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Wed 5th Jun 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Silently Flying By - with Gabriele G | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
That high left foot at the end of the crux popped but juuust after I hit the landing hold and so could somehow hold on. That LH crimp in the middle of the crux is maybe one of the smallest things I’ve ever held
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Sun 2nd Jun 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
27 | ★★★ Some Violence and Sexual References - with Gabriele G | 20m, 11 | ||||
Sort of hate that start mantle thing, but enjoyed the relatively easy middle. Didn’t manage to figure out how to stick the LH crimp from the flat jug at second to last bolt. The low feet are too low and the high ones are too high 😅 was very tired by then though. One to try again
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Wed 29th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Super Weak - with Gabriele G | 20m, 8 | ||||
Got 1.5 tie-ins before the sun hit and it became impossible. Still pretty much going bolt to bolt but found a better beta for the very end of the traverse
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Thu 23rd May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
18 | ★ Please Dry - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice and consistent, easy on the fingers. Just pleasant climbing
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25 | ★★ Swinging In The Rain - with Gabriele G | 20m, 13 | ||||
3rd shot, 1st RP go after figuring out lip pull beta.
The beta: RF heel hooks pyramid while walking hands up on left sidepull until RH is on a crimp on top, toe LF to back of pyramid to make cut more controlled, cut feet and place RF on big edge on lip, throw RH to sloperjug. Then walk hands up and hold it together until the rest. Really brawny somewhat inelegant crux beta, but it’s the first rock climb I’ve ever sent with an actual toehook, so that’s pretty cool! |
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24 | ★ Survival Day - with Gabriele G | 20m, 10 | ||||
End of day attempt. Got my lower body too deep in the cave to reach the ear shaped jug on the face. Once that’s done it’s not too bad
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Thu 23rd May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Pole 28 | ||||||
20 | ★ Beta Mail - with Gabriele G | 10m, 4 | ||||
Wed 22nd May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★ Silently Flying By - with Gabriele G | 25m | ||||
Route has a similar flavour to Supercal: not too hard introductory climbing, an ante-crux that ensures you’re not entering the crux fresh, then gnarly crux on crimps followed by a droppable exit then kneebar. Then pumpy climbing to top with potential heartbreaker right at the anchors. Definitely skip crux clip, like on Supercal too
Easier than Supercal though and probably less connie-dependent since the crux crimps are smaller but less polished. Will eat your skin real quick for the same reason, though. Linked start of crux to touching the anchor and falling out of pump rather than clip 😅 was way too hot for this though. |
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Fri 17th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Super Weak - with Gabriele G | 20m, 8 | ||||
Found a way to clip the crux draw that totally won’t be desperate on link or anything like that. Not much progress otherwise.
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Fri 17th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Sail Away — 2 attempts - with Gabriele G | 25m, 9 | ||||
A sixpack and my firstborn for crux beta for this. (Fingerlock?)
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Wed 15th May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Super Weak - with Gabriele G | 20m, 8 | ||||
Super classy hardish move at second bolt. Crux is the whole traverse, but especially going RH to glued on crimp rail thingy and then matching it (and then clipping somehow? lol). Another heartbreaker move right before the cave under the anchor. So much harder than it looks from the ground. My brain will never learn that big chalk =/= big hold.
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Mon 29th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Black Heathen - with Gabriele G | 25m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Believe the hype. Possibly best 24 ever? Though I could see how it would be physically impossible for someone with less than my 170cm span.
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Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
🥳🥳🥳 12-13 sessions overall between last year and this.
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Thu 11th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Went up to try to link ground through crux. Did it and surprised myself by climbing to 5th bolt and taking before the big move before the sideways jugs rest, a really encouraging high point. 😃 connies were also 👌 today.
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Wed 3rd Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Baby steps. Ground up high point hitting the LH slot thing between bolts 2 and 3 badly and not being able to move from it. Linking that move from ground feels like the hardest thing. Also linked from break to anchor (in the sun 🥵) something to feel good about 🎉
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Thu 14th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Holy Leaping Shortarses, Batman - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
Forgot what I did on the first half and spent half the session re-learning it. Refined top half beta. Everything is static, guess I’m not a shortarse?
