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Sat 13th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Black Site Crags Black Site | ||||||
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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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 | ||||||
24 |
★★★ The Thin Line of Reprieve P1
- with
Aaron Jones
1
| 38m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Accessed via 80m rap and swing. p1 onsight, then rapped and stripped the gear for Azza's flash. Really fantastic pitch of climbing. Rather than p2 which was wet and vegetated, climbed p2 of Charlie Don't Surf which was actually harder than p1.
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Fri 8th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | ||||||
25 |
Crack glove
★★★ Echo Crack
- with
Aaron Jones
1
lead by
Aaron Jones
Quite the minefield of lookout-launched trash to navigate on the way. Could be a good Clean Up Australia Day site.
3
lead by
Aaron Jones
Pitch was wet and slimy. Mega effort from Aaron to get it done with no crack gloves or tape, sliding out of the crack with bloodied hands. I somehow stayed on, all credit to the crack gloves. A few odd pieces, then 4x #2 camalots in a row, then all #3's to the belay.
4
lead by
Lee Cujes
The hardest I've worked for a pitch of climbing in a long time. I was peaking. Admittedly it was wet, but even in the dry I would have struggled. Cracks are not my thing, and there's no escape on this pitch. For me personally, this was only slightly easier (1 grade?) than the crux pitch. I used 6x #3 camalots, 2x equivalent-sized hexes, 2x #4 camalots and this was only just enough for my level of comfort (4m+ runouts). You need all the big gear to adequately protect the pitch - you cannot supplement with anything smaller anywhere on the pitch. If I did it again (I never will) I would take 10-12 #3 camalots. A little safety note on the top-out: After clipping some carrots to stand on a ledge with a final 5m headwall to finish. This is protected by one carrot. If you only clipped this carrot (like me) and then fell on last moves topping out, the rope wouldn't even have a chance to take up before you broke both legs on the flat ledge below. Instead, there is a cam slot that is hard to see as it's in your handhold above your head. Roughly #1 camalot size. Use it! (I would strongly advocate the addition of a final bolt to mitigate a potential future catastrophe - you have just clipped 4 or 5 in a row, after all) | 190m | Average | |||
Cracks are hard.
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Sun 11th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Medlow Bath The Sporting Complex | ||||||
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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Fri 17th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Poets | ||||||
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 | ||||||
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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Sat 11th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Rock Tragos Wall & Rock'n Roll Cave | ||||||
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 | ||||||
7b+ | ★★ Koukouvagia - with Sammi | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Super steep. Plenty of kneebars. Ace.
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Tue 7th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
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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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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Sat 4th Nov 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
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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Tue 31st Oct 2023 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
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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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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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 | ||||||
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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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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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 | ||||||
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 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 | ||||||
6b ~6c | ★ FRONTE DEL PORTO - with Sammi | 15m | Average | |||
Geared this up for Sam, then promptly stripped it.
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6a+ Hard | ★★ SETTE ANIME - with Sammi | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Oddly powerful.
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Wed 11th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Emisfero | ||||||
7a | ★★ Marea - with Sammi | 15m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Far better than it looks. Super good with mostly big holds and interesting sequences. A good one if you're looking for a 7a project that is actually close to 7a.
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7a ~7b | ★★★ Acqua - with Sammi | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Whoa Nelly! This was brutal. Brick pumped with weird crux on quarter pad edges. 7a? lol! Onsight limit!
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6b ~6b+ | ★★ Tuono - with Sammi | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Wandery, adventurous and excellent.
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6a+ Hard | ★ Neve - with Sammi | 15m | ★ Good | |||
Nice shorter one to warm up on.
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7a ~7a+ | ★★★ Stella | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The crag of sidepulls! Such a crazy wall.
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Tue 10th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Dhome | ||||||
6b ~6b+ | ★★ Mimosa - with Sammi | 14m | ★ Good | |||
It's looking like the grading here is two grades below the rest of Europe. That is, on par with sandbag Australia Two bouldery sections.
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6c ~6c+ | ★★ Moon - with Sammi | 17m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Tricky move down low. Amazing rock in the upper half.
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5c | Loft - with Sammi | 14m | Average | |||
It's just okay. Interesting top half.
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Tue 10th Oct 2023 - Val Pennavaire | ||||||
Erboristeria Bassa | ||||||
6c+ | ★★★ Ignatia - with Sammi | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very good. Well worth doing, but not an easy romp.
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7a ~7b | ★★ Scilla - with Sammi | 20m | ★ Good | |||
First day, so everything felt hard. This one felt desperate!
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Mon 28th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Historic Wells | ||||||
21 | ★★ Tree Beard - with Chris Beric | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Awesome for the grade.
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24 Hard | ★ TheTwentyFour - with Chris Beric | 10m | ★ Good | |||
Yeah pretty desperate! Could be 25.
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24 | ★ Evil Deeds with Good Intentions - with Chris Beric | 10m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super good!
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Sat 26th Aug 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | ||||||
17 | ★ Dalek Staircase | 12m, 4 | ||||
17 | ★ I Know Boats | 18m, 4 | ||||
16 | ★ Stinkeye | 12m, 5 | ||||
17 | ★ Unethical | 15m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Thu 17th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Windshield Wiper Wall | ||||||
5.12a | The Windshield Wiper - with Sammi | 30m, 15 | Average | |||
People on Mountain Project have been saying since 2015 that this will clean up with traffic. It hasn't happened in 8 years. Needs a leaf blower, and all the temp bolts removed.
