Begehungen in Flinders Ranges als Flash

Fun climbing! Weirdly a sport route (that has retrobolted the start and end of yerba mate) where theres perfectly good trad gear.)

Probably my best experience leading a trad pitch ever. Sublime. I used to be so intimidated by this line it took me 3 trips to try it. While at the top I looked down and couldn't believe what I had just done, haha... For me this was not easy at all. The start was my style, felt easy and I was not as scared as I anticipated. But I was terrified of dropping it later on while doing more unusual moves (for me) involving jams. But what a fucking line. Gear is everywhere and there are jugs and rests to allow you to get those 40m clean. I got to the end of pitch 1 and started cellebrating, until Justin told me that the second pitch was harder and still above me, hahaha... Sheer determination saw me to the top after that, even with very little pieces left on my harness. It will be hard to have a better experience climbing trad in Australia. Test-piece for 19 given the length I think. Wish I could log it as an onsight, but I've seen too many people doing it before. Justin led it earlier in the day and left a piece when cleaning, but I made sure to pull it out and replace it for the real flash, haha...

Amazing stuff, and a bold lead by Justin. Pitch 1 has a lot of spice — hard moves off the ground, a daunting crux for me, and then that runout on scoops, wow! The roof in pitch 2 is bloody awesome and relatively well protected. Gotta come back for the lead, but will shit my pants probably. Justin led pitches 1 and 2, then I led the rubbish top out (grade 12?), only to see Justin arrive behind me ropeless!

Interesting, nice, surprisingly tricky

WAY better than the Scorcerer's Apprentice 2nd pitch to Outside Chance. Not entirely clear where it is supposed to go near the top, we broke right to get to Downwind chains at some point

Tricky 19, not at all how it looks from the ground. Lead the second pitch (at grade ~12?) okay.

Had no problem with the roof, but took ages to get up the headwall above the ledge (to the mini ledge below the chimney). Ended up using a bit of rock stuck in a pile of mud as the crux hold, yuck. Top half okay, bottom half great, middle yuck.

Great climbing

Yimbo ran up this and just left the QuickDraws in the wall because he couldn’t be bothered dogging up after taking his unannounced victory whip off the top!

This is a stellar route which sees you up either side of the arête. Take a DMM 4 / 5 for the start and you’ll be well protected before the first bolt.

The crux at the top is great to work out!

Two 3-star moves followed by a run out scramble. Second pitch (Scorcerers) unremarkable. I think it could be climbed up the face at a similar (consistent 16-17) grade, esp as a second, but none of us bothered

Ripper. Didn't notice the view until the way back down.

I think we climbed Yanama to top of the block then belayed second pitch up Melodrama. Technically easy but amazing exposure over the bulges, very pleasant. Great rap

Shattered we only had one dry day here! Next time next time

So wet and slippery

Final route in Moonarie for this trip, simuled past a dead goat halfway up.

On rachs gear. Pretty spooky for a sport climb haha. Ripped a hold. Nearly fell.

Jumped on someone else’s top rope. Would be an impressive onsight