Ascents in South Wall - Phantom Menace Wall

Some great climbing sprinkled with some choss

Tricky!

We also tightened the third bolt. We didn't have topos for this side so didn't know what we were getting on, making it perhaps a bit intimidating, but apart from the thin start (I hate monos), it was all fun and quite amenable

Couldn't find the holds for crux finish in the dark..

Bottom bolt popped of when higher up the route (glad it didn’t happen when I was falling onto it!) have put some blue tat on it and will need a good tighten before being climbed again!

3rd bolt and anchor need tightening up (did the best we could but didn’t have any tools!)

Nice movement on nice holds, definitely get on it.

Really fun moves on cool holds. Maybe not 24 though

Awesome climbing! Just incredible! Alas, one flowstone sloper sidepull exploded when I went back to clean the draws. As it disintegrated, I took a massive whipper and added some unexpected weight to my undies. It wasn't one of the fragile looking ones...which probably says something about the rest of them! Still goes at the same grade.

Sick route - it's on until it's really on!

Wow. Climbed very different to how I imagined it. The hand holds were much better than they appeared whilst the feet were the opposite. I found this very technical and quite demanding on body tension- requiring a much higher level of climbing prowess than climbs graded similarly in the Blue Mountains. Got to the roof on the second shot but had powered out. Can’t wait to climb on this spectacular wall again. Bolts were tight, however, it took us about 10 minutes to locate the fourth from the ground. There also appears to now be a seperate anchor for the 24 and the 27?

Fun!!

A little tufa footer blew on the send burn, will have to come back (x2)

Got dark

Super cool unique climbing, was a battle pulling some sequences, would probably feel a lot easier once you knew your beta. Packs a lot of really cool varied climbing into a short route.

Riding the stalictite, tufa squeezin, pumpy.

Wet, hard and fun

Bottom to "top" was very nice climbing and then easy to aid the top part.. But then continuing left to the anchors was very strenuous.. Clip stick recomended to aid the last few hangers. Wondering if this is really the easiest access pitch for the above routes?! (Read something about there being a grade 20 as access)

Had a sit on rope to feel around for holds - almost dark. Was pumped as..Keen to return for this and the others.. it's so good

Amazing climbing, would be very hard to onsite.

Trick sequence at the top got me. If this was properly cleaned it would be supurb.

This pitch is remarkable. The logistical hassle is a perfect filter to keep the riff raff away.

Broke a footer and lost the os!

Blew the onsite went off route and too pumped to get back on for the send.

So good.