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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
20 Easy | ★★ Klingons - with Gareth | 23m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not led it for a while now.
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18 | ★★ Game Over - with Gareth | 23m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Now with more pull.
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Fri 2nd Feb 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 Hard | ★★ Great Scott - with Aidan Sarginson | 27m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Warmup? Across to the Critters anchor for a 1.5 hour effort getting the big midway flake off that and raining big chunks down. Aidan got the draws off just before rain arrived.
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Wed 3rd Jan 2024 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
20 | ★ Sunday School - with Gareth | 17m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Straightforward enough once you burn it into non-volatile memory.
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Wed 27th Dec 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Sneakin' In The Backdoor - with Jonno Rau, Gareth | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 10th Dec 2023 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Chunderosa Buttress | ||||||
17 | ★★ Carpe Diem - with Jonno Rau | 30m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 23rd Oct 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
16 | ★ Alice In Wonderland - with Gareth | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Gear within half a metre of every bolt.
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Sun 22nd Oct 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
18 | ★★ Road Tripping - with Gareth | 48m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Better than High Hopes. Could use a clean but not too bad, maybe 18 as is. Nice view of parties on cruxes of After The Sunset and The Odyssey.
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Sat 21st Oct 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Dirty Dancing - with Gareth | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Made a hash of the pull onto the slab. Some kind of weird heel scum.
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17 | ★ Ducky Fuzz - with Gareth | 15m | Average | |||
Waiting for 2 parties in the queue ahead of us on Guardians. Tricky start.
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Fri 20th Oct 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 Hard | ★★ Great Scott - with Gareth | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Side pull flake still present.
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Fri 20th Oct 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
20 ~19 | ★ Sundowning Syndrome - with Gareth | 20m, 5 | Average | |||
I think it's 19.
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16 | ★ Jug Addiction - with Gareth | 20m, 8 | Average | |||
After a morning spent accessing and removing the loose block on Sex Panther.
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Tue 19th Sep 2023 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
15 | ★ Oliver's Twist - with Rosie | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Replaced pull cord for this and toprope-only route to left.
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17 ~16 | ★ Green Spot - with Rosie | 16m, 5 | Don't Bother | |||
Replaced pull cord for this and Facetious. Still don't like the big detached block.
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18 | ★ Out With The Boys - with Rosie | 15m, 4 | Average | |||
Replaced pull cord.
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Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
18 | ★★ Powder Queen - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Crux bulge looks harder than it is.
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18 | ★★★ Terror Incognito - with Jonno Rau | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Bete Noire Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ The Exerstential Purple Thunderbolt - with Jonno Rau | 18m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
3 is enough, post cold, tweaked back. Pretty spoogy at top.
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Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Safe Playing - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Warmed up just in time for rain.
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Sun 30th Jul 2023 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Upper Tier | ||||||
19 Easy | ★★ Hare Rama - with Jonno Rau | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Off the dog list. Still nervy getting to first bolt. Bloody good.
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15 | ★ Holy Braille - with Jonno Rau | 13m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Think it was this, tucked away behind a pine tree. Not bad.
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Sun 30th Jul 2023 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
19 Easy | ★★ Wild Country Express - with Jonno Rau | 16m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Body position dependent to make the holds work. Don't drift right.
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Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
17 Hard | ★ Blazing Away - with Gerald | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
RH start a bit nervy. Good heel hooks on both sides.
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Sun 25th Jun 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
16 | ★ Serife - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
16 ~16 Hard | ★ Bonne Anne - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
16 ~15 | Sweet 16s Not M16s - with Gareth | 20m, 9 | Don't Bother | |||
Warmup. Meh.
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Sat 8th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Pinch and a Punch - with Gareth | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Overlooked by all the punters on the squeeze routes.
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Fri 7th Apr 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ The Skink Prince (of Bel Air) - with Gareth | 15m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Can't reach the finger lock at the crux directly from the stance, but a thumb press out left and right foot on the wee feature allows shoulder rotation to do the job.
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Sat 11th Mar 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Bete Noire Wall | ||||||
17 Hard | ★★ WorkSafe - with Gareth | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Could probably call it 17. But it isn't harder than Bonne Anne ;-)
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Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
18 Hard | ★ Roadweary - with Gareth | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Late start. Possibly poor choice of warmup.
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Wed 4th Jan 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
22 | ★★ Safety in Numbers | 30m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Consistent all the way. A lot of lichen makes it hard to spot the feet and at times you are on lichen slopers. High priority for a clean. Topped out through some dead bushy stuff I didn't remember being there, couldn't find the anchor, then discovered a tree had died and fallen right onto it. Considerable swearing while balanced on more lichen. Got anchored then spent a while wrenching the tree off and sent it down. Rap cleaned. This will be bloody great after a good brush.
