Schwierigkeitsgrad | Route | Stil | Qualität | Kletterer | |||
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So 19. Mai 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Mi 15. Mai 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Rowan
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
61m
4
13
21m
5
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
So good to be climbing outdoors again!
We went slightly off route to include a couple of nice easy boulder problems on the last two pitches, approx gr 16-17. Always a good time. 5hrs car to car cruising.
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Sa 27. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Galen
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Bloody good day with Galen. Onya for leading the draggy pitches. Still feels like an adventure despite knowing the way. Possible endangered plant sighted on pitch 4 (TBC).
Up there on my fav routes in the Mts
6.5hrs on ropes, 10hrs car to car, at a relaxed pace Glad of a head torch even though we used the stars to get home |
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Do 25. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
snapgate
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Notes:
Splitter condies. Rack: -2*1/2 ropes (60s but 50s would have been ideal). -anchor kits (just quads would have been fine) ~12 bolt plates -Bunch of alpine draws with bolt plate compatable biners -Few draws (would just bring alpines next time) -Few double slings -Set of nuts (unsed none) -single set cams equiv 0.3-3 Approx approx 1hr Raps*3 approx 45 mins (low angle featured terrain, would have been better to bag/saddlebag), can see where groups stop too early. Pitched, approx 2.5hrs on route with some routefinding/carrot finding faff (hint- several belays are 'over the edge' on ledges and can be hard to spot). Belays mostly double carrots/GIMBs. Three star atmosphere/location, many bivy caves, route best framed as mountaineering adventure terrain, mostly rambling with a few spooky moves. |
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Mi 24. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit enya | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Good quality rock, generally easy climbing, nice belays. Don't bring more than thr suggested gear, unless you want to skip bolts/lace it up.
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Do 11. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Di 2. Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Do 21. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
Fr 15. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Sam Tidswell
1
8
18
2
13
40
3
9
16
4
8
45
5
13
21
6
8
26
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Sensational day, really couldn't have asked for a better Tom Thumb run! Apart from maybe a few more bolt plates haha!
Cruisy climbing, a bitta wayfinding required but not too bad. We still managed to find some decent gear Shoutout to Sam, who downloaded the map from alltrails, so access was breezy. |
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So 10. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Khush Dodhia-Shah
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
So 3. Mär 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Anthony Claxton | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Amanda Claxton | 170m, 10 | |||||
Cool adventure route!
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So 18. Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 schwer |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
kate slattery
1
18m
2
40m
3
16m
4
45m
5
21m
6
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
First multi-pitch in the blue mountains. Felt very wild with stunning surroundings. Fairly easy climbing on good rock, really enjoyable. Rolled the dice with a forecasted thunderstorm, had the place to ourselves, topped out just the bad weather arrived.
Only took 2 carrot plates, plenty natural gear so no worries.
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Sa 3. Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Great day. 9.5 hours car to car.
We had a 5am start on a soggy misty morning. Rap chains were easy to find using a map on Sydney Rockies site --> http://sydneyclimbing.com/The+Fortress.html and a the katoomba topo map. We climbed as a party of three belaying caterpillar style, the slow way. Found the rock dry and better quality than expected. Pitch two was pretty sketch. Someone had built a little cairn to use as a step-off. Got two nuts in before the first bolt and regretted not bringing my grey #4 cam for use on the first big horizontal break. Clipped bolt. Moved right to big plates, then left to the arete then got lost towards the top and found myself 12 metres run out trying to find a bolt with two heavy dragging ropes pulling on me. There were a few moments on the climb when I couldn't find the next bolt, so placed a nut or threaded some ridiculous bollard only to find that the bolt was right in front of me at eye level. Next time might plan to extend every runner on the climb because the rope drag is a bit of a fun killer. Sun came out by the end as we were topping out. There’s a lizard that lives at the rap chains at the top. It will eat — with relish — any squashed flies a belayer may have to offer. Pays it forward. |
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So 19. Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Zack | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
A fun scramble in an awesome location, can easily be done on majority trad gear. Jogged in and out.
