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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 7th Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
29 Easy ★★ Tutu-sullied Flesh Sport 15m, 7 ★★ Very Good
Nice one. First try with great beta from Marty, but I think I've tried Temptation before years ago so guess it's not a flash.

  
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Gateway, Doomsday & Fort Rock Fort Rock Crag
22 ★★ Cheddar Sport 16m Average
22 ★★ F Troop Sport 16m, 4 ★★ Very Good
22 Hard ★ Company C Sport 16m ★★ Very Good
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
30 Easy ★★★ Wart Counter (linkup) Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Very nice. Probably the best of the combinations here?

  
Sat 30th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone
23 Hard ★★ Find The Positive Sport 15m, 7 ★ Good
Tricky start.

  
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone
27 Easy ★★ There's a Wasp on My Banana Sport 23m, 12 ★ Good
Alright. Easy to a few hard moves. That last move makes for a tough onsight- looks like a straightforward jump to a jug!!

  
Thu 21st Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
31 Hard ★★★ Velvet Love Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Excellent 😀. I am now running out of warmup projects...

  
Sun 10th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave)
25 ★★ Grape Power (Link-up) Sport 20m, 8 ★★ Very Good
Sun 25th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Oronga Crags Banksy Wall
26 ~25 ★★★ Caveat Emptor Extension Sport 35m, 18 ★★ Very Good
Very nice, especially that top wall! Didn't seem too hard with some fitness. Eg on par with loop the loop??

  
24 ★ Caveat Emptor Sport 22m, 11 ★★ Very Good
Sun 18th Feb 2024 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone
26 ★★ Age Against the Machine Sport 17m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Great name! Cruxy but nice.

  
Sat 27th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside
28 Easy ★★★ La Realite N’Existe Pas Sport 22m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Fun dyno on the 26 part!

  
26 ★★★ Realized Ultimate Reality Linkup Sport 20m, 11 ★★ Very Good
Thu 18th Jan 2024 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
31 Easy ★★ Ushi-Oni Sport 30m ★★ Very Good
Very fun route. Did it last weekend climbing around the dyno, and today with the dyno. Broke 3 holds in the process but doesn't really change anything.

  
Sun 17th Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Marchant's Canyon Crags Waylander
24 ★★ The Darkest Hour Sport 25m, 12 ★ Good
27 ★★★ The Enforcer Sport 36m ★★ Very Good
Bottom was sandy but the top is great!

  
Sun 3rd Dec 2023 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Mt Boyce Upper Wall
26 ★★ Beaten, Bullied & Buggered — 2 attempts Sport 15m, 8 ★★ Very Good
23 Hard ★ Watergate Sport 15m ★ Good
Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Oliver Stone
29 ★★★ Fade To Black Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
Very nice.

  
Sun 17th Sep 2023 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone
28 ★★ Broken Flowers — 2 attempts Sport 25m ★ Good
I didn't like this on the first go. But it was pretty fun on the second.

  
Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone
25 ★★ Beaver Shot Sport 20m, 12 ★★ Very Good
25 ★ The Cinnamon Road Sport 15m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Sat 3rd Jun 2023 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall
34 ★★★ Little Empty Boat Sport
Been wanting to jump on this for years, and took the opportunity while the draws were still there. It did not disappoint. Incredible climbing and rock. Didn't quite make it to the top, but I'll be back. Well done Sasha!!

  
Wed 24th May 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
33 ★★★ Sitting Bull Sport ★★★ Mega Classic
Whooop! So good!!! I had the best time trying this over the last 2 years. Yet another piece of incredible climbing at the best cliff around. This felt significantly harder than Tiger Cat to me and took me more than twice as many days. Thanks to all the people who belyed and cheered on this, in particular Will! https://youtu.be/PrUh0DSHfxw

  
31 ★★★ Tiger Vinyl (Linkup) Sport 30m ★★★ Classic
Straight after Sitting Bull.

