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Grade Route Gear style Quality Date
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Australian Capital Territory Mt Coree area Mount Coree Wind Wall
13 ★ Dance Macabre - with Ian Bacon, Michaela Sport 10m Average Sat 16th Jul 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Mt Gibraltar Slab Walls
17 ★★ Gripping Yarn
1 17 95m
2
3 lead by DaneW
Sport 95m, 13 ★★ Very Good Sun 1st Jul 2018
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Mount Alexandra Central Area
20 ★ Everything Audrey - with Lo Sport 12m, 4 ★★ Very Good Thu 25th Apr 2019
nice cave features once you clear the spiderwebs out. thin top required some attention

  
18 ★★ Dora the Explorer (and the lost crack of gold.) Sport 30m, 10 ★★ Very Good Sun 23rd Aug 2020
15 ★ Parents in Pain - with Lo Sport 20m, 6 ★★ Very Good Thu 25th Apr 2019
fun moves over the prow

  
15 ★★ The Gruffalo - with Lo Sport 24m, 9 ★★ Very Good Thu 25th Apr 2019
enjoyable warm up

  
15 ★★ Alpine Sport 20m, 9 ★ Good Sun 23rd Aug 2020
17 ★ Reborn - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 20m ★★ Very Good Sun 7th Jul 2019
enjoyable moves up the corner

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Mount Alexandra Vox Populi Wall
20 ★★ Three and a Half Thousand Sport 16m, 7 ★★ Very Good Sun 23rd Aug 2020
17 ★★ Dorothy the Dinosaur - with Lo Sport 16m, 5 ★★ Very Good Thu 25th Apr 2019
fun slabby climb, as long as you dont have trust issues with your feet

  
19 ★ Hugh Town - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good Sat 5th Jun 2021
17 ★ The Red Room Sport 16m ★★ Very Good Sun 23rd Aug 2020
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Mount Alexandra Between the First Cave and the Vox Populi wall
19 ★ Mousetrap - with Lo Sport 16m Average Thu 25th Apr 2019
not all that enjoyable, found it fairly awkward the whole way up

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Southern Tablelands Mount Alexandra The First Cave
19 ★ Snuffs Enuff - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 5 Average Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Couple of moves down low, then cruisy to the top

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands 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 8th Dec 2018
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall
21 ★★ Duck Tits - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 16m ★★ Very Good Fri 14th May 2021
Enjoyable climbing the whole way, with some great rests

  
16 ★ Rabbit Season, Duck Season - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 12m, 7 ★ Good Fri 14th May 2021
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall
17 ★★ Hermione - with DaneW, Lo Sport 25m, 8 ★★ Very Good Mon 24th Dec 2018
15 ★ The Arrow and the Song - with Ian Bacon, Ben Mayo Sport 26m, 9 ★ Good Sun 16th May 2021
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area
15 ★ My Grandmother's Dinky - with Lo Sport 20m, 5 ★ Good Wed 19th Jun 2019
almost missed the last bolt before the anchors. good warm up

  
15 ★ Shabby Doll - with DaneW, Lo Sport 16m, 4 ★ Good Sun 23rd Dec 2018
15 ★ Community Service - with Lo Sport 20m, 6 ★ Good Wed 19th Jun 2019
not fun on a 5 degree morning before the sun hits. who needs functioning fingers anyway

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall
18 ★ Hold on to Your Hats - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good Sat 5th Nov 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab
17 ★ Good Fortune - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter, Ben Mayo Sport 18m ★ Good Sat 15th May 2021
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Medlow Bath The Sunbath
19 ★★ Burger Boys - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m, 5 ★★ Very Good Sat 4th Feb 2023
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Central Tablelands Blue Mountains Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave
18 ★ Please Dry - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 5 ★ Good Sat 1st Oct 2022
21 ★ Socially Inept - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good Sat 1st Oct 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Point Perpendicular Thunder Head Solstice Wall
15 ★ Solstice - with DaneW Sport 18m, 8 ★ Good Sun 30th Sep 2018
Nice warm-up route. First time climbing on carrots, and what a place to do it!

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven New Nowra - Braidwood Road Tianjara Falls Bill James Testimonial Gully
18 ★★ Gilead Sport 30m, 10 ★★ Very Good Sat 31st Mar 2018
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven New Nowra - Braidwood Road The Gold Mine Wasp in the Willows
18 ★★ Wasp in the Willows - with Ian Bacon Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good Fri 12th May 2023
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven New Nowra - Braidwood Road Lasseter's Rare Earth Buttress
19 ★ The Gold Lead - with Ian Bacon Sport 14m, 7 ★ Good Sun 14th May 2023
Fun moves up the crack, then the traverse under the roof felt tough and cramped.

