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| Sat 25th May 2024 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Eastern Outcrops Melbourne View Buttress Gumslinger Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★ A Queen
- with
Poppy
| 12m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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The climbing is a touch contrived at the bottom avoiding bridging to the wall immediately behind, but overall this was an enjoyable climb. The bolts on whole this wall though are so average, I wasn't willing to lead on them.
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| Sat 25th May 2024 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Eastern Outcrops Back Wall | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Bardiche
- with
Poppy
| 14m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Another new climb to help spread people out across the Back wall. Quite pleasant addition.
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| 16 |
★ Estoc
- with
Poppy
| 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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New additions for the punters. Also climbed via the first 3 RB of this route and the last 3 RB of Bardiche for a pleasant slightly more sustained climb.
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| Tue 7th May 2024 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Eastern Outcrops Back Wall | ||||||
| 12 |
★ Tobin Brothers
- with
Josie
| 18m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| 14 |
★ Owen Glyndower
- with
Josie
| 24m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Wouldn't want to be near your limit and bobble a clip with the bolt spacing...
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| 14 |
★ One For The Masses
- with
Josie
| 20m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| 9 |
★ Anthony's Arete
- with
Josie
| 20m, 4 | Average | |||
| 13 |
★ Skippy
- with
Josie
| 25m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Coral Sea | ||||||
| The Church Northern Gullies Top Deck | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Sanctuary Park
- with
T-Bone
| 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun climbing along the rail.
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| Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Omega Block Area Lower Tier | ||||||
| 20 |
★ Blind Justice - State Of Shock link up
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor
| 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Repeat. Climbed this last time in the 90's sometime.
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| 23 |
★★ Underseige
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor
| 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Repeat. Just over 32 years since I climbed the FA!
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| Sun 14th Jan 2024 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Lower Tier | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Weekend Warrior
- with
T-Bone
| 19m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The start is nails and much harder than the rest - thumb pressing a crystal is not 19... Climbed 2nd shot and without the tree. Probably 19 if you bridge off that to start.
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| 17 |
★ Afterburner
- with
T-Bone
| 19m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
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Enjoyable climbing.
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| Sun 14th Jan 2024 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| The Turntable Car-park Area Eastern Walking Track Flinders Peak Slabs Flinders Peak Slabs - Wave Wall / Upper Tier | ||||||
| 12 |
★ In The Balance
- with
T-Bone
| 38m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Repeat, this time with the bolts.
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| Sun 10th Dec 2023 - Coral Sea | ||||||
| The Church Northern Gullies Top Deck | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Golden Thread
- with
T-Bone
| 13m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Some interesting moves for an easy climb.
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| 18 |
Quality Street
- with
T-Bone
| 14m, 6 | Average | |||
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It's up there! Pleasant enough warm up.
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| 23 |
★★★ All Thumbs
- with
T-Bone
| 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Little bit of everything. Great climb!
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| Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Black Hill | ||||||
| The Northern Group Upper Tier | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Deceit
| 20m, 4 | ||||
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Repeat. Again new bolts.
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| 16 |
★ Long Neck Stubbies
| 21m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Repeat. Nice new bolts!
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| 18 |
★★ Long Sausage
| 21m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great slab climb and recently rebolted. Get on it!
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| 19 |
★ Barefoot and Pregnant
| 23m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Led 30 years or so ago! As was green and damp but rope hanging down I had a quick run up it. Enjoyable slab that ill be rebolted shortly.
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| Sat 29th Jul 2023 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| Great Circle Drive North Gravel Pit Tor Area | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Skid Row
- with
T-Bone
| 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Alzheimer flash. First time back on it since I climbed the FA in 1991
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| 20 |
★★ Mean Streak
- with
T-Bone
| 19m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Didn't have the guide so climbed it direct from below the 1st FH. Would have been an extremely bold lead before the additional bolts!
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| 20 |
★★ A Question of Ethics
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Another Alzheimer flash. Again led at least 3 decades ago.
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| 19 |
★ Magnetic Attraction
- with
T-Bone
| 14m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Alzheimer flash. Climbed many decades ago when just one bolt.
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| Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
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Eye's Wide Shut Closed Project
| 30m, 11 | |||||
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Working the moves. All coming together.
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| 17 |
★ Scipio Africanus
| 16m, 4 | Average | |||
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Pleasant warm up.
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| 21 |
★ French Revolution
| 14m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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Hadn't been on this for probably 30 years. Still a good route.
