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Sun 5th Mar 2023 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Cloisters The Cereals Buttress | ||||||
Project Chris Warner (open) | 18m, 8 | |||||
Only about 25. This should go down pretty easily really
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Sun 5th Mar 2023 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Trojan Wall | ||||||
23 | ★★ Redshift - Blueshift | 35m, 3 | ||||
Rebolted. And largely brushed.
Needs a bit more, and if anyone else gets on it before I get back to it (hahahaha) then you need a thinner diameter crab or two for the last bolt
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Mon 3rd Oct 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
Devil in my ear - Dane - with Nat | ||||||
Easier than Demon - needs a brush, and I'll consider a single bolt. Unfortunately putting it in the start would detract from Demon
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Only for the Devil - proj Dane - with Nat | 6 | |||||
Figuring this out again, still haven't got a real start
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Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Trojan Wall | ||||||
26 | ★ Douráteos híppos - with Nat | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
26 | ★ Douráteos híppos - with Nat | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Dropped the last tenuous move. Should just lead it once I have skin
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Sun 25th Sep 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland North-west | ||||||
24 | ★★ Motown | 15m, 4 | ||||
TR solo dog to get some tips back.
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27 | ★★ Technocrat | 20m, 5 | ||||
Still really humid. This thing is still hard. I should spend some more time getting it done.
Elbow not too unhappy
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Mon 13th Jun 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
21 | ★★ Pas de Deux - with Nat | 12m, 4 | ||||
Break in brand new shoes
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22 | ★★ Easy Wind - with Nat | 20m | ||||
Tr solo lap. Felt good.
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25 | Rentokill Surprise - with Nat | 20m | ||||
In brand new shoes. I trashed yesterdays ones.
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Mon 25th Apr 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Honeysuckle Crag Main Crag | ||||||
20 | ★ Mel and Kim Go Boxing - with Hugh Newall | 18m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Always fun, even if I'm not in the best shape
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14 | ★ East Coast of South America - with Hugh Newall | 20m | ||||
Great fun, finished up Sickle
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Wed 20th Apr 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland North-west | ||||||
24 | ★★ Motown | 15m, 4 | ||||
2 shots, too cold, and my tips are only just starting to toughen up. I'll be back for it, if only as a change of pace
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Mon 18th Apr 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
15 | ★ Ephemeros | 75m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Linkup Tachyon P1 and then some crack above as the last pitch on a CCA intro day
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Fri 15th Apr 2022 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
26 | ★★ Reckoner | 12m, 4 | ||||
Felt remarkably close given my lack of climbing recently. All moves quickly, without looking at my old beta
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Tue 28th Dec 2021 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Belfry | ||||||
17 | ★ The Bat - with bri | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Can't believe it took me so long to get on this.
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Sat 30th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
21 | ★ Nomans Gland | 10m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice climbing
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14 | ★ Norm's Nees | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Entertaining and old school. I want to do it on tubes and hexes
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20 | ★ Oxygen Arete | 15m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
Good. The direct up the arete is probably nicer, but the easier moves over right where the gear is would be the lead route
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Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Poachers | ||||||
22 | ★★ Bad Press - with Shane Murphy | 15m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good fun, but quite hollow. Hard and pumpy in the sun, but a nice route. OS after the first move.
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Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Trojan Wall | ||||||
13 | ★★ Labyrinth | 70m | ★ Good | |||
nice run up this
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14 | Erstwhile Emus | 10m | ||||
Got to nearly the end of the hard bits. A few flakes are very close to coming off. Shoes might work better too, though they may destroy your feet if you fell. Could get gear at 4-5 m. maybe take a rope next time?
