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Sun 18th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress | ||||||
12 | ★★ Dunes | 100m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great cruisey climbing. Wouldn't necessarily recommend it to a beginner (esp run out start)
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Colosseum Wall Area The Thimble | ||||||
17 | ★ Thimble | 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice little climb to start the day
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Left Fork | ||||||
19 | ★★ I'm A Little Asteroid | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice sustained wall climbing
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Christian Crack | 13m | ★★★ Classic | |||
2 s. Too pumped on 1st s - had a sit. grr.
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Left Fork | ||||||
15 | ★ Scylla | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Previous second
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Sat 17th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Colosseum Wall Area Colosseum Wall | ||||||
22 | ★ Blasphemy | 15m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite technical.
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Sun 4th Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Grotto Wall Area Grotto Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Llareggub | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Technical goodness
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Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
14 | ★ Gecko | 48m | ★★ Very Good | |||
One pretty hard move
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Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
18 | ★★ Creon - Tales of Brave Ulysses | 110m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesomeness
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Sat 3rd Oct 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
12 | ★★ Panzer | 95m | ★ Good | |||
P1 Marta; P2 Me.
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16 16 R | ★★ The Confession | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good fun.
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Sat 15th Aug 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Skylark | 85m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really nice long pitch with a thought provoking crux
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Sat 15th Aug 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs John's Pinnacle | ||||||
18 | ★ Shanghai | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bit spicy at the start, but nice wall climbing
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Sun 26th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
14 | ★ Deathwatch Beetle | 130m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Will be classic when it cleans up.
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Sat 25th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
14 | ★★ Driftwood/Antigone | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great link up
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Sat 25th Jul 2009 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Hyperbole Buttress | ||||||
17 | ★ Hyperbole | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Good fun.
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Mon 17th Nov 2008 - Ben Lomond | ||||||
Northern Escarpment The Pavillion | ||||||
17 | ★ Pavane | 68m | ★★ Very Good | |||
P2 is awesome. P3 is pox. The whole climb felt like a giant game of jenga. pull the wrong stacked block and the whole cliff will end up on the scree slope. Should have brought RPs.
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Sun 16th Nov 2008 - North Esk | ||||||
Riverbend | ||||||
14 | ★★ Claire | 10m | ★ Good | |||
good fun
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17 | ★★ Powder Finger | 17m | ★ Good | |||
note too bad. entirely laceable.
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Fri 14th Nov 2008 - Rocky Cape | ||||||
Zorro Wall | ||||||
16 | ★★ Zorro | 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Nesting peregrines. Ahhh!
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Sun 19th Oct 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Syrinx Area | ||||||
11 | ★★ The Dribble | 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
As per 2008 guide. Will clean up to a classic beginners route up tiger wall.
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Sat 18th Oct 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall | ||||||
16 15 | ★ Lady Dihedral | 78m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Easier than lamplighter's second pitch. Nice position.
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Sun 11th May 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
20 19 | ★★ The Desired | 60m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great climbing. Belayed from major diagonal. Total climb length = 60m (not 90m). Bit greasy in places.
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Sat 10th May 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Claw | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Solid moves. Good fun.
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15 | ★★ Siamese Crack | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The jams are so good
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Sun 4th May 2008 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
22 | ★★ Slave Girl | 14m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Solid moves
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Sun 20th Apr 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Morfydd | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome moves and gear. Good value. 2s.
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Sat 19th Apr 2008 - Arapiles | ||||||
Tiger Wall Area Tiger Wall Under Flinders Lane Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Yo Yo Variant Finish | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had done Yo Yo regular before, so just for the LHV crack. Pretty straight forward for the grade.
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Mon 7th Apr 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ Joseph | 46m | ★ Good | |||
P1 and P3. Marta P2. P3 is crux but the crap rock detracts from an otherwise pleasant beginner route to the rap station.
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Sat 22nd Mar 2008 - Mt Rosea | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
14 15 | ★★★ Debutante | 120m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome. Watch the rock on P2 - esp the diamond shaped piece. P4 is stellar.
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Fri 21st Mar 2008 - Mt Rosea | ||||||
Main Cliff | ||||||
11 12 | ★ Mixed Climb | 120m | ★ Good | |||
Vegetated start, dirty finish, with a fair bit of shrubbery in between. Where there is rock it is quite good climbing!