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven New Nowra - Braidwood Road Lasseter's The Mullock Heap
19 ★★ Goldielynx - with Ian Bacon Sport 14m, 8 ★★ Very Good Sun 14th May 2023
Fun little start, then lovely holds up top. Pumpier than i expected

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

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

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall
18 ★★ Depleted Gonad Circumference - with Ian Bacon Sport 20m, 9 ★★★ Classic Sat 25th Jun 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
14 ★ Pie Man - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m Average Sat 30th May 2020
17 ★★ L'Arch - with Ian Bacon Sport 16m, 5 ★★ Very Good Sat 30th May 2020
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra The Grotto Cliffline Hogwarts
13 ★ Wingardium Leviosa - with Lo Sport 12m Average Sat 3rd Nov 2018
Fun traverse and move out onto the headwall. Horrible rope drag though

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra Thompson's Point Sloth Area
18 ★★ Resurrection of Rick Roller - with Ian Bacon Sport 30m, 10 ★★ Very Good Sat 1st Jul 2023
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
22 ★★ Killer Boas - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m ★★ Very Good Sat 1st Jul 2023
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
20 ★★ Beavis - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 6 ★★ Very Good Sat 27th Feb 2021
just had enough skin left on the walk out. some nice friction and balance moves before a juggy finish

  
16 ★★ Barbie Twins - with Ian Bacon Sport 17m, 7 ★ Good Mon 30th Dec 2019
Fun warmup

  
17 ★★ Butt Head - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 7 ★ Good Sat 27th Feb 2021
15 ★★ Santa's Little Helper - with Meggan Turner Sport 15m, 6 ★★ Very Good Sun 5th Jul 2020
18 ★★ Samurai Pizza Catz - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m ★ Good Mon 30th Dec 2019
Very hot sweaty ascent on the walk out, fun moves down low

  
14 ★ Pete's Two Bob - with Meggan Turner Sport 6m ★ Good Sun 5th Jul 2020
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Nowra Hospital Rocks Steeper Wall
11 ★ Uncle Udfuddy - with Lo Sport 15m ★ Good Sun 21st Apr 2019
Nice climb, easy jug hauling at the top in the sun, but definitely not an 11

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Wollongong Mount Keira West Face
16 ★ Short Legs - with Lo Sport 12m, 4 ★ Good Sat 5th Jan 2019
tricky start then nice cruisy climbing to the top

  
15 ★ Brigetta 6 - with Lo Sport 14m, 5 Average Sat 5th Jan 2019
16 ★★ Getts Up and Goes - with Lo Sport 12m, 5 ★★ Very Good Sat 5th Jan 2019
one blank looking section at top of slab

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Illawarra and Shoalhaven Wollongong Stanwell Tops Stonehaven
17 ★ I Carried a Watermelon - with Ian Bacon, Nathan M Sport 11m, 6 ★★ Very Good Thu 2nd Jan 2020
Fun juggy climbing

  
20 ★ Bacon Balls - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 8 ★★ Very Good Sat 11th Jan 2020
some fun compression moves up the arete, enjoyable.

  
15 ★ Floating World - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 20m, 10 Sat 21st Mar 2020
20 ★★ Zakuski - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 9 ★★ Very Good Wed 6th Jan 2021
Very enjoyable slab, with some reachy moves.

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

  
17 18 ★ Sink Hole - with Ian Bacon Sport 13m, 7 ★ Good Wed 6th Jan 2021
20 ★★ The Shield - with Ian Bacon Sport 16m, 7 ★★ Very Good Sat 11th Jan 2020
awesome moves through jugs and pockets

  
17 Landslide - with Ian Bacon Sport 10m, 5 Average Sat 11th Jan 2020
little bit dirty in the corner. nice for a warmup

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

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Eastern Suburbs Vaucluse Rosa Gully Rosa Gully North Side
18 ★★ Pornflakes - The second coming - with DaneW, Nathan M Sport 30m, 14 ★ Good Sun 20th May 2018
Enjoyable flake climbing. Found it a bit pumpy for a 'warmup'.

  
19 ★★ Chicken of the Sea - with DaneW, Nathan M Sport 25m, 11 ★★ Very Good Sun 20th May 2018
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.

