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| Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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| Sat 19th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Sincerity
| 14m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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x 2
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| 15 |
★ Chastity
| 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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x 2
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| 15 |
★★ Hope
| 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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x 2
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| 8 |
★ Faith
| 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Up and down and as downclimb for other routes here
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| Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Nothing Area | ||||||
| 24 |
★ Nothing
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Now 24 and deservedly so. Several hard technical sequential sections on thin wearing edges.
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| Thu 17th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
| 20 |
★ Hurly Burly
| 22m | ★ Good | |||
| 19 |
★★ Popular Opinion
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Some good moves
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| Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Spastic Octopus
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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x 2
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| 15 |
★ Helen
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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x 2
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| Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
| 11 |
★ The Bonatti Crack
| 8m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Have always meant to do and had a spare hour or two while the family was in Blackheath rhododendron garden
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| Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Engineers Cascade | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Mechanical Advantage
| 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Repeat, did years ago
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| 24 |
★ Blubber Plunge
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Unlikely bouldery crux
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| Sun 16th Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | ||||||
| 23 |
★★★ Static
| 35m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Unusual and gymnastic moves up closed corner, fortunately punctuated by some reasonable rests. A handful of wires needed for the thin crack higher up.
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| Sun 2nd Dec 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
| 24 |
★ Survival Day
| 20m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Friendly for the grade once you've worked it out
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| Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Choc Chip Chai Sector | ||||||
| 19 20 |
★★ Choc Chip Chai
| 15m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★★ Theory of Negativity
| 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 23 |
★★ The Cramps
| 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Bouldered the start 2nd go. Good, hard and goey moves.
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| Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
| 21 |
★ Socially Inept
| 12m, 4 | Average | |||
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22?
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| 21 |
★ Whimsical
| 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| 18 |
★ Please Dry
| 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 25th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
| 16 19 |
★ The Swiss Route (The Swiss Route Direct)
| 88m | Average | |||
| Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Fashion
| 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
| Sun 11th Nov 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Cheap Dive Wall and Beyond | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Cheap Skate
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ The Rage this Season
| 30m, 99 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
| Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Tex Arcana Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Tex Arcana
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 21 |
★★ Hullaballoo
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
| 19 18 |
★★ Uncle Amy (Arete on ring bolts)
| 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| 22 |
★★ Serious Leather
| 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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great climb. Dirty up high with quite a hard crux for the grade
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| 20 |
★★ Deep Freeze
| 18m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
| 18 |
★★ Last Call for Fame and Glory
| 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 5th Aug 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
| 21 |
★ Spangled Drongo
| 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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One star with a thin and hard to work out bit
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| Sun 29th Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Oblivious
| 20m, 4 | Average | |||
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one hard and uninspiring move
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| Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Crystal Set
| 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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very thin for short section
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| Sun 24th Jun 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Radios Appear
| 25m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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very thin, engaging and sustained
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| Sat 14th Apr 2012 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
| Orange Face/Slab Side | ||||||
| V4 V5 |
★★ 2a
| 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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take the good start moves of 2 and make a move L to link to good finish moves of 3
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| V4 |
★ 3
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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the middle of the Orange Face. Can't believe I've missed this good problem all this time
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| Sun 8th Apr 2012 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Professor Wigginsworth's Chunder Bucket
| 20m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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OS
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| 13 |
★ Two Steps Forward
| 20m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
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OS
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| 17 |
★ Enterprise Variant
| 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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OS
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| Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Heathcliff | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Dan Rampe
| 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Steep and solid with little in the way of rests. A better climb than Ricardo Lagos
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| 22 |
★★★ Ricardo Lagos
| 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
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Heathcliff's answer to the Bachar-Yerian following the steep black streak. Not as good as it looks.
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| 22 |
★★ Pumpkin Puree
| 50m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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2 hard bits
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| 22 |
★★ Skuzeeney Jaludek
| 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
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Bouldery start
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| 18 |
★★ Fake Blood
| 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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A good warm-up for the head in getting used to gritty fragile yellow rock, as well as physically!
