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Thu 23rd May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Boycetown | ||||||
23 | ★★ Boisterous - with Aaron Jones, Chris Beric | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pretty engaging the whole way. Bit wet.
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24 | ★★★ Barking up the Wrong Tree — 2 attempts - with Aaron Jones, Chris Beric | 27m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Punchy down low, I froze off. Overall, very nice climb with exceptional rock quality in the upper part. [2]
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Thu 2nd May 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Black Site Crags Black Site | ||||||
22 Hard | ★ Sneaky Snorkeler - with Kamil Sustiak | 14m | ||||
Felt oddly hard?
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19 | ★ Gumbo - with Kamil Sustiak | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Yep.
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27 Easy | ★★★ Covid Conspiracy Capers — 2 attempts - with Kamil Sustiak | 20m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Numbed off halfway up on the flash. Now is the winter of my discontent. Good fun, several interesting sequences. [2]
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Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Black Site Crags Black Site | ||||||
26 | ★★ The Cabal - with Kamil Sustiak | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Satisfying to clean up an old dog from two years ago first try today. Which was surprising because I couldn't really remember what went on up there. There must have been some lingering muscle memory and/or right knee scar tissue.
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27 | ★★ The Syndicate - with Kamil Sustiak | 15m, 6 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Had a play to figure out the moves while lowering off the 26. The "figuring out" part took far longer than I would've thought. First shot on lead. Felt good.
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25 Hard | ★★ The Life of Pablo - with Kamil Sustiak | 20m | Average | |||
Not sure what to say about this one. I bled for it. Yowza!
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18 ~19 | ★ Family Circus - with Kamil Sustiak | 15m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good route. Too tricky for 18 I reckon.
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23 | ★★ Funky Venga Bus - with Kamil Sustiak | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Good climbing, perhaps reachy for some?
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Tue 26th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Mount Banks Banks Gully Amphitheater | ||||||
25 |
★★ Charlie Don't Surf
- with
Aaron Jones
| 28m, 18 | ||||
p2 only as exit to Thin Line. Harder than the crack pitch.
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Wed 13th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall | ||||||
25 |
★★★ Microdermabrasia
- with
Aaron Jones
| 85m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Only ones on the wall today. Nice.
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Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sporting Complex | ||||||
24 | ★ Get a Black Dog Up Ya - with Aaron Jones | 35m, 17 | ★ Good | |||
This glorious "clean on second" ascent is an upgrade for my 2015 lead dog. It still felt hard.
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26 | ★★ Leviathan — 2 attempts - with Aaron Jones | 32m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Three tough sections - I fell off on all three. Tough duty with zero chalk. Much better the second time around knowing where to go. [2]
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24 | ★★ Buckley's Chance - with Aaron Jones | 35m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Only just managed to scrape my way up this. Good and sustained.
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25 | ★★ Being and Nothingness (2nd Edition) - with Aaron Jones | 35m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Was very thankful for a bit of chalk and beta. Definitely would not have onsighted it. The low slab crux would be "interesting" for shorties. The top section is a wandery mission.
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Sat 10th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | ||||||
28 | ★★ Green Eggs and Ham — 3 attempts | 22m | ||||
3 burns. Twice to the final jug flake.
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Thu 8th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | ||||||
28 | ★★ Green Eggs and Ham — 2 attempts - with Aaron Jones | 22m | ||||
2 shots
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Sun 28th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | ||||||
27 | ★★★ Aneurysm (Link-up) — 2 attempts - with Aaron Jones | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Forgot pads, so no resting. Therefore training! Felt briefly like a rockclimber. [2]
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Fri 19th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff | ||||||
24 | ★★ Fuck Cancer - with Jake Bresnehan | 17m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Excellent addition, great rock quality.
