Ascents of Golden Echo having Beta

Some awkward beta through the lower corner, but moves throughout the rest were otherwise a delight. Impressive lead by Josh, I would have been squirming. Good composure.

Felt real chill for the grade?

Great fun, glad to have doing time for this one.

This put me through the motions! Gear down low wasn't amazing so I got scared but ultimately made it through. Very engaging and lovely moves and exposure for an 18. Only at Arapiles

Cool little traverse

An excellent line. The traverse, corner and roof provided some fun moves to work through.

Good fun

Had pre placed gear but I feel it’s offset by the fact I was wearing approach shoes. Really sick.

So awesome!

Probably one of the best 18s at araps for exposure! So cool!

Real cool, exposed arete!!

Awesome warmup route for the day

Fun

Good fun

Epicc. Loved it

Chose it as a warmup but it turned out to be sweet!

Pretty easy for the grade maybe

After Anna's Kachoong siege photo session. Deliberately didn't watch Frankie and Anna earlier, managed to make the left face awkward with an undercling traverse then didn't protect the right face traverse enough (ie at all). I'm told this is great, and none of the moves are hard, but a traverse through a corner really doesn't float my boat much.

Lead this next time!

Will come back to lead.

Quality climb. Wish it was longer. Nice moves on the traverse.

The second must not fall Funky moves through the roof, I was too scared to fling off into space.

A puzzling move at the roof!

nice juggy hauling

Magnificent! Start is well protected with cams (micro to hand size, with lots of finger size opportunities), despite what the guidebook says. Awkward moves approaching the corner and moving up to the roof, then a committing traverse out (cams up to loose hand size useful) before it gets much easier, but also much more exposed, as you step out from under the roof. Easily up from there until a slightly thought-provoking finish. Take plenty of long quickdraws to avoid causing rope drag.

Fantastic location

Exciting line with great exposure, very classy 18!

Cool moves and great rock. Felt soft for an Araps 18.

Cool route.

Amazing! One of the best grade 6 routes I have ever done 6a+?

Very classy.

awesome climb through the roof,great exposure , good warm up as well

Exposure corner! Yeow Fun but kinda freaked out

Nice lead by Dominick! Some interesting climbing!

another overcammed cam to clean

Fantastic climb with beautiful moves across wall and out right above the Kachoong roof. Well worth it if you're standing on photo ledge.

Nice fun climbing. Seconded Jez.

very nice climb, pity it was so windy and a monkey calling kiwi was on kachoong

It's a long way down, and its a great excuse to be sitting on the photographers ledge watching Kachoong

Great exposure and cool fun.