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	Schwierigkeitsgrad	Route	Stil	Qualität	Kletterer
Mo 22. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World — 2 Versuche	Sport 75m	★★ Sehr gut	Gavin
Great position and fun moves on some slightly chossy rock. The thread is necessary, but i carried cams and only placed one which happened to be right next to an unseen bolt. First move is indeed hard, had to try it twice to get it. Onsight from there
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Gavin 1 22 45 Sport 2 22 30 Sport	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Will
Mi 3. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24 ~23	★★ Storm From The East - mit Dan Rooney	Sport 40m, 10	★ Gut	Callum Mayer
Not the best quality climbing, but makes for a great and faffy adventure in an exposed, scenic location! Took us 3 hours from arriving at rap station to walking out. Loads of unnecessary faff, good spot to test and refine systems. Thanks to Dan for the awesome afternoon out.
Sa 23. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	20	★ You can't stop the Music 1 Nachstieg 2 Traditionell 3 Nachstieg 4 Traditionell 5 Nachstieg	Traditionell 160m		Sunny G
Choss, moss, lichen and moist..... Was a fun and lovely day out. Wouldn't repeat it though. You want to be solid at the grade.
Sa 9. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Lee Cujes 1 Traditionell 2 Nachstieg 3 Traditionell 4 Nachstieg	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	Aaron Jones
The line is unquestionably primo. The climbing itself was like questing up a slimey waterslide at Raging Waters. I slowly greased out of a right jam on the crux transition a couple of times before pulling the rope and sending it. Crack gloves next time A memorable ascent, although I might wait for a couple of seasons of glorious El Niño conditions before repeating this one.
Fr 8. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	Risshandschuh ★★★ Echo Crack - mit Aaron Jones 1 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Aaron Jones Quite the minefield of lookout-launched trash to navigate on the way. Could be a good Clean Up Australia Day site. 2 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Lee Cujes Scary and hard, I thought. Felt at least 22. 3 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Aaron Jones Pitch was wet and slimy. Mega effort from Aaron to get it done with no crack gloves or tape, sliding out of the crack with bloodied hands. I somehow stayed on, all credit to the crack gloves. A few odd pieces, then 4x #2 camalots in a row, then all #3's to the belay. 4 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Lee Cujes The hardest I've worked for a pitch of climbing in a long time. I was peaking. Admittedly it was wet, but even in the dry I would have struggled. Cracks are not my thing, and there's no escape on this pitch. For me personally, this was only slightly easier (1 grade?) than the crux pitch. I used 6x #3 camalots, 2x equivalent-sized hexes, 2x #4 camalots and this was only just enough for my level of comfort (4m+ runouts). You need all the big gear to adequately protect the pitch - you cannot supplement with anything smaller anywhere on the pitch. If I did it again (I never will) I would take 10-12 #3 camalots. A little safety note on the top-out: After clipping some carrots to stand on a ledge with a final 5m headwall to finish. This is protected by one carrot. If you only clipped this carrot (like me) and then fell on last moves topping out, the rope wouldn't even have a chance to take up before you broke both legs on the flat ledge below. Instead, there is a cam slot that is hard to see as it's in your handhold above your head. Roughly #1 camalot size. Use it! (I would strongly advocate the addition of a final bolt to mitigate a potential future catastrophe - you have just clipped 4 or 5 in a row, after all)	Traditionell 190m	Durchschnitt	Lee Cujes
Cracks are hard.
Do 7. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★ Sehr gut	Andrea Brega
Di 13. Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Ice Cream	Gemischt trad 65m, 16		Tom Payton
Fr 26. Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	James Hockey
Golden hour shenanigans
Fr 19. Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit james hockey	Sport 75m		Hannah Kennedy
Topping out at sunset was magical. so cool to have such a quality multi so close by.keen as to go back and do it clean!
Sa 30. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 21 45m Sport Vorstieg durch Den No need to struggle on the first move, just find a better beta 2 22 30m Sport Vorstieg durch Den Awesome	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Den
First time on lead. Even better and a bit exciting
Do 28. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack 1 Traditionell 2 Traditionell 3 Traditionell 4 Traditionell	Traditionell 190m		Haydn
Bootied a biner and fork (I needed a second one)! Rack of 6#3, 3#2,1, 1*#.75-.3 would be ideal.
Di 26. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45 Nachstieg 2 22 30 Sport	Sport 75m		Andy Brown
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Andy Brown 1 22 45m Sport 2 22 30m Nachstieg	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Jack Brown
Sa 23. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World — 2 Versuche 1 22 45m Toprope Would be grade 20 if not for the first desperate move 2 22 30m Toprope Fair grade. The top half is cruxy and delicate	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Den
Climbed both pitches as one uber route. 2 laps both clean. 1st lap both pitches 32 minutes. 2nd lap both pitches 22 minutes. Mega fun!
Fr 22. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	M5 R	★★★ Gigantor	Technisch 100m	★★ Sehr gut	Will Donald
Top rope solo
So 17. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m		Liam Stewart
Fr 15. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45m Nachstieg So long ! Just keeps going. 2 22 30m Sport A scary lead. Only found a couple of good cam placements to ease the runouts, a yellow Camelot nearer the start and a green near the end.	Sport 75m		Dunquan
Mo 11. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Den
Top rope solo. 1st pitch - 2 laps, second lap clean, not too difficult but the first move is desperate. 2nd pitch climbed with the sun in my eyes (~1pm) and pumped out in the last crux at the top. Amazing route, location, exposure, rock and yes, you become famous very quickly
Mo 4. Dez 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Charlie Catt 1 22 45m Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Charlie Catt that first move is hard!! I dropped it once, but thanks to rope stretch came back to the belay and managed to second the whole pitch clean afterwards, but it felt sustained and so looooong!! The first move is the hardest of the whole route. Great lead by Charlie, who ignored the thread placement suggested in the description! 2 22 30m Sport Vorstieg durch Bruno Alves Buzatto happy to onsight this, as there were some really technical moves and small sharp crimps. A few good rests too, so not as sustained as pitch 1, but it is intimidating. I placed a #3 low and a #2 closer to the end — they helped, but I wouldn't place anything else. Can totally be done without them too... Felt cool to haul on the jugs on the top to the shock of a large group of kids on the lookout who went insane when I popped up out of nowhere, haha....	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Bruno Alves Buzatto
Sensational!!! One of the most scenic short multis. The wall also looks absolutely epic and mega intimidating from the top before the absail. Tourists photographing you the whole time too...