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Sun 3rd Feb 2008 - The You Yangs | ||||||
Great Circle Drive East Nightfall Pinnacles Area | ||||||
15 | ★★ Nightfall | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great moves and pro.
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Mon 28th Jan 2008 - Victoria Range | ||||||
Chimney Pot Gap Mountain Lion Vanya Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Decapitating Tweety Birds | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good cruisey fun.
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Mon 28th Jan 2008 - Victoria Range | ||||||
Chimney Pot Gap Mountain Lion | ||||||
17 | ★ Wildcat | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Looks grade 10 climbs grade 17. Would be solid at "15".
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Sun 13th Jan 2008 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
Bundaleer | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Frog | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Me P1&3. Marta P2. Good fun. Techy middle. Funky finish.
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Sun 2nd Dec 2007 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
10 | ★★ Grey Arete | 32m | ★ Good | |||
18 16 | ★ Split Images | 20m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Not sure which this one is. The bolted slab?
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Sun 25th Nov 2007 - The Cathedral Range | ||||||
North Jawbone | ||||||
17 | ★★ Xanthene | 94m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic crux pitch. Fun for the whole family. A little toasty in the sun.
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3 | Route Two | 77m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I don't know how to grade a grade 3, but it is harder than that.
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14 | ★ Greg's Direct | 48m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pleasant enough. Reign in the hype.
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Sat 10th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
East of the access track | ||||||
16 | ★★ Materialistic Prostitution | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
harder than it looks. solid for the grade.
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Sat 10th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Infinity | 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Probably not the best warmup - spicy start. Foot slipped with hands on post-crux victory jug. Bummer. Fantastic route.
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Fri 9th Nov 2007 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
West of the access track | ||||||
18 17 | ★★ Elastic RURP | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Surprisingly little jamming.
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15 | ★ Bad Company | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
18 | ★★★ Iron Mandible | 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
spiced start.
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15 | ★★ Devils Wart | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Rock a little suspect but nice moves.
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Sun 16th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Brick Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Quisling | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
silly boy
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22 | ★★★ Squeakeasy | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
very cool
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Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Voodoo Area New Image Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Crooked Mile | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
pretty cruisey
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Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Chinese Algebra | 48m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
great climbing.
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Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Voodoo Area Rats Alley | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Tarantula | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
much of ze pump ya?
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Sat 15th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Voodoo Area New Image Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Fault Line | 25m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
came off at bolt. cruxy
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Sun 9th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock North Mitre | ||||||
18 | ★★ Salem | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Backed off on lead. Great moves.
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12 | ★ Iago | 45m | Crap | |||
I wouldn't want it to be my first 10.
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Sun 9th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Mitre Rock South Mitre | ||||||
19 | ★★ Acapulco Gold | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic holds. Fantastic Gear. Great moves.
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Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes | ||||||
15 | ★★ Ejaculation | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wow. Didn't see that coming. Awesome fun.
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Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Hellspite Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Straw Dogs | 11m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Beautifully technical yumminess
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Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle | ||||||
18 | ★★ Hyaena | 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lived up to its name on first shot - not a good warmup. Fairly cruisey second go.
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Sat 8th Sep 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Hellspite Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Happy Ending | 11m | ★★ Very Good | |||
the first move had me in stitches laughing
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Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Oceanoid | 75m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Came back for P2. What a classic pitch. Everything you could want!
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Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The French Crack Area | ||||||
16 17 | ★★ French Crack | 11m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A real sweetheart.
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Mon 27th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face | ||||||
18 | ★★ Transatlantic Crossing | 40m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Marta P1 (tech crux). Me P2 (physical crux). Holy crap batman what a stonker! P2 got me horizontal and loving it (well looking back on it I guess)
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Sun 26th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bard Buttress | ||||||
17 17 R | ★★ Checkmate | 85m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Me P1&3. Marta P2. Awesome! Not as scary as the guide book makes it out... or is it?
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Sun 26th Aug 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Flinders Lane Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Scorpion Direct Start | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Shaking an old dog. Make sure you can jam...
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Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ The Changeling | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
Bird Wall | ||||||
17 | ★★ Fantasm | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 18th Aug 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
Main Wall | ||||||
16 | ★ Rats Tail | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 28th Jul 2007 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
16 | ★ Androcles | 27m | Average | |||
A couple of good moves then resist the urge to vomit
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Mon 23rd Jul 2007 - Bundaleer Area | ||||||
Bundaleer | ||||||
21 20 | ★★★ Blimp | 25m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
2 rests. Superlative. Freezing cold with wet rock, terribly unfit but an absolute stonker!
