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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 |
★★ Sound and Vision
![]() | 20m | ||||
1 fall when glasses got messed u and couldn’t see hold…
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Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
15 |
★★ Peppercorner
![]() | 30m | ||||
Sun 17th Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 |
★ The Answer is Obvious
![]() | 20m | ||||
Yep, the answer is obvious.... I’m not quite recovered... But still a climber...The most painfully difficult fun I’ve had in a while ... Have always been good at adapting my style to my injuries but this is next level...
Just missed the final move, but I was wearing approach shoes... anyway did it a quarter century ago and my kids did it 20 years ago... will come back when I can wear climbing shoes for the send ... |
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Fri 1st Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
10 |
★ Lishenbak
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Well obviously I’ve done it before, in many different styles, but it’s seems this is the first time I’ve recorded it...
Seemed hard for 10 in my current condition... though trying to climb it technically probably didn’t help... First time trying actual climbing shoes in a very long time, approach shoes would have been better ...
Felt like 15 but would only have been 12 in approach shoes... definitely felt less than 10 last time I soloed it ...
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Tue 25th May 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 |
★ The Bandoline Grip
![]() | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
2nd route back on rock after a years break... slightly challenging in boots ... bailed on final move, but close enough...
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Wed 15th Jan 2020 - Warrumbungles | ||||||
Bluff Mountain | ||||||
20 19 |
★★ Ginsberg
![]() | 330m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Did the Cameron/Moon 20 variant and possibly some other variations as some of the route description doesn’t match what we did ...
Done as 5 x 60m pitch’s more or less ... Thunderstorm rolled through to cool, and wet, us down in the upper pitches ... Great fun of the type you can only have in places such as these ... car to car in about 10 hours but we smelt the roses along the way ... |
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Fri 4th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
20 21 |
★★ Smack My Pitch Up
![]() | 120m | ★ Good | |||
Hmmm not bad... bit of a ‘weird scenes inside the goldmine’ type day ...
Route is a bit over bolted imho but most probably like it like that.
Swung pitches...
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Sun 25th Aug 2019 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Coke Ovens Cliff | ||||||
13 |
★ Sod
![]() | 84m | ★ Good | |||
Sport version of the old school aka runout version of this ... a cam, then two bolts clipped with wires .. up to the chains and lower off...runout solo like slabby goodness...
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18 |
★★★ Mirrorman
![]() | 90m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Repeat from BITD...
Classic when done as 2 mega pitches.... gave Nate the top two for full value as I’d sold him short on the top of Cactus ... great finish...
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Sat 24th Aug 2019 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Coke Ovens Cliff | ||||||
18 |
★★★ Cactus
![]() | 78m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Note to self: checkout climb better before deciding to attempt it in oversized trashed mountain boots... and decide better .,.
Any way, redeemed myself with mega pitch above that, though I was extremely short on draws somehow... didn’t leave Nate much at the top but no other option really .. sorry matey...
Probably best as 2 decent length pitches. Single rack, wires and draws should do .. ymmv ..
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Sun 24th Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Newnes Plateau Gardens of Stone National Park Disbelief Cave | ||||||
22 |
★★★ Center line
![]() | 40m | ||||
Seconding Zac on FA. 1 cleaning issue at crux and lovely wetness for the easy top out... great fun ...
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Sun 27th Jan 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Ikara, Victorialand, Odin Head, Thor Head Odin Head | ||||||
17 |
★★ Master and the apprentice
![]() | 45m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Good fun excursion.Loses star for excess bolting at top ... sorry
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19 |
★★★ Joe Blake
![]() | 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Seconded first pitch, firsted second pitch ...
Rapped from tree to rings . Then to ground with a 70...
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Sun 25th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
22 |
★★ S.S.C.C.3
![]() | 33m | ★★★ Classic | |||
The knee did quite well and climbed it pretty easily which was good .. felt fine ...
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Sun 25th Nov 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
22 |
★★★ On Edge
![]() | 28m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Yeah, nah ... maybe it's the rings ... or I'm climbing better these days ... felt kinda overly easy .. Rather than on edge ...