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Bruno Alves Buzatto 1 22 45 Sport Vorstieg durch Charlie Catt Fantastic mildly sustained climbing. good rests but some tricky boulder moves throughout. the runout bit was chill, easy moves if rested. would pump me out to place the recommended sling. 2 22 30 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Bruno Alves Buzatto nice lead from Bruno Alves Buzatto after just climbing prev pitch (maybe 10 min break). more sustained with one committing move with sharp crimps but otherwise very nice. cams were pretty superfluous, big whips would’ve been fine on these new u-bolts. school group kids watching kept the pressure on haha	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Charlie Catt
Scenes. Quick mission before dropping Bruno Alves Buzatto off at the train station (via the b’heath bakery for a kangaroo pie). rapped in to bushes so maybe you can maintain some swing to land nearer to ledge. avoid inspecting the route on the rap in to retain onsight
Mi 22. Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24 leicht	★★ Storm From The East	Sport 40m, 10		Nick Priestley
Di 7. Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★ Storm From The East	Sport 40m, 10		Tom Payton
Wally’s World on Steroids. Approach is a little hard to find with track upgrade. Sick route
Mo 2. Okt 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45m Sport 2 22 30m Nachstieg	Sport 75m		Marcus Kumar
So 24. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	23	★★★ Colossus P1 1 23 Traditionell A quick seconding lap to remind myself just how nails hard this is in classic old school grading… how could I forget to tape my pinkies …??	Technisch 150m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Macciza a.k.a. Macca
So 10. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	26	★★★ Gigantor (free version) - mit Match, Monty 1 25 Traditionell 2 26 Traditionell 3 23 Nachstieg	Traditionell 100m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Day 6 for the Redpoint! I really wanted to come back and improve the style on this. Firstly, because I think mine is the first repeat of the route, and secondly, because this route is both harder and scarier to do it placing the gear (the former for P1, the latter for P2)... It's also proud enough that it warrants the extra effort. So, as you might imagine, I'm pretty chuffed to have gotten this done, and in pretty good style. Full disclosure: I did have the first few pieces of gear clipped off the belay at the start of each pitch. Quote of the day: "Don't get upset if I start freaking out; I'm weak, wimpy Frothy, not bold, strong Zackie"
Do 7. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	26 R	★★★ Gigantor (free version) - mit Match, Simmo	Traditionell 100m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
5 days of effort to this point. Pretty chuffed to get both this and Titan done free within the span of a month. As with Titan, I really wanted to prove to myself that I could do this. I wasn't planning on doing it until next season, but had an unscheduled day, and decided to check it out... and I was immediately hooked on the challenge. As to the route: If the rock wasn't choss -even if it was just your run-of-the-mill Blueys Sandstone, I'd call this the single best crack climbing I've been on in the entire world (and I don't think my resume is lacking when it comes to crack climbing) for position, sustainedness, and purity. It would also be a super-duper obvious contender to climb as a giant pitch. Alas, it is choss, so while I still regard it as classic, that is very much a subjective opinion, and I think prospective repeat ascensionists should really consider whether this will be their cup-of-tea or not. P1 - is amazingly varied and technical climbing. Personally, I probably found this physically harder than P2 (in that, its more cruxy) and in some ways scarier (due to insecure cruxes). The opening finger-locking is aesthetic and great, and the insecure laybacking through the middle lends itself to complex footwork. P2 - Looser than P1 for sure (the start of the pitch is horrible!), but quite stacked. This has a lot of hard moves with no super chill rest. I found the last moves to the anchor to be the crux, there there was about 5 sections I could genuinely have fallen off on. P3 - To be honest, I didn't like this pitch at all. Loose, hard to protect short crack section, followed by a sandy traverse on eroding edges to gain the topout ledge. Less sandy/chossy than you might expect in some ways... More sandy/chossy than you might expect in others. There's an "unpredictability" to the rock here that most other chossy routes I've climbed don't quite have. The gear is also pretty good, provided you're smart about where you place, and remember that spreading fall-load over a larger surface area is better than the alternative (read: passive pro, dammit!). Don't trust the fixed gear, though
Di 22. Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	26	★★ Titan - mit Match, Simmo, Stephen Varney 1 19 35 Nachstieg 2 18 30 Nachstieg 3 26 20 Traditionell 4 26 25 Traditionell	Traditionell 110m	★ Gut	Paul Frothy Thomson
5 days of effort in total to put this all together. I pink-pointed the top 2 pitches, and had the first 2m of gear pre-clipped on P3. I broke 4 fixed pegs, and 1 hourglass carrot during this process. I also took 5 falls -one of which was a sideways whip onto an hourglass carrot, that somehow held my fall! I wanted to climb something hard on Dogface to prove to myself that I could -I've always believed that I could, but the time had come to prove it. I found this a conflicting experience. I liked the climbing on the crux pitches, and -surprisingly- didn't end up finding the bad rock/gear as terrifying as I expected. However, because every single lap the route gets harder (breakages, holds become sandier, others become more rounded, fixed gear breaks, etc) my whole experience was stressful due to the knowledge that sooner or later it would be too hard for me to climb. I've never really climbed with this type of time-constraint before (wherein, every failed lap is punished by adding .1 of a grade to the pitch). Interestingly, the bottom 2 pitches are quite moderate, and actually surprisingly good (the rock isn't too bad, the gear is pretty good, and the climbing is fun!). These pitches are probably worth doing in their own right. After that, it gets rather sandy, and kinda hard P3 had a wildly technical thin stepped corner (on good gear) to start it off (it took me quite a while to figure out the beta), followed by easy, loose, runout rambling. P4 had a very cool seam-crack crux, followed by interesting, technical, runout slab climbing on deteriorating rock.
