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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Tue 4th Oct 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side
V2 Traverse from the corner that is right of Cheating Boots to Svartmoot. Trad Good
04.10.05 Good dry conditions. 03.10.05 Finished just before the rain. 30.09.05 One fall at Secret Crack. 22.09.2005 Awesome fun today, adding 2 more difficult sections to the traverse and linking to the unnamed grade 14/15. Yee-hah! clean 20.09.05 clean 15.09.05. 12.09.05 Terribly wet this morning and couldn't make all the V2 moves at Boggart. Clean on 4.09, 5.09, 7.09, 8.09. The cruxes are at the start and at Boggart.

 
Mon 3rd Oct 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Sunnyside
11 Unnamed. Ledges to top. Trad 8m Average
03.10.05 Rain, rain go away... 23.09.05 variation R at top; solo. 20.09.05 solo. 16.09.05. solo. 12.09.05 solo. Stand up on ledges. Very easy if you are tall.

 
Fri 30th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Sunnyside
15 Unnamed Trad 7m Very Good
30.9.05 Solo 25.9.05 Solo x 4. 23.9.05 Solo. Climbed on 25.08, 4.08, 5.09, 7.09, 8.09; part of a bouldering traverse.

 
Wed 28th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Sunnyside
15 The Daily Planet (Unnamed 15 thin crack and big holds) Trad 8m Average
Thin pro but good holds.

 
Wed 28th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side The Forgotten Wall
16 Svartmoot Trad 7m Average
28.9.05 Onsight the direct finish. 23.9.05 Solo - A little bit wet, otherwise fun and ledgy.

 
Wed 28th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Dong Buttress
12 Easy Street Trad 9m Don't Bother
Ugly

 
Wed 28th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Sunnyside
17 Secret Crack Trad 10m Average
Not too hard if you are tall

 
Sat 24th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Dong Buttress
14 Smaug Trad 9m Average
Fun but a bit wet

 
Sat 17th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Long Side
17 Graveyard Groove Trad 14m Good
I'm lucky to get the onsight. It rained when I was at the halfway jugs and I had to wait until the rock dried to do the friction moves at the top.

 
Sun 4th Sep 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Sunnyside
15 Unnamed dihedral to hand crack Trad 7m Good
Got scared and backed off the solo at the hand crack.

 
Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Dong Buttress
18 Dong Mixed trad 7m, 1 Good
Good technical moves from pockets to a nice horizontal break. Beware the rusty bolt and throw a friend in the break,

 
Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Coliseum and Wee Corner
15 Coliseum Trad 15m Good
Surprisingly good and the longest climb at the 'Short Side'. The moves are like a big alpine pitch.

 
Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Whinging Wall
19 Boggart Trad 10m Very Good
An excellent technical crack that gets strenuous as the feet holds run out. It's quite short though.

 
Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Dong Buttress
17 Trilogy Trad 7m Good
A 'melting pot' of holds form Gog and Magog. There is a fun no-feet swing from the 'summit' lip.

 
Sat 27th Aug 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Whinging Wall
16 Treebeard Trad 10m Very Good
Fun hand jamming up one of the longest lines at the 'Short Side'.

 
Fri 1st Jul 2005 - Mt. Eden Quarry
Short Side Dong Buttress
15 Gog Trad 7m Good
A fun jug haul.

 
Mon 1st Sep 2003 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Swan Slab
5.6 Oak Tree Flake Trad 30m Good
Good clean line for the 1st pitch but the last few pitches turn into adventure climbing

 
Mon 1st Sep 2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Crackle Area
12 Snap Trad 30m Average
Not the best...

 
Thu 29th May 2003 - Shawangunks
The Trapps The Uberfall
5.6 Rhododendron Trad 24m Good
2003 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area
17 Viparete Trad 30m Good
Good with less protection than I would like.

 
2003 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Three Brothers Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress
5.7 After Six Trad 180m Average
Climbed the 1st 2 pitches and found it a little greasy.

