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Adam Clay

@ajkclay
Australia • Trad climber
  • Grade context: AU
  • Ascents: 1212
  • Photos: 71
  • Member since: before 2004
  • Favorites: 18
  • Following: 23
  • Followers: 33
19
ticked
1090
successful ascents
24.3km
distance climbed

About me

I was introduced to climbing in 1999 by my friend Roger Boseley; "Boz" had a regular group of friends that he climbed with at Acme Gym in town on Thursday nights, followed by dinner at Hawkers Corner. Quang, Andy, Stu and Ivor welcomed me and soon climbing began to overtake kayaking as my passion.

On New Years Day 2001 Boz took us out to Morialta for an outdoor climb at Far Crag (my first). The first route I climbed was Lord's Prayer followed by Bung, that was it, I was hooked.

About a year later we took a trip to Arapiles, top ropes in hand and once again had our eyes opened. Boz, who was unable to climb due to a bad shoulder lent me his rack and I headed to Morialta to learn the hard way how to lead.

A couple of months down the track and - self taught - it was off to Arapiles again, this time to lead! With racks each consisting of 5 stoppers, a cam, six 'draws, two screwgates a sling and a handful of hexes we headed back to Araps for some multipitching fun (and fear). With such tiny racks the pitches were run out - we saved the hexes for belays, leaving five stoppers and a cam for each pitch, we knew we were pushing it, but chose our routes accordingly and had a blast.

Two weeks later and full of confidence we headed to Moonarie... More learning.

Since then climbing has been a constant in my life. I have made the best of friends through it, meeting some of my closest friends whilst on the wall. I have climbed the boulders in Fontainbleau, Elbsandstein on knotted slings in Saxony Switzerland Germany, The Wolgan, all over Tasmania, Grampians and probably a few spots I have forgotten. It continues to be an amazing journey.

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Notable ascents

By style By type Diff. band Ascents Hardest ascent
Top rope Clean
522 28 Locust Abortion Technician 9 years ago
Tick
1 19 Popular Miss Conception 13 years ago
Trad Pink point
15 25 Echo Base 11 years ago
25 Mad Germans By Torchlight 15 years ago
Red point
68 25 Mad Germans By Torchlight 19 years ago
Tick
99 24 Extra G Connection 13 years ago
Free solo Red point
96 27 Irresistible Surge 12 years ago
Sport Pink point
6 26 Geronimo's Cadillac 12 years ago
Flash
3 24 Japetus Direct Finish 11 years ago
Tick
23 23 Elephantiasis of the Gonads 11 years ago
23 Potluck DF 15 years ago
By area Diff. band Ascents Hardest ascent
Morialta
757 28 Locust Abortion Technician 9 years ago
Arapiles
164 25 Repo Man 12 years ago
Backslapper Wall
57 27 Irresistible Surge 12 years ago
Norton Summit
41 V4 Jacques the Potato 16 years ago
Mitcham Quarries
40 24 Advertiser Ground Fall Watch 12 years ago

Climber Performance Rating (CPR) Timelines

For help understanding the CPR timeline chart see the CPR timeline explained article.

Trad timeline (ascents)

Sport timeline (ascents)

Boulder timeline (ascents)

grade pyramids

Trad 198 ascents

25 2
24 1
23 2
22 4
21 6
20 11
19 16
18 22
17 14
16 22
15 29
14 18
13 11
12 11
11 8
10 7
9 5
8
7 6
6 2
  Onsight   Flash   Red point   Pink point   Tick   Other

Grades: Ewbanks

Sport 32 ascents

26 1
25 1
24 2
23 4
22 9
21 6
20 1
19 2
18
17 4
16 2
  Onsight   Flash   Red point   Pink point   Tick   Other

Grades: Ewbanks

Boulder 26 ascents

V6 1
V5 1
V4 6
V3 5
V2 5
V1 2
V0+ 2
V0 2
V0-
VB+
VB 2
  Onsight   Flash   Send   Other

Grades: V-Scale

Gym Boulder 2 ascents

V6 1
V5 1
  Send   Other

Grades: V-Scale

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