Ascents in Lowdina by Chris Speer

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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality
Tue 2nd Jan 2024 - Lowdina
	17	★★ Ferio - with Steve	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
	19 Easy	★★ Don't Jolt That Bolt - with Steve	Mixed trad 22m, 1	★ Good
	17 ~16	★★ Bicycles Don't Fly - with Steve	Trad 15m	★ Good
	19 ~20	★ Gecko - with Steve	Trad 12m	★ Good
Very nice climbing.
	11	★★ Oisin - with Steve	Trad 20m	Average
Found the possum
Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Lowdina
	18	★ Zundapp	Trad 20m	Don't Bother
Some nice climbing, but the good parts are pretty short-lived and the rest is contrived. Look elsewhere for Lowdina face-climbing.
Sat 2nd Sep 2023 - Lowdina
	18	★★ The Danger Hog Shuffle - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	17	★★ Snoober - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 17m	★★ Very Good
	21 Easy	★ Caged — 2 attempts - with Zac Lazatin	Sport 18m	★ Good
Messed up the crux and got myself in a pickle. Lowered, pulled rope and went next try.
	23 Hard	★★★ Albatross - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Two laps
	16 Hard	★★ Chocolate - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	19 ~19	★★ Yoda - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
	18	★★ Mother Earth - with Zac Lazatin	Trad 17m	★ Good
Sun 20th Aug 2023 - Lowdina
	13 ~13	★★ Sweetie - with Jai	Trad 20m	★ Good
Cool traverse.
	16	★ Hood - with Jai	Trad 30m	★ Good
Old school.
	21 ~21	★★ Maggot On A Brick - with Jai	Mixed trad 12m, 2	★ Good
Great climbing the whole way.
	15 Easy	Jot Jot Splat - with Jai	Trad 15m	Average
Not bad. Not great.
	18	★ Boys in Bikinis - with Jai	Trad 15m	★ Good
Exciting run-out.
	17	★★ Chook Fever - with Jai	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Mick Goes to Moonah - with Jai	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Great climbing.
Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Lowdina
	19 Easy	★★ Don't Jolt That Bolt - with Martin Brown	Mixed trad 22m, 1	★ Good
	20	★★ Liars and Losers - with Martin Brown	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
	19 Easy	★★★ Something Scurrilous - with Martin Brown	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	18	★ Daytime Delinquents - with Martin Brown	Trad 14m	★ Good
	21 ~21	★ Rogering the Rock - with Martin Brown	Trad 20m	★ Good
	21 ~21	★★ Maggot On A Brick - with Martin Brown	Mixed trad 12m, 2	★ Good
Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Lowdina
	22	★★ Picnic in the Front Room - with Jai	Unknown 15m	★★ Very Good
Incredible climbing. Gear is good but tiny. Placed an RP#1. Pooped a little.
	17	★★ Ferio - with Jai	Trad 12m	★ Good
Warmup.
	19 Easy	★★★ Something Scurrilous - with Jai	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Super good.
	18	★ Daytime Delinquents - with Jai	Trad 14m	★ Good
Great climbing.
	21 ~21	★ Rogering the Rock - with Jai	Trad 20m	★ Good
What a sandbag! Perplexing moves past the bolt. Figured them out after many attempts then got it all in one go.
	21 ~21	★★ Maggot On A Brick - with Jai	Mixed trad 12m, 2	★ Good
Figuring out stances for re-bolting. Tricky moves.
Sun 25th Jun 2023 - Lowdina
	22	★★ Picnic in the Front Room - with Jai	Unknown 15m	★★ Very Good
	21	★★ Tall Dudes - with Jai	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
	17	★★ Ferio - with Jai	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
	19 Easy	★★ Don't Jolt That Bolt - with Jai	Mixed trad 22m, 1	★ Good
	20	★★ Liars and Losers - with Jai	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
	18	★★ Electric Exercise Bike	Trad 15m	★ Good
Sun 4th Jun 2023 - Lowdina
	18	★★ The Danger Hog Shuffle - with Samson Williams	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Classy climbing.
	19 ~19	★★ Yoda - with Samson Williams	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
	22	★★ Acerb - with Samson Williams	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Great route.
	18	★ Felix - with Samson Williams	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Warmup on Samsons gear.
Sun 21st May 2023 - Lowdina
	20	★★ Illegal Move - with hamish jackson	Trad 12m	★ Good
Fun as usual.
	18	★ Felix - with hamish jackson	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Great climbing that keeps giving the whole way, and rather unlikely at the grade. Flash as I cleaned it and re-bolted it.
	22 Hard	★ Doug's Rat Roxanne - with hamish jackson	Trad 15m	Average
Tough. A bit of a one move wonder and not really worth the time.
	22 ~22	★★★ Drury Line - with hamish jackson	Mixed trad 25m, 5	★★ Very Good
Great route. Nice to get the tick.
