Showing all 81 ascents.
Rating | Grade | Route | Gear style | Crag | Quality | Date | ||
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1803
points
| 17 |
★★ Wishbone
![]() Kinda slabby | 15m, 5 | Eaglestone Rocks | Average | Sat 13th Oct 2018 | ||
1759
points
| 18 |
★ Dinosaur Jnr
![]() 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!
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lead by
rebecca
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lead by
kym
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lead by
ashley
4
lead by
rebecca
| 120m, 19 | Porongurups | ★ Good | Mon 14th Nov 2016 | ||
1733
points
| 19 |
★★ Ghost Pillar
![]() Good holds, excellent placements. Pure fun. | 15m | Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | ★★ Very Good | Sat 24th Oct 2015 | ||
1702
points
| 19 |
★★ Capachow
![]() 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. | 16m, 3 | Eaglestone Rocks | ★★ Very Good | Mon 13th Jul 2015 | ||
1628
points
| 20 18 |
★★★ Baylac Direct
![]() An excellent line, but: sandbagged, much? The first pitch is much harder than the grade suggests. Second pitch is very pleasant, and much easier. | 96m | Peak Head | ★★ Very Good | Thu 25th Apr 2019 | ||
1577
points
| 17 |
★★ Playboy
![]() Hey, I remember: trad is scary on lead. Calling this one a retro-flash. | 28m | Mountain Quarry | ★★ Very Good | Thu 15th Jun 2017 | ||
1523
points
| 18 |
★★ Boulder Dash
![]() Good protection to be had, interesting climbing, nice tense little roof sequence to finish. | 16m | Statham's Quarry | ★ Good | Tue 23rd Sep 2014 | ||
1522
points
| 18 |
★★ Bone Machine
![]() This was great fun, a good mix of crimps and balancy moves. | 14m, 3 | Avon Valley National Park | ★★ Very Good | Wed 10th Jun 2015 | ||
1493
points
| 20 |
★ Wise Crack
![]() A short but satisfying trad problem. Two straightforward nut placements. | 12m | Boya Quarry | ★ Good | Tue 20th Jan 2015 | ||
1460
points
| 14 |
★ Sirius
![]() | 40m | Wilyabrup | ★★ Very Good | Sun 15th Mar 2020 | ||
1429
points
| 16 |
★★ Jetstream
![]() 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.
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16
lead by
ash
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16
lead by
kym
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10
lead by
ash
| 60m | The Stirling Ranges | ★★ Very Good | Sun 13th Nov 2016 | ||
1366
points
| 15 |
★★ Beautiful Possibilities
![]() 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. | 30m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 4th Nov 2017 | ||
1303
points
| 14 |
★ Jaundice
![]() Short, but great for practising cam placements. | 8m | Eaglestone Rocks | ★ Good | Sat 13th Oct 2018 | ||
1283
points
| 17 |
★ Major
![]() 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. | 25m | Churchman's Brook | Average | Sun 12th Oct 2014 | ||
1273
points
| 15 17 |
Adventure Line
![]() Pleasant enough climbing, worth doing to reach On Edge (above). Use the last third as an opportunity to practice your trad placements. | 30m, 5 | Mountain Quarry | ★ Good | Thu 29th Dec 2016 | ||
1217
points
| 18 |
★★★ Entertainer
![]() Sustained and oh so satisfying. This is why we visit. A sensational route. | 35m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Tue 7th Nov 2017 | ||
1200
points
| 14 |
★★ Tremulo
![]() 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. | 25m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 4th Nov 2017 | ||
1196
points
| 16 |
★ Cornflake
![]() Slabby, friendly, easy to protect, short. | 13m | Statham's Quarry | Average | Tue 30th Sep 2014 | ||
1184
points
| 16 |
★★ The Fang
![]() Another really good moderate trad climb. One somewhat committing bit, but that's right at a nice bit of protection. | 25m | Churchman's Brook | ★★ Very Good | Sat 23rd Aug 2014 | ||
1152
points
| 21 |
★★ Redline
![]() Crimpy, sequency crux. I think that I overcomplicated it. I'd come back if the crag were closer to Perth | 14m, 2 | Avon Valley National Park | ★ Good | Wed 10th Jun 2015 | ||
1137
points
| 16 |
★★★ Watchtower Crack
![]() 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.