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Wed 13th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot — 2 attempts - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
First time back on it this year, relearning the moves and changing a few with some new beta from others. Feeling pretty good on it today.
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Thu 7th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★★ Holy Leaping Shortarses, Batman - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
Me on the slab “god I must suck at slab”. Me 3 meters later “god I must suck at steep”. 😀
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Wed 6th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Cavity Search - with Gabriele G | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Still so good. Low crux felt easier. High crux felt harder. Start roof boulder felt the same (nails 😅)
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23 | ★ Truffle Shuffle - with Gabriele G | 15m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Could not do start boulder 2 years ago. Could do it now 😀
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Tue 5th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Work Injury - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Yay! Almost blew it by clipping the last bolt before anchor rather than skipping it: instant pump x1000.
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23 | ★★ Fashion - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Second shot. So cool and techy. Anchor clip beta: meatwrap hold on flake with RH, high left foot and flag right or find a far right footer. Super stable, no jug needed
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Fri 1st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★ Acceptably Cosmic - with Gabriele G | 10m | ||||
Crux is big bump from pocket to jug between 1st and 2nd bolt. Then pumpy until the anchor. Easy to fall looking for anchor clipping jug (there isn’t one!) and peeling off greasy mossy slopers instead.
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Thu 22nd Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Nev Herrod - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Like a reverse boulder problem: start with sketchy slabby mantle topout, then climb a steep one mover.
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Thu 15th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Work Injury — 3 attempts - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
One lap to equip and try and fail to do what I think I did last time at the crux. Wasted tons of energy then did something else at the crux. Then two RP attempts passing the crux and peeling off halfway through the crimp ladder second half. Needs + endurance and brains, - heat.
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Thu 8th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
20 | ★ Rock Snob - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
Easy until suddenly it isn’t.
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21 | ★ Whimsical - with Gabriele G | 12m, 6 | ||||
This is indeed a cute slab.
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21 | ★ Socially Inept - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
With a name like this, it was fitting for me to eventually climb this route. Need good headgame for getting to the second bolt calmly. Then a nice techy crux higher up
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21 | ★★ Flash Flood - with Gabriele G | 18m, 7 | ||||
Had definitely tried this years ago but day-flashed it (is day-flash still a thing or have the ethics police come for that term?). At the time I thought the crux was hard for the grade… it probably is.
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19 | ★★ Birthday Bolts - with Gabriele G | 20m, 9 | ||||
Cruxy slab. Either crimp hard or find a way to stand up
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Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Stormin Norman - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
19 | ★ Little Diego - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
Wed 22nd Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Work Injury - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
Really hard move at the third bolt (get bunchy then stand up and lunge with RH). The rest is sustained but nothing too hard. Will come back for it
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Wed 22nd Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Disneyland | ||||||
18 | ★ Lady Tremaine - with Gabriele G | 25m | ||||
Mon 20th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
23 | ★ Off the Lip - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
I can’t heel hook for shit so had to do some alternate beta.
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25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
So stoked I can finally stop queuing up for this thing. Even more stoked that the shoulder isn’t complaining much (having an intact labrum is aid 😎)
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Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover — 3 attempts - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Refined microbeta for going to LH crimp that works even when I’m cooked. Too bad it was too hot for me to ever get the chance to try it on link!
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Wed 25th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Lady Stardust - with Gabriele G | 21m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
22 | ★★ Hang onto Yourself - with Gabriele G | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Upper Wall | ||||||
21 | ★ Vambrace - with Gabriele G | 15m | ||||
17 | ★ Side Stepper - with Gabriele G | 12m | ||||
Mon 25th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover — 3 attempts - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fell on the move to LH crimp 3 times. One move a session. I guess if this keeps up I’ll send 3 sessions from now?
