Ascents in Babylon

cool route, not hard for the grade but good fun regardless. the direct start is the real deal!

Lots of classy climbing to heartbreak. Start from the ground. Tree is a bit of a problem post fires with new shoots.

Great route! Coneheads little brother. Can’t wait to come back for Marty’s one. 3rd go

Pretty rad! One of the coolest 28s around. A few very spaced out dog laps and then sent it first red point attempt.

Not bad not great, bit of wandering involved

Bit spicy was quite dirty on the way up

Sick route, with a cool crux so glad I hopped on it did all moves but one.

Pumpy! Amazing rock on this route

Having a sus. Two laps, mega classic route but damn that crux is hard! One for next season!

Attempt, working, aid, tr solo aid. A little of everything to get the gear back.

Needs a good clean to get the sand out. I need to get back to climbing shape, and spend a bunch of time, but it's gód fun.

Wicked steep climbing. Outrageous crux start, HARD. Rest is OK, strenuous. Rest over roof lip.

Huge and steep. Sandy and loose. Intimidating. Lost half a shoe doing heel hooks. Good juggy but powerful climbing first 2 thirds, last stretch 'direct' to anchors very hard?! Ended up doing a pike thing to the left. Sandbagged for grade, filled with the sand from the roof sections, don't go into this one lightly!

So much for an easy day warmup! Pumpy and a bit runout.

Excellent. Definitely the one to do. Top section flapping around trying to find holds, then found a beaut hidden jug to get to anchor.

Stiff first section. A bit rambling afterwards?

Nice rock.

Nice big hold came off

So very dirty from run off above..

2nd shot today. Psyched to get this done, because it felt nails when I was last here years ago. Hard boulder-problem start to a long section of roof thugging, and a committing headwall. Bring a few cams for the finish.

Clean Repeat. Short and sweet, steep and punchy.

Cool, pumpy route. Sadly to flamed in the end.

Cracker face climbing.

Horrid!

Cracker!

Really great vertical route. Boulder problem start and sustained middle, just keep going.

Bit of a lost gem, but not as good as I had hoped for. Pretty sandy start up to the roof which was a bit hard going and pumpy up to the heels and hands fist rest. Still a couple tricky moves up top, to keep you pumping. No anchor...?

Felt a bit easier then last time.

A pathetic first attempt. The big drummy flake combined with some spaced bolts messed with my head.

Only real success of the day. Felt easier than the 19.

As one pitch. Retreated on the lead attempt. You wanna be bloody sure you can clip the first bolt on the 23 section. Caution!

Bad day.

Not as straight forward as you would think

Better on lead.

Fun climbing on good holds, less sketchy on the runnouts than K.

I'm too much of a whimp to enjoy those runnouts.