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Fri 22nd Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
19 ~20 | ★★ Black Tie Affair - with cedric | 48m | ★ Good | ||||
Much less snappy than Delusions of grandeur but still requires care and has possibly lost some little edges. Used the carrot as a hold for the traverse bit near the start, but could do clean after that. Think Cédric accidentally deviated onto the left route after the first few bolts but seems around the same grade and style anyway. Good if you like this kind of thing.
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power - with cedric, Raphael Falque, james ritchie | 48m | ★ Good | ||||
good if you like face climbing I guess, roof move was my favourite. Climbs are surprisingly clean for how little traffic this crag seems to be getting.
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14 | ★★ Ivory Tower - with cedric, Raphael Falque, james ritchie | 55m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Heaps good fun for me, cracks and only tiny bits of scary slab. Linked P1+2. Should have led last pitch as well instead of letting Cédric do it and complain about choss all the way XD There are a few loose blocks but nothing untoward for the Bluies.
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Thu 21st Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 ~16 |
★★ Ivory Tower
- with
Josephine Roper, Cedric, james ritchie
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2
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Linked the two first pitches, it is really nice. Quite sandbag for a 14.
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power - with Josephine Roper, Cedric, james ritchie | 48m | |||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet - with Josephine Roper, Cedric, james ritchie | 50m | |||||
James linked the two first pitches
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19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur - with Josephine Roper, Cedric, james ritchie | 50m | Crap | ||||
Marked as the best 20 in the blueys, the lower part of the wall got seriously damaged and is now full choss with big blocks dropping everywhere.
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Wed 22nd Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
Being an easier grade it was possible to avoid the loose rock breaking away and continue up the line. Nice line. Quite run out though 😂
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18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
As I started up the rock seemed a bit better, but then realised I was breaking off all the crucial holds. The fire has obviously destroyed the right side too.
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19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | |||||
The slab in this area must have been baked during a bush fire. The face is sooo chossy with rock coming away like layers of onion. Too dangerous to continue past the first bolt.
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18 Hard | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Really enjoyed this route.
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14 ~18 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
1st pitch is easy enough. I led 2nd pitch and I would easily give the off width crux grade 18.
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Sun 6th May 2018 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Rave on Mr Yates - with Louis | 40m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice climb, a shame the start moves don't go for longer. A few cruxy moves higher, but they are protected by a bolt.. Only need a single rack.
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15 | ★ Black Velvet - with Louis | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
A lot of bolts on this wall, and not sure how good they are - but didn't end up using any trad gear. Some fun slab moves!
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14 | ★★ Ivory Tower - with Louis | 55m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great climb, Louis linked pitch 1 and 2 up. And I did the last pitch. Some nice moves, but would be better if there wasn't jugs next to the crack on pitch 2 Last pitch was definitely fun with a good squeeze and then traverse.
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Thu 26th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | |||||
Sun 8th Oct 2017 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really nice moves on first pitch
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15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
Thu 16th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
19 18 | ★★ Balance of Power - with Jason | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Best route of the day. Linked as 1 pitch. Excellent consistent slabbing with a crux pulling a mini rooflet right up the top. Took a full single rack, placed 1 purple...
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20 19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur - with Jason | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
If this is the "best" 20 slab in the mountains. Then quit climbing slab in the mountains and go climb 20th Century Fox. It's way better. The start is tricky slabbing. And there are way too many different lines of carrots. Rather confusing.
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15 | ★ Rave on Mr Yates - with Jason | 40m | Average | ||||
A good start, into a mediocre everything else.
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Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
really enjoyed this climb. loads of good protection. the hand traverse was memorable. the lead climber linked all pitches together
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15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
couldn't find any gear placements. so just did it as a slab sport climb. bring extendable draws for the first 1/2 of the route.
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Sat 14th May 2016 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power - with Azhar | 48m | |||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic - with Azhar | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet - with Azhar | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 24th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet - with Andrew Stevenson | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great adventure across the wall taking the easiest line.
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15 | ★ Rave on Mr Yates - with Andrew Stevenson | 40m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Lots of different cracks that just keep on coming.
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14 | ★★ Ivory Tower - with Andrew Stevenson | 55m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Great climbing, in particular I liked the 2 hand traverses.
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Sun 1st Feb 2015 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
19 | ★★ Black Gold | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
Fell off at the 2nd bolt.
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14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★ Good | ||||
A bit wandery, but a couple of nice easy cracks & amazing hand traverse under roof to finish.
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18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice delicate balencey slab
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18 | ★★ There and Black Again | 46m | ★ Good | ||||
Nice delicate & crimpy slab moves. I fell off at the little pockets where the route diverges from Black Magic (crux?),
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15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Basically now a sport carrot route. A #1 friend is comforting to reach 1st bolt, maybe also a small hex for final traverse move to DBB. Nice slab climbing once the route goes straight up.
