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	Cotation	Voie	Style d'escalade	Falaise	Qualité	Grimpeur	Date
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec alisha borglund, Alisha Borglund	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	William Borglund	Mar 14 Fév 2012
Great day out. Fun rap in and easy climbing out.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Dad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Will Vidler	Sam 6 Mai 2017
first outing with our new cams
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Jack Hinde, Scott	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Trevor Kettlewell	Mar 19 Avr 2016
My introduction to big-wall, multipitch climbing. The date was more characterised by fear than exhilaration: we didn't exchange numbers, and I don't know that we'll be seeing each other again...
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Harley Von	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Tim gayton	Ven 25 Mai 2018
Beautiful view and great exposure. The walk in and out is all part of the adventure. It’s a very easy climb but good to blow the cobwebs out if you haven’t climbed in a while. Would highly recommend if you were taking a beginner. It’s a mix of a scramble and a climb.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Angi Kim	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Stephen 'scuba' Ayling	Lun 25 Avr 2016
Injury = ticking some easy classics of the list. Completed in 3 pitches using little or none of the carrots (and without trad) P1/p2 - used 3 carrots (big rope drag) P3/p4 - soloed P5/p6 - used 4 carrots (big rope drag) Get a great view of the valley and the money climb 'The Wind Cries Mary GR20' (Next on the list)
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Greg Nagy, Geoff Cooper	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Sonja B	Mer 10 Août 2022
Wonderful day out at a cool climb.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Simon Sharples	Sam 7 Nov. 2020
Pleasant climb with dave and Jarrah. The approach is amazing walking along fortress ridge. Climbing was very easy but route finding was difficult in sections with two of the pitches zig zagging a lot. Definitely would like to go back to this spot and climb the wind cries Mary!
	13 Difficile	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18 Trad 2 13 40 En second 3 9 16 En second 4 8 45 Trad 5 13 21 En second 6 8 26 Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Simon	Sam 21 Jan 2023
32 inch tv sized block came off on pitch 6
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	SiGuy86	Sam 14 Juil 2018
Fun adventure, a great day out. Pitch 5 was the best. The first rap in was commiting.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18m Trad 2 13 40m Trad 3 9 16m Trad 4 8 45m Trad 5 13 21m Trad 6 8 26m Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Sean Ealey	Dim 15 Oct. 2023
Bolts are more for guidance than protection. Definitely felt like I was soloing for most of this climb as falling would have been a bad idea. probably only placed 4-5 pieces of gear on the whole climb as there aren't many options. rock is super choss so test everything before you commit
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Taylor Cassady 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Saxon 2 13 40m grimpé en tête par Saxon 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Saxon 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Saxon 5 13 21m grimpé en tête par Taylor Cassady 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par Taylor Cassady	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Saxon	Sam 5 Nov. 2022
Good adventure, very comfortable cruisy climbing. Should've trimmed the rack a bit for the sake of the approach, only needed 4 pieces (mid sized cams and a nut).
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Sarah-Jane Allen	Sam 22 Avr 2006
Fun, except for the tricky start on the second pitch (it's not kind to short people).
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	Sandra Parker	Sam 18 Fév 2006
Fantastic! hard to find bolts so be imaginative with gear. Some hardish moves but perfect for the grade. Hot climbign in warm weather.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	Sandra Parker	Sam 18 Fév 2006
Fantastic! hard to fidnn bolts so be imaginative with gear. Some hardish moves but perfect for the grade. Hot climbign in warm weather.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Sam May	Mer 9 Jan 2013
How do people write off this route? Is 150m of blazing jugs not good enough for you?! 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th pitches all fantastic. Mostly clean and solid.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Sam May	Sam 7 Fév 2015
Less interesting the second time round. A good one to take your canyoner/bushwalker mate on though. Not getting the ropes stuck on the abseils and rope drag are the cruxes.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	Dans la moyenne	Ryan Whelan	Sam 2 Avr 2011
Could be called a sport route or a bushwalk. Might be better at night.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Anthony Larbalestier 3 9 16m Trad 4 8 45m Trad 5 13 21m En second 6 8 26m Trad	Trad mixte 110m, 10	Blue Mountains		root	Sam 26 Nov. 2022
Bit on a epic on this one, ended up rapping to the wrong ledge and spending 2 hours trying to find the climb 🙃 Ended up finding the climb somewhere on pitch three and climbed from there
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Rod Smith	Sam 1 Oct. 2005
Exciting neo-classic. Climbed last pitch in the dark.
