Begehungen in Blue Mountains als Tick von Roger Austin

I'm going to bump my rating to Classic, simply because it has consistent quality climbing that flows really nicely. Makes a great warm-up as it has nothing tweaky and raises a good flash pump.

Seven shades of awesome! Bob McMahon's account of the first (aid) ascent had us fully psyched for an epic adventure but, as other commentators have said, the free version is now a well-protected and mostly solid exercise in steep, intimidating and superbly-positioned trad climbing. Led the even pitches with a rest at the P2 crux and seconded the odd pitches clean. Didn't bother with the top pitch. Thoroughly recommended.

This is really two excellent and independent routes that share a name and finish one above the other. Led the odd pitches (combining 5 & 6). The desperate little traverse on P2 just squeaks it to grade 24 overall and was quite unnerving to second with 30m of rope above and the ledge just below. There is an optional belay at 10m on this pitch which would suit a nervous second. Annoyed to fall on P3 when I misread a move and pumped off some crimps. Overall a stunning route with the first 3 pitches being the meat of it.

Matt demonstrated that you can protect this pretty well if you take the time to look around for placements.

Repeat to retrieve a tangled rope on War and Peace. Both better and harder than I remember.

Very enjoyable. Best not to fall off the first half.

Traversed in from the right, just to be different. Fun.

Never gets any easier. Still fun.

Bah! Cruised the hard start to P2 then fluffed the blank bit higher up by trying to find better holds instead of just cranking on the ones I had. Great pitch. P1 is worthwhile but rather unbalanced and Yaks is the logical conclusion.

Feels harder every time.

This thing is nails. Either I'm missing something or its a full grade harder than Stockholm Syndrome.

Classic trad corner. No vegetation that matters. Take big gear (cam 4 and up) for the third pitch - I felt a bit silly with a single cam 3 as my biggest piece.

Nicely sustained and enjoyable (again)

Always feel a bit wobbly on this. Too many footholds

Delicate, pumpy goodness. It ain't over 'til it's over. Must be about my fourth time up this.