Ascents climbed between 2021-00-00 and 2030-12-31 in Arapiles having Trad CPR

Surprisingly fantastic.

The climbing flows very well and has some very cool moves.

FFA. Quality steep pumper!

Excellent! I'd rate this up with the other great roof climbs of arapiles. Will be back. Awesome position, with a tricky sequence at the lip. You're in the roof for quite a long time! You will need a medium cam or two after the bolt near the lip to prevent a potential slab fall if it all goes wrong.

This route is so unique and a lot of fun. ~8 attempts this trip over ~4 days. Done in two sections. I'll be back!

You can’t not climb Punks on its birthday!!

Hidden gem.

Another bunch of attempts over 3 days. Fell off going for the bird-bath four times - each time a bit closer. Wish it was closer to home!

It felt like the crux of this was getting up Cassandra Direct to the roof. Hadnt done it this way before - very good.

Hard, gotta come back

Not too bad. Clipped stuck wire

So it begins.

1.5 hours dogging around, experiencing a piece of climbing history. Did all moves up to and including the birdbath drive-by. Struggled after, didn't really get stood up. Also struggled on the lower heel move, kinda managed it once. Toasted by the time I lowered off. A 20+ year dream to get on this route.

Punks shot #2. Hot, face melting. Was mostly keen to experience the top section. Climbed clean to below the heel move, pulled through. Climbed from the rest and stuck the drive-by, couldn't stand up, then pulled through. Did the rest of moves, not nicely, with screaming skin. Then drive 11 hours home!

Quick burn to suss the moves. All feels doable but that crux is gonna require some oomf

What a serene parable of a climb. Didn’t even think something of this level was possible after 3 months laid off with injury. Looked across at the line from the bath atop Clytemnestra just as the sun struck it this morning, visualised the moves and thought “that’s going today”. And go it did. Perhaps the most ataraxic climb I’ve ever done. What an experience. What a route. What a place

Punk

Excellent clean slabbing into juggy roof action.

Touched the birdbath while taking photos of Ryan, so definitely blew the onsight

Whoop! What a route! Super psyched on the style and the lessons it taught me. Given the history it was always a dream route. Quite the mental battle in the end. This trip (my 3rd on the route) I managed to pretty quickly cruise up to and through the birdbath. But I fell 9 times above the birdbath!, mostly trying to match hands after getting my foot on it. Tough to match this route as a lesson in technique and flow, especially the top half. Thanks to Marie for the many patient belays and to Will Monks for working it with me last trip.

Unreal. Felt like a proper quest in the dark. Didn’t get to the top.

A fairly outrageous looking line, especially when i had a look while rapping down. Quite happy that i got to the crux clean on toprope, but i predictably got completely shut down at the crux. What a combo of reachy moves, tension, body position and a bunch of shit holds. The sequence felt great to work through - got most of the moves individually and the rest were cut short by the impending rain. Would be an absolute pumpfest getting through the crux and then the sustained finish too.

stuck about 3 moves from the anchor

Up around 3rd/4th bolt. Really enjoyable moves. Dream route.

A mega classic! Quite tough for 27 I think. It has an outrageous crux sequence, with some wild pinchey, crimpy, underclingy moves. Then into quite sustained climbing up the top.

So stoked to have ticked this beast of a climb today! ^_^

Beta Vid: 👉 https://youtu.be/lyI97ry-Pa4

Cleaning Lucas's gear felt like an anti-climax after his send, but a great opportunity to get the beta (thank-you !) while it was nice and fresh.

Maybe 24/25 up to the start of the crux sequence then a nails V6 ? for 7 (hand) moves on shit holds with a lot of body tension before a lovely but completely blowable finish.

I could imagine getting to the crux clean - possibly even next shot - but then failing at various points for the next 50 or so attempts before quitting climbing. Maybe I'll change my mind as I try it more, but for now, this feels sandbagged to the extreme.

Pretty chill for the first part, then it gets HARD. Didn’t put the crux together, not sure if I’ll try again this trip or not

Keen to get back and and work this crux. The climbing up to it is beautiful

All the moves except for the hand foot match done. Psyched!

Inspiring climbing