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Thu 30th May 2024 - Watagans | ||||||
Monkey Face Middle Crag | ||||||
17 | ★ Visage | 9m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
10 | ★ Significance | 7m | Average | |||
Thu 30th May 2024 - Watagans | ||||||
Monkey Face Smear Slabs | ||||||
14 | ★★ Without a Lead | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 30th May 2024 - Watagans | ||||||
Monkey Face Central Gully | ||||||
12 | ★ Chutney | 13m | Average | |||
18 | ★ Centennial direct finish | 9m | Average | |||
Off the couch after Covid. The walk up the hill was almost enough…
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Sat 27th Apr 2024 - Watagans | ||||||
Gate Crag Walls of 2000 | ||||||
15 | Pinch me I'm dreaming | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
Rpt
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19 | ★ Midway | 12m | Average | |||
15 | ★ Shanes 3 | 11m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
The top is definitely harder than 15, could easily be 18
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13 | ★ Shanes 2 | 11m | Average | |||
Rpt, the mantle at top was tenuous with only one hand
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16 | ★ Spider Lair | 10m | Average | |||
Rpt
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19 | ★ Plain Dumb | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Woy Woy | ||||||
Phegans Bay | ||||||
15 | ★★ HS | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
2 laps. 55 days off rock, wrist brace on. Skin hurts, wrist seemed to survive, just avoided mantles.
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19 | ★★ Phoenix | 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Felt a bit pumped, not surprising I suppose
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15 | ★ Stingray | 15m, 5 | Average | |||
2 laps
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20 | ★ B | 15m, 4 | Average | |||
Rpt, good friction today.
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Sat 2nd Mar 2024 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Coastal Cliffs White Stack | ||||||
17 | ★★★ Mithras | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt. My wrist is getting worse rather than better, could barely undercling or jam and it hurt abseiling-off to the physio.
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Fri 1st Mar 2024 - Sand River | ||||||
BBQ Crag The Balconies | ||||||
18 ~19 | Jack Horner — 2 attempts | 6m, 4 | ||||
Couldn’t clip anchors. Had to do an inverted kneebar second go- Dave just reached past and had no problem.
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19 | ★ Tarzan | 9m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
The moves were ok, but fall potential left me nervous. Quite hard.
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Tue 27th Feb 2024 - Cathedral Rock | ||||||
19 | ★★★ With The Angels - with David Gray, jonty | 43m, 17 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Found the move off belay at start the hardest en route ( short arms). Second pitch just lovely. Led P2 and 3…..
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Mon 26th Feb 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
Lost World Area Lost World | ||||||
23 | Naked Flame | 18m | ★ Good | |||
We came down to consider rebolting with anchors-feels sandbagged at 23 without bridging across chimney. Came to no decision. Weirdly it was chalked up
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Sat 24th Feb 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Rockaway and Amphitheatre | ||||||
20 | ★★★ Resurrection Shuffle | 30m | ★ Good | |||
The first half was fine, but a crack that stays wide blue for ever in the second half is my anti style and I’m not that interested in embracing the pain.
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Fri 23rd Feb 2024 - Fruehauf | ||||||
20 | ★ General Discipline — 2 attempts | 18m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Amazed I Onsighted this, so slippery today
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22 | ★ General Benefit — 2 attempts | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Hard. Forgot helmet, didn’t feel like leading these spaced bolted climbs.
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Wed 21st Feb 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Bulging Buttress | ||||||
20 | ★ Smokin' | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Saw the anchors on way down and did a quick TR lap. Would feel stout placing gear, quite bouldery.
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22 |
★★★ Heat Pump
1
Good climbing in its own right
2
Spent ages in the middle shaking out and working out what to do. A few big reaches/ dead points in the first half sapped my energy | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Tue 20th Feb 2024 - Fruehauf | ||||||
21 | ★ Plastic Erection | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, feels more 22 if short.
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21 | ★ Plastic Extras | 18m | Average | |||
Rpt, seems easier than last year on the mantles
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17 | ★ Bedside Manners are Extra | 18m | Average | |||
Rpt, changes every year
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Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Central Buttress | ||||||
20 ~21 | Alpine Style | 22m, 8 | Average | |||
Pretty crappy climbing up to a hard and interesting crux sequence. Harder than any move on influenza. Not sure it’s worth the effort, but it filled in the afternoon.
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Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Flange Buttress | ||||||
21 | ★★ Influenza | 28m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Some nice moves once in the stemming groove. The 9 th or 10th bolt’s nut was quite loose. I finger tightened it, worth bringing a spanner
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19 | ★★ Princess | 25m, 12 | Average | |||
Rpt, warm up
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Fri 16th Feb 2024 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Hazards Cliffs Hazards Main Wall (Low Starting Point) | ||||||
16 | ★★ Pneisses | 240m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Microtraxioned my way up as the third wheel. Nice enough day out.
