Ascents in White Rock Conservation Area by Kurt Doherty

First outdoor boulder...ever!

Retreat upwards.

In sneakers.

Couldn't pull past the broken hold to higher edges. Pretty awesome boulder. [5]

Very nice. Fun moves to a reasonably committing finish.

FFA. 1st FFA. Yay. Nice warm up with more bark than bite. With Luke and Wayne.

Work your feet and avoid a mantle. With Luke and Wayne.

FFA. Sit start seems harder the taller you are. With Luke and Wayne.

Awesomely thin. [4]

Did the start then found out you "have" to start with two hands in the hole. Tried a few more times with proper start but don't like it; feel it makes the start less natural.

Had a play. Second dyno is cray cray. Cool though.

Had one attempt at the end of the day. Pulled through to double gastons but couldn't get up to the line of slopers above.

FFA. Short crimpy line with a reasonably tough finish. Felt harder than "Glen's V4" but don't think it's a 5. Took more attempts than 'The non-friction section' but that could just be style. Guess I'll have to see what others think. [10]

In sneakers.

Almost flashed then got it second shot. Ticked as a V4 because I didn't start from the pinches; it's too contrived. Took the more natural start and pulled directly onto the rail. Only felt V4-ish from there, so don't know if the "proper" start sets the V5 grade or not. Might come back and try it from the pinches. [2]

Has more sting in its tail when you have come through the roof.

Worked the compression moves at Pat's behest. Very cool. Definitely keen to project this one.

Nice little problem.

Warm up to show Markus and Alyssa what's what.

Again, beta slave for Markus and Alyssa.

Almost onsighted, but foot slipped after the mantle Sent next shot. More interesting than Redbank Gillete Mach 3. [2]

Felt harder than last time. Still wicked fun though. [2]

In thongs.

Worked this to vary degrees. Will take many more attempts to send. Definitely not a style I'm used to. [5]

Tried to go for Brave Heart but, you guessed it, got scared and bailed left. Pretty cool problem though and it's at a decent height.

Warm up in sneakers.

More moves = more fun? Bit more interesting than the Mach 3 mantle, though a little squeezed in.

Not too bad. Retreat upwards as they say.

Slimed off the triangle sloper twice. Bummer. Great fun though. [2]

Warming up. Good fun.

Great boulder. [4]

Worked sections of it. Find the length of some of the moves quite difficult. Really need to work out right heel placements that'll let me extend far enough.

Wicked problem. Dropping down to the shelf flows sooooo nicely. Easier than Orient but just as sexy. Not enough juice to get out of the cave though Should have done this before Pendeltåg!

Couldn't get the right shoe to stick for the pop. Need to try it with my other pair. [5]

Pretty cool. Feet were slippery on the dyno. Again, need to wear my better ones. [3]

Not that good with the big block. Felt more like V3, though the top was a bit dicey with poop and sand and spiders. Big difference without the big footer o_O ... Will have to work up to the V6.

I'm assuming there's some sneaky beta to make this V4...nails hard.

Good value for a V2. Right foot slipped on the onsight (it was a recurring theme by this stage). Got it second go. [2]

Loved it. Sit start is very dependent on height or the number of mats you can stack...had to start with right hand on lowest chalky gaston and left hand up on undercling. Made for a more powerful start without adding anything to the boulder. Think it's much nicer as a stand-start from the right side-pull and left undercling—would make it a super good V3/4. Regardless, really nice moves once you're established. Again, had trouble with my right shoe slipping off. [5]

Shame I didn't get this. Had trouble trusting my right foot and committing to the long move. Good value though.

Awesome. Bit of a one move wonder, so felt soft for a V4, but it is very good.

Really cool. Soft V5 or maybe V4. Starting at Gravel Pit would make it more convincing at V5. [3]

Good value.

Super fun.

Warm up. Stiff start for a V0.

Better shoes made a bit of a difference, but the humidity and recent rain made things challenging. Right foot still would stick long enough.

So classy.

Warming up.

Repeat. Warming up. Been a long time since I was last here and it looks like the left hand side pull has broken off and is now a bit worse. Still usable and no change in grade.

Repeat. Still a fun problem.

Repeat. Had to refresh the sequence to setup for the 180, and my foot position for the knee bar, then sent. Would say it's probably one of the better lines here, especially out of the V4's.

Repeat. First go. That drop down sequence is still so glorious.

Now called Trans-Siberian Sandbag. Couldn't really work out how to start. Not sure we were even on the correct holds. Whatever we were doing, it felt much harder than V4...

Trying the full start. Not enjoyable. Too far for me to span straight to the rail. Other options felt nails. Should be logged as a V4 from the rail with the harder start left as optional.

Onsight to high ledge, but too dirty to continue. Would have to rap inspect and clean off all the mud and dirt to know where it's meant to go up high.

Great little problem.

A few goes, but only ever managed to get tips to the lip. Stopped trying to save skin.

Straight-forward crimp ladder. Felt V1 to me.

Great climbing. Took a few goes to get the mantle. Ended up using the side-pull, though it felt like the hard part was over by the time I could reach it. About 7 or 8 goes.