Sa 24. Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Jezreel P3 - mit Jared Anderson 3 22 15m Traditionell	Gemischt trad 15m, 2	★★ Sehr gut	Paul Frothy Thomson
Repeat -P3 only. Returning to clean up the style of the ascent of P3, now that it's not pouring with water. Gr22 for P3 seems fair when it's in condition. Awesome roofing protected by a crappy hanger, a #3. a #0.4, and nothing else. Has a bold-ish vibe.
Sa 13. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	27	FA ★★★ Darkest Congo - mit Simmo, Jared Anderson 1 Traditionell 2 Traditionell 3 Traditionell 4 Traditionell	Traditionell 100m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
One of the last known great lines in the Blueys, and one of my proudest FA's to date. Exposed, scary, great rock, long, and with radical climbing (especially on the crux arete pitch). The crux in particular has some of the wildest arete-slapping/trickery that I've done in my entire climbing career. Done over about 8 days of effort in total. I originally led the crux pitch as two shorter pitches (27 and 26 respectively) via a hanging belay, before coming back to eliminate the belay and do it properly.
Fr 12. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Liv 1 22 45m Vorstieg durch Luke Yerbury 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Liv	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Luke Yerbury
Fun night time shenanigans. Excellent climbing on mostly juggy terrain which is surprisingly pumpy given all the good rests.
Do 4. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★ Dauntless - mit Paul Frothy Thomson	Traditionell 170m		Match
Another scenario where Frothy suggests an obscure non repeated route, and I pay it off, then a month later he suggests it again I'm half interested. Then the 3rd time I take the bait. aha Fun day out with Paul and Jared. my gri gri decided to stop locking for 200m abseil in..... P1 was a bit choss than a 10m long traverse over a precarious washing machine-sized boulder. P2 had some great climbing but was heady on 2nd for sure. P3 Don't fuck up getting to the first bolt P4 short but good movements, the cam at the crux blocks where your hand wants to go. P5 Black moss & choss with 10m runouts P6 Black moss & choss with 10m runouts to a vertical garden boulder crux. Bolts: Vintage rusty bash-in carrots placed at an angle to instil confidence that the rust will hold you Psych: high except for Jared who was not a fan of the jumaring options. Rock quality: ehh My first Katoomba cliffs route.
Sa 22. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★ Dauntless - mit Match 1 15 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Match 2 21 Traditionell 3 20 Traditionell 4 10 Traditionell 5 24 Traditionell 6 17 Traditionell 7 13 Nachstieg	Traditionell 170m	★★ Sehr gut	Paul Frothy Thomson
Just one more big Katoomba Cliffs -with everything that encompasses- mixed epic off the list. I liked P2, P3 and P5, but the other pitches are really just doddly, chossy access/egress pitches. P2 had some cool, wandery, super runout face climbing, with more sideways than up. The opening mantles were tough! I got off route trying to free an old aid route at one point -eventually broke a hold and took a big whip, realised my mistake, lowered back to a big no-hands ledge, and continued onsighting the correct line. This was my favourite pitch of the route. P3 was a sketchy solo on loose rock to the first bolt, then a cool fused corner, followed by an easy, but airy traverse. P4 is just a short vertical walk. P5 necessitated pioneering some new beta since the crux breakages. I eventually figured out some very unlikely morpho beta that went at the same grade. After the crux, its some pretty wild unprotected campus traversing to the belay. P6 Is a long death by ironstone arete. Easy, but not much gear. P7 is an even more death by ironstone pitch, with even worse gear, leading to a vertical gardening exit.
Mi 19. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m		Nathan
Sa 1. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit pat 1 22 45m Sport 2 22 30m Sport	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Ben Taylor
Nice climbing in great conditions ! Foot slipped on the second pitch and took the whip but otherwise it was a cruisy morning.
Mo 27. Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Damien Boorman, Drew Ivison	Sport 75m		James Harrington
What a position! Great climbing in an amazing setting. Not as scary or run out as it first appears. Great way to kick off Damo's bucks weekend.
So 26. Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Gamad 1 22 45m Sport 2 22 30m Nachstieg	Sport 75m		rickau
Really good climbing amongst 100 camera lenses. Get that pro climber experience at only grade 22.
Sa 25. Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Drew Ivison, James Harrington	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Damien Boorman
Awesome stuff. 2x laps with Drew and Jim to kick off the Hucks weekend
Sa 18. Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 21 45m Sport 2 22 30m Sport	Sport 75m		Felix Brodocz
runouts ain't that bad, cams are not needed
Mi 11. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	james ritchie
Definately a hard move off the deck, especially for shorties. 1st pitch was fun, but the 2nd pitch was my favourite. Cruxy technical sections and an amazing face/location. The thread was definitely needed to ease a runout, but I don't feel the cams are necessary. Maybe more bolts were put in when it was swapped to rings? Or maybe I just felt confident at the grade. I had cams on me, so I put them in anyway to same me carrying them 😂
Mo 9. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Malaita Wall Merl Wall
	24 ~24	★★ Merl - mit Heath Black 1 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Heath Black 2 24 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Heath Black	Sport 70m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Seconding Niel to exit the crag. Second clean P1 and P2 -at least this gave me a chance to climb P1 clean (albeit on second, though taking off the bolt plates). At the end of the day, I was bloody tired, and this felt like hard work.