	13 Difficile	★★ Tom Thumb - avec kate slattery 1 18m Trad 2 40m Trad 3 16m Trad 4 45m Trad 5 21m Trad 6 26m Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Robert Brown	Dim 18 Fév 2024
First multi-pitch in the blue mountains. Felt very wild with stunning surroundings. Fairly easy climbing on good rock, really enjoyable. Rolled the dice with a forecasted thunderstorm, had the place to ourselves, topped out just the bad weather arrived. Only took 2 carrot plates, plenty natural gear so no worries.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	rickau	Sam 12 Sept 2020
Easy climbing, hardest part is route finding. Some of the carrots are hidden amongst chossy iron stone. Climb isn’t direct rather it wonders around the face.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Richard Pattison	Dim 14 Juil 2013
A nice day out with excellent views across the Grose Valley. The under-cut start to pitch 2 seems harder than a 13.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Richard Fielding	Sam 8 Avr 2006
Nice easy climb with a few fun bits
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Quentin Twigg	Mer 15 Mai 2013
Led P1 & P3 with Alex and Batey. Easy ramble, fun day out
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Peter Davis	Dim 2 Avr 2006
Top day out, not chossy, scenic position! A great one for our first long multi-pitch.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Peter Davis	Dim 2 Avr 2006
Top day out, not too chossy, scenic position! A great one for our first long multi-pitch.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Patrick Sparks 2 13 40m 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Patrick Sparks 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Patrick Sparks 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Patrick Sparks	Dim 13 Juin 2021
Did it as a group of three. Carrots were super hard to find which led to some big runouts. If done again, wouldn't bring as much trad gear. Had multiple holds break off on us so be careful and definitely bring helmets
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Pat Grant	Sam 3 Fév 2024
Great day. 9.5 hours car to car. We had a 5am start on a soggy misty morning. Rap chains were easy to find using a map on Sydney Rockies site --> http://sydneyclimbing.com/The+Fortress.html and a the katoomba topo map. We climbed as a party of three belaying caterpillar style, the slow way. Found the rock dry and better quality than expected. Pitch two was pretty sketch. Someone had built a little cairn to use as a step-off. Got two nuts in before the first bolt and regretted not bringing my grey #4 cam for use on the first big horizontal break. Clipped bolt. Moved right to big plates, then left to the arete then got lost towards the top and found myself 12 metres run out trying to find a bolt with two heavy dragging ropes pulling on me. There were a few moments on the climb when I couldn't find the next bolt, so placed a nut or threaded some ridiculous bollard only to find that the bolt was right in front of me at eye level. Next time might plan to extend every runner on the climb because the rope drag is a bit of a fun killer. Sun came out by the end as we were topping out. There’s a lizard that lives at the rap chains at the top. It will eat — with relish — any squashed flies a belayer may have to offer. Pays it forward.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Hayden L	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Nicolas Di Campli	Dim 14 Juil 2019
Only lead pitch one before the cold and the wind got the better of us. Still a spectacular climb and great first multi!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	Nick van der Kooi	Dim 9 Oct. 2016
Finding the beginning of the climb is a touch difficult. There is a buttress out on which the anchors are--it helps to know exactly what this looks before setting off. Researching this and the walk in as much as possible helps--we did and still added 30 minutes due to getting lost. The abseils are good. I was thinking of a 150m vertical abseil, so looking out over the ledge each time was reassuring. It's more like a slope which is broken with dirt, rock/scrub horizontals, so that the one abseil pitch is like 15m, 25m and then 10m. It can be quite difficult to avoid vegetation and tree branches, and also knocking off rock. Helmets are required on those below, and they should be conscious of where they are standing and where the abseiler is. The climbing is easy. The major difficulty is route finding - and by route finding is to say finding the bolts. My friend lead this and then I'd find carrots that he missed and then the climber after me would also find missed carrots. It is so juggy, when you look up it's not a vertical wall that you can follow the bolts - some parts its just when you're right in front of it - not below it or above it or to the side. Gear - whether cams - does not place. For me as my first multi-pitch, as a seconder it was awesome. The climbing is good, no worries, i think even anxious climbers would be fine. My lead climber did not mind some mammoth run outs on due to missed carrots. Leading it for this reason does require a good head and a lot of people would not mind long run outs on grade 12 - but if you do, the exposure would make this unpleasant. The start of the 2nd pitch is not a grade 12. The climb starts 1.2m off the grade--the ledge is a cave, getting the feet onto this lip is a seriously hard move--on a single pitch climb there would be a pile of rocks at the bottom for this first move. Finding the bolts on the 4th pitch was extremely difficult. This is a grade 8. I wasn't leading, but the basically the guide said you start up to the right, then move left and straight up. The leader did, and then could not see a single bolt, anywhere, moving around. If there were markers of where the bolts were leading this would be jolly good fun. As my first multi-pitch, I have rated this as a mega classic for the grade (13). A sport 150m multi-pitch in a UNESCO Heritage Listed National Park, an abseil down into the Grose Valley, the stunning nature of the walk in--there would be nothing remotely like this for its grade elsewhere in Australia, and the fact that it is so good, I honestly don't know what more could be expected.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	Pourrie	Niall Doherty	Sam 28 Mars 2009
Dirty, dangerous and disgusting.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Katie Bowers	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Nathan Murdoch	Dim 4 Juil 2021
The raps sucked a fair bit of time. I led every pitch and it took a few to get our systems dialled after having some time off trad/ multis. Beautiful winters day, low winds yet cool. Had to hustle to finish the last pitch by sunset, hiked out in the dark. 10.5 hrs car to car.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec James Manson 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Nathan Mas-Stephens 2 13 40m grimpé en tête par James Manson 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Nathan Mas-Stephens 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Nathan Mas-Stephens 5 13 21m grimpé en tête par Nathan Mas-Stephens 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par James Manson	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Nathan Mas-Stephens	Lun 11 Nov. 2019
A fun, easy climb. Lots of protection (some unnecessary). Saw a brown snake hanging around at the bottom of the first pitch. Guide book says the start is marked by a cairn. Didn’t find cairn but someone has marked the rock with a big ‘TT’ .
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Mike Patterson	Sam 5 Mars 2005
nice alpine style positions
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Michael Garland	Dim 4 Fév 2018
Fun and adventurous
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Mic	Mer 13 Avr 2005
nice virtually sport adventure, w- Ollie
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec James Waddell	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Match	Jeu 1 Juin 2017
Really nice movements up the cliff, not the most exposed line. However a nice little outing that is quite remote. 10 draws is plenty. largest cam I used was a BD #3 P1 Mitch P2 Mitch P3 Mitch P4 Mitch P5 James P5 James
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Elliott Vercoe	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Mac Labine-Romain	Sam 15 Juin 2019
a lovely intro back into blueys climbing
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Luke	Sam 9 Juin 2018
Everyone likes an easy trad epic
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Aaron Wong 1 8 18m Trad 2 13 40m En second 3 9 16m Trad 4 8 45m En second 5 13 21m Trad 6 8 26m En second	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Laurie Bristow	Lun 25 Sept 2023
Fun day out. Super easy cruisy but sparse gear leads to long runouts which could make for a scary time if you were less experienced on lead. Hard to fall tho! First abseil was fun, bit of exposure.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Sam Tidswell 1 8 18 Trad 2 13 40 En second 3 9 16 Trad 4 8 45 En second 5 13 21 Trad 6 8 26 En second	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Khush Dodhia-Shah	Ven 15 Mars 2024
Sensational day, really couldn't have asked for a better Tom Thumb run! Apart from maybe a few more bolt plates haha! Cruisy climbing, a bitta wayfinding required but not too bad. We still managed to find some decent gear Shoutout to Sam, who downloaded the map from alltrails, so access was breezy.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Kenton Horsley	Lun 1 Fév 2016
Very pleasant day out, great belay ledges, somehow forgot bolt plates which made things a bit more interesting...