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Northern Beaches Narrabeen Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side
17 ★ Flack Sport 10m, 3 ★ Good Sat 27th Jun 2020
fun start through the pocket, then cruisy to the top

  
17 ★ Yawning Yowie Sport 10m, 4 Average Sat 27th Jun 2020
a little wet up top made getting to the anchors interesting

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Northern Beaches Elanora Heights Heist Wall
18 ★★ Entrapment - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 7 ★ Good Sat 15th Jan 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Northern Beaches Elanora Heights Feather Wall
18 ★★ Bird On A Wire - with Ian Bacon Sport 20m, 9 ★★ Very Good Sat 6th May 2023
Definitely the nicest of the climbs I did on this wall today

  
18 ★ Parrots Of The Caribbean - with Ian Bacon Sport 18m, 9 ★ Good Sat 6th May 2023
That mantle was something, worth it for the climbing on the headwall

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland Bluebell
17 ★ Trust Me I Used Araldite - with Ian Bacon Sport 7m, 2 Average Sat 24th Apr 2021
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland Barden Ridge
21 ★★ Ring around a Rod - with Nathan M Sport 8m ★★ Very Good Sun 14th Jul 2019
first at the grade. enjoyable moves all the way up.

  
18 ★ Errant Edge - with Nathan M Sport 12m ★★ Very Good Sun 14th Jul 2019
Really enjoyable moves coming out of the cave

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland Bonnet Bay
19 ★ Glorious Manglervision - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 13m, 4 ★ Good Sat 22nd Aug 2020
15 ★ The Jungle Book - with Ian Bacon, Matt Coulter Sport 9m, 3 ★ Good Sat 22nd Aug 2020
17 ★ Mildly Bent - with Ian Bacon Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good Sat 6th Aug 2022
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland Bangor West
17 ★★ The Drum Sport 10m, 3 ★★ Very Good Sun 26th May 2019
10 ★ Magic sparkle - with Lo Sport 10m, 4 Average Mon 31st Dec 2018
Setting up abseil lesson for Lo

  
18 ★ Zip - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good Sun 3rd Feb 2019
Tough start with some thin moves and not many feet. Fairly cruisy after second bolt

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

  
14 ★ Get Walking - with Lo Sport 9m, 3 ★ Good Mon 31st Dec 2018
18 20 ★★ Lucky's Roof - with Lo Sport 5m, 5 ★★ Very Good Sun 28th Oct 2018
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 ★ Whippersnapper - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good Sun 28th Oct 2018
14 ★ Nananapper - with Lo Sport 9m, 3 Average Sun 28th Oct 2018
13 ★ Nana in the dark - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good Sun 28th Oct 2018
Definitely most enjoyable of the 3 routes on this wall

  
17 ★ Python - with Ian Bacon Sport 8m, 2 ★ Good Sun 8th Dec 2019
nice warmup

  
17 ★★ The Whorl - with Lo Sport 10m, 3 ★ Good Mon 31st Dec 2018
Strong start and then fun climbing up past the thread feature

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland The Cathedral Main Crag
6 Tarmac Traverse - with Lo Sport 10m Mon 10th Jun 2019
16 ★ Neuron Nerd - with Lo Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good Mon 10th Jun 2019
16 ★ Cathedral Quack - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good Mon 10th Jun 2019
16 ★ Suicidal Tendencies - with Lo Sport 8m ★ Good Mon 10th Jun 2019
19 17 ★★★ Wacky Tabacci - with Lo Sport 25m, 8 ★★ Very Good Mon 10th Jun 2019
couple of suspect flakes up high. awesome climb though, popping out around the arete was the highlight

  
Oceania Australia New South Wales and ACT Sydney Metropolitan Sutherland Alfords Point Alfords Point Main Area
18 ★ Japan15 - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m ★ Good Sat 12th Sep 2020
18 ★ It's a wrap - with Ian Bacon Sport 12m, 6 ★ Good Sat 9th Jan 2021
19 ★ Brown Hornet - with Ian Bacon Sport 15m, 6 ★ Good Sat 6th Mar 2021
fun start through the pockets, eases up a bit towards the top with some nice rests

  
16 MacGyver - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good Mon 22nd Apr 2019
16 Blackened Slab - with Lo, Nathan M Sport 8m, 3 Average Mon 22nd Apr 2019
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6a ★ Rasta – couenne (Rasta – couenne P1) - with Lo
1 6a 20m lead by Matthew Ritchie
Sport 20m ★ Good Fri 22nd Feb 2019
6b ★★ Dur-dur d'être grimpeur - with Lo Sport 15m ★★ Very Good Fri 22nd Feb 2019
5a ★ Macaronade - with Lo Sport 10m ★ Good Fri 22nd Feb 2019
5b ★ Tielles - with Lo Sport 10m ★ Good Fri 22nd Feb 2019
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6a+ 6a ★ Le monodoigt - with Lo Sport 18m ★ Good Tue 19th Feb 2019
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4c La naine - with Lo Sport 15m Average Tue 19th Feb 2019

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