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Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point East Faces Subliminal Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Castaway - with Hamish Kerr | 65m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Led the 3rd pitch, which felt quite pumpy and was fun enough bar the grovelling dirt mantleshelf finish. The first pitch had a hard, reachy crux - harder than any move on Subliminal - although perhaps we were just beefed at the end of a 37-degree day. Hamish took it into his head to combine pitches one and two - don't go there. Worthwhile, but with more than its fair share of crap bits for a route on such a good wall.
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23 | ★★★ Subliminal - with Hamish Kerr | 92m, 33 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Led the main pitch. Excellent, fun climbing but can't quite rate it as Mega-Classic because of the rather arbitrary first pitch and because it has just a bit too much of that boulder-problems-between-ledges style which can get rather tiresome. The belays and pitch combinations around here could do with a bit of rationalisation. Doing a 70m pitch from the Central (Castaway) belay, as recommended by others, makes good sense - those with shorter ropes can take the Sojourn belay option and still need do only one more pitch to the top. The Subliminal first pitch is a bit of a giggle but the only hard bit would make a good alternate start to Castaway.
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Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Iliad Buttress | ||||||
16 | ★★ The Iliad - with Hamish Kerr | 87m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very enjoyable outing, particularly via the Cynics United first pitch. Nicely sustained with a couple of intimidating-but-actually-ok sections at the start of the 2nd and 3rd pitches. Led the 1st and 3/4th pitches.
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Fri 10th Feb 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity - with Hamish Kerr | 22m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
I'm going to bump my rating to Classic, simply because it has consistent quality climbing that flows really nicely. Makes a great warm-up as it has nothing tweaky and raises a good flash pump.
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Fri 27th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Echo Crack - with Hamish Kerr | 190m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Well, wasn't that just something! An impressive and compelling natural line to be sure. I found the climbing grueling rather than enjoyable, but that is probably just sour grapes, having taken several flyers off the greasy thin-hands crux, slipped out of a wide, wet section further up and finally run out of big gear well below the belay (despite leap-frogging for all I was worth) necessitating various shenanigans including lowering off a small spike to retrieve a suitably-sized cam. After taping my wounds from the lower pitch I struggled mightily to second the top pitch clean, only to topple ignominiously backwards off the final mantleshelf :-( For wimps like myself you could easily add another #1, #2 and 2*#3 cams to Paul's ideal rack. To follow up Paul's comparison with the 'other' multi-pitch gr25 trad classic, Samarkand, I would happily climb the latter again, but I think only a pair of crack gloves would lure me back for another round with the mighty Echo Crack
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Sat 31st Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Samarkand - with Hamish Kerr | 150m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Seven shades of awesome! Bob McMahon's account of the first (aid) ascent had us fully psyched for an epic adventure but, as other commentators have said, the free version is now a well-protected and mostly solid exercise in steep, intimidating and superbly-positioned trad climbing. Led the even pitches with a rest at the P2 crux and seconded the odd pitches clean. Didn't bother with the top pitch. Thoroughly recommended.
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Sun 4th Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Weaselburger - with Hamish Kerr | 190m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This is really two excellent and independent routes that share a name and finish one above the other. Led the odd pitches (combining 5 & 6). The desperate little traverse on P2 just squeaks it to grade 24 overall and was quite unnerving to second with 30m of rope above and the ledge just below. There is an optional belay at 10m on this pitch which would suit a nervous second. Annoyed to fall on P3 when I misread a move and pumped off some crimps. Overall a stunning route with the first 3 pitches being the meat of it.
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Sat 3rd Dec 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Bronze Orange Bug - with Hamish Kerr | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Blew the onsight by trying to follow the guidebook crimp-dyno beta. A big rockover-reach did the trick on the second attempt, but only just. Lots of fun climbing before and after the hard bit.
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Mon 28th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Powerbra Rangers - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nicely sustained. Harder than Nice Vice Baby. Good second warm-up.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Thrustblock Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ The Mind Boggles - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 40m, 18 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Lots and lots of thought-provoking quality climbing. I found the initial traverse a bit turf and it was pretty intense for the rest of the first 'pitch', easing to a gentle stroll before an exciting and entertaining finale.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Legoland - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
More like leg'o'lamb today - a bit hot and greasy but full of tasty goodness.
