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Sat 12th Aug 2023 - Stanwell Tops | ||||||
Stonehaven | ||||||
16 | ★★ Three Rooves to Glory - with Lucy | 15m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Insane terrain for the grade, pulling onto the headwall and seeing the view down below is so satisfying. Pumpfest.
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20 | ★★ The Shield - with Alvin Ong, Niki | 16m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Cleaning up an old dog, went so much nicer - nowhere near as pumped, much better endurance on steep.
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21 | ★★ Pole Dance — 2 attempts - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Niki | 18m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Two lead burns, first went much better. Need to breathe, embrace the pump and thin slab moves.
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15 | ★ Floating World - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Niki | 20m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warmup, lovely climbing.
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Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Weak as I am - with Patrick Chambers | 22m, 13 | ||||
Thoroughly enjoyed this, would love to give it a burn on lead uninjured. Only one hard thin part, the rest felt good, cool moves.
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Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Killer Boas - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Dan, Niki B, Alina, Joshua Yang | 10m | ||||
Couldn't resist something hard - cooked the finger but had a blast. Much easier than last time, every move felt good, will go.
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Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
15 | ★ Mossy Climb RHV - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Dan, Niki B | 22m, 7 | ||||
Decided to go easy on the finger, very fun, runout was good practice for head game, no fall zone.
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Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
14 | ★★ Turtle Wall - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Dan, Niki B | 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt for Dan's first outdoor climb - still an excellent warm-up.
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Sat 15th Jul 2023 - Nowra | ||||||
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper | ||||||
20 Hard | ★★ Throbbing Pole Of Love - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Crimps were not good for the finger but loved this thing - alternates between delicate footwork and hard pulling, sustained climbing with decent rests.
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17 | ★★ L'Arch - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 16m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt - still an excellent warm-up
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Sat 20th May 2023 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★★ Muscoviet Mosquito - with Amanda Chan | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, spicy slab move(s if you're short) to escape first section. Top marred by a broken hold.
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18 | ★★ Lunatic - with Amanda Chan | 19m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Rpt, so good!
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16 | ★ A spoonful of Sugar - with Amanda Chan | 7m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, easy warm-up.
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Sat 28th Jan 2023 - Dural | ||||||
Lower Teir | ||||||
15 ~15 | ★ No Brain, No Gain - with UNSWOC | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
With the crack (why wouldn't you?), a few solid jams
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15 | ★ 3 Weeks in Parent Pergatory - with UNSWOC | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
In Tevas to set-up
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16 | ★ Lah Lah Beep Quack - with UNSWOC | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice - actual climbing
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Mon 23rd Jan 2023 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Flange Buttress | ||||||
21 | ★★ Influenza - with Amanda Chan | 28m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really liked this old-school adventure (on bolts!!), would give it a third star if it wasn't so mossy. Amanda and I climbed it very differently due to height.
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19 | ★★ Princess - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers | 25m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bad head day but great crimpy climb, cool moves.
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Sun 22nd Jan 2023 - Fruehauf | ||||||
20 | ★ Bondage and Discipline — 4 attempts - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers | 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really liked this, found it quite flowy with good moves. Great for me working endurance, hence the seige, quite a pump for a short route.
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21 | ★ Plastic Erection - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Liked this crimpy climb but imo not a great lead - lots of ledges with bolts just above them.
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Fri 20th Jan 2023 - The Paradiso | ||||||
16 | ★ Unzip - with Amanda Chan | 13m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Pleasant warm-up.
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17 | ★ High Noon - with Amanda Chan | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Someone had chalked literally everything that wasn't a hold - pumped out going high left in the corner on non-existent holds following chalk when the climb went right of the last bolt.
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21 | ★★ Shock Wave - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers, Niki B | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very nice movement on this.
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19 | ★★ Aftershock - with Amanda Chan | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sustained steepness continues to be my weakness.