	13	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Kalang Kedumba Jones	Sam 29 Mai 2021
We did our best to start late and make this a true epic (but also ignore the coordinates on the crag they are wrong!) Enjoyed the adventurous route-finding and the odd bomber placement. It was difficult to spot all the carrots in the dark and amongst the juggy ironstone, I can't imagine why... Used double ropes (50+70m worked fine), 9 bolt plates and a rack to #3. Do it in daylight to get more views!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Galen 1 8 18m Trad 2 13 40m En second 3 9 16m Trad 4 8 45m En second 5 13 21m Trad 6 8 26m En second	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	Kalang Kedumba Jones	Sam 27 Avr 2024
Bloody good day with Galen. Onya for leading the draggy pitches. Still feels like an adventure despite knowing the way. Possible endangered plant sighted on pitch 4 (TBC). Up there on my fav routes in the Mts 6.5hrs on ropes, 10hrs car to car, at a relaxed pace Glad of a head torch even though we used the stars to get home
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	John Thirlwell	Dim 11 Août 2013
Pitch 5 easily the best - seemingly the only section of real climbing
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	John Drake	Sam 24 Nov. 2012
An adventurous outing in a beautiful location, but the rock wasn't great and the climbing was average. We had fun, but won't be rushing back for a second ascent.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Tony Kelshaw 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 47m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Sam 12 Nov. 2022
Super fun, epic location. Stunning. Had a spa down the canyon track afterwards.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Nick Jacob	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Mer 30 Nov. 2022
Such a good day out!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Christian Pilarcik 1 8 18 En second 2 13 40 Trad 3 9 16 En second 4 8 45 Trad 5 13 21 En second 6 8 26 Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Mer 7 Déc 2022
Christian leading like a boss after Monday (first trad lead). Such a glorious position - surrounded by Evans LO, Govett’s Leap, Pulpit Rock and Mt Banks.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Noah Klugman, Liam Milne	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Jeu 6 Avr 2023
Introducing Noah to the Blue Mountains and to outdoor climbing. Left my bolt plates in the car, thankfully I bought nuts.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Mitch Baker 1 8 18m En second 2 13 152m Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Lun 23 Oct. 2023
Seconded pitch one, simul'd the rest, five hours car to car at a casual pace. Would love to run in and out and go for speed.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Rowan 1 8 18m Trad 2 13 40m En second 3 9 61m Trad 4 13 21m En second 5 8 26m Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	John	Mer 15 Mai 2024
So good to be climbing outdoors again! We went slightly off route to include a couple of nice easy boulder problems on the last two pitches, approx gr 16-17. Always a good time. 5hrs car to car cruising.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Joel Ovington	Sam 27 Avr 2019
Good day out and adventurous for the grade. Good mix of natural pro and carrots where needed (if you can find them)
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Jimmy O'Reilly	Ven 15 Mai 2020
A scramble more than anything but to be expected for the grade. The Abseil points were pretty clear. Ended up doing it in a 4 pitches with a bit of rope drag.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Jim Croft	Sam 10 Fév 2007
With David Eckstein, alternate pitches, I failed to start the second pitch in the right place and ended up doing a pitch to the left behind the belay and finished it at the top of the last rappel station. we then traversed right to the correct belay.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	jenka	Mar 1 Mai 2007
Went back and lead it.