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Mon 18th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
26 | ★★ Reckoner (unknown) | 12m, 4 | ||||
Third bolt up. Fingers were still glassy from Medina
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21 | ★★ Norsca Man | 10m, 2 | ||||
Nice features, nice moves. What's not to like? The old 80s steel has been replaced
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Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Mushroom Rock | ||||||
13 | ★ False Sun | 15m | ||||
27 | ★ Funky Cold Medina | 15m, 4 | ||||
Only did the last bolt up. Felt quite reasonable. Glad the FA stopped at the crack, because the bolt and line above it is stupid hard. Definitely possible though
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19 | Five Go Mad on Mescaline | 15m, 2 | ||||
Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Cloisters Simple Simon Slabs | ||||||
10 | ★ Tarantella - with Paul Smith | 20m | ||||
Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Cloisters Equinox Wall | ||||||
20 | ★★ Open Season - with Paul Smith | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very nice, tighter than expected, gloves may have been cutting off circulation or maybe I just worked hard
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14 | ★★ Sweetwater Wine - with Paul Smith | 20m | ||||
Nice, but needs a brush. Cool little section at the start keeps it interesting
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Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Cloisters The Hello Boulder | ||||||
18 | ★★ Sasha Cracka - with Paul Smith | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
9 | ★★ Breakaway - with Paul Smith | 15m | ||||
With rlthe right, cocolossal top out
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18 | ★★ Rocketman - with Paul Smith | 15m | ||||
Nice climbing. Should have worn both crack gloves
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19 | ★★ Absent Friends - with Paul Smith | 7m | ||||
Damn hard, even for 19. Quite nice though a few more degrees would help
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Sun 27th Oct 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
19 | ★★ Darkling - with Bonnie | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite nice, but need longer arms to collect Bonnie's cams
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23 | ★★ Get Smart - with Bonnie | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Quite nice. Tricky crux, but now brushed
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Sat 26th Oct 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
16 | ★★ Ebony Quill - with Bonnie | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good fun. The top needs a brush, but then it'll be in a regular rotation
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Mon 7th Oct 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
26 | ★★ Reckoner (unknown) - with Bonnie, Paul Smith, Shane | 12m, 4 | ||||
A bit warm today, but good to remove a little more skin
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17 | The Demon Explores the Sea - with Bonnie, Paul Smith, Shane | 12m | Average | |||
More friable than you'd like. Recommend tr inspection and cleaning if you feel so inclined. The flake on the left at the top is pretty dodgy as well
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Sun 22nd Sep 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
26 | ★★ Reckoner (unknown) | 12m, 4 | ||||
Did all the moves ground up. Felt easier than I remembered. Should go shortly
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22 | Fluorescent (Flourescent) | 10m | ||||
Very nice
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Sat 24th Aug 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Echidna Rocks Right group | ||||||
14 | ★★ Galvin is my favourite (Another 80s line) | 25m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite a nice line up the slab
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Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Determinant Sector | ||||||
20 | ★★ Wicked Witch of the West - with Jamie, | 60m, 3 | ||||
Really nice slabbing to finish at sunset
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24 | ★★ Rocketman - with Damo, Jamie | 25m, 2 | ||||
19 | ★★★ Madrigal - with Damo, Jamie | 25m | ||||
Very good climbing
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Sun 4th Aug 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks Cave Wall | ||||||
18 | ★ Jacob | 36m | ★ Good | |||
nice enough, but a bit cold
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Sat 3rd Aug 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks The Practice Boulder | ||||||
25 | ★★ Doctor Slaughter - with Duncan | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Too cold, saving some skin for tomorrow
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Sat 6th Jul 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
8 | ★ Heresy - with Bonnie | 10m, 1 | ||||
7 | ★ Bolt for a bolt - with Bonnie | 10m, 3 | ||||
13 | Short sighted - with Bonnie | 10m, 3 | ||||
Sun 2nd Jun 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★★ Balance - with Hugh Newall | 130m, 1 | ||||
Pretty sure I did the original, and the description here is a variant, Followed the crackline out left on the guidebook second. Good climbing with sparse gear
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Sat 25th May 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Echidna Rocks Echidna rock | ||||||
21 | ★ Look Hec - No Hands! | 10m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
Not 21. Maybe 18-19
Tr solo, onsight
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23 | The Crocodile's Back | 18m, 5 | ||||
Very nice and one of the best features around. Needs more traffic while it’s brushed
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18 | ★ Watch Me Better | 8m, 2 | ||||
Not 18. I’d say 16 would be more likely, though it needs a little more traffic to clean up
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Sun 31st Mar 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Platform | ||||||
21 | ★★ Anakey to Life - with Bonnie | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice climbing. If a little numbing
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22 | ★ Going Grey - with Bonnie | 15m, 4 | ||||
Holds? What is this?
Also my legs aren’t happy with deep pistols after last week.
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Sat 16th Mar 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland North-west | ||||||
24 | ★★ Motown - with Bonnie | 15m, 4 | ||||
Dropped the onsight at the last hard move, failing to get back to the arête
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27 | ★★ Technocrat - with Bonnie | 20m, 5 | ||||
Hard. Thin
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Sat 16th Mar 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Platform | ||||||
21 | ★ Moonbeam - with Bonnie | 12m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
Quite nice climbing
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22 | ★★ Forbidden Fruits - with Bonnie | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
This did not feel like granite. Very cool holds and moves. Fell when the foot popped.
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22 | ★★ Forbidden Fruits - with Bonnie | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really nice. The top bit does feel a bit more like granite
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Sun 24th Feb 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Platform | ||||||
21 | ★ Smear and Innuendo - with Bonnie | 15m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
Bit harder than last time. And no ice on the footers. Make this a winter climb
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Sun 24th Feb 2019 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
15 | ★ Chopper - with Bonnie | 18m, 4 | ||||
26 | ★★ Reckoner (unknown) - with Bonnie | 12m, 4 | ||||
Did all the moves. Feels a lot better this year. Maybe a winter send?