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25 | ★★★ Dr Stein - with Jake Bresnehan | 18m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
24 | ★★★ Vertical Dementia - with Jake Bresnehan | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
23 | ★★ Creep Show - with Jake Bresnehan | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
23 | ★★ The Never Believers - with Jake Bresnehan | 15m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 13th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave) | ||||||
25 | ★★ Grape Power (Link-up) — 2 attempts - with Aaron Jones | 20m, 8 | ||||
Weird this is named like this. 29°C 😰[2]
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25 | ★★★ Grape Hour - with Aaron Jones | 22m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Thought this was the 23 warmup, always fun. Repeat.
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Fri 17th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Poets | ||||||
6b | ★★ Karoubalo - with Sammi, o_g | 25m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
Wear your velcro suit!
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7c+ ~7b+ | ★★★ The Hideaway — 2 attempts - with Sammi, o_g | 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super cool arete in the sky. Only a couple of holds shy of the onsight. I suspect the grade will settle on this somewhat. [2]
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6a+ | ★★ Wala Wala - with Sammi, o_g | 25m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Actually very good despite being a slab. En route to the extension.
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Wed 15th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Odyssey | ||||||
6b+ Hard | ★ Athina - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 18m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
It was a day of trying some of the newly added routes here.
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6c+ | ★★ Saxana - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Burly start slab move - yeesh! And it's pretty damn easy to end up on the wrong route up the top. Felt like I climbed a couple before getting on the right one and going to the top.
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7b Hard | ★★★ Ari Superdog - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Thought this was a great addition to the sector. The crux was NOT where I expected it to be. I believe I resembled a jellyfish thrown at a brick wall.
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7b+ Easy | ★★★ Triton - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Onsighted something! Shock! Kieran's recommendation - surprised I hadn't done this earlier.
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7c | ★★ Prometheus - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 25m | ||||
Sun coming, only 1 onsight try possible. Boom, fail.
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Tue 14th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta | ||||||
7a+ Easy | ★★ Money Crushing Machine - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Two mini-routes split by a cave rest, but still great - some awesome tufa features.
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Tue 14th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Diagoras Cave | ||||||
8a | ★★★ Cicala la Cicala — 3 attempts - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 20m, 9 | ||||
Three goes today. Best go getting foot to the stal, but failing to sink the knee in.
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Diagoras Cave | ||||||
7c Hard | ★★★ Elskling — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Ceiling. Bouldery first half then kneebars to glory. [2]
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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Rock Tragos Wall & Rock'n Roll Cave | ||||||
7b | ★★★ Sarakosti — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Total classic, reminiscent of a good pitch at Spartacus. Crux ended up being very different than appearances and chalk would suggest.
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6b+ Easy | ★★ Kathara Deftera - with Sammi | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Lovely pockets up the left side of the cave. Slightly awkward up high.
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Thu 9th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta | ||||||
6c+ | ★★ Romance of Stone - with Sammi | 25m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mega effort from Sam in the dark with headtorch.
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Thu 9th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Nikoleta | ||||||
7c | ★★ Never as Before — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Easy climbing on pockets to a Moonboard boulder problem. Spoogey as hell today. [2]
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7c+ ~8a | ★★ Omnia Mutantur - with Sammi | 20m | ||||
End of day project shopping. Failed to solve the crux.
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7b+ | ★★ Koukouvagia - with Sammi | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Super steep. Plenty of kneebars. Ace.
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Tue 7th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
7a+ ~7b | ★★ Timba Climber - with Sammi, Owen Gervasoni | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not sure about the downgrade personally, and it's only going to get harder with the polish. Quite happy to have Owen and Roger's beta!
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6c+ | ★★ Lou+Zoe - with Sammi | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Very tricky start boulder where it helps to be either tall or flexible.
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7c+ | ★★★ Gremlin Hannah — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Desperate first try, surprising second try send, especially given the conditions - hot, humid, no breeze. [2]
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6a+ | ★ Robin Hood - with Sammi | 25m | Average | |||
Not the best.