	11	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Alex Mantaut 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Alex Mantaut 2 10 40m grimpé en tête par Jay 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Alex Mantaut 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Jay 5 11 21m grimpé en tête par Alex Mantaut 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par Jay	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Jay	Mer 26 Jan 2022
Pretty much a run out sport climb - didn’t need much gear. Pitch 5 is by far the best pitch!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec enya	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	Jason Walker	Mer 24 Avr 2024
Good quality rock, generally easy climbing, nice belays. Don't bring more than thr suggested gear, unless you want to skip bolts/lace it up.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Adam Cufer, Jack Ferguson 1 8 18 Trad 2 13 40 Trad 3 9 16 En second grimpé en tête par Adam Cufer 4 8 45 En second grimpé en tête par Adam Cufer 5 13 21 Trad 6 8 26 En second grimpé en tête par Adam Cufer	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Jason Nguyen	Sam 22 Avr 2023
Nice easy multi with Adam and Jack. Didn’t use much of the trad rack; think I only used a #2, #0.5 (but a 0.4# also fits) and a Bd 7 stopper. A few big run outs, take looong draws and alpine draws. 7hr 20mins party of 3; first time for all
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Callum Cruickshank 1 grimpé en tête par sandra 2 grimpé en tête par sandra 3 grimpé en tête par me 4 grimpé en tête par me 5 grimpé en tête par sandra 6 grimpé en tête par me 7	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Jarred	Dim 27 Mars 2016
great fun, very enjoyable
	13	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Jarrah Turner	Mar 22 Juin 2021
Great day out.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	James Hockey	Mar 22 Juin 2021
Classic ramble
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Zack	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	James Harrington	Dim 19 Nov. 2023
A fun scramble in an awesome location, can easily be done on majority trad gear. Jogged in and out.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	James B	Sam 11 Avr 2015
A fun big day out. Allow plenty of time for the hour and a bit walk in, 3 abseils, the climb and walk back out. Bring at least 10 bolt plates and set of cams from .3-3.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Patrick	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	James	Sam 30 Juil 2016
Awesome, adventurous day out! Beautiful location and jugs almost the whole way!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Patrick	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	James	Mer 28 Déc 2016
Fun day out with Pat and Nate. Beautiful views. Needed to take more water!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Super classique	James	Sam 3 Avr 2021
First time with Jesse and Bri. I led P1, 3, 4 and 6. Jesse led P2 and 5. Awesome adventure - spent 1.5hrs chilling in a cave so another party could pass. Walked out as the sun was setting!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	James	Jeu 3 Jan 2013
Led all the pitches, sharing a rack with Sam in two groups of two. Climbed with Blair and Nick. Great day out. Not chossy. great belays, awesome views.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Jake Griffiths	Jeu 13 Mars 2014
First Multipitch a while back, thought I logged it but apparently not. Last pitch in the dark with head torches haha
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Ryan Cooper 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Ryan Cooper 2 13 40m grimpé en tête par Jacob Henwood 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Ryan Cooper 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Jacob Henwood 5 13 21m grimpé en tête par Ryan Cooper 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par Jacob Henwood	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Jacob Henwood	Sam 30 Juil 2022
Take snacks. I can't climb 170m without snacks. I can't do much without snacks. I'm weak like that.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Trevor Kettlewell	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Jack Hinde	Mar 19 Avr 2016
Me: led pitches 1,2,6. Scott: led pitches: 3,4,5
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Jack	Mer 24 Nov. 2010
Not so nice in the summer sun. Fun day out!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	guus davidson	Sam 1 Oct. 2005
A great climb, even in the dark.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		Greg Nagy	Dim 24 Sept 2023
Broad-headed snake on pitch 2, under the roof, sitting comfortably in a handhold.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Brendan Davies	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Greg M	Dim 26 Sept 2021
A great outing with a bit of everything. Probably best done on a cool day with early start. Well protected with seemingly new bolts although still need gear to protect when starting off from some belays. Use twin/double ropes if you intend falling or swinging around as there are lots of edges. I love a good hex placement...
