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Sun 29th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
19 | ★★ The West Face of the Mirrorball - with James Bultitude | 120m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Sat 28th Dec 2013 - Bonnet Bay | ||||||
17 | ★ Lumberjack | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Barefoot for a warmdown.
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18 19 | ★ Glorious Manglervision | 13m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
A bit of a shock after three weeks of Blueys vertical hauling. Funky, technical, awesome.
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17 20 | ★★ Bruised and Scratched | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 21st Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Heathcliff | ||||||
18 | ★★ Fake Blood | 20m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Even with half the holds broken off it's still a contender for juggiest route in the mountains.
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19 | ★★ The Rift | 55m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great stuff all round, position, line and climbing. Surprisingly exposed. If you're going to do it in pitches I recommend taking the bolt plates and topping out.
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22 23 | ★★ Leighsageezer (Leighsageezer Pitch 1) | 63m | ★ Good | |||
Shoulda been onsight...peeled off the crux then immediately lowered off and got it 2nd shot.
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Sun 15th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ So, Said The King | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 14th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff | ||||||
18 | ★★ Johnny's Jalopies | 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 14th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Rhum Dhu | ||||||
19 | ★★ Dirty Rotten Pig | 130m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A bit of a mini-epic taking out three beginners. One person overcome by the call of nature just after being put on belay to follow the first pitch (no tp of course). A dropped belay device. A stupidly tight pair of shoes that took 10 min to put on at every belay. Rain on the last pitch, then full-blown storm on the access pitch, a waterfall spraying in my face as the belayer was assulted by hail.
More dogging than a poodle show and my shoes still haven't fully dried. |
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Sun 8th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Big Top | ||||||
19 | ★★ JinX | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great, would have two stars at Thompsons Point.
This crag isn't bad, afternoon shade, bush character, Wolgan style walk in to keep away the masses, I'll be back. |
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18 | ★ YonX | 15m | ★ Good | |||
I liked this, lots of character for a short 18 sport route. Sandbag start, spicy bolting ("It would be safer on trad!") and good climbing.
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Sun 8th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath Reservoir Dogs | ||||||
15 | ★ I Don't Tip | 36m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
First multipitch for Dave and Lilian. Beginners accidentally unclipping themselves on the halfway ledge on this climb is becoming a tradition...
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Sat 7th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
22 | ★★ Room With a View | 15m | Average | |||
Sat 7th Dec 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Bunny Bucket Buttress - with Brendan | 270m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Three years ago I would have been raving, but now it's just a good morning out.
Linked pitches 1 & 2, simulclimbed the halfway ledge, off by 1pm for lunch and latte in Blackheath, before going cragging in the afternoon. (Unfortunately our style looks less impressive next to the 3 Queenslanders in front of us, who simulclimbed BBB and HC in a day, to train for speed climbing in Yosemite!) |
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Sat 30th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Hump Area The Hump | ||||||
18 | ★★★ The Initiation | 90m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
This time I managed to clean all of Ro's nuts without weighting the rope or crying. Was a close-run thing though, with a little deja vu!
Led the slab traverse. |
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19 | ★★ Chickens in Choppers | 30m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
SLAB. GASM.
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Fri 29th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
Lake Catani Campsite Area | ||||||
16 | ★ The Sickle Crack | 6m | ★ Good | |||
Surely this has been done before? It was about 30m from our tents...but we did break off the obvious footer, and scrape and brush away a lot of moss that would be hard to avoid.
Great little offwidth problem, and will now be mandatory for every stay at Catani. |
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Fri 29th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Cathedral | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Maharajah | 42m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Brilliant, varied and exposed all the way to the hard-won summit. In three pitches, one lead each.
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17 | ★★★ Maharajah Flake Start | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
We were making fun of a shaking James, until we tried to to second it! Tricky and hard to protect! And excellent!
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Fri 29th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Horn Area The Horn | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Peroxide Blonde | 18m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
At sunset. Aw man it was great.
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Wed 27th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
Lake Catani Chalwell Galleries | ||||||
16 | ★ Son of Epic | 25m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rest day antics. I thought we were top-roping!?
Put a good #3 and/or #4 camalot in the ramp at the start. |
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Mon 25th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Gorge - North Side North Wall | ||||||
★★★ Defender Of The Faith | 190m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Aided over two days. First grade V. An adventure!