So 8. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Genghis Khan	Gemischt trad 170m, 5	★★ Sehr gut	james ritchie
If extreme trad adventure is not your thing, choose another route 😂 Definately bring the wires, two sets probably worth it. Bring loads of slings to extend. We had about 12x 60cm draws, plus 8 medium/standard draws and ran out. I'd take about 10 extra 60's. Double rack of cams is probably enough, although we took tripples from .3 to 2. Check the photos in comments to be confident you're starting up the correct line. Prepare for mossy garden pitch. Actually pretty thrilling if you can squeeze through the overgrown shrub sections. These shrubs are also useful for the lack of pro in some sections. Possibly the scariest traverse I've done in my life, probably due to the lack of confidence in the big shallow cam placements and the enormous swing if you don't make the committing move to gain the crack section. The excitement and fear continues. Super cool cruxy moves if you continue all the way up to the roof bolt. I agree with other comments about continuing up to bolt below roof to make belay. Can back up single bomber ring bolt with 0.4 Z4 , old fixed peg , poor 0.75 placement options. This belay is excellent if running late and the sun is coming - full protection. Only issue is the full hanging belay factor. The option further down (if you have enough good pro and no sun concerns) would be more comfortable. The traverse under the roof and step around is awesome excitement, equally for the 2nd. I say harder than 22, especially if you don't have good hip flexibility and finger strength. Managed to onsight all moves except for one. I ended up clipping an old peg high in the crack to pull on instead of using a 1 (2?) Finger shallow pocket with the super high foot. Some extra leg height would make this easier. The other cruxy sequences before you get to this move are also difficult and heaps of fun to work out. The final squeeze through was tight, no way you will get through if wearing a back pack. I pulled it up through first from my second as they approached. As it was, his enormous skirt of gear collected, proved to be a challenge. Those chains after popping through gave me reassurance I was indeed topping out at the correct location. 1 hr quick walk from top to start of route (if you know where to turn off and the way up through the rubbish tip). We climbed slowly, taking 10 hrs car to car.
So 8. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Malaita Wall Merl Wall
	24 ~24	★★ Merl - mit Heath Black 1 24 Sport In hindsight, I had no chance of onsighting this. The crux is not obvious at all, and the carrots sure as hell don't point the way -Without chalk or wear, I can't imagine anyone realistically onsighting it. A pleasant start on orange rock, leads to a gnarly (but rad) arete sequence with some very cool pockets. 2 24 Sport Proper stoked to onsight this. Super duper sustained, incredibly hard to read, spaced and kinda scary carrots, untrafficked, and draining. Lots of gritstone-esque climbing. I linked this into the bottom pitch for a 45m monster -though drag at the top was terrible. 3 21 Sport The start is funky and kinda hard, and even the traverse is entertaining, but the headwall above is -at present- almost obligatory death with the crazy runouts, and the vegetated mossy topout. This pitch is not recommended.	Sport 70m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Wild! Actually thought we were climbing a totally different route... it seemed kinda hard (considering we were expecting gr23 ). Totally worthwile, and very much "of the era". Old school, weird bits of necessary gear, antique bash-in carrots in hideous locations... but still awesome. Linked the first 2 pitches together.
	25	FA ★★★ Hurl - mit Heath Black, Simmo 1 25 Sport 2nd shot. Had a pretty awesome no-beta flash attempt, even read the crux right, just didn't quite see it through for a single move. Awesome gr23 climbing on perfect rock with lots of cool moves between good rests, then a super punchy V4ish crux towards the end, that will test technique and balance. 2 20 Sport Linked into P1 for a giant Pitch. Surprisingly interesting climbing the whole way, with a few tricky moves, and a sting in the tail guarding the anchor. Great rock!	Sport 45m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Thought this was Merl... should have read the guidebook! Turns out this was an old project, and damn it is superior to Merl, that's for sure (not really any harder, either). Climbed as a giant pitch from the ground. Despite the rebolt, it still needs a few bolt plates to avoid being deathy.
Mi 21. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack 1 13 Traditionell 2 18 Nachstieg 3 25 Traditionell 4 22 Nachstieg	Traditionell 190m		Marty Doolan
Sa 17. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	M5 R	★★★ Gigantor - mit Dav Myl	Technisch 100m		Joel Penson
Survived another day with Dave. Lots of protection but had to work for it. Most of it held. Super fun day out. Our second aid climb training for Ozymandias and hopefully Yosemite. Took 7 hours (2/3/2 for each pitch).
Mo 5. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Genghis Khan - mit Marnix 1 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Anzhela Malysheva Good gear, a bit dirty 2 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Marnix Pretty cruisy, handy to rack n4 to protect the crux 3 22 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Anzhela Malysheva Linked up from the big ledge to the bolt just under the roof, which I recommend doing as there is no other good spot to and not enough decent gear for building belay lower down. Made it for the best value pitch IMO. Nice and sustained with some interesting climbing and a bit of flaky choss at the start. Moving into the corner is heady, managed to protect the traverse with a shallow n5, even shittier n2 and some prayers. Bring tissues 4 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch Marnix Easy airy traverse on bolts 5 22 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Anzhela Malysheva Short lived balancy and technical difficulties protected by more steel than Mongolian warriors themselves. Otherwise good gear but you have to do moves in between. Might be easier than pitch 3 if you can feet. Chunky chains on the top out	Gemischt trad 170m, 5		Anzhela Malysheva
Descent half day adventure. No jamming but some stemming and techy funk on pitch 3 and 5. There is still some loose rock on it so take care. The addition of bolts has probably comfortised the adventure levels. Definitely worth it given the proximity to the bakery and the number of sunnies and hats you can booty from the exit gully (crux imo)
So 4. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack 3 Traditionell 4 Traditionell	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	Swena Zheng
Stemming, lay back and heelhooks. If you ever watch a crack climbing film full of crushers and gumbie in a corner crack doing super weird shit and avoiding jamming like it's covid. It's probably me. I'm that gumbie.
