Ashley Felton

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Started somewhere along the first pitch - sea was too rough to go to the platform. — with Ashley Felton

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Seconding the traverse on wet rock was not fun. — with Rebecca Trigger, Ashley Felton

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Fell at 2nd bolt of pitch 2. Scary but enjoyable climbing. — with Rebecca Trigger, Ashley Felton

Can't really log this without using the word 'sandbagged'. Definitely my hardest trad lead. I learnt a bit about crack climbing, anyway, and it is a great line. — with Ashley Felton

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Nice climb, but the low crux had me stumped. Had to pull on the draw. — with Ashley Felton

Excellent — with Ashley Felton

Good — with Ashley Felton

Cruisy as — with Ashley Felton

Rubbish bolting, climbs ok. — with Ashley Felton

Exhilarating and super committing. We did all 10 pitches for completeness, and because I don't like walking up hills. — with Ashley Felton

Superb, consistent climbing. — with Ashley Felton

Juggy is right. — with Ashley Felton

Intro to the Blue Mountains. Felt like 18 — with Ashley Felton

Good route for trad beginners. Great cam placements everywhere — with Ashley Felton, Adam

Enjoyable — with Ashley Felton, Adam

Damn you, Ithica — with Ashley Felton, Adam

Good. Took a few goes to get past the 2nd bolt. — with Ashley Felton, Adam

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Getting better at the first move. — with Ashley Felton

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Pretty good — with Ashley Felton

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In no sense was this an actual attempt. It just happened to be in the shade on a hot day. Got some of the beta for the bottom section, but there's a lot of work left to do. — with Ashley Felton

Someone has left a lot of blood behind on this. — with Ashley Felton

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No stars. — with Ashley Felton

Better. Three sections. 1. To the good crimps on the Arete after the high step. 2. To the good rest on at the third last bolt. 3. To the top!

Need to stretch calves at the break as they’re what stopped me linking 1 & 2. So close! Will go.

Think I have beta and psychology sorted for start of section 3. That was the only not quite so solid section on this burn, and was all mental.

Could go clean next session if things come together.

Enjoyed the climb. Feels good. Solid for the most part. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

First lead attempt. Messy with a few rope issues and lead jitters to work through. First time on lead in months!!! — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Soooo damn close to the onsight(!) but so happy to have had a red hot go. Many more bomber gear placements and easier crux moves than i would have guessed from the ground, just so damn long! Superb climbing the whole way. — with Joe Hewitt, Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger, Kym Campbell

Preposterous yet there it is - a perfect tree- boulder. This kind of soft grading would not be tolerated in WA. — with Ian.Grabowski, Ashley Felton

Another goddamn classic. Make sure a friend is filming. — with Ashley Felton

Thanks to Paul for getting us up this stunning line. I wasn't game to try the lead, maybe next time. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger, Joe Hewitt

Great fun, genuinely unique boulder problem. — with Ashley Felton, Joe Hewitt, Rebecca Trigger

Highlight of the trip for me. Beautiful rock, good gear, couple of spicy runouts, classic finish through the overhang. This is about my trad limit at the moment. — with Ashley Felton

Good little warm up. Not too tricky, pro was decent the whole way. — with Ashley Felton

Got a bit of multi pitch fatigue on this route. Fortunately, Ashley was there to save the day and lead to the end. P2 is a beauty, though with some sections that are a bit tough at the grade. P3 is not like anything I've ever climbed, and once was definitely enough. — with Ashley Felton

Not as hard as I thought it was going to be. Also not as fun, other than P3, which was great. Would have been a scary venture without the #4 and #5 cams (thanks Joe). — with Ashley Felton

Great route at the grade, with some spice at the end. Works fine as a single pitch, though the belayers doesn't get to see much of what the leader is doing. — with Ashley Felton

Brilliant link up. P1 is fantastic and well protected, P2 has a tricky, bouldery start (assuming we were on line, it's a bit hard to tell), and P3 has some great exposure but felt totally secure. — with Ashley Felton

Gorgeous climb. Amazing exposure on P2. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Doesn't get much better as far as 11's go i guess. Stunning exposure. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

There's about 5m of excellent thought-provoking climbing in this. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Best thing about this climb was pitch 3 (superb) and the variety. First 4 pitches all very different. And who can forget the helmet jamming P2 traverse. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Classy, nerveless lead by Ash. Lovely climb. Leave the big gear behind for this one. — with Ashley Felton, Joe Hewitt

It's ok. Not worth 2 stars though. — with Ashley Felton, Joe Hewitt

I may have done the start completely wrong, and it didn't put me in a good frame of mind to see my gear sliding down the rope, but this is a thought provoking route that likely has many solutions. Well worth doing. — with Ashley Felton