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Sun 5th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Afternoon | ||||||
7a+ Hard | ★★★ Ermis Connecting Us - with Sammi | 28m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Easy to misread. Glad to come away with this one. Get in while the getting's good.
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7b ~7c | ★ Hot Potatoes - with Sammi | 22m, 12 | ||||
Got on this specifically to get punished, and that did happen. However I will say that I think a key hold has crumbled away affecting the crux sequence. It's the inset, circular crimp up and right of the potatoes. The heavily manufactured holds on this route really need glue to stabilise them.
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6a | ★★ Live Odessa - with Sammi | 18m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A nice newer one. Had to do it now before it's a sheet of glass. Sneaks.
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Sun 5th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Panorama | ||||||
7a ~7a+ | ★★ Cigarillo - with Sammi | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat. Was aiming for Papacostopoulos mega extension to the top of the cliff. Got to p1 anchor utterly smoked. Game over man, game over.
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Sat 4th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Alani - with Sammi | 35m, 19 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Looooong. Sneaks.
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6b+ ~6c | ★★ Tricky-Tricky Mana Mou - with Sammi | 28m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
The reputation slab! I even put climbing shoes on for this one.
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Sat 4th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta | ||||||
7b | ★★ Motörhead - with Sammi | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
First day out after being sick, wanted to ensure I stayed in 3rd gear on this. When it was all said and done, Owen commented "Looks like you had to drop it back to 2nd and rev the guts out of it!"
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6b | ★★ Cap Arvitihis - with Sammi | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Steeper than appearances suggest!
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6b | ★★ Kosmas - with Sammi | 30m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Cool sequency section through the steep.
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Tue 31st Oct 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Diagoras Cave | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Provatina - with Sammi | 20m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Ripper steep climbing at this grade.
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7b+ | ★★ The Wild Austrian — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sequence was so hard to spot on the onsight. Route felt really hard on the first attempt, then very simple and no issues second go. Packs a lot of climbing into a short route.
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Tue 31st Oct 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
6a+ | ★ Jasmine Ext - with Sammi | 25m | ★ Good | |||
6a+ ~6a | ★★ Grigna - with Sammi | 33m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
What can I say it's a banger.
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5b | ★ Jasmine - with Sammi | 17m | ★ Good | |||
6b | ★★★ Bichon Direct - with Sammi | 25m, 9 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Totally unique up and out a hole in a big cave, and up headwall above.
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Mon 30th Oct 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Poets | ||||||
7b+ | ★★ Harry Hole - with Sammi | 45m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Big feature climbing up the mega-corner visible from Telendos! Rad.
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6b ~6b+ | ★★ Harry Hole (Part 1) - with Sammi | 27m | ★ Good | |||
En route to the extension. A tricky bulge.
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Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Cœur d'Armeos | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Y'a Rien au Dessus - with Sammi | 32m, 17 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice sequency climbing on pockets with a couple of damp/humid holds to keep you engaged. Easy to miss holds and make it harder than it has to be.
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6b+ Hard | ★★ Boubou - with Sammi | 32m | ★ Good | |||
I thought the lower slab was tough!
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6a+ | ★★ Lara Clette Ext - with Sammi | 55m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sam's first "too long to lower in one go" pitch.
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5c | ★★ Lara Clette - with Sammi | 28m | ★ Good | |||
Sneaks.
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Thu 26th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Emisfero | ||||||
6b+ ~6c | ★★ Luce - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Two ways at the top and hard to clip bolt in the middle. Which way will you choose?
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6c+ | ★★ Greenwich - with Sammi | 22m | ★ Good | |||
Yeesh. What a start!
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Thu 26th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Erboristeria Bassa | ||||||
8a | ★★★ Nepenta - with Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Kind of mega, up and through the largest overhang. Bolt to bolt. Hard crux at the lip.
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Wed 25th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Erboristeria Alta | ||||||
7b+ | ★★★ Senna — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
The only dry route on the sector today. Fell at the last possible place you could fall on the OS, of course
Monster pitch.
