Ascents in Glasshouse Mountains as Onsight, Onsight solo or Greenpoint onsight as trad by Dave OS

Lovely pleasant day out. Got back to the ground just as the rain started. Plenty of bolts where they're needed, gear where there aren't bolts. Airy in places, just enough to make it engaging but still safe. Went easier than I had in my head - I guess thinking of it as a trad 21 is pretty intimidating, but it's more like a cruisy trad 18 with a 21 sport pitch. Pitch 6 is awesome. Highly recommend.

Finally got on this, really nice route and a lovely day for it.

Not as scary as I was prepared for. Really lovely climb.

Lots of bashing through the bush. Got a little lost, and then a little found again.

Cruisey day on the wall. Very easy, with gear or bolts where you need it. Didn’t place much though.

Fun day out. Did the variant start, but the rope got tied around the chains on the last rap so rope soloed back up to free it, climbing the original start.

The chimney starting the Alpine route was deathly slippery due to wet lichen from rain the previous day, so diverted left onto this. With nothing more than a couple of prusiks and two slings for a rack this was somewhat of an engaging experience. Neither the carrot bolt (slung with a slip knot, there wasn’t enough space for a clove) nor either of the two prusik barrel knots I had jammed in the crack slightly above and below it were going to keep me off the ledge 10m below if I slipped. The few crimps were not especially positive and gave a distinct sense of impermanence, and what jams there were were shallow and flaring.

Oh, and I was in my TX4s. Slab is life?

It’s a nice climb! Just bring your rack

Some mug who shall not be named left his rack and draws at home thinking they were in his pack. As a result, climbing The Martian became non viable and an alternative route was selected. The Alpine Route was selected as a soloable option that looked like fun.

Given that it was only a 10, ie. a bushwalk, Mug elected not to bother with his climbing shoes, or his chalkbag, and to do the route in approach shoes for comfort. As the one responsible for said predicament, Mug also had to lead.

Mug started up the Alpine Route having stolen all the available prusiks, slings and lockers from the harnesses of his compatriots, but the wet lichen from the previous days rain made the first pitch chimney slippery death, and he diverted left onto Break Of Noon for the first pitch as an easier safer option. This formed the most memorable part of the day (see above).

After reaching the anchors of Break Of Noon, serious consideration was given to retreat, but Mug elected to explore in the direction of the pink tape, and found the rest of the route to be, as described, a pleasant, soloable, bushwalk, maybe grade 2. The pink tape was helpful in reassuring a frayed confidence, but the path was generally clear enough to be navigated without it.

All in all, a pleasant day out.

Put a maillion on the decent looking cord to rap. The other crud needs to be cut off but I hadn’t brought my knife.

P1 only. Got stumped by the blankness above, wasn’t feeling like traversing either side to get above it when I couldn’t protect the moves. Wasn’t comfortable with how hard I was going to have to crank on lichen smears and small crimps with a ledge below and no gear.

Great gear in the first half of pitch 1 to sucker you into the route, then sweet diddly in the top half. Second pitch was good. P2 trends left slightly. Fun route, but be solid at the grade/style before you try it. Can rap on a 60m rope.

Lovely jug hauling! Everything about it was nice!

Climbed racing the approaching storm! Added an extra sense of adventure with the wind, fading light and impending rain. Good fun! Made it just in time.

First time on Caves route and first trad lead! Starting off easy Awesome afternoon.