Ascents in Arapiles as various tick types by Douglas Hockly

Good climbing but greasy rock.

Turned out better than originally thought. Maybe 19?

Toproped as, like all of Gordy's bolts it seems, they are non stainless and already rusted to crap.

The 21 version

Three tricky sections.

Thin bit in the first half then R and L up the wall

Looks better than it is. The bolts are practically unclippable.

Second day with a howling wind! I quite like this although it is old-school and wandery.

Really good, 4 x 23ish cruxes, a slopey bulge, a technical footsy traverse, a powerful iron cross, and a technical crank at the end. A great mirror image to Birdman.

A great second ascent by Geordie minutes after the first. Good variety - a slippery seam, an awkward balancy crack, a weird traverse, crank through a roof and a headwall that can feel hard enough to be interesting if you're pumped - which I was. Good fun.

I really like the top half, but not the bottom, and the crux is tweaky. Julian Saunders says he's had more business from the pocket on this route than any other hold in Australia. Beware.

Thin and very hard.

Good but not two stars. One or no stars

I find this quite hard, and not that much fun. Others seem to like it.

Two days

Thin and hard start

A bouldery start, then it's a bit uninspiring crossing Scorpion, but the top bit is excellent

Good fun, three interesting sections

Good climbing, bolts are probably suspect and there's a silly #4RP behind a loose looking flake at the top. At the moment, a good one to toprope off the chains.

This is the only route I can think of that I don't think should have been rebolted. The bolts were so obviously rubbish from the day they were put in that it made it quite atmospheric - a bolted death route. Now it's not really worth doing, as the climbing is just average.

The slopey traverse in is crap, the DS much better.

Great climbing, probably 23, bolts need replacing. Takes a small wire after last bolt.

If only it didn't have the rest in the gully.. fabulous climbing. A small cam (green alien? blue alien? I forget) is a very, very good idea to back up (or replace) the peg.

Two star 23 - awesome - to a ledge and then dyno for a thread off slopes.

Add 10 grades if you're short, and 100 if you're Wendy's size

Brilliant! Bolts need replacing.

I've never really liked the bottom half, but the top is good if you go direct.

More like 24?

A great first 8m or so, then just jump off and lower off the ring. Really cool. All big holds so good for the fingers. The second and third bolts are a bit hard to clip and you'd be hitting the ground so I'll try to remember to do this on doubles in the future. Pretty solid for 24.

Doesn't seem that soft to me. I'd worked the crux but not the finish - when I got through I was too pumped to place the wire, ended up just laying one on for the last hold, which fortunately was a jug. Phew.

Interesting climbing but wanders about. It'd be an ugly fall off the crux.

Original is too contrived to even work out where you're supposed to go. Step R at the first bolt, back left and then enjoy the fun top roof.

Okay but not worth a star.

OK, a hard crank then insecure.

Maybe 3 days? Quite good, and not particularly slimy. One slippery hold. Reachy though - there's a move at the start that is about 23 for me and looks 32 for Dave Jones.

Bolts probably need replacing now

Good position, climbing is average

super greasy

I really like this one. Best route on the wall (that I can do!)

The climbing is quite good but there are major loose blocks on this that mean I would not do this route again or recommend it to others.

Top section is great, bottom crux is not that much fun - but maybe I could just climb it better!

Not sure why people bother with this. If you're going to do one 24 at Arapiles, make sure it's not this one. Sonic Boom is good! Do Sonic Boom instead! Go for a walk! Read an improving book! Phone your Mother!

Tried to lead it when the bolt was gone - fiddly gear. Got pumped and tr'd it.

A bit greasy but good.

Seem to do it differently every time. Always engaging

Take care with the start which is fairly hard and tricky to find the gear. A mid size hex or #12 Rock would go well, but a Yellow Camalot and #3 RP work too.

Typically bold, take microcams and be prepared to run it out. Super bunched on the crux.

Nice steady climbing. Take small cams. Might be 16? We're really not sure at these grades.

Amazing. Incredible. My whole life as a climber has culminated in this. At least today it did.