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Wed 25th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Segreto | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Violetta - with Sammi | 14m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Pretty cool - some interesting gneiss-like rock on this section.
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6b+ | ★★ Beautiful - with Sammi | 17m | ★ Good | |||
Mostly in the eye of the beholder.
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Mon 23rd Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Erboristeria Alta | ||||||
7b+/c Hard | ★★★ China rossa — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
This was mega. Mostly huge, Rodellar-like jugs up and through the massive overhang. Crux section was a tricky read on the brilliant white stone. [2]
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6b ~6b+ | ★★ Verbena - with Sammi | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Best route of this grade I've done in the valley.
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6b+ ~6c | ★★ Henne' - with Sammi | Don't Bother | ||||
Maybe you'll enjoy it. Not I.
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Sat 21st Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Emisfero | ||||||
6b+ | ★★ Pioggia - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Punchy top section.
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6b+ | ★ Brina - with Sammi | 15m | Average | |||
Not the best.
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6c | ★★ Fuoco - with Sammi | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Mostly good holds and consistent.
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6c+ | ★★ Aria - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Trixy middle section.
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7a+ | ★ Clima — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Super weird start I botched. [2]
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6a | ★ Meteora - with Sammi | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Wed 18th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Antro di Castelbianco | ||||||
7a ~7a+ | ★★ Blocca - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
The warm up eh? Nearly finished me.
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7b+ ~7c | ★★★ Godzilla — 3 attempts - with Sammi | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Steep and not easy to onsight [3]
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6a | ★ Pippo Is Back - with Sammi | Average | ||||
Guess who's back?
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6b | ★★ Transmaniac - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Raining
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6b | ★ Marconi's Climbers - with Sammi | Average | ||||
Some good pulls on good edges
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Mon 16th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Guggenheim Grotta | ||||||
7c Easy | ★★★ Kandinsky - with Sammi | 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Suited up in full body armour against the wasps and climbed in total silence. [2]
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Mon 16th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Guggenheim Destro | ||||||
6a ~6a+ | ★ Masaccio - with Sammi | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Repeat.
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6c | ★★ Monet — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Yep, fell off a 6c. No further comment! [2]
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Mon 16th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Terminal | ||||||
6b ~6b+ | ★★ LE BOURGET - with Sammi | 18m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool. Very close bolts, nice for this level.
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7a+ ~7b | ★★★ TOLMACHEVO - with Sammi | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Maybe the best looking route I've seen in Val Pennavaire. Fairly blowing chunks on the onsight, lucky to come away with it.
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Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Guggenheim Grotta | ||||||
7c Easy | ★★★ Kandinsky - with Sammi | 17m | ||||
The ill-fated wasp sting route. Put the gear on and was preparing to lower and got stung in the face. Huge full body allergic reaction, bailed for medical attention. Still need to go get the gear off - that'll be exciting! May need Epipen instead of brush on chalkbag. 7c R/X
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7b ~7b+ | ★★ Picasso — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Needed Google Maps up there. A confusion of close bolts and chalk everywhere. Good once you have an idea of where you're supposed to go. [2]
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Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Guggenheim Destro | ||||||
6a ~6a+ | ★ Masaccio - with Sammi | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Birds nest halfway at certain points in the year, but not in October.
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6b+ | ★★ Balla - with Sammi | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice sequences.
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Fri 13th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Cineplex | ||||||
5c ~6a | ★ DIRTY DANCING - with Sammi | 13m | ★ Good | |||
Ramble to mincing crimp crux which must surely take its pound of noobflesh?
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6b ~6c | ★ FRONTE DEL PORTO - with Sammi | 15m | Average | |||
Geared this up for Sam, then promptly stripped it.
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7b ~7b+ | ★★★ LA VITA FUTURA — 2 attempts - with Sammi | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
This one was close to onsight but botched sequence up top. [2]
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