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Sun 21st Sep 2014 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet - with Rod Smith, Stuart Dobbie | 50m | Don't Bother | ||||
14 | Fancy Dancers - with Rod Smith, Stuart Dobbie | 43m | |||||
Wed 25th Apr 2012 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Andy flew off the 3rd pitch traverse in the cold, dark eve! 3rd pitch a bit of a classic mountains offwidth grovel to exposed traverse under roof. Did p1&2 as 1.
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19 | ★★ Black Gold | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
12 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A hold looks to have come off the crux at some stage - definitely grade 15 now.
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Fri 13th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | Don't Bother | ||||
blurgh. wolf spider in vacant bolt hole and flying ants at the top added to the 'experience'.
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Sun 1st Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
A sand bag at 15 even. I think something large fell off that would have made it 13. Not ever worth 5 stars...
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Wed 5th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
not too bad, not sure why it has 5 stars
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18 19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
very thin, balancy and a little tricky, did as a single pitch. Definitely more 20 than 18.
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Fri 22nd Oct 2010 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★ Araluen Peach | 45m | ★ Good | ||||
This climb has everything except a roof! Starting in a crack/offwidth/chimney, onto slab, then finishing up overhang.
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | Average | ||||
Sandbag at 12. No good reason for it to be so runout, considering the protection is crappy mild-steel bash-in carrots (costing $0.60ea from Bunnings)
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Good slab, then easy roof move on nice positive holds
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18 | ★ Araluen Peach | 45m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
An awkward chimney start, but easier after escaping right to the ledgy slab.
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Technical moves on the thin slab first pitch, then an easy rooflet on the second.
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Mon 13th Sep 2010 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Balancy moves on a slab.
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Sun 1st Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 12th Jun 2010 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
19 | ★★ Black Tie Affair | 48m | ★ Good | ||||
Wed 3rd Feb 2010 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great varied climbing: slab, crack and an awesome roof traverse.
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Slab, slopers and big runouts make an unusually freaky 13!
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ There and Black Again | 46m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Led P1, Josh P2
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Sat 8th Aug 2009 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Rave on Mr Yates | 40m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Old skool classic.
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19 | ★★ Unknown? | 45m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Love this route.
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18 | ★★ There and Black Again | 46m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Thin.
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18 19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice slabbing.
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Sat 1st Aug 2009 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
Tue 14th Jul 2009 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
Sun 6th Jan 2008 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
19 | ★★ Black Tie Affair | 48m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
superb sustained wall climbing.
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
a sport route deliberately runout...a wank. All the harder routes are properly bolted on this wall. Fun, but would be a dangerous lead near someones limit.
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Wed 28th Nov 2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Nice edgy slab
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12 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
18 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | |||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
Tue 7th Aug 2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
19 | ★★ Black Gold | 50m | |||||
Sport with Gus.
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
Surely at least 13. Sport with Gus.
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18 | ★★ There and Black Again | 46m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
I think this deserves a 19 as per the new guidebook. Luxford and co. thought it was at least an 18. Sport. With Gus.
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Sun 5th Aug 2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Rave on Mr Yates | 40m | |||||
like it says 'old fashioned'
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Fri 1st Jun 2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 19 | ★★ Delusions of Grandeur | 50m | |||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
Sat 10th Mar 2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
led pitch 1
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2007 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
Good, but run-out and hard for 12
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Tue 5th Sep 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | |||||
A nice climb, a lot higher than previously lead, pretty scarry for a low grade.
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Thu 10th Aug 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
12 | ★★ Day of Redemption | 42m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 18th Jun 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | ★ Good | ||||
Crap start, then good
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Sat 13th May 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | |||||
Mon 17th Apr 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★ Good | ||||
thought it was a bit hard for a12
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★ Good | ||||
good
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18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very nice 1st pitch. Good through roof
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great climb, but runout for grade
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Sat 1st Apr 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | |||||
19 | ★★ Unknown? | 45m | |||||
19 | ★★ Black Gold | 50m | |||||
Wed 1st Feb 2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | |||||
14 | ★★ Ivory Tower | 55m | |||||
19 | ★★ Black Tie Affair | 48m | |||||
12 | ★★ Day of Redemption | 42m | |||||
2006 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Black Magic | 50m | ★ Good | ||||
Sun 18th Sep 2005 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
19 | ★★ Black Tie Affair | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Goey Start - both pitches OS
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Thu 25th Aug 2005 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Mount Victoria Area Hartley Kangaroo Corner | |||||||
18 | ★★ Balance of Power | 48m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
P1: 18/9/05 Awesome pitch, P2: OS 25/8/05 Would be better if P2 bolted more sensibly
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12 15 | ★ Black Velvet | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
P1:OS 25/8/05 terrific warm up P2: 18/9/05
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