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Sun 11th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall
22 ★★ Freak Magnet - with Caroline Chang, Mel, Max, Shaun crawford, Suzi Sport 20m, 9 ★★ Very Good
Skin says no

  
Sat 10th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
25 ★★★ Very Nice Cake — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Tali, Mark Sport 10m, 7 ★★★ Classic
Glad I saved this for the onsight… 😂

  
Sat 10th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
26 ★★★ Stone Roses — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Tali, Mark Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Best 28 in Nowra

  
Thu 8th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
26 ★★★ Stone Roses — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Thought I’d get the dog but the dog got me…

  
Thu 8th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall
19 ★★ Gun Barrel Highway - with Caroline Chang Sport 25m, 10 ★★ Very Good
Lovely

  
Wed 7th Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
Supporting theCrag is not only good for your Karma
it also gives you access to great benefits on theCrag and beyond.
26 ~25 ★★★ Still Life With Chalk Bag — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Mega Classic
Felt primo today even in full sun. Not hard, just techy and very, very classy.

  
Wed 7th Aug 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother - with Caroline Chang Sport 17m ★★★ Classic
Best 26 in Nowra

  
Mon 5th Aug 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
24 ★★★ Belgian Tourists — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Will Gregson Sport 21m ★ Good
Spicy crux!

  
Mon 5th Aug 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother - with Caroline Chang, gsmizz, Will Gregson Sport 17m ★★ Very Good
Spooge!

  
Sun 4th Aug 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Iceman Wall
23 ★★ The Dawes Solution — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 15m ★★★ Mega Classic
Absolute mega classic, I aspire to be able to climb this hard one day…

  
21 ★★ The Dawes Solution LHS — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 15m ★ Good
Thought I’d salvage something after flailing the direct.

  
22 ~24 ★★ Kings Cross - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★ Good
Absolute limit! 😂

  
Sun 4th Aug 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
20 ★★ Throbbing Pole Of Love - with Caroline Chang, Jackie L Sport 15m, 7 ★★ Very Good
Rather good. I reckon Dawes could do this no handed.

  
Sat 3rd Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
26 ~25 ★★★ Still Life With Chalk Bag - with Will Gregson, gsmizz, Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Mega Classic
The connie’s were not on.

  
Sat 3rd Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
29 ★★ Skin To Skin - with Will Gregson Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
Very approachable at the grade, really turns on at the top!

  
Sat 3rd Aug 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
24 ★★ Stolen Property — 2 attempts - with Will Gregson Sport 10m, 4 ★★ Very Good
Worth doing.

  
24 ★★ Pale Yellow Underwear - with Will Gregson Sport 10m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Tue 23rd Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
26 ~25 ★★★ Still Life With Chalk Bag — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Mega Classic
Incredible, technical and unlikely arête with just the right amount of features and friction to make it doable! Felt very achievable second shot but got my beta at the top a bit muddled up and she spat me off the first hand I put out of place. Alas, I’ll happily come fall of this again.

  
23 ★★★ Still Life - with Caroline Chang Sport 10m, 4 ★★★ Classic
Warm up

  
Mon 22nd Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
23 ★★★ Still Life - with Caroline Chang, Stef Sport 10m, 4 ★★★ Classic
Many days on, more tape than skin with nearly as much down climbing as up, this was a pretty active rest day.

  
Sun 21st Jul 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 17m
Fell off the last move second shot. My tips now resemble raw skinless chicken breasts.

  
Sat 20th Jul 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Stef, Marco de Jongh, Gabrielle Austen, jonny, tom Sport 17m
Significantly better conditions today (apart from a few trees falling over) but I also had significantly less skin… Fell off the top two more times, third burn I wasn’t even pumped, just messed up my foot sequence. Projecting sucks, onsight or die. 💀

  
Fri 19th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek Cheesedale Cheesemonster Wall
24 ★★★ Wham Bam Thankyou Maam - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 8m, 4 ★★★ Classic
Classic Nowra banger, short n’ punchy.

  
27 ★★★ Stinky Cheese - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Didn’t have the fitness to not fall off, then didn’t have the fitness to boink back on…

  
Fri 19th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek South Central
19 ★★ Silver Hands - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 9m ★★★ Mega Classic
Obligatory clean

  
19 ★ Burping Burgers - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 8m ★★ Very Good
Best jugs in town

  
17 ★★★ Speedy Hands - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 9m
39s slow hands

  
19 ★★ Silver Hands - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 9m ★★★ Mega Classic
Obligatory lap

  
25 ★★ Scum — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang, stef, jonny Sport 10m
Got the dog

  
Thu 18th Jul 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother — 4 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 17m ★★★ Classic
Fell at top on my 4th burn. Didn’t send but felt good to feel like a sport climber again!