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Tue 17th Jan 2023 - Sand River | ||||||
Fire Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ The Towering Inferno - with Patrick Chambers, Amanda Chan | 18m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Looked wild from the deck - some nice 3D climbing marred by choss in the middle. Engaging move to the anchors.
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21 | ★★ Unquenched - with Patrick Chambers | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pumpy start to cool slab and techy finish - engaging moment when a quickdraw somehow unclipped itself from a spaced bolt as I was clipping the first anchors. Draws were on, went to the top of WTTDA for the full tick.
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Sat 31st Dec 2022 - Bangor West | ||||||
21 | ★★ Marathon Man | 12m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Overhung jug hauling. Hard to clean, backjumped from the top.
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17 | ★★ Grandma's Wheelchair Direct - with Amanda Chan, Hazel | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Twice to clean
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15 | ★★ Andrew's Bulge - with Amanda Chan, Hazel | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 | ★ NFM - with Amanda Chan, Hazel | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 29th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
18 | ★ Please Dry - with Lucy, Denise | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some cool bits on this, proper slab in the second half.
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Thu 29th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
19 | ★★ Poultry in Motion — 2 attempts - with Alvin Ong, Jack, Bryan | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Also stoked - pumpy endurance training. Much easier on second attempt, no fiddling with bolt plates.
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19 | ★★ Burger Boys - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Stoked on this - technical thin climbing.
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17 | ★ I Only Eat Plankton - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pumpy on the left hand, especially if you use all the wrong holds. Quite liked the arete.
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11 | ★ Go Back To Switzerland - with Denise, Alvin Ong | 12m, 6 | ||||
Teva onsight
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Wed 28th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
23 | ★ Truffle Shuffle - with Alvin Ong, Ben | 15m, 12 | ||||
Absolutely shutdown by the boulder problem, along with everyone else.
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Wed 28th Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole | ||||||
16 | ★ Blow Me - with Alvin Ong | 16m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really liked this, proof I need to work endurance
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15 | ★ Clag | 15m, 8 | ||||
Sat 10th Dec 2022 - Bonnet Bay | ||||||
17 | ★ Lumberjack - with Sarah McVicker | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★ Burning Shells - with Sarah McVicker | 14m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
15 | ★ The Chimney - with Sarah McVicker | 12m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 4th Dec 2022 - Bourbon Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Bulleit - with Amanda Chan | 13m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had fun falling off this
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17 | ★ Jack Daniels - with Amanda Chan | 10m, 4 | ||||
Three years later came for the lead - didn't remember much.
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Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Vanderholics - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 25m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Made it to the second last bolt onsight, but would've been too pumped to make the dyno anyway.
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Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Nylon Happy - with Xab Castor, Patrick Chambers | 20m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very nice, varied climbing.
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19 | ★★ Powerbra Rangers - with Patrick Chambers, Xab Castor | 23m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Some cool moves, felt hard.
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Wed 29th Dec 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Vox Populi Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Three and a Half Thousand - with Charles, Alvin Ong, Denise | 16m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Blew it attempting to clip second last bolt off a shit crimp instead of moving up to the jug.
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20 | ★★ Three and a Half Thousand - with Charles, Alvin Ong, Denise | 16m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Went smoothly, fantastic balance slab on slopers and amazing crimps.
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Wed 29th Dec 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Judas Escariot - with Alvin Ong, Denise, Charles | 10m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Solid moves to get off the ground, then defeated by a cryptic crux - high throw seems to be the go. Possible to do by going right into the sandpit, but unpleasant.
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15 | ★ Parents in Pain - with Alvin Ong, Denise, Charles | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, still fun with some cool moves at the first overhang.
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Wed 22nd Dec 2021 - Sand River | ||||||
The Panopticon Panopticon Central | ||||||
21 | ★★ Pleasure - with Sammy, Niki, Sam | 17m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
x2 Lovely sustained crimps to start, and then no rests until the top. Fantastic.