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ash
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ash
| 95m, 3 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Mon 6th Nov 2017 | ||
1128
points
| 15 |
★★★ Albatross
![]() A lovely line of mild trad. Second pitch is the best, but it's all a good time. | 110m | Peak Head | ★★ Very Good | Thu 25th Apr 2019 | ||
1108
points
| 16 |
★ Krakaddiction
![]() A pleasure to climb and super-easy to protect. A great warm-up. What's not to love? | 30m | Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | ★★ Very Good | Thu 4th Sep 2014 | ||
1083
points
| 16 16 X |
★★★ Birth Canal
![]() 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. | 15m | Dreaming Frog | ★ Good | Sun 12th Jun 2016 | ||
1033
points
| 15 |
★★ Craptastic Crack
![]() Great crack, but super short. | 10m | Scott Street Quarry | ★ Good | Sun 26th Oct 2014 | ||
990
points
| 17 |
★★ Playboy
![]() A good, satisfying trad lead. | 28m | Mountain Quarry | ★ Good | Wed 12th Feb 2014 | ||
967
points
| 15 |
★★★ Kaiser - Resignation
![]() A completely superb lineup for these two routes. Second pitch had a surprisingly bouldery start, and that overhang on the third!
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ash
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ash
| 99m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 5th Nov 2017 | ||
966
points
| 15 |
★★ Toccata
![]() 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.
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lead by
Kym
2
lead by
Ash
| 50m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 4th Nov 2017 | ||
950
points
| 21 |
★ Mull Up
![]() Tried this on lead to test my hard man credentials. Failed. There's some good climbing here, but it's not good enough to warrant the genuine risk you're putting yourself in to find it. I reckon there's a good reason we don't bolt them like this any more. | 23m, 4 | Mountain Quarry | Average | Thu 23rd Feb 2017 | ||
900
points
| 12 |
★★★ Bard
![]() 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.
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lead by
Paul
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Paul
4
lead by
Ashley
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lead by
Kym
| 120m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
817
points
| 11 |
★★★ Agamemnon
![]() 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. | 40m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Sun 5th Nov 2017 | ||
816
points
| 11 |
★★ Trapeze
![]() Great fun! | 20m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Fri 3rd Nov 2017 | ||
816
points
| 11 |
★★ Piccolo
![]() What a delightful, thin formation to climb! | 33m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
816
points
| 11 |
★★★ Blockbuster
![]() Pitch of the day. Technical, fun and great protection. A sensational route. | 30m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
800
points
| 14 |
★★★ Lamplighter
![]() Exposure, much? You're going into space if you fall off the second pitch. And that roof chimney on the third! Fantastic route.
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ashley
3
lead by
Ashley
| 78m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Mon 6th Nov 2017 | ||
799
points
| 16 |
★ Calophylla Crack
![]() Good route. Protection is pretty sketchy for the top third. | 18m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sun 12th Oct 2014 | ||
748
points
| 14 |
Ninjas Nuptials
![]() | 30m | The Lesmurdie Falls | Average | Wed 25th Sep 2013 | ||
742
points
| 13 |
★★ Fryaway
![]() 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. | 13m | Darlington | ★★ Very Good | Mon 2nd Mar 2015 | ||
717
points
| 15 15 R |
★ The Joker
![]() Not a bad warmup. | 25m, 1 | Arapiles | ★ Good | Tue 7th Nov 2017 | ||
717
points
| 17 |
★ I Just Wanna Be A Short Guy
![]() Decent variety of moves required. Mind the spiders. | 12m | Scott Street Quarry | ★ Good | Sun 26th Oct 2014 | ||
703
points
| 13 |
★ One Thumb
![]() Okay to practice gear placements on, I guess. | 13m | Scott Street Quarry | Average | Sun 26th Oct 2014 | ||
638
points
| 13 |
★★ Horn Piece
![]() A lovely route with nice, straightforward protection. | 33m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Wed 8th Nov 2017 | ||
614
points
| 15 |
★★ First Route
![]() Good warmup route. Easily protected with several small cams. | 30m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sat 23rd Aug 2014 | ||
583
points
| 15 |
★★ Hell Fire Gully
![]() Such a fun adventure, this route. Not many like it in WA.