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| Thu 5th Jan 2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
| 24 23 |
★★ Major Tom
| 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Straightforward, just steep (not my favourite angle)
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| Sat 31st Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Holy Leaping Shortarses, Batman
| 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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The crux was fine, it was the start and the roof that required a little bit of sorting. 2 laps
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| Sat 24th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Who Killed Bambi?
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fairly solid
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| Sun 18th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
| 22 23 |
★★★ Legoland
| 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A good addition to this wall and something new to do
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| Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ The End of Silence
| 12m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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A very similar climb to Bill Collins in terms of style and difficulty. Great stuff
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| Sun 6th Nov 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Helen Boulder | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ The Loch Ness Whippet
| 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Punchy and hard even 2nd go. 24?
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| Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ The Outsider
| 12m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Steep and unusual. 2 stars, a really pleasant surprise
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| Sun 18th Sep 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side Upper Tier | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Tower of Song
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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a good route for a 1 star crag
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| Sun 24th Jul 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Return of the Toe Cutter Gang
| 25m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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freezing cold and slightly damp, a good climb though
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| Sun 26th Jun 2011 - The Cathedral | ||||||
| Main Crag | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Ms Pat
| 15m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Taranesque slabbing. Now advertised as 21
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| 20 |
★★ Mr Squiggle
| 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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This climb is great, but spoilt, in my view, by being over-bolted.
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| 21 |
★★ Gutterfingers
| 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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techy and balancy for a couple of moves. Great.
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| Sat 25th Jun 2011 - The Fear Factory | ||||||
| The Courtyard | ||||||
| V5 |
FA
★★★ Unsteady Freddy
| 5m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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FFA. The subtle and hard line just right of Rocksteady Teddy
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| Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Spoilt Brats Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Ritalin
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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2nd go, a great climb with lots of interest along the way
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| Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Thruxton
| 57m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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well worth doing (despite appearance)
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| Sun 29th May 2011 - Berowra | ||||||
| Blackboard Wall | ||||||
| 25 24 to 25 |
★★ Bill Collins
| 10m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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genuine 3 star micro classic
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| Mon 2nd May 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Frontline The Eastern Bloc | ||||||
| V3 |
★★ Eastern Block Impossible
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Link Eastern Block Arete to Mission Impossible
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| Mon 2nd May 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Frontline The Corridor Boulders | ||||||
| V3 |
FA
★ V3??
| 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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FFA. Up using shallow mono with R hand, hopping for the top. Sherman Tank is off.
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| Sun 1st May 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ These Apples Must Be Jen's
| 20m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Repeat
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| 23 22 |
★★ Nylon Happy
| 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Must have done this before, probably more than once? Repeat
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| Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Evans Crown | ||||||
| Googolplex Crag | ||||||
| 21 |
★★★ Retreat from Moscow
| 25m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Seconded 5 or 6 years ago. The advertised rap anchors do not exist
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| Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Changes
| 20m | ||||
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Maybe a few times before??
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| Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Piping Hot
| 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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pleasant slab. 21?
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| 19 |
★★★ Electric Blue
| 35m, 7 | ||||
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Done this before, pretty certain it was OS
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| Sun 3rd Apr 2011 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Hunky Dory
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Not OS as I'm sure I have done this before(?) Goey and hard
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| Thu 10th Feb 2011 - Palm Beach Boulders | ||||||
| V8 |
★★ I Just Wanna Go Swimming! (14)
| ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
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the slab/window problem, obvious line and great climbing. 3 laps
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| Sun 6th Feb 2011 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 18 |
★★ Liquid Insanity
| 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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A little committing (as an onsight solo) just above the second bolt.
