Begehungen in Central Tablelands

2 goes. Nails crux

Delightfully exposed

Really nice and consistent, easy on the fingers. Just pleasant climbing

Got scared and sat on the insight but held it together on the second go with some hectic Elvis leg.

Been saving this one for a while. Got lucky enough to go for it as the sun dropped and the rock rapidly cooled to crispy send temps.

Always a pleasure.

Punted the crux on the flash go. Very satisfying 2nd go redpoint. Can't believe I had never climbed this!

Almost took at the third bolt (cold fingers and perplexed as to where the holds were) glad I held on! A few lucky guesses saw me up this. Three unique cruxs, bottom one KPesque!

Far out, climbs better than remembered! EOD headtorch escape mission, had a foot slip through the flake. This route alone makes me wanna get a TRS setup

Cool techy moves and a mono! Was a close call gaining that ledge... Even with a bunch of chalk to help clarify holds I found this harder than Leviathan

3rd shot, 1st RP go after figuring out lip pull beta.

The beta: RF heel hooks pyramid while walking hands up on left sidepull until RH is on a crimp on top, toe LF to back of pyramid to make cut more controlled, cut feet and place RF on big edge on lip, throw RH to sloperjug. Then walk hands up and hold it together until the rest.

Really brawny somewhat inelegant crux beta, but it’s the first rock climb I’ve ever sent with an actual toehook, so that’s pretty cool!

End of day attempt. Got my lower body too deep in the cave to reach the ear shaped jug on the face. Once that’s done it’s not too bad

Hardest trad lead to date!

Repeat. Warmup. Felt harder than my flash in the sun. Maybe pulled a muscle on this 😅

No more excuses for not leading it, thanks to Jake's peer pressure. The start of the climb is as hard as i remember it, i wish I could call this a redpoint but unfortunately i sat on the nut at the start after so many attempts, so bloody hard to pull through the initial move. The rest of the climb was a series of screams 'I'm pumped' and 'i may fall' but incredibly pull through every move.

The first carrot is pretty hight which makes this a pretty heady committing start. Superb climb, would love to lead next

Great warm up, this deserve more attention, real good from top to bottom

Surely the world's hardest rock climb? I dogged this so hard it was basically an aid ascent. However this was an improvement on last time when I bailed and shamefully asked the gorgeous angel Ashley 'I am an angel' Brennan to get my gear back and set up a top rope. Also mega shoutout to Aurora for the most patient mega belay. Hopefully my shrieks of fear were mildly entertaining. I suppose I am now actively projecting this

Ah Cosmic, the 'Cathedral of the Mountains'

Mind blown. This is one of the best rock climbs I have been on the in the Bluies in recent living memory.