Ascensiones en New South Wales and ACT como Tick

2 laps to verify the route/quality. Really interesting, sustained, technical slabbing/face climbing. Now the easiest route to exit the crag with.

Clean repeat. Much better than I remembered it (and much easier)! Essentially 2 boulders surrounded by easy climbing, but both boulders are rad. With some rope management, this is very achievable as a giant single pitch.

Last 4 pitches only. Crossed over from DDD at half way

First four pitches only before crossing over to BBB

First time on a crack and it's pretty interesting. Arm bar and hand jams. then crimpfest (find your best hold)

Repeat attempt, not clean today. Just the one lap for fitness and to re-remember the beta for Match . I was pretty happy to put together the entirety of the upper crux section with minimal hassle, years after I was last on this. Amazing climbing from about the 5th bolt up!

went to the arete on the left. don't think this is the right way though

Mega Classic, interesting climbing throughout choss, arete, laybacks, traverse, slabs and switching sides of the fin.

100m static hangs about 6 meters above the ground however with stretch we were able to swing left to higher ground, put knots in end of rope otherwise the fall would be catastrophic. 10 hours car to car, had plenty of daylight so we set up the Tyrolean exit.

Dont know how long this thing will be there for but could definitely use some glue on P1 where some of the fins flex or let nature take its course, climb delicately for the whole thing it is suprisingly choss. This is not just another sport multi.

Wafer Thin Fin has been on the to-do list for a while. Mostly because of its general novelty, partly because getting a group of strong enough climbers who also enjoy adventure choss is difficult.

It is fascinating that this climb attracts sport climbers thinking it is another day at the crag.

Because it really is a giant pile of choss waiting to fall over.

Rock quality is hilariously awful. Very amusing to stick your arm through the rock and wave at your belayer through the other side.

Some of the flakes are flexing. Some of the flakes on which bolts are placed were flexing.

Hilarious.

But totally worth the visit. It is such a unique rock formation. And part of the novelty is wondering if you'll be the last party to climb it before it falls down after another erosion-inducing rain event.

It is definitely an experience for a party that knows how to deal with rope faff.

The distance from the top of the cliff to the bottom is 103m (including the knot to tie the rope to the bolts). We discovered the hard way that 100m of rope just doesn't reach.

We also learned that the distance from the top of the cliff to the mainland side Tyrolean bolts is about 43m. A 40m rope also just doesn't reach.

10 hours car to car. Climbing from bottom to top took 5 hours. Jugging out took 3 hours.

All time mega classic. A solid effort to get up this thing, everything you’ve heard is true. P2 is crazy crimpy and consistently committing. P3 is scary and committing to the wet crux with bad fall potential was an exercise in sphincter clenching. Leading the first 3 cooked me and Louie took the reigns for 4 and 6 while I managed to deliriously onsight my way back to the car and a few beers.

Fitness lap

Warm up and warm down - beautiful way to end the day with the sun setting as a backdrop of an epic vista.

Warm-up

Repeat. As I said before, if you stay out of the cave, this is actually quite fun, and the crux is enjoyable.