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Sa 18. Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Dave Norgren, Jediah Gee | 170m, 10 | |||||
Mo 23. Okt 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Mitch Baker
1
8
18m
2
13
152m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Seconded pitch one, simul'd the rest, five hours car to car at a casual pace. Would love to run in and out and go for speed.
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So 15. Okt 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Sean Ealey | 170m, 10 | Durchschnitt | ||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Bolts are more for guidance than protection. Definitely felt like I was soloing for most of this climb as falling would have been a bad idea. probably only placed 4-5 pieces of gear on the whole climb as there aren't many options. rock is super choss so test everything before you commit
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Mo 2. Okt 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Mo 25. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Aaron Wong
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Fun day out. Super easy cruisy but sparse gear leads to long runouts which could make for a scary time if you were less experienced on lead. Hard to fall tho! First abseil was fun, bit of exposure.
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So 24. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
Broad-headed snake on pitch 2, under the roof, sitting comfortably in a handhold.
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Sa 23. Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Laurie Bristow
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Views from the Fortress are always great! The climbing is alright. Not much gear needed. Although you could insist on climbing it more traditionally and eschew some of the carrots... which I ended up doing just to make it more interesting.
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Mo 12. Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Tom Brotchie
1
8
18
2
13
40
3
9
16
4
8
45
5
13
21
6
8
26
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Sa 20. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Sophia Smirnov | 170m, 10 | |||||
Sa 13. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Dylan Glavas | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
First multi pitch climb, unreal views!
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit erin, ashton | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Nice and cruisy for Erin and Ashton's first multi, teaching them a few things
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Mo 1. Mai 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
So 23. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Jason Nguyen, Adam Cufer | 170m, 10 | |||||
Sa 22. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Adam Cufer, Jack Ferguson
1
8
18
2
13
40
5
13
21
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Nice easy multi with Adam and Jack.
Didn’t use much of the trad rack; think I only used a #2, #0.5 (but a 0.4# also fits) and a Bd 7 stopper.
A few big run outs, take looong draws and alpine draws. 7hr 20mins party of 3; first time for all |
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13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Jason Nguyen, Jack Ferguson
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Di 18. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Do 6. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Noah Klugman, Liam Milne | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Introducing Noah to the Blue Mountains and to outdoor climbing. Left my bolt plates in the car, thankfully I bought nuts.
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Sa 1. Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Sa 25. Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Sa 21. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 schwer |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18
2
13
40
3
9
16
4
8
45
5
13
21
6
8
26
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
32 inch tv sized block came off on pitch 6
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Do 12. Jan 2023 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Ruben Farke, Carina
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Mo 19. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Pete Jordan, Matt Williams
1
8
18
2
13
40
3
9
16
4
8
45
5
13
47
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Mi 7. Dez 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Christian Pilarcik
1
8
18
2
13
40
3
9
16
4
8
45
5
13
21
6
8
26
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Christian leading like a boss after Monday (first trad lead). Such a glorious position - surrounded by Evans LO, Govett’s Leap, Pulpit Rock and Mt Banks.
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Mi 30. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit John | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Nick Jacob | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Such a good day out!
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Di 29. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 schwer | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit root | 170m, 10 | Durchschnitt | ||||
Made the rookie mistake of not rapping far enough on the 3rd abseil. Had an adventure trying to find the climb
Quite a bit of suspect rock to watch out for. 90 degree bolt plates work better on the larger carrots |
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Sa 26. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Anthony Larbalestier
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 110m, 10 | |||||
Bit on a epic on this one, ended up rapping to the wrong ledge and spending 2 hours trying to find the climb 🙃
Ended up finding the climb somewhere on pitch three and climbed from there
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Fr 18. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
16 |
Landing Gear Down P2
- mit
Sarah Higgins
2
38
| 38m | |||||
Didn’t abseil far enough for Tom Thumb and stumbled on this route trying to find it. Climbed back up to final rap ledge.
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13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Sarah Higgins
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
47m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Sa 12. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Tony Kelshaw
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
47m
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
Super fun, epic location. Stunning. Had a spa down the canyon track afterwards.
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Sa 5. Nov 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Taylor Cassady
| 170m, 10 | |||||
Good adventure, very comfortable cruisy climbing. Should've trimmed the rack a bit for the sake of the approach, only needed 4 pieces (mid sized cams and a nut).