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Greg 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	George Kenelm Kerswell	Sam 5 Jan 2019
Mega windy day so plans changed from Margarine Ridge to Tom Thumb. First abseil was tough in the wind, but the route felt relatively sheltered once we got on it. It presented a nice mix of easy climbing in a great location. Having a rack of a few cams and nuts meant I felt the climb was well protected on the first and second pitches where there were less bolts/carrots around.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Dim 25 Nov. 2018
Great climb in a really exposed environment. We got a little lost so directions are as follows: 700m take right fork onto fire trail 800m take left fork onto smaller track Follow track for 2km until you reach the top of the upper Fortress wall Take the right hand fork down to the back of this ridge (western side) for 200m Turn left at small cairn Follow path under upper cliff line for 80m then zig zag down for 40m to chains We took around 1:15 to walk the ~4km. My advice for attempting this climb: Avoid windy days. We were lucky to have no dramas on the 3 abseils, but the wind picked up whilst climbing. Bring a whistle to help with communication. Bring a headtorch and start early if climbing outside of daylight savings. I used 3 litres of water. Single rack of cams (#0.3 to #3) with no doubles. Single rack of wires and no hexes. Wear a helmet. The rock quality was reasonably good however there is a lot of ironstone that could break off. We used 2 beefy ropes and clipped alternatively to avoid rope drag. Pitch 1 - led by Geoff Pitch 2 - led by Ben Pitch 3 - led by Geoff Pitch 4 - led by Geoff Pitch 5 - led by Ben Pitch 6 - led by Ben
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Sam 1 Juin 2019
Another great day on this classic. Led all pitches, but accidentally linked P3 and P4. Just enough rope (60m) but quite tough rope drag. I thought winter would be a challenge with the shorter daylight, but it worked out perfectly. No wind (critical) and cloud cover which made for very pleasant climbing. Our timing with a party of 3 was as follows: 8:15 - 9:15 hike in 9:15 - 11:00 gear up and 3 abseils 11:00 - 2:30 climb up 2:30 - 3:00 late lunch and pack up 3:00 - 4:15 hike out. 8hrs car to car. The abseils soak up quite some time with all the flaking and rope tangling in trees (with Vanessa and Karen)
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Dim 3 Mai 2020
Led P2, P4, P6. Great day and perfect weather. Just needed to get an early start at 8am at the carpark, returning at 5pm (with Slava)
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Sam 16 Jan 2021
Led all pitches on a perfect sunny summers day (with Karen, Ev, Matt, Brendon & Phuong)
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Sam 16 Oct. 2021
Extremely windy day. Brought static for first abseil to avoid pulling ropes and getting them stuck. Retreived the abseil rope at the end of the day. Led P1,2,3,4,6
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Mer 10 Août 2022
8hrs car to car this time with 3 people. 3.5hrs actual climbing
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Geoff Cooper	Sam 15 Oct. 2022
Rope got stuck on a ledge on first abseil. Walked across to belay and did pitch 5 and 6 only. Good to know this is possible without being stranded on the ledge
	12	★★ Tom Thumb - avec David Shapira	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	Pas la peine	Gavin	Sam 3 Mars 2018
Long, isolated but boring. The climb follows no real line, just meanders up a generic piece of rock. Could be worth taking beginners to for their first long climb if it wasn't such a faff.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	Dans la moyenne	Gareth Llewellin	Mar 28 Juin 2011
Tom thumbs down. with Simey and Steve Moon
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Dylan Glavas	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Erin Pearce	Sam 13 Mai 2023
First multi pitch climb, unreal views!
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec erin, ashton	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Dylan Glavas	Sam 13 Mai 2023
Nice and cruisy for Erin and Ashton's first multi, teaching them a few things
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec snapgate 1 8 18m En second 2 13 40m Trad 3 9 16m En second 4 8 45m Trad 5 13 21m En second 6 8 26m Trad	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains		davedave	Jeu 25 Avr 2024
Notes: Splitter condies. Rack: -21/2 ropes (60s but 50s would have been ideal). -anchor kits (just quads would have been fine) ~12 bolt plates -Bunch of alpine draws with bolt plate compatable biners -Few draws (would just bring alpines next time) -Few double slings -Set of nuts (unsed none) -single set cams equiv 0.3-3 Approx approx 1hr Raps3 approx 45 mins (low angle featured terrain, would have been better to bag/saddlebag), can see where groups stop too early. Pitched, approx 2.5hrs on route with some routefinding/carrot finding faff (hint- several belays are 'over the edge' on ledges and can be hard to spot). Belays mostly double carrots/GIMBs. Three star atmosphere/location, many bivy caves, route best framed as mountaineering adventure terrain, mostly rambling with a few spooky moves.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Dave Rigter	Dim 13 Avr 2008
