Ascents by Lee Cujes

Total unexpected drive in, wow there's people climbing, lets go up, let's try this guys project.

Olympos and Geyikbayiri in one day

Techy and hard, reminded me of Shipley.

Got to the stal with feet first time and blew a hold in the roof. Second time did it and 1 arm from the bottom. Simon Carter on photos. Killer.

First rebolted ascent. Nice!

Photo lap.

Fell off third last move. Super pumped on the pinches.

Fell off second last move. Argh!

Incredible. 32m. Rock is like dripping candle wax. This was the reason I came back to Vietnam. Simon Carter did photos. Stoked!

One the finest routes you could hope to climb. 1 fall. Super memorable.

Three times clean today in quest of the extension

Lyn Hill Todd Skinner route. Hard. Bad bolts on this wall.

Not complete. To big reach.

Two runs for pics. Hung off the tip of the board every which way but didn't mantle it out and finish.

I was scared up there

Umm, bit harder than 6b up there where I was. Made it to the hole where you help a cow give birth.

Pics lap on prow. Sam did awesome, highest DWS yet.

Scrappy tufa action.

One of the more enjoyable DWS I have done.

Sam tells me I did this. Super rock.

Super place, climbing just ok.

Glenn TR'd after me I think.

Night party flash

Bloody big dyno throw and other long moves to frustrate shorties [2]

Super hanging fins and tufas. Kneebars!

tip top

Last hold on OS. Was 28 when I did it, but I've suggested 26/7. [2]

A ramble up a corner. Not good.

Sam and I had a burn to work out bolts and clean.

A bit of everything. Slab, pockets, a chimney, and pocketed headwall with a sting in the tail. You'd better float like a butterfly...

Good rock. Sussed new route afterwards.

First working burn after bolting. Freakin awesome. Could not yet solve the transition out of the crack. All other moves done. Simon also had a burn.

Unlocked crux, but couldn't link to the following campus move. Weird that.

Freakin awesome! This cliff just keeps on giving. Super bouldery crux sequence with wild swings on fingerlocks and campussing on perfect, bullet stone. No footholds! One of my best new routes. Could be 8a? [3]

Perfectly sculpted mega pockets up tech slab.

This route was actually my concept. I toproped it in Nov 2009 and told Slo it was worth doing. The start is unfortunately quite hard and a fall would be ugly (ledge).

Wasn't super impressed with this one.

4th ascent of this new route.

All moves, very hot.

Leaning pumpyness

Wicked arete with a tufa flow down it.

Sussed it out on the lower, then flashed. Freakin nails for 7b. It might even be hard for 7b+?

I didn't like the bolt positions on the steep wall. Ended up grabbing the draw - wtf! The horror!

Another short newie. Trail shoes.

Short new one with crux at anchors. Trail shoes.

Extension to My Way up the twin, leaning, overhung fingercracks will see your fingers and shoes working at full steam.

From top of stacked blocks, lean across chasm to shallow corner. Up this with some tricky moves to ledge. Brilliant white wall, then juggy pockets to first anchor.

Glenn's route, I snagged the FA. Thanks mate. Start 4m L of The Grass is Always Greener at large tufa. Up tufa/corner to encounter delicate face climbing. Negotiate a ledge system, then it's in to some overhung cracks. Tie a knot in the end of your 60m rope before lowering.

New route, needed heaps more cleaning - urgh! Good now though. Cool leaning cracks up high, and a bouldery, slippery move at half height. Audrey flashed on my beta. 7b+/c. [2]