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| Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Werribee Gorge | ||||||
| Falcons Lookout Main Boardwalk | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Mephisto
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 5 | Average | |||
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First ascent.
Given the limited real estate around Melbourne... Actually offers some good moves, unfortunately like Thanos it eases all too soon. Unsure of the grade as we couldn't feel our fingers today. Will be interested to see what grade this settles at. |
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| 21 |
★★ Snatch and Grab
- with
T-Bone
| 14m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Alzheimer flash. Probably 30 years or so since I climbed it last.
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| Mon 10th Apr 2023 - Black Hill | ||||||
| The Northern Group Upper Tier | ||||||
| 17 |
★ Touch and Go
| 20m, 3 | Average | |||
| 18 |
★ Rough Diamond
| 23m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Freshly rebolted. Good climbing!
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| 16 |
★★ Polished Gem
| 23m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Another good route with worthwhile climbing.
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| 17 |
★★ Milawa
| 23m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Really pleasant slabbing. Extra nice with the new bolts
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| Sun 2nd Apr 2023 - Big Hill | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Last Beautiful Girl
| 10m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
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The best of the 3. Unfortunately it is so short once again.
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| 18 |
★ She’s makes my day
| 10m, 3 | Average | |||
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All 3 routes are extremely short. More like 6-7m
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| 15 |
★ Where is Julia
| 10m, 3 | Don't Bother | |||
| 14 |
Mad Season
| 20m, 5 | Average | |||
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Pleasant slab
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| 10 |
Angry White People
| 20m, 5 | Average | |||
| 14 |
★ Lockdown Slab
| 10m, 3 | Don't Bother | |||
| Sat 25th Mar 2023 - Black Hill | ||||||
| Ultra Violet Tor | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Ultra Violet
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 4 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Epic route and one of the best if not the best here; deserves more attention! Featured rock with varied moves the whole way.
Went third go. Felt impossible initially then slowly unlocked the sequences. |
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| Sat 25th Mar 2023 - Black Hill | ||||||
| Mushroom Rock | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Pull the Ripcord
- with
T-Bone
| 20m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Enjoy while the tree is still standing. Nice featured slab once established.
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| Fri 10th Feb 2023 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton) | ||||||
| Tribute Wall Tribute Wall Upper | ||||||
| 18 |
★ MC Hammer Drill
| 16m, 5 | Don't Bother | |||
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A couple of okay moves through the bulge. Otherwise meh...
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| 16 |
★★ The Suburbs
| 15m, 6 | Average | |||
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We ignored these walls when developing VD land. Confirmed it was the right decision to walk by, as only positive was it was in the shade on a hot evening.
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| 2023 - Mt Stapylton Campground | ||||||
| I Forget Walls Main Cliff - South | ||||||
| 20 |
★ The Don
- with
Luke Batchelor
| 12m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| 16 |
★★ Holey Diver
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor, Poppy
| 21m | ★ Good | |||
| 17 |
The Chin
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor, Poppy
| 16m | Average | |||
| 17 |
★ Bongo Birds
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor, Poppy
| 25m | Average | |||
| 14 |
★ Hoarse Whisperer
- with
T-Bone
| 25m | Average | |||
| 22 |
★★ Reliance on Compliance
- with
T-Bone
| 21m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Technical slabbing.
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| 22 |
★ Sega
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor
| 20m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Technical slab. Just managed the OS...
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| 13 ~14 |
★ Fresh Prince Albert
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
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Will be better once it cleans after a few more repeats.
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| 18 |
★ Terabithia
- with
Luke Batchelor
| 15m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| 2023 - Mt Stapylton Campground | ||||||
| I Forget Walls Main Cliff - North | ||||||
| 18 |
★ Durry Puncher
- with
T-Bone
| 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
| 13 |
★★ Winnie the Blue
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
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On Trad with some inventive placements prior to being fixed.
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| 18 |
★★ Cigars of the Pharaoh
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 17 |
★ Cinny Bun Brain
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 17 |
★★ The Cubans
- with
T-Bone
| 23m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 15 |
★ Quitline
- with
Sumaya
| 24m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Pleasant retro straightening up Toby's mixed route that continued diagonally up the ramp rightwards after the start.
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| 25 |
★★ Lux Aeterna
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Took a lot of effort to equip then send. Needed every old man trick in the book to get the FA. Pretty proud of this one.
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| 19 |
★ Sinking Sands
- with
T-Bone, Luke Batchelor
| 12m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
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Pumpy fun. Worthwhile filler FA.