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Thu 15th Feb 2024 - Freycinet National Park | ||||||
Coastal Cliffs Harlequin Buttress | ||||||
18 | ★★★ Harlequin | 28m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Rpt.
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22 | ★★★ Beaman's Route Direct | 25m, 1 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tried more layback on first go which was possible but very strenuous and then more conventional jamming second go. Nice to be back on rock after 3 weeks off.
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Wed 24th Jan 2024 - Mount Wellington | ||||||
The Organ Pipes Northern Buttress | ||||||
20 | ★ Pension Day | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Interesting enough, found it as tough as the other two, though may have been just reacquainting myself with the Pipes dolerite
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21 | ★ Game On | 28m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Intricate crux at about third height for me that was quite enjoyable. A bit stop/ start from half height
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22 | ★★ Boys Games — 2 attempts | 30m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Didn’t find this any harder than the 2 routes to the right ( though did a silly slip below crux).
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Tue 23rd Jan 2024 - North West Bay River | ||||||
Dog Leg Bend Main Cliff | ||||||
19 | ★ Black Lab | ★ Good | ||||
Not too bad for a late addition, though top a bit contrived and friable
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21 | ★ Guide Dog | ★ Good | ||||
Interesting lower section
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24 | ★ Jumping Jack Russells | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Did top section clean from below roof, but rained off after this.
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Fri 19th Jan 2024 - The You Yangs | ||||||
Great Circle Drive North Gravel Pit Tor Area | ||||||
20 | ★ Blue Sky Thinking — 2 attempts | 25m, 4 | Average | |||
Ouch, rather sharp. These climbs were west facing but fortunately an overcast day. So nice not to be in a plus 20 dew point for a change!
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16 | ★ Blue Skies From Grey | 18m, 2 | Average | |||
17 | ★ Can't Buy a Thrill | 16m, 2 | Average | |||
17 | ★ Asylum for the Insane | 22m, 3 | Average | |||
A quick diversion while waiting for the ferry
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Sat 13th Jan 2024 - Glenrock Lagoon | ||||||
Waterfall Area | ||||||
19 | ★★ Super Nintendo Chalmers | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. The little pockets were very slimy today. 2 laps.
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18 | ★★ Peeking Possum | 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. Nice flash by Flynn for his Duke of Ed
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18 | ★ Ferns and Fings | 9m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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20 | ★ Roo Fing | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Rpt. Very dirty
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17 | ★ Moss Monster | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
Rpt
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16 | ★ Fried Lichen | 8m, 3 | Average | |||
Rpt
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Sun 7th Jan 2024 - Fingal Gym | ||||||
15 | ★ Wide Horizon | 8m | ★ Good | |||
Original ascent solo, rpt today
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13 | ★ Ichi Knee | 8m, 2 | Average | |||
Original ascent was solo, weirdly coming up as red point. Rpt today
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17 | ★ Cliff Limit | 11m | Average | |||
Rpt.
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19 | ★ Vertical Hanger | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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18 ~19 | ★ Hop | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Rpt. Still feels hard for grade, height dependent for sure
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19 | ★ Wetting The Wick | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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Sun 7th Jan 2024 - Fingal Gym | ||||||
Fingal Gym Bouldering | ||||||
V3 | Polar Plunge | 3m | ||||
A grade or two harder if you don’t have the reach off the foot pocket to the flake up high. About 20 attempts!
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V2 | ★★ Werewolves not Swearwolves | 3m | ||||
V2 | Arctic Fox | 3m | ||||
Bonus crux move for the short and a long dead point.
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V1 | ★ Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden | 3m | ||||
Sit start for more moves
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V1 | ★ Crepe Paper | 3m | ||||
Done many of these about 15 years ago when bouldering was just training….but nice spot on a summers afternoon
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Sat 23rd Dec 2023 - Tomaree Head | ||||||
Dolphin Walls Upper | ||||||
19 | ★★ Semi Retirement | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt, exit.
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21 | ★★★ Fin Crack — 2 attempts | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
My hand greased off one hold and unexpectedly slipped. Got back on and went through. The mantle up the top is seeming tougher than before.
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23 | ★★ Moby Dick | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had to redeem myself for the slip on Fin crack
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Sat 23rd Dec 2023 - Tomaree Head | ||||||
Dolphin Walls Lower | ||||||
19 | ★★ Turkish Delight | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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20 | ★★ Cadbury Flake | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt
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19 | ★★ Houdini | 20m | ★ Good | |||
The good weather day between the rain. Suffering from post vax aches and pains, but better than laying on the couch.