 
Thu 1st Aug 2002 - Squamish
Smoke Bluffs Octopus' Garden
5.9 Monkey Coefficient (Monkey Quotient) Trad 20m
Thu 1st Aug 2002 - Squamish
The Malamute Stooges Slab
5.8 Rosebud Trad 18m Good
Thu 1st Aug 2002 - Squamish
Smoke Bluffs Fern Gully
5.4 Fern Gully Trad 25m
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Swan Slab
5.11b Aid Route Mixed trad 55m, 3 Good
Almost impossible 5.10a section then a fun leaning crack to some balency moves abelow anchors.

 
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Half Dome Southwest Face
5.7 Snake Dike Trad 550m Good
3 climbs in 1. Slaby start, juggy middle and easy top.

 
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock East Buttress
5.10c East Buttress Mixed trad 360m, 9 Very Good
A long line following cracks.

 
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Five Open Books
5.9 Commitment Trad 100m
Good fun. Different styles of climbing in all the pitches

 
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley El Capitan Southwest Base Area
5.9 Moby Dick, Left Trad 49m Good
Fun start then wide near the end.

 
Wed 1st May 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley The Royal Arches The Royal Arches Center
Royal Arches Route Trad 430m Very Good
Super fun simul climbing

 
Fri 1st Mar 2002 - Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Yosemite Falls Lower Yosemite Falls Swan Slab
5.9 Lena's Lieback Trad 58m Good
Greasy start to cool moves.

 
2002 - Squamish
Smoke Bluffs Krack Rock
5.7 Popsickle Trad 18m Good
Sat 1st Dec 2001 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
6 Glenhurst Trad 11m
5 Chiphurst Trad 8m
7 Chrisglen Trad 9m
10 Hard Drain Trad 26m
Sat 1st Dec 2001 - Summerday Valley
Wall of Fools
7 Handles Trad 27m Good
Sat 1st Dec 2001 - Summerday Valley
Back Wall
10 Drooby Trad 15m
1999 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
19 Mescalito Trad 12m Good
1995 - Mt Ngungun
Upper Cliffs The Upper Main Cliff
18 Visions Of A Transmitter DF Trad 45m Classic
Excellent moves through the rooflet.

 
1994 - Mt Tibrogargan
Summit Caves
13 Trojan Trad 73m Good
Cool fun exposure on the abseil.

 
1994 - Mt Maroon
East Face
15 16 Ruby Of India Trad 210m Very Good
Cool wandering pitches.

 
1994 - Mt. Coonowrin
19 East Crookneck Trad 80m Good
I find the rock lack friction and therefore the feeling of security.

 
1994 - Mt Ngungun
Upper Cliffs The Upper Main Cliff
13 Deep Purple Trad 35m Good
An approaching thunderstom got me through the crux.

 
18 Visions Of A Transmitter Trad 45m Classic
First ascent done with 6 bits of protection.

 
1994 - Mt Ngungun
Lower Cliffs The Lower Main Cliff
16 Cardiac Arrest Trad 30m Crap
Death!

 
1994 - Frog Buttress
West of the access track
19 Infinity Trad 40m Very Good
1994 - Mt Ngungun
Upper Cliffs The Upper Main Cliff
24 Feargrounds For Insanity Mixed trad 20m, 5 Very Good
Desperate smearing on volcanic rock.

 
1993 - Mt Ngungun
Upper Cliffs The Upper Main Cliff
15 Icehouse Trad 40m Classic
Nice clean line and great protection.

 
1993 - Mt Ngungun
Lower Cliffs The Lower Main Cliff
12 Dog's Balls Trad 50m Don't Bother
Crap.

 
1993 - Mt Tibrogargan
Caves Route Sector
4 Caves Route Trad 520m
Tue 13th Apr 2010 - Barrenjoey
Southwest
20 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Trad 22m Good

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