Doesn't look like much, but this is an excellent line at the grade. — with Ashley Felton

Cruisy, fun climbing from start to finish. It's so juggy and secure that it's the one climb from this trip I'd consider soloing. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Nice little route on a striking feature. — with Ashley Felton

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Absolutely great. Pitch 1 is a gem, while pitch 3 thoroughly put me to the test, but was as exhilarating as anything I've climbed. — with Ashley Felton

Not too difficult, but pleasant and exposed. — with Ashley Felton

Another (slightly skinnier than Horn Piece) sexy fin. Nice and long. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Elated after defeating Kym in rock paper scissors for rights to the first climb at Araps, this one was a beaut. A fat fin on great rock and great pro. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

It's hard to imagine a better route at the grade. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Technical, interesting climbing that felt harder and less secure than I was ready for. Well worth doing, but mainly because it gets you to the start of Blockbuster. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

Not great. That traverse pitch is abysmal. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

Not especially memorable. But it's decent enough. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Straightforward climb on a nice feature. Good to get your eye in. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

The ideal place to start the week. Not too easy, not too hard. Rap rings at the top are always nice. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

Warm up — with Paul Donovan, Marc, Ashley Felton

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Hard moves feeling easier this time. — with Ashley Felton

Hard to red point. Attentive 2nd clip. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Couldn't quite manage the flash, despite getting all the good beta. Nice face climbing, then delicate slab, then pumpy overhang, this is a really good route. It would be a tough onsight as there are some key holds that are well concealed. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

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Night climb. Head torch and flood light makes for some interesting shadows. — with Ashley Felton

1 x dog. 1 x top rope to get the gear back. — with Ashley Felton

Warm up in the shade. — with Ashley Felton

Quite possibly the last morning climb of the season. — with Ashley Felton

21+ excellent, short route. Someone has stolen the biners. — with Ashley Felton

Deja vu — with Ashley Felton

Dogged the red point, got it clean next attempt. This is a fairly good climb with a couple of interesting cruxes and some ok climbing between them, but it's very dirty so it's hard to give a fair assessment. One star is probably about right. It's nice and long, and the bolting is good. — with Ashley Felton

Climbing on slippery, rain slick rock adds some spice. — with Ashley Felton

Couldn't for the life of me work out what to do at the crux despite having cruised through it on top rope a month ago... — with Ashley Felton

One of those days.. — with Ashley Felton

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Another dog. Happy to blame the temperature, humidity, recent rainfall and phase of the moon for not getting the tick this time. I mean, who can climb in these conditions? — with Gwyn Hughes, Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

Got to the 4th ring, not exactly clean, then found out that you need bolt plates for the rest of the climb, so I had to bail. Interesting, testing sequence to make the 4th clip, but it was very muddy so it's hard to assess whether it's a good route or not. — with Ashley Felton

A couple of tricky sections, one of which I misread so I had to do it over, and a whole lot of mantling. I'll come back for the tick, but it's not a 2 star climb, maybe 3/4 of a star. Need 2 ropes or a 70m rope to get down. — with Ashley Felton

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Pulled like a b#%$@ on the first draw. Then its ok. Some holds don't seem like they will remain holds for much longer — with Ashley Felton

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Well I nearly got to the third bolt. A line worth getting on again IF it had lower-offs.. Might need to learn how to bolt. Offers a rare and exciting 5m traverse. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Flash attempt (thanks to Ash and Paul for the beta), fell at the start through laziness, fell at the crux because it's not remotely obvious what to do. This is a really good climb that is let down by a first clip that is too high (truly a rubbish place to fall) and a lack of loweroffs. #0.5 and extended #1 C4 cams do the job at the top. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Night climb! Interesting use of arete as layback while climbing on the face. Pity it is so short. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Pleasant climbing. Pretty consistent which makes you think in places. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Very technical and challenging for the grade. Well worth getting on. Now has lower-off biners one on each of the last two bolts — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

First dog. should go next time since I know all the gear placements now — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Good fun. If this were at ground level, there'd be chalk all over it. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

This would be good for anyone looking at getting into trad. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

The first pitch is fairly straightforward, the second is a lot more challenging (hats off to Kym). Second carrot on the 2nd pitch (after the hanger) is in a butt-clenchingly high spot. — with Ashley Felton

A bit scary, the bolting on this line is odd. Also seems hard for the grade, but it's not a bad line. I pulled on the 2nd draw on the 2nd pitch, did the rest clean. Might come back to do it properly. — with Ashley Felton

Closing in on the dog. Things are looking up. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Need some small gear for an anchor at the top of the first pitch, unless everyone's comfortable trusting their life to one bolt. Second pitch was muddy today and felt stiff for the grade. It's really easy to fall off the arete. Need 2 ropes to rap down. — with Ashley Felton