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10
lead by
Kym
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15
lead by
Ash
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14
lead by
Kym
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14
lead by
Ash
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13
lead by
Ash
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13
lead by
Kym
| 250m | The Stirling Ranges | ★★★ Classic | Sat 14th Nov 2015 | ||
552
points
| 15 |
★ Lost Arrow
![]() | 10m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Fri 6th May 2016 | ||
550
points
| 14 |
★★ D Minor
![]() Some tasty exposed bulges to pull through on the second pitch. Shame that it wasn't a little more like that all the way.
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lead by
Joe
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lead by
Kym
| 35m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Sat 4th Nov 2017 | ||
549
points
| 16 |
★ Could Have Been Better
![]() | 30m | Churchman's Brook | Average | Sun 12th Oct 2014 | ||
501
points
| 12 |
★★ Watchtower Chimney
![]() A technical, unique mega-classic. First pitch was my pitch of the day.
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lead by
Ashley
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Ashley
| 110m, 1 | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Fri 3rd Nov 2017 | ||
496
points
| 16 15 |
★★ First Route
![]() Found it a bit hard to protect. | 30m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sat 27th Jul 2013 | ||
486
points
| 14 |
★★ The Sting
![]() Easily protected and good fun, stemming up the chimney. | 25m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sat 1st Feb 2014 | ||
471
points
| 14 |
★★ Hell Fire Gully
![]() 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,
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lead by
Joe
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14
lead by
Kym
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14
lead by
Ashley
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14
lead by
Joe
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13
lead by
Kym
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12
lead by
Ashley
| 250m | The Stirling Ranges | ★★★ Classic | Sun 9th Nov 2014 | ||
436
points
| 16 |
★ Krakaddiction
![]() A good trad route to practice with. Small stoppers & cams needed only. | 30m | Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | ★ Good | Thu 3rd Oct 2013 | ||
431
points
| 13 12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() A worthy classic. | 28m | Churchman's Brook | ★★★ Classic | Sat 27th Jul 2013 | ||
425
points
| 16 |
★ Could Have Been Better
![]() | 30m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sun 25th Aug 2013 | ||
425
points
| 16 |
★ Could Have Been Better
![]() | 30m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sun 25th Aug 2013 | ||
416
points
| 16 |
★ Could Have Been Better
![]() | 30m | Churchman's Brook | ★ Good | Sat 27th Jul 2013 | ||
386
points
| 13 |
★★★ Muldoon
![]() 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.
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lead by
Kym
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lead by
Paul
| 42m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Sat 4th Nov 2017 | ||
386
points
| 13 |
★★ Horn Piece
![]() Hell of a pitch to start the trip with. Classically good moves all the way. | 33m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
386
points
| 13 |
★ Ivan
![]() A short step on the way to Blockbuster. Surprisingly technical. I really should have left my pack behind. | 14m | Arapiles | ★★ Very Good | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
382
points
| 15 |
Frog Groove
![]() 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.
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lead by
Kym Campbell
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12
lead by
Ashley Felton
| 45m | Mountain Quarry | Don't Bother | Wed 22nd Oct 2014 | ||
351
points
| 17 |
★★ Hell Fire Gully
![]() Found this an awful lot harder than the 14 grade would suggest, more like a 17/18. Mainly due to the difficulty in setting protection, much of the climb was run-out to an unsettling degree. White-knuckle trad climbing at its finest. Lots of loose rock, as you'd expect. Our progress up the face was too slow, so we had to traverse out at the top of pitch two via the Prickle Traverse (this was mercifully a safe and straightforward walk back to the tourist trail). Next time.
