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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Rajah
- with
Bonnie MacAdam
1
2
| 80m | |||||
17 |
★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta
1
2
3
| 90m | |||||
Fri 29th Mar 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
- with
Alex Battaglia
1
| 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Just the first 40m but split in 2 pitches.
I lead up gorgeous splitter up the first 15m. Lovely jams! Al led the second pitch with some tricky wide sections that again had me lamenting large-handed men. Near the top, I left the crack for a bit somewhat accidentally and did some sidepull face shenanigans before rejoining. Heaps of fun!
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Wed 27th Mar 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta - with Alex Battaglia | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fun intro to the Ben. Incredible place, stunning big walls. P1 was a nice lil bit of jamming. P2 corner crack was awful wide fists for me, with my lady hands, and was a bit desperate, with a very inelegant mantle. Super classy side pulls off the flake, with a scary lose runout at the top. P3 was choss!! Weetbix! Topping out on the plateau in the golden hour was perfect!
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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
21 ~22 | ★★★ Aqualung | 150m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Exceptional route. Pitch 4 felt more like the crux than 2. And pretty stiff for 21
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19 Hard | ★★★ Overhanging Like A Sausage | 150m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | |||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | |||||
Wed 21st Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Tue 20th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta
- with
Philip C
1
2
| 90m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Mon 19th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
20 |
★★★ Rigaudon
- with
Lee Prescott
1
2
3
| 70m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Classic climbing!!! Really nice pitch, not sure on the spike at the top, it moved on me but goddamn I feel like it's locked in, not sure, death block lol. Offwodth at start gross. Last pitch actually deece, not 17
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18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
1
| 80m | |||||
Gassed
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Maggie May | 100m | |||||
Agree with Gerry’s guide 1 star 22
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Mon 12th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
1
| 35m | |||||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
18 | ★ Burma Shave - with Kat Liss | 72m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Real good, very adventurous feeling. Went a bit far left into mossy terrain and had to break it into 2 35m pitches
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Die Nadal | 25m | |||||
20 |
★★★ Rigaudon
- with
Kat Liss
2
3
| 70m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Skipped the first pitch because I’m a chicken. Sustained and chossy near the top which keeps it exciting. Didn’t know about the death block and yarded on it and pulled it out from the wall and the entire thing rocked out towards me. Would discourage touching this. Another project trundle.
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Fri 9th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
17 | ★★ Lost Dreams And Found Dreams In America | 45m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Thu 8th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
19 |
★★★ Overhanging Like A Sausage
- with
Kat Liss
1
2
Money pitch
3
Weird pitch… worth linking with the last one of you had enough gear and a 70m rope. We had neither so endured a chossy hanging belay.
4
Ducked out left through a gap in the wall and scrambled to the summit. Would have been cooler to top out up the mossy slab and belay on the peak! | 150m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Crazy how nature do dat
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Wed 7th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah - with YannChristopher | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
19 Hard | ★★★ Ramadan - with YannChristopher | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
for sure one of the best trad climbs ive done, mega jaming in all sizes , long and technical can defintly understand why it holds such a rep.
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Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah - with Lee Prescott | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
An absolute mega classic jug haul!
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Sun 4th Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
20 |
★★★ Laendler
- with
Abi Prakash
1
2
3
4
5
| 170m | |||||
A 5 could be nice, but take least two 4s.
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Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah - with Rene Provis | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Tue 30th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Tupelo Honey - with Ben North | 50m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A full day out with walk over scree, climb, rap and scramble up gully, then walk back over plateau. Stunning, with great conditions.
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Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta - with Hannah Rose, Edie Burns | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Edie's first day at the ben and first multipitch. Climbed on only hexes.
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Thu 25th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
- with
Buster the Booly Bushman
1
| 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Split the pitch into two as we had a party of tree and one rope
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Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Rigaudon | 70m | |||||
Tue 16th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Hidden Secrets - with Lee Prescott | 40m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Great climb!!! Big jugs, I love dolerite!!!