  
25 ★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Felt like a pretty chill warmup today.

  
Sun 14th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
24 ★★ Pale Yellow Underwear — 2 attempts - with Saeed Sport 10m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Not much of a risk of onsighting this one. Skin was long gone by the second go!

  
Sun 14th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall
24 ★★ Hide The Salami — 3 attempts - with Saeed, Caroline Chang Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
One of the best 26’s in Nowra!

  
22 ★ Meaty Mesmo - with Saeed, Caroline Chang Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
22 ★★ Murdoch the Horse Fucker - with Saeed Sport 12m, 5 ★★ Very Good
Fair bit spicer than the other 22!

  
Sat 13th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
25 ★★★ Cowboy Junkies — 2 attempts - with Sam Junker Sport 15m, 6 ★★★ Mega Classic
Fun repeat! First shot was a shambles, second was pretty smooth. Did a one arm dangle chalk up that was probably the coolest thing I’ll ever do, it’s all downhill from here… Was cool to belay Sam in his first 25 since decapitating his finger!

  
Sat 13th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
18 ★★★ Orca - with Sam Junker Sport 25m, 8 ★★★ Classic
Sat 13th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
26 ★ A Very Nice Sausage - with Sam Junker, Will Gregson Sport 10m
Very spicy sausage. Big Willy made in look chill though!

  
Fri 12th Jul 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 17m
Felt very good on all the moves… as long as I sat at every draw. 😂

  
25 ★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Pumpy warmup/warm down!

  
Thu 11th Jul 2024 - Nowra
Bomaderry Creek South Central
19 ★★ Silver Hands - with Caroline Chang Sport 9m ★★★ Mega Classic
FBA (First Belay Glasses Ascent)

  
19 ★★ Silver Hands - with Caroline Chang Sport 9m ★★★ Mega Classic
23 ★★ Crime Is Art - with Caroline Chang Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
Fun!

  
25 ★★ Scum — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 10m
Bit long for my current endurance level.

  
Wed 10th Jul 2024 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
20 ★★ Spinning Blades of Steel - with Caroline Chang Sport 9m
Fun

  
17 ★★ L'Arch - with Caroline Chang Sport 16m, 5
Bit moist.

  
23 ★★★ Amazon Queens In the Avocado Jungles Of Death — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Absolute limit even on the second go lol

  
Fri 28th Jun 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Pocketed Wall
24 ★★ Hide The Salami — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang Sport 10m
Fell off the top on first go, couldn’t repeat the bottom second go! Onsight power is a real thing!

  
Fri 28th Jun 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall
20 ★★ Diddy Kong Direct Start - with Caroline Chang Sport 24m, 9
Fri 28th Jun 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Very Nice Wall
23 ★★ Fattergram - with Caroline Chang Sport 11m ★★ Very Good
Fun!

  
22 ★★ Killer Boas - with Caroline Chang Sport 10m ★★ Very Good
Ice skating fun!

  
Thu 27th Jun 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Vanderholics Wall
19 ★★★ Vanderholics - with Caroline Chang Sport 25m, 8 ★★★ Classic
Thu 27th Jun 2024 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
18 ★★★ Orca - with Caroline Chang Sport 25m, 8 ★★★ Classic
Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Gunbarrel Wall
18 ★★ Diddy Kong - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis Sport 24m, 8 ★ Good
Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
26 ★★★ Stone Roses — 6 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Fuck that heel hook!

  
Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Gonads Wall
23 ★★★ Bondage and Discipline - with Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Jordan Edwards Sport 23m ★★ Very Good
Bloody pumpy warm up!

  
Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline Iceman Wall
23 ★★★ Snowman - with Caroline Chang, Megan Ellis, Jordan Edwards Sport 20m ★★ Very Good
Good route. Techie edges. Much better edges than I was expecting for the grade at the angle.

  
Fri 14th Jul 2023 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
28 ★★★ Brother — 2 attempts - with Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane, James benefer Sport 17m ★★ Very Good
Horrible conditions on the first go but did all the moves pretty quick. Condies improved second shot, did the undercling to sloper move but the top suddenly felt nails. 🤷‍♀️

  
25 ★★ Bachelor's Ball - with Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane, James benefer Sport 18m ★★ Very Good
Thought I’d salvage the day when I realised “Brother” wasn’t going to go down. Felt pretty chill with the beta and some fresh skin!

  
Thu 13th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
27 ~26 ★★★ Top One Thommo — 3 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane Sport 15m ★★★ Mega Classic
Mega fun roofiness! Thought I was on for it second shot but punted near the end so had to give it a third to finish it off. Probably more like 26 if your kneebar game is strong! Bit of excitement when Stanislav Likane broke a draw!
https://youtu.be/qZBkJ6kO-Wk

  
Tue 11th Jul 2023 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline P.C.
25 ★★★ Escape From the Drilling Fields — 2 attempts - with Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Stanislav Likane, Will Gregson Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Misjudged the sloper on the ony (as I’m sure many people do!) went pretty easy second go. Fun, gymnastic climbing.

