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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Hillwood (private land)
Matto Grosso The Leviathan
	21	★ No Antidote for Floating in Yuddy Pale Blue Viral Infections - with deano	Sport	Average
Took a few goes to get the crux move. Pre-clipped 2nd bolt. Easy holds after 2nd bolt lead to the left, but continuing up to the right of the 3rd bolt makes a much better climb.
	22	Power in the Blood - with deano	Sport 7m	Average
Solid climbing for first two bolts, with traverse moves making it feel longer, but then it's all over.
	21	★★ Psoriasis - with deano	Sport 15m	★ Good
Last climb of the day, fingers didnt have enough in them for the start.
	22	★★ No Antidote - with deano	Sport 15m	★★ Very Good
Much pumpier than the Chessboard. Glad to have spaced good rests, but still not hanging on by much at the anchors.
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Hillwood (private land)
Matto Grosso The Chessboard
	16	★ Revelation Six Sixteen - with janet, deano	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good
	18	★ Ligament Laxity - with janet, deano	Sport 15m	★ Good
	18	★ Nothing Left to Give - with janet, deano	Sport 15m
	18	★ One Perfect Day - with janet, deano	Sport 15m	★ Good
	18	★ Decree of Love - with janet, deano	Sport 15m	★ Good
	20	★ Crash Course in Brain Surgery - with janet, deano	Sport 10m	★★ Very Good
Much more involved than it looks from the ground!
	19	★ Living in a Transient World - with janet, deano	Sport 8m	★★ Very Good
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - The Monkeys
Mad Monkeys
	22	★★ The Etiquette of Violence - with Max	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
Not very sustained, with awesome rests at bolts, but plenty of great moves, and would be easy to mess up the sequence in the top crux.
	23	★ Give Me Convenience or Give me Death - with Max	Sport 20m, 6	Don't Bother
Did the LH variant start. Got it, but not easily, and then discovered the bulge was really pumpy but managed to get through it.
	21	★★ There's a Cat in My Alleyway - with Max	Sport 20m	★★ Very Good
Climbs really well, and enough to get a bit of a pump working.
Sun 31st Dec 2023 - Sand River
Colosseum Area Plebeian Wall
	19	★ No more heroes - with Mike	Sport 18m, 11	Average
Tue 26th Dec 2023 - Sand River
Colosseum Area Plebeian Wall
	18	★★ Riffraff Roof - with Mike	Sport 20m, 10	★ Good
Sun 3rd Dec 2023 - Cluan Tier and Whiskey Jim Hill
	23	★ Cluening Around - with Deano	Sport 10m, 6	Average
A nice feature but don't screw it up going for the first bolt, and make sure it has been cleaned!
	22	★★ Blue Suede Clues - with Deano	Sport 18m, 6	★ Good
Some really fun moves and a couple of ways to do the crux. Possibly on soft side of 22?
	18	★★ A Clue Or Two - with Deano	Sport 16m	★★ Very Good
	24	★ Cluedoo Child - with Deano	Sport 15m	★ Good
Really damn pumpy and powerful! Best to stick clip 2nd bolt and not mess up the start. Probably need two more days to get this one.
Thu 19th Oct 2023 - Waterworks Quarry
	19	★ COVID - with shirley	Sport 10m, 5	★ Good
	21	★ Totally Awesome - with shirley	Sport 21m, 9	★ Good
Wed 18th Oct 2023 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Central Buttress
	21	★★ Thesaurus - with shirley	Sport 24m, 10	Average
Definitely not 2 stars, but there is some nice climbung between the contrived line and climbing up another route (with separate bolts) several times
Thu 14th Sep 2023 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Step Tier
	24	★★ Bokeh - with Alice	Sport 63m
P1 only. Alternative access to Opthalmia P2.
Sat 13th May 2023 - Mersey Cliffs
	20	★ Migdafinga - with Deano	Sport 20m, 6	★ Good
	20	★ Mr Plumpy - with Deano	Sport 17m, 6	★ Good
Stepping right from the first pedestal makes a few more really nice moves.