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Mon 15th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 ~14 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | ★ Good | ||||
The position is what makes this climb worthwhile. We climbed it in three pitches, a small ledge after 28m, the belay ledge with busted cam after another 28m then finally topping out. The final pitch - across the rocky saddle then heading left, was super easy climbing, but didnt have much gear. The GPS location is incorrect. The correct location is -41.513110 147.647660
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Sun 14th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta
- with
Sean Peters
1
lead by
Dean
First section is hands-fists. Second section is thin hands widening to hands and a beached whale, but it's probably the hardest due to the crack pushing you into a layback with just toe smears for feet at the start. Third section has some face holds, pro in fingers sizes. Belayed off 2x#1 + #2.
2
lead by
Sean Peters
Pretty much everything feels like it's going to rip off in the first section - even the crack since the right side is a flake. Spent a while dangling off a fist jam trying to work an overcammed #4 out. Stepped right and used the arete rather than the shallow fingers to join Sean at the ledge.
3
lead by
Dean
Thought would be able to use the left crack more but it only took one #4 before widening. Made it up the crack and into the weetbix. Belayed at the grassy ledge off small gear since the rope drag got bad; Sean finished the last 10m (2x #4 + medium cams). | 90m | |||||
Wed 10th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
17 | ★★ Lapus Lazuli - with giovianni, josh | 45m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Some real runouts on unlikely seeming moves. Twin ropes help alot. Super fun climbing
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Tue 9th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz - with Erin Pearce | 110m | Average | ||||
Average
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Mon 8th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Maggie May | 100m | |||||
21 | ★★★ Aqualung | 150m | |||||
19 | ★★★ Overhanging Like A Sausage | 150m | |||||
Sun 7th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Maggie May - with Mattia Fornari | 100m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Access getting up the scrub in the gully hard work but the money pitch is well worth it
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Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Bullfighter Buttress Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Land of the Midnight Sun | 20m | |||||
Good intro to Ben!!
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Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Perhaps my proudest onsight. Went to the limit, nearly coming out of the wet crack at the very top. Closely followed by renz also sending to the soundtrack of abc classic fm. A memorable day at the crag surrounded by an amazing crew
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18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
1st pitch only with Ella and Renz
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Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Bullfighter Buttress Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Land of the Midnight Sun | 20m | |||||
Sun 31st Dec 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
17 | ★★ Lost Dreams And Found Dreams In America - with Ally | 45m | |||||
It is maybe a 3km walk from the car park but it is almost exclusively through the undulating scree and boulders. If anyone in your party doesn't like that (which was the case for my partner), then it will take about 3 hours to get to the start of the climbs. If you're comfortable in this terrain, then the guide book estimate of 1 hour is about right, probably a a bit longer. It is worth roping up for the last 10m of scrambling required to get to the start of the routes.
The climbing itself is good. Protection low down is spaced out and improves a lot the higher you go, but there's loads of good holds and at the grade it was pretty cruisy, even accounting for the occasional loose block wedged into the face. Given the approach had become an epic, morale was low so we stopped after that one route and bailed to the car. |
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Sun 31st Dec 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment The Pavillion | |||||||
21 |
★★★ Sirrocco
- with
Ben Griggs
1
30 m
2
45 m
| 75m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
The first pitch is stellar. The second pitch is a great experience: it's got lots of fun stuff and although being somewhat runout the climbing is easy enough (for someone who can climb P1) to not feel too scarey [IMHO this pitch is actually more like grade 16 than the 18 given in Climb Tasmania].
Also note that the Climb Tas pitch 1 length is not correct: it is 30 m. |
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Sat 30th Dec 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 ~20 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta - with Ben Griggs | 90m | |||||
Great climb.
Stupid grade (at 17 though). Interestingly the AI grade suggested by TheCrag concurs with my opinion that this is a 20 in the Ewbank system. It felt at least as hard as 5.10b's cracks that I have done in North America. |
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Mon 15th May 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Rondeau | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 14th May 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 13th May 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Dangerman | 75m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Quite a cool route would be nice if there was a fixed abseil line instead of old tat everywhere on the mountain
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Wed 26th Apr 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
18 | ★★ Rock-a-day Johnny | 200m | |||||
distinctly off route but still managed two really good long pitches. did a distinctly grade 20 pitch which was good too
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Wed 5th Apr 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Laendler P5
- with
Fraser
5
| 30m | |||||
A day of toproping on the Ben (how civilised) Climbed this with two backpacks on. one on the back and one on the front. Was pretty hard.