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20 | ★★ Recidivist - with Sammy, Sam, Niki | 17m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
x2 Very nice climbing, separated by a good rest. Getting over the overhang requires some balance and technique.
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14 | ★ Utilitarianism - with Christian, Sammy, Niki, Sam | 14m, 6 | Average | |||
Decent but short crack climb.
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13 | ★ Guantánamo bay - with Christian, Sammy, Niki, Sam | 24m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Spaced bolting is not ideal if you're at the grade, but makes for a fun, thoughtful warm-up.
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Sun 14th Nov 2021 - GFC | ||||||
Angry Ant Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ FOMO - with Sammy, Sam | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Ruined by this point, struggled through the overhangs. Very long move at the top.
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21 | ★ Fix this Mikl - with Sammy, Sam | 11m | ★ Good | |||
x2 - go left at the crux (tall beta as heel is too bunched). Will go!
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18 | ★ Harem - with Sammy, Sam | 10m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Looked intimidating due to steepness, ended up just being fun!
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17 | ★ Overly Optimistic - with Sammy, Sam | 12m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice climbing - good warm-up with a fun solid move to start.
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16 | ★ Bolt It And They Will Come - with Sammy, Sam | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Good warm-up.
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Sat 23rd Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Middle | ||||||
19 | ★ Down Side Up - with Amanda Chan | 8m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Low crux
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18 | ★ Fringe Benefit - with Amanda Chan | 8m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Thin and tricky
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11 | ★ Bob's Breakfast - with Amanda Chan | 8m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Pleasant
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Mon 18th Oct 2021 - Bangor West | ||||||
19 20 | ★ Flash as a rat | 12m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Soft as putty, though exited out the crack. Height helps too?
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21 | ★ Killer's Kidneys | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Felt surprisingly good on this - some really cool bouldery moves to start.
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15 | ★★ Andrew's Bulge | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good climb to start post-lockdown.
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Thu 24th Jun 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | ||||||
19 | ★ Catchit | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good slabbing.
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Tue 22nd Jun 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Gosling - with Stephen Roche | 12m, 4 | ||||
Shit head day, but good sustained pumpy climbing.
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16 | ★ Rabbit Season, Duck Season - with Stephen Roche | 12m, 7 | ||||
Shit head day - fingers through draw at one point but didn't weight it.
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20 | ★ Duckling - with Stephen Roche | 12m, 4 | ||||
Head day tamed at this point on toprope at least, some nice climbing, but bolt #3 would require some fortitude.
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Sun 13th Jun 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
The First Cave | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Los Hermanos de la Denitente | 10m, 4 | ||||
First lead attempt, got up to third bolt - felt so much easier this time, smooth and flowy. Move to the gastons was spicier on lead, took some time to figure out!
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Sun 13th Jun 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
13 | ★ In the Inn of the Sixth Happiness - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Charles, Amanda Chan | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Repeat, absolutely lovely warm-up for the head and the hands.
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18 | ★★ Dora the Explorer (and the lost crack of gold.) - with Alvin Ong, Lucy, Charles, Amanda Chan | 30m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Repeat, best easy route at the crag? Low crux, then you're off, with a cool corner and overhang to top it off.
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20 | ★ Thomas the Tank - with Alvin Ong, Lucy | 10m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
So stoked. Just gotta go for it, almost blew it on the mantle but held it together.
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Sun 23rd May 2021 - The Cathedral | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
20 | ★ Bundy's been bolting - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers, Sarah McVicker, Catherine Deng, Niki B | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One burn to dial the beta at the roof.
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20 | ★ Bundy's been bolting - with Amanda Chan, Patrick Chambers, Sarah McVicker, Catherine Deng, Niki B | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sooo close, blew it off the last crimp before the anchor. Love this climb more the more I do it, some cool committing moves.
