Ascensões de Late Afternoon Flake

Had no big gear so had to set up a TR

First lead in Girraween for me. Hard start but getting easier after 15-20m or so, also after getting used to slab climbing. Having big gear helps, a few #5 and #6 cams would make life very comfortable.

Just awesome.

Brilliant first pitch with some unlikely hand jams and gastons on a wall/flake and some nice smearing. A few ledges keep it from getting desperate. Id bought a bd 6 cam 2 days before doing this climb, max placed it on the first pitch, I placed it on the second. Pretty much needed both times, you could do this climb with just up to bd 5 in cams but it would be a touch pooey. The size 6 kept things comfortable. I gave max the first lead thinking that the descriptions of 'wide crack at the top' meant off-width, really i just made him lead all the hard climbing, and then lead about 15m of grade ~8 climbing which was low gradient assisted walking with a wide crack to hold and put gear into (lol).

Incredible climbing reminiscent of Watchtower Crack. Don't be intimidated by the offwidth.

Was sick watching Kyle's inspiring lead of Verglas.

strenuous on the feet, take big gear

Bloody awesome route. Fantastic protection down low. No protection above halfway but very easy climbing. Best done as a single pitch with a solo lead finish. Upper half can be protected with a single 6 cam if you want. Good natural anchor at top. Classic high quality route.

Great climbing, but definitely would have been more enjoyable with some big gear...

Scary lead by Tom with only 1 #4 and no bigger. Great route though, with mixed slab and crack climbing.

Arctic Conditions

Finished in the dark.

First unsupervised lead climb. Didn't know what it was called or the grade, but it looked good ... so I just had a go. Used some tape on my hands for the crack

big gear...