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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Sun 14th Aug 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area
	16	★★ Genesis	Trad 58m
	19	★★★ Gemini	Trad 51m	★★★ Classic
Yep. This time. With JB.
Sun 24th Jul 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area
	17	★ Cardiac Arete	Trad 38m	★★ Very Good
Nice second pitch to Genesis. Led this before. Nice on second.
	16 17	★★ Genesis	Trad 58m	★★ Very Good
I'd seconded this before. Tricky lead. No. 5 and 6 Friends a must. Coooold hands. With Rick.
	19	★★★ Gemini	Trad 51m	★★★ Classic
5 degrees C not good for an onsight attempt on this classic trad route. Clocked some decent air time with numb hands on the wide part. Great route. With Rick.
Sun 3rd Jul 2011 - The Cathedral
Main Crag
	18 19	★★ Vitez (Vitez (Flake Variant finish))	Trad 25m
Wet from half way up. With Big J and George.
	17	★★ Ozone Action	Mixed trad 20m, 3
Still nice. Wet from half way up. With Big J.
Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area
	18	★★★ Amen Corner	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Sustained and the hardest of the 18s - Eternity and Psychopath. With Jim. Nice to repeat it.
Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	17	★★★ Psychopath	Trad 28m	★★★ Classic
It's graded 18 although it's easier than Eternity or Amen Corner. With Jim. Nice to repeat it.
Sun 19th Jun 2011 - Point Perpendicular
Seaside Windjammer Wall
	17	★★★ Grey Mist	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Super sustained mega classic.Eats wires. Awesome positions. With John Shaw ... And whales.
	16	★★ Man Overboard	Trad 26m	★★ Very Good
As great as a handcrack/offwidth combo can be. Well protected. With John and Marian Shaw.
Sun 12th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Echo Gully
	18	★ Resonance	Mixed trad 20m, 1	★ Good
Start from ground level - do not traverse in - for full value and the crux! Mixed climbing. With Jim and Rick in da rain.
Sat 11th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area
	17	★★ Viparete	Trad 30m	Average
This is so run out at the start that it deserves a warning symbol. The climbing's OK but the 10m of groundfall potential is all I remember.
Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	16	★ Abseil Wall	Trad 18m
	19	★★ Mescalito	Trad 12m
	21	★ Super Exciting Xylophone	Trad 25m
Sat 21st May 2011 - Narrabeen
Slabs
	16	★ Mum's the Word	Trad 10m
Mileage. With George and Brett.
Sat 7th May 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
	17	★★ Bumflute	Mixed trad 30m, 7	★★★ Classic
Great companion route to Black Bart. DId this a few years back. This time with Big John.
Sat 7th May 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall
	16	★ Fairy Tales	Mixed trad 13m, 2	Average
Seconded Brett Walker
Sat 30th Apr 2011 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	14	Walking in the Rain	Trad 27m	Don't Bother
After initial bolt the gear is marginal all the way to almost the belay ledge. Crap rock. Take tat (cord) to tie off two old carrots.
	19	★★★ The Knuckle	Trad 52m	★★★ Classic
Seconded Dr C. Almost as great to second as it was to lead.
	16	★★★ The Wars of the Roses (pitch 1)	Trad 22m
With Dr C.
Fri 29th Apr 2011 - Wolgan Valley
Exploding Galaxies
	15	★ Out of this World	Trad 71m	★★ Very Good
Off width fun with Dr C. Me P1, he P2. Both felt equal crux. Damp and slippery.
	17	★★★ Like Nothing on Earth	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
Sat 23rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	15	★ CC Rider	Trad 9m	★ Good
With JB. In the rain.
Sat 23rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area
	17	★ Currawongs & Chocolate Cakes	Mixed trad 18m, 4	★★ Very Good
In the rain with JB. Probably 18.
Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York First Year Uni Area
	19	★ Post Modern Girl	Mixed trad 18m, 4	Average
Rick led it. I climbed on the 'draws. Sure I've onsighted this...
Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	18	Cow Chaser	Trad 20m
	14	★★ Air 2 Spare	Mixed trad 35m, 10
Wed 30th Mar 2011 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Lower Cliff
	16	★★ Secret Swinger	Trad 74m
With Jim. Me P2 and P3 as one pitch.
Tue 29th Mar 2011 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	18	★★ Decline and Fall	Trad 99m
Classic finger crack to cave. BYO tat for carrot bolts. With Jim.
	17	★★ The Passionate Pilgrims	Trad 85m
With Jim. Always fun.
Sun 13th Mar 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area
	17	★★★ Flake Crack	Trad 53m
With Rick.