Sa 3. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Ben Taylor
A stunning line and quite the adventure, its in the too hard basket for me so aided most of pitch 3 which was fun anyway.
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Ben Taylor	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	james ritchie
Got lost on route leading 2nd pitch and ended up far left around corner on other route (grade 21?). Got destroyed by rope drag! Somehow managed to get to shale (crumbly) ledge. Managed to free all moves 2nding 3rd (apparently crux) pitch, but had one fall and about 3 takes. Led the last pitch free for about 10m, but then had to aid the majority. I actually found this pitch more challenging than pitch 3. May have been due to several factors; leading, exhaustion, wet mossy crud in crack, crimps and stemming positions, and probably the biggest factor being the size and shape of the crack as it became not easy to fist, hand jam, or get my arm in deep enough to arm bar. I still thoroughly enjoyed this route despite the long aid slog given the position and magic.
Sa 26. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack	Traditionell 190m		Anton Korsun
Laps. This time placing the crux gear, which I somehow haven’t done yet despite being up it so many times. Never in doubt, but it was wetter than last time so I had a moment or two on the layback. Henry onsighted P4 without much rest after P3 - top work!
Di 15. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Right Wall
	22	★★ Gorgon	Traditionell 170m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Cameron Brown
Picked the windiest day on earth so it was even more terrifying. An absolute adventure. Need to keep your head when in some of the choss sections. 10/10
Di 15. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack	Traditionell 190m		Anton Korsun
Happy to throw a clean lap on this, tho I seconded p3 and 4 this time - definitely stronger than a few months ago. In half the time and not as tired.
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit anton 1 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch anton 2 Nachstieg Vorstieg durch anton 3 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Jacques Beaudoin 4 Traditionell Vorstieg durch Jacques Beaudoin	Traditionell 190m		Jacques Beaudoin
Do 6. Okt 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45m 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Victor Rodriguez	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Victor Rodriguez
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45m 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Victor Rodriguez	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Victor Rodriguez
Di 27. Sep 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m		Haydn
Mi 14. Sep 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack 1 13 40 2 18 40 3 25 40 4 22 40	Traditionell 160m		Anton Korsun
Pretty stoked with this one. It started as a recon lap, because I'm paying rent and the weather is good, so why not... I've never touched the crux pitch before (either jumared or just took photos), so it was cool to send it 2nd shot without too much trouble. Had the first few pieces in, as I was expecting a dogging lap! Should've stripped it, but that's a reason to come back I guess. It's relatively dry now (crux jams still muddy and gross), so get on it before La Niña 3.0!
Sa 26. Mär 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit David Dearnley	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Clean Repeat (mostly -the tippy top move was a muddy waterfall, so I stood on a carrot bolt to mantle out) in proper torrential conditions to escape the bottom of this wall at the end of a long day of adventuring. Top tip: Echo Crack is climbable after (and during) record-breaking rain, but it's quite a bit more exciting. Climbed in via a left hand variant (around the other side of the left arete where we were sussing a new gear line "ground up") to arrive in the final moves of the ordinary gr25 crux. This version was probably harder than the original, and certainly scarier. We were rather undergunned in the #3 cam department, and I climbed the top (gr22 pitch) using 4 x #3s, 2 x #4's and a #5 in 40m... I'll readily admit that I was rather gripped. If you could scrounge like 7 x #3's for the top pitch, it would be a pleasant cruise.
So 13. Feb 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	23 ~21	★★ Don't Wet Yourself	Sport 20m	★★ Sehr gut	Paul Frothy Thomson
Ground-Up Onsight of an (at the time) unclimbed line. Used a #0.5 + #0.75 in the break below the traverse line; #0.2 (Black Totem) after sticking the first hard moves up the detached flake; and a #1 in a horizontal break above the crux. Made it onto the slab (above the crux) before it was too wet even to manage even mere gr18 slabbing. Piked out from there, rather than continuing on the true line.
	23	★★ Jezreel - mit Sammy Zammit, Jared Anderson 1 18 15m 2 23 20m Vorstieg durch Paul Frothy Thomson 3 22 15m Vorstieg durch Paul Frothy Thomson	Gemischt trad 50m, 2	★★ Sehr gut	Paul Frothy Thomson
A worthy adventure, where the crux pitch wasn't all that gnarly, but the exit was. Still a good day out, even though I dropped my 0.75 Friend into Katoomba falls We chose to rap in from above the route for a number of reasons (one of which is how much water there currently is in the creek above Katoomba Falls!) though that proved rather tricky, and necessitated some reverse roof-aiding shenanigans. As such, we didn't do the P1 traverse. P2 is mostly sub gr20 climbing on good but spaced gear, with a briefly hard crux past a carrot. Save a 0.4/0.5 cam for AFTER this section! (I didn't, and it made the top rather terrifying). P3 was a type-2 adventure. Route finding was hard (its not obvious where it goes). The gear was spaced and kinda dubious, and the rock was somewhat crap. But my biggest problem is that in 2 attempts I simply could not do the topout roof mantle on link, as it was a waterfall, and the rock was frictionless, slimey ironstone. Took a couple of exciting whips onto a cam I really didn't trust. So, not a real send. I also tried to pioneer a new top pitch out right with gnarly roof moves that avoided all the water. Came really close despite it being a steep questing adventure, until I whipped onto a black totem with only half its lobes in the rock. After that I got scared and downclimbed back to the belay It would actually be a great line on better rock if you had a cam 1-size smaller than the black totem.
Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World (Wally World P2) 2 22 45m	Sport 45m	★★★ Klassiker	Patrick Chambers
Absolutely fucking terrifying. My first try lead soloing - I usually enjoy a good amount of rope faff, but definitely not in the middle of cruxes and above bolts. Will definitely try some more, but maybe on something easier and less runout.
Fr 24. Dez 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
		★★★ Gigantor - mit JB	Technisch 100m	★ Gut	davedave
Gigantor C2+, ?16R, multipitch aid route. P1 lead by JB on quasi TR (mixed free/aid). P1 belay anchor backed up with rap line. Lead p2/3 linked lead by DD, this does have the advantage of not having to worry about landing on your belayer on the p3 crux shortly off the belay. ?6ish hrs from start of route, probably about the same of time spent faffing on gear sort/locating rap access point etc etc. Sandy. The anchor stations are an obomination and in terrible condition. At least one of the carrots has recently been removed by hand. Rack notes: Hooks - took selection, used none Micros - set brass offset, set peanuts Would have liked set std brass or two as well Took one set stoppers ,2.5 sets alloy offset Would take 2 sets walnuts and three or four offsets Black/blue alien - used none. Triple black totems/C4s to green 4red totem/C4s Double #2,#3 Didn't bring offset cams Bolt plates Usual anchor kits/belayer care etc etc. Would consider taking safety glasses/goggles and a buff especially for the belayer - I had to clean a fair number of placements on lead and showered the belayer in sand. Pretty disappointed at the state of the bottom of the cliff, removed the volume of several shopping bags of rubbish from the base of the cliff. Given the position unlikely to have been left by non-climbers. Hopefully those responsible reconsider their behaviour. Lots of planks (?parts of an old lookout?) yet to be removed, would likely require destruction in place or epic* haul out. No doubt will be back to do in better style, hard to beat the convenience. Get on it before it falls off (again). Previous route description: The obvious line at the cliff. “Trade aid route” (Read: might see a few ascents year) - goes clean ie no pins, some hooking (Read: The rocks so soft even ‘clean’ aid placements are enlarging and will eventually blow out during normal placement and cleaning). Safety goggles for the belayer recommended to keep sand out of the eyes. Fixed belay anchors in poor condition, consider backing up with extra gear/rap line etc if you’re so inclined. Apparently originally led in a single pitch by Ewbank with pins & hammer with belay anchors hammered in after the first ascent (?source) P1 (? 25meters) - Unprotected free climb on choss - start either direct or traverse in from left to reach the base of the crack. Mixed aid (~C1/C2) and free to belay . Belay anchor is just an introduction into the eyesore of apparently self-replicating corroded bash-in drilled circular pitons on this route. P2 (? 28 meters) - Can be linked with P3 but 70m+ rope recommended. Bit of aid and free (?some may hook here?) up to C2ish. Arrive at the belay station littered with more carrots than Alex Megos eats in a year that have aged about as well as Keith Richards. P3 (?28 meters-depending on belay position) - Few aid moves to aid crux (C2+), then up crack finishing on carrot-ladder to chossy ledge. Up ledge to gully. Carrot belay on a boulder hidden in the bush 20m+ back (difficult to spot) or better yet just belay off a few of the trees. Exit gully climbers left to tourist track and up to landslide lookout. And onto the pub to spray/replay the aid climbers rant.
Mo 6. Dez 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Hunter Cole
Mi 17. Nov 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Malaita Wall
	19	★★ Crack of Doom	Traditionell 80m		Nat
Led both this time. I feel like this jumped at least 1.5 grades since the last time I climbed this Test tugged a meagre 0.1 in the second pitch and the chockstone it was against dislodged itself and came off the wall. Another chockstone the belay line was resting against split into 2 chunks from the weight of my seconder when he started jugging up. Held onto it until he reached the top and then let it fall where it took out a third chunk it hit along the way with it lol
	20	Crack of Despair - mit hugh suttom	Unbekannt 70m		Nat
Tenuous. Footholds snapped unexpectedly and almost spat me off a few times. Yay for 3 points of contact.
Nov 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★★ Ice Cubes	Unbekannt 45m		Patrick Chambers
Not really sure what I got on, just messing about with a toprope solo setup.
	22	★★★ Wally World (Wally World P2) 2 22 45m	Sport 45m	★★★ Klassiker	Patrick Chambers
More toprope solo practice
So 31. Okt 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Genghis Khan - mit Duncan Hunter 1 14 Vorstieg durch John 2 17 Vorstieg durch Duncan Hunter 3 21 Vorstieg durch John 4 21 Vorstieg durch Duncan Hunter 5 22 Vorstieg durch John	Gemischt trad 170m, 5	★★ Sehr gut	John
Fun but serious outing. Bus size block has fallen off the start of the 3rd pitch and the start of that pitch is now badly protected on bad rock. Carrots and pitons are quite rusted on the 4th and 5th pitch.
Sa 28. Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Claire Jay, Justine 1 22 45m Vorstieg durch Justine Jenkins 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Justine Jenkins	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Justine Jenkins
I pulled on the draw on the first move that seemed mega reachy, but got the rest of the pitch clean, as well as the second pitch. Despite being ring-bolted, I wouldn't really categorise this as a "sport route." You should be solid and confident at the grade. I also never found the thread though, so that added to some solid excitement. This is a great route, but you want to be having a good head day. More long draws would have been nice.
Sa 22. Mai 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	Gavin
Bloody beast of a line. Seconded Zac on it, but i near on aided the damn thing.
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Anton Korsun 1 190m 2 3 25 4 22	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Zac Lazatin
So 2. Mai 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Morgan Woods
Cool route - sort of onsight because I did the top pitch several weeks earlier....impatient so french freed the start then great moves all the way with crux being the flake move on the second pitch.
