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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Mon 27th Mar 2023 - Peaceful Bay
King Walrus
Trad	15	★★ Colorado Cruise - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	★ Good
Trad	17	★★ Lilly Pilly - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	★ Good
Top rope	16	★ Hedging Your Bets - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger	Trad 12m	Average
Sat 12th Nov 2022 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Inner Space Wall
Trad	17	★★ Inner Space - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	★ Good
Sat 12th Nov 2022 - Wilyabrup
Middle Crags The Organ Pipes
Trad	10	Sprint Finish	Trad 15m	Average
Trad	12	Crab Arete	Trad 10m	Average
Trad	10	Oral Discharge	Trad 10m	Average
Sun 14th Nov 2021 - Churchman's Brook
Fang Wall
	15	★★ First Route - with Kym Campbell	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
	16	★★ The Fang - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	12	★ Pink Knickers - with Kym Campbell	Trad 28m	★★★ Classic
Wed 24th Mar 2021 - Albany
The Gap The Ampitheatre Beginners Wall
	10	★ Hot Cross Bun - with Kym Campbell	Trad 7m	★ Good
Good way to practice placing gear.
	15	★ Rattle - with Kym Campbell	Trad 8m	★★ Very Good
Good climbing. A bit thin up top, but protectable.
	17	★ Roll - with Kym Campbell	Trad 7m	★ Good
Couple of neat moves.
Tue 23rd Mar 2021 - West Cape Howe
Southern Ocean Wall First Route Gully
	5	Needles Aye	Trad 45m	Average
Idle hands can be dangerous.
Tue 23rd Mar 2021 - West Cape Howe
Black Wall Right Side
	15	★★ Friendless - with Kym Campbell	Trad 60m	★ Good
Second pitch only due to rough seas. Intimating for a first taste of WCH. I was glad to be seconding.
Sun 15th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Steel Wall
	14	★★ Sirius	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Inner Space Wall
	19	★★ Totally Awesome	Trad 17m	★ Good
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Steel Wall
	21	★★★ Stainless Steel	Mixed trad 30m, 3	★★★ Classic
Sat 14th Mar 2020 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Inner Space Wall
	17	★★ Inner Space	Trad 15m	★ Good
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Albany
Peak Head West Face
	20 18	★★★ Baylac Direct - with Kym Campbell	Trad 96m	★★ Very Good
An excellent line, but: sandbagged, much? The first pitch is much harder than the grade suggests. Second pitch is very pleasant, and much easier.
	15	★★★ Albatross - with Kym Campbell	Trad 110m	★★ Very Good
A lovely line of mild trad. Second pitch is the best, but it's all a good time.
Tue 18th Dec 2018 - Mountain Quarry
Skywalker Wall
	20	★★★ Power Play - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
A pleasure to get on this again.
Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Eaglestone Rocks
	14	★ Jaundice - with Kym Campbell, Adam	Trad 8m	★ Good
Short, but great for practising cam placements.
	17	★★ Wishbone - with Kym Campbell, Adam	Mixed trad 15m, 5	Average
Kinda slabby
Wed 8th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
	19	★★★ Tannin - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan, Rebecca Trigger, Joe Hewitt	Trad 35m	★★★ Mega Classic
Saved the best line for very last. Superb moves on an amazing line. Well-deserved mega classic.
Wed 8th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	13	★★ Horn Piece - with Rebecca Trigger	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
A lovely route with nice, straightforward protection.
Tue 7th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
	5	★★★ Tiptoe Ridge	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic
No gear placements, no rope drag. Superb rock and an atmospheric line. Sublime.
Tue 7th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Far North Lower Curtain Wall
	18	★★★ Entertainer - with Kym Campbell	Trad 20m	★★★ Classic
Sustained and oh so satisfying. This is why we visit. A sensational route.
	15 15 R	★ The Joker - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 25m, 1	★ Good
Not a bad warmup.