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Sat 23rd Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bowens Creek Main Wall Left | ||||||
20 | ★★ Kraut Pleaser - with Gabriele G | 15m, 6 | ||||
Wed 20th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover — 4 attempts - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Tickled the RH crux slot 3/4 times 😭
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Fri 15th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone | ||||||
23 | ★★★ Sensory Overload - with Gabriele G | 20m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Forearms in actual pain at the anchor.
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Wed 6th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Session 4. Not feeling strong today but worked it the best I could. New crux beta with very high, very right and pretty marginal RF (tried to use Gabriele G’s foot here and found myself 20cm short of the landing hold on the deadpoint 🥲 so needed to decide a smeary thing above it would be my RF here). Probably have all the sequences dialled, but it’s two steps forward and one step back because Gabriele G sent and so have to place my own draws from now on 😭
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Thu 31st Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Sandwiches Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Pallets of Pies - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
Thought I’d struggle on opening boulder but that went pretty easily. Spent a long time on the big move between jugs straight off the ledge (god do I suck at roofs!) because I tried to use the chalked up non-hold instead of just throwing hard for the good stuff. Then a similar amount of time at the crux where you really do need to use some bad holds. Loved the easier section leading into the crux. Looking forward to getting back on.
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Wed 30th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Divided it in two with just a sit at the last bolt. Very progress, such strong. Should totally go any day now. Cause that’s how this route works, right? ….. right? 😅😅😅
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Thu 24th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
25 | ★★ Atoms in Action - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Second shot after an exploratory lap. Thought I was too tired to link crux from ground but surprised myself.
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Thu 24th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
#3. Better crux beta and possibly better beta for last hard move to pocket below lip (lower foot). Still need to try Gabriele G’s crux beta though
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Sat 19th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sunbath | ||||||
25 | ★★ Atoms in Action - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ||||
Tried this pretty much once a year for the past 2 years and couldn’t stick the move. Stuck it today and linked from flat jug to end of crux. Too cold for sending though or that’s my excuse anyway.
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Wed 16th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Session #2 of sacrificing skin on this thing. High point ground to second clip stance 😅, low point last draw to anchor 😅😅. Everything feeling better than last session except crux which is still hard (and sharp)
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Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
24 | ★★ Troc de l’Ile - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Burly start, nice techy crimpy crux, big moves to good holds in between. Really enjoyable climbing!
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Fri 4th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg | ||||||
27 | ★★ Headshot - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Had tried this before and got stuck on the big move between 2nd and 3rd bolts. Stuck it today with a little encouragement from Gabriele G 🥰 and then stuck all the other ones too 🥳 Proper crux for me is the sequence after the break. Something to aspire to!
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Tue 1st Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
24 | ★★ Troc de l’Ile - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
Tried to climb Searching for the Light, finger skin thin and lured by the promise of big moves on big holds. When I reached the crimps I knew something was up. Gave it one RP go but messed up my beta one hold short of the landing hold at end of crux. Looking forward to coming back for it.
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Mon 31st Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside | ||||||
27 | ★★ Seamstress Direct - with Gabriele G | 20m | ||||
No idea what to do above 1st bolt. There’s 3 sidepulls a meter apart all in the same direction. I would need beta spoonfeeding to have any chance 😋
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22 | ★★★ Seamstress - with Gabriele G | 22m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Coming back for the send after messing up the onsight earlier this year. Pretty much all good holds all the way (rare for a mountains grade 20 or above to contain no crimps) but a tad brawny and very pumpy
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Fri 21st Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hat Hill Crag | ||||||
25 | ★★ Mad Hatter - with Gabriele G | 17m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
First RP go after one exploratory lap to be sure of my beta. I definitely screamed through a couple of the crimps at the top anyway, because I could not find any rest after the crux. Cool climb, this wall has some really good rock!
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Fri 21st Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Right Hand End | ||||||
21 | ★ Coventry Connection - with Gabriele G | 9m | ||||
Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hat Hill Crag | ||||||
25 | ★★ Mad Hatter - with Gabriele G | 17m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One lap. Took forever to figure out crux but that’s normal for me 😅 Headwall is very sustained on crimps, no single hard move, but need a reliable sequence through there or I’ll come off for sure. All together climbs really nicely
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Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ War Babies — 2 attempts - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Second shot. Found it impossible to get established on this without getting mud on my shoes. Had my belayer Gabriele G clean my toes with a t-shirt while I held the slot on the send go (aid?). Also now have to wash my rope and rope bag thanks to working this route. But the techy crux is cool.
