Ascents in The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	22	★ Pin Cushion	Sport 15m, 7		Zoe merity
	19	★ Half Man, Half Biscuit	Sport 15m, 2		Zoe merity
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake	Sport 10m, 4		Zoe merity
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now	Sport 15m, 5		Zoe merity
Sun 3rd Mar 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	20	★★ Learning to Fly - with Slackaction, jemima	Sport 15m, 7	Don't Bother	siâny
hanged like a dawg
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake - with Slackaction, jemima	Sport 10m, 4	★ Good	siâny
:—-)
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish - with Slackaction, jemima	Sport 7m, 4	★ Good	siâny
not amazing but good warm up
	19	★ Between The Lines - with Slackaction, jemima	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	siâny
good stuff
	20 Easy	★★ Learning to Fly - with Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Repeat
	21 Hard	★ Tension Head - with Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	Thibaut
	23	★★ Tarn — 4 attempts	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake - with Jemima, siâny, leo, Diego	Sport 10m, 4	Average	Slackaction
Definitely not the best route on the wall
	19 Easy	★ Half Man, Half Biscuit - with Jemima, siâny, leo, Diego	Sport 15m, 2	★★ Very Good	Slackaction
Really good warmup, even though only 2 bolts on the route, they are placed perfectly
	20	★★ Learning to Fly - with Jemima, siâny, leo, Diego	Sport 15m, 7	★★★ Classic	Slackaction
Sick climbing! Good fun
	23	★★ New Years Revolution - with Jemima, siâny, leo, Diego	Sport 10m, 5	★★ Very Good	Slackaction
Cool climbing! Slopey roof, blew the crux move being too dynamic
Tue 6th Feb 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	21 Hard	★ Tension Head — 2 attempts - with Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	Thibaut
Quite balancy down low and then power endurance finish on the head wall. Packs a lot for a short climb.
	23	★ Stepping Out	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	Robin Wareing
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Robin Wareing
	24	★★ Spice Up Your Life	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Robin Wareing
	23 Easy	★ Stepping Out — 3 attempts	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Cruxy getting over the bulge down low, then goey to the top.
	19	★ Between The Lines	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Pretty varied with some nice face climbing down low and some laybacking in the corner at the top.
Wed 31st Jan 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	21	★ Finalmente	Sport 12m, 5	★ Good	Robin Wareing
	23	★★ Navel Gazing	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Robin Wareing
	26 ~25	★ Game of Stones — 3 attempts	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Robin Wareing
Sun 28th Jan 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake	Sport 10m, 4		Jasmine zhao
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4		Jasmine zhao
	23	★★ Tarn	Sport 15m, 5		Jasmine zhao
	22	★ Dreaming of Dry Rocks	Sport 15m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	23	★★ Navel Gazing — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 6		Leonardo Correa
	23	★★ Tarn — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	15	★ Liaisons Dangereux	Trad 15m		Leonardo Correa
	23	★★ Navel Gazing	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	TG
Powerful and pumpy. Encroaches on the route to the left a bit, seems contrived to not go left then back right at the 4th bolt
	23	★★ Tarn	Sport 15m, 5	★★★ Classic	TG
Nice moves. Almost flashed but pumped out at the last tricky crimps
	19 ~20	★ Between The Lines	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	TG
A bit close to the trad corner at the top, but nice
	19	Exceeding The Quota	Sport 5	Crap	TG
Steep chossy rock. One of the worst sport routes I've done recently
	16	★ Crispy Corner	Trad	Average	TG
Unprotected with dodgy rock until the corner starts at half way, then good protection and nice stemming. I clipped the first two bolts on the route to the left
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	15	★ The Uprooter	Trad		Mathijs
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4		Mathijs
	19	★ Between The Lines	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	Mathijs
	17 Hard	★ Staple Diet	Sport 12m, 5	★★ Very Good	Mathijs
	21	★ Pink Palette Pulling	Sport 12m, 4		Mathijs
	20	★★ Learning to Fly	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Mathijs
	22	★ Attitudes and Platitudes	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	David Jefferson
Confusing bolting on this section of wall, but a decent warm up.
	26	★★ Carl’s Car Wash	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
Repeat. Really fun.
	24	★★ Spice Up Your Life	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	David Jefferson
A bit wandery and dirty, but nice climbing.
	21	Bolting With The Dolphins	Sport 15m, 4	Don't Bother	David Jefferson
Terribly bolted and significantly harder than 21.
	26	★ Game of Stones	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	David Jefferson
Repeat. Reasonably sustained and enjoyable.
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	23	★★ Tarn — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	22	★ Pin Cushion	Sport 15m, 7		Leonardo Correa
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now	Sport 15m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	22	★ Dreaming of Dry Rocks	Sport 15m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	15	★ The Uprooter	Trad		Leonardo Correa
	17	Kelvinator Crack	Sport 10m, 5		Leonardo Correa
	22	★ Pin Cushion	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	TG
Surprise flash! Thought I'd flail, should've led it
	21 Hard	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	TG
Got pumped and messed up the crux both times
	22 ~21	★ Dreaming of Dry Rocks	Sport 15m, 5	Don't Bother	TG
Contrived one move wonder. Much easier with better crimps chalked.