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24 | ★★ Escape Velocity - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The second stage boosters failed to fire and I dropped into parking orbit below the crux. After a brief pause to recalibrate the on-board attitude control system, I achieved geosynchronous orbit above La-La Land. With the solar radiation rising rapidly I decided to abort the mission for fear of burning up on re-entry. Will be back for another go if a suitable launch window presents itself.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Sail Away - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 25m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Got to the crux with some juice still in the tank but then shut down completely. Even yarding past using the draw felt hard. In hindsight, I didn't apply Jamie's finger-lock beta correctly, but I doubt it would have made a difference. After that, I lost motivation and nerve and rested my way to the top. Will take a while to summon up enthusiasm for another shot.
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Sun 27th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
19 20 | ★★ Nice Vice Baby - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
An ideal warm-up
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Seamstress - with Andrew Stevenson | 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got my EOD pump on and fell off on the last move before the anchors. Very good climbing, tricky and pumpy by turns. Should have worked the rests better.
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25 | ★★ The Dreaming Void - with Andrew Stevenson | 29m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rushed the pumpy bit and fell off. Dogged the big undercut move. Grabbed the second bolt above the ledge to avoid a potential ankle-breaker. Did a few more moves with increasing rope drag caused by incompetent ropework. Threw in the towel. Would be much more enjoyable with a DBB at the ledge for re-threading or just doing the bottom half (preferably placed high enough to yard up and clip the next bolt to avoid the ankle-breaker). There are in-situ screwgates on the 2nd and 3rd bolts above the ledge that might have been left for this purpose (but then why not put them on the 1st and 2nd bolts?). Might try it again if I can work up enough enthusiasm.
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25 | ★★★ The Reality Dysfunction - with Andrew Stevenson | 20m, 12 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Simply awesome. Milked the kneebar and handjam rests until they squeaked and managed to keep it together for the final few lunges to the anchors. Now I feel inspired to try The Way of All Flesh again
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Pluck-a-Duck - with Andrew Stevenson | 22m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Mantle? What mantle? Lots of other good climbing - the easy bit; the intense bit; the pumpy bit; the mantle-that-wasn't.
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22 | ★★ Daffy - with Andrew Stevenson | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Varied and fun. Only the large ledge below the headwall prevents it being a Classic.
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Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
21 | ★★ Jingle Bells - with Andrew Stevenson | 15m | ★ Good | |||
A bit brutal for a warm-up.
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Sun 25th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
21 20 | ★ Crow - with Hamish Kerr | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
I thought this was very worthwhile. Thin to start and sustained all the way up. Would have been "bold old skool 80's climbing" on carrots but speaking as a timid old skool 80's climber I felt pretty happy with 7 shiny ring bolts.
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Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
21 | ★★ Red Robbin Direct Start - with Matt Short, jonas | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Fun. Bolts and wire to lower off.
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19 | ★★ Zipper - with Matt Short | 25m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good, fingery climbing up a slightly eliminate line. Skipped the higher carrots in favour of a few of Matt's shiny new hexes to keep it real
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17 | ★★ Viparete - with Matt Short | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Matt demonstrated that you can protect this pretty well if you take the time to look around for placements.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker - with Mark | 9m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat to retrieve a tangled rope on War and Peace. Both better and harder than I remember.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ War and Peace - with Mark | 10m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good workout for the right arm and left leg, not to mention the fingers. Took a couple of rests placing the draws then first shot.
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Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Friendly Fire - with Mark | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nicely sustained with some interesting holds.
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22 | ★ Vasco Pyjama - with Mark | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Not a warm up. Climbed by mistake for the much better route next to it.
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Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
23 24 | ★★ A Most Profligate Sinner - with Mark | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought provoking. Arrived on the lip of the roof in a kneeling position which worked surprisingly well. Not 24 though.
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Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ It Beat A Circus - with Mark, Dan | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
One of the harder 24s here. The jugs came one move too late for the onsight
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24 | ★ Cave Route - with Mark, Dan | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 28th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Goosebumps - with thomas | 10m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Crimpy and powerful, then just powerful.Clipped the first bolt on lead for added value.