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Sun 24th Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
Reservoir Environs Devil's Couch | ||||||
M3 | ★ Faust and Elizabeth | 35m | ★ Good | |||
Buffalo aid weekend 2013. Only one flared manky cam placement above a bomber #1 camalot in the pocket at the top of the initial crack. All smiles after that, even placed a hook for fun.
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Sat 23rd Nov 2013 - Mount Buffalo | ||||||
The Gorge - South Side Disabled Lookout Area | ||||||
M3 | ★ Thanksgiving Crack | 15m, 1 | ||||
Buffalo aid weekend 2013. Seconding Ben on jugs for aid practice.
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21 | ★ Cacophonic Crack | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Buffalo aid weekend 2013, Macca belaying. "Crack jugging on cams to practice your aid sequence" suuuure, excellent sandbag guys!
After falling onto a tipped-out #5 camalot I returned with a #6 and big bro, still about three meters of thrutching out of the aiders to finish the job. |
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Sun 3rd Nov 2013 - Queens Park | ||||||
The Middle | ||||||
V2 | ★ Werner Heisenburg | 3m | ★ Good | |||
Sat 2nd Nov 2013 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
10 | Cythaul Haul | 12m | Average | |||
Ok climbing but short and dirty. Good enough lead at the grade I suppose.
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12 | Sacrilege | 4m | Don't Bother | |||
Sun 27th Oct 2013 - Stanwell Tops | ||||||
Hargraves Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ The Dance Goes On | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
18 | ★ After the Storm | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 27th Oct 2013 - Scarface Buttress | ||||||
22 | ★★★ Stop the Bolts! | 88m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pitches 2, 3 & 4 with Neil and Bulti. 2nd pitch is awesome! 3rd is awful access rubbish. 4th is a great weird finale and harder than it looks.
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Sat 19th Oct 2013 - Barrenjoey | ||||||
Southwest | ||||||
9 | ★ Hang Over | 12m | Average | |||
14 | ★★ Pledge a Legend | 16m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Another lap with Richard Croker. Really excellent climbing, rock, and protection. A must for the beginning Sydney trad leader, along with Crack Of Dawn and Cosmic Ecology
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16 | ★ Abseil Wall | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
So glad I saved this for the onsight! Great line and climbing. Intimidating reputation, but the protection is good, really.
(GEAR BETA) First half has nuts and a cam or two, then red and purple totem cams are sinker at the crux, and a #4 Friend for the topout. |
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13 | Krill | 6m | ★ Good | |||
Armbar practice.
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14 | ★ Domino | 20m | Average | |||
Old school flaring chimney. Take big gear. I think I've now done every grade 14/15 crackline at here.
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16 | ★ Wild Ride | 18m | Average | |||
9 | Feetus Position | 4m | ||||
Horrible squeeze but the most obvious and secure access to the top of the cliff down the right hand end.
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5 | Exit Tortons | 13m | ||||
Finally found the "descent route" after many visits. The guide is hard to follow down this end. Chipped jugs all over it but scary exposed.
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17 | Frog's Fling | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Been looking at this for years and finally had a crack! A gnarly little bit of climbing.
Even with gear preplaced on rap by Bulti the crux was unprotected. Would be very serious to onsight, respect to all those who have done it! |
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15 | ★★ Crack of Dawn | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sun 13th Oct 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area The Soft Parade The Middle | ||||||
16 | ★ A Touch of Frost | 10m | Average | |||
Hard for the grade.
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14 | ★ Dirty Nuns with Chewing Gum | 10m | Average | |||
19 16 | ★ Hysterical Porcupine | 12m | ★ Good | |||
If this is the route I did (start up the block and then three bolts traversing left out over the cave), it took me two shots actually, and I would say a huge sandbag at 16. There's two or three steep moves with no jugs in sight. Best line here though!
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10 | ★ Lazy Lizards | 8m | ★ Good | |||
I honestly have no idea if this is 10 or not, some beginners trouble, but it's in a good position.
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8 | ★ Who's Bob | 8m, 5 | Average | |||
Still dirty. Maybe ok for kids, but even the first-timers with us looked bored.
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Sun 13th Oct 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Gulf War Wall | ||||||
12 | ★ Suicidal Tendencies | 18m, 4 | Average | |||
Mediocre addition to the Dam Cliffs beginner rambles.
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Mon 7th Oct 2013 - Wolgan Valley | ||||||
Old Baldy Lower Cliff | ||||||
15 | ★★ Zarathustra | 70m | ★ Good | |||
Welcome to the Wolgan. Sandy, funky, splitter and FULL value for the grade. P1 only seconding Bulti.
