Ascents in Tetragrammaton Buttress

Very cool position! The real belay station was constantly crashed by waves so Mengdi built a hanging belay slightly higher. I managed to stay mostly dry but Bruce got drenched and I could see water dripping from him when he was climbing 😂

A burly, slightly overhanging climb that makes it rather hard to onsight if you don't route read very quickly. Or just be stronger.

Excellent climbing. Awkward, slightly flary jams add to the fun. Sketchy, unprotected traverse adds more fun.

Was sick, must do

Finished up the second pitch after NMMNG

Followed Paolo. Very very nice

Some burly crack to wake me up

Another lead in bad conditions, wondering if I'll ever see the bottom free of spooge. Climbed clean to the crux and couldn't hold the slopers in full sun. Another time perhaps!

Climbed as an escape route on small cams, should have brought bigger ones!

just the 2nd pitch exiting NMMNG, quite a fun little hand crack, will have to come back for pitch 1.

Led on Rach's gear. Best climb under 20 at freycinet ive done!

Went down to NMMNG but found the belay spot to be underwater... Decided to try going up the first pitch of Tetragrammaton but had some sort of crack death instead.

Hardest moves are off the deck. Amazing moves, do recommend.

Just the top pitch, it's a powerful crack.

Poorly managed rope drag had me peaking through the final jam crack.

Inner trad trad told me to jam the overlap on P1 when I should have just laybacked. Will need to come back to do it clean. Got through P2 clean while seconding Nick with some teeth-gritting fist jams. Top pitch was quite dirty, would be worth a brush on the abseil down.

Good Job Rachel on the Lead. Chucked in the deep end and tried my best. Failed hard on the first pitch but gave the second a better go. Motivated me to keep learning crack climbing skills before attempting something this hard again.

Nice to second and cheer Rach on. What a route.

Smooth as hell up the first 20m (to the first anchor) then got demolished about a millimetre from the top in a surprise savage fist jamming sequence which I never made it to last time I was here. Overhanging fist jams and ringlocks on a 20? Yeah sick.

....happy to support

Just the second pitch, exiting from NMMNG. Engaging would definitely be an accurate descriptor. I don't know what conditions the route is usually under, but it was definitely an exhausting process putting in a jam, realising that the crack is lined with dirt, removing the jam, brushing down as much of the crack as possible with my arm, wiping my hand down on my shirt and pants, then placing the jam back into the slightly damp crack, ready to repeat with the other hand.

Thanks to Henry for donating me the only 3 grains of chalk he had left when I realised I'd foolishly forgotten to refill my chalk bag. I can't say it did much to help with the actual climbing but it did warm my heart.

What a fucking stunning position! Was wild to watch Henry working his way up while having the waves lapping at my feet on the little belay ledge. Definitely some more slippery climbing than I'm used to, everything felt just that bit less secure for it. Excellent, varied climbing throughout, all the while getting a spectacular view of the waves and cliffs around you.

The traverse was less daunting than it appeared, some awkward positions.

First pitch clean, second pitch found the lower bit fine but spat off a metre from the top when it’s way too wide for my fists

Just the crux pitch after NMMNG. So hot and definitely harder than 20. Not too many steep ringlock and fist cracks get 20.

Really great! Moves feel unlikely at the start but somehow good jams just appear when you need them

What a position! I was scared and tired while trying this and felt almost completely incapable of any moves. So much faff to try and TRS this route.

This climb is spectacular! So steep and the belay stance is epic. Traverse moves around the arete on slopers is one of the best sequences of climbing I've done. Really keen to try this when the low crux isn't a waterfall. Might have a chance at pulling the moves then.

Either I'm climbing like crap, or this is harder than expected. That or I'm climbing in the sun ...

What a crazy day. It rained in the morning but we were so psyched that it didn't stop us. Javed's slippery lead proved that it didn't dry up. Took one big whip, collected his thoughts and wiped the spooge off his shoes and kept going up. The unprotected traverse had him sobbing and laughing simultaneously. On second, it began raining just as I began the unprotected traverse, looking forward at the seven metres of sopping wet traversing was a low point in psych and a high in concentration. All in all, great climb but do it when it's dry.

Interesting to see this gets 21 here. Nearly shit my pants heading over the overhanging wall on the abseil. First pitch gets 18 in Gerry's new guide but it's far harder than this (19 or 20). A long pitch of very sustained jamming, quite excellent. Second pitch is one of the most (no, the most) outrageous positions I've been in at Freycinet and probably ever in my short time climbing. The sequences were tricky but all there, and probably fair at 20/21. Great gear throughout the whole route. Very chuffed with the on-sight after my deliberation to attempt it. Watched a pod of dolphins swim by whilst eating cheese and crackers when we finished. A great way to finish an excellent trip.

Two big whippas, so, so wet! Condi's are a massive crux for this route.

Linked in two sections, got all the moves dialled. Need to sort the pre-rack and tie in for the lead!

Diabolically technical! Sacrificed some skin finding dyno beta. The final move mantling the hanging off-width is mental! Feels low percentage and condition dependant. Going to go for the link next session.

Body needed more rest, hands needed more skin. Will come back.

Jamming muscles were dead, hangdogged up on second Only did the first pitch. What a quality line.