really nice intro to multipitch climbing. Great views
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Jacinda 1 8 18m 2 13 40m 3 9 16m 4 8 45m 5 13 21m 6 8 26m	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Dave OS	Sam 24 Avr 2021
Hangdog. When you've gotta go, you've gotta go.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Kerrie Hammond	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Dave Carter	Sam 9 Avr 2016
Great day out! fun climbing in a beautiful location
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Daniel Sun	Sam 28 Mars 2020
Lead pitch 1 3 & 5. 2nd time doing it and I still don't understand pitch 3
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Keith Davison 1 grimpé en tête par myself 2 grimpé en tête par keith 3 grimpé en tête par myself 4 grimpé en tête par keith 5 grimpé en tête par myself 6 grimpé en tête par keith	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Daniel D	Sam 2 Sept 2017
nice little trad-venture. massive walk-in (1hr!). from the carpark, walk to gate and down onto the fortress ridge walking track (clear track; no bushbashing) for about 1hr. you'll reach a massive rock outcrop on your left, look for a cairn and turn left onto a track here. go down the obvious track and you'll eventually (~10min?) reach the abseil chains. 3 abseils. bring 2 ropes for this. gear used: 1 standard set of nuts, 1 set of cams from #0.3 through to #3 camalots (do not bring more gear), 8-10 bolt plates. beginning of the climb is clearly marked with large 'TT' in chalk. pitch 1: once you reach the top of the bulge and clip the first bolt plate, look very carefully to find the other carrot - it is ~50cm behind it (both are at ground level). belay from here. pitch 2: starts with a fun boulder move. easy if you are flexible enough to get a high right toe or heel. was able to place a #4 camalot but not worth the size/weight as there is a bolt nearby. once you move right after the bolt, i could not fit a size #0.3 in the horizontal crack so used a yellow(#5) bd nut instead. pitch 3: really short pitch. you'll reach 1 carrot bolt and need to build a trad belay to back it up. i used a #0.4 silver camalot and a yellow(#5) bd nut. pitch 4: basically all on carrot bolts so grab all the plates. pitch 5: basically all on carrot bolts so grab all the plates. i only found 1 placement (#1 red camalot). total sport pitch. pitch 6: few bolts here but lots of cam placements available if you prefer. walk back out the same way you came in. too much walking vs climbing time imo. but a good trad/mixed multi for a beginner. total climb time was ~3h45m
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Chris Bennetts-Cash	Sam 25 Juin 2016
With Denise and kate
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Chris Bennetts-Cash	Sam 17 Fév 2018
Hot.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Anne Weckert	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★★ Classique	Chris Bennetts-Cash	Sam 21 Mars 2020
Swung pitches with Anne. She chose evens and got all the long pitches Access has had some impact in the fires but the route is untouched.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Phuong Ho 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Phuong Ho 2 13 40m grimpé en tête par Brendon Flanagan 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Phuong Ho 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Brendon Flanagan 5 13 21m grimpé en tête par Phuong Ho 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par Brendon Flanagan	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	Brendon Flanagan	Sam 16 Jan 2021
Finally ticked it off! Very consistent for the grade. Started at 7 and took us 10 hours car to car but that was probably due to having a coffee while enjoying the view for 20 mins before we rapped in. Rope drag on 2nd and 4th pitch were tolerable. Carrots were difficult to locate so ran it out in a few places which wasn't anything to worry about considering how easy the climb is. Take a few short slings as cam and nut placements may not be available when you want them or may not appear to be of a trusting quality. Had a piece of iron stone ledge brake off in my hand while leading the final pitch. If you start this climb late ensure you bring sun protection.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Hugh Ward 1 grimpé en tête par Hugh Ward 2 grimpé en tête par Brett Gilbert 4 grimpé en tête par Hugh Ward 5 grimpé en tête par Brett Gilbert 6 grimpé en tête par Hugh Ward	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★ Bon	BG	Dim 27 Sept 2015
Simulclimbed the first pitch then swung the lead to the top. Really fun adventure for the grade. Location Location Location.
	13	★★ Tom Thumb	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Anton Korsun	Mer 15 Juil 2020
Date approximate, mid-July I think, led all pitches. Climbed as a cold and wet waterfall in the rain
	13	★★ Tom Thumb - avec Zi Hui Lie 1 8 18m grimpé en tête par Anton Korsun 2 13 40m grimpé en tête par Anton Korsun 3 9 16m grimpé en tête par Anton Korsun 4 8 45m grimpé en tête par Zi Hui Lie 5 13 21m grimpé en tête par Zi Hui Lie 6 8 26m grimpé en tête par Zi Hui Lie	Trad mixte 170m, 10	Blue Mountains	★★ Excellent	Anton Korsun	Mer 3 Fév 2021
Much faster than last time. 7 hours C2C pitched out (not including sunset lunch).