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Mon 3rd May 2021 - Mt Gibraltar | ||||||
Slab Walls | ||||||
18 |
★★ Here be Dragons
- with
Peta, Sam
1
15
12m
2
17
10m
3
17
15m
4
18
15m
| 52m, 32 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb - P2 now has an optional boulder problem to start below the bolt due to breaking holds (V2, very fun!), but you can scramble up left to avoid. Great little final overhang, some broken footers make it quite tricky - went up the left on some nice crimps.
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Fri 16th Apr 2021 - The Cathedral | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
20 | ★ Bundy's been bolting - with Niki B, Sarah McVicker | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
All the moves go easily, just have to string them together now.
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Thu 15th Apr 2021 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave | ||||||
15 | ★ Sour Grapes - with Niki B | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Good crack climbing, one committing move at the end.
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Thu 15th Apr 2021 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Orca Area | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Orca - with Niki B | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Seconded to clean, linked into the face of Money or the Box to finish, fun.
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Sat 13th Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End | ||||||
14 | ★ Okipoki - with Sammy, Xab | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Good climbing but some hollow rock at and below the horizonal band.
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11 | ★ Honk On - with Sammy, Xab | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Actually quite a nice beginners bolted route, wouldn't recommend the greenpoint as some of the rock was quite hollow.
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14 | ★ George's Perspiration - with Sammy, Xab | 12m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Intersting climbing, thoughtful. My favourite of the day?
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16 | ★★ Visions Fade - with Sammy, Xab | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Really nice but a bloody long fall awaits if you mess up the crimps at the end.
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13 | ★ Squeeze Here - with Sammy, Xab | 6m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really interesting moves to get established in the open chimney, a number of different options. Harder than 13 maybe?
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15 | ★ Split for Dinner - with Sammy, Xab | 10m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Nice and balancey, committing in a good way.
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16 15 | ★ Sensitive Freight - with Sammy, Xab | 8m, 5 | Average | |||
Warmup, turned out to be quite hard and thin.
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14 | ★ The Last of the Jelly Beans - with Sammy, Xab | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Easy romp to interesting final move.
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Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags James Bond Mr Big Area | ||||||
15 | ★ Flying Circus - with Dario | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice little climb, would make a good warm-up next time, with a head-game move for me to bolt 3.
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19 |
★★ Mr Big
- with
Dario, Patrick Chambers, Sarah
1
16
30m
2
13
25m
3
19
30m
| 85m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Long pointless runouts on P2 lead into one of the most exciting final pitches of climbing I've ever done. Three stars.
Can abseil from the top to the ground with two 60's. Beware loose rock, including when you're on the ground underneath the roof. |
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18 |
★★ Honey Rider
- with
Dario
1
18
20m
2
12
15m
3
18
25m
| 60m | ★★ Very Good | |||
First time doing pitch three, an amazing sequence of crimps high up on the arete/headwall. First two bolts are still a joke at 18, bring a stick clip to avoid arete fall getting to #2.
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16 | ★ Cold Finger - with Dario | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Runout to bolt 3 spooked me.
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17 | ★ Casual Assassin - with Dario | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Good climb, but another runout means lead would be a different story. Thin and desperate at times.
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Sun 28th Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Monkey Girl - with Scott, Georgie | 23m | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★★ Hermione - with Scott, Georgie | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good to finally tick this - go left!
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19 | ★★ Little Triggers - with Scott, Georgie | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x2 after botched lead - need to come back and take whips.
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Sun 21st Feb 2021 - Stanwell Tops | ||||||
Stonehaven | ||||||
21 | ★★ Pole Dance | 18m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Took some practice falls to clear the head and then some solid whips.
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20 | ★ Fukinsei | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
It's all there when you know what to look for.
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Sun 21st Feb 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
The First Cave | ||||||
20 | ★★ Galvanise | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 20th Feb 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Vox Populi Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Three and a Half Thousand | 16m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Surprised myself with this - lead would be a very different... Great climbing on some very thin holds!
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Sat 20th Feb 2021 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
Central Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ The Gruffalo | 24m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really, really nice!
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