Ascents in Mt Barney

I had a blast on this!

Was so cool to do it as a solo, and so cool just to tick it off. I've written up a bit about it, there's a link below if you're interested!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KaaosgCXBkD4ZvB9Sgwg6cACZ0z10sqzQhgyfCXCN28/edit?usp=sharing

Everything we were after plus a little. Started at 6 from lwr portals campground following kangaroo trails and the ridge line thru the Tom tums. Found ourselves a bit off route descending isolated (stay SE if not rappelling?). Wild views and exposure up north peak then followed a path of sorts into the lenticular cloud to gain east peak. Bailed on descending via savages opting for SE ridge instead. Arrived at yellow pinch just in time to avoid the impending thunderstorm, waited that out, and limped back to camp in time for a twilight swim. Circuit took us just shy of 12hrs. Great to spend time in the mountains with James but we ought have less preexisting ailments for our next adventure I think.

A couple of mishaps and navigation errors turned what was meant to be a 11hr hike into a 2 days adventure. Had to sleep on the mountain for the night under emergency blanket & tarp. Ran out of water the next day but luckily we have some purifying tablets within the group. Definitely bring headlamp & extra supplies if you are planning to do this route.

We linked pitches 1-2 3-4 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15

The mantel on pitch 13 is very technical

Was abit hot today foot were on fire by the top

Good day out was 13 hours car to car and we wastes about 2 hours looking for rap and start of the route

Bigwall style.

Big day out with Liana, starting at 5:45 at LP car park. The day held the most vertical bush bashing I'd ever done, plenty of back of forth route finding to get down some of the peaks, enjoying some pretty wild vistas, a bit of exposed slab and plenty of Grass trees to poke you in the ears, eyes and nostrils on ascent. We navigated around one of Toms Tums after staring at it and thinking 'that looks a bit much', going east around the base with some more bush bashing through the veg and battling with some stubborn vines. We came to a gully with a fixed line, pulled some moves to get up out of the gully and once again were faced with a bit more gardening. Staring over at Isolated Peak we had the same thoughts of 'that looks a bit much', but before we knew it we were well above our previous peak and hadn't had much bowel quivering exposure to contend with. We kept up a consistent pace, stopping at each peak to take in the views and the overwhelming size of the landscape around us. We had amazing conditions for most of the day with cool temps, sunshine and great visibility right up until entering the clouds on East peak. We descended via South Ridge as we knew we'd be hiking some of it in the dark and wanted a well marked option to easily find our way back to Yellowpinch, where a jar of pickles was waiting. We reached the car around 7pm, still laughing, smiling and maybe a bit delirious.

Wasn't as hard to find as I thought, path seems pretty well defined at this point. Pitch seven was amazing, such awesome exposure. Also loved how much slab was on this climb absolutely epic!

More french than free! I blame the bag. Honestly the climbing was not as hard as the walk down. My legs are shaking even thinking about it.

Came to do Face of Long Leaning and missed the start. Decided on playing it smart and calling it and jsut to summit another way. Ended up going up something not quite this. Messed up the descent. Long day out. Lower Portals Water is the best tasting thing I've ever had. Glad we carried all the gear and ropes all day to never use it

found the two crux pitches hard and terrifying, seductive problem solving tho

What an absurd adventure that will stick with me for the rest of my life! We both expected this route to be demanding and boy did it exceed all expectations. The early march up the mountain was really stunning, watching the layers of mountains slowly appear around us.

The route threw in its fair share of challenges, with a few crimps exploding here and there, but overall, it was epic. I found pitch 5 and 6 incredibly fun… traversing out into the abyss and gaining the odd jug to be able to turn around and bathe in the exposure, and then punching up into some great solid moves. Unreal.

To go from a totally unseasoned gym climber a couple of years ago and hearing about this mega, seemingly unattainable route, to gaining enough experience to get up it, was a very surreal moment for me. Big ups to Bryn for being a weapon of a partner to train and execute this with!

Mega push from the boys. Never had a more stressful day in my life - glad to have had such an experience. Highlights were the gorgeous sunrise, the horrible sounds that came out of my mouth climbing past the overhang on pitch 7, Laura's BBQ scrolls at the top of pitch 9, the absolute screamer I took on pitch 14, and the downright F tier banter (as usual). Won't ever forget the crazy mix of emotions I felt after getting back on the horse and pulling up to the anchors on pitch 14. What a day!

What a lovely day out, bit of choss here and there, some interesting bolt placements and cool exposure up a nice big rock.