| North Sentinel Fishbowl | ||||||
| 27 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★★ Beast From The Deep
— 3 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang
| 17m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | Suggested grade 26 | ||
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Great, pumpy endurance climbing, no real hard moves. Biffed it second shot with silly beta at the top. Third go was a winner.
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| Thu 31st Aug 2023 - Castle Hill | ||||||
| Eastern Bluff Alias | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ The Batman
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
| 15m, 13 | ||||
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Got sucked in to going the wrong way on the onny. Had a decent flapper from “Hammerhalf” on the second go, so just kinda’ aided to clean. Rough day!
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| 26 |
★★ Hammerhalf
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
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Thought I was gonna’ flash this, tore a big ‘ol flapper in my index finger on the first crimp I touched instead! The condies we’re not on, hot and still. 😢
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| Tue 29th Aug 2023 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| South Sentinel The Fairy Garden | ||||||
| 25 |
★★ Angel Dust
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
| 15m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tried a silly match on the onny go. Bloody sweaty condies second go but felt pretty chill.
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| 18 |
★ Fairy Dust
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
| 9m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Tue 29th Aug 2023 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| South Sentinel Jungle Gym | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Speed of Life
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
| 20m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 25 |
Gear on
★★★ Old Man Frederick
- with
Caroline Chang, Jarrah, Medieval Mystique
| 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | Easy 25 | ||
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Wild exposure and some funky angles on this one!
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| Mon 28th Aug 2023 - The Kitchen | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Grated
- with
Caroline Chang
| 22m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Just as pumpy as “chopped” I reckon!
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| 25 |
★★★ Chopped
- with
Caroline Chang
| 22m, 16 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Absolute pump fest! So fun though.
It’s says “shade all day” which is sorta’ true the bolts are in shade, but the holds aren’t! Some hot slopers by 11 am!
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| 18 |
★★ Sliced
- with
Caroline Chang
| 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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New proj lol.
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| Sun 27th Aug 2023 - Mt Stuart | ||||||
| Secret Crags Under the Radar | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Midas Touch
- with
Caroline Chang
| 10m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Cool route with holds right where you need them, thought about doing the extension but it didn’t look to have an anchor? 🤔
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| 25 |
★★★ Death by Parsnip
- with
Caroline Chang
| 14m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | Suggested grade 23 | ||
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Fun flowy route! I honestly found “Sushi Quest” harder though, and that seemed about 23 to me. Caroline Chang assures me this one is harder though. 🤷♀️
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| 23 |
★★ Sushi Quest
- with
Caroline Chang
| 12m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | Hard 23 | ||
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Spicy goodness! Got more pumped than expected on this one!
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| 23 |
★★ Psychotron
- with
Caroline Chang
| 8m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun one!
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| 22 |
★★ Rust in Peace
- with
Caroline Chang
| 14m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Felt kinda’ lost the whole way!
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| 18 |
★ Under The Radar
- with
Caroline Chang
| 8m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
| Fri 25th Aug 2023 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Slider Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Madder
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang
| 15m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | Easy 25 | ||
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Tried to avoid the undercling that looks like it might fall off on the onsight. Pulled on it second go and made it much easier! Great route. Nice to know I still get up a 25!
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| 23 |
★★★ Squealer
- with
Caroline Chang
| 18m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | Easy 23 | ||
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Big moves on good holds. Fun!
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| 22 |
★★ Slider
- with
Caroline Chang
| 16m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | Easy 22 | ||
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Rock on this one feels like if Arapiles was on a 45 deg tilt. Fun but I was still feeling a bit shaky from previous trip.
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| Thu 24th Aug 2023 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Idiot Wind
- with
Caroline Chang
| 18m, 5 | Average | |||
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Climbing is alright, bolting seems kind of silly tho…?