	23	Spazattack Direct - with hamish jackson	Trad 18m	★ Good
Hard and bold.
Sun 14th May 2023 - Lowdina
	18	★ Bulging Biceps - with Martin Brown	Trad 12m	★ Good
Good climbing. Better to do the direct start though.
	21 Easy	★ Bulging Triceps - with Martin Brown	Trad	★ Good
Nice route. Pink-pointed as left gear in after doing Bulging Biceps.
	19 ~19	★★ Yoda - with Martin Brown	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
Nice to repeat such a fine route. Great gear if you look for it.
	22	★★ Acerb - with Martin Brown	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Took a couple falls working out the crux. Lowered-off and passed the torch to Martin who nervously took it to the top. Worked the moves and gear on toppy after this. Great route with some committing and excellent moves.
	22 ~22	★★★ Drury Line - with Martin Brown	Mixed trad 25m, 5	★★ Very Good
Figured out the second crux. Just have to put it together now.
Sat 13th May 2023 - Lowdina
	18 Hard	★★ Wolfetone - with Alex Lawson	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Very nice climbing.
	20	★★ Illegal Move - with Alex Lawson	Trad 12m	★ Good
Quite like this climb. Interesting moves.
Sun 7th May 2023 - Lowdina
	23 Hard	★★★ Albatross — 2 attempts - with TUMC	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Still hard. Had to remember my beta.
	21 Hard	★★ Balbatross - with TUMC	Trad 30m	★★ Very Good
Fell off the crux once, then figured out the holds and did it to the top.
	16 Hard	★★ Chocolate - with TUMC	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
After Cam's lead on his gear.
	19 ~19	★★ Yoda - with TUMC	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
	14	★ Strawberries - with TUMC	Trad 25m	★ Good
Seconding Cam.
	23	Spazattack Direct - with TUMC	Trad 18m	★ Good
Didn't have the skin to keep trying.
	18	★ Spazattack - with TUMC	Trad 18m	★ Good
Sat 1st Oct 2022 - Lowdina
	22	★★★ Drury Line - with Shirley, Rach, Cameron Semple	Mixed trad 25m, 5	★★★ Classic
Damn hard. But all quality. Will be back for this one.
	20	★★ Liars and Losers - with Shirley, Rach, Cameron Semple	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Quality! Excellent and exciting (but well protected) slabbing. So close to falling at the RP/micro cluster (bomber though).
	17	★★ Bicycles Don't Fly - with Shirley, Rach, Cameron Semple	Trad 15m	★ Good
Warmup.
	18	★★ Mother Earth - with Shirley, Rach, Cameron Semple	Trad 17m	★★ Very Good
Packs a punch even on second.
Sun 18th Sep 2022 - Lowdina
	18 19	★★ Don't Jolt That Bolt - with Alex Lawson	Mixed trad 22m, 1	★★ Very Good
Nails for 18. Probably closer to 20. Fell off at the crux n the first attempt, lowered, then delivered a redpoint. My RP fell out as i climbed above it :S
	17	★★ Ungar - with Alex Lawson	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Jam city.
	20 21	★★ Brittle Little Mothers - with Alex Lawson	Mixed trad 20m, 1	★★ Very Good
Very tricky. Good gear. Harder than 20 (21/22).
Sun 4th Sep 2022 - Lowdina
	19	★★ Alekhine's Defence - with Jai	Trad 12m	★★ Very Good
Cleaned-it (mostly Jai!), anchored it, top-roped it, then led it. Superb face-climbing. Quite sustained with a bold start and some excellent gear from then on.
Sun 21st Aug 2022 - Lowdina
	18	FA ★ The Contortionist - with Jai	Trad 10m	★ Good
This surprised me. Super short but super consistent and tricky. Some very odd moves I haven't encountered before.
	13	FA The Bearded Lady - with Jai	Trad 10m	Average
8 m of hand crack, moving along..
	13	FA ★ The Dancing Shoes - with Jai	Trad 12m	★ Good
Fun. Some fun moments on the small gear and some nice movement. Good one for the novices wanting to get into more of this style of climbing.
	17	★★ Bicycles Don't Fly - with Jai	Trad 15m	★ Good
Pretty nice climbing, though its a bit contrived avoiding the Ants Pants or Liars and Losers at times.
	13	★★ The Ants Pants - with Jai	Trad 15m	★ Good
Highly enjoyable. Never hard. Always fun. Loads of good gear.
	18 Easy	★★ Don't Jolt That Bolt - with Jai	Mixed trad 22m, 1	★★ Very Good
Ripper climb.
	12	★ No Corruption - with Jai	Trad 12m	★ Good
Good stuff. Couple tricky moves for the grade about halfway up.