Sun 13th Mar 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area
	19 18	★★★ The Eternity	Trad 22m	★★★ Mega Classic
Second run up this. Almost as good as the onsight was. With Rick.
Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Wolgan Valley
Old Baldy Upper Cliff
	18	★★★ Scimitar	Trad 91m	★★★ Mega Classic
Second trip up this brillant route. Led P1and2 as one pitch, led P4. Rick led P3. Climbed Secret Swinger on lower cliff.
Sun 13th Feb 2011 - Mount Keira
West Face
	13	★ Zatidee	Mixed trad 12m, 1
Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Whitewater Wall
	16	★★ Slaughterhouse Five	Trad 55m
Thu 27th Jan 2011 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Lassie's Wall
	15	★★ Cordon Bleu	Trad 25m
	16	★ Lassie Come Home	Trad 12m
Wed 26th Jan 2011 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Whitewater Wall
	15 14	★★ The far right (Unnamed)	Trad 50m
Wed 26th Jan 2011 - Freycinet National Park
Coastal Cliffs Harlequin Buttress
	16	★★ Ice Nine	Trad 35m
Mon 24th Jan 2011 - Launceston (Cataract) Gorge
The Sunny Side Feltham Buttress
	16	★ Feltham	Trad 14m
	14	★★ Westham	Trad 15m
Sat 8th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Echo Gully
	18	★ Misjudgement	Trad 27m	Average
With Niall. Nice warm up. Mixed gear.
Sat 8th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area
	15	★ CC Rider	Trad 9m	★ Good
With Niall. Mixed gear.
Sat 8th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Echo Gully
	18	★ Resonance	Mixed trad 20m, 1	Average
With Niall. Mixed gear.
Sat 8th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Tex Arcana Wall
	20	★★ Tex Arcana	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
With Niall. Mixed gear.Felt easy but definitely reachy.
Sun 19th Dec 2010 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	21	★ Wild Gravity	Mixed trad 12m, 3	★★ Very Good
Fell near top on first attempt. Pulled rope and cleaned it. Sport, crimpy.
	17	K9	Trad 13m	Average
Tough, slightly overhung, flaring finger crack... Trad with Big J.
Sat 11th Dec 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall
	13	★★★ Honey Dip	Mixed trad 28m, 1
	19	★★ Black Bart	Mixed trad 25m, 7	★★★ Classic
Awesome arete. Requires gear. Not simply "sport carrots" as in 2010 guide. With RIck.
	16	★ Stuffed	Trad 66m	★★ Very Good
Great old-school curving crack. Streno. Rapped off after crux (P1) pitch. Tat on bollard. With Rick. Trad.
Mon 22nd Nov 2010 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
	18	★ Sand Syringe	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Another sustained slab/wall. Trad. The dinner plate is so wide that slinging creates a death triangle in the sling. Not good... With Jim.
	14	★ Judgement Day	Trad 20m
With Jim.
Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Centurion Area
	15	★★ Impact Zone	Trad 10m	★★ Very Good
	15	★★ Women and Children First	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
Claire P led.
Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Point Perpendicular
The Lighthouse Red Riding Hood Area
	17	★★★ Little Red Riding Hood	Mixed trad 25m, 1	★★★ Classic
Mon 1st Nov 2010 - Point Perpendicular
Bayside The Yardarm
	14	★★ Urban Spaceman	Trad 27m
Sat 23rd Oct 2010 - Wolgan Valley
Coal Mines Cliff
	19 18	★★ Monitor Madness	Mixed trad 50m, 8	★★★ Classic
	16	★★ Conspiracy	Trad 45m	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Spaghetti Western	Mixed trad 55m, 14	★★ Very Good
Nice route IF you use doubles and clip the following on p1: FH (red), Carrot above it, 4FH (red). Long slings on 3rd and 4th FH.
Fri 22nd Oct 2010 - Wolgan Valley
Coal Mines Cliff
	18 17	★★ Helzapoppin	Trad 45m	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Ride With Ya Daddy	Mixed trad 58m, 8	★ Good
	14	★ Absolutely Sweet Marie (Absolutley Sweet Marie)	Trad 58m	★★★ Classic
	20	★★ Khe Sanh	Mixed trad 25m, 6	★★★ Classic
Such a lovely climb.With Claire.
Sun 12th Sep 2010 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	20	★★ Idiot Savant	Mixed trad 34m, 9	★★ Very Good
Awesome slab and bulge. Run-out. Mostly bolts. Wolgan-style sport climb. With Hugh W.
	20	★★ Birds of a Feather	Mixed trad 75m, 5	★★ Very Good
	19 18	★★★ Sizzler	Trad 81m	★★★ Mega Classic
18 my arse. Stiff 19. Stuffed up start, lowered off, untied, led it clean. With Hugh W.