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Saxon | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Sa 15. Okt 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Rope got stuck on a ledge on first abseil. Walked across to belay and did pitch 5 and 6 only. Good to know this is possible without being stranded on the ledge
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Mo 22. Aug 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Nat, Will Turner | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Mo 15. Aug 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Will Donald | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Mi 10. Aug 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Greg Nagy, Geoff Cooper | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Wonderful day out at a cool climb.
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13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | |||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
8hrs car to car this time with 3 people. 3.5hrs actual climbing
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Sa 30. Jul 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Ryan Cooper
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Take snacks. I can't climb 170m without snacks.
I can't do much without snacks. I'm weak like that. |
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So 26. Jun 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Anton Korsun | 170m, 10 | |||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Brandon | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Third lap! 5.5 hours car to car, which is cool considering we pitched everything out and climbed at a pretty relaxed rate of speed.
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15 | ★ Old Spiteful - mit Chris Lam, Zuni Dierk | 300m | |||||
Has this climb been attempted since the 1960s? Quite possibly not! With not a single tick recorded, nor any route information, this day was bound to be an adventure!
The trail to the abseil carrots was quite pleasant. The journey to the start of the route following the abseil was not. There is not much in the way of a discernable path at the bottom of the cliffline and a landslide has created some very hazardous chossy parts. The climb itself was also incredibly chossy. I apologised profusely for sending down multiple chunks of rock along the way, the largest being a microwave-sized ex-foothold that simply gave way. The quality of rock is quite awful at the beginning, so be very careful with what you choose to weight. The climbing improves towards the middle, with a few layback sections and some nice stemming moves in the corner. There is even a two move rooflet at one point. The view is a stunning; as you ascend, the Grose Valley unveils itself in a glorious vista. During golden hour, the cliffs are illuminated by some amazing lighting from the setting sun. However, taking this in did mean I found myself wriggling up a very dirty chimney in the dark, before a dodgy scramble back to the access track by the light of my headtorch. |
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Sa 25. Jun 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
15 | ★ Old Spiteful - mit Zuni Dierk, Aaron Wong | 300m | ★ Gut | ||||
One for the adventurers. Make sure your choss climbing is on point as rocks tend to explode off the wall quite suddenly after holding together when you test them.
Rapped off Black Snake Moan (one uncomfortable hanging station). The walk across to the climb crosses a fresh scree slope which I managed to slide down 7m after a foothold landslide. Climbing back up, I blew off several pieces of rock, which would be par for the rest of the day.
All in all, a ridiculous day. At least 5 killer rocks launched in my direction, lots of sketchy choss-leading by Zuni (he estimated about half his cam placements were actually effective), and a pretty intense introduction to choss adventure climbing for Aaron. Keen to see if anybody else ever goes up this disintegrating relic. |
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Mi 26. Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
11 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Alex Mantaut
| 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Pretty much a run out sport climb - didn’t need much gear. Pitch 5 is by far the best pitch!
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So 16. Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Sa 16. Okt 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
A very good climb. Extremely windy on the day. Spent plenty of of time on abseil untying the ropes. The climb itself its a solid alpine adventure.
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Extremely windy day. Brought static for first abseil to avoid pulling ropes and getting them stuck. Retreived the abseil rope at the end of the day. Led P1,2,3,4,6
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So 26. Sep 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Brendan Davies | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
A great outing with a bit of everything. Probably best done on a cool day with early start. Well protected with seemingly new bolts although still need gear to protect when starting off from some belays. Use twin/double ropes if you intend falling or swinging around as there are lots of edges. I love a good hex placement...
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Mo 19. Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Tim Carroll | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
So 4. Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Nathan Murdoch | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Katie Bowers | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
The raps sucked a fair bit of time. I led every pitch and it took a few to get our systems dialled after having some time off trad/ multis. Beautiful winters day, low winds yet cool. Had to hustle to finish the last pitch by sunset, hiked out in the dark. 10.5 hrs car to car.
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Di 22. Jun 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Great day out.