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Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hanging Rock | ||||||
27 |
★★ The Black Rose
![]() | 45m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Belayed Zac for the send. Pitch 2 seconded in approach shoes. Great position, bit exposed but not too bad.
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Tue 8th Aug 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side | ||||||
22 |
★★ Moan Groan Dial Tone
![]() | 15m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Alzheimers flash with sore ribs ...
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Mon 10th Jul 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
16 |
★ Orang Utan
![]() | 67m | ★ Good | |||
Climb out at end of day, in 2 pitches, with packs for added difficulty up to 18 in parts but I'd still give it hard 15 as per original guide
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Mon 26th Jun 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 |
★★ Form One Lane
![]() | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Alzheimers flash TR cleaning ...
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Mon 29th May 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | ||||||
22 22 R |
★★ Ice
![]() | 170m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Ran in down Furbers at about 1:30, didn't take the best track up to the wall, swung pitches and topped out at about 5. Awesome.
Having a Police Rescue guy cruise by below us on a search mission whilst on the first pitch was rather random, you really don't expect that ... Went kind of direct up and left at end rather then right as I missed the exit ... more engaging that way I think ... good value ...
Classic old school big Blueies mixed climbing!
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Fri 14th Apr 2017 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Old Baldy Lower Cliff | ||||||
16 |
★★ Room to Move
![]() | 65m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bit of drama at the start for Emily trying to climb with large heavyish pack.
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Sun 9th Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
17 |
★★★ Flake Crack
![]() | 53m | ★★★ Classic | |||
1&2 as single pitch
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Sun 9th Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
18 |
★★★ The Eternity
![]() | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Repeat on 5-6 pieces
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Sat 1st Apr 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | ||||||
23 20 M4 |
★★★ The Masterpiece
![]() | 850m | ★★ Very Good | |||
First 25 odd original pitches withZac and Vinnie for a few at the end...The aid sections were freed and minor variations on some pitches, many of whic were run together until the rope finished....
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Mon 20th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
14 |
Brumby
![]() | 55m | Average | |||
Did variant linking in to top pitch of Orang Utangc as the easy section of the first pitch is somewhat overgrown.
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Mon 29th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area | ||||||
18 |
★★ Curtain Call
![]() | 49m | ★ Good | |||
Bloody hard thru the middle in stiff mountain boots, but got it... Approach shoes would have been far easier ...
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Fri 19th Aug 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Megalong Valley Crags The Phoenix | ||||||
★★ The Fee: Nix Direct
![]() | 40m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Yep, it goes but may feel spicy on lead, and having the right gear will be needed. Climbed it with a bit of difficulty and desperation at times ...
Maybe ~23 ... All things considered ... Going to the top ..
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Mon 25th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York First Year Uni Area | ||||||
19 |
★ Year Long Winter
![]() | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Greenpoint. Good thing Hugh had a 4.5 cam. Quite fine as a trad route. Hopefully inspired some other climbers as well ...
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19 |
★★ First Year Uni
![]() | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Approach shoes.
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16 |
★ Young Dudes
![]() | 20m | ||||
Approach shoes
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Sat 23rd Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
23 23 R |
★★★ Rubbery Reasons
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
24 |
★★ The Age of Rubber
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This route goes on gear. No need for retro bolting ever!
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Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
23 |
★★ Software Freak
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Limepoint! As in Greenpoint on preplaced gear. Route is definitely now a trad route!
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Sat 9th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Exhibition Wall | ||||||
23 23 R |
★★ Freak Where Soft
![]() | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally had lead shots. Took two falls on first shot, had a rest and fell once and then took a rest after that then went to the top. Good commitment today. Will go soon, tmw??
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Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
22 |
★★ Low
![]() | 20m | ||||
Thu 31st Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Electric Blue Area | ||||||
16 |
★ Kooks
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 12th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 |
★★ Royal Doulton
![]() | 15m | ||||
Bit of a harsh cool down - evening session ...
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23 |
★★ Master Plan
![]() | 15m | ||||
Bit of a harsh warmup... Evening session...
