Ascents in South East by michael obrien

One shoe, one barefoot onsite accent after throwing 2 left shoes in my pack and not realising until roped up and about to climb... Cant let a missing shoe ruin a sunday adventure!

didnt realise it was a mixed route until it was too late! made for an exciting afternoon!

First Trad lead, trying to place as much gear as i can to work out what fits where...

offwidth climbing 101... cheers AJ

first trad lead at ngungun. had fun on it and good to take some time to mess around placing as much gear as i could. Would have loved to climb a 50m pitch of the pockets at the top! maybe a few bolts along the way

racing the sunset.

must learn to jam properly

noises i never knew i could make

had a squeezing fun time on this pitch!!

Onsight a few months ago, repeat seconding accent

2nd trad lead. was pretty happy with some good stances to try fumble my way through finding correct size gear. a little spooked by what i thought was a snake in one of the cracks 3/4 up...

Awesome day of adventure! pitch 3 put the wind up me a bit, but loved climbing a new mountain! lead 1,3,5

Awesome!!

possibly my new favourite route at frog!

The route i toproped when i first started climbing, dreaming of one day leading it on trad!

backdate onsight

favourite climb at frog so far!!! amazing line, cool positions, great gear and perfect way to finish the weekend!

loved it so much, thought id go back for seconds

i found the lower overhang to be alot of fun and a good little challenge. a few foot slips, just to keep the nerves on edge and climb a little more cautiously/deliberate. 2nd overhand was a bit harder than expected but had a great sense of exposure. I was pretty stoked once i pulled through it.

putting draws on, working out sequences..

Messed up from the very beginning of the headwall.. feet backwards, clipping from stupid positions... fail!!

Everything just went as plan and got my first 25 send!!!!!!!!! soooo stoked!!!! and even more stroked that it only took me 2 shots!!

putting draws on, working out sequences..

Messed up from the very beginning of the headwall.. feet backwards, clipping from stupid positions... fail!!

Everything just went to plan and got my first 25 send!!!!!!!!! soooo stoked!!!! and even more stroked that it only took me 2 shots!!

a few ok moves. the length of this route makes it fun to do. Definitely worst places i could be top belaying!

a nice little adventure. no real standout sections but a fun enough warmup and a great view to top belay from!

racing the rain which was headed our way

A quality climb! 2nd 22 send for the day. 2nd shot. thought i had the onsite, but just couldnt get the arms to keep pulling!

First route done at pages! The top steep section was fun and pumpy enough to give me an idea of what sort of day i was in for!

meh... worn out from my fruitbat attempts.

the top section was fun to climb. bottom.. meh...

loved the little footers and the perfectly placed crimps just when you need them! cool route

warm up

sustained, steep climbing on great holds. loved it! first 22 for the day, 2nd shot... pretty stoked

great climb with varied moves the whole way, making for an exciting little adventure. Jugs, flakes, cracks, arete and steep. loved it!

last climb of the day. way more gassed than i thought i was. Stuffed about on the slab and then just had nothing left. The top steep jug romping is pretty sweet!!

warm ups..

warm ups..

what a sweet 18! not so often you get such an awesome grade 18 route as steep and with such great climbing from start to finish! will be jumping back on this many times im sure!