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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...

 
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
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
Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Chulilla
Pantano Algarrobo
7c+ El diablo viste de Prana — 2 attempts Sport 28m Very Good
Very nice. Fell going for that blind pocket up high on OS.

 
Sat 14th Oct 2023 - Chulilla
Pantano Balconcito
7c The kessel run — 2 attempts Sport 30m Very Good
Cool. Fell off low, lowered and then got the OS experience on the tough finish!

 
8a Easy Tequila sunrise — 2 attempts Sport 38m Very Good
Cool. The thin tufa at the bottom is the best. Foot slip cost me the OS.

 
8a Easy El bufa — 2 attempts Sport 38m Classic
Very nice. Thought I was trying la Montana, but had the line wrong. Super fun, even in this heat.

 
8a+ La montaña mágica (L1) — 3 attempts Sport 36m Classic
Awesome! The top half of this was the best bit of climbing I did in Chulilla I think. Just kept it together fighting the fatigue after a week of sickness...

 
8a+ Eterna juventud — 2 attempts Sport 35m Classic
Awesome! Powerful boulder to pumpy top wall.

 
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.

 
Wed 30th Aug 2023 - Hollow Mountain (N & NE side of Mt. Stapylton)
Van Diemen's Land
26 The Brian Jonestown Massacre — 2 attempts Sport 15m, 6 Classic
Nice jams to a dyno. What's not to love!

 
26 De La Soul — 2 attempts Sport 15m, 5 Very Good
Mon 28th Aug 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
28 Hard Cardigan Street Pitch 2 — 2 attempts Sport 25m, 7 Mega Classic
Quite the footwork and technique testpiece. I struggled! Will cruised it . After falling off the first move once or twice, I had a really good go on the first burn falling at the last hard move (and putting a hole in my finger in the process). Was a struggle on the second go too! Awesome!

 
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 3rd Dec 2022 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Blowhole
27 Bloated Blowfish — 2 attempts - with Marie Sport 14m, 9 Very Good
Tricky start. Decent. 2nd go.

 
Fri 5th Aug 2022 - Céüse
Demi Lune
7c+ Sans peur et sanglier Sport 20m Very Good
Cool. Nice dyno move.

 
Sun 26th Jun 2022 - Grotte de Sabart
8a Dame Sabart Sport Very Good
2nd shot. Cool cave. A bit like Coolum or Jailhouse but steeper with more weird stuff yourself into a cave stuff.

 
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...

 
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.

 
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
28 Gateway - with Marie Sport 10m Very Good
Cool crag!!

 
Wed 28th Jul 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
27 Love Bug Sport 10m Very Good
Cool. 2nd go.

 
Tue 27th Jul 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Leftside
28 Cheese Gobbler Sport 7m Good
Harder than metamorphosis, and not as good. But the extension is awesome!! Psyched to put some time into it at some point in the future...

 
Tue 20th Jul 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheesemonster Wall
30 Non-Dairy Cheese-Like Substitute Sport 25m Classic
Classic pumper

 
Fri 16th Jul 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Leftside
29 Metamorphosis Sport 20m, 6 Very Good
Another one I'd tried years ago. Good despite the rock and massive rests.

 
Thu 15th Jul 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
28 Concrete Petunias Sport 15m Classic
Finally got around to doing this classic.

 
Thu 8th Jul 2021 - Mt Coolum
28 Guns For Show, Knives For A Pro (Linkup) Sport 15m, 10 Very Good
29 Prime Evil Sport 25m Classic
Long with lots of cool sections. Second go. Upper pinch/sloper boulder felt hard in less than optimal conditions. I'm sure there's some knees up there that I didn't find that would make it easier.

 
Wed 7th Jul 2021 - Mt Coolum
29 28 SpoonWoman (SpoonMate) Sport 20m, 12 Very Good
A few nice moves extending the crux of Spoonman. 2nd go.

 
29 Evel Knievel Sport 15m Classic
Very nice! 2nd go.

 
Mon 5th Jul 2021 - Mt Ninderry
Caves Area
29 Zuri Bloom Sport 20m, 8 Classic
Awesome! Cool techie sequence moving left with long moves. I didn't clip the carrot. I moved left at the top, rather than using the matchbox hold - felt like 29 this way. 2nd go. Thanks for the suggestions, development and beta Cal!

 
Thu 1st Jul 2021 - Mt Coolum
29 28 Iron Man Sport 20m, 11 Very Good
warm-up

 
Mon 28th Jun 2021 - Mt Coolum
30 Gladiator Sport 17m, 10 Classic
Nice. Less steep than most other routes here - I enjoyed the "slab" particularly. Felt harder than Evil but I'm sure I had less than optimum beta. 6 tie-ins.