An oldie, but a goodie. Probably better in the daylight hours. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Haven't been on this for ages, but I took up pretty much exactly where I left off last time, i.e., sucking badly. Short, but tough. — with Paul Donovan, Ashley Felton

Dusk warm down. Good to finally tick this off. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Between the three of us we worked out how it's 'supposed' to be climbed. Rather desperately it turns out. Good mix of technique, crimping and a power pull-up required. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

On a hot afternoon the highlight was definitely the Hop Hog. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

A pleasant enough warm-up. — with Ashley Felton

Great for the pic ops — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

Fun! — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

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Pro tip: try not to misread the topo and take only small gear. Flake at the start is a wide one. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

This has been re-bolted recently, with the first clip at a much more reasonable position. Still enough of a run out on most bolts to keep it interesting. Very balancey slab climbing with a lead fall potential to leave you grating across some very sharp crystals. Pro tip: The second carrot bolt only took a 90' bolt plate, there's a fair bit of glue that's oozed out of the hole, which precludes use of a 45' plate. — with Ashley Felton, Kym Campbell

The huge, eye-catching flake at the start will draw you in (bring big cams, or run it out on dicy pro - big props to Bec for taking the second option). After that, it's slab with a bit of a dumb walk up a vegetated ramp. The fourth pitch is surprisingly good. Glad we did it, never coming back. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Fun climbing on solid rock with plenty of excellent pro, interspersed with some patches of vegetation and choss. Very enjoyable route. — with Rebecca Trigger, Ashley Felton

Looks thoroughly intimidating from the ground, but all the holds appear as you need them. Mostly pretty good pro, though the traverses are inevitably a bit run out. Hilarious 3rd pitch. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Really enjoyable way to get down to and up from the lower bay. — with Rebecca Trigger, Ashley Felton

Dogged the onsight, got it second go. Spicy first clip, then beautiful face and arete climbing, then onto some thin slab. Probably soft at the grade, but spectacular all the same. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Two more dogs, another half metre closer. On track to finish the thing in mid-November, I guess. — with Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Feeble attempt today — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Very satisfying send for a first visit. Very technical, but the superb friction at this crag makes smearing more feasible. — with Marc, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Really enjoyable. Several quality moves. — with Ashley Felton

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This was fun! Haha — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Got it clean! Great climbing, nice and technical and needing a bit of finesse. Bring good rubber and the confidence to use it! Some outstanding giant crystals, perfect tiny incut crimps, high steps and mantling. Can't ask for much more! — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Found beta which worked for me. — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

I had no answer to the crux slab. — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Soloed the crack to the first bolt. Felt relatively secure with good foot jams. Nice slabby face climbing above that to get used to the crag. — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Nice climbing. Stay zen! — with Paul Donovan, Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

A pleasant enough cruise. — with Ashley Felton

A bit muddy and wet today. Decent. — with Ashley Felton

Dogged the on sight, got it clean second time around with some desperate moments. Technical and puzzling, best route here. — with Marc, Ashley Felton, Paul Donovan

Some thin climbing on this one. — with Ashley Felton

Getting Ashley's gear back. — with Ashley Felton, Takeki Kawamura

Not bad. Good pro. The topout would have been spicy before the hanger was installed above the ledge. — with Ashley Felton, Mike

Another dog. This climb is likely temporary in its current incarnation - one hold broke off, and at least one more feels ready to go. AAA gold star placement for a .3 camalot in the crack. — with Ashley Felton

My only success of the day. Excellent route. — with Ashley Felton

Pretty good. Technical and balancy, then crimpy, then grunty. Only lost the onsight because of all the times I fell. — with Ashley Felton

Warm up. Fell at the same place as last time. — with Ashley Felton

Tried the lead, got to the sentry box and chickened out of the finish with one small nut behind a flake preventing a possible ground fall. Did it on top rope afterwards. Probably should have done it the other way around. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Following Bec on her quest to tick 1 trad climb a week. — with Rebecca Trigger, Ashley Felton

A bit of fun. Mainly did it for the name. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Finally got there. I'm calling it a classic because no one can stop me, and it's such a satisfying climb with an intricate sequence through the crux. Hard for the grade. — with Ashley Felton

Pretty sure this is Black Slab for the start, but finishes either Plantagnet or Player depending on which bolts you head for. There's no route in between. Ashley Felton you looked into this? — with Mike

Horrible toprope/aid/dog effort to get to the top, truly lamentable climbing. This is certainly doable, but not the way I was climbing tonight. — with Ashley Felton

Second look. Got a bit further. Good crimps and bad crimps and not much else so far. — with Ashley Felton

An interesting puzzle to the 3rd clip, then the top half is a formality. — with Ashley Felton