Mon 6th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
	14	★★★ Lamplighter - with Kym Campbell 1 lead by Kym 2 lead by Ashley 3 lead by Ashley	Trad 78m	★★★ Classic
Exposure, much? You're going into space if you fall off the second pitch. And that roof chimney on the third! Fantastic route.
Mon 6th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	16	★★★ Watchtower Crack - with Kym Campbell 1 lead by Kym 2 lead by Ash 3 lead by Kym 4 lead by Ash	Mixed trad 95m, 3	★★★ Mega Classic
The iconic Arapiles route. An amazing line with some commitment required on the upper two pitches. Beta: take two bolt plates and some large cams.
Sun 5th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	11	★★★ Agamemnon - with Kym Campbell	Trad 40m	★★★ Classic
Done as one pitch. And what a pitch: solo the squeeze chimney to start, then stem your way up the chasm for the rest. Perfect friction all the way, and a cheeky little run-out at the end to add spice.
Sun 5th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall
	15	★★★ Kaiser - Resignation - with Kym Campbell 1 lead by Kym 2 lead by Ash 3 lead by Kym 4 lead by Ash	Trad 99m	★★★ Classic
A completely superb lineup for these two routes. Second pitch had a surprisingly bouldery start, and that overhang on the third!
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
	15	★★ Beautiful Possibilities - with Kym Campbell, Joe Hewitt	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
An absolute cracker. Delicate, careful moves needed for the start of this one. Good protection, but not obvious - you have to think about it. My pitch of the day, for sure.
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
	14	★★ D Minor - with Kym Campbell, Joe Hewitt 1 lead by Joe 2 lead by Kym	Trad 35m	★ Good
Some tasty exposed bulges to pull through on the second pitch. Shame that it wasn't a little more like that all the way.
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
	15	★★ Toccata - with Kym Campbell 1 lead by Kym 2 lead by Ash	Trad 50m	★★ Very Good
Great fun. First pitch is the harder, more insecure one with some non-obvious moves. Second pitch is a classy box chimney and much more straightforward.
	14	★★ Tremulo - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
A fine little single pitch. In Perth this would be a must do at any crag, over here it's a bit eclipsed by all the other classics nearby.
Sat 4th Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	13	★★★ Muldoon - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan 1 lead by Kym 2 lead by Paul	Trad 42m	★★ Very Good
A fine start to our day. Easy start up the crack, then a gripping bouldery exposed move out onto the face, then lovely moves up the face to finish. You Victorians are keeping all the good stuff for yourselves.
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Castle Crag
	11	★★ Trapeze - with Kym Campbell	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Great fun!
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
	12	★★ Watchtower Chimney - with Kym Campbell 1 lead by Ashley 2 lead by Kym 3 lead by Kym 4 lead by Ashley	Mixed trad 110m, 1	★★★ Mega Classic
A technical, unique mega-classic. First pitch was my pitch of the day.
Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces The Watchtower
	9	★★★ Arachnus - with Kym Campbell	Trad 110m	★★★ Classic
Totally classy. Every pitch a joy to climb.
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Blockbuster Ledge
	11	★★★ Blockbuster - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Trad 30m	★★★ Classic
Pitch of the day. Technical, fun and great protection. A sensational route.
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Bluffs Flinders Lane Area
	13	★ Ivan - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Trad 14m	★★ Very Good
A short step on the way to Blockbuster. Surprisingly technical. I really should have left my pack behind.
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Bard Buttress
	12	★★★ Bard - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan 1 lead by Paul 2 lead by Kym 3 lead by Paul 4 lead by Ashley 5 lead by Kym	Trad 120m	★★ Very Good
For an iconic mega classic route, I was left a little underwhelmed. First and second pitches are a bit naff, but the last three are great. A mixed bag, but still a superb outing.
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Trad 40m	★ Good
Good fun. Sorting out the kinks in my anchor building
Thu 2nd Nov 2017 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
	11	★★ Piccolo - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Trad 33m	★★ Very Good
What a delightful, thin formation to climb!