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15 | ★ Penny Direct - with Bonnie | 18m, 2 | ||||
Sat 1st Dec 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
20 | ★ Dead Fingers Talk - with Bonnie | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
A few more holds need brushing, but most of it is good. And now stainless
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23 | FA ★★ Us and Them - with Bonnie | 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally got it. Lead on two ropes, ditching the first when the bolts start. It’s a 20ish fists into the slab of Illusionary Lines
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23 | ★ Illusionary lines - with Bonnie | 15m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
I still think this is closer to 24, definitely stiff even if I cruised up it today
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20 | ★ Zen Arcade - with Bonnie | 15m, 4 | ||||
Needs a brush, add it to the list
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Sun 18th Nov 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
15 | Dead Fingers Run | |||||
This should be fun
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8 | ★ Heresy | 10m, 1 | ||||
7 | ★ Bolt for a bolt | 10m, 3 | ||||
13 | Short sighted | 10m, 3 | ||||
This one could be quite cool
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26 | ★★ Reckoner (unknown) | 12m, 4 | ||||
Did all the moves, having a fresh look with new eyes, I think it'll go this season if I get enough time on it. To the third should be easy enough, linking that to the top is a challenge
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23 | ★★ Slant Flying | 20m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
brushed up quite well, stay right till the second
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20 | ★ Dead Fingers Talk | 15m, 3 | ★ Good | |||
some cool moves up this one once the holds are brushed
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Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Central Slabs | ||||||
18 | ★★ Outer Limit - with Damo | 180m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Swung leads, Quite nice easy slabbing. Took a variant 5th, up the sharp dihedral at 20+
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Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Integral face | ||||||
20 | ★ Euryproctus - with Damo | 10m | ||||
Hard. Retreated off the roof, but felt like progress might be happening. Try tape gloves not rubber next time
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20 | ★★★ Integral Crack - with Damo | 48m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Great as always.
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Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks South Buttress Peter Pan Area | ||||||
23 | Earthbound Misfit - with Damo | 25m, 3 | Don't Bother | |||
Dog/retreat. Rock is crumbly. Won’t likely clean up. Could get it dialed, but not worth it. A wasted name
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Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Booroomba Rocks North Buttress Northern Slabs | ||||||
17 | ★★ Equilibrium | 140m, 2 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Walk in the park after the alternate first. Traversed right after the second to come up the slab with as little scrub as possible. I’m done for the day.
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20 | ★★ Equilibrium Direct Start | 39m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Holy shit. I’m alive. Definitely adds some spice.
The crux might be protected, but nothing else is. Can definitely recommend tr inspection, this thing has teeth
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Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
23 | ★★ Slant Flying | 20m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite fun. And definitely not a 19, dunno why I thought that it was.
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23 | ★★ Slant Flying | 20m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite fun. And definitely not a 19, dunno why I thought that it was.
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Mon 30th Jul 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Belfry | ||||||
10 | ★★ A Quarter to Three | 12m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite pleasant. Cleaning the draws. Had my back on the right wall this time.
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13 | ★ Belfry Access Route | 15m | ||||
Putting the ropes up.
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13 | ★ Belfry Access Route | 15m | ||||
And another lap to clear the ropes
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20 | ★ Territorial | 8m, 3 | ||||
Hmm, maybe 20, I’ll reserve judgement till I try it in warmer weather. It’s not too bad, just a tricky move.
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Sun 22nd Jul 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Belfry | ||||||
17 | ★★ The Belfry - with Bonnie | 50m | ||||
Like my first ascent a decade ago, possibly even colder.
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Sun 15th Jul 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Belfry | ||||||
20 | ★★ Scoop - with Bonnie | 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very good, some cool moves. But probably closer to 22 unless I was having a very bad day.
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Sun 27th May 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge The Cloisters The Hello Boulder | ||||||
18 | ★★ Sasha Cracka | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Still really nice
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Sun 27th May 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Tower Rocks | ||||||
23 | ★★ Us and Them - with Bonnie | 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Goddamn it. Another 2 shots. Still easy though the bottom. Slab is hard. First time failed beta, second time failed finger strength
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7 | ★ Penny - with Bonnie | 20m | ||||
15 | ★ Chopper - with Bonnie | 18m, 4 | ||||
Wed 25th Apr 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Legoland Atrium | ||||||
22 | ★★ Easy Wind - with Bonnie, Peri Bolton | 20m | ||||
First two cams in from the ill fated first attempt. This is way easier when you’ve got the first part dialed. Unfortunately that was several years ago. A good fight, but not too bad.
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12 | Full House - with Bonnie, Peri Bolton | 15m, 3 | ||||
Found lower feet to start, seemed easier. Still not sold on 12 though
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Sun 8th Apr 2018 - Orroral area | ||||||
Orroral Ridge Sentinel Rocks | ||||||
9 | The Bannister | 20m | ||||
12 | ★ Cat Scratch | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Taking photos
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20 |
★ Lartigue (Lartigue P1)
| 25m, 6 | ||||
Quite nice. A bit more posing
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