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5.12a/b | ★★ Never Go Left - with Sammi | 30m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Come on arms.
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5.12b | ★★ Never Go Right - with Sammi | 30m, 13 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
A bit more resty than the others, therefore good.
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5.12a | ★★ Whiskey on the Southbound - with Sammi | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Pump forever.
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5.12a | ★★ Too Drunk to Dream - with Sammi | 30m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
All these pitches blended together in a mess of eyeball lactate.
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5.12a | ★★★ The Attribute - with Sammi | 35m, 15 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Longest route on the wall with a droppable finish.
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5.10b | Eggs Anyone - with Sammi | 18m, 7 | Don't Bother | |||
To complete the "onsight the sector" challenge. Rubbishy.
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Thu 17th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Bumper Wall | ||||||
5.10c | ★ Sprayple - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Socks
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Wed 16th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Bumper Wall | ||||||
5.11a | ★ Gordon - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Socks.
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5.10c | ★ Sugar House - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Socks.
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Wed 16th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Entrance (EFS Wall) | ||||||
5.11a ~5.11b | ★ Skeet Shoot - with Sammi | 9m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Cool power route.
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5.12b | ★★★ Brown Hole - with Sammi | 26m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Freakin amazing. Very solid at 12b.
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Mon 14th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Hourglass Canyon | ||||||
5.10a | ★★ Hang 'Em High - with Sammi | 37m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Long and adventurous. Cool. Sneaks.
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Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Windshield Wiper Wall | ||||||
5.12a/b ~5.12b | ★★★ Forbiddance - with Sammi | 30m, 16 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Super good - gave me more trouble than the 12b's.
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5.12b | ★★★ Nuclear Sponge - with Sammi | 24m, 15 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Mewling for kneebars that never came. 8th route of the day.
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5.12c | ★★★ Jackknifed - with Sammi | 30m, 15 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Tricky middle section.
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Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Upper Road The Bridge Area | ||||||
5.10d | ★★★ Crime Scene - with Sammi | 21m | ★★★ Classic | |||
One of the better 10's in the canyon. Great finish.
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Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Left Fork Shapeshifter Wall | ||||||
5.12b | ★★★ Power Trip - with Sammi | ★★★ Classic | ||||
It's rare in Maple to get to climb a "line" and this is one for sure. Worth seeking out for a heelhooking good time.
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Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Left Fork The Pipeline | ||||||
5.11a | ★★ Plumber's Crack - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Feisty for a warmup. Barefoot.
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5.11d | ★★ Neptune Cocktail - with Sammi | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guidebook 12c, now 11d - that's quite the downgrade! Can't imagine how it was ever anything close to 12c.
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Thu 10th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Jehovah Wall & Godmaker | ||||||
5.12d | ★★★ Deceptacon - with Sammi | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Thought I was on a different, easier route for the first half until reality and pump sunk in. Even fluked wearing a R kneepad (for the other route) that ended up being critical on this one. Sometimes you get lucky. My best onsight effort of the trip so far, and hardest onsight in years, for sure.
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Thu 10th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Ammo Dump Wall | ||||||
5.12a ~5.11d | ★★ Watermelon Sugar - with Sammi | 21m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Did the more chalked and obvious and easier R version.
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Tue 8th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Ammo Dump Wall | ||||||
5.8 | ★ Man Muncher - with evan | 26m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
It will eat you alive!
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Tue 8th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Upper Road The Frontera | ||||||
5.10c | ★ Widow Maker - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Sneakers.
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5.10a | ★★ Gunsmoke - with Sammi | 18m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice short one close to the road. Sneakers.
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Mon 7th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Right Fork Damascus Gate South | ||||||
5.12c | ★ Electron Blue - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Good, but probably a bit squeezed in, sharing some holds with the route on the right.
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5.11a | ★★ Black Stripper - with Sammi | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sustained and more pumpy than appearances suggest.
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Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon The Gravity Well | ||||||
5.4 | ★★ The Tennis Shoe Slab - with Sammi | 24m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sneaks of course.
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Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Impact Zone Wall | ||||||
5.11d | ★★ Pasties and a G-String - with Sammi | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Burly underclings and super slippery.
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Sat 5th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Entrance (EFS Wall) | ||||||
5.10c | ★★ Through a Brown Darkly - with Sammi | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Fri 4th Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
Box Canyon Entrance (EFS Wall) | ||||||
5.10a ~5.10b | ★ Michael Fitzpatrick - with Sammi | ★ Good | ||||
Extension steps it up a little.
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Thu 3rd Aug 2023 - Maple Canyon | ||||||
The Lower Road Windshield Wiper Wall | ||||||
5.12b | ★★★ Beaten into Submission - with kris | 30m, 14 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Puuuuuuummmp.
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5.11c | ★★★ The Hitchhiker - with Sammi | 40m, 26 | ★★★ Classic | |||
40m mega pitch. 26 clips, but honestly a tad overbolted, even for the grade. Certainly worth a run. Punchy down low.
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5.10- | ★ Half Baked - with Sammi | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Decent stemming up the trad-like corner. Worth doing.
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5.11a | ★★ Half Hearted - with Sammi | 21m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Excellent technical wall at this grade.
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5.12b | ★★★ A Difference of Opinion - with kris | 27m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Really awesome pumper!
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Thu 6th Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Hot Flyer Wall | ||||||
19 | ★ Original Hot Flyer | 15m | ★ Good | |||
To the top. Patagonian conditions for the lower-off.
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