	22	★★★ Echo Crack (Echo Crack P4) - mit Zac Lazatin 4 22 40m Vorstieg durch Anton Korsun	Traditionell 40m		Anton Korsun
“I was trying to get on to Echo Crack…”, read a message from Zac. I did a double take. “Either tomorrow or next weekend”, read the next one. And so it began. “Tomorrow” and next weekend, and the weekend after and… Considering how many days our happy little vertical conga line has spent hanging around here, we’ve done cockatoo’s diddly squat actual climbing (and I've taken just as many photos). Yesterday unravelled in much the same way. I quickly discovered that: If your 3:1 rig lets you play ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ on the rap line, it is indeed “proper stuck, dude”, I suck at rock-paper-jumars, My life is worth a fist-bump. But I accepted my fate, and quietly began jugging my rope, clipping my gear and shitting my pants. Back at the alcove (after freeing the rap and going down again for P3) we found ourselves armed with one bosuns chair and one headlamp, which are about as useful as a coconut and a mandolin when the sun begins to set. Oh, “and the send?” you ask. Yep, I was happy to get P4 clean, but the highlight (punny right?) of the day was Zac seconding it in total darkness without a headlamp. He will deny, but I’m convinced it was all a secret plot to boost his employability with a certain physiotherapy clinic, for which he is only a few wooden chocks away.
Sa 1. Mai 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Anton Korsun 1 2 3 25 45 Vorstieg durch Zac Lazatin 4 22 35 Vorstieg durch Anton Korsun	Traditionell 80m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Zac Lazatin
Amazing climbing -- the crux on the 25 pitch isn't too bad with reps (face climbing with gear placements). Anton got the redpoint send with his headlamp on pitch 4. Left side of the corner is prone to major seepage after a day of rain, and the crack gets wet in the wider sections. Has anyone climbed this thing in the winter? Does it stay relatively dry then?
Di 20. Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 22 45m 2 22 30m	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	James Collins
Sustained interesting climbing, first move didn’t quite live up to hype. Brought cams for 2nd pitch as suggested but did not need; placed one for novelty 😁
Sa 17. Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack 1 13 30m 2 18 45m 3 25 45m 4 22 40m	Traditionell 160m		Anton Korsun
Taking the jumars out for a walk, following Zac on the upper pitches
Sa 13. Mär 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Malaita Wall
	13	★ Malaita Point	Unbekannt 250m	★ Gut	Flynn Howley
Mo 8. Mär 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Jeffrey Kwan 1 22 45m 2 22 30m	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Patrick Chambers
Pumpy jug hauling on the first pitch following the hard start. Great lead by Jeff on this, I wasn't mentally warm till I got uo to the first anchors. Second pitch held interesting features and a couole cruxy sections seperating the jugs. A great climb for a quick multi. Can't wait to do a lap on this every morning
Mi 10. Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	23	★★ Ice - mit Will Vidler 1 17 10m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford 2 23 45m Vorstieg durch Will Vidler 3 17 20m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford 4 18 40m Vorstieg durch Will Vidler 5 17 50m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford	Traditionell 170m	★ Gut	Ben Sanford
Pretty terrifying from memory, I was also pumped out of my mind on the 2nd pitch climbing with a backpack and not being on rock for about a year, got schooled, pulled on draws etc. Type two fun. Last two pitches were good though. 3rd pitch had terrible gear, I recall placing wires in very average choss, maybe had 4 bits of gear/ draws total.
	23	★★ Ice - mit Ben Sanford 1 17 10m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford 2 23 45m Vorstieg durch Will Vidler 3 17 20m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford 4 18 40m Vorstieg durch Will Vidler 5 17 50m Vorstieg durch Ben Sanford	Traditionell 170m	★★ Sehr gut	Will Vidler
Pretty fun little jaunt. Very moderate except for the three or four meters on the second pitch where it is very unmoderate! Pitch one was meh but also fine, pitch two is all time! pitch three wasn't as bad as it looked but was stupidly equipped with two bolts at the start and no more after that. Pitch four is good climbing the whole way and probably more 16 than 18, just a little spicy at the start, and pitch five is mega for an easy crack. It kinda looked to me like the bolts were bash in stainless carrots though which I didn't love and I also think a lot of the pitch lengths are fairly exaggerated. I think 23+ is fair.
Mo 25. Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22 22 R	★★ Ice - mit Roxy	Traditionell 170m	★ Gut	Nick Roach
Lured by the promise of a three-star classic in the shade. It was shady, but I think three stars is a bit of an over-rating. Much of the climb was a bit sketchy and runout and the crux of P2 was much harder than the rest of it. We had fun though. First pitch was weirdly short. Second pitch was good. It's nice to put cams in horizontal breaks instead of vertical cracks for a change. The crux was hard and I fell off on my first go at it. Pitch 3 had a tough start for Roxy who is of modest stature. Pitch 4 started on quite scary yellow choss with minimal gear, then became a juggy crack. Roxy led pitch 5 and had a sketchy time. I seconded, and with the luxury of the top rope I was able to climb straight through the middle of the overhang at the top. It was rad.
So 24. Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Hugh Sutton	Traditionell 190m		Nat
2021 January, 1st lead attempt
	24	★★ Storm From The East	Sport 40m, 10	★★★ Klassiker	Simon Sharples
3 star climbing on quality rock. Position is unreal! Lots of kicking and swinging for the rap down to get the draws on. Recommend a sling to extend the clip on last bolt and some rope protection just below the the Re-belay to stop the abseil rope running over sharp ironstone. Couple of runout sections
Sa 23. Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Jess C 1 22 45m Vorstieg durch Luke 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Jess C	Sport 75m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Luke
Great climb in a great position - absolute classic. Some interesting moves to keep you occupied but otherwise the angle of the rock will keep you pumped! First pitch has a hard move past the first bolt, OK for the rest of the way. Took gear for the second pitch but Jess didn't place any - didn't necessarily feel too run out.
