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Tue 13th Jun 2023 - Ti Point
The Arch
24 Skin Thicker than a Hutt - with Ryan Yang Sport 17m, 4 Very Good
Wow that top section is pretty hard. I clipped the last bolt, but couldn't find a way to the top. I seemed to be about one hold short. The combination of bad beta and bad skin was unassailable

 
Tue 24th Jan 2023 - Hospital Flat
Tombstone Boulders The Tombstone
20 Livin' On The Edge - with Alex Popinga Sport 15m, 4
Tried to warm up on this but couldn’t establish so just took the first draw back off

 
Sun 22nd May 2022 - Shawthing Rocks
Long block
23 Genesis - with VillaBot Sport 20m, 8 Very Good
Was raining on us and the route was wet. I did the first boulder problem in order to take the first draw off since it was too steep for Villa's wrist injury. Fun dismount

 
Tue 3rd May 2022 - Boulder
Boulder Canyon Mine Hole Crag
5.12a 5.12a/b Bull Fight - with Alex Popinga Sport 14m Very Good
Not ready to try this hard on the first day of the trip

 
Sat 26th Mar 2022 - Wye Creek
North Side Project Wall
24 Mal de Mer - with Ryan Yang Sport 15m, 6 Good
My personal stoke is at an all time low. But watching the other guys trying hard was still very cool.

 
Tue 11th Jan 2022 - Mount Iron
Ironside
23 Easily the Best Route on the Crag - with Alex Popinga Sport 20m, 6 Average
Sat 18th Dec 2021 - Waipari
Love Vigilante Boulder
21 19 - 23 Gakking the Cobra - with Alex Popinga Sport Good
Tried to climb this by starting up Love Vigilante and then traversing. Managed to do that, but apparently it is not the intended line, which should start directly from the left arete. Got to just below the last bolt, but was tired and my skin was way too sore after a few days of ignimbrite, so I carefully down-climbed to clean the route, which was its own type of fun. Seems closer to 23 than 19 to me but I will split the difference.

 
Sun 1st Aug 2021 - Pukerua Bay
Dionysiac Slab
21 The Wild and Uninhibited - with Alex Popinga Sport 15m Average
Couldn't work out how to get to the second bolt

 
Sat 6th Feb 2021 - Lyttelton Rock
Feeding Time Area
23 Prophet of Doom - with Alex Popinga Sport 12m, 5
Mind was willing but body was injured

 
Fri 31st Jan 2020 - Wye Creek
North Side Eweniverse Wall
20 Saperlipopette! - with Alex Popinga Sport 18m, 7 Average
Shut down on the bulge after the second bolt.

 
Fri 31st Jan 2020 - Wye Creek
North Side Black Wall
20 Matt's Joke - with Alex Popinga Sport 20m, 8
End of the day and I wanted a 20. But I didn't have the juice for this roof pull on this one.

 
20 Full Empty - with Alex Popinga Sport 18m, 6
Didn't have the juice to pull the bulge after the 2nd draw on this one. Kept climbing too long today.

 

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