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Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
Four Cracks Wall | ||||||
V0 | ★ 11 - The Juggy Face | 4m | ||||
V1 | ★ 5 | 4m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
Walkdown Wall | ||||||
V1 | ★ 10 | 5m | ★ Good | |||
V3 | ★ 7 - Discontinuous Crack | 4m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
First Wall | ||||||
V5 | ★★ Ralph's Arete (sit start) | 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fri 17th Feb 2017 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Omega Block | ||||||
23 | ★★ Bloodline - with Dave Lyons | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pretty intense to the third bolt. For added value step R at the 4th bolt and finish up Satan LH.
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17 | ★★ Witch - with Dave Lyons | 21m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had more trouble on this than on Boogie. Good fun but hard for 17.
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21 | ★★★ Boogie 'til You Puke - with Dave Lyons | 25m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A cracking route. The arete is surprisingly tricky.
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Fri 17th Feb 2017 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
16 | ★ Split Images - with Dave Lyons | 20m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★★ Poxbow - with Dave Lyons | 30m | ★ Good | |||
10 | ★★ Grey Arete - with Dave Lyons | 32m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point East Faces Subliminal Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Castaway - with Hamish Kerr | 65m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led the 3rd pitch, which felt quite pumpy and was fun enough bar the grovelling dirt mantleshelf finish. The first pitch had a hard, reachy crux - harder than any move on Subliminal - although perhaps we were just beefed at the end of a 37-degree day. Hamish took it into his head to combine pitches one and two - don't go there. Worthwhile, but with more than its fair share of crap bits for a route on such a good wall.
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23 | ★★★ Subliminal - with Hamish Kerr | 92m, 33 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Led the main pitch. Excellent, fun climbing but can't quite rate it as Mega-Classic because of the rather arbitrary first pitch and because it has just a bit too much of that boulder-problems-between-ledges style which can get rather tiresome. The belays and pitch combinations around here could do with a bit of rationalisation. Doing a 70m pitch from the Central (Castaway) belay, as recommended by others, makes good sense - those with shorter ropes can take the Sojourn belay option and still need do only one more pitch to the top. The Subliminal first pitch is a bit of a giggle but the only hard bit would make a good alternate start to Castaway.
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Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Iliad Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Iliad - with Hamish Kerr | 87m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very enjoyable outing, particularly via the Cynics United first pitch. Nicely sustained with a couple of intimidating-but-actually-ok sections at the start of the 2nd and 3rd pitches. Led the 1st and 3/4th pitches.
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Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity - with Hamish Kerr | 22m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I'm going to bump my rating to Classic, simply because it has consistent quality climbing that flows really nicely. Makes a great warm-up as it has nothing tweaky and raises a good flash pump.
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Fri 27th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Echo Crack - with Hamish Kerr | 190m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Well, wasn't that just something! An impressive and compelling natural line to be sure. I found the climbing grueling rather than enjoyable, but that is probably just sour grapes, having taken several flyers off the greasy thin-hands crux, slipped out of a wide, wet section further up and finally run out of big gear well below the belay (despite leap-frogging for all I was worth) necessitating various shenanigans including lowering off a small spike to retrieve a suitably-sized cam. After taping my wounds from the lower pitch I struggled mightily to second the top pitch clean, only to topple ignominiously backwards off the final mantleshelf :-( For wimps like myself you could easily add another #1, #2 and 2*#3 cams to Paul's ideal rack. To follow up Paul's comparison with the 'other' multi-pitch gr25 trad classic, Samarkand, I would happily climb the latter again, but I think only a pair of crack gloves would lure me back for another round with the mighty Echo Crack
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Sat 31st Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Samarkand - with Hamish Kerr | 150m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Seven shades of awesome! Bob McMahon's account of the first (aid) ascent had us fully psyched for an epic adventure but, as other commentators have said, the free version is now a well-protected and mostly solid exercise in steep, intimidating and superbly-positioned trad climbing. Led the even pitches with a rest at the P2 crux and seconded the odd pitches clean. Didn't bother with the top pitch. Thoroughly recommended.
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Tue 27th Dec 2016 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Tenere - with Hamish Kerr | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Punchy, brutal little test of your jamming chops. Climbed EOD and had to step it up a gear to avoid embarassment.
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23 | ★ Beef in Cider - with Hamish Kerr | 30m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sport version of TotT which itself is a retroed version of the original. The funky top is still the best and hardest bit.
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24 | ★★★ Dirty Dancing - with Hamish Kerr | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Fantastic but not really on-sightable for me at my current level of fitness. The tone was set when I greased off the first hard move and then I ran out of steam part way through the second hard section. Solid E4 6a in old money.