 
Sun 27th Jun 2021 - Mt Coolum
31 Esoteric Agenda Sport 19m, 9 Mega Classic
Awesome! Probably the favourite for the trip. Lots of cool compression and it stays interesting all the way to the top. 5th shot.

 
Mon 21st Jun 2021 - Mt Coolum
29 Iron Chef Sport 25m Classic
Nice! Pumpy last section that I fell off a few times on the first day - needed the fitness training!

 
30 Evil Wears No Pants Sport 20m, 11 Classic
Epic! Not sure how I managed to get up this second go given the flailfest on the first try where I didn't even make it to the anchor.

 
Sun 20th Jun 2021 - Mt Coolum
28 27 Spoonman Sport 20m, 11 Very Good
Cool. First try after working on Iron Chef the day before.

 
Sun 13th Jun 2021 - New Nowra - Braidwood Road
Tianjara Falls Drop bear wall
27 28 Banzai Aphrodite - with Marie Sport 28m, 13 Very Good
Very nice. Hard to read on OS, 2nd go with no rest. Felt like 26/27? But who knows. Very worthwhile.

 
Sat 12th Jun 2021 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Rosies
30 Parasite - with Marie Sport 15m Very Good
A very cool boulder. Kind of like a moonboard problem. V10? Nails hard, I'm tempted to claim 31? Although its not my style. 30/31 perhaps. Very worthwhile either way.

 
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

 
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.

 
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.

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

 
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!

 
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.

 
Sat 25th Jul 2020 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Hood Area
29 Insanely Evil (link-up) - with Marie Sport 20m Very Good
Thought I was doing Insane Funk and the Evil Grip. Actually has some new moves in it.

 
Fri 24th Jul 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag The Devils Circus
27 The Dark Hour of Reason Sport 15m, 8 Very Good
Nice one! 2nd go.

 
30 Space Between Atoms Sport 16m, 8 Very Good
Pretty fun. 2nd go. Could be soft.

 
Sat 27th Jun 2020 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek South Central
31 Physical Graffiti - with Marie Sport 15m Classic
Finally! Has one of the hardest moves on a sport route I've done. Quite a few tries falling off the same move over and over. 4 knees made the top ok.

 
Fri 15th May 2020 - Blue Mountains
Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Bell Supercrag Departures (Upper)
31 Church Mouse - with Dave Hoyle Sport 25m Classic
Great! king line. Pretty intimidating at first but went pretty smoothly in the end. Funky last boulder.

 
Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Boronia Point Main Wall (Ferris Cave)
30 Big Wednesday - with Marie Sport 27m Very Good
2nd shot today. Good fun, although the crux is a bit nasty

 
Sat 26th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Pit Sector 'Pit Fighter'
27 Mono No Aware Sport 25m Classic
Nice end of the day send after the sun disappeared behind the hill.

 
28 Sword Of Damocles Sport 25m Classic
Awesome route!! 2nd go.

 
Sun 20th Oct 2019 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
29 30 Snout Counter - with Dave Hoyle Sport 23m, 10 Very Good
Fun one! 2nd go. 2 cruxes and then a sustained top. Seemed pretty soft for 30, but would be harder in bad conditions.

 
Sun 13th Oct 2019 - Elanora Heights
Main Wall
26 Strange Fruit - with Marie Sport 18m, 8 Classic
Nice one. The move to the pocket out right felt quite hard. Might be easier if you're tall? 2nd try.

 
Sat 28th Apr 2018 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave
31 Brain Haemorrhage Sport 20m Very Good
Fun one! Well constructed is probably the right phrase... I finished the easy way out right at the end with the fun dyno over the anchors of the 29.

 
Sun 4th Mar 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
26 Rabbit With Fangs Super Direct (linkup) Sport 26m, 17 Classic
Hard, Second GO Sustained, crimpy, techny, pumpy, long. Awesome!

 
Sun 4th Feb 2018 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Farside Main Wall
28 Bad Dog, Bad Dog, No Biscuit Sport 22m, 9 Very Good
Where did all my endurance go? It disappeared? Fell two moves from the good jug 3/4 of the way up on onsight. Almost fell there 2nd go too! Second GO

 
Sat 23rd Sep 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Self Portrait Wall
28 Vanity Case Sport 30m Very Good
2nd GO Fun one. Great wall. Cool and sheltered from the wind on a crazy hot/windy day. Especially for september...

 
Sat 3rd Jun 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall
31 32 Staring At The Sea Sport 25m Classic
Awesome! Very happy to get to the top of this one. Long and hard with heaps of cool moves. I found the first crux tough, and luckily I only needed to link it once from the ground On to the next project!

 
Fri 27th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
30 Der verrück schtark junge jakey b Sport 15m Very Good
Nice! Fell off various versions of the last part several times the day before. Happy to send this version tired..