  
25 ★★ Bachelor's Ball — 3 attempts - with Chris Martinez, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Stanislav Likane, Will Gregson Sport 18m ★★ Very Good
Got sucked into going right at the crux on the ony. Got pretty scared on my my second attempt going from 2nd to third bolt. Got even more scared when I started lowering off 3rd draw to re-work section and it sounded like the draw was shredding my rope. Checked draw to find draw was really worn with a pretty sharp edge. I removed and left at bottom of climb (draws were already on) hopefully the owner of the draw reads this and retires it. 3rd go I was just totally gassed.

  
Mon 10th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
26 ★★★ Stone Roses — 7 attempts - with Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson, Stanislav Likane Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
So many burns, so little sending. 😂

  
Mon 10th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Alley Wall
22 ★★★ Renovators Dream - with Jordan Edwards, Will Gregson Sport 20m, 8 ★★★ Classic
Pumpy warm up.

  
Sun 9th Jul 2023 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
24 ★★★ Zimbabalooba - with Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Nice to turn this dog into a tick from last time. Felt pretty chill today.

  
24 ★★★ How Much Can A Koala Bear? - with Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede Sport 25m ★★★ Classic
Good fun!

  
25 ★★★ Going The Tonk With Zena - with Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Jordan Edwards was the sacrificial beta lamb, just scraped through the crux thanks to his sacrifice. Great route.

  
22 ★★★ Amazon Queens Right Hand (flake) Variant - with Caroline Chang, Chris Martinez, Erinleigh, gsmizz, Jordan Edwards, Matthew Follent, Megan Ellis, James Teede Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
Great route!

  
Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
24 ★★★ Betty Blue - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh Sport 20m, 6 ★★ Very Good
Nice to put away a few dog faces from last trip.

  
23 Hard ★★ Black Beddy — 2 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh Sport 8m, 3 ★ Good
Still hard even in good condies! Try not to look at the state of the anchors when lowering off.

  
Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
19 ★★ The Money or the Box - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh Sport 25m, 6 ★ Good
Warmup, great to be back on rock. Been a hot minute.

  
Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Butterfly Wall
24 ★★★ Butterfly Wall Direct — 4 attempts - with Caroline Chang, Jordan Edwards, Megan Ellis, Will Gregson, gsmizz, Stanislav Likane, Chris Martinez, Matthew Follent, Erinleigh Sport 20m ★★★ Classic
2 ties-ins. Thought I had the ony when I fought through the undercling crux first go but couldn’t figure out the second crux. Frustratingly fell a couple of times on the first crux on my second tie-in. Beautiful route.

  
Thu 6th Jan 2022 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Descent Gully Walls
25 ★★★ Cowboy Junkies — 3 attempts - with Tommathy swift Sport 15m, 6 ★★★ Mega Classic
Tried it a few weeks back, felt do-able but kept stuffing up my beta. Returned with more skin, new belayer and still psyched. Punted off right at the anchors second go then got it on my third. January is definitely not the optimal season for it but too excited not to try it again!

https://youtu.be/IbL8znsRy_I

  
Sat 1st Jan 2022 - Nowra
Thompson's Point The Grease Cave
23 ★★ Pulling On the Porcelain Sport 12m ★★ Very Good
Nowra James put the draws on and gave me the beta. Whacked the knee pads on for two double knee bar-no hands rests, making it very achieveable. Good fun though.

  
Thu 23rd Dec 2021 - Nowra
The Grotto Cliffline The Grotto Proper
24 ★★★ Zimbabalooba - with James Renshaw Sport 20m ★ Good
Bit out of mental condtioning to commit to this one, be nice to go back and get it sometime...

  
Tue 21st Dec 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Betty Blue Area
24 ★★★ Betty Blue - with Will Gregson, gsmizz, James Renshaw Sport 20m, 6 ★★ Very Good
Went alight at the bottom, couldn't commit to the spooky slopers at the top!

  
23 Hard ★★ Black Beddy — 2 attempts - with Will Gregson, gsmizz, James Renshaw Sport 8m, 3 ★★ Very Good
Sequencey, fingery and bloody hard! Felt more like 24!

  
Mon 20th Dec 2021 - Nowra
Thompson's Point Orca Area
18 ★★★ Orca - with Will Gregson, gsmizz, James Renshaw Sport 25m, 8 ★★★ Classic
Did it at dusk before at night sesh on Cowboy's, awesome!

  

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