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Sat 19th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 | ★ Sincerity | 14m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
x 2
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15 | ★ Chastity | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
x 2
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8 | ★ Faith | 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Up and down and as downclimb for other routes here
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Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Nothing Area | ||||||
24 | ★ Nothing | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Now 24 and deservedly so. Several hard technical sequential sections on thin wearing edges.
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Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Hurly Burly | 22m | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★★ Popular Opinion | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some good moves
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Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
18 | ★ Spastic Octopus | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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15 | ★ Helen | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
x 2
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Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
11 | ★ The Bonatti Crack | 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Have always meant to do and had a spare hour or two while the family was in Blackheath rhododendron garden
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Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Engineers Cascade | ||||||
22 | ★ Mechanical Advantage | 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat, did years ago
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24 | ★ Blubber Plunge | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Unlikely bouldery crux
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Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Static | 35m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Unusual and gymnastic moves up closed corner, fortunately punctuated by some reasonable rests. A handful of wires needed for the thin crack higher up.
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Sun 2nd Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
24 | ★ Survival Day | 20m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Friendly for the grade once you've worked it out
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Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Choc Chip Chai Sector | ||||||
19 20 | ★★ Choc Chip Chai | 15m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
23 | ★★ The Cramps | 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bouldered the start 2nd go. Good, hard and goey moves.
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Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
21 | ★ Socially Inept | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
22?
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21 | ★ Whimsical | 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ Please Dry | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
16 19 | ★ The Swiss Route (The Swiss Route Direct) | 88m | Average | |||
Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Fashion | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Cheap Dive Wall and Beyond | ||||||
22 | ★★ Cheap Skate | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Rage this Season | 30m, 99 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Tex Arcana Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Tex Arcana | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
21 | ★★ Hullaballoo | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
19 18 | ★★ Uncle Amy (Arete on ring bolts) | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
22 | ★★ Serious Leather | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
great climb. Dirty up high with quite a hard crux for the grade
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20 | ★★ Deep Freeze | 18m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 | ★★ Last Call for Fame and Glory | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 5th Oct 2012 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Andersens Clicke Shandy Boulder | ||||||
V4 | ★ Hand Shandy | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 5th Oct 2012 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Andersens Clicke Coppertone Boulder | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Formula One | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Thu 4th Oct 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Golden Streak Area Boulders Swing Wing Boulder | ||||||
V2 V0- | ★ High traverse | 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 3rd Oct 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
Far North Far North Bouldering Caving Boulder | ||||||
V3 | ★★ No sit start | ★★ Very Good | ||||
V4 | ★★★ V4 Problem | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Tue 2nd Oct 2012 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Watchtower Area Boulders Moody Blues Boulder | ||||||
V4 | ★★ Sit start, up arete | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 5th Aug 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
21 | ★ Spangled Drongo | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
One star with a thin and hard to work out bit
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Sun 29th Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
21 | ★★ Oblivious | 20m, 4 | Average | |||
one hard and uninspiring move
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Wed 11th Jul 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Right Main Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Idiot Wind | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
In light rain before it belted down
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Mon 9th Jul 2012 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
17 | ★★ Wizards Back | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pretty good in a great position
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20 | ★ Yokomo | 15m | ★ Good | |||
the grade is for the first 4 metres. Half-a-day of climbing before trip washed out.
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Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
Bouldering | ||||||
V3 | ★ BARFJ Traverse | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
V1 | ★ Idiot Wind Low Traverse | 3m | ★ Good | |||
V3 | Idiot Wind Direct | |||||
Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Crystal Set | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
very thin for short section
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Sun 24th Jun 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Radios Appear | 25m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
very thin, engaging and sustained
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Sat 14th Apr 2012 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
Orange Face/Slab Side | ||||||
V4 V5 | ★★ 2a | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
take the good start moves of 2 and make a move L to link to good finish moves of 3
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V4 | ★ 3 | 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
the middle of the Orange Face. Can't believe I've missed this good problem all this time
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Sun 8th Apr 2012 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
16 | ★ Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket | 20m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
OS
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13 | ★ Two Steps Forward | 20m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
OS
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17 | ★ Enterprise Variant | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
OS
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Sun 15th Jan 2012 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Coastal Cliffs Second Ramp | ||||||
18 | ★★ Unknown | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
1.5 metres R of CF. Boulder up line of layaways to a jug at 4 or 5 metres, then more easily to the top. OS. Many other great short solos/problems in this area.
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Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Heathcliff | ||||||
22 | ★★ Dan Rampe | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Steep and solid with little in the way of rests. A better climb than Ricardo Lagos
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22 | ★★★ Ricardo Lagos | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Heathcliff's answer to the Bachar-Yerian following the steep black streak. Not as good as it looks.
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22 | ★★ Pumpkin Puree | 50m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
2 hard bits
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22 | ★★ Skuzeeney Jaludek | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Bouldery start
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18 | ★★ Fake Blood | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
A good warm-up for the head in getting used to gritty fragile yellow rock, as well as physically!