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| Tue 8th Aug 2023 - Mt Stapylton Campground | ||||||
| Sentinel Cave | ||||||
| 26 |
★★ Army of Ants
— 3 attempts
- with
Ben Olsen, Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Jordan Edwards
| 15m, 5 | ||||
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Loathe to log this. After a mentally shaky weekend of not really sending anything this one was my “sure thing”. Had done all the moves before and felt very doable. Backed off putting the clips in as my wrist felt tweaky on a sloper. Taped it up, went again DID THE CRUX chill as, got a no hands knee bar mid traverse, then just chickened out right before the chains. Didn’t have the beans third go. Something about this climb always results in a shite trip.
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| Mon 7th Aug 2023 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
| Van Diemen's Land | ||||||
| 27 |
★★ Shoot From The Hip
- with
Ben Olsen, Jordan Edwards, Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis
| 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Had ambitions to do “Velvet Goldmine” but after a shaky warmup on “Terminal Insomnia” I wasn’t really up for it. Decided to retry the moves on this as Ben had it up. Did all the moves which was nice, but didn’t have a red point burn, was feeling too shaky.
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| 22 |
★★ Terminal Insomnia
— 2 attempts
- with
Ben Olsen, Jordan Edwards, Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis
| 30m, 5 | Average | Suggested grade 23 | ||
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Went up twice, once to put the draws on for Caroline Chang, then again to clean. Wish I hadn’t! Got totally flash pumped on the onsight found a seeping pocket, rope fell down a hole, etc. The second go didn’t feel any more enjoyable tbh!
No idea why this one gets the stars, least favourite route at “VDL”.
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| Sun 6th Aug 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Pilot Error Cliffs Lois Lane Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Debutantes and Centipedes
— 3 attempts
- with
Ben Olsen, Jordan Edwards
| 15m, 3 | ||||
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Went up three times, could gain the pocket but could not get my bloody foot up after that. Must’ve tried 30 times, 10 different ways all up! Been a while since I’ve been shut down on a 25. Brutal.
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| Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Pilot Error Cliffs Lois Lane Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Debutantes and Centipedes
- with
Ben Olsen
| 15m, 3 | ||||
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Had delusions of flashing this… fell at every bolt and couldn’t do the crux. Blamed it on the sun going down…
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| Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Atridae House of Atreus | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Surface To Air
- with
Ben Olsen
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Slightly pumpier version of “Muldoon”
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| Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Atridae Agamemnon Area | ||||||
| 22 |
Gear on
★★ Collision Course
- with
Jordan Edwards, Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Ben Olsen
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Clipping the piton would have been spicy without the sling already in I reckon! Cheers Ben for going up first!
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| Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Diddy Kong
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 24m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
| Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall | ||||||
| 26 |
★★★ Stone Roses
— 6 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Fuck that heel hook!
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| Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★★ Bondage and Discipline
- with
Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Jordan Edwards
| 23m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Bloody pumpy warm up!
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| Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline Iceman Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★★ Snowman
- with
Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Jordan Edwards
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Good route. Techie edges. Much better edges than I was expecting for the grade at the angle.
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| Mon 17th Jul 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Tianjara Falls Drop bear wall | ||||||
| 26 |
Gear on
★★ Sahara
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tried real hard on my flash go but couldn’t quite make the distance, each go after that got worse. Need steel fingers like Jordan Edwards! Awesome but if rock through the crux.
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| 23 |
★★ Stairway to Heaven
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
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Not sure it gets much action, no chalk and pretty bloody rough on the skin. Nearly bloody punted at one point. Might be a bit friendlier with more traffic.
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| 23 |
Gear on
★★ Zut Il Pleut
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 24m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Hadn’t planned to climb this one as the tips were screamin’ but had to go up to get the draws down. Bit choss on the bottom but lovely rock up top.
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| 21 |
Gear on
★★★ Heebie Jeebies
- with
Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Sarah Taylor, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis
| 30m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great route, pretty pumpy with good moves on good holds where you want ‘em!
