Ascensions de Hard Candy

hard crux before anchors. Such a good route. Solid for the grade.

cool fun really contrasting sections would be mega classic without the beach half way up

Got it putting the draws on, first shot of the day! I'm super happy with that.

A Super route that exceeded my expectations. Fun start that keeps you on your toes, a good rest in the sadly sandy middle jugs then buckle up for the top..

A couple big dynos see you through the roofs and on to the reachy, sinker pockets at the top..

Two taster shots, back soon for the rematch..

Blast through easy territory to a great rest then a rad boulder to gain the anchors. Need so much accuracy for the deadpoint to the pocket! Could have gone on the 2nd shot or 200th shot. First send of the season, feeling good!

Poo, I really thought this would go today in perfect PC conditions but 3 shots fingering the pocket and no tick.

Repeat. One of the best!

Three solid attempts after putting up the draws. The first ended in a foot slip at the crux, the second I missed the pocket and the third ended with a fizzle after yelling take! Still happy to make progress - it was the first time I've done that move!

I actually felt strong enough to get it today. Three solid goes each ending with the throw to the pocket. My second go I actually got close to hitting the target but didn't manage to latch it. Off the rope, I was close(ish) to getting it static - pulling right up and snapping up with my left rather than the usual throw.

EOD feeler! This is really cool! Heart breaking finish!

Lacking the power and core for the crux move at the very end... A bit hard for a warm-up anyhow. Awesome moves though.

3 laps. Really funky climbing, with a rad slimper start, and a bloody hard pocketed finale. Linked to the last bolt but never really sorted the final moves of that sequence to the anchors. Bailed from the last bolt in the end.

Nice climbing up to the last problem, that final move is tricky even in isolation. A fairly unpleasant and very committing sequence. Probably won't jump back on it for a bit.

3 burns on it.

Amazing route. Happy to do all the moves in the first session.

Could only stick the crux move at the end once tho on my last burn.

First session trying to red point it. Got a high point and a very good link. Fell after the 4th draw going to the rest before the roof.

Send feels far, but getting to the rest gives you a good fighting chance!!

2 att. Got all moves bar the big move at top. Really keen to try this again some awesome and engaging climbing even at the start and the finish is quite grand

After ticking Meet the G first red point burn, I felt pretty confident this would go down pretty easily. Turns out that move is still low percentage. Two solid attempts - both of which I had the power just not the luck to send.

Awesome. That finish boulder though... Could be tough to link.

Send train with Chris! Steve Bullen is the man.

Worked all the moves, hot damn that top boulder is amazing, could definitely tweak a finger/pulley working it though.

Great moves the whole way! Was a bee's dick off getting that top move..2 burns

Well its not soft candy..

the last two bolts are very rusty!

With some good beta the top Boulder feels really good.

Really fun climbing, and it all goes together… until the last move! Couldn’t figure it out

Everything felt really good, just couldn’t remember my beta for that last move

Outrageously good

did most of the moves. awesome pockets at the end! didn't quite make it to the anchor hmm.

x2, exploratory mission. Turning the lip before the headwall felt very hard...

That top boulder is all time! Did with the original beta because it’s rad! Luckily it went pretty quick. I could imagine falling off the top of this one for a while

Should come back but that pocket boulder at the top 😬 did all moves up until the last albeit with lots of rests

A Nowra Classic. That top crux move is wicked booyakasha

Had my first proper look at this route, I was super intimidated by the thought of the pocket boulder at the top but stuck the move quickly. Cant wait to start going for some links!