Ascents in Blue Mountains by Vanessa Wills

Got to third bolt but not a good one to have done on trashed tips.

Ate away my finger skin going direct on the crux. Mc Dougalled a bit in the end as I could hold the sloper and get feet up well with a half pad undercling but couldn’t reach the good hold

Much better than I was expecting

The one I hadn’t done. Finished up Karinya by mistake. Found going direct at 3rd bolt quite tough for grade

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Contrived.

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My taste has clearly changed. Did this 20 yrs ago and thought it average. It was the best route we did today.

Better than route to left

Crap rock, only good move is the starting mantle ( if you don’t chimney)

Did this so I could be the 1000 logged ascent on this sector, but not really worth it. I found getting off the ledge scary. Fortunately a stick was there as couldn’t reach the bolt

Rpt, always lovely

Rpt, we thought we were about to get rained out. Tried the left variant finish as well.

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Very old school grade, very mossy and second bolt looks suss. Despite this it is an interesting climb that deserves a re bolt. Best to continue up hand crack above ledge ( past dead tree ) to cartwheeling mid anchors.

A bit like the ironstone bits of BBB but a lot shorter

Nice long route, the rock on the ledge is obvious to avoid

I didn’t think it was hard except the reachy bit straight off the ledge if you can’t reach the top of the flake. Both halves have nice moves. A bit too much mizzle coming in to do more today, but nice spot .

Rock quality rather blah ( even the good bit) . Quite pumpy

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Definitely not 18 as in the guidebook. Very hard start., had to get out crack glove, and hard second clip

Quite a nice climb

Couple of enhanced holds it seems, pretty goey crimping without great feet off ledge, especially my first attempt when my belayer mistakenly mistook a power grunt dead point for a sign I was falling

Start pretty thin but ok. Top easy.

Rpt. I think the start warrants 21. It’s unpleasant. The rest of the climb is nice

A bit of this, a bit of second pitch of something else. It was ok. Friend enjoyed the multipitch experience

Rpt to get to carrot route above. Good warm up

Apparently the third repeat

Grungy, loose etc. not sure how it scored 2 stars in the guide

The crux was quite fun, would feel ok on lead with a bit of a scrub I think

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Oblivious doesn’t really differ much from this.

Rpt. Good climbing, though quite Sandy in places

I’m not a great fan of this route

Unfortunately the sun had hit the wall by the time I got here and could see not much due to glare and it got rapidly hot. Need to come back in shade.

Another good crunch route, short but fun

Well bolted

Rock improves up higher

Less crux than the two right of it, soa better lead for our friend

The engineering job on the shaking flake is a bit scary. Would have best been trundled or wall left alone.

Pretty hard moves to below roof. Interesting and fun and a sandbag at 21.

Nice juggy fun and probably a grade easier if tall

Pretty gnarly move off sharp and small crimps, unless you can reach the good one

Interesting crux

Have seconded GITM before. Start better than I remember, some good moves between nice rests. Did as one long pitch

Did as suggested in guide and started at first bolt rather than create a mega cairn.