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| Sat 15th Jul 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Tianjara Falls Drop bear wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Roo Rot
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Matthew Follent
| 22m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Interesting, thought provoking climbing throughout. Pretty tricky onsight I reckon!
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| Sat 15th Jul 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
| Tianjara Falls Indian Head (north) Tonage Zone Sector | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Bullen's Route
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Matthew Follent
| 16m, 11 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Mega classic! Arapiles quality rock and moves.
1.1x goes for me, fell off the first move, lowered then went to the top. 99% onsight still doesn’t count unfortunately! Seemed to be the theme of the day, everyone blew their first go on something silly. Oh well, we had a lot of fun! |
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| 25 |
★★ Scooby & The Dive Master
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Matthew Follent
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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2 stars for the amount of laughs, screams and general tomfoolery. Onsight was a shambles, didn’t even finish. Second go at the end of the day, felt pretty cruisy. Crux is definitely the 21!
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| Fri 14th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline P.C. | ||||||
| 28 |
★★★ Brother
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane, James benefer
| 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Horrible conditions on the first go but did all the moves pretty quick. Condies improved second shot, did the undercling to sloper move but the top suddenly felt nails. 🤷♀️
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| 25 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★ Bachelor's Ball
- with
Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane, James benefer
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Thought I’d salvage the day when I realised “Brother” wasn’t going to go down. Felt pretty chill with the beta and some fresh skin!
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| Thu 13th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point The Grease Cave | ||||||
| 27 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★★ Top One Thommo
— 3 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane
| 15m | ★★★ Mega Classic | Suggested grade 26 | ||
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Mega fun roofiness! Thought I was on for it second shot but punted near the end so had to give it a third to finish it off. Probably more like 26 if your kneebar game is strong!
Bit of excitement when Stanislav Likane broke a draw!
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| Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline P.C. | ||||||
| 25 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields
— 2 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Stanislav Likane, Will Gregson
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Misjudged the sloper on the ony (as I’m sure many people do!) went pretty easy second go. Fun, gymnastic climbing.
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| 25 |
Kneepad
Gear on
★★ Bachelor's Ball
— 3 attempts
- with
Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Stanislav Likane, Will Gregson
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Got sucked into going right at the crux on the ony. Got pretty scared on my my second attempt going from 2nd to third bolt. Got even more scared when I started lowering off 3rd draw to re-work section and it sounded like the draw was shredding my rope. Checked draw to find draw was really worn with a pretty sharp edge. I removed and left at bottom of climb (draws were already on) hopefully the owner of the draw reads this and retires it. 3rd go I was just totally gassed.
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| Mon 10th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall | ||||||
| 26 |
Gear on
★★★ Stone Roses
— 7 attempts
- with
Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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So many burns, so little sending. 😂
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| Mon 10th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Alley Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★★ Renovators Dream
- with
Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson
| 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Pumpy warm up.
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| Sun 9th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
| 24 |
Gear on
★★★ Zimbabalooba
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nice to turn this dog into a tick from last time. Felt pretty chill today.
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| 24 |
Gear on
★★★ How Much Can A Koala Bear?
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Good fun!
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| 25 |
Gear on
★★★ Going The Tonk With Zena
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Jordan Edwards was the sacrificial beta lamb, just scraped through the crux thanks to his sacrifice. Great route.
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| 22 |
Gear on
★★★ Amazon Queens Right Hand (flake) Variant
- with
Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede
| 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great route!
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| Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area | ||||||
| 24 |
Gear on
★★★ Betty Blue
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice to put away a few dog faces from last trip.
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| 23 |
Gear on
★★ Black Beddy
— 2 attempts
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh
| 8m | ★ Good | Hard 23 | ||
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Still hard even in good condies! Try not to look at the state of the anchors when lowering off.
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| Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
| Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
| 19 |
Gear on
★★ The Money or the Box
- with
Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh
| 25m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Warmup, great to be back on rock. Been a hot minute.
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