  
Sat 22nd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Pit Sector 'Pit Fighter'
28 ★★ Lapland - with Jake Griffiths Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Sat 22nd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Pit Sector 'Sunny Side'
28 ★★★ Pit Boss - with Jake Griffiths Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
26 ★★★ Rolling Thunder - with Jake Griffiths Sport 30m ★★★ Classic
Fri 7th Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Underworld
32 Easy ★★★ Hashish — 3 attempts - with Jake Griffiths Sport 28m ★★★ Classic
Pretty incredible! Two awesome boulders and several sections of hero jug roof campusing. 2nd redpoint shot.

  
Mon 3rd Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Medlow Bath The Underworld
30 ★★★ Mississippi Moonshine - with Jake Griffiths Sport 14m ★★ Very Good
A few cool boulder problems. Not typical for the mountains.

  
24 ★★ Julius Caesar - with Jake Griffiths Sport 12m, 6 ★★ Very Good
Sat 1st Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Fashion Area
24 Easy ★★ Work Injury Sport 15m, 7 ★★★ Classic
Great wall!

  
23 Easy ★★ Fashion Sport 15m, 7 ★★ Very Good
Sat 1st Apr 2023 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Corroboree Walls Disneyland
21 ★ Stromboli Sport 25m ★ Good
Guidebook says 23. Felt closer to that than the 21 listed here.

  
17 ★ Glabrate Sport 20m ★ Good
15 ★ Long John Silver Sport 20m, 14 ★ Good
Sat 3rd Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole
22 ★★ Blow - with Marie Sport 10m, 7 ★★★ Classic
First done a long-time ago.

  
27 ★ Bloated Blowfish — 2 attempts - with Marie Sport 14m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Tricky start. Decent. 2nd go.

  
Sat 14th May 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall
18 ★ Gosling Sport 12m, 4 ★★ Very Good
Sat 14th May 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Departures (Upper)
27 ★★ Lofty Lungfish - with Marie Sport 16m, 9 ★★ Very Good
It was a bit damp... The headwall was dripping!! Good route though.

  
Thu 14th Apr 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
30 ★★★ Love Cats (Linkup) Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Finally sent the warm-up!

  
Sun 10th Apr 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside
30 ★★ House of Suns Sport 25m, 11 ★★★ Classic
Nice one. Awesome pumpy sequence with pockets and crimps. Felt really hard to me. 20ish attempts over 6 days. Knee scum-rock-on beta worked eventually at the end. Possibly 31 if you don't have good hip flexibility for the heal at the end like me...

  
Sun 27th Feb 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
25 ★★ Desafinado Sport 20m, 8 ★ Good
First try. Crag to ourselves on a wet day.

  
26 ★★ Hello Rabbit Risotto Sport 22m, 11 ★★ Very Good
First try

  
Sat 29th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Outskirts
28 ★★ Deflatable Daisy Extension Sport 33m ★★ Very Good
Pumpy when you don't find the rests... Fell off the crux on OS. Good, but not as good as the first half.

  
26 ★★★ Deflatable Daisy Sport 18m, 10 ★★★ Classic
This is really good. Great rock, great moves.

  
Sat 29th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
28 ★★★ God's Gift to Wart Hogs Sport 24m, 9 ★★★ Classic
Wed 26th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
29 ★★★ The Gezza from Brezza - with Zuzana Zbrankova, Marie, Aidan Sport 25m, 11 ★★★ Classic
Great! Nice rock through that crux section.

  
Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
27 ★★ Goodbye Possum Pie Sport 22m, 9 ★ Good
28 ★★ Bumbalong Road Sport 25m, 14 ★★ Very Good
Sun 16th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
27 ★★ Lubberfiend Sport 28m ★★ Very Good
Nice crux sequence. Marred only by the spider crawling up my arm while I was doing it...

  
Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Gateway, Doomsday & Fort Rock Gateway
24 ★ The Amateur - with Marie Sport 12m ★★ Very Good
28 ★★ Gateway - with Marie Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
Cool crag!!