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Thu 25th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Masterplan Area | ||||||
23 | ★★ Royal Doulton - with Gabriele G | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Got stuck with the wrong hand on the right ripple and couldn’t move on flash go. Second shot - nice flowy gently overhanging face climbing, all good holds no heinous crimping required.
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23 | ★★ Scatterbrain - with Gabriele G | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not sure if kosher, but claiming the flash even though I had climbed its right neighbours before with the shared start. Less sustained than either MP or RD but a bit of power needed at crux.
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Wed 17th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ A Streaker Named Desire - with Gabriele G | 25m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Second shot, fell at crux on flash attempt, which I guess is better than falling before the crux! This climbs like a human routesetter set it: a rest right before the crux, a big lock off move after just to screw with your nerves, and an actual giant victory bucket to clip the anchor from. I liked it, I guess, except for the two-finger crux crimp.
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26 | ★★ Time Slips By - with Gabriele G | 25m | ||||
Harder today (more humid?) but got a pretty repeatable sequence leading into and including the last hard move off the white LH crimp. On the other hand the sequence before that on the sidepulls feels quite hard still.
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Mon 15th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Equaliser Wall | ||||||
27 | ★★ Iron Mike - with Gabriele G | 15m, 7 | ||||
I am quite confused from the pancake jug onwards. Have pulled into multiple random positions on the sidepulls but never figured out a way to get to the landing jug. Think if I knew the (a?) beta I could at least work on that, but as it stands it’s quite cryptic to me.
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Fri 12th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Dr Stein - with Gabriele G | 18m, 10 | ||||
The boulder crux down low is cool (took me a while to get it - high RF to gain glass slimper is crucial, then keep raising feet until you can stand up into LH undercling). The headwall is also awesome - finally crimps, my comfort zone. But god what a pumpfest the stuff in the middle
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Wed 10th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
27 | ★★ Barnstorming - with Gabriele G | 27m | ||||
Made it to what I assume is the crux (one bolt from top at the underclings, where orange rock ends and black rock begins). No idea what to do there but may have just been tired and hot. Will come back
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26 | ★★ Time Slips By - with Gabriele G | 25m | ||||
Nice slabby sequences on marginal high feet down below, crimpy goodness on headwall. Feels like it would be quite sustained on link.
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Mon 8th May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Supercallousfragileextradosage - with Gabriele G | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Got it my first ever RP go. Guess I worked the shit out of the individual pieces and sequences on previous sessions. For me the hardest part of the crux is the early bit, moving into and then off the flake to get to the first crimp. Super stoked to tick this bad boy.
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Mon 1st May 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Pole 28 | ||||||
21 | ★★ Path to Paradise - with Gabriele G | 15m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good climbing
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23 | ★ Beavermart - with Gabriele G | 15m | ||||
Hard where it looks like it’ll be hard. Thinness to overcome bulge after break
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Thu 27th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
23 | ★★ Elastic Analysis - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ||||
If you have no skin left, this is the route for you. Zero friction on everything after the 3rd bolt. Embarassing how much I had to fight for this send 😅
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Wed 26th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Dictator in a Deerstalker - with Gabriele G | 9m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Tried to flash but sandbagged myself by having someone who just jumps past crucial crimps as my only source of beta.
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22 | ★ Lay la Kay - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Very span-dependent first move… I was at full stretch there. But good and surprisingly pumpy
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19 | ★ Sloper for Saddam - with Gabriele G | 15m, 3 | ||||
Fun start.
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Fri 21st Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Junket Pumper - with Gabriele G | 15m | ||||
Found a lower foot for the last big move of crux that makes it feel less bunchy. All in all felt easy today. Stoked about how well training seems to be paying off.
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Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Supercallousfragileextradosage - with Gabriele G | 25m, 13 | ||||
Not prime connies today. Worked top, linked last hard move of crux to anchor.