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17 | ★★ Aquiline | 63m | ★ Good | |||
Could baaarely reach the horizontal on tippy toes...up and down to get gear and dithering a lot before committing. Add several grades if you're short.
Good climb though, striking line. Rapped off after P1. |
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Sun 22nd Sep 2013 - Lindfield Rocks | ||||||
She-Oak Wall | ||||||
V0 | ★ She-Oak Crack | 5m | ||||
Solo aid practice - micro traxion for top rope self belay, plus backup knots on other side of the rope. A couple laps with passive pro only, some top stepping, and also a bit of cam hooking and bat hooking.
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V0 V0 to V0+ | ★ 7 - Diagonal Cracks | 6m | ||||
V3 | ★★ 8 | 6m | ||||
V4 V4 R | ★ 5 | 5m | ||||
Sun 8th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Walk-Down Gully | ||||||
14 | ★★ Gently Mine | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
21 | ★★ Pig Iron Slaughter | 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent! Flash with pre-placed gear and beta - not having to place the bolts plates definitely takes away from the experience, so I'll have to come back for a redpoint. Bomber #1 and #3 camalots then all carrots.
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16 | ★★★ The Gates of Janus | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Absolutely brilliant splitter, maybe the most aesthetic crack I've seen in the mountains, seriously! Climbs great too, did feel easy, on second at least! Good lead by Ro with a small rack.
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Sun 8th Sep 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Shock Wall/Fire Bug Mall | ||||||
15 | ★★ Wild is the Wind | 80m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Minor adventure at the end of the day with huge packs, topping out in the dark.
Challenging route finding on P1 and the start of P2, with the belay in an odd spot. After that, cruise home on jugs past the deluxe belay ledge for P3. |
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Sun 18th Aug 2013 - Wollondilly River Valley | ||||||
Perpendicular Rock | ||||||
FA Odyssey - Command Performance linkup - with James Bultitude | 100m | Crap | ||||
Please nobody ever repeat this! Go do Centerpoint, it looks great.
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Sun 18th Aug 2013 - Vaucluse | ||||||
Diamond Bay Northern Wall | ||||||
17 16 | ★ The Corner | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
The obvious line here. Accessible sea cliff consumer classic, sandy horror for the whole family.
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Sun 11th Aug 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
Bayside The Deeps Area | ||||||
9 | ★ Steel City Blues | 12m | Don't Bother | |||
Decided I wasn't in the mood to do the runout on Elspeth at the end of the day, so bailed back up the corner instead. Short, a bit crappy, and probably harder than 9. Good practice for placing gear though.
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Sun 11th Aug 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
Bayside Hello Dolly Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Hello Dolly | 30m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Would be classic at Thompsons Point, but clipping bolts is a bit boring compared to some of the other routes on offer here.
Zero visual or voice communication with the second from up the top so take care. |
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Sun 11th Aug 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
Bayside The Deeps Area | ||||||
16 | ★ First Mate | 12m | ||||
Hard and the gear was not great. Exiting to belay, let alone lead.
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Sun 11th Aug 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
Bayside The Yardarm | ||||||
14 | ★★ Urban Spaceman | 27m | ★★ Very Good | |||
So awesome to climb a great wall that's completely naturally protected. Easy and fun.
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Sun 28th Jul 2013 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Je Baise Ma Frangine (Je Baise Ma Fraigne) | 12m | ★ Good | |||
Fn finally. Just as I was beginning to really appreciate the slime. Harder than Killer Boas for me.
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Sun 28th Jul 2013 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall | ||||||
22 | ★★ Killer Boas | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Some fun moves and a cool boulder problem to start, but too short to be classic.
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Sun 28th Jul 2013 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall | ||||||
19 | ★★ Gun Barrel Highway - with Niels Bardoel | 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Also great face climbing, but didn't inspire me quite as much as Diddy Kong.
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18 | ★★ Diddy Kong - with James Bultitude | 24m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Great!
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Sun 28th Jul 2013 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall | ||||||
18 19 | ★★★ Vanderholics | 25m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Warm down lap with Tor & Synne.
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Sun 28th Jul 2013 - Nowra | ||||||
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls | ||||||
20 | ★★ Beavis | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Couple of hard slab moves with crucial hidden footholds! Love the mono pockets. Thanks to Thibault for the draws & beta.
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15 | ★ Big Dreams | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Quick barefoot lap on TR.