  
Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Cosmic County Area The Freezer
24 ★★ Slug Monk Sport 22m ★★ Very Good
19 ★ Absolute Zero Sport 23m, 5 ★ Good
Sun 31st Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Jimmy Cliff
22 ★ Red Sleigh Down - with Marie Sport 15m, 6 Average
Sat 30th Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Duck Wall
17 ★ How Much Is A Duck Worth - with Marie Sport 15m ★★ Very Good
Sun 17th Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole
24 ★★ Body Blow Sport 12m, 6 ★ Good
Thu 29th Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
32 ★★★ Bandula - with , Will Monks Sport 30m ★★★ Mega Classic
Epic line! Mono was easier for me at the crux. Less sustained than Tiger Cat but plenty of fun moves (especially the bottom wall!)

  
Fri 23rd Apr 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
29 ★★★ Super Duper Goo - with Jake Griffiths Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Super fun

  
Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
30 ★★★ Brummel Hook Sport 30m ★★★ Mega Classic
This is great - great techie slab followed by fun jugging. Better than Tiger Snatch?! 3rd shot.

  
Wed 3rd Mar 2021 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Elphinstone Main Wall
33 ★★★ Tiger Cat Sport 25m ★★★ Mega Classic
Wooohoooo!!! What an incredible route! I had so much fun trying this. Absolutely all time.

  
Sun 28th Feb 2021 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Ancient Mariner Buttress
25 ★ Silent Rage - with Marie Sport 15m ★★ Very Good
May have done this a long time ago...

  
Sun 17th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Sail Away Wall
28 ★★★ Returnity - with Marie Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Nice one! Pumpy. Took me a while as I only seemed to try it when I was trashed at the end of weekends...

  
Sat 16th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Arrivals (Lower)
27 ★★★ Autophagocytosis - with Marie Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
A few years ago I was disappointed to fall near the anchors on this on onsight. Today I fell into the same place again! So maybe I shouldn't have been so disappointed... Fun one!

  
Sun 10th Jan 2021 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Bunny Bucket Buttress and Hotel California Area
18 ★★★ Bunny Bucket Buttress - with Marie Sport 270m ★★ Very Good
Fun. The top pitches are great!

  
Sun 13th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave
25 ★★ Swinging In The Rain Sport 20m, 13 ★ Good
Alright. Very juggy

  
Sun 13th Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains
Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Ben Trovato Wall
24 ★★ San Pornando - with Marie Sport 38m, 16 ★★ Very Good
Really enjoyed this. Long and interesting.

  
23 ★★★ Marxism - with Marie
1 23 25m
Sport 25m, 22 ★★ Very Good
First pitch is good. Tried the second - nice 23ish climbing to a razor thin crux that destroyed my skin very quickly. Come back on a cold day...

  
23 ★★★ Microdermabrasia (Microdermabrasia P1) - with Marie
1 23 30m
Sport 30m ★★ Very Good
Nice, techy, not too hard.

  
Thu 3rd Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Walls Lookdown
25 ★★ Let Freedom Ring - with Jake Griffiths
1 21
2 25
3 22
4 24
5 20
6 25
Sport 130m ★★★ Classic
A fun outing. Good rock and nice positions. Interesting techy climbing. The last pitch was the best - don't skip it!! Fell off near the 2nd last draw on the crux pitch 2 after most of the hard stuff - going for a hold that was good but invisible...

  
Wed 2nd Dec 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Walls Lookdown
25 ★★★ I Have a Dream - with Jake Griffiths Sport 50m, 13 ★★★ Mega Classic
Incredible route!! Good rock, interesting moves and amazing position. All time. Didn't really look at much on the way down, but I guess it's not an OS.

  
Wed 18th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Pit Sector 'Pit Fighter'
28 ★★ Pit Fit (linkup) Sport 30m ★★★ Classic
Classic pumper. 2nd go.

