Ascents by Ashley Felton having sport-cpr

Got up with plenty of shouted beta. This is the best of what I climbed today, possibly of the whole crag. Remarkably consistent in difficulty over the entire route.

A spectacular day out. And it will be the whole day. The dicey long traverse was a highlight.

Excellent! Crimpy as all get-out.

Big, multi pitch fun. Awesome.

Finally nailed this cleanly on lead, despite my apparent desire to reinvent half the moves each time I climb it. Classic!!!

Wild contortions to get through the overhang, then efficient moves to scale the arete. It's pretty doable, once you know how.

Another nice one. What's with all the highball starts, setters?

Nice, easy for the grade.

The crux requires finesse to get through, not to mention a couple of serious crimps. After that, it changes up into a slab requiring balance and nerve. Recommended!

Pure quality.

This route is nails, and that's just the easier part. At least it was shady.

Short, but wicked good laybacking until the lip. Plus a good kneebar!

Got this dialed. Very close to a clean ascent today, just some carelessness on the undercling move. I should probably stop putting off the lead and get this done.

Still a grovel at the top, but progress nonetheless.

The practice finally paid off with a clean ascent. A personal best! Back soon to try for the clean lead.

I can do pretty much all the individual moves on this, while fresh. The trouble is stringing them all together.

A good intro to Blue Mountains rock.

After a discouraging practice turn, I was very pleased to make it up this entire route. Superbly atmospheric moves up the arete, followed up by haaard slab moves on tiny features. Thanks to a patient belay partner, and mad props to Kym for doing it clean on lead.

Nice warmup. I suspect I spent a bit much time in the corner.

I might have enjoyed this more if it hadn't started raining midway. Nevertheless, some good moves.

A good route, with one very nervy clip (the fourth) and a strenuous crux move straight after (took a couple of tries to work it out). The rest is straightforward.

A variety of technical and balancy moves makes this a really satisfying one to tick off. Got the two overhang moves dialled tonight.

A clean lead on a classic route, and a new personal best at that. In the sunshine. Life feels pretty good.

Has some interesting and chancy moves in the bottom half. Not ashamed to admit that having the beta made me feel a bit braver.

Top rope with (much) rest, but finally got up this with a bunch of coaching. Sequency as heck.

Good mix of moves. Easy for the grade.

That's right: this route is awesome.

Pinchy, balancy and a little desperate. You wouldn't wanna slip while clipping the 2nd or 3rd bolts - decent chance of bottoming out. Be sure of your skills.

The first pitch is fairly straightforward, the second is a lot more challenging (hats off to Kym). Second carrot on the 2nd pitch (after the hanger) is in a butt-clenchingly high spot.

I enjoyed this more the time it wasn't pissing down with rain

A sweet couple of moves to get through that crux. As good as I remember!

Getting back to stiffer grades, slowly. This was a great confidence-booster today.

Tried the lead, had an awesome long fall and got freaked out. Went back on top rope to practice that 2nd crux sequence a bit more. Getting better.

Working the hard first sequence, to properly tire myself out. Worked!

Straightforward, until the vertical drill hole/crack at the finish. Pumpy, technical laybacking to finish. Good times.

Finally got this classic dialled in and scaled cleanly. Such a good climb. Fist pump!

Fell of the crux, again! Even though I knew what to do!

Good fun on top rope, but suffers a bit from being a one-trick pony (crux traverse). Wouldn't come back for the lead.

Requires careful footwork and some tough crimps. Somehow everything worked out right.

A super-satisfying, technical crux move.

A pleasure to get on this again.

Eh, it was okay. A bit muddy.

This is nails hard. At least I cheated my way to the top this time.

Slabby start, then a cruise up the arete bit. Good warmup.

Good confidence-booster to come back to this and lead it cleanly.

Very good fun, this. Couple of tense, slippery parts - it's well worth slinging the tree in the gully prior to setting the next clip.

This was a pretty weak couple of goes on the first sequence. The route looks very good, but I might pencil this one in as an aspiration.

Surprisingly easy for the grade, though pumpy. A big, lovely, overhang jug haul.

A messy dog of an ascent on top rope. At least I made it all the way up this time.

Quality route, but too tough for me today.

Not exactly a clean ascent, but I got up. Crimpy, technical, and highly entertaining. Classic.

Okay as a warm up. Pretty short.

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.

Extremely strenuous and sustained climb; heck of a workout for the arms. Note there is a ledge you could play tennis on for a rest, half way.

Very good climb. Some delicate footwork required to perch on thin crimps.

One last practice ascent.

Not quiiiite ready to try the lead. Soon.

A clean ascent, on the second go. A time or two more to dial in the moves, and it'll be time to try this on lead.

Pretty cruisey, but I'm glad that we did it.