	15	★ The Uprooter	Trad	★ Good	TG
No decent gear until just over half way, then good gear. Nice side pulls
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4	Average	TG
	17	Kelvinator Crack	Sport 10m, 5	Average	TG
I thought I was onsighting this but turns out I've already climbed it 😂 one nice hand jam
Sat 16th Dec 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	19	Aplomb - with Alex Popinga	Sport 12m, 5	Average	Alexei Drummond
Warm up. Hollow flake is spooky.
	23	★ Stepping Out - with Alex Popinga, ben	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	Alexei Drummond
#2ndGo felt much more solid pulling through the bulge. Still a bit ropey in the crimpy section but just committed to a sequence
	23	★ Stepping Out - with Alex Popinga, ben	Sport 15m, 6	★ Good	Alexei Drummond
Dry fired unexpectedly off of slopey edge at the last bolt.
	19	★ Half Man, Half Biscuit - with Alex Popinga, ben	Sport 15m, 2	★ Good	Alexei Drummond
Runout warmup on crumbly holds
	22	★ Dreaming of Dry Rocks - with Alex Popinga, ben	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Alexei Drummond
Cruising
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	17	★ Staple Diet	Sport 12m, 5		Robin Wareing
	19	★★ Miro	Sport 5		Robin Wareing
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake	Sport 10m, 4		Robin Wareing
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4		Robin Wareing
	23	★★ Tarn	Sport 15m, 5		Robin Wareing
	26 ~25	★ Game of Stones	Sport 15m, 5		Robin Wareing
	19	★ Between The Lines	Sport 15m, 6		Robin Wareing
Mon 16th Oct 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	23	★★ New Years Revolution	Sport 10m, 5		Simon
	20	★★ Learning to Fly	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	Simon
Sat 14th Oct 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	23 Easy	★★ New Years Revolution — 2 attempts - with Simon, Richard Flinn	Sport 10m, 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Hidden gem. Climbs much better than it looks.
	23	Desert Storm - with Simon, Richard Flinn	Sport 10m, 6	Average	Thibaut
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now	Sport 15m, 5		Simon
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4		Simon
	20 Easy	★★ Learning to Fly - with Simon, Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Repeat
	22	★ Pin Cushion — 2 attempts - with Simon, Richard Flinn	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	Thibaut
Tue 25th Apr 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	19	Winky The One Eyed Snake	Sport 10m, 4		Nic (Wizard)
	22 Hard	★ Dreaming of Dry Rocks	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Nic (Wizard)
anchor at top is abit rusty
	21 Hard	★ Pink Palette Pulling — 3 attempts	Sport 12m, 4		Nic (Wizard)
broke a hole near bottom
	17 ~16	★ Staple Diet	Sport 12m, 5		Nic (Wizard)
Sat 8th Apr 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now - with Alex Popinga	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	Alexei Drummond
Nice introduction to the black wall
Sat 18th Mar 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	24 ~24	★ Game of Stones — 2 attempts - with Simon	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Maybe a solid 24 with the beta fully dialed? Wouldn't be a pushover at that grade though, especially if you're going for the onsite. 4 attempts over 2 sessions.
	22	★★ Hugs And Drugs - with Simon	Sport 15m, 4	★ Good	Thibaut
Power endurance pump fest, no hard moves though. Ended up stick cliping the first bolt (definately recommended) and took the coward's exit at the very top 🤷🏻‍♂️
	21	★ Pink Palette Pulling — 2 attempts - with Simon	Sport 12m, 4	★ Good	Thibaut
Start felt hard for the grade, maybe went too direct and starting right of bolt line is the way to go? The rest went down nicely onsite.
	19	★★ Miro - with Simon	Sport 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
	22	★★ Hugs And Drugs	Sport 15m, 4		Simon
	20	★★ Learning to Fly — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 7	★ Good	Simon
	21	★ Pink Palette Pulling	Sport 12m, 4		Simon
	19	★★ Miro	Sport 5		Simon
Mon 6th Feb 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	21	Quota Exceeded	Sport 5		Colin Barrack
	20 ~21	Naval	Sport 12m, 5		Colin Barrack
	19	Exceeding The Quota	Sport 5		Colin Barrack
	16	★ Blinky The Three Eyed Fish	Sport 7m, 4		Colin Barrack
Sat 14th Jan 2023 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	21	★★ If Jenny Craig Could See Me Now — 2 attempts	Sport 15m, 5	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
#2ndGo
	26 ~24	★ Game of Stones — 3 attempts	Sport 15m, 5	★ Good	Thibaut
	20 Easy	★★ Learning to Fly	Sport 15m, 7	★★ Very Good	Thibaut
Tue 13th Dec 2022 - The Black Wall and Valley of Swallows
	25	Gear on ★★ Rodeo Corner — 2 attempts - with Tony Burnell	Sport 15m, 6	★★ Very Good	David Jefferson
De-mossed and dried the bottom section, then lowered and flashed from the second bolt to the anchor. Really good climbing and clean now, deserves more attention! Probably the first ascent since the earthquakes.