So 17. Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Alex Tritton 3 25 40 4 22 45	Traditionell 85m		Nat
5pm start and first time on the route. Axel lead both pitches with 2 blue cams, ridiculous. Pitch 4 is at least a 23 imo.
Fr 18. Dez 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Hayden L 1 22 45m Vorstieg durch Tad Karapetian 2 22 30m Vorstieg durch Hayden L	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Tad Karapetian
Absolutely mega route. Long and somewhat pumpy with some interesting moves. Hard pull to start and long enjoyable jug pulling to follow. Didn't feel runout on the first pitch, bolted well. We placed 3 friends on the second pitch. Great for a summer morning before work.
So 6. Dez 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Tim M-S	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Lisa Vitaris
It picks a line of really good rock all the way. Fairly sustained.
Di 1. Dez 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack - mit Dave Cook 1 13 2 18 3 25 4 22	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Mega-Klassiker	Ryan Macpherson
What a epic climb loved the jamming on the corner all time good times the whole way up, lead 2nd & 4th Got a take making the transition from the boulder problem to the crack 3rd pitch was tricky. All clean to the top after and stoked to onsight the last pitch Stoked on such an epic day out
Sa 28. Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Ice - mit Vicky Chen 1 17 10m 2 22 45m 3 17 20m 4 18 40m 5 17 50m	Traditionell 170m	★★ Sehr gut	Tad Karapetian
Good day out, lured by the description of cool summer climbing. It felt luxurious parking in an undercover lot at scenic world. Enjoyable walk in until you get to the boulder and have to bushbash uphill. At the base of the climb is a NY hat and a small tree with prickly undergrowth protruding from the corner crack. Bit reachy to gain the trunk that gets you started and away from the onslaught of mosquitos. 2nd pitch is enjoyable climbing, not too difficult until you get to the crux on the arete. Technical arete boulder problem. Use everything you've got. 3rd pitch has a fun undercut start and the rest is cake. Belayed at single carrot with 2 cams above. 4th pitch is where the long cruisy crack begins after you get out of the choss cave. Shorter than 40m we thought. The last pitch is a long exercise of simple jams and stemming, with some jugs thrown on the face. Very enjoyable with great views behind you. Then at the top I went left into a mess of mossy jugs, opting out of the grassy mantle. Didn't help having not placed much gear towards the end Belayed from huge tree near lookout. Shade til 2pm.
So 13. Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	16	★ Orange Slice - mit lachlan batty	Traditionell 75m	★★ Sehr gut	Eric rixon
Lax day with great views and good gear. Super eets access jump on it
Fr 11. Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World - mit Michael Houghton, Jack Buckley-Potts	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Sammy Zammit
Fell at the crux on the second pitch. Trust the flake!
Mi 18. Mär 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★ Storm From The East - mit Goshen Watts	Sport 40m, 10	★★★ Klassiker	Paul Frothy Thomson
Amazing position and climbing, though very very easy for the grade (even with the entire right side of the arete running with water). The top half is much steeper than you expect, with oodles of exposure and rather spaced bolts to make you FEEL the atmosphere. Placed draws on the way down and dobbed a few bits of chalk on the section that looked like it might the crux, hence: no onsight. Bring a minimum of a 60m rope to fix at the top anchors in order to reach the belay.
So 1. Dez 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★★ Wally World 1 21 45m 2 22 30m	Sport 75m	★★★ Klassiker	Scott Butler
Sa 30. Nov 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	22	★★ Genghis Khan - mit Eugene Mak	Gemischt trad 170m, 5	★ Gut	Alex Riegelman
Top of pitch 3, all of pitch 4, start of 5 are wothwhile. Pitches 1 and 2 are pretty trashy. Start of 3 is a little bit scary on bad rock.
So 10. Nov 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25	★★★ Echo Crack	Traditionell 190m	★★★ Klassiker	Elliot Vercoe
Puked a little on P3 sorry. Bring bolt plates your belay doesn't need them
Sa 14. Sep 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall
	26 M5 R	★★★ Gigantor - mit zachary vertrees	Technisch 100m	★★★ Klassiker	Macciza a.k.a. Macca
A little bit of TR reacquainting with this king line ... great to get back, been too long ...
Di 5. Mär 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	24	★★★ Ice Cubes	Unbekannt 45m	★★★ Klassiker	hugh sutherland
hard and pumpy, but awesome
Mi 20. Feb 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	25 25 R	★★ Alive in a Bitter Sea	Gemischt trad 90m, 8	★★★ Klassiker	hugh sutherland
absolutely epic climb, super hard. not sure how this ever got graded 24.... need nerves of steel for this bad boy . good job to those who have done this in the past
Mi 13. Feb 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls
	23	★★ Iron Lady - mit Paul Frothy Thomson 1 10 20 Vorstieg durch Will Vidler 2 23 40 Vorstieg durch Paul Frothy Thomson 3 23 30 Vorstieg durch Paul Frothy Thomson 4 23 25 Vorstieg durch Paul Frothy Thomson	Traditionell 120m	★★★ Klassiker	Will Vidler
Fear with Paul. A truly glorious and horrific excursion and one i’m not sure i’d be up for again. The ground up epic was truly epic and Paul’s questing into the unknown was most impressive. I grovelled the first traverse pitch in all its disintegrating horror and then seconded after that, being more than happy to give Paul his good style ascent and enjoy a less terrifying day myself. I had to jumar the first few metres of pitch one as a fall on second would have meant certain cratering but i otherwise flashed it all. Massive thanks to Paul for having the vision that inspired a ground up ascent and the nerves of steel to back it up. It was a truly grand excursion. If you are up for the adventure this is really one of the great wall routes of the Blue Mountains, just do your best to not fall off...

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