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19 | ★★ Windjammer - with Hamish Kerr | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This is a great natural line at a sustained grade that goes the full height of the biggest and best cliff on the upper tier. What's not to like? I even enjoyed the chicken-wing moves - and I don't say that very often.
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22 | ★★ Hot to Trot - with Hamish Kerr | 23m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Very pleasant. Took a careless fall when I misjudged the distance to a crucial pocket.
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17 | ★★★ Grey Mist - with Hamish Kerr | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Mon 26th Dec 2016 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
The Gold Mine Rick Roller's Rap in Area | ||||||
18 | ★ Hypocritical Has Beens | 20m | Average | |||
This thing had the hardest move of the day, moving around the arête into a wet corner. Maybe I missed something (like the pocket with the lurking spider). The rest was ok, I suppose.
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20 | ★★★ 3D Disco - with Hamish Kerr, Oliver kerr | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Desperate, spoogy, scary, pumpy, exciting, worthwhile. Thanks for the permadraws.
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23 | ★★ Crash Test Dummies - with Hamish Kerr, Oliver kerr | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had a bit of a pumper brain fart pulling over the roof and headed off to the bolt on Jungle Love, just failed to clip it, and took a wild swing into space. The correct route was easier but still pretty tough overall.
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Mon 26th Dec 2016 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road | ||||||
The Gold Mine Cafe Cruiser Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Sucked in Spartacus - with Hamish Kerr, Oliver kerr | 25m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Better, safer and not notably harder than Cafe Cruiser. A bit spoogy at mid height.
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22 | ★★★ You Can't Handle Me Ruth - with Hamish Kerr, Oliver kerr | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lots of good moves
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20 | ★★★ Café Cruiser - with Hamish Kerr, Oliver kerr | 30m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 11th Dec 2016 - Joll's Bridge | ||||||
Lower cliffline | ||||||
23 | ★★ Sand Man - with Donald Gibson | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very good if you like this sort of thing. Which I do. Having Donald's clips in place made it flow nicely.
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24 | ★ Rivers Edge - with Donald Gibson | 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sharp. Reachy. Blew the onsight by attempting to campus the chicken-head crimp. Much easier when I used my feet.
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25 | ★★ Golden Shower - with Donald Gibson | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun V4 sequence past a large manufactured hold to a grade 21 warm-down. Good but certainly not great.
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21 | ★★ Stairway to Heaven - with Donald Gibson | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 4th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Weaselburger - with Hamish Kerr | 190m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This is really two excellent and independent routes that share a name and finish one above the other. Led the odd pitches (combining 5 & 6). The desperate little traverse on P2 just squeaks it to grade 24 overall and was quite unnerving to second with 30m of rope above and the ledge just below. There is an optional belay at 10m on this pitch which would suit a nervous second. Annoyed to fall on P3 when I misread a move and pumped off some crimps. Overall a stunning route with the first 3 pitches being the meat of it.
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Sat 3rd Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Bronze Orange Bug - with Hamish Kerr | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Blew the onsight by trying to follow the guidebook crimp-dyno beta. A big rockover-reach did the trick on the second attempt, but only just. Lots of fun climbing before and after the hard bit.
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Mon 28th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Powerbra Rangers - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nicely sustained. Harder than Nice Vice Baby. Good second warm-up.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Thrustblock Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ The Mind Boggles - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 40m, 18 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lots and lots of thought-provoking quality climbing. I found the initial traverse a bit turf and it was pretty intense for the rest of the first 'pitch', easing to a gentle stroll before an exciting and entertaining finale.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Legoland - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
More like leg'o'lamb today - a bit hot and greasy but full of tasty goodness.
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24 | ★★ Escape Velocity - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The second stage boosters failed to fire and I dropped into parking orbit below the crux. After a brief pause to recalibrate the on-board attitude control system, I achieved geosynchronous orbit above La-La Land. With the solar radiation rising rapidly I decided to abort the mission for fear of burning up on re-entry. Will be back for another go if a suitable launch window presents itself.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Sail Away - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 25m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got to the crux with some juice still in the tank but then shut down completely. Even yarding past using the draw felt hard. In hindsight, I didn't apply Jamie's finger-lock beta correctly, but I doubt it would have made a difference. After that, I lost motivation and nerve and rested my way to the top. Will take a while to summon up enthusiasm for another shot.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
19 20 | ★★ Nice Vice Baby - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
An ideal warm-up
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Seamstress - with Andrew Stevenson | 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got my EOD pump on and fell off on the last move before the anchors. Very good climbing, tricky and pumpy by turns. Should have worked the rests better.
