Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | Climber | ||
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Sun 15th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() Trad second | 30m | ||||
14 |
★★ Rickapoodle Arete
![]() | 44m | ||||
Sat 14th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]()
1
18
30m
2
| 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]()
1
10
15m
2
19
20m
| 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 10th Oct 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() | 30m | ||||
Sun 4th Oct 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]()
1
10
15m
2
19
20m
3
18
15m
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 30th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() The vertical fern garden is well groomed, and though not helpful is definitely a nice change from all the bare rock. Take a keen gardener. | 30m | ★ Good | |||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() Climbed the bottom corner/chimney. Missed the kind-of obvious rings. Did some gardening to traverse to the the top of the adjacent buttress. | 30m | Average | |||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() Exiting the ferny overgrown v-chimney requires some faith. Well protected though. | 30m | ★ Good | |||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() Pretty easy to go off piste, if you've done some gardening and ended up out over Deceptor you've made some mistakes. | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 30th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() | 30m | ||||
Sun 21st Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
Fri 19th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Great corner with loads of gear. The traverse can be dangerous for the second. Make sure you protect it well. | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() | 15m | Average | |||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() Crux move was felt quite low percentage. O probs didn’t do it the correct way. | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Mon 8th Jun 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() Short but good value. I found using the right arete made it harder somehow when I tried it a second time | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 30th May 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 25m, 2 | ||||
Mon 9th Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
Mon 2nd Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 13th Jan 2020 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 8th Dec 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() part of mission: arete climbing | 10m | ★ Good | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() felt burly up the crack then delicate across the traverse. really cool! | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 1st Dec 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Excellent 2nd pitch. So similar to Solomon (20) at Piddo its uncanny. | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 17th Nov 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() | 10m | ||||
Thu 17th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
7 |
Rumdoodle
![]() Horrible chossy crap, really don't do it. Second "pitch" pretty hard and insecure for a 7, probably 15-16 to even get off the ground. | 45m | Crap | |||
Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Had to work for this one | 30m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 31st Jul 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Stellar pitch! | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 9th Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() good face climbing and exciting but very easy roof, no anchors at the top, simul rap off one of us on each side of the pinnacle | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() One of the better trad face climbs I've done in the mountains. Bring some small nuts, eats them. Looks unlikely from the ground but it goes | 50m | ||||
Sun 12th Aug 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() a literal snow storm rolled in and i couldn't hold on | 30m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 3rd Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 11th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() first half is rubbish but the corner crack is great | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() quite nice if generic | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 10th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
Sat 9th Dec 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Getting my head around Trad very slowly and safely | 30m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 12th Jul 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() great varied climbing with wide crack, traverse, and awesome face. | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 19th Jun 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() stemming made it actually not too bad. we bailed on the unprotected chimney though... | 30m | ★ Good | |||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() chickened out at the crack section due to lack of jamming technique. Later realized that i could have stemmed... | 30m | ★ Good | |||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() interesting start (does not feel like a 9 though) then some nice chimney and finish off with dirt crawling and bush bashing | 30m | Average | |||
Sun 18th Jun 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Never thought I'd say this about a traverse - but what a cool traverse at the top!! Good crack, with plenty of thought provoking moves. | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() Quite ferny (managed to poke a reed directly into my left eyeball), but great for the grade! | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 4th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() | 15m | ||||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() | 10m | ||||
12 |
★ Groovy
![]() | 30m | ||||
Mon 23rd Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Pitch 1: Myself Pitch 2: Ro Super enjoyable climbing | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 22nd Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
Sat 21st Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Fun corner crack. Blew a hold at the traverse, careful bout the rock. I'll take the tick anyway | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Excellent and enjoyable route - with some nice corner climbing for the grade. Used the loose flake (beware) on the roof to gain the traverse. Found it a bit awkward to get a nice stance but there are solid edges to stand on. | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() Awesome climb, the second pitch is really good. I didn't like the sling to start with but there were bomber bits of gear on the way up. | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() We ran this as one pitch, the jamming crack was very interesting climbing and you had to think about your feet a bit. | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 1st Oct 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Strenuous corner climbing into a cool traverse | 30m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 15th Jun 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
Sun 22nd May 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★ Wazzakstan
![]() | 30m, 7 | Average | |||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() | 15m | Average | |||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() | 10m | ★ Good | |||
21 |
★ Army Exercises
![]() | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() Bring extra small nuts. | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
16 |
★★ Taipan Variant P2
![]() | 20m | ★ Good | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Bring triples of #1-2 | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Good warmup for this area | 30m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 5th Sep 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() aww yes what a solid pocket, lets just shove my fingers deep in there..a little run out but this pocket is solid..ok lets put a stopper in this pocket..oh hello mrs.funnel web. | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
Sat 22nd Aug 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sat 30th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() second, as for Taipan the interest comes after the first pitch | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() second | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() second | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 15th Mar 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Fun in approach shoes. exposed lead! | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sun 14th Dec 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Great climbing, felt very pumpy at the end of the day. | 30m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Great climbing, felt very pumpy at the end of the day. | 30m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 6th Apr 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan (Taipan pitch 1)
![]() committing moves round the arete, followed by superb face climbing up a crack! | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Slippy on the layback and traverse. Well protected but eats Friends 2, 2.5, 3. Take doubles of each. With Karni on a wet day. | 30m, 2 | ||||
Sun 9th Feb 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() | 30m, 2 | ||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() So good, gonna come back and lead it with the extension. Such an awesome looking wall! | 50m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Very cool line, but pumpy for a warm up and insecure when placing/pulling gear. | 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 |
★ Wazzakstan
![]() The rock is a bit suss, and a bit of a one move wonder. Crimpy | 30m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 14th Nov 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() Packs a punch for 10m of climbing. Climbed at night with a headlamp as a "warm-down", but it got the blood going instead. Some great, tricky, thin arete moves in the top half. | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 4th Nov 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sun 6th Oct 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
18 |
★★ Fer De Lance
![]() Very nice little route. Visually the best at zig zag imo, tricky to get off the crack and onto the traverse. | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Got into a sport climbing mindset (it's almost all bolted) and then realized I was about 6m past my last draw and really should find something to place a cam. Then had a gym climbing moment where I kept trying to force my way straight up and got pumped out. All i needed to do was step to the side and it was simple... | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sun 16th Jun 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
22 |
★ Monty Madness
![]() Short, and cruxy, but a fun little romp. Probably soft at the grade. The super-thin crux is over fairly quickly, but climbs well. | 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 1st May 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() | 50m | ||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sat 8th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
9 |
Rickapoodle
![]() | 30m | ||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() | 30m, 7 | ||||
Mon 9th Apr 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() Finally, tried it 20 years ago only to fail dismally then : ) | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 10th Mar 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() With Dr Carl and Stu. | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 |
★ Wazzakstan
![]() With Dr Carl and Stu. Soft for the grade. | 30m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Taipan
![]() With George. Nice enough but not sustained. More like an 18. | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Tue 10th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
16 |
★★ Giggles
![]() Need slack through traverse. Otherwise nice holds. | 30m, 7 | ||||
Sun 8th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
21 |
★ Catweazel
![]() | 15m |