	26	★★★ Unrequited - with Deano	Sport 18m, 7	★★★ Classic
Just on the first half. Feels like this should go fairly easily, but not sure about the top half.
Sat 25th Mar 2023 - Mersey Cliffs
	20	★ Migdafinga - with Sammi, Janet	Sport 20m, 6	★ Good
Actually has some pleasant moves, but climb is essentially over at 2/3 height.
	21	★★★ Kansas City Shuffle - with Sammi, Janet	Sport 17m	★★ Very Good
The rope was up...
	21	Captain Barnacles - with Sammi, Janet	Sport 18m, 7	Average
Really nice moves in the first half, but ends up as a ramble in the top half.
	20	★★ The Greatest View - with Sammi, Janet	Sport 17m, 8	★★ Very Good
Mon 20th Feb 2023 - Cluan Tier and Whiskey Jim Hill
	22	★★ Cryptic Clue — 3 attempts	Sport 40m	★★ Very Good
3 laps TR solo
Sat 23rd Jul 2022 - Sand River
Colosseum Area Plebeian Wall
	21	★ Pleb's Rusticus - with Mike	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Riffraff Roof - with Mike	Sport 20m, 10	★ Good
	20	★★ Spartacus - with Mike	Sport 20m, 9	★★ Very Good
	24	★★ The Patrician - with Mike	Sport 22m	★★ Very Good
Lost foot while clipping above roof. Pumpy for 3m above roof, otherwise pretty easy.
	23	★★ The Plebeian - with Mike	Sport 22m, 13	★★ Very Good
	11	★ Via Appia - with Mike	Sport 10m, 5	Average
Sat 23rd Jul 2022 - Sand River
Colosseum Area Eldorado
	17	Fred Sopporth - with Mike	Sport 16m	Average
	20	Standard Deviation - with Mike	Sport 16m, 8	★ Good
	19	★ Three Card Trick - with Mike	Sport 16m, 8	★ Good
	19	★★ Inca Trail - with Mike	Sport 28m, 12	★★ Very Good
Sun 30th May 2021 - North Esk
Riverbend
	18 19	★ Eiffel Tower - with Darren	Sport 12m, 2	★★ Very Good
Easy, but at lwast 18.
Sat 22nd May 2021 - Sand River
Colosseum Area Eldorado
	21	Midas' Touch - with Janet	Sport 18m, 9	Average
Nice moves in the top half, but pretty contrived start
	20	★★ Goldleaf - with Janet	Sport 26m, 12	★★ Very Good
Great climb.
	20	★ Buried Treasure - with Janet	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good
Should really be a trad climb, but fun regardless.
	15	★ Pay Dirt - with Janet	Sport 26m, 9	★ Good
Nice easy warmup
	19	★★ Inca Trail - with Janet	Sport 28m, 12	★★ Very Good
	22	★ Golden Thread - with Janet	Sport 16m, 7	★ Good
Getting pumped at top, but crux was a good finger lock.
	21	Midas' Touch - with Janet	Sport 18m, 9	Average
Nice moves in the top half, but pretty contrived start
	20	★★ Goldleaf - with Janet	Sport 26m, 12	★★ Very Good
Great climb.
	20	★ Buried Treasure - with Janet	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good
Should really be a trad climb, but fun regardless.
	15	★ Pay Dirt - with Janet	Sport 26m, 9	★ Good
Nice easy warmup
	19	★★ Inca Trail - with Janet	Sport 28m, 12	★★ Very Good
	22	★ Golden Thread - with Janet	Sport 16m, 7	★ Good
Getting pumped at top, but crux was a good finger lock.
Wed 11th Nov 2020 - Cluan Tier and Whiskey Jim Hill
	26	★★ Clu Crux Clan	Sport 30m	★★ Very Good
2nd shot. Better than I expected, with the climbing up to the roof fun by itself, and the 'boulder problem' is definitely a boulder problem! Will have to be careful to keep rope from catching on roof in middle of crux on lead.