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lead by
Ashley Felton
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17
lead by
Ashley Felton
| 250m | The Stirling Ranges | ★ Good | Sun 6th Oct 2013 | ||
322
points
| 16 |
★ Freestone Valley
![]() Good warm-up after a break from trad. Couldn't quite do it cleanly. | 14m, 1 | Avon Valley National Park | ★ Good | Wed 10th Jun 2015 | ||
309
points
| 10 |
Brepus
![]() Solo in running shoes, showing off to the family. | 10m | Wilyabrup | ★ Good | Sun 25th Sep 2016 | ||
309
points
| 10 |
Peanut Crumble
![]() The lazy man's way back to the top. | 30m | Wilyabrup | Average | Sun 25th Sep 2016 | ||
285
points
| 14 |
★ Happy Daze
![]() Okay. A good way to get to the top to retrieve gear. | 12m, 1 | Avon Valley National Park | Average | Wed 10th Jun 2015 | ||
266
points
| 10 |
Twenty Two
![]() Channeling my inner Honnold. Also I was bored. | 15m | Churchman's Brook | Average | Fri 6th May 2016 | ||
251
points
| 9 |
★★★ Arachnus
![]() Totally classy. Every pitch a joy to climb. | 110m | Arapiles | ★★★ Classic | Fri 3rd Nov 2017 | ||
178
points
| 18 |
★★ Wired Up Crack
![]() Crimpy and fairly challenging, requires careful foot placement. Too much for me on this visit. | 12m | Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | ★★ Very Good | Thu 4th Sep 2014 | ||
176
points
| 10 |
Mini Me
![]() Just so I can say that I soloed something at Eaglestone. | 6m | Eaglestone Rocks | Average | Mon 13th Jul 2015 | ||
166
points
| 11 |
★★ Dracula
![]() Good fun. Sorting out the kinks in my anchor building | 40m | Arapiles | ★ Good | Thu 2nd Nov 2017 | ||
164
points
| 12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() Classic route. Doing it multi-pitch only feels slightly silly. | 28m | Churchman's Brook | ★★★ Classic | Sun 12th Oct 2014 | ||
139
points
| 13 12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() | 28m | Churchman's Brook | ★★★ Classic | Sun 25th Aug 2013 | ||
83
points
| 17 16 |
Thin Black Line
![]() Muddy, chossy and hard to protect. I got partway and bailed off a nearby bolt. No redeeming features here - don't bother. | 30m | Mountain Quarry | Don't Bother | Tue 25th Oct 2016 | ||
49
points
| 13 |
Ornet
![]() Forgot to bring my machete, so this just sucked. A route best forgotten. | 25m | Churchman's Brook | Don't Bother | Sun 12th Oct 2014 | ||
18
points
| 5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
![]() No gear placements, no rope drag. Superb rock and an atmospheric line. Sublime. | 120m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 7th Nov 2017 | ||
0
points
| 10 |
Forty Four
![]() | 15m | Churchman's Brook | Average | Sun 25th Aug 2013 | ||
0
points
| 5 |
★★★ Tiptoe Ridge
![]() Only because Kym dared me to. I'm going back to bouldering. | 120m | Arapiles | ★★★ Mega Classic | Tue 9th May 2017 | ||
0
points
| 16 |
Toddler's Delight
![]() How very embarrassing! On the upside, I took the most spectacular fall ever on this one, totally unhurt. | 10m, 2 | Barrington (Gosnells) Quarry | Average | Thu 4th Sep 2014 | ||
0
points
| 12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() | 28m | Churchman's Brook | ★★★ Classic | Sun 25th Aug 2013 | ||
0
points
| 12 |
★ Pink Knickers
![]() | 28m | Churchman's Brook | ★★★ Classic | Sat 27th Jul 2013 | ||
0
points
| 1 |
★★★ Rabbit Hole
![]() Totally sandbagged! Should be 3 at the very least. | 10m | Midgegoroo National Park | ★★★ Mega Classic | Wed 21st Sep 2016 |
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