	13	★★ Horn Piece - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Trad 33m	★★★ Classic
Hell of a pitch to start the trip with. Classically good moves all the way.
Thu 15th Jun 2017 - Mountain Quarry
Playboy Area
	17	★ Playboy - with Marc	Trad 22m	★★ Very Good
Hey, I remember: trad is scary on lead. Calling this one a retro-flash.
Tue 9th May 2017 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Pinnacle Face Tiptoe Ridge Area
	5	★★★ Tiptoe Ridge	Trad 120m	★★★ Mega Classic
Only because Kym dared me to. I'm going back to bouldering.
Thu 16th Feb 2017 - Mountain Quarry
Skywalker Wall
	20	★★★ Power Play	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
	20	★★★ Power Play	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
Wed 4th Jan 2017 - Mountain Quarry
Skywalker Wall
	20	★★★ Power Play - with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
A quick burn on top rope.
Thu 29th Dec 2016 - Mountain Quarry
Main Wall
	15 17	Adventure Line - with Kym Campbell, Paul Donovan	Mixed trad 30m, 5	★ Good
Pleasant enough climbing, worth doing to reach On Edge (above). Use the last third as an opportunity to practice your trad placements.
Mon 14th Nov 2016 - Porongurups
Gibraltar Rock
	18	★ Dinosaur Jnr - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger 1 lead by rebecca 2 lead by kym 3 lead by ashley 4 lead by rebecca	Mixed trad 120m, 19	★ Good
The first, second and fourth pitches make this a good slab route, the third and the topout prevent it from being very good. Pitch one, the starting flake with big layback and reachy traverse was the highlight. Take a couple of large cams for it!
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - The Stirling Ranges
Bluff Knoll Bastion Buttress
	16	★★ Jetstream - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger 1 16 lead by ash 2 16 lead by kym 3 10 lead by ash	Trad 60m	★★ Very Good
Great climbing on good rock, with plenty of opportunity to protect the moves. Each of the two traverses adds some spice. The third "pitch" is a formality, but it's not as though you can avoid it. Highly recommended for a short multi-pitch adventure.
Tue 25th Oct 2016 - Mountain Quarry
Fuzzbucky Wall
	17 16	Thin Black Line - with Kym Campbell	Trad 30m	Don't Bother
Muddy, chossy and hard to protect. I got partway and bailed off a nearby bolt. No redeeming features here - don't bother.
Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Hope Buttresses
	10	Peanut Crumble	Trad 30m	Average
The lazy man's way back to the top.
Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Wilyabrup
Main Crags Inner Space Wall
	10	★ Brepus	Trad 10m	★ Good
Solo in running shoes, showing off to the family.
Wed 21st Sep 2016 - Midgegoroo National Park
Over The Hill Big Man’s Rump
	1	★★★ Rabbit Hole	Trad 10m	★★★ Mega Classic
Totally sandbagged! Should be 3 at the very least.
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog
Hundred Acre Wood Sector
	18	★ Winnie - with Kym Campbell	Trad 10m	★ Good
Another trad lead experience, again making shameless use of Kym's gear. Top half: faaaaark, it's pretty thin holds. Better trust your feet and those stopper placements. Felt like a 19 today.
Sun 14th Aug 2016 - Dreaming Frog
Dreaming Frog Sector
	17 17 R	★ First Harvest - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	★ Good
Always a pleasure, climbing someone else's (good) cam placements.
Sun 12th Jun 2016 - Dreaming Frog
Dreaming Frog Sector
	18 18 R	★ Kangaroo Graveyard - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 10m, 2	Average
Had a spin on top rope. Eh, it was alright. Going to be much harder when that big first flake pulls off soon.
	16 16 X	★★★ Birth Canal	Trad 15m	★ Good
Soloed it. Couldn't have hurt myself if I'd tried. We don't get much off-width around Perth. This gets a star, purely for uniqueness.
