Grade | Route | Gear style | Quality | |||
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Tue 28th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
16 | ★★★ The Gates of Janus - with Ev | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Tue 28th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Vincent HRD - with Ev | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
21 | ★★★ Vincent HRD - with Ev | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Stoked to redpoint this one. Very good gear all the way. Used triples of #0.75 to #2.
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Sun 26th May 2024 - Alfords Point | ||||||
Alfords Point Main Area | ||||||
20 | ★★ Brother Sun - with Gavin Rech | 15m, 6 | Average | |||
Took a while to work out the start. Instead of the pinch, mantled on left hand and deadpoint to jug. Also some awkward move up higher
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19 | ★ Brown Hornet - with Gavin Rech | 15m, 6 | Don't Bother | |||
Fri 24th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
16 | ★★★ The Gates of Janus | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fri 24th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Vincent HRD | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★★ Thruxton | 57m | Average | |||
Sun 19th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Deep Freeze Area | ||||||
19 | ★★ Popular Opinion | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 | ★★ Uncle Amy | 16m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
11 | ★★ Second Thoughts | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
18 | ★★ Last Call for Fame and Glory | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
19 | ★★ Damn These Electric Sex Pants | 16m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 19th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Dalek Staircase | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 14th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Genesis - with Ev | 58m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Rip Van Winkle Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Penguin Pete | 20m, 3 | Average | |||
Wouldn't be keen to repeat. Not much pro apart from 3 bolts. 2 pockets for a #0.5 above the first bolt and a #1 well above the third bolt - after an exciting move or two. Couldn't find anything else
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16 | ★★ Van | 44m | ★★★ Classic | |||
12 | ★ Winkle | 41m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Honey Dip | 28m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
15 | ★★ Just for Fun | 50m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer | ||||||
18 | ★★ Soul Sister | 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
19 | ★ Absolute Zero | 23m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 19th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
17 ~18 | ★★★ Psychopath - with Ev | 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
17 ~18 | ★★★ Psychopath - with Ev | 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Leading on pre-placed gear
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17 ~18 | ★★★ Psychopath - with Ev | 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Practicing placing gear
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15 | ★★ The Carthaginian - with Ev | 33m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
10 | ★ Alisons Playhouse - with Gavin Rech | 27m | ★ Good | |||
15 | ★ Bell Bottom Pants - with Gavin Rech | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
11 | ★ Scary Monsters - with Gavin Rech | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
11 | ★ Scary Monsters - with Gavin Rech | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
14 | ★ How Much is That Doggie in the Window? - with Gavin Rech | 27m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Obituary - with Ev | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Viparete - with Ev | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
In hiking shoes to clean (a mistake in retrospect)
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17 | ★★ Viparete - with Ev | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice route. Only had a few offset nuts so would have enjoyed a full rack of nuts. Didn't use a #4 and all seemed well protectable.
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Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Noodle Wall | ||||||
14 | ★ Thunderfart | 35m | ★ Good | |||
15 | ★★ Noodle | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Crackle Area | ||||||
12 | ★ Snap | 30m | Average | |||
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
10 | ★ Lishenbak | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Hiking shoes to clean
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10 | ★ Lishenbak | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Jean Jaurès Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ La Femme Flic - with Carl Deininger | 30m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 21st Mar 2024 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline The Far Side | ||||||
V0 | ★ Sighed | 5m | Average | |||
V0 R | ★★ The DownSide | 5m | ★★ Very Good | |||
V1 | ★ The Upside | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 21st Mar 2024 - The Balkans | ||||||
The Frontline Frontline Left Hand Side | ||||||
V1 | ★ Bangers Sit Start | 3m | ★ Good | |||
V1 R | ★ Choppers | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
V1 | ★ Choppers II | 6m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Jean Jaurès Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ La Femme Flic - with Ev | 30m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Treble Clef | ||||||
22 | ★★ Jelly Belly - with Ev | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Beta to avoid the crimps at the crux didn't go. Second attempt used both crimps on sloper footer to deadpoint the jug
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Sat 16th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
21 | ★ When the Spirits are Calling - with Ev | 15m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
15 | ★★★ Fuddy Duddy - with Ev | 95m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 3rd Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Pumping Station Track | ||||||
20 | ★★ Wonderland - with Ev, Gavin Rech | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 28th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Solomon Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Cardiac Arete - with Ev | 38m | ★ Good | |||
Pitch 2 after finishing Genesis P1. Quite a balancy affair with small but positive pockets
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17 | ★★ Genesis - with Ev | 58m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 28th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area | ||||||
8 | ★★ Hocus Pocus - with Ev | 49m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led as one very long pitch with pack on. Good weight training
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
19 | ★ Pushover Pinnacle Direct | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Reflect on your relationship with choss before doing this route. Nice though
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Sat 17th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Disneyland | ||||||
19 | ★ Captain Hook | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
18 | ★★★ The Eternity - with Ev | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Gear used - double #0.3 to #0.5, triple #0.75, #1, #2 and single #0.2 and #3. A few medium wires but no offsets or hexes for this route.