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Mon 13th Mar 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Die Nadal - with mac and hayden | 25m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
My most relaxed route on the Ben, I had such a good time, nice and steep with a good amount of cheater holds.
Had some funny rope shenanigans at the start and end of the climb. |
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Sat 11th Mar 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
21 |
★★★ Dangerman P1
- with
Patrick Munnings
1
| 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
So good, required just the right amount of fight.
Pitch one only.
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Fri 10th Mar 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
24 |
★★★ Master Blaster P1
- with
Fraser
1
| 100m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Ascents don't come much better than this. Really gave it some beans and scraped through to the half way rest where it backs off significantly to a beautiful splitter hand crack to the top. So fun!!
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Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Snake Buttress | |||||||
15 | ★ VD Waltz | 110m | ★ Good | ||||
Great to get on some features an Ben Lomond. Dislodged some rocks on the runout start which shook confidence a bit. The top is bomber
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Mon 20th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 |
★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta
- with
claire
1
2
3
| 90m | |||||
Linked pitch 1 & 2. Pitch 2 eats a lot of nuts.
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18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
- with
claire
1
| 80m | |||||
Sun 19th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Tupelo Honey | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Like climbing at hillwood! Think it be more popular if were not at the far end
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Sun 19th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 Hard | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta - with Amps | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
1st pitch only. Awkward jams.
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18 | ★★★ Rajah - with Amps | 80m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Burlier than expected.
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19 Hard | ★★★ Ramadan - with Amps | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
No harder than 19. Sustained.
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20 | ★★★ Rigaudon - with Amps | 70m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Second mega pitch only. Rapped in from Rajah to start of second to avoid the offwidth. Very sustained but nothing too hard. Almost pulled the death spike out of the crack at 2/3rds height. Be very, very careful with this. Took a huge rack. Quad 0.75 - 3 and used everything.
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Sat 18th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
24 |
★★★ Master Blaster P1
- with
Madi R
1
| 100m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Tronsite! Seems like the crux is the gear
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23 | ★★ Rajah Eliminate - with Zac Lazatin | 20m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
A great little test piece. Would be a classic at any other crag.
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Fri 17th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Hidden Secrets | 40m | |||||
After the crux I went to the left, felt a bit harder than a 20 but awesome
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Fri 17th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
24 | ★★★ King of Heaven (Social Lepers) - with Zac Lazatin | 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Absolutely amazing route - a real unrelenting journey; a bit chossy at the top - the full Ben Lomond experience.
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24 | ★★★ Master Blaster - with Zac Lazatin | 100m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Amazing. Stoked to get the onsight having left this alone for years as I didn't feel ready.
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Mon 13th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Cuchulain - with Mattia Fornari | 130m | |||||
Sun 12th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | |||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Crack warfare
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Sun 12th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Hidden Secrets | 40m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Similar to face climbing at araps. Nice change from the usual ben crack warfare.
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Wed 8th Feb 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Dangerman | 75m | |||||
24 | ★★★ Master Blaster | 100m | |||||
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Bullfighter Buttress Area | |||||||
17 | ★★ Champagne Jam | 20m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 28th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
14 | ★ Local Loser - with Nick Whitelaw | 45m | ★ Good | ||||
Sat 28th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
20 ~21 | ★★★ Laendler - with anne | 170m | |||||
Likely my favourite route in TAS so far?
Every pitch was the money- best day out
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Fri 27th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta - with Ben Fulton, ben | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Thu 26th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Die Nadal | 25m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Day 1 of ben long weekend with claire and guy. Everyone had a good climb on this bad boy. We were entertained at the start by darren rolling up like a tornado in purple flared pants and soloing the gr 18 offwidth first pitch of defender as a committed (very) layback. Rope around shoulder, climbing partner still putting his bags down. He even had a footslip. Id not like to be the one carrying him back to car villa. Returned to ramadan to confirm its still hard and we can confirm it. Not as fucked as it felt last year with better techas but still abit red hot for 19. Great to be back in splitter heaven
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Mon 23rd Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Wow
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Tue 10th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
18 |
★★★ Rajah P1
- with
Jedda Elliott
1
| 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
p1 only. First route at the Ben and rad intro. keen to try the second pitches for some spice next time
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Mon 9th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta | 90m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
The first two two pitches were mega, maybe got lost on the last because it was a disgusting choss fest.