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Sun 21st Jul 2013 - Bangor West | ||||||
17 | ★ Python | 8m, 2 | Average | |||
Bit slithery.
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21 | ★ End of the Decade | 11m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
17 | ★★ The Whorl | 10m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very cool rock features.
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16 15 | ★★ Andrew's Bulge | 8m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
17 | ★ Pitted Arete | 10m | Average | |||
19 | ★★ Fixed Steps | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
13 | ★ Whippersnapper (Midway) | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
10 | Tilba Tilba | 8m | Average | |||
★★ Lucky's Roof | 5m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Worst most pointless bolting I've ever seen, and at least five grades easier than listed here. It's actually more dangerous to try and lead this!
Joke of a route but a great, safe, boulder problem. |
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Sat 13th Jul 2013 - Balls Head | ||||||
When Crags Collide The Underverse Next Door | ||||||
V0+ | ★★ Straight Up | 2m | ||||
V3 | ★★ Overlord | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
We sit-started with a heel on the right, will have to try it again the original way. Great slopers, burly climbing.
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Sat 13th Jul 2013 - Balls Head | ||||||
When Crags Collide Lindfield With A Water View | ||||||
V2 | ★ I Just Want to Climb | 7m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I think this is what we climbed. Top out is fine, but have a spotter waiting on the top just in case! Classic Sydney sandstone highball. Use the optional mono for full value!
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V1 V2 | ★★ The World's Best Soup | 7m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sat 13th Jul 2013 - Balls Head | ||||||
When Crags Collide A Frontline Affair | ||||||
V0 | ★ God Save The Rock (Middle problem) | 3m | ||||
V1 | ★ Viva La Rock (Right hand problem) | 3m | ||||
V1 | ★ A Tale Of Two Cracks | 2m | ★ Good | |||
Start with both hands in the lower left crack for an great harder problem.
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Sun 9th Jun 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
13 | ★★★ Cave Climb | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Second time climbed, with Blair and behind Bulti and Kylie. First pitch seemed much harder and scarier this time! Still a unique classic.
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Sat 8th Jun 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area Cosmic County Memory Lane | ||||||
18 | ★★★ The 80 Minute Hour | 30m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Maybe the best 18 of its style I've done in the Blueys, and a testpiece for a leader at the grade. So much interesting climbing, and for once the ledge rests make the climbing harder - so much time to stare at the commiting moves off of them!
Traversed in from the left on lead, then did it again seconding starting directy up the arete. Probably no-fall 21 if done direct. |
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18 17 | ★★★ Interstate 31 | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Bulti took a whipper and lowered off. Then I pulled the rope and flashed it on mostly his gear.
Amazing vertical crack! But the climbing is less interesting than eg Psychopath or Eternity. Exposes the flaws in your jamming technique for sure. |
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14 | ★ How Much is That Doggie in the Window? | 27m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Sat 18th May 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
8 | ★ Faith | 52m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Now this is a great beginner's climb. Very fun and some good slings and threads for gear.
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15 | ★★ Hope | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good little finger crack, painfull, but satisfying bomber locks! I'll get around to leading it one day.
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Sat 18th May 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Psychopath - with James Bultitude | 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Hell of a climb! Burlier than the Eternity for sure, but maybe not any more technically difficult. A #4 camalot would have been useful up the top.
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Sat 18th May 2013 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
12 8 | ★ Chimney and Wall | 36m | Average | |||
Entertaining and old-school but definitely not for a grade 8 leader! We took a lot of big gear (#4, #5, #6) and used all of it.
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Tue 23rd Apr 2013 - Mount Alexandra | ||||||
The First Cave | ||||||
20 | ★★ Galvanise | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Tue 2nd Apr 2013 - Beulah | ||||||
Eastern areas Swamp Boulders Leithal weapon boulder | ||||||
V1 | ★ Arete corner | 4m | ★ Good | |||
Did it in 2012. Fun!
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Tue 2nd Apr 2013 - Beulah | ||||||
Eastern areas Swamp Boulders Rhys boulder | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Rhys's crack | 3m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Badass line. In 2012.
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Tue 2nd Apr 2013 - Beulah | ||||||
Eastern areas Swamp Boulders Justice boulder | ||||||
V3 | ★★ Socially just fucker | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 2nd Apr 2013 - Beulah | ||||||
Eastern areas Swamp Boulders Sketch-up boulder | ||||||
V3 | ★ Knee bar problem | ★ Good | ||||
Climbed it in 2012. Good, but apparently the whole feature is about to fall off now?
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