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| 20 |
★★ Faff Pack
- with
T-Bone
| 17m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
| 19 |
Demolition Man
- with
T-Bone
| 16m, 5 | Average | |||
| 19 |
★★ Stallone
- with
T-Bone
| 22m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
| 15 |
★ Cherub
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 8 | Average | |||
| 16 |
★★ Girls on the TV
- with
T-Bone
| 14m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Pleasant easy route.
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| 16 |
★ 10am R&B
- with
T-Bone
| 13m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
| 20 |
★ Facing Shade
- with
T-Bone
| 10m, 4 | Average | |||
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Pumpy climbing, pity it's not longer.
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| 17 |
★★ Forget Me Not
- with
T-Bone
| 21m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Great orange stone.
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| 18 |
★★ Sad Euphoria
- with
T-Bone
| 19m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Fun line, unfortunately broken by the ledge in the middle.
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| 16 |
★ Happy Baby
- with
T-Bone
| 10m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Pleasant moves.
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| 17 |
★ Benjy
- with
T-Bone
| 13m | Average | |||
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It should clean up nicely after a few more ascents. Nice climbing.
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| 16 |
Subordinate
- with
T-Bone
| 10m, 5 | Average | |||
| 20 |
Under The Sun
- with
Luke Batchelor
| 10m, 5 | Average | |||
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Some interesting moves for a shorter route.
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| 2023 - Mt Stapylton Campground | ||||||
| I Forget Walls Brownie Points Wall | ||||||
| 18 |
★ The Bolt Report
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 6 | Average | |||
| 17 |
★ Cardigan Village
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
| 18 |
★ Stump Grinding 101
- with
T-Bone
| 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Nice little wall.
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| 2023 - Coral Sea | ||||||
| The Church Northern Gullies San Fran | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Inuit
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice!
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| 21 |
Psychophagus
- with
T-Bone
| 22m, 8 | Average | |||
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Bouldery lower half
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| 18 |
★ Covenant
- with
T-Bone
| 20m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
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Tricky if you don't read it right.
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| 18 |
★ Late Raider
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Tucked away in the gully. FA
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| 20 |
★ Tablets of Stone
- with
T-Bone
| 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Fun line.
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| Sat 12th Nov 2022 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| Cressy Gully Road Area Right Side Metropolitan Walls Upper wall | ||||||
| 16 |
Concrete Jungle
| 20m, 2 | Average | |||
| 17 |
Urban Sprawl
| 21m, 2 | Average | |||
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Unfortunately like all the routes on this wall eases once past the first bolt.
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| 18 |
Thunder Goat
| 23m, 2 | Average | |||
| 16 |
Skyline
| 23m, 2 | Average | |||
| Sat 12th Nov 2022 - The You Yangs | ||||||
| Cressy Gully Road Area Right Side Metropolitan Walls Lower wall | ||||||
| 14 |
★ Under the Sward
| 22m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
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Most consistent line here.
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| Fri 6th Dec 2019 - Camels Hump | ||||||
| Omega Block Area Privy Block - Chain buttress | ||||||
| 15 |
★ Morty
| 10m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Good new addition
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| 15 |
★ Guilty by Association
| 10m, 3 | Average | |||
| Sun 17th Feb 2019 - Inner Melbourne | ||||||
| Table Rock Point | ||||||
| V0+ |
★ Clay foundation
| 6m | ||||
| V3 |
★ Table point roof
| 3m | ||||
| V2 |
★ Table point sidepull
| 3m | ||||
| V1 |
Table point pinch
| 3m | ||||
| V4 |
★ Out of the deep
| 3m | ||||
| V1 |
★ Table point traverse
| 45m | ||||
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Enjoyable water level traverse. Forgotten how soft this sandstone is! I recommend old climbing shoes and wearing an old t-shirt to protect your chest from the inevitable scrapes when footholds crumble! Take my advice as I look like I've had a run in with a cheese grater!
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| Nov 2018 - Coral Sea | ||||||
| The Church Shady Side - North Side The Balcony | ||||||
| 18 |
Battery Hen
| 12m, 8 | Average | |||
| 19 |
★ Thug Life
| 15m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
| 19 |
★★ The Nut Milker
| 28m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Great climb!
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| 20 |
★ Usurper
| 20m, 8 | Average | |||
| 18 |
★ Quaceros
| 20m, 9 | Average | |||
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Early days. Late 2018.
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