Showing all 19 ascents.
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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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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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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 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
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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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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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 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
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 Memory Lane | ||||||
18 | ★★★ The 80 Minute Hour - with Niko Eltarenko | 30m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Traversed in from the right, just to be different. Fun.
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Sat 30th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jack High | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Never gets any easier. Still fun.
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Sat 9th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Pulpit Rock Bellbird Wall area | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Next Doctor - with Mike Arrell | 100m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bah! Cruised the hard start to P2 then fluffed the blank bit higher up by trying to find better holds instead of just cranking on the ones I had. Great pitch. P1 is worthwhile but rather unbalanced and Yaks is the logical conclusion.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jack High | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Feels harder every time.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 | ★ The Bandoline Grip - with Danny | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 6th Dec 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Centennial Trev Arch area (the caverns) The Arch walls | ||||||
25 | ★★ Kung Fu Panda - with Hamish | 12m | ||||
This thing is nails. Either I'm missing something or its a full grade harder than Stockholm Syndrome.
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Sat 8th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Colosseum Corner - with Danny and Tony | 78m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Classic trad corner. No vegetation that matters. Take big gear (cam 4 and up) for the third pitch - I felt a bit silly with a single cam 3 as my biggest piece.
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Sun 4th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side Upper Tier | ||||||
19 | ★★ Nudity - with various Rockies | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Nicely sustained and enjoyable (again)
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Sun 4th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side | ||||||
19 | ★ Silence of the Cams - with various Rockies | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Always feel a bit wobbly on this. Too many footholds
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22 | ★★ Moan Groan Dial Tone - with various Rockies | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Delicate, pumpy goodness. It ain't over 'til it's over. Must be about my fourth time up this.
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2005 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
19 18 | ★★★ The Eternity | 22m | ★★★ Classic |
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