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Mon 2nd Jan 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
18 |
★★★ After the Sunset P1
1
18
30m
| 30m, 42 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warmup. The first of the two good pitches for the route (P5 is the other). Bloody nice.
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Sun 1st Jan 2023 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
16 | ★ Alice In Wonderland - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
New Year's Day and hardly anyone here? Unbelievable. A much more absorbing route on gear.
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Sun 14th Aug 2022 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Chunderosa Buttress | ||||||
19 | ★★ School Bus Route - with Gareth, Jonno Rau, Greg, Max | 35m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Off the dog list. Wanders either side of the bolts, just stay on and keep going.
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Sun 14th Aug 2022 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Flying Cow Buttress | ||||||
20 | ★★ Pigs In Space - with Gareth, Jonno Rau, Greg, Max | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Alzheimers crux but hung on.
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17 | ★ Pani Para Chha - with Gareth, Greg | 15m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Warmup in the sun.
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Thu 11th Aug 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley The Bits and Opel | ||||||
18 | ★ Supertwitch - with Jonno Rau | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Very spoogey slab bottom, climbed in from left. A bit plagued by sunstrike much of the way after that.
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Thu 11th Aug 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley The Moon Boulder (The Australia face) | ||||||
17 | ★★ Moon Base Alpha - with Jonno Rau | 20m, 6 | Average | |||
In the sun, out of the chilly southeasterly. A nice afternoon out in the countryside.
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Sat 6th Aug 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
16 | ★ Bonne Anne | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice warmup and the best 16 here.
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Sat 23rd Jul 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Climatic Extension - with Jonno Rau, Gareth | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Off the unsent list. Rather good. Stayed mostly on or near left arete through middle, though somebody claimed the face is easier. Can't see it.
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Wed 22nd Jun 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley Bring Your Daughter Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter | 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Between Josh's burns on something a lot harderer. Start always gives me the jitters but it's fine really. Heel hooks tame the top. Ribs saying stop now. Thanks to Mr Shanks for the shiny new rings.
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Sun 17th Apr 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Great Scott - with Greg, Gareth | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rock getting a bit warm, but probably the smoothest I've ever managed. The small crux sidepull flake is flexing, somebody will get a surprise soon.
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Sat 5th Mar 2022 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
20 | ★★ Klingons - with Angela Hewlett, Colin | 23m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Got a bit too focused and didn't clip the lower of the 2 crux bolts. Oops too late. Then nearly repeated that with the final bolt.
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20 | ★★ Klingons - with Angela Hewlett, Colin | 23m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Up to retrieve the anchor. Using all the bolts this time.
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16 | ★★ Ride On Time - with Angela Hewlett, Colin | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Heel hooky goodness.
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Sun 20th Feb 2022 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
19 | ★ Babs In Toyland - with Gareth | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Soft for 19.
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Sat 5th Feb 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
18 | ★ Respect My Authoritah - with Gareth | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Went easily now the gritty feet have cleaned up. Going right to the sloper-undercling thing is a bit harder, but still no more than 18 and not stiff.
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Tue 1st Feb 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Rohans Arete - with Gareth | 28m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
7.30pm and finally starting to cool off a bit. No warmup just punch it and milk the rests. Got a bit too focused and accidentally skipped the crux bolt. Bloody great, and off the unsent list.
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Mon 31st Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Cracks Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Great Scott - with Gareth | 27m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Benchmark 20, if it's harder than this it's 21...
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Sun 16th Jan 2022 - Waipari | ||||||
The Beer Garden | ||||||
18 | ★ Falling Debris - with Gareth | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Off the dog list. Good route, the lichen isn't a problem apart from visually.
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Sat 15th Jan 2022 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
20 | ★★ Klingons - with Jonno | 23m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Last before lunch and loss of shade.
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Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
17 | ★ Secret Squirrel - with Gareth | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Warmdown 2. Use the right arete at the low crux and it's on the soft side of 17.
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16 | ★ Sugar Rush - with Gareth | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
Warmdown 1. Would probably be a decent slab, but pretty dirty. Anyone want to scrub it properly?
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Fri 31st Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
17 | ★★ Reggae Shark (Reggae Shark P1-3) - with Gareth, Grant Johnston, Chris | 65m | ★ Good | |||
First outdoor visit for Chris, so why not make it a multipitch? Did P1-2 on gear with one bolt at crux. Shoes still not as sensitive as I'd like for that. Loose rock at top of P2 is a bit worrying. Had thought we might be able to get across to top pitch of DHMK to finish, but that looked sketchy and hard. Hot hot hot, rapped off.
