Ascensiones en Mt Blackheath Area

Stacked! So many dropable moves the whole way up. A face-climbing connoisseur's delight! Seconding the First Ascent clean -I almost came unstuck when the FA decided to use a locked locking bina bolt-side at the hardest crux, resulting in some mid-crux desperation. A classic for sure.

Super exposed arete climbing. Would be 3 stars but the rock is slightly less than perfect. Very technical, yet steep and pumpy.

Well-enough protected overhanging gibbon-style start leads straight into beached-whale belly-roll onto shale ledge followed by meerkat-style mantle off dead tree ... bring on the mixed metaphors and 54 year grade creep!

Struggled hard for the onsight then cruised up the 20m of grey slab with some lichen and very few options for modern protective devices, so once again, B minus for Mr B. Still, there was warmth just round the corner out of the wind.

Checked this out as a potential service to Matt B of Mt B, who could literally walk to his local with a tin mug of tea still hot, if not impeded by the crowds of instaspammers picknicking on the paragliders astroturf.

As for "Us", carefully navigate between broken breaks with very sharp ironstone edges with a few bits of pro then up a bumbly slab to the shared anchor - sorry, Mr B!

One move off crimps . Traverse over the the anchors of CU3 or do a Monty and climb to the top of the clip then down climb ahahah

I did not look at the bolts.... Good warm up with a cool vague flake sequence at the top.

Really cool rock for most of the way. two lil cruxes but nothing diabolical worth the walk up the hill!

2nd shot. Got rather scared getting to the 4th bolt on the Onsight. A radical (but sketch) roofy crux down low, followed by course crimping up the arete. Stay off the chimney/opposing wall for the full tick.

Much better than it looks. Some technical face/slab up fairly nice grey rock. The bolts are terrible, though.

Nice rock, and some great moves up an aesthetic face. The upper half is just good climbing.

As an experience I'd give it 5 stars although it's neither hard nor really interesting. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't an old moonshine smuggling route from the valley up the prominence of the ridge to the lookout, up which they used to haul barrels of grog on hemp ropes. Still, there it was, ground up solo to an unknown destination with a view to make one weep.

Certainly much more sustained than its neighbour, and with a proper hard crux at half height. Fortunately the ending is easier. I had to give this some welly to get through it. A route feels really long when you aren't ever "really" just cruising

A nice long pitch of slabbing on generally good rock. The finale in particular is rather exciting through steepness and a wild mantle.

The climb was marked with S-F.

Very dirty climb, in need of some gardening(with an excavator?). The last pitch would be fantastic, great big holds, perfect sized crack for pro but Your left foot will stem onto a very mossy wall, and the wind tends to blow all the dirt right into your face. After you top out, you need to walk carefully up a scree slope to the lookout. Belay from posts? Or some old stumps.

The other pitches had me second guess placements as each rock seemed to be individual. Nothing came out but still. Recommend Double checking your placements.

Nice climb, easy start- gets harder the higher you go.

Great climb. Did it in one pitch. Lots of drag. Can be done in two pitches.

Fantastic climb! Makes you think, but when it’s good, it’s good.

It’s a mixed climb. 3 bolts and multiple horizontal cracks. A single bolt belay and a large cam placement 2m above the bolt to the right.

Finish is the same for on any Sunday

Was too scared to fall! Really run out at the end. Had a crappy wire placement 8m before finish. Maybe I missed something.

Solo

Very dirty. Was this the second ascent?

Belay from tree half way up. Dave second.

Very sustained. Dave second.

Dave second. Wandering.

solo aid ascent