	22	★★ Cryptic Clue	Sport 40m	★★ Very Good
Mon 9th Nov 2020 - Launceston (Cataract) Gorge
Trevallyn Reserve/Hoo Hoo Hut areas Mansion On The Hill
	22	★ Missing Josiah	Sport 10m, 4	Average
Note to self: 'bouldery' means minging crimps. Painful start, then a couple of ok moves and easy top-out.
	22	★★ Barbeque Boy	Sport 12m	★ Good
Not that inspirational, just a few long moves to a few crimps.
Sun 8th Nov 2020 - Launceston (Cataract) Gorge
Trevallyn Reserve/Hoo Hoo Hut areas Rabbit Trap Buttress
	21	★★ Pets Prefer Purple	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good
Very difficult crux for 21, unless I totally screwed the sequence. Went out right.
Sat 7th Nov 2020 - Mt Blackwood Summit
	23	★★ Back in the game - with Mike Hitchcock	Sport 30m, 11	★ Good
Good fun, but not as good as any of the cracks.
Tue 3rd Nov 2020 - Launceston (Cataract) Gorge
The Sunny Side Right Man Buttress
	23	★★ Ng Man	Sport 12m, 3	★★★ Classic
Awesome! Probable, yet improbable. Packs in a lot of really good moves for such a short climb.
	24 23	★★ Godfather	Sport 11m, 4	★ Good
Did the direct start. Didn't feel super hard, but that could be because the moves were obvious. Still had some fun moves.
Tue 27th Oct 2020 - Fruehauf
	17	★ Bedside Manners are Extra	Sport 18m	Average
Still enjoyable, but not great climbing.
	21	★ Plastic Extras	Sport 18m	Average
	22	★ General Benefit	Sport 15m, 4	★ Good
	20	★ General Discipline	Sport 18m, 4	Average
	20	★ Bondage and Discipline	Sport 18m, 4	★ Good
	23	★ Bad Habits	Sport 18m, 4	★ Good
Wed 15th Jul 2020 - Waterworks Quarry
	18	★ Phantom Stone Thrower - with Alice	Sport 20m, 5	★ Good
	20	★ Ruddiocracy - with Alice	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good
Cleaned up a lot from previous ascent. Some nice moves.
	24	★ Les Grands Ensembles - with Alice	Sport 20m, 7	★ Good
Not as hard or painful as I remembered. Fun, very technical last couple of bolts. Should have led it, but the rope was already up...
	22	★★ Driller Direct - with Alice	Sport 20m, 9	Average
The climbing itself is fun, but the bolting is stupid. Should share first 2-3 bolts with Tour, then move across to Serial Driller. The glued hold is also a big shame, makes me want to pull it off...
Fri 10th Jul 2020 - Freycinet National Park
Hazards Cliffs Star Factory
	28	★★ Street Fighter - with lizzie	Sport 20m, 7	★★ Very Good
In fading light, but still way above my pay grade in prefect light. Got to 2nd last bolt clean, then hard! Need much stronger fingers.
	23	★★★ Antimatter - with lizzie	Sport 25m, 9	★★★ Classic
2nd shot. Did the crux way too easily after milking the rest in the roof.
Wed 8th Jul 2020 - North Sister
Main Face
	24	★★ Argo (fukyaself)	Sport 30m	★ Good
Start wasn't as rubbish as guide suggests, just much easier than the top. Don't get too high in the top corner before moving L!
	22	★★ Lick my Love Pump	Sport 25m	★★ Very Good
Really cool, with lots of fun moderate moves and a few spots where technique makes all the difference.
	24	★★ Twisted Sister	Sport 35m, 18	★★★ Classic
Great climbing, with a hard, slopey crux. Deano said he normally goes to a crimp just right of the sloper first, and that makes it a bit easier. Made a few sounds there, and then nearly screwed it again just below the anchors when the jugs ran out.
	22	★ Love is for Suckers	Sport 25m, 9	★★ Very Good
Really fun climbing with plenty of good stances.
	25	★ Suck On My Chocolate Salty Balls	Sport 30m, 16	★ Good
Took ages to figure out the crux, and still felt really hard. Would definitely not like to be shorter! Mid section pretty rubbish rock, but top was really cool (reach important again).