Only real lead at the ben
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18 | ★★★ Rajah | 80m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Hands then fists for days! Just threw a rope down it
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Sat 7th Jan 2023 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
23 | ★★ Rajah Eliminate - with Mac Labine-Romain | 20m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Very good climbing, would be a classic at anyother crag. So flowy and beautiful
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Tue 27th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Ramadan | 80m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Contender for the worlds hardest 19.
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Mon 26th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Aqualung | 150m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 24th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Stacks Bluff | |||||||
14 | Typhoon Ridge | 240m | |||||
A great, big, day out. Few tries to find a viable line on p2-3, when in doubt, head left
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Sun 18th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
20 Easy | ★★★ Cuchulain | 130m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
The twin cracks and numerous face holds make for an excellent variety in both climbing and gear. You won't need more than a single rack, and can stem, jamb, layback, finger lock, or double-gaston wherever you please.
Very enjoyable - although after 2 laps on Master Blaster the day before, the back of my hands were not happy. Just did the money pitch |
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Sat 17th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
17 | ★★★ Barbe Di Vendetta | 90m | ★ Good | ||||
Honestly, didn’t enjoy too much. Too many ledges for my liking.
Placed nothing smaller than a purple (except nuts) - double 1 &2 will get you through - take more to link first pitches. |
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Sun 4th Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Frew's Flutes | |||||||
22 | ★★★ Powerdive Eliminate - with Steve Postle | 90m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
A spectacular pitch of climbing with difficulty increasing the whole way. Absolutely magic
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19 ~20 | ★★ 35mm Dream - with Steve Postle | 90m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
A sustained pitch of 👊 and 🤚 with some hard thin moments too. The jamming doesn't stop, a real workout. Classic climb just slightly dirtier than it's neighbors
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Sat 3rd Dec 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
20 ~19 | ★★★ Rigaudon - with Jon | 70m | |||||
With side runners. Because the 5 isn't big enough. Take a 6, or more likely bigger.
I got p1 and 3. Good fun. But p2 is hilariously soft at the grade
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Sun 24th Apr 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Pavement Bluff | |||||||
19 | ★★★ Panzer Breakout - with Grant John Hyland | 70m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Really good. Some tricky bridging on the first pitch, and some really annoying shrubbery in the crack on the second. Amazing weather on this trip. Absolutely still, clear skies, and mild temperatures. I don't think I've ever experienced such silence on the Ben.
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Sat 19th Mar 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
18 | ★★★ Tupelo Honey | 50m | |||||
Sun 13th Mar 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Robin's Buttress | |||||||
21 | ★★★ Dangerman - with Pete Bovino | 75m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Absolutely mega. Full body pump with crazy karate kicks out to the left face for intense stemming rests. The most incredible glory handjams at the top almost made me cry. Just pitch one
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Sat 12th Mar 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Local Loser | |||||||
20 | ★★★ Hidden Secrets - with Kobi Newman, Eli | 40m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Engaging and beautiful in equal measure. Fairly cruisy start to a spooky and incredibly unlikely looking traverse. Thought it would ease off but the runout groove kept me on my toes the whole way to the top.
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Fri 11th Mar 2022 - Ben Lomond | |||||||
Northern Escarpment Heathcliffe | |||||||
17 | ★★ Lost Dreams And Found Dreams In America - with Benjamin Rowe, Owen Spanswick, Isaac | 45m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
A little more sustained than Tupelo Honey but just as good
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18 | ★★★ Tupelo Honey - with Benjamin Rowe, Owen Spanswick, Isaac | 50m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Stunning juggy goodness up to the roof. Pulling the roof is mega. Surprisingly thoughtful climbing for what is basically jugs on slab
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