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Sun 6th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
23 |
★★ Fashion
![]() | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
In approach shoes? Very unfashionable. One fall due to botching a sequence to avoid small footers
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Mon 29th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
17 |
★★★ Psychopath
![]() | 28m | ||||
Ewbank birthday celebration
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18 |
★★★ The Eternity
![]() | 22m | ||||
Ewbank birthday celebration
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Mon 29th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
13 |
★ Charity
![]() | 14m | ||||
17 |
★★★ Flake Crack
![]() | 53m | ||||
8 |
★ Faith
![]() | 52m | ||||
Sat 27th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Pierces Pass East Side | ||||||
21 |
★★ The Colours of Spring
![]() | 110m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 16th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 |
★★ Lady Stardust
![]() | 21m, 6 | Average | |||
Repeat. Done back in the day...
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22 |
★★ Lady Grinning Soul
![]() | 25m, 7 | Average | |||
Alzheimers ascent. Did all of these back in the day...
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Mon 15th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Pindari | ||||||
19 |
★★ Beserker
![]() | 54m | ★ Good | |||
Well it's definitely all free now! Need to go back with more then 1 big cam for less drama
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20 |
★★★ This Sporting Life
![]() | 43m, 15 | ★ Good | |||
Like chatting with s mate you haven't seen in years....
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Wed 9th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
19 |
★★★ Auntie Jack
![]() | 27m, 1 | ||||
17 |
★★ Viparete
![]() | 30m | ||||
Wed 9th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
18 |
★ Sparrow
![]() | 18m, 4 | ||||
Sun 6th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 |
★★ Scatterbrain
![]() | 16m | ||||
23 |
★★ Royal Doulton
![]() | 15m | ||||
23 |
★★ Master Plan
![]() | 15m | ||||
22 |
★★ The Go Between
![]() | 15m | ||||
20 |
★ Marooned
![]() | 12m | ||||
Sat 28th Nov 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
11 |
★★ Second Thoughts
![]() | 25m | ||||
Approach shoes Warmup
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18 19 |
★★ Damn These Electric Sex Pants (These Electric Sex Pants)
![]() | 16m, 6 | ||||
Approach shoes
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Mon 9th Nov 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | ||||||
20 |
★★ Murmel Snooze
![]() | 25m, 9 | ||||
17 |
★ Sardines (Unknown (2))
![]() | 12m, 4 | ||||
18 |
★ Salubrious
![]() | 18m, 4 | ||||
Sat 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
17 |
★★★ Flake Crack
![]() | 53m | ||||
15 |
★★ Hope
![]() | 15m | ||||
13 |
★ Sincerity
![]() | 14m, 4 | ||||
15 |
★★★ Tombstone Wall
![]() | 30m, 3 | ||||
Fri 6th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Little Italy The Den | ||||||
22 |
Who´d be a cop
![]() | 15m, 5 | ||||
Wed 4th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Left Wall | ||||||
20 |
Jormagund (Jorgamund)
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With John himself, Adam and Brian . . .
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Wed 4th Sep 2013 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Wilderness Areas Big Glassy | ||||||
23 |
★★ The Great Untoothed (The Great Untoothed / Big Glassy Corner 18,M5)
![]()
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23
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23
4
23
| 240m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Free ascent with Zac, and later with Rohan
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23 |
★ Fever
![]()
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23
2
23
| 270m | ★ Good | |||
First two pitches freed . . .
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Wed 21st Aug 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
18 |
★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass Direct
![]() | 60m, 10 | ||||
2012 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Shady Wall | ||||||
21 |
★★ Consumer Eve
![]() | 20m, 9 | ||||
21 |
★ Shady Lady
![]() | 32m, 15 | ||||
2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall | ||||||
M7 M7 X |
21st Century Aid (Project)
![]() | 25m | ||||
M8 M8 X |
★★★ The Pecker Route
![]() | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 12th May 2007 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Colosseum | ||||||
23 |
★★★ Wake of the Flood
![]() | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 19th Aug 2006 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu | ||||||
31 |
★★★ Cul De Sac
![]() | 30m | ||||
25 half height mortals variant.
