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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
22 ★★ Killer Boas - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Sloth Area
18 ★★ Resurrection of Rick Roller - with Ian Bacon Sport 30m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Sun 14th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Lasseter's The Mullock Heap
19 ★★ Goldielynx - with Ian Bacon Sport 14m, 8 ★★ Very Good
Fun little start, then lovely holds up top. Pumpier than i expected

  
Sun 14th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Lasseter's Rare Earth Buttress
19 ★ The Gold Lead - with Ian Bacon Sport 14m, 7 ★ Good
Fun moves up the crack, then the traverse under the roof felt tough and cramped.

  
Sat 13th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Hylands Lookout Middle Ground
19 ★★ Sunset Boulevard - with Ian Bacon Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
Reachy start after the pockets, then fun arete straddling with an awesome view

  
Sat 13th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Hylands Lookout South-Western side Liquidity Wall
18 ★★ Crackling Rosie - with Ian Bacon Sport 28m ★★ Very Good
Battled up the crack with no jamming skills. Nice long headwall full of good holds

  
Sat 13th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Hylands Lookout South-Western side Dark Energy Slab
17 ★ An Easy Lady on the Loose - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good
Fri 12th May 2023 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
The Gold Mine Wasp in the Willows
18 ★★ Wasp in the Willows - with Ian Bacon Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Sat 6th May 2023 - Elanora Heights
Feather Wall
18 ★★ Bird On A Wire - with Ian Bacon Sport 20m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Definitely the nicest of the climbs I did on this wall today

  
18 ★ Parrots Of The Caribbean - with Ian Bacon Sport 18m, 9 ★ Good
That mantle was something, worth it for the climbing on the headwall

  
Sat 4th Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Sunbath
19 ★★ Burger Boys - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Sat 5th Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
18 ★ Hold on to Your Hats - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good
Sat 1st Oct 2022 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave
18 ★ Please Dry - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 5 ★ Good
21 ★ Socially Inept - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good
Sat 6th Aug 2022 - Bonnet Bay
17 ★ Mildly Bent - with Ian Bacon Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
Sat 16th Jul 2022 - Mt Coree area
Mount Coree Wind Wall
13 ★ Dance Macabre - with Ian Bacon, Michaela Sport 10m Average
Sat 25th Jun 2022 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall
18 ★★ Depleted Gonad Circumference - with Ian Bacon Sport 20m, 9 ★★★ Classic
Sat 15th Jan 2022 - Elanora Heights
Heist Wall
18 ★★ Entrapment - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 7 ★ Good
Thu 23rd Dec 2021 - Mount Alexandra
The First Cave
19 ★ Snuffs Enuff - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 5 Average
Couple of moves down low, then cruisy to the top

  
Sat 5th Jun 2021 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
19 ★ Hugh Town - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good
Sun 16th May 2021 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
15 ★ The Arrow and the Song - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 26m, 9 ★ Good
Sat 15th May 2021 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
17 ★ Good Fortune - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter, Ben Mayo Sport 18m ★ Good
Fri 14th May 2021 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall
16 ★ Rabbit Season, Duck Season - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 12m, 7 ★ Good
21 ★★ Duck Tits - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 16m ★★ Very Good
Enjoyable climbing the whole way, with some great rests

  
Sat 24th Apr 2021 - Bluebell
17 ★ Trust Me I Used Araldite - with Ian Bacon Sport 7m, 2 Average
Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Alfords Point
Alfords Point Main Area
19 ★ Brown Hornet - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 6 ★ Good
fun start through the pockets, eases up a bit towards the top with some nice rests

  
Sat 27th Feb 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
17 ★★ Butt Head - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 7 ★ Good
20 ★★ Beavis - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 6 ★★ Very Good
just had enough skin left on the walk out. some nice friction and balance moves before a juggy finish

  
Sat 23rd Jan 2021 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
16 ★★ Three Rooves to Glory - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 9 ★ Good
Some very funky holds going through the third roof. Fun way to get the arms warmed up

  
Sat 9th Jan 2021 - Alfords Point
Alfords Point Main Area
18 ★ It's a wrap - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 6 ★ Good
Wed 6th Jan 2021 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
17 18 ★ Sink Hole - with Ian Bacon Sport 13m, 7 ★ Good
20 ★★ Zakuski - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Very enjoyable slab, with some reachy moves.