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Thu 5th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 23 | ★★ Major Tom | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Straightforward, just steep (not my favourite angle)
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Sat 31st Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Holy Leaping Shortarses, Batman | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
The crux was fine, it was the start and the roof that required a little bit of sorting. 2 laps
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Sat 24th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
22 | ★ Who Killed Bambi? | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fairly solid
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Sun 18th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
22 23 | ★★★ Legoland | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A good addition to this wall and something new to do
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Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
24 | ★★ The End of Silence | 12m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A very similar climb to Bill Collins in terms of style and difficulty. Great stuff
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Sun 6th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Loch Ness Whippet | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Punchy and hard even 2nd go. 24?
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Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Outsider | 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Steep and unusual. 2 stars, a really pleasant surprise
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Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side Upper Tier | ||||||
23 | ★★ Tower of Song | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
a good route for a 1 star crag
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Sun 24th Jul 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
22 | ★★ Return of the Toe Cutter Gang | 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
freezing cold and slightly damp, a good climb though
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Thu 14th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
23 | ★★ Separator | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Step right from the crack of Elastic RURP (micro cam and good wire at the base of diagonal). Now commit to the arete hoping you will find gear. Two RPs (desperate to place) will save your bacon.
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23 | ★★ Garbage and the Goddess | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great positions and climbing up the pillar. Spaced gear including a critical 2 RP in a shallow slot and a 28 year old piton
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Wed 13th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
22 | ★ Yodel up the Valley | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
not hard for the grade, but I suppose the gear is fiddly and there is a runout at the top
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Tue 12th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
21 | ★★ Fluid Journey | 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
a beautiful passage of stemming detracted by the tree and the climb thereafter.
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Mon 11th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
21 22 | ★★★ Black Light | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Immaculate line and climbing. How annoying is the new guidebook? This is not 22, it has been 21 for 35 years and defines three star 21 at Frog.
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Sun 10th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
23 | ★★ Chemical Adrenalin | 24m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
sustained and hard climbing up the W face of Ockeraphilia pillar
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19 | ★★ Magical Mystery Tour | 34m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 9th Jul 2011 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
22 | ★ Slippin' Away | 13m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Slippery fingerlocking and laybacking up smooth corner. Tough.
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Sun 26th Jun 2011 - The Cathedral | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
21 | ★★ Ms Pat | 15m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Taranesque slabbing. Now advertised as 21
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20 | ★★ Mr Squiggle | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
This climb is great, but spoilt, in my view, by being over-bolted.
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21 | ★★ Gutterfingers | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
techy and balancy for a couple of moves. Great.
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Sat 25th Jun 2011 - The Fear Factory | ||||||
The Courtyard | ||||||
V5 | FA ★★★ Unsteady Freddy | 5m | ★★★ Classic | |||
FFA. The subtle and hard line just right of Rocksteady Teddy
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Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Spoilt Brats Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Ritalin | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
2nd go, a great climb with lots of interest along the way
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Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Thruxton | 57m | ★★ Very Good | |||
well worth doing (despite appearance)
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Sun 29th May 2011 - Berowra | ||||||
Blackboard Wall | ||||||
25 24 to 25 | ★★ Bill Collins | 10m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
genuine 3 star micro classic
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Mon 2nd May 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Eastern Block Impossible | 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Link Eastern Block Arete to Mission Impossible
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Mon 2nd May 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Corridor Boulders | ||||||
V3 | FA ★ V3?? | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
FFA. Up using shallow mono with R hand, hopping for the top. Sherman Tank is off.
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Sun 1st May 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ These Apples Must Be Jen's | 20m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Repeat
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23 22 | ★★ Nylon Happy | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Must have done this before, probably more than once? Repeat
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Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Googolplex Crag | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Retreat from Moscow | 25m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Seconded 5 or 6 years ago. The advertised rap anchors do not exist
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Changes | 20m | ||||
Maybe a few times before??
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area | ||||||
22 | ★ Piping Hot | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pleasant slab. 21?
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19 | ★★★ Electric Blue | 35m, 7 | ||||
Done this before, pretty certain it was OS
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Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Hunky Dory | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not OS as I'm sure I have done this before(?) Goey and hard
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Thu 10th Feb 2011 - Palm Beach Boulders | ||||||
V8 | ★★ I Just Wanna Go Swimming! (14) | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
the slab/window problem, obvious line and great climbing. 3 laps
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Sun 6th Feb 2011 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
18 | ★★ Liquid Insanity | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A little committing (as an onsight solo) just above the second bolt.
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15 | ★ Little Plaything | 16m | ★ Good | |||
OS, bouldery start then 15ish. Presently graded 19 in P Monks's guide
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Wed 26th Jan 2011 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
16 | ★ Mode | 14m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
OS, good line with technical climbing
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15 | ★★ Crack of Dawn | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 12th Jan 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline Frontline Left Hand Side | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Underground Movement | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
good problem and in the shade
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Sun 9th Jan 2011 - Palm Beach Boulders | ||||||
V2 | ★★ North Side Rising Traverse (Traverse of E Face) | 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
From down-climb traverse L staying about 2 feet below top, finish on pedestal of prob 20
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Fri 31st Dec 2010 - Felltimber Creek Crag | ||||||
The Citadel The Citadel Proper | ||||||
V0 | ★ Amphitheatre Traverse | 2m | ★ Good | |||
V2 | ★ One Blank Wall | 3m | ★ Good | |||
V4 | ★★ Kurtis Maximus' Nemesis | 4m | ★ Good |