Fri 6th May 2016 - Churchman's Brook
Lost Arrow Area
	15	★ Lost Arrow - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger	Trad 10m	★ Good
	10	Twenty Two - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger	Trad 15m	Average
Channeling my inner Honnold. Also I was bored.
Fri 6th May 2016 - Churchman's Brook
Collaboration Wall
	20	★ Gates of Mordor alternate finish - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger	Mixed trad 30m, 3	★ Good
Good fun on top rope, but suffers a bit from being a one-trick pony (crux traverse). Wouldn't come back for the lead.
Sat 14th Nov 2015 - The Stirling Ranges
Bluff Knoll North Face
	15	★★ Hell Fire Gully - with Kym Campbell, Rebecca Trigger 1 10 lead by Kym 2 15 lead by Ash 3 14 lead by Kym 4 14 lead by Ash 5 13 lead by Ash 6 13 lead by Kym	Trad 250m	★★★ Classic
Such a fun adventure, this route. Not many like it in WA.
Sat 24th Oct 2015 - Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry
Entrance Quarry
	19	★★ Ghost Pillar - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Good holds, excellent placements. Pure fun.
Mon 13th Jul 2015 - Eaglestone Rocks
	10	Mini Me	Trad 6m	Average
Just so I can say that I soloed something at Eaglestone.
	19	★★ Capachow - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 16m, 3	★★ Very Good
Some good protection is available down lower, but the top of the flake sounds hollow as a drum. Pure pleasure after getting that first bolt clipped.
Wed 10th Jun 2015 - Avon Valley National Park
Emu Creek Wall
	21	★★ Redline - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 14m, 2	★ Good
Crimpy, sequency crux. I think that I overcomplicated it. I'd come back if the crag were closer to Perth
	14	★ Happy Daze - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 12m, 1	Average
Okay. A good way to get to the top to retrieve gear.
	20	★★ Black Flag - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 14m, 2	★★ Very Good
Didn't trust the cam placement down low, so we did this with the first draw clipped. My favourite route of the crag - at twice the height, it would be a classic route.
	18	★ Eliminator - with Kym Campbell	Trad 15m	Average
Unsure why this has stars; thirty seconds of laybacking off the roof crack is the highlight. I guess that it's pretty unusual in the Perth area.
	18	★★ Bone Machine - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 14m, 3	★★ Very Good
This was great fun, a good mix of crimps and balancy moves.
	16	★ Freestone Valley - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 14m, 1	★ Good
Good warm-up after a break from trad. Couldn't quite do it cleanly.
Mon 2nd Mar 2015 - Darlington
Pyramid Boulder
	13	★★ Fryaway - with Kym Campbell	Trad 13m	★★ Very Good
This is like the special desert you treat yourself to after a workout. If climbing this doesn't make you smile, you're doing the wrong pastime.
Sat 14th Feb 2015 - Avon Valley National Park
Bald Hill
	21	★★★ Sundance Crack - with Kym Campbell	Trad 12m	★★★ Classic
Has to be one of the best cracks in Perth, well worth the bush-bash. Got part-way on lead, but the crux is a hard one to be placing gear through. Pure pleasure on toprope. Left some skin behind, plus an unrecoverable stopper above the first move (it should be bomber, forever).
Mon 26th Jan 2015 - Wungong Valley
Lower Valley - The Slab
	16 19	★ Freedom - with Kym Campbell	Mixed trad 45m, 1	Average
Felt weirdly easy, easier than Whisper anyhow. Possibly it was just top-rope induced courage (didn't fancy using the single piton at 12m to protect the whole climb).
	11	Gully Route - with Kym Campbell	Trad 30m	Average
Okay for practising trad placements, maybe.
Tue 20th Jan 2015 - Boya Quarry
Black Slab
	20	★ Wise Crack - with Kym Campbell	Trad 12m	★ Good
A short but satisfying trad problem. Two straightforward nut placements.