	19	★★★ The Knuckle	Trad 52m	★★★ Mega Classic
Onsighted P1 a while back. Onsighted P2 equal crux. Magic, stellar three-pitch crack climb. With Hugh W.
	19	★ Agent Orange	Mixed trad 90m, 3	Average
Fairly bold climbing on aesthetic orange scoop. Fragile. With Hugh W.
Sat 11th Sep 2010 - Wolgan Valley
Coke Ovens Cliff
	20	★★ Maquillage	Trad 70m	★★ Very Good
Whipped off the third-last bolt. Great mixed climbing. Will go back and do it clean.
	22	★★ Prickles	Trad 21m	★★ Very Good
Sun 5th Sep 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	18	★★★ Gold Star	Trad 58m	★★★ Mega Classic
Do it. Do it. Claire Poppett led p1 (16). My second lead of P2 (18) and third time up it. Always a JOY.
	15	★★ Wild is the Wind	Trad 80m	★★ Very Good
Lead p1. Seconded Claire Poppett on P2 and P3.
Sun 4th Jul 2010 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
	17	★ D	Mixed trad 15m, 2	★ Good
SRC Trip. With Ray: cliff collapsed at top and showered the crew with shrapnel.
Sun 27th Jun 2010 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
	18	★★ Vox Populi	Mixed trad 15m, 4
Fri 14th May 2010 - Warrumbungles
Bluff Mountain
	18	★★★ Flight of the Phoenix	Trad 310m	★★★ Mega Classic
P1, 3, 5 and 7 with Dr Carl. Awesome! Eight hours on the route. Perfect weather.
Fri 7th May 2010 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags 100' Slab Area
	14	★ 100' Slab Most Direct Variant (100' Slab Most Direct)	Trad 16m	Average
Two bolts in 50m on a slab that makes Tarana slabs look easy. This isn't a soft climb and is actually a separate route from 100 ft slab which is on the grade.
	16 16 R	★ Climb X	Mixed trad 54m, 1	★ Good
I led p1, John Shaw led p2. Run-out, old-school Narrow Neck climbing
Fri 30th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag
	18	★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass Direct	Mixed trad 60m, 10	★★ Very Good
Led both pitches of the direct to the main ledge. Old hangers don't give much confidence.
Wed 17th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
	14 15	★★ Toccata	Trad 50m	★★★ Classic
Me p1. Rick p2. With Big J.
	17	★★ Dirge	Trad 85m	★★★ Classic
Fantastic single pitch classic.
Tue 16th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	14	★ Gecko	Trad 48m	★★★ Classic
With Big J.
	14	★★ Salamander	Trad 120m	★★ Very Good
Did gecko as P1. Led P2. Big J led P3.
Tue 16th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	16	★★ Arab	Trad 110m	★★★ Classic
Led crux. With Rick and Big J.
Tue 16th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	16	★ Frankenstein	Trad 38m	★ Good
Mon 15th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
	16	★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack)	Mixed trad 95m, 3	★★★ Mega Classic
Led p2 and p4. Rick lead p1 and p2 as one pitch.
Mon 15th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	11	★★ Dracula	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good
	20 19	★ Rosy Shy	Trad 35m	★★ Very Good
Soft for 20. More a hard 19.
Sun 14th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
	16	★★ Saracen	Trad 110m	★★ Very Good
Led both cruxes. With Rick.
Sun 14th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
	18 17	★★ Preludes	Trad 35m	★★★ Classic
	11	★ Transylvania	Mixed trad 60m, 1	★★ Very Good
Sat 13th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Atridae House of Atreus
	16 13	★★ Hell For Leather	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Sat 13th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
	13	★★★ Muldoon	Trad 42m
Sat 13th Mar 2010 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
	15	★★ Necrophilliac	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
Nice crack climbing. Lower offs at the top.
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area
	16	★ Taurus	Trad 21m
Polished little number. Tough. Trad. With Niall.
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder
	19 19 R	★ Salem Super Direct	Mixed trad 23m, 2	Crap
Dangerously underbolted.
	15	★ Helen	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
Sun 28th Feb 2010 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls
	17	★ Narcolepsy	Mixed trad 100m, 11	★★ Very Good
Nice direct start to Sweet Dreams. Two mostly trad pitches gets you to the end of the SD traverse. P3 is the SD bolted arete or the SD trad finish.
Sun 21st Feb 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall
	18	★★★ Gold Star	Trad 58m	★★★ Mega Classic
Seconded Dr Carl.

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