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Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
26 | ★★ Crumple Zone - with Gabriele G | 8m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Oh my GOD. This route was my white whale. I needed better beta. Don’t match pocket (still think I’d need to climb like 28 to do that on link) go straight to elephant ear with LH, raise feet a lot on tiny footers and go RH straight to good incut crimp (skip two finger juglet out right).
Stoked because sour grapes aside, the pocket match was a slow fiddly sequence on an otherwise awesome bouldery route. Now it is all awesome! |
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Thu 13th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Supercallousfragileextradosage — 2 attempts - with Gabriele G | 25m, 13 | ||||
Linked rest at the bottom to end of crux. Redid the top, pumpier than I remembered.
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Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Hat Hill Crag | ||||||
22 | ★★ Fedora - with Gabriele G | 18m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fitness laps on the best 22 in the mountains
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Sat 8th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Supercallousfragileextradosage - with Gabriele G, Patrick Burr | 25m, 13 | ||||
Back on this after almost a year. Logging a dog even though I only worked to end of crux today. Got better beta for getting established on the sidepull undercling start of crux (thanks to friends of friends at the crag), also chose a higher foot for last hard move and found it much much easier. Nearly linked the entire crux but popped off the very last move which although it’s easier with the higher foot is still quite hard and span-y for me.
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Thu 16th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower) | ||||||
26 | ★★★ Cavity Search - with Gabriele G | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Two doggy laps. Still pumped. Is there any rest on this thing?
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22 | ★★ Three Hour Commute - with Gabriele G | 17m, 7 | ||||
Old dog, back then I found the bulge after the cave a bit spooky. It’s still a bit spooky
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Thu 9th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Mossy Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Shadow the Goat - with Gabriele G | 15m, 5 | ||||
18 | ★ Death of the Moss Monster - with Gabriele G | 15m, 5 | ||||
20 | ★ Truancy Officer - with Gabriele G | 15m, 4 | ||||
Thu 9th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Lonely Thursday - with Gabriele G | 12m | ||||
18 | ★ A Tale of Two Cities - with Gabriele G | 12m, 7 | ||||
16 | ★★ The Sisters of Fatima - with Gabriele G | 12m, 5 | ||||
21 | ★ Friendly Fire - with Gabriele G | 12m, 4 | ||||
Thu 9th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area | ||||||
24 | ★★ Junket Pumper - with Gabriele G | 15m | ||||
Back on it after a few years? Took as long as last time to re-figure out the crux beta, and it ended up being the exact same beta. Will be back for it, hopefully before I forget the beta again
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Thu 9th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall | ||||||
24 | ★★ Ratcat - with Gabriele G | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Happy to finish this one. Excellent route
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Tue 7th Mar 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Little Triggers Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Dr Do Little - with Gabriele G | 15m | ||||
Damn this is so reach-dependent. Grade 17 climbing to a crux that is definitely nails for 21 if you can’t span it. I had my feet somewhere around my elbows and it was still a deadpoint
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19 | ★★ Little Triggers - with Gabriele G | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
19 | ★★ Quirrell's Quarrell - with Gabriele G | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super good
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Fri 24th Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall | ||||||
25 | ★★★ Rubber Lover - with Gabriele G | 20m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Felt pretty solid on the boulder in isolation. Linked ground to boulder. Would need to make ground to boulder bit feel super easy to have a shot at even pulling the first moves of the boulder on link from ground
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21 | ★★ Jaws - with Gabriele G | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Laps
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Sun 19th Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
23 | ★★ The Never Believers - with Gabriele G, Sandra Gambino | 15m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
3rd shot, surprised myself with the send because I was super pumped going into the kneebar. Resting in the right position and for long enough in there is key, as is using correct low feet at last bolt.
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Tue 7th Feb 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Goats Meat Cave | ||||||
23 | ★ Bitchymen - with Gabriele G | 18m | ||||
Surprised it doesn’t have more stars. Good 3D climbing with a dyno in the middle. Didn’t sort the last move yet but may come back for it
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