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| 15 |
★ Little Plaything
| 16m | ★ Good | |||
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OS, bouldery start then 15ish. Presently graded 19 in P Monks's guide
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| Wed 26th Jan 2011 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
| Southwest | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Mode
| 14m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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OS, good line with technical climbing
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| 15 |
★★ Crack of Dawn
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Wed 12th Jan 2011 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Frontline Frontline Left Hand Side | ||||||
| V3 |
★★ Underground Movement
| 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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good problem and in the shade
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| Sun 9th Jan 2011 - Palm Beach Boulders | ||||||
| V2 |
★★ North Side Rising Traverse (Traverse of E Face)
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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From down-climb traverse L staying about 2 feet below top, finish on pedestal of prob 20
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| Sat 11th Dec 2010 - Green Snake Gully | ||||||
| Auto Alley | ||||||
| V3 |
Aussie Joe
| Average | ||||
| V4 |
★★ Hundreds and Thousands
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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technical and hard slab/arete
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| Sun 21st Nov 2010 - Temple of Doom | ||||||
| Sweetest Thing Boulder | ||||||
| V5 |
★ Obsessive Compulsive
| ★ Good | ||||
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cranky sit-start through to tough topout
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| Sun 21st Nov 2010 - Temple of Doom | ||||||
| The Slab Wall Area | ||||||
| V4 |
★ Slab 3 (a.k.a Naked Nurse)
| ★ Good | ||||
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about 20 feet high with a committing hard crux 10-12 feet off the deck
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| V4 |
★ Lingum
| ★ Good | ||||
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ok arete, probably easier than the grade indicated
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| Sun 21st Nov 2010 - Temple of Doom | ||||||
| Lindfield Wall | ||||||
| V2 |
Friar Tuck
| Average | ||||
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scary trip up a gritty and dirty 20 foot wall on suspect holds
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| Sun 21st Nov 2010 - Temple of Doom | ||||||
| Trackside Slab | ||||||
| V2 |
Wizard's Sleeve
| Average | ||||
| V3 |
★ Raggedy Blart
| ★ Good | ||||
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interesting but gritty and dirty slab
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| Sat 23rd Oct 2010 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Trenches The Outpost | ||||||
| V3 |
★★ Mr Gold
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
| Sun 17th Oct 2010 - Green Snake Gully | ||||||
| Rattle Snake Gully | ||||||
| V2 |
Social Problems
| Average | ||||
| V1 |
★★ 70's Roller Disco
| 10m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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long slab
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| Sun 17th Oct 2010 - Green Snake Gully | ||||||
| Auto Alley | ||||||
| V4 |
★★ Fanging Hoons
| ★ Good | ||||
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Good but unfortunately gritty and filthy problem
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| Sat 16th Oct 2010 - Above the Boat | ||||||
| Tier 3 | ||||||
| V5 |
★★★ Grey Away
| ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
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Immaculate & consistent 20+ foot slab. Committing moves with your feet 15 feet off the ground. Ground-up over several visits. 2 laps.
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| Sat 9th Oct 2010 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Trenches AWOL | ||||||
| V4 |
★★ Gallipoli
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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From break and sidepull R of the cave, up on slopers (the edge of the cave is off).
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| Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Above the Boat | ||||||
| Tier 1 | ||||||
| V4 |
★★ Dry Dock
| 4m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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long dyno to slopey break and tricky top
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| Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Above the Boat | ||||||
| Tier 3 | ||||||
| V3 |
★★ Jazz on the Dock
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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slab with one committing move quite high off the deck
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| Sat 18th Sep 2010 - Above the Boat | ||||||
| Tier 3 | ||||||
| V1 |
★ Cocktail Brolly
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
| V3 |
★★ Special Sauce
| ★★ Very Good | ||||
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good high slabbing
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| V2 |
★ CrispyBacon
| ★ Good | ||||
| Sat 18th Sep 2010 - Above the Boat | ||||||
| Tier 1 | ||||||
| V3 |
★★ Houseboat
| 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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grunty mantle
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| Sat 11th Sep 2010 - The Balkans | ||||||
| The Trenches Bunker Wall | ||||||
| V5 V5 R |
★★★ Take That Ferdinand
| 4m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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much patience and application. Super-technical to hairy topout
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| Sat 21st Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area New York West (Left) Side | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Unknown (Unkown)
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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brick hard height-dependent start leads to 21/22 face climbing
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| Sun 8th Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
| M1 21 |
★★★ Vincent HRD
| 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Old crack, now renovated and well-worth doing. 20?
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| Sun 8th Aug 2010 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
| 23 |
★ Divide and Dissolve
| 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Hard blank wall. A 3 Camalot and 3 x bolt plates. 24?
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