  
Sat 12th Sep 2020 - Alfords Point
Alfords Point Main Area
18 ★ Japan15 - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m ★ Good
Sun 23rd Aug 2020 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
17 ★ The Red Room Sport 16m ★★ Very Good
20 ★★ Three and a Half Thousand Sport 16m, 7 ★★ Very Good
Sun 23rd Aug 2020 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
15 ★★ Alpine Sport 20m, 9 ★ Good
18 ★★ Dora the Explorer (and the lost crack of gold.) Sport 30m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Sat 22nd Aug 2020 - Bonnet Bay
15 ★ The Jungle Book - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 9m, 3 ★ Good
19 ★ Glorious Manglervision - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 13m, 4 ★ Good
Sun 5th Jul 2020 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
14 ★ Pete's Two Bob - with Meggan Turner Sport 6m ★ Good
15 ★★ Santa's Little Helper - with Meggan Turner Sport 15m, 6 ★★ Very Good
Sat 27th Jun 2020 - Narrabeen
Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side
17 ★ Flack Sport 10m, 3 ★ Good
fun start through the pocket, then cruisy to the top

  
17 ★ Yawning Yowie Sport 10m, 4 Average
a little wet up top made getting to the anchors interesting

  
Sat 30th May 2020 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
17 ★★ L'Arch - with Ian Bacon Sport 16m, 5 ★★ Very Good
14 ★ Pie Man - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m Average
Sat 21st Mar 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
15 ★ Floating World - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 20m, 10
Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
17 Landslide - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m, 5 Average
little bit dirty in the corner. nice for a warmup

  
20 ★★ The Shield - with Ian Bacon Sport 16m, 7 ★★ Very Good
awesome moves through jugs and pockets

  
20 ★ Bacon Balls - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 8 ★★ Very Good
some fun compression moves up the arete, enjoyable.

  
Thu 2nd Jan 2020 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
17 ★ I Carried a Watermelon - with Ian Bacon, Nathan M Sport 11m, 6 ★★ Very Good
Fun juggy climbing

  
Mon 30th Dec 2019 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
18 ★★ Samurai Pizza Catz - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good
Very hot sweaty ascent on the walk out, fun moves down low

  
16 ★★ Barbie Twins - with Ian Bacon Sport 17m, 7 ★ Good
Fun warmup

  
Sun 8th Dec 2019 - Bangor West
20 ★ Flash as a rat - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 3 ★★ Very Good
easy start, then some reachy moves around the arete

  
17 ★ Python - with Ian Bacon Sport 8m, 2 ★ Good
nice warmup

  
Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Stanwell Tops
Stonehaven
18 19 ★★ Chain-saw - with Nathan M Sport 19m, 6 ★ Good
Felt very tough past the first 3 bolts, climbing gets easier towards the top.

  
Sun 14th Jul 2019 - Barden Ridge
21 ★★ Ring around a Rod - with Nathan M Sport 8m ★★ Very Good
first at the grade. enjoyable moves all the way up.

  
18 ★ Errant Edge - with Nathan M Sport 12m ★★ Very Good
Really enjoyable moves coming out of the cave

  
Sun 7th Jul 2019 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
17 ★ Reborn - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
enjoyable moves up the corner

  
Wed 19th Jun 2019 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
15 ★ Community Service - with Lo Sport 20m, 6 ★ Good
not fun on a 5 degree morning before the sun hits. who needs functioning fingers anyway

  
15 ★ My Grandmother's Dinky - with Lo Sport 20m, 5 ★ Good
almost missed the last bolt before the anchors. good warm up

  
Mon 10th Jun 2019 - The Cathedral
Main Crag
19 17 ★★★ Wacky Tabacci - with Lo Sport 25m, 8 ★★ Very Good
couple of suspect flakes up high. awesome climb though, popping out around the arete was the highlight

  
16 ★ Neuron Nerd - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
16 ★ Cathedral Quack - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good
16 ★ Suicidal Tendencies - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good
6 Tarmac Traverse - with Lo Sport 10m
Sun 26th May 2019 - Bangor West
17 ★★ The Drum Sport 10m, 3 ★★ Very Good
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Mount Alexandra
Between the First Cave and the Vox Populi wall
19 ★ Mousetrap - with Lo Sport 16m Average
not all that enjoyable, found it fairly awkward the whole way up

  
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Mount Alexandra
Vox Populi Wall
17 ★★ Dorothy the Dinosaur - with Lo Sport 16m, 5 ★★ Very Good
fun slabby climb, as long as you dont have trust issues with your feet