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Sun 22nd Jul 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
13 | ★ Habeus Corpus | 27m | ★ Good | |||
Good fun. Watch blocks above traverse.
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17 | ★★★ Subpoena | 21m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Very very cool. Climbed differently to what I expected.
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Sat 21st Jul 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Gun Buttress | ||||||
21 | ★★ Airplay | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pumped out on last move! Aghhhh... Great climbing. Strangely pumpy given the number of good holds. Hard start.
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Sat 21st Jul 2007 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
Flying Blind Area | ||||||
18 | ★★ Who Was That Masked Man? | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Too much fun. One committing bit.
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Sun 15th Jul 2007 - Summerday Valley | ||||||
Wall of Fools | ||||||
21 | ★★★ Soweto | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great fun. Not too technical, but gets up a good pump.
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Sun 17th Jun 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
16 | ★ The Enquiry | 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Punchy. Solid at the grade.
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18 | ★★ Prosecutor | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
One jam? Great fun. Wayyyy outta shape.
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Sat 16th Jun 2007 - The Black Range | ||||||
Black Ian's Rocks | ||||||
16 | ★★ Decree Nisi | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Three different punchy sections. Fun.
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17 | ★ Gallows Pole | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Couple of gnarly moves.
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18 | ★★ Chancery Lane | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great fun.
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Sat 5th May 2007 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face | ||||||
14 14 R | ★★ Hot Flap | 170m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Marta P1,4. Me P2,3 and roof finish. Great value. Rebolted.
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Sat 10th Feb 2007 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
16 | ★ Hadrian | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Enoyable
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20 19 | ★ Hadrian Direct Finish | 12m | ★ Good | |||
The obvious finish, but very soft. Maybe 18?
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Fri 26th Jan 2007 - Fortescue Bay | ||||||
The Moai | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Sacred Site | 30m, 2 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Position, technical moves and pleasant. What more could you want.
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20 | ★★ Blunt Instrument | 20m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great fun, not the best warm up though.
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Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
18 | ★ Turquoise | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Technical climbing above a ledge up high.
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Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle | ||||||
18 17 | ★★ Garden Gnome | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nothing too hard really. Just pleasant climbing.
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Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Spellbinder Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Spellbinder | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A very impressive lead by M. Solid for the grade. Harder than it looks.
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Fri 29th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully | ||||||
22 | ★★ Ephemeral Direct Finish | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The same move over and over again. Good fun. Not at all hard for the grade, but I didn't lead it.
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Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Atridae Muldoon Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ lphigenia | 45m | ★ Good | |||
Marta P1. Me P2. Looks ordinary but climbs well - thought provoking. Second Pitch has awful rock.
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Thu 28th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Pilot Error Cliffs Cobwebs Gully | ||||||
18 | ★★ Gilt Edged | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Solid. Techy and surprisingly sustained despite the ledges.
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Wed 27th Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face | ||||||
16 | ★★★ Watchtower Crack (The Watchtower Crack) | 95m, 3 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Me P1&3. Marta P2&4. Everything everyone else says! An absolute ripper with techy moves in places.
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Sat 16th Dec 2006 - Evans Crown | ||||||
Googolplex Crag | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Fuzzy Navel | 75m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A very long pitch (P1+2). Stellar, sustained climbing. I wish the bolts were better.
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Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Stoat Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ The Stoat Steps Out | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Good fun.
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Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Major Mitchell Gully Morfydd Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Kincaid | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Guide book is right on - looks crap, climbs really well!
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Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Upper Gully | ||||||
21 20 | ★★ Blue Hawaii | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Gear in for first three metres from my sojourn onto the new route.
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Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major West Face | ||||||
15 | ★★ Bulger | 60m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
One of the best at the grade, but how do you grade it?
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Sat 2nd Dec 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle | ||||||
18 17 | ★★ Moby Dick | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good, fun, face climbing
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Sat 18th Nov 2006 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Omega Block | ||||||
17 | ★★ Witch | 21m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Solid move
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Sat 18th Nov 2006 - Camels Hump | ||||||
Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
17 | ★★ Poxbow | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Gear in most of the way
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Sun 12th Nov 2006 - Arapiles | ||||||
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★★ Tannin | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
I didn't believe the rumours, but they were right. Softer moves than some 17s.
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