Ascents of Stromboli

Hideously sandbagged - not even close to 21

Where have all the holds gone?

Cool sequence for the crux! First red point attempt it went, probs a little sandbagged for 21

Pretty hard

Guidebook says 23. Felt closer to that than the 21 listed here.

Very tough for 21, glad I had beta

Very rad, shame it's not longer. Most definitely 21. If it feels harder you haven't found the 2 key sequences.

Such a cool sequence!!

Gave it some apples but nonetheless flailed after dogging the moves once, feeling a bit depleted endurance wise after 4 months without climbing outdoors! Awesome route and keen to come back for it!

all really fun but tough and start is only gonna go with a cheaty rock for me

I was ready to fall off, I slipped at the first crux and had to restart. A little shaky. Got through the first crux fine and got to the roof. Clip from sloper and side pull. Feet out right. Left hand to crimp. Left foot to nub. Right hand up to juggy side pull. The hardest part was over. The rest was just not slipping or pumping out. High foot mantle then an easy scramble to the anchors. I had done it with the psyche of my 3 belayers. What started off as a quest to get cleaner technique on easier climbs ended up being my first real project, if I didn’t think I was one move off the whole time I don’t think I would’ve committed. My first 23 before I turn 23 gets 3 stars. Congrats Jeff for jumping on the send train straight after.

With Mira in Sydney I lured Jeff away from Queen Bitch with the mystical tales of Stromboli. First crux absolutely dialled, no worries. The roof absolutely not dialled, some worries. I came down and worked the moves on top rope with a hint of the incoming summer sun making me sweat for the send. After trying each of the 3 sections of the roof independently, I tried to link it. No success. Give it 3 more goes and manage to find my beta. I think I’m ready.

A nice 3 day gap saw me come back to this route. With Jenny slightly injured I recruited Mira to belay me on this route that dared me to dream. I was ready, first crux will do down easy, I just had to get through the roof, that I thought I knew how to do. With sunset looming I go off, fall at the roof again. I still thought I knew the move so foolishly asked to get lowered straight away, instead of finding some beta that would work for me. Go up again and surprise surprise, fall at the roof. With the sun leaving the wall I decided to give it a rest. There was still another time.

First go at this, thought it was a 21 and lately I had just been falling off 22’s so this would be good practise. The start was pretty nails but found some rock solid beta. Fell at the roofy move but got it straight after. Realised it was a 23 and was surprised how close I was to getting it.

After the first attempt it felt like it would go the second time. Thinking I was just one move off was a misconception that lead me to keep on coming back to this route for the rest of the week. I ended up falling on the move after where I fell off on my first attempt. Stromboli had teased me and I wasn’t ready to call it quits yet.

Proper thin start, cool crux with long crank from the flake.

laps

I need to lookup while climbing. Once again headed the wrong way and pumped out trying to figure out what to do.

Joggers

Thin reachy start, and then another hard bit on the upper bulge.

The start was the hardest thing I did all day, had seen someone on the start but it didn't help me due to height differences