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13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Classic ramble
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So 13. Jun 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
2
13
40m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Did it as a group of three. Carrots were super hard to find which led to some big runouts. If done again, wouldn't bring as much trad gear. Had multiple holds break off on us so be careful and definitely bring helmets
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
Sa 29. Mai 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
We did our best to start late and make this a true epic (but also ignore the coordinates on the crag they are wrong!) Enjoyed the adventurous route-finding and the odd bomber placement. It was difficult to spot all the carrots in the dark and amongst the juggy ironstone, I can't imagine why... Used double ropes (50+70m worked fine), 9 bolt plates and a rack to #3. Do it in daylight to get more views!
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So 25. Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Macca Hill | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Sa 24. Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Jacinda
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Hangdog. When you've gotta go, you've gotta go.
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Sa 3. Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Mega-Klassiker | ||||
First time with Jesse and Bri. I led P1, 3, 4 and 6. Jesse led P2 and 5. Awesome adventure - spent 1.5hrs chilling in a cave so another party could pass. Walked out as the sun was setting!
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Sa 6. Mär 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | |||||
Fr 26. Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Rupert Wallman | 170m, 10 | |||||
So 21. Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Mi 3. Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Zi Hui Lie
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Much faster than last time. 7 hours C2C pitched out (not including sunset lunch).
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Sa 16. Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Brendon Flanagan | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Phuong Ho
| 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Finally ticked it off! Very consistent for the grade. Started at 7 and took us 10 hours car to car but that was probably due to having a coffee while enjoying the view for 20 mins before we rapped in. Rope drag on 2nd and 4th pitch were tolerable. Carrots were difficult to locate so ran it out in a few places which wasn't anything to worry about considering how easy the climb is. Take a few short slings as cam and nut placements may not be available when you want them or may not appear to be of a trusting quality. Had a piece of iron stone ledge brake off in my hand while leading the final pitch. If you start this climb late ensure you bring sun protection.
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Led all pitches on a perfect sunny summers day (with Karen, Ev, Matt, Brendon & Phuong)
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2021 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Dave Norgren, Jediah Gee | 170m, 10 | |||||
Sa 14. Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Sa 7. Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Pleasant climb with dave and Jarrah. The approach is amazing walking along fortress ridge. Climbing was very easy but route finding was difficult in sections with two of the pitches zig zagging a lot. Definitely would like to go back to this spot and climb the wind cries Mary!
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Sa 10. Okt 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Sa 12. Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★ Gut | ||||
Easy climbing, hardest part is route finding. Some of the carrots are hidden amongst chossy iron stone. Climb isn’t direct rather it wonders around the face.
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13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
rickau
1
8
18m
2
13
40m
3
9
16m
4
8
45m
5
13
21m
6
8
26m
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Di 8. Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Fernando Diaz | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
So 30. Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Dmitry Linkov
| 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Tyler Sydney | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Mi 15. Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Date approximate, mid-July I think, led all pitches. Climbed as a cold and wet waterfall in the rain
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Fr 15. Mai 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
19 | ★ The Wind Cries Mary | 180m, 25 | |||||
Accidental Attempt.
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13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
A scramble more than anything but to be expected for the grade. The Abseil points were pretty clear. Ended up doing it in a 4 pitches with a bit of rope drag.
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So 3. Mai 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Led P2, P4, P6. Great day and perfect weather. Just needed to get an early start at 8am at the carpark, returning at 5pm
(with Slava)
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Sa 28. Mär 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
Lead pitch 1 3 & 5. 2nd time doing it and I still don't understand pitch 3
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Sa 21. Mär 2020 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb - mit Anne Weckert | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Klassiker | ||||
Swung pitches with Anne. She chose evens and got all the long pitches
Access has had some impact in the fires but the route is untouched. |
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Mo 11. Nov 2019 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
James Manson
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut | ||||
A fun, easy climb. Lots of protection (some unnecessary). Saw a brown snake hanging around at the bottom of the first pitch. Guide book says the start is marked by a cairn. Didn’t find cairn but someone has marked the rock with a big ‘TT’ .
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Fr 25. Okt 2019 - Blue Mountains | |||||||
Leura The Fortress | |||||||
13 |
★★ Tom Thumb
- mit
Ryan Cooper, Rob Walker, John Saunders, Damien Wilson-Brown
| 170m, 10 | ★★ Sehr gut |