Thu 27th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry
Skywalker Wall
	20	★★★ Power Play - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
Next lead project, maybe.
Wed 19th Nov 2014 - Mountain Quarry
Skywalker Wall
	20	★★★ Power Play - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	★★★ Mega Classic
Should have been a clean ascent but I lost concentration at the end. Always feels like a fun reward, climbing this.
Sun 9th Nov 2014 - The Stirling Ranges
Bluff Knoll North Face
	14	★★ Hell Fire Gully - with Kym Campbell and Joe Hewitt 1 13 lead by Joe 2 14 lead by Kym 3 14 lead by Ashley 4 14 lead by Joe 5 13 lead by Kym 6 12 lead by Ashley	Trad 250m	★★★ Classic
You don't get many long multi-pitch routes in WA, but this is serious fun and a great day out. It packs a lot of variety into six pitches, and despite some decent runouts it's good holds all the way. Take a friend or two, a full rack of trad gear, and have an adventure. Expect 1.5h walk in, 7/8h climbing, and 1h walk down,
Sun 26th Oct 2014 - Scott Street Quarry
	13	★ One Thumb - with Kym Campbell	Trad 13m	Average
Okay to practice gear placements on, I guess.
	17	★ I Just Wanna Be A Short Guy - with Kym Campbell	Trad 12m	★ Good
Decent variety of moves required. Mind the spiders.
	15	★★ Craptastic Crack - with Kym Campbell	Trad 10m	★ Good
Great crack, but super short.
Wed 22nd Oct 2014 - Mountain Quarry
Main Wall
	15	Frog Groove - with Kym Campbell 1 15 lead by Kym Campbell 2 12 lead by Ashley Felton	Trad 45m	Don't Bother
A route with very little to recommend it. First viable protection is 10m up, second is another 15m higher, then you scramble to the top of the first pitch. If you're going to put yourself at that much risk, the climb better be worth it. Second pitch is a 5m joke. Skip this one.
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook
Fang Wall
	16	★ Could Have Been Better - with Kym Campbell	Trad 30m	Average
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook
The Super Slab
	17	★ Major - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	Average
A decent enough trad route, with one very committing gear placement for the crux. Was very happy to be told exactly what size cam to deploy.
	13	Ornet - with Kym Campbell	Trad 25m	Don't Bother
Forgot to bring my machete, so this just sucked. A route best forgotten.
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook
The West End
	16	★ Calophylla Crack - with Kym Cambell	Trad 18m	★ Good
Good route. Protection is pretty sketchy for the top third.
Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Churchman's Brook
Fang Wall
	12	★ Pink Knickers	Trad 28m	★★★ Classic
Classic route. Doing it multi-pitch only feels slightly silly.
Tue 30th Sep 2014 - Statham's Quarry
Quarry Right Side
	16	★ Cornflake - with Kym Campbell	Trad 13m	Average
Slabby, friendly, easy to protect, short.
Tue 23rd Sep 2014 - Statham's Quarry
Michel Angelo Walls
	18	★★ Boulder Dash - with Kym Campbell	Trad 16m	★ Good
Good protection to be had, interesting climbing, nice tense little roof sequence to finish.
Thu 4th Sep 2014 - Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry
Main Quarry
	16	Toddler's Delight	Mixed trad 10m, 2	Average
How very embarrassing! On the upside, I took the most spectacular fall ever on this one, totally unhurt.
	18	★★ Wired Up Crack	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
Crimpy and fairly challenging, requires careful foot placement. Too much for me on this visit.
	16	★ Krakaddiction	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
A pleasure to climb and super-easy to protect. A great warm-up. What's not to love?
Sat 23rd Aug 2014 - Churchman's Brook
Fang Wall
	16	★★ The Fang	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Another really good moderate trad climb. One somewhat committing bit, but that's right at a nice bit of protection.
	15	★★ First Route	Trad 30m	★ Good
Good warmup route. Easily protected with several small cams.

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