First look. Didn't get too far. Sure is crimpy. — with Ashley Felton

Fatal hesitation at the 3rd clip, when I should have just pressed on. Forgot there was a jug there. Next time. — with Ashley Felton

Same as last time, more or less. Two attempts, dogged all over the place on the first, got to the left arete on the second and fell. Still lacking a workable sequence for the end. — with Ashley Felton, Marc

I felt cold and miserable this morning. Couldn't even hold the first holds on the first attempt as my fingers were so numb. Second attempt got to the good rest again, with a dog on the third. Will come back for a full sun session one day after work. Need more pep. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton, Shannon

Got to the good rest on the 24 feeling mega solid, placing draws, with the first draw pre clipped. Ticking this 22 variation for some intermediate satisfaction. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Got to the sharp hold clean but that last move still needs a final kicker. A bit of extra adrenaline next time should push it over the line.

Getting to the good rest clean feels relatively easy now. Did it twice, once placing draws. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

Making some progress on this great route. Got to the 4th clip with a couple of hairy moments, and have half an idea what to do next. Not running out of strength is a large part of the plan. — with Marc, Ashley Felton

Dogged/aided the route, then worked the crux on top rope. It took a lot of false starts and refinement, but we got there in the end. Very sequency and satisfying, gets easier the higher you go. Hard 22. Will be back for the redpoint. — with Ashley Felton

Felt like going backwards today. That crux is giving me grief, but there must be a way. — with Ashley Felton

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i liked it a lot except for when my shoe fell down and dropped into a cave! it was funny on the fourth pitch how i had to climb with one climbing shoe on and one walking shoe on, lucky that pitch was easy or i wouldn't be able to do it. — with Kym Campbell, Ashley Felton

If I can find a way through the crux, this might go, but I had to aid through it this morning. For the rest it's mostly a matter of getting the sequence right. — with Ashley Felton

First lead attempt. Fell at the 4th clip, went upside down and spilled all my chalk, not quite the glorious ascent I'd envisaged. Next time I try this I might put a helmet on. — with Ashley Felton, Steve Whitehead

Planned to do Devil's Nose Direct, but I wasn't feeling the love for run out trad this time around, so I convinced Ash to carry on up HFG instead. It's a great route anyway, and we just missed the rain and lightning so it turned out to be a fortuitous decision. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

2 top rope ascents, both of them clean, neither of them totally convincing, but some time I'm going to have to think about the lead. — with Ashley Felton

2 more top rope attempts. The first was truly ugly, but at least I eventually worked out the top mantle. Second was almost clean except I slipped on the mantle after doing the hard work, taking essentially the last possible opportunity to fall. — with Ashley Felton

I do love the smell of Mahogany, couldn't really smell it on this one and was tempted to mark its quality as average due to this. — with Ashley Felton

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Takes a bit of working out. Worth another shot next time. — with Ashley Felton, Rebecca Trigger

Short, unremarkable, no loweroffs. Not a lot to recommend it, really. — with Ashley Felton

Quite good. Tough at the bottom, with some tricky weight transitions and long reaches on slopers. Worth coming back to. — with Ashley Felton

Was looking forward to seconding this, but pulled the wrong end of the rope through the anchors of Richard Caranium and ended up having to lead it on pre-placed gear. Fortunately everything looked good. — with Ashley Felton

Started working the route on top rope. There's the odd desperate move here and there, but a lot of it's reasonably solid. On second attempt I got to the final mantle move, then ran out of ideas. — with Ashley Felton

Not too bad to half height, then the holds get pretty unfriendly. I think it would go if I was fresh. Well protected and well worth a shot. — with Ashley Felton, Andrea

Good crimpy route with a nervy topout. Missed the onsight but got it clean at 2nd attempt. — with Ashley Felton, Andrea

Not too hard, well protected. Useful as a warm up. — with Ashley Felton, Andrea

Good nut placements, but the flake sounds real hollow at the top, so I wouldn't want to fall on them. Nice line though. — with Ashley Felton

Nondescript and short. — with Ashley Felton

Played around on top rope and got it clean a couple of times. Great sequency climbing. Never got around to trying the lead because, you know, the top rope was right there. Another time. — with Ashley Felton

I don't much like the look of the nut placement, and the first bolt is high, so it would be a bold lead. Difficult to on sight, but there's a fairly sound sequence through the crux, so maybe one day. — with Ashley Felton

Not exactly memorable. — with Ashley Felton

Got out of sequence and fell at the first bolt. Came back down and finished clean at 2nd attempt. Looks somewhat improbable from the ground, but it has a bunch of really good moves, and in my opinion is the climb of the crag. — with Ashley Felton

Unusual, but nothing special. — with Ashley Felton