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Sat 27th Feb 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Jaqueline Hyde - with Siderunner | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
26 | ★★ Smoked Mussels - with Siderunner | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not so much smoked as aged and cured.
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25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pretty pleased with this.
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Sun 31st Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
28 | ★★ WMD - with Andrew Stevenson | 15m, 8 | ||||
Dogged up hoping this might be Radio Baghdad but got shut down towards the top where the tick marks run out. Swung right onto the correct line to try the crux but no joy there either. A fun workout nevertheless.
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Sun 31st Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker - with Andrew Stevenson | 9m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
4a at the gym. Worthwhile.
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Sat 30th Jan 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ashes to Ashes Area | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Ashes to Ashes - with Andrew Stevenson | 18m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Felt much easier fresh. And cooler. And the draws in. And the crux moves wired. 4th go overall via the original McDougal which is still a fair 25.
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Sun 6th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Ashes to Ashes Area | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Ashes to Ashes - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 18m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great, bouldery climbing interspersed with good rests (except when it isn't). 3 attempts, all clean to the final moves (via the original line) but no cigar. Made the mistake of not getting the moves totally wired after the first attempt. One to come back for.
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Sun 6th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Royal Doulton - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Straightforward but fun.
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Auntie Jack Area | ||||||
17 | ★★ Viparete - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very enjoyable. Best not to fall off the first half.
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Atomic Punk Area | ||||||
14 | ★★ The Obituary - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Classic tradness
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Sat 5th Dec 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Marooned - with Blue Mountains Orangutan | 12m | ★ Good | |||
A bit stiff for a warm up.
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Sat 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Burning Bridges | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
3 shots. First stopped by poor footwork at the top crux. Fluffed the lower crux on the second. Not quite enough juice in the tank to do the top on the third. Good climbing with some funky moves. Next time...
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Sat 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ No U-Turn - with Matt Short | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Nice enough variant finish to Form One Line but the meat is the shared lower section.
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Sat 4th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 | ★ The Answer is Obvious - with Matt Short | 20m | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ The Bandoline Grip - with Matt Short | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 13th Jun 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County The 39 Steps | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Gentlemens Drag (Gentleman's Drag) - with Niko Eltarenko | 28m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Awesome end to a great day. Been wanting to do this for years. Never felt close to getting pumped. The joys of a gritstone apprenticeship.
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25 | ★★★ Toyland Direct - with Niko Eltarenko | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pretty stoked to onsight this classic. It felt a bit of a gift for 25 but then (a) the conditions were absolutely perfect and (b) every hold was neatly outlined in white. Similar in style, quality and grade to Life of Riley.
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Sat 13th Jun 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Walking Wounded - with Niko Eltarenko | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally nailed the old shibboleth at the 3rd attempt in twice as many years. Thanks to Niko for putting the clips in. Hardest route of the day.
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18 | ★★★ The 80 Minute Hour - with Niko Eltarenko | 30m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Traversed in from the right, just to be different. Fun.
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Sat 30th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jack High | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Never gets any easier. Still fun.
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Sat 30th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Silently Flying By | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd shot. 4th overall. Too inflexible to use Will's beta (thanks Will) but eventually found holds (and conditions) that worked for me. Worth the effort.
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23 | ★★ Golliwog Grades (Golliwog Grading) | 25m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
Some good climbing. Final move slightly pointless but fun.
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Sun 24th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Girly Germs | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Not an ideal warm up as the hard bit is low down.
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Sun 24th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Silently Flying By | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Getting to the crimps was one thing. Leaving them was another. Must be a better way.
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Sat 9th May 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Pulpit Rock Bellbird Wall area | ||||||
21 | ★★★ YAKs in Space - with Mike Arrell | 16m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Must have missed something because the Rose move on a two finger pocket between bolts 1 and 2 felt as hard as anything on the Next Doctor. Great position - particularly the hanging belay at the top!
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23 | ★★ The Next Doctor - with Mike Arrell | 100m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bah! Cruised the hard start to P2 then fluffed the blank bit higher up by trying to find better holds instead of just cranking on the ones I had. Great pitch. P1 is worthwhile but rather unbalanced and Yaks is the logical conclusion.
