Ascents in Illawarra and Shoalhaven by Michael 'Monty' Burns

Glad to see this finally open, really nice line. The holds that looked wet were actually fine!

Did the Honnold for the gram.

Lap, nice but a bit pumpy

3x falls on the crux for various reasons, forever refining the microbeta, feeling confident

Warm up

TRS scout also. One rusty carrot didn't break when I kicked it so probably sweet? Hangers look bomber. Traverse looks tenuous. The crack otherwise looks like the longest/strictest hand size crack in the Illawarra? Scant face holds outside of it. Bring crack gloves to increase hand size.

Again top out looks semi-miserable

And the cave to the left appears to be a Peregrine Falcon nest (didn't like my presence and plenty of bird poo in there).

Scouted on top rope solo, looks decent, top out looks not fun - might hang a rope to be an anchor or learn to bolt some anchors? Via ferrata the whole thing while I'm at it?

Even TRS with a microtrax felt scary coming through the top of chimney, minimal placements available. Flakey rocks on the right of chimney that look breakable are solid.

Scouted on top rope solo, looks nice enough!

Start must have been easier when the ground was 2m higher... Dogged on the higher of the two cams to do the first part. Rory lead out onto the crack between Sex Haunt and Jaunt for an exciting adventure, sat on the rope to get a piece out. After the bolted station, we climbed up the corner crack worked right jamming above us in the roof crack. Lovely climb

Amazing climb, quite well protected with the right gear. Foot slipped for my first trad fall, the most intensely I've ever yelled falling. After the main crack I went right to the corner then right out of the roof. Reached for the rap rope to finish off, could face climb the red rock but there is a big block that might come unstuck if you pulled on it too hard. I put some weight on it but got the heebie jeebies and bailed to safety. Topping out options are sparse, I tied a figure 8 in the rap rope to belay the seconder with.

Used one #6, two #5's, one #4, two #2's, two #1's, one #0.75. Plenty of bumping the bigger cams for the main crack down low.

Very awesome climb, great rock quality except for the sandy slab in the middle.

Great! Scary on the sandy start and freaky in the roof traverse but solid morning's outing

An experience. Groveling, gear jamming on the wall preventing your leg moving

Pete Whittaker style start was great. Used 2x #5, 1 each #3 & #4 cams

Nice after work Jaunt.

28 degrees and 2000% humidity not doing any favours. This winter

Big moves only no subtle beta sorry

Good beta just gotta commit to bad hold

Finally ticked this route after being shut down on it in 2016 and therefore hating the whole crag. Loving the power now

Made solid progress might finally send after 6 years of hating this and therefore the whole crag

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Nice cruxy move on the arete

Good jugs to tense crux

Awesome adventure, feels like Blueys blocky movement

Milked the RH crack after roof, nice enough line

1x working attempt then 3x send burns, foot slip after standing into the crux. Joyous!

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Nice climb good cruxes

Nice moves on solid rock down low, then don't drop the semi-sandy 2nd half like an idiot

Would be dicey if 16 is your limit

Nice

Cool

Jolly journey especially when a hold breaks on the 4th pitch. Had a peregrine falcon not happy to see us but we didn't get attacked

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Last I tried this would have been 6-7 years ago and panic struggled, went smooth second shot.

Great start but gross finish. Will get it next time

Really nice moves

Tiny then big

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Sandy first half, nice top half

Super nice moves until the crux, then with practice that's nice too

Moonboard simulator 5000. Managed everything but the crux

Lovely juggy climb

Rested at start, the rest was fun

Wild difficult start to cruisy headwall.

Alright, very varied rock, not a fan either.