 
Sun 15th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall
26 Puddles Sport 17m Very Good
One move wonder extension. Pretty fun dyno!

 
Sun 15th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
29 Roof Raider Sport 20m Very Good
Cool sequence through the roof, but the rest isn't so crash hot. Soft.

 
Sat 7th Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
29 August 1914 Sport 12m Classic
Nice one. Cool high heal beta.

 
Sun 1st Jan 2017 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
27 Brutal Movements Sport 25m Classic
Tough crux. Great top section!

 
Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall
29 Tsunami Sport 25m, 8 Mega Classic
Tough one. Skipped all the underclings/side pulls on the left at the crux, just went direct. Great route!

 
Sun 22nd May 2016 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
31 Some Kind of Bliss Sport 20m Classic
Awesome enduro route! Really enjoyed the climbing. Unexpected send, only 4 tries! Not too bad for 31... Sent quickly after Dan flashed it! Fun day

 
Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
29 Levitation Sport 10m Very Good
Hard fun boulder problem. Got my campus on. 4 tries, should have been 2..

 
Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Junket Pumper Area
27 Wrong Movements Sport 20m, 7 Classic
Really good! Tried once ~5 years ago? 3 tries today.

 
Sat 29th Aug 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall
25 Dance Like a Mother Sport 30m Very Good
1st try today, think I've tried 3-4 years ago?

 
Sun 23rd Aug 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave
31 Bloodline Sport 20m Mega Classic
Yesssss! Totally unexpected send, last try of the day, struggled to the half way rest but then milked it so well and managed to hold on through the headwall! Best sport route I've ever done, so many awesome hard sections with amazing moves. Was ecstatic clipping the chains! 3 days of effort after sending pleasures

 
Sat 28th Mar 2015 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave
29 Pleasures of the Flesh Sport 25m Classic
Seems pretty hard? Although in the end i sent it easily placing draws...

 
Sun 15th Mar 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall
30 31 Point Break Sport 20m Very Good
Nice one! A more pumpy version of Microwave, definitely harder, but not quite 31 in my opinion

 
Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Wave Wall
30 Microwave Sport 25m Classic
Yes! Fell off after the crux twice before sending...

 
Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
27 White Linen Sport 10m Very Good
No onsight.... 2nd go.

 
Sat 17th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Self Portrait Wall
29 Self Portrait Sport 30m Classic
Cool! 4 tries, double send with Joe!

 
Thu 8th Jan 2015 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
27 Mr Magoo Sport 20m, 7 Very Good
Sun 27th Jul 2014 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Equaliser Wall
27 Iron Mike Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
One mover, screwed up the feet on the onsight. Fun. 2nd go.

 
Sat 10th May 2014 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Equaliser Wall
29 28 Equaliser Sport 20m, 6 Classic
Awesome! Sent it after finally getting more than one go on it each year. This is either pretty damn hard 28 or not so easy 29. But amazing either way.

 
Fri 30th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass La La Land Area
24 Escape Velocity Sport 20m Very Good
Fri 30th Dec 2011 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall
25 Ness is Best Sport 20m, 8 Very Good
2nd go

 
Sun 16th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Bardens Lookout Adults Only Cave
26 M0 26 M0 The Way of All Flesh M0 Sport 22m Classic
28 The Way of All Flesh Sport 25m Classic
Just jump!

 
Sat 15th Jan 2011 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
25 Apraxia Sport 14m, 5 Good
Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zap Crag Upper Zap
28 Pulse Sport 20m, 7 Very Good
4th shot. Fell off at the end on 3rd! Soft.

 
Wed 23rd Jun 2010 - Arapiles
Fang Buttress and Surrounds Fang Buttress
26 Ergonomics Sport 20m, 5 Very Good
4th go. 1st go in 7 months.

 
Sat 10th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
27 Bernie Loves Sausages Sport 18m Good
I'm not that good at 1 arm swings....

 
Mon 5th Apr 2010 - Blue Mountains
Mount Victoria Area Zap Crag Upper Zap
28 Zapt Sport 20m, 10 Very Good
3rd go. Cool crux section.

 
Sun 10th Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains
Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Diamond Falls Mr Wall
26 Super Weak Sport 20m, 8 Very Good
3rd go, sharp and sustained

 
Fri 1st Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen White Linen Wall
27 Better than Nothing Sport 15m Classic
3rd go. One of the most fun climbs I've ever done! jump, jump, jump! last move is sooo good

 
Fri 1st Jan 2010 - Blue Mountains
Blackheath Area Centennial Glen Main Wall
25 Horrace Herod Sport 12m Good
pretty much a flash, since I hadn't been on it for 2.5 years.

 

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