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25 | ★★ The Dreaming Void - with Andrew Stevenson | 29m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rushed the pumpy bit and fell off. Dogged the big undercut move. Grabbed the second bolt above the ledge to avoid a potential ankle-breaker. Did a few more moves with increasing rope drag caused by incompetent ropework. Threw in the towel. Would be much more enjoyable with a DBB at the ledge for re-threading or just doing the bottom half (preferably placed high enough to yard up and clip the next bolt to avoid the ankle-breaker). There are in-situ screwgates on the 2nd and 3rd bolts above the ledge that might have been left for this purpose (but then why not put them on the 1st and 2nd bolts?). Might try it again if I can work up enough enthusiasm.
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25 | ★★★ The Reality Dysfunction - with Andrew Stevenson | 20m, 12 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Simply awesome. Milked the kneebar and handjam rests until they squeaked and managed to keep it together for the final few lunges to the anchors. Now I feel inspired to try The Way of All Flesh again
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Pluck-a-Duck - with Andrew Stevenson | 22m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Mantle? What mantle? Lots of other good climbing - the easy bit; the intense bit; the pumpy bit; the mantle-that-wasn't.
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22 | ★★ Daffy - with Andrew Stevenson | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Varied and fun. Only the large ledge below the headwall prevents it being a Classic.
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
21 | ★★ Jingle Bells - with Andrew Stevenson | 15m | ★ Good | |||
A bit brutal for a warm-up.
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Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
21 20 | ★ Crow - with Hamish Kerr | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
I thought this was very worthwhile. Thin to start and sustained all the way up. Would have been "bold old skool 80's climbing" on carrots but speaking as a timid old skool 80's climber I felt pretty happy with 7 shiny ring bolts.
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Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
21 | ★★ Red Robbin Direct Start - with Matt Short, jonas | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Fun. Bolts and wire to lower off.
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19 | ★★ Zipper - with Matt Short | 25m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good, fingery climbing up a slightly eliminate line. Skipped the higher carrots in favour of a few of Matt's shiny new hexes to keep it real
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17 | ★★ Viparete - with Matt Short | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Matt demonstrated that you can protect this pretty well if you take the time to look around for placements.
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Wed 27th Jul 2016 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Wakehurst Parkway Steep Side | ||||||
24 | ★★ Image Intensifier - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
As fine a piece of engineering as any in Sydney . Quite tough (a full grade harder than S&T) and would be harder still for those of less than regulation height.
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26 | ★★★ Full Tilt - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
At last! 3rd day on (over 3 years). 5th shot overall. A great, sustained sequence requiring finger strength, accurate movement and a not a little commitment. Thanks to Libby and Sean.
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17 | ★ Flack - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
OK, I suppose.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker - with Mark | 9m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat to retrieve a tangled rope on War and Peace. Both better and harder than I remember.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ War and Peace - with Mark | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good workout for the right arm and left leg, not to mention the fingers. Took a couple of rests placing the draws then first shot.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Friendly Fire - with Mark | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nicely sustained with some interesting holds.
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22 | ★ Vasco Pyjama - with Mark | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Not a warm up. Climbed by mistake for the much better route next to it.
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Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
23 24 | ★★ A Most Profligate Sinner - with Mark | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought provoking. Arrived on the lip of the roof in a kneeling position which worked surprisingly well. Not 24 though.
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Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ It Beat A Circus - with Mark, Dan | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
One of the harder 24s here. The jugs came one move too late for the onsight
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24 | ★ Cave Route - with Mark, Dan | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 26th Mar 2016 - Terrey Hills | ||||||
22 | ★★ Orgasmatron (Orgasmotronic) - with Donald Gibson | 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Fun but hangers are hard to place on lead. The new bolts on this and other routes have unusually large heads - RP branded hangers were very fiddly to place.
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20 21 | ★★ Flip Top Head (FTH) - with Donald Gibson | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Leechtastic
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Sat 5th Mar 2016 - Narrabeen | ||||||
Slabs | ||||||
24 | ★ Surfboard - with Donald Gibson | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
V4 then intimidating 21. Fun enough
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18 | ★★ Lunatic - with Donald Gibson | 19m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 28th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Goosebumps - with thomas | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Crimpy and powerful, then just powerful.Clipped the first bolt on lead for added value.
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Sat 27th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Jaqueline Hyde - with Siderunner | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
26 | ★★ Smoked Mussels - with Siderunner | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not so much smoked as aged and cured.
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25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pretty pleased with this.
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Sun 31st Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
28 | ★★ WMD - with Andrew Stevenson | 15m, 8 | ||||
Dogged up hoping this might be Radio Baghdad but got shut down towards the top where the tick marks run out. Swung right onto the correct line to try the crux but no joy there either. A fun workout nevertheless.
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Sun 31st Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker - with Andrew Stevenson | 9m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
4a at the gym. Worthwhile.