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Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
18 17 | ★★★ Sweet Nightmare (Link-Up) - with Matt Short | 130m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
The 18 pitch is great but pretty tiring with a pack at EOTD.
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Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
21 | ★★ Flash Flood - with Matt Short | 18m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Good fun. More like 21 with some stiff moves past the underling.
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25 | ★★ Binary Neil - with Matt Short | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd shot, this time with AJ's hat as a knee pad and a better hand sequence on the crux.
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Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Theory of Negativity Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Theory of Negativity - with Matt Short | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Choc Chip Chai Sector | ||||||
19 20 | ★★ Choc Chip Chai - with Matt Short | 15m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Fun warmup.
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Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ These Apples Must Be Jen's | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Don't know what possessed me to think this would be a good idea after limping away from Wipe Out and with a storm rolling in. Rested at the second bolt and baled at the third to the accompaniment of peals of thunder.
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Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Wipe Out | 30m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A route of two halves. Pumped out at the top of the flake. Freaked out at the end of the runout (complete with classic finger-in-bolt grip-clip fumble). Tried for the red point (with long sling on the Sail Away bolt to reduce the grip factor) but my dodgy knee gave way at the mantleshelf move low down and that was that. IMHO would be far more enjoyable with one extra bolt. Hot and humid pre-storm spooginess didn't help (mutter, winge ...)
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Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dragon's Egg - with Sean | 20m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Interesting climbing with a tricky crux sequence with clip mid crux. It would be good to clear up the confusion between this and Milo as there is clearly only one line with two finishes, this being the left. Right looks quite a bit easier but not on rings.
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Sat 17th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Yesterday's Groove Area | ||||||
24 |
★★★ Yesterday's Groove
- with
Siderunner
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22
lead by
Roger
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23
lead by
Andy/Roger
3
24
lead by
Roger
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Enjoyable, engros(e)ing climbing on all pitches. Andy kindly split P2 at a convenient ledge so I could savour the technical corner crux without rope drag. Tricky finale which I lacked the willpower to avoid inspecting on the abseil in.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Form One Lane | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mostly on sight after misreading the first hard move and lowering off. Two sections of fingery and reachy climbing split by a good rest.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
19 | ★ Country Special - with Danny | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Jack High | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Feels harder every time.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Supercallousfragileextradosage | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Yay! My first 26. Dogged up then got it first shot. Gotta love a route where you can stop for a nap after the crux.
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Sat 10th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grey Slab | ||||||
18 | ★ The Bandoline Grip - with Danny | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 6th Dec 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Centennial Trev Arch area (the caverns) First cave | ||||||
24 | ★★ Dont mind the Tourists - with Hamish | 15m, 7 | ||||
Defeated at the top by wetness and (mainly) lack of strength.
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Sat 6th Dec 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Centennial Trev Arch area (the caverns) The Arch walls | ||||||
22 | ★★ Fishing - with Hamish | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Enjoyed the interesting moves and lack of sharp, snappy holds. Balancy yet still tiring.
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25 | ★★ Kung Fu Panda - with Hamish | 12m | ||||
This thing is nails. Either I'm missing something or its a full grade harder than Stockholm Syndrome.
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Sat 6th Dec 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Centennial Trev Arch area (the caverns) Stockholm Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Stockholm Syndrome - with Hamish | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Pumpy with a couple of big moves. Blew the onsight by dithering on the penultimate jug. Ripped a hold off above the third bolt while cleaning the draws but don't think it will affect the grade.
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22 | ★ Organised - with Hamish | 15m | Average | |||
Sat 29th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Access Ledge | ||||||
23 | ★ Uncooth Youth | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Unfortunately at the crux I discovered someone had surgically removed my forearm muscles and replaced them with cotton wool. Not a good EOD warm-down.
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Sat 29th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Super Weak - with Andy | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Reality check after the merely vertical climbs around the corner. French-freed the start and dogged the rest. Andy figured out the start (cool move) so might try it again some day.