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Thu 30th Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
19 | ★★ Dirty Dancing - with Gareth, Greg | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
The low end of 19. Always a slight sense of disappointment when the monkey jugs disappear for the crux.
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Thu 30th Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Yacht Club | ||||||
18 | ★ Alcoholics Anonymous - with Gareth, Jonno, Greg, Claire | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
I think I call 19 on this. Back on the new shoes. Hard start getting the first draw on if you are not tall, would be a bad fall onto the tree. Certainly woke me up.
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Wed 29th Dec 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
20 | ★★ El Tigre Chino - with Gareth | 20m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
A final quickie before it got too hot up top.
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17 | ★ Alice In Wonderland - with Gareth | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Perfectly good gear close to every bolt. Took the left-hand crux (17).
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17 | ★★ The Mad Hatter - with Gareth | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
A bit tetchy in the new shoes, sensitivity not there yet. Felt 18 as a result.
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Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
18 | ★★ Powder Queen - with Max, Jonno | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One off the dog list. Bridged far too wide up the leaning corner then cut loose at the jug but managed to paste myself back on. Absorbing top secton once you commit to the bulge. Well worth doing, less pumpy and more technical than Terror.
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Sat 11th Dec 2021 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
14 15 | ★ Al Fresco - with Emma, Gareth | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★★★ Terror Incognito - with Gareth, Amy | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hot humid day. Pumpy warmup.
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Sun 5th Dec 2021 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
16 | ★ Serife - with Gareth, Anja | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Straight up crack/arete to start.
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Sat 4th Dec 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
18 | ★★ Space, The Final Frontier - with Gareth | 23m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rock still mostly dry but belaying not, rain setting in. Time to leave.
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17 | ★★ Virgin On Easy - with Gareth | 23m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice. One slick foothold on top arete.
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Sat 20th Nov 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
18 | ★★ Game Over - with Gareth | 23m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
It's only pumpy if you face climb it and ignore the bridging opportunities. Last bit of shade, game over.
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18 | ★★ Reamed By Percentage - with Gareth | 24m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Climbed as per original description, left and bridging into the groove at grade 18. Direct as described here is more like 20 and beyond me today.
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Fri 12th Nov 2021 - Waipari | ||||||
Animal Biscuit Valley The Bits and Opel | ||||||
18 | ★ Supertwitch - with Greer, Jonno | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Not 15 Greer. Spoogy at bottom, came in left, then many pockets a bit slimy. Quite good if it's ever dry.
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Fri 12th Nov 2021 - Waipari | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Terror Incognito - with Greer, Jonno, Claire | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Forgot a lot of beta through the middle, managed to clip from a tiny hold then found the jug. Got the top pretty right at least. Happy enough. Cleaned on abseil.
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Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
17 | ★★ Girls, Girls, Girls | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Community service putting the pull cord back up
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Sun 16th May 2021 - Pakeho | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
18 | ★★ Calcium Snow - with Angela Hewlett | 23m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Time to leave, still something left for the crux on this but no time to muck around, find the damn feet. Best 18 here.
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Sun 16th May 2021 - Pakeho | ||||||
The Stone Steps | ||||||
16 | ★★ Tree Time - with Grant Johnston | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Pretty physical for 16.
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Sun 16th May 2021 - Pakeho | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
16 | ★ Piglet - with Grant Johnston | 21m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Actually pretty fun. Just dry enough at bottom. Straight up the guts/crack through the low scoop makes that the crux.
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18 | ★★★ Tiger by the Tail - with Grant Johnston | 11m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Draws on until going left before the crux. Feeling good so why not? Clipped the crux bolt from the crack sidepull under the roof before going for it, like a sane person this time.
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Sat 15th May 2021 - Pakeho | ||||||
The Stone Steps | ||||||
17 | ★★ Topless - with Grant Johnston | 16m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Clean.and dry. Somehow less good than it looks, maybe it's just me.
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Sat 15th May 2021 - Pakeho | ||||||
Main Crag | ||||||
16 | ★★ Heffalump Trap - with Grant Johnston | 18m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Hard start on wet mossy slime. Great fun above.
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Sat 24th Apr 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
19 | ★ Built For Comfort - with Grant Johnston | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
One off the dog list, climbing bang on the overhanging arete is the way to go. Clipped first 2 bolts of Haul Away, 2nd with long sling, but you'd be better to clip first bolt of Cannibal Groove.
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18 | ★★ Space, The Final Frontier - with Grant Johnston | 23m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A favourite.
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Fri 2nd Apr 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Point | ||||||
16 | ★★★ High Hopes - with Colin, Paul Baron | 45m, 14 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got out there early before the hordes arrive and start queueing. 5 years since I last led this and every move seemed new. One long pitch is the way to go, but if so your seconds need to be aware of the rope stretch at the low crux (which is not 16).