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Tue 19th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Waterfall | ||||||
Roof pro- closed | 19m, 6 | ★ Good | ||||
A couple more goes, feeling a lot better on the lower section and sorted the finish but still missing a solution to the crux as Daves bridge solution leaves me too low.
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Tue 19th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Fern Gully | ||||||
23 | FA ★★ Jurassic Park | 31m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hopefully the predicted rain will settle the dust. Really great and varied moves and steeper than it looks. One go on TR to brush the holds then sent with a bit of power grunting and wobbling before we had to leave.
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Sat 16th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Waterfall | ||||||
Roof pro- closed | 19m, 6 | ★ Good | ||||
Still baffled by a 2 m section. Getting some linkage. I think we need to work on presses.
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16 | ★★ Flake | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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20 | ★★ Telapia | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. Quite a tricky one
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Fri 15th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Waterfall | ||||||
Roof pro- closed | 19m, 6 | ★ Good | ||||
finally back on this after a long time, not through want of trying. Quite greasy conditions today. Dave making much better progress
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Thu 14th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Barley Walls | ||||||
22 | ★★ Snuggles and the Dragon | 30m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt, didn’t have wires with us. Fun route.
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17 | ★ The exslovenian | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. I keep thinking a clean up of this route is needed. Nice traddish climbing on bolts, a couple of finger size cams can also be used.
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Wed 13th Dec 2023 - Kaputar | ||||||
Lindsay Rock Tops Barley Walls | ||||||
22 | ★★ Careless Fingernicker — 2 attempts | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt, needed a bit of a brush. Left hand crack glove/ tape useful for me. Unfortunately I had brought 2 right hand gloves ( duh!)
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18 | ★★ Capricious | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt. The moves on this route are great, if only it remained a bit cleaner. Rock improves a lot after 8 m. Calf pump!
The vegetation up high doesn’t interfere with route.
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Mon 11th Dec 2023 - Fingal Gym | ||||||
19 | ★ Vertical Hanger | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
I think we did this as a TR problem in the past. Awkward but interesting start
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18 ~19 | ★ Hop | 10m, 3 | Average | |||
Tricky start keeping left of arete. Stupid finish.
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19 | ★ Wetting The Wick | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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17 | ★ Little Frog | 11m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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18 | ★★ All Ass | 18m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt
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22 | ★ Go Go Gadget | 18m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. Shares a lot of holds with route to right
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19 | ★ Three Amigo's | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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20 | ★ Builder's Cleavage | 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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18 | ★ Side Pull Bob | 14m, 3 | Average | |||
Rpt
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Thu 7th Dec 2023 - Berowra | ||||||
Blackboard Wall | ||||||
21 | ★★ Palm Sunday | 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Rpt, alzheimers os, the slimpers felt pretty slimy today
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20 | ★★ Tomorrow's Villians | 12m, 4 | Average | |||
17 | ★★ Yesterday's Heroes | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. A bit sandy, gave it a brush.
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Thu 7th Dec 2023 - Berowra | ||||||
Bullet Hole Wall | ||||||
18 | ★★ Mental Fatigue | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Rpt. Unfortunately now crossed by another route.
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21 | ★★ Mental Fatigue Direct Start | 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Time to bail, getting increasingly hot and slippery. Greased off where it joins the regular route
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19 | ★★ Boris | 13m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
It’s a squeeze but didn’t feel too contrived
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18 | ★ Fox Sox Pox | 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt.
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Thu 7th Dec 2023 - Berowra | ||||||
Pimple Buttress | ||||||
11 | ★ ThreeSandShoes | 5m, 2 | ||||
Surprised to see a standard solo for many years now with bolts
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15 | ★ Taylor Made | 6m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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18 | ★ Look Blue Go Purple | 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Rpt
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17 ~19 | ★ Abe Simpson | 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
I have this ticked as a solo, but I think that was Plum Duff. This is almost a retrobolt of Pimple and of similar difficulty
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13 ~8 | WallowWall | 12m, 4 | Don't Bother | |||
Another questionable route
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3 ~1 | ★★ Abseil Slab | 12m, 2 | Crap | |||
Seriously, I walked down this with no hands and the dog ran up it. Needs to disappear.
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Mon 4th Dec 2023 - Chapman's Hill | ||||||
Sunnyvale | ||||||
Pamela | 3m | |||||
Need to do more sit ups. Good practice for something. Best not to have a dog laying on mat below you
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