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18 | ★★★ The Eternity - with Ev | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Cave Climb | 50m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Sat 3rd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Herbaceous Gully | ||||||
16 ~17 | ★★★ Tol | 50m | ★ Good | |||
Very short laybacking section on P2 and early in P3. Both are a little tricky and perhaps difficult to place gear whilst in those areas. Did as 2 pitches
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Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Dragon's Tooth Area | ||||||
12 | ★★ Dragon's Tooth | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
12 | ★★ Dragon's Tooth | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really fun route. Used #5 at the start which was the crux of the route. Very cruisy after about 5 metres. Crack seemed to like #4 and #3s most of the way. Used a large boulder for an anchor and then walked back down. Would have loved some lower offs at the top
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Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
20 | ★ Sideshow Bob | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 13th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
16 |
★★★ The Spartan
- with
Ev
2
16
24
lead by
Geoff Cooper
Made it up the offwith ok, but struggled to sustain the squeezy traverse due to the very high heat and humidity. Hands kept slipping off the holds | 50m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 13th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hornes Point | ||||||
14 | ★ Yellow Crack | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 13th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Descent Gully Area | ||||||
14 | ★ Great Unwashed Direct Start | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Elanora Heights | ||||||
Heist Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ Broject | 10m, 7 | Don't Bother | |||
Didn't do the whole route, just traversed in from adjacent route
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17 | ★★ Room With A View | 10m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★★ Everything But The Kitchen Sink! | 12m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 2nd Jan 2024 - Mt Ku-ring-gai | ||||||
Lost & Found Wall | ||||||
20 ~21 | ★★ She Who Must be Obeyed | 20m | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★★ Aerospace | 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
19 | ★★ Farewell to Fear | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
17 | ★★ Foundlings | 15m, 6 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
19 | ★ Its A Dogs Life | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Catch the Wind Area | ||||||
19 | ★ HVS 5a | 10m | Average | |||
Do this route if you want to question your choices in life. Delicate balancy slabbing
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15 | ★ Aretarama | 40m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 16th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Black Site Crags Black Site | ||||||
17 | ★ Belayer Bait | 10m | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ Family Circus | 15m, 8 | Average | |||
19 | ★ Gumbo | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
22 | ★★ Hush Hush | 15m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall | ||||||
17 | ★ How Much Is A Duck Worth | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Treble Clef | ||||||
21 | ★★ Bob's Your Uncle | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
20 | ★ Yo Ho Sebastian! | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 26th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Jean Jaurès Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Little Dick Street | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 22nd Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
20 | ★ Rock Snob - with Ev | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
18 ~19 | ★ Please Dry - with Ev | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
21 | ★ Socially Inept - with Ev | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 22nd Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Lower Cliff Subjacent | ||||||
19 | ★★ Guilty Remnant - with Ev | 24m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice route. Tricky start, then a nice cruise. Well bolted
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Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Gold Star Pitch 1 - with Ev | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really awesome climb. Easy to protect and a lot of super nice holds
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Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
14 | ★★ Gently Mine - with Ev | 50m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Pitch 1 only
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Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
15 | ★★ Wild is the Wind - with Ev | 80m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Will bring 90 degree bolt plates next time. Too stressful putting wires on the large carrots through the middle of the second pitch
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Iliad Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Iliad - with Ev | 87m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sporting Complex | ||||||
21 |
★★ Like a Cut Snake
1
21
15
2
21
20
| 35m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
20 |
★★★ Contented Cows/Hotel Cali link-up
1
Linked P1 into P2 but with 60metre ropes, didn't manage to get to the belay. Would prefer belaying from the tree at the base of the P2 wall
2
3
Quite tricky slabbing. Then a small boulder problem to get my old body up over the cave
4
5
Super nice pitch on good holds
6
Quite pumpy due to the pitch length
7
Thin and technical below the roof, but nice
8
9
This is the grade 16 top pitch of HC. Was a little dirty and damp from overnight rain | 330m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 2nd Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura The Fortress | ||||||
13 | ★★ Tom Thumb | 170m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Du Faur walls | ||||||
Emancipation wall | ||||||
20 | ★ Marie Paradis | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
21 | ★ Petticoat Brigade | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Sat 30th Sep 2023 - Du Faur walls | ||||||
Suffragette wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Freda Mind | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 | ★ Du It | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 24th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
21 ~21 |
★★ Randy Rabbit Ridge
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20
25
2
20
20
3
21
25
4
18
40
5
17
25
6
20
7
18
15
8
20
30
9
17
20
10
18
30
Linked P9 and P10
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20
30
| 280m, 99 | Average |