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Sat 29th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Access Ledge | ||||||
26 | ★★ Family Jewels | 25m, 8 | ||||
The day went sharply downhill from here. Waved ineffectually in the direction of the undercut but lacked both power and commitment.
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23 | ★★★ You Crazy Diamond - with Andy | 26m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sustained and thought-provoking right to the top.
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25 | ★★ WoW - with Andy | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
This is a little ripper. Harder, more sustained and dare I say better than DJ with some funky moves and only just enough holds. Can't claim the onsight as it was tick-marked to perfection and I got a birds eye view lowering off DJ. Two stars.
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21 | ★★ The Jewel Thief - with Andy | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought this would be a doddle after warming up on DJ but far from it. Sustained and interesting in a good position with some tough moves.
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24 25 | ★★ Diamond Jack - with Andy | 60m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Climbed as a warm-up in mistake for The Jewel Thief. Tough for 21 but an absolute steal for 25.
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Sat 15th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Yesterday's Groove Area | ||||||
23 |
★★ Mild Peril
- with
Andy
1
2
3
4
| 110m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lots of good climbing in a great location. Lead P1 and P3. Long and pumpy P2. Fingery and balancy on P3 with an unlikely single-leg-squat manoeuvre in the middle.
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Sat 8th Nov 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Colosseum Corner - with Danny and Tony | 78m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Classic trad corner. No vegetation that matters. Take big gear (cam 4 and up) for the third pitch - I felt a bit silly with a single cam 3 as my biggest piece.
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Fri 5th Sep 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Pallets of Pies | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Jug, jug, jug, hmm, throw, jug, jug
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Sun 25th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Perry's Lookdown | ||||||
25 |
★★ A Date with Density (A Date with Density Linkup Beggars Banquet)
- with
Dave Adams
1
25
lead by
Dave
2
22
lead by
me
3
24
linkup Beggars Banquet
, lead by
Dave
4
22
lead by
me
5
21
lead by
Dave
| 200m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Dave wanted to do Date with Density but after 2 pitches realised he had done it before (d'oh) so swung onto Beggars Banquet. I was pleased to lead the easier pitches and scrabble cleanly up the others with the comfort of a rope from above. Big pitch on BB is stellar - nearly pumped after taking a poor line at the crux and reversing back to the better line.
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Sat 24th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sporting Complex | ||||||
21 | ★★ Like a Cut Snake - with Sean | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fantastic exposure on the second pitch and plenty of good rock and climbing. Very photogenic (from the top, opposite the route).
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25 | ★★★ The Life of Riley - with Gavin | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great moves and great location. Looked very blank in parts but its all there and not hard for the grade.
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Sun 18th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
26 26 M0 | ★★★ The Way of All Flesh M0 | 22m | ||||
Dogged up a few times now but never further than the end of the traverse in one push. Can't see it happening unless I get a lot fitter or find some sort of rest.
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Sun 18th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Hunky Dory - with Dave Adams | 20m | Average | |||
21 22 | ★★ Hang onto Yourself - with Jess | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sun 18th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Jean Genie Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Jean Genie - with Dave Adams | 18m | Average | |||
Glad to get this out of the way after floundering on the final mantleshelf a few years ago. Still took 2 attempts. Awkward and hard to read with poorly located bolts.
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Sun 4th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side Upper Tier | ||||||
19 | ★★ Nudity - with various Rockies | 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Nicely sustained and enjoyable (again)
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Sun 4th May 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area New York East (Right) Side | ||||||
19 | ★ Silence of the Cams - with various Rockies | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Always feel a bit wobbly on this. Too many footholds
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22 | ★★ Moan Groan Dial Tone - with various Rockies | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Delicate, pumpy goodness. It ain't over 'til it's over. Must be about my fourth time up this.
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24 | ★ Libby the Lick - with various Rockies | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good, bouldery climbing unfortunately marred by a big dirty ledge.
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21 20 | ★ Satanic Nuns - with various Rockies | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Cruxy start and quite sustained thereafter. Fun.
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Sat 19th Apr 2014 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave | ||||||
25 | ★★ George, King of the Jungle - with Roger B | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Fun dynos. Finished on the lower anchors which is a bit of a cop-out but my oomph was all used up.
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