Begehungen in The Alcove als Onsight

Had to fight for this one at the end of the day. Nearly blew it at the top but managed to mantle out as my hands pried themselves open.

Crux at Bottom- easy

Some well chalked up dummy holds on this

Cranky bottom section on slimpers, then fairly easy

2019 Port hills 300

Steeper than it looks, just like pulling plastic in the gym 🦾

Somehow this route had escaped my attention until now. Mucho guano, but great jug hauling through the upper roof.

A decent addition to the area, with good moves up high.

Hard

A little overrated, plenty of other good ones around

Soft, but fun!

Under-rated and unappreciated, this is as good as any other the nearby routes

Hard to judge the difficulty but the bottom is a pretty nails boulder but the second half is pretty cruisy.

great, lower off in bad spots

Awesome start, and a slightly desperate top. Another pumper

2019 Port hills 300

Short, steep, and juggy.

Excellent warm up for the Alcove - steep and juggy.

Pretty good, for Britten anyway.

Surprisingly decent.

Climbed to clean Nor’ West Arch. Pretty crap, but the sit down rest in the ledge midway is novel.

Pumpy

On my limit but just tried hard and it went

Harder than some of the 23s Hard start and gets gradually easier

Pleasant

Was told it was 20 - pumpy warmup! 5pm start and climbed til 9 - love these long evenings

2019 Port hills 300

Juggy and fun, but a wee bit awkward.

Very poor rock quality, awkward moves.

Finished up Dog’s Life rather than the grotty corner, as I didn’t have any trad gear. I normally wouldn’t say this, but really should be fully bolted, given the quality of the rock and the nature of Britten as a sport crag.