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2003 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Right Wall | ||||||
22 |
★★ Gorgon
![]() | 170m | ||||
2003 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall | ||||||
M6 |
★★★ Colossus
![]() | 150m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Fan-bloody-tastic
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Fri 1st Jun 2001 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Left Wall | ||||||
22 23 |
★ Fingal
![]() | 100m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 12th May 1999 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags 100' Slab Area | ||||||
11 |
★★ 100' Slab
![]() | 45m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 22nd Apr 1999 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Shakes and Flakes Wall | ||||||
21 |
★★★ Shakes and Flakes
![]() | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Done back in the day after a number of attempts and prob a fair share of shakes ...
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Mon 24th Apr 1995 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
15 |
★★ The Carthaginian
![]() | 33m | ||||
17 |
★★★ Psychopath
![]() | 28m | ||||
15 |
★ Neurotic
![]() | 36m | ||||
Fri 24th Feb 1995 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
18 |
★★ The Messiah's Exit
![]() | 34m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 1st Jan 1995 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 |
★★ Dr Do Little
![]() | 15m | ||||
Done back in the day ...
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19 |
★★ Little Triggers
![]() | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Did it back in the day at some point several times ...
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1995 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Lower Blue Mountains Glenbrook Gorge Main Wall | ||||||
11 |
★★ Annelid Crack (Annelid (Kippax) Crack)
![]() | 40m, 1 | ||||
And a few others , not sure which . . .
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11 |
★★ Annelid Crack (Annelid (Kippax) Crack)
![]() | 40m, 1 | ||||
And a few others , not sure which . . .
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Wed 19th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
25 26 R |
★★ Thumbs Out
![]() | 23m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Extended Gear Beta for ground-up attempts...
Ignore if you wish to go for the complete onsight. Read on if you wish for bit more safety... Small cam and C3 00/Metolius Offset 0 protect up to the roof. Good old style BD 4 or reasonable DMM in slot in corner of roof, equalised with WC 0 offset in roof... Optional Black Totem around the roof to left. Climb through the roof. Medium wire and small cam in corner crack above roof. WC Offset 2.5 or maybe a similar Metolius/Totem in strange pocket to right. Traverse right a few metres to below crux. Good Red DMM, not Totem, in horizontal that uses the best part of the hold, and/or small wires/ micro cams in thin horizontal above. This is the crux gear here, and has been fallen on... Climb through crux. Optional Red Totem after the crux but could cause problems if being seconded. Yellow to Silver DMMs should cover the rest. Belay, Purple to Yellow Totems. Tie in to both ends of a rope (or two ropes) and use one for first section only. Clip second rope into black Totem (if used) and the good gear in crack above roof. Find rest with knee bar assist and untie first rope then climb on. This manoeuvre avoids rope drag across lip of roof. You could also solo up the face to the left, traverse over and place/pre-clip this gear to pre-protect the start if that fits your ethics.. YMMV. My trad ascent back in the day was with a rest before the crux, 24M0. Good luck, stay solid, make sure your gear is good, have fun and try not to break your ankles... Cheers... |
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Wed 27th Nov 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hanging Rock | ||||||
19 |
★★ Burramoko Buttress
![]() | 150m | ||||
Fri 27th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Buddha/Engineering Area | ||||||
22 |
★★ Engineering Feats of the 80s
![]() | 25m, 10 | ||||
Sun 15th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Perry's Lookdown | ||||||
26 25 |
★★★ Red Edge
![]() | 190m, 20 | ||||
Wed 4th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Main Wall | ||||||
24 |
★ Giant
![]() | 110m | ||||
Wed 4th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Dogface Gorgo Wall | ||||||
28 |
★★ Gargantuan (Gargantuan P1)
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Thu 29th Aug 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County The 39 Steps | ||||||
22 |
★★ Incandescence
![]() | 25m | ||||
21 |
Crunch's Arete
![]() | 32m | ||||
16 |
★ Xerxes
![]() | 30m | ||||
23 |
★★★ Gentlemens Drag (Gentleman's Drag)
![]() | 28m |