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Sun 21st Mar 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
20 | ★★ Klingons | 23m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Community service to put the pull cord back up. Felt like 20 today, too slow through crux, tore my finger up a little.
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16 | ★★ Ride On Time - with Greer | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
A nicer arete at the grade.
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13 | ★ Gary's Arete - with Greer | 14m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
A nice arete at the grade.
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Sun 14th Mar 2021 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
20 | ★★ Klingons - with Wade | 23m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Directly up beside the arete through the crux, bridging and heel hooks. I call 19. Fat old chain at top is a bugger to clip anything through.
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17 | ★★ Girls, Girls, Girls - with Gareth, Wade | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Back on pocket bingo, a bit strange and sharpish after the south island.
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Thu 4th Feb 2021 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
The Main Cliff | ||||||
17 | ★★ Headbangers Arete - with Grant Johnston | 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Much better. Managed to bang my head too. Thank you helmet.
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Tue 2nd Feb 2021 - Hospital Flat | ||||||
Kai Whaka Pai | ||||||
16 | ★ Unknown - with Grant Johnston | 16m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
There's perfectly decent gear all the way with a miniscule runout to the anchor. Crux getting out of the crack and over the lip. Solid 16 or soft 17?
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Sun 31st Jan 2021 - Kingston | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
19 |
★★ The Spell of the Barking Spider (The Spell of the Barking Spider P1)
- with
Grant Johnston
| 28m, 20 | ★★ Very Good | |||
P1 only. Crux gave no trouble this time, just a bit crimpy. Grant didn't want to go through the roof so we didn't do P2.
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Sun 24th Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
23 | ★★ Rise Of The Sloths | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Gotcha! Just a bit different after ManBearPig. Avoided drifting right to the tempting thin horizontal crack at the start, that just sets you up for a really tenuous wide move left. Stayed just a whisker left of the bolts the whole way from the start, on smaller holds, but smaller moves are required. Linked into P2, got all crossed up and made that harder than necessary. A happy ending to a good trip in excellent company.
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17 | ★★ Samurai Pizza Cats - with Angela Hewlett | 15m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Much easier than it looks from the ground.
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Fri 22nd Jan 2021 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
17 | ★★ The Mad Hatter - with Angela Hewlett, Colin | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Engaging, stay a whisker left/below the bolts at the start traverse to avoid a nervy step across.
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Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Chunderosa Buttress | ||||||
15 | ★ Horus - with Jonno | 20m | ★ Good | |||
A little dirty but great exposure for the grade. The top holds are a bit more weathered now but the sequence is there if you explore left and don't get intimidated. Took a bail biner off 2nd to last bolt.
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Sat 28th Nov 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
Secret Garden | ||||||
16 | ★ Alice In Wonderland - with Gareth | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
And as promised, it goes on gear. Decent pro for the boulder crux, a bit trickier low down.
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Sun 22nd Nov 2020 - Waipapa | ||||||
Main Cliff Galaxy Walls | ||||||
18 | ★ Star Gazer - with Amy, Jonno, Greer | 18m, 5 | Average | |||
Finally off my dog list. A desperate moment with wrist lockup and rope behind leg before bolt 3. Took the separate finish at top. I never need to climb this again.
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16 | ★ Baby Driver - with Amy, Jonno, Greer | 20m | ★ Good | |||
A thinking 16, really enjoyable. Still tired.
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Sat 21st Nov 2020 - Wharepapa Rock | ||||||
Lower Tier | ||||||
18 | ★★ Space, The Final Frontier - with Jonno | 23m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Warmup? No bridging thru middle.
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Mon 26th Oct 2020 - Kawakawa Bay | ||||||
The Bluff The Lower Bluff | ||||||
16 | Marshmellow - with Gareth | 20m, 6 | Average | |||
Couldn't find my rock shoes, climbed in chunky approach shoes, certainly upped the pucker factor on the moss. Gear a bit sparse at top. I never need to do this again.
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Sat 17th Oct 2020 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Flying Cow Buttress | ||||||
17 | ★ Pani Para Chha - with Jonno, Wade, Alex | 15m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Direct at bottom crux a smidge harder now two bits have broken off. Still 17.
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20 | ★★ Pigs In Space - with Wade, Jonno | 15m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Clipped from the sharp hold above the bolt. Works well setting up for the next bit.
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Sat 17th Oct 2020 - Sheridan Hills | ||||||
Chunderosa Buttress | ||||||
17 | ★★ Carpe Diem - with Jonno, Greer | 30m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pocket bingo face climbing, not my favourite style. Fun route finding at the top though.
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