  
Thu 25th Apr 2019 - Mount Alexandra
Central Area
20 ★ Everything Audrey - with Lo Sport 12m, 4 ★★ Very Good
nice cave features once you clear the spiderwebs out. thin top required some attention

  
15 ★ Parents in Pain - with Lo Sport 20m, 6 ★★ Very Good
fun moves over the prow

  
15 ★★ The Gruffalo - with Lo Sport 24m, 9 ★★ Very Good
enjoyable warm up

  
Mon 22nd Apr 2019 - Alfords Point
Alfords Point Main Area
16 MacGyver - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
16 Blackened Slab - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 8m, 3 Average
Sun 21st Apr 2019 - Nowra
Hospital Rocks Steeper Wall
11 ★ Uncle Udfuddy - with Lo Sport 15m ★ Good
Nice climb, easy jug hauling at the top in the sun, but definitely not an 11

  
Fri 22nd Feb 2019 - Pic de Vissou
Kakous
6a ★ Rasta – couenne (Rasta – couenne P1) - with Lo
1 6a 20m lead by Matthew Ritchie
Sport 20m ★ Good
6b ★★ Dur-dur d'être grimpeur - with Lo Sport 15m ★★ Very Good
5a ★ Macaronade - with Lo Sport 10m ★ Good
5b ★ Tielles - with Lo Sport 10m ★ Good
Tue 19th Feb 2019 - Roc Rouge
6a+ 6a ★ Le monodoigt - with Lo Sport 18m ★ Good
Tue 19th Feb 2019 - Le Caussanel
4c La naine - with Lo Sport 15m Average
5c ★★ Les grandes manœuvres - with Lo Sport 30m ★ Good
5c ★★ Rendez vous - with Lo Sport 25m ★ Good
Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Bangor West
18 ★ Zip - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good
Tough start with some thin moves and not many feet. Fairly cruisy after second bolt

  
Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Mount Keira
West Face
16 ★★ Getts Up and Goes - with Lo Sport 12m, 5 ★★ Very Good
one blank looking section at top of slab

  
15 ★ Brigetta 6 - with Lo Sport 14m, 5 Average
16 ★ Short Legs - with Lo Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good
tricky start then nice cruisy climbing to the top

  
Mon 31st Dec 2018 - Bangor West
10 ★ Magic sparkle - with Lo Sport 10m, 4 Average
Setting up abseil lesson for Lo

  
14 ★ Get Walking - with Lo Sport 9m, 3 ★ Good
17 ★★ The Whorl - with Lo Sport 10m, 3 ★ Good
Strong start and then fun climbing up past the thread feature

  
Mon 24th Dec 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
17 ★★ Hermione - with DaneW, Lo Sport 25m, 8 ★★ Very Good
Sun 23rd Dec 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
15 ★ Shabby Doll - with DaneW, Lo Sport 16m, 4 ★ Good
Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall
18 ★ Death of the Moss Monster - with DaneW Sport 15m, 5 ★ Good
Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Hogwarts
13 ★ Wingardium Leviosa - with Lo Sport 12m Average
Fun traverse and move out onto the headwall. Horrible rope drag though

  
Sun 28th Oct 2018 - Bangor West
18 20 ★★ Lucky's Roof - with Lo Sport 5m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Stared at the proper start for ages and couldn't figure it out at all, so started from the cairn. Great jug hauling and footwork. Very enjoyable.

  
13 ★ Nana in the dark - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
Definitely most enjoyable of the 3 routes on this wall

  
14 ★ Nananapper - with Lo Sport 9m, 3 Average
13 ★ Whippersnapper - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Point Perpendicular
Thunder Head Solstice Wall
15 ★ Solstice - with DaneW Sport 18m, 8 ★ Good
Nice warm-up route. First time climbing on carrots, and what a place to do it!

  
Sun 1st Jul 2018 - Mt Gibraltar
Slab Walls
17 ★★ Gripping Yarn
1 17 95m
2
3 lead by DaneW
Sport 95m, 13 ★★ Very Good
Sun 20th May 2018 - Vaucluse
Rosa Gully Rosa Gully North Side
19 ★★ Chicken of the Sea - with DaneW, Nathan M Sport 25m, 11 ★★ Very Good
First time leading a 19, thoroughly enjoyed it. Some awkward balance moves on the ramps, but otherwise fairly nice holds. Ledge at big bush was very dirty, not ideal for the mantle move to get up there.

  

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