  
Sat 14th Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge
17 ★★ Hypothermia - with Marie Sport 25m ★★ Very Good
Nice

  
19 ★★ The West Face of the Mirrorball - with Marie Sport 120m ★★★ Classic
Fun. Beautiful weather!

  
Sun 1st Nov 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Departures (Upper)
28 ★★ Hokonui Henchman - with Marie Sport 18m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Fun jugging to a kneebar crux. 2nd go.

  
24 ★ Fridge Lifting - with Marie Sport 14m, 7 ★★ Very Good
Sun 11th Oct 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Oronga Crags Banksy Wall
23 ★★ Talk Crime - with Marie Sport 23m ★★ Very Good
25 ★★ Talk Crime Extension - with Marie Sport 35m ★★★ Classic
Nice one. Cool moves through the steep bit and above.

  
22 ★★ Sanction of the Victim - with Marie Sport 22m, 13 ★★★ Classic
24 ★★★ Sanction of the Victim Extension - with Marie Sport 35m, 19 ★★★ Classic
18 ★★ The Polar Opposite - with Marie Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
23 ★★ Terra Nullius - with Marie Sport 22m, 12 ★★ Very Good
26 ★★★ Terra Nullius Extension - with Marie Sport 35m, 19 ★★★ Classic
Nice! Wanders a bit. Cool arete section at the top. Not at all what I was expecting

  
Sat 10th Oct 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
30 ★★★ Mr Universe - with Marie Sport 18m, 9 ★★★ Classic
Pretty awesome. One of the best routes I've done in the mountains I reckon. And that despite the traversing, constructed holds and multiple-ways-at-the-top-controversy (I took the "middle" way, with RH in the pocket, LH on the door knob and then RH to the chalked R rail - really liked this sequence!)

  
Sun 4th Oct 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Egg
24 ★★ Red Demon - with Marie, Elliot Kals, Kayla Peet Sport 14m ★★★ Classic
Very cool.

  
28 ★★ Five Point Exploding Heart - with Marie, Elliot Kals, Kayla Peet Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Nice. Sequency. 2nd shot.

  
24 ★★ The Deal with Space - with Marie, Elliot Kals, Kayla Peet Sport 15m ★ Good
24 ★★ Funky Monkey - with Marie, Elliot Kals, Kayla Peet Sport 14m, 8 ★★ Very Good
Jug hauling. Would be better if the jugs weren't so sharp!

  
Sun 27th Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
32 ★★ Alpha Leather Sport 15m ★★★ Classic
Lots of fun!! Became a bit of a nemesis. Fell off the top boulder from the ground 9 times... Did the first boulder with an all points off dyno, mainly because it was the most efficient way. Just needed some cold temps for the top, and glad to get them before summer kicks in!

  
Sun 27th Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Logan Brae Main Cliff
24 ★★ Strawberry Blonde Sport 18m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Sat 19th Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Celebrity Crags Sharon Stone
25 ★★ Year of the Gun - with Marie Sport 20m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Hard to read. 2nd go.

  
Wed 16th Sep 2020 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
28 ★★★ To Infinity and Beyond Sport 40m ★★ Very Good
2nd go. Jugs forever...

  
32 ★★★ Mr Line (link-up) Sport 18m ★★★ Mega Classic
Super fun. Surprise quick send today in good windy conditions. Everything just seemed to come together somehow. First time hiting the crux move from the ground - psyched not to fall off on hairline given my current lack of long route fitness. Super fun! 2nd day this year + a few days in previous years.

  
Sun 30th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
23 ★ Better than Chocolate Sport 12m Average
Sun 30th Aug 2020 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
23 ★ Chase the Lady Sport 14m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Sunnyside
24 ★ A Rover in Time Sport 15m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Treble Clef
21 22 ★★ Jelly Belly Sport 15m ★ Good
Fun (apart from the broken hold).

  
Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Devils Circus
24 ★ PHM3 Sport 10m, 6 ★ Good
fun enough

  

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