Wed 10th Aug 2022 - Lowdina
	18	★★ Mother Earth - with Martin Brown	Trad 17m	★★ Very Good
Warm-up for albatross.
	23	★★★ Albatross - with Martin Brown	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
My first hard trad red-point. This seemed impossible when I first tried it long ago, and it was still hard today. So awesome to finally lead it and get the tick. Martin and I both lead it back to back and both agreed it's harder than 23. So this may in fact be Australia's first grade 24 (controversial!). We did pre-place a single sling around the spike/block, as we both agreed that the wire you put in to protect a ground-fall here from 8m is likely to pull. Everything else (including the sling) was clipped/placed on lead though. This a true crack test-piece and a marvellous route worthy of anyone's time.
Sun 31st Jul 2022 - Lowdina
	16	★ Morning Sun - with Jai	Trad 20m	★ Good
Seconding Jai
	14	★★ Things to do While Waiting for the Apocalypse - with Jai	Trad 20m	★ Good
Seconding Jai
	18	★★ Mother Earth - with Jai	Trad 17m	★★ Very Good
Installed the anchor from yesterday's FA and then top roped it.
	23 Hard	★★★ Albatross - with Jai	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Finally figured out the crux. Did a couple laps. Next shot is the lead.
Sat 30th Jul 2022 - Lowdina
	16	FA ★ Morning Sun - with Tiburonny	Trad 20m	★ Good
FA on second following Jeroen. Cleaned-up to be a very very nice line.
	14	FA ★★ Things to do While Waiting for the Apocalypse - with Tiburonny	Trad 20m	★ Good
FA on lead after cleaning. Very enjoyable climbing with great gear and some good length. Perfect for a beginner leader.
	18	FA ★★ Mother Earth - with Tiburonny	Trad 17m	★★ Very Good
FA on lead with Jeroen after giving it a clean (and it took a LOT of cleaning). But by golly we unearthed a gem. Hard crack at the start, followed but some extra burly deep fist jamming. Anchor to be added tomorrow, we traversed to the anchor above TTDWWFTA on the FA, then decided this wasn't that great and made cleaning the pitch harder.
Mon 13th Jun 2022 - Lowdina
	18	★★ Mick Goes to Moonah - with Jai	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Great moves. 2 laps.
	17	★★ Chook Fever - with Jai	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Burly. Saving Jai.
	17	★★★ Virag - with Jai	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
	14	★ Strawberries - with Jai	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
	20	★★ Brittle Little Mothers - with Jai	Mixed trad 20m, 1
Nice climbing. Should lead it soon.
Sun 15th May 2022 - Lowdina
	16	★ Ulysses - with Everyone	Trad 25m	★ Good
A fine route. 1.5 stars. Some memorable moments getting into the chimney at the top. Great gear. Logged as a flash as i cleaned it first.
	23 Hard	★★★ Albatross - with everyone	Trad 30m	★★★ Mega Classic
Getting closer..
	19	★★ Yoda - with everyone	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
Had me sweating. Enough small gear between the good gear to keep things sane. A very absorbing lead.
Sun 8th May 2022 - Lowdina
	18	★★ Anzac Day - with rach and mark	Trad 20m	★★ Very Good
Pretty excellent climbing. Ripped a hold off at the start and created a new foothold! Some very exciting moves around the roof and enjoyable, thoughtful climbing the whole way to the top. Good gear the whole way. We cleaned a few of the looser flakes off on the way down so it’s ready for the next party minus lobotomy factor. One of lowdina’s standout climbs for sure.
	18	★ Boys in Bikinis - with rach and mark	Trad 15m	★ Good
We stick clipped the piton (harder than it looks!) and I almost brown pantsed myself getting to it through the difficult crux moves, trying not to rip it out by whipping. It seems legit but I think a replacement is probably warranted on this one. Easier climbing to the top with another brown pants moment with a 4 m runout. Pretty bold route overall.
	18	★ Boys in Bikinis - with rach and mark	Trad 15m	★ Good
Aaaand the clean top rope attempt.
Wed 27th Apr 2022 - Lowdina
	19 20	★★ Illegal Move - with Cameron Semple	Trad 12m	★ Good
Opted to have the carrot bolt pre-clipped to avoid a nasty fall if things went pear-shaped. Great route with a fairly interesting crux. Still not sure what I was standing on most of the time.
	18	★★ Electric Exercise Bike - with Cameron Semple	Trad 15m	★★ Very Good
Very very nice slabbing. From the ground the gear on the slab looks nonexistent, but it is fact bomber and quite plentiful!
	19 Easy	★★★ Something Scurrilous - with Cameron Semple	Trad 25m	★★★ Classic
Pretty rooted as this was the last route of the day.
	15	★★ Subvert the Dominant Paradigm - with Cameron Semple	Trad 25m	★★ Very Good
Still exciting on second.

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