Tue 7th Jul 2020 - North Sister
Summit Plateau
	24	★★ Stunt Cock - with Deano	Sport 12m	★ Good
Very defined crux just before moving to the arete, otherwise around 21?
	23	★★ This is Spinal Tap - with Deano	Sport 14m	★★ Very Good
Start wasn't as 'perplexing' as the guide suggests, but continuous climbing above on rock similar to Left Out on the pipes. Try to stay right (out of the moss) at the top.
	20	★★ Smell the Glove - with Deano	Sport 12m	★ Good
Surprisingly good. Top corner could feel very hard if doing it the wrong way.
Wed 3rd Jun 2020 - Mersey Cliffs
	21 20	★ Migdafinga (Unknown)	Sport 20m, 6	Don't Bother
Not sure if you're meant to stay off the ramp to the R? Tried to, but pretty hard and contrived. Difficulties ease with height.
	23 21	Captain Barnacles	Sport 18m, 7	★ Good
Steeper than I thought! Felt pretty easy for 23, but still good fun.
	21	★★★ Kansas City Shuffle	Sport 17m	★ Good
Left the climbing shoes at the top, so felt a bit harder than 21, and not so enjoyable.
	22	★★ Mumble Bee	Sport 17m, 6
Got second shot after a few falls on tue first attempt. Felt much harder than Captain Barnacles. Hard crux, but I really need to work on endurance.
	20	★ Hue Bris	Sport 15m, 4	Average
Several large wet patches in the first half. The easy ramp at start and being short makes it not so great.
	20	★★ The Greatest View	Sport 17m, 8	★★ Very Good
Warmup. Really fun with good angle and plenty of jugs.
	14	★ Room With A View	Sport 15m, 10	Don't Bother
Pretty crappy rock in a nice position.
	20	★★ The Greatest View	Sport 17m, 8	★★ Very Good
Second lap.
Fri 15th May 2020 - Cluan Tier and Whiskey Jim Hill
	23	★ The Ruin of the Cluan	Sport 45m	★★ Very Good
Super fun section halfway felt stiff for 21, but the crux is definitely near the top. Would probably get a 'classic ' if it wasn't covered in moss and lichen.
	22	★★ Cryptic Clue	Sport 40m	★★ Very Good
Figured out much better beta for the crux section, and did traverse move near top easily this time.
	21	★★ Blues Clues	Sport 40m	★ Good
A few tricky or powerful sections, but interspersed with a few too many easier zones.
Mon 16th Mar 2020 - Launceston (Cataract) Gorge
Duck Reach Skidrow Buttress
	23	Made in China	Sport 10m, 3	Crap
Totally contrived, just ended up pulling myself up half the route. The rock pushes you into Sitting Bull the whole way, with the exception of the last move. Don't waste your time or skin.
Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Cluan Tier and Whiskey Jim Hill
	22	★★ Cryptic Clue - with Deano	Sport 40m	★★ Very Good
Mostly really good climbing but with a lot of rests and some dodgy rock.
	22	★ George Clueney - with cj	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good
Foot popped and made my elbow make popping sounds. Would be excellent if it was twice as long and not escapable at 2/3 height. Woupd need to be immaculately cleaned to feel lioe 22!
Sat 10th Aug 2019 - Cheakamus Canyon
The Gorge Galaxy Buttress
	5.9	★★★ Star Chek - with Gregory	Sport 85m, 16	Average
Not that great. Very nice setting, but the climbing isn't amazing considering the other quality routes that grade in the general area, and some sections of bolting are just plain weird.
Thu 8th Aug 2019 - Squamish
Smoke Bluffs Pixie's Corner
	5.11a	★★ Weiner in the Bun - with Gregory	Sport 20m, 3	★ Good
Second shot. Slipped off first time going past last bolt. Pretty intimidating bolt spacing!
Sat 3rd Aug 2019 - Squamish
Papoose
	5.10b	★ The Scenario - with Soren	Sport 40m, 6	★ Good
Went the wrong way at the crux and fell. Solid moves, but keep left on the small holds instead of trying for the layaway flake up right too early.

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