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Sat 30th Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ashes to Ashes Area | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Ashes to Ashes - with Andrew Stevenson | 18m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Felt much easier fresh. And cooler. And the draws in. And the crux moves wired. 4th go overall via the original McDougal which is still a fair 25.
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Fri 29th Jan 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Lick The Pig | 10m | Don't Bother | |||
Only climbed this because my 5-year-old wanted me to. Not a great choice. The finish is very contrived, not to mention hard for the grade.
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21 | ★★ Je Baise Ma Frangine (Je Baise Ma Fraigne) - with Grazi | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pretty sure I've done this before. Slippery and pumpy but worthwhile.
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Fri 29th Jan 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Butterfly Wall Direct - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m | ||||
Got the second crux sorted, but still can't do the first :-( Mountains 25
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Thu 28th Jan 2016 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
19 | ★ Euphoria (Blunt) | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Nice enough.
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Wed 30th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Violent Flemm - with Ulyana | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
The weird crux hold seemed vaguely familiar so probably climbed it a few years back. Very enjoyable.
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22 | ★★ Pissed-Up Porker Stalker - with Ulyana | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Some good moves including a fairly full-on dyno which perhaps wasn't strictly necessary.
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18 | ★★ Depleted Gonad Circumference - with Ulyana | 20m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Heaps fun.
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Wed 30th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
The Grotto Cliffline Iceman Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Snowman - with Ulyana | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Crimptastic! Clipped the first bolt on lead for added excitement. There seems to be at least one route too many in this area.
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19 | ★★★ Worm On A Razor - with Ulyana | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Crack, corner, arete, chimney. This climb's got it all! Always fun.
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Tue 29th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Alley Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Renovators Dream - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wobbled and slapped my way up this for the Alzheimer's flash. Great climbing and pretty intense all the way.
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Tue 29th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Pale Yellow Underwear - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Another round in the game of Nowra 24-slapdown. Seemed fair for the grade but a dyno too far for me
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Tue 29th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Vanderholics - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good fun
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Mon 28th Dec 2015 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Butterfly Wall Direct - with Grazi | 20m | ||||
Tried this a few years back and failed at the second crux. Didn't get that far this time.
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Sun 6th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ashes to Ashes Area | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Ashes to Ashes - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 18m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great, bouldery climbing interspersed with good rests (except when it isn't). 3 attempts, all clean to the final moves (via the original line) but no cigar. Made the mistake of not getting the moves totally wired after the first attempt. One to come back for.
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Sun 6th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Royal Doulton - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Straightforward but fun.
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Viparete - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very enjoyable. Best not to fall off the first half.
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Obituary - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Classic tradness
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Marooned - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 12m | ★ Good | |||
A bit stiff for a warm up.
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Sun 19th Jul 2015 - Forestville | ||||||
Sissy Crag | ||||||
25 | ★★★ C - with Niko Eltarenko | 8m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
This is a really great micro route comprising an interesting and technical series of problems (roughly V2, V2, V3, V2). Next time you go to Sissy, throw a rope and harness in the bag and give the boulderers something to stare at. Don't be put off by a bit of seepage at the top - the holds mostly avoid it or are too big to matter. Five attempts spread over as many years. Thanks to Donald, Dave and Niko for belaying on various occasions.
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Sat 11th Jul 2015 - The Woolwash | ||||||
The Junkyard Cave | ||||||
24 | ★★★ The Junkyard Dog - with Andrew Stevenson | 17m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Enjoyed this despite feeling very heavy on the jug hauling section. The extension looks like the business.
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23 | ★★ Tracksuit Time Warp - with Andrew Stevenson | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Lurched and slapped up this to get Andrew's clips out. Would be better (or at least easier to clean) if it finished after the mantle.
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20 | ★★ Early Funk - with Andrew Stevenson | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Nice enough warm up
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Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Burning Bridges | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
3 shots. First stopped by poor footwork at the top crux. Fluffed the lower crux on the second. Not quite enough juice in the tank to do the top on the third. Good climbing with some funky moves. Next time...
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Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Matt Short | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Nice enough variant finish to Form One Line but the meat is the shared lower section.
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Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 | ★ The Answer is Obvious - with Matt Short | 20m | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ The Bandoline Grip - with Matt Short | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 13th Jun 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County The 39 Steps | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Gentlemens Drag (Gentleman's Drag) - with Niko Eltarenko | 28m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome end to a great day. Been wanting to do this for years. Never felt close to getting pumped. The joys of a gritstone apprenticeship.
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25 | ★★★ Toyland Direct - with Niko Eltarenko | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pretty stoked to onsight this classic. It felt a bit of a gift for 25 but then (a) the conditions were absolutely perfect and (b) every hold was neatly outlined in white. Similar in style, quality and grade to Life of Riley.
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