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Super last route of the trip. Steep trad. Collected 68 stars on 31 routes in 7 days

Redemption, almost 10 years after I back off it due to wet holds. Felt pretty easy on Paul’s gear.

A great crack that should see more repeats. Don’t worry about the bees, they left us alone. Plugged a few C3’s in the narrow crack for the move then easy jugging to the top

Great long warm up in approach shoes. Lovely rock.

Crazy route in a wild spot. Took a couple attempts to establish on the line including a down climb. Steady climbing with great gear and lots of memorable holds

Just the first pitch to access the ledge. So many crazy holds in one pitch

Another trip objective goes down without too much of a fight. Happy to flash on Paul’s gear. Plenty of different styles on this but the heartbeat on the pod was a bit surreal.

Lap on simo’s gear. He made it look 24 but turns out it is 20 and good chimney practice. Up to the lower off.

Fun warm up adventure with Mitch. Access pitch and then linked 2nd and third the the top.

Another off the want list. Slick slab made more slick by the down pour mid climb. Glad it dried quickly. Good hear the whole way, but glad we used twins. Did as two pitches

I thought this was great, climbed as one mega pitch with paul

Did it with paul on my rest day. 2 pitch’s Missed the upper chimney and went straight up the face.

I shouldn’t have bothered. The only route I fell off this trip and the worst

No pressure lap on Paul’s gear. Fun enough with plenty of run up top but over good gear. Would be 21 at Shipley with bolts

I worked myself up expecting a solid lead, turns out it’s easy and a lot of fun. So much so I did two laps.

Well I almost fell off the start by jamming the crack instead of lay backing. Great steep corner above

Quick lap on Mitch’s gear, great easy trad route

One of the best routes I did this trip. Both pitch’s challenging my mind and skills. I lead both pitch and got a bit lost up top of the second.

First and third with Mitch. Super rock and a great position on one of the best walls. Loved it. I thought the second pitch was harder than the third.

What a route, full commit fun. Got lucky in a few spots and very pumped by the end of the traverse. Good gear in all the right spots just wish there was move of it

One off the life list. A great challenge in a wild position. Must do.

Seconded this 20 years ago, fun to do now with plenty of thought provoking gear placements.

Great route, I will climb it again no doubt. Keeps you working the whole way with plenty of funky movement.

I have always wanted to do this route, tricker then I had expected

Harder than it looks from the ground but fun enough. The only no star route we did all trip

Took me a couple up climbs to commit to the start, then just hang on.

Did this years ago. Fun lap

Tuff at the grade, great route to get into the style. Mitch lead the second pitch

Classic fun, one pitch In approach shoes.

Great to do this again after being rained off 20 years ago.

Another great route on this wall but a touch more pumper then I would have liked for a warm up. Has a taipan feel about it after the crimp traverse.

If you avoid the first pitch and rap to the carrots at the start of the second then this route is pretty rad multi. The rock isn’t as bad as I had expected, the moves are fun, the gear is good (takes hex’s and 2x #3, #4) the biggest downfall for me is the approach from the lookout is pretty horrible Bush bash but it’s short.

Would have been the icing on the cake for a mega gramps week if I hadn’t rushed and punted the last move to the jug Great mega taipan route with a lots of different style and some slippery holds. Get on it!!

Did mr J years ago so nice to do the other variant. Probably a touch harder but doesn’t really add anything. Pumpy warm up.

Really great corner in the middle. Fun to place the trads

Project one tick. Felt pretty hard first lap, punted if after the traverse second shot, sent the no pressure shot on the 3rd. Some incredible holds on this one, bit spooge today.

Past tick. Great adventure climb up a great feature.

Past tick The fingers section was great but the sand above, not so good

Past tick Another great slab, I vaguely remember some very thin holds

Past tick Really fun slab.

Past tick. Did this a few years ago on a very cold (-7) morning. Big trad corner..

Placing gear but with chalk all over it I can't claim an onsight. I think this is better, harder and longer then tranzister. Great rock on this one.

The reason we came here 7 years ago (but forgot small gear) and the reason we came back today. Great onsight by Emil which set the theme for many flash repeats placing gear. Hard pull at the crux roof with bomber gear then good crack holds above.

Tuff warm up, I can tell I haven't climbed many slabs recently cause this felt hard. Great fun though.

Not quite the warm down I was looking for but a sick route in its own right. Pumpy open hander bottom half, crimpy foot free traverse middle then engaging top. I was working hard. Thanx for the rebolt, Evan??

Yeah I sussed out. One of the last classic hard route to do at cosmic and I will be back. The route and the moves are rad but I need to come back with a better head space for the committing runouts...

Felt pretty touch and go on the warm up. Really good with a few commiting moves with a uk grit feel.

Back dated

Got all hot and bothered on my first shot, cleaned it up second. Climbs better then it looks and is really good fun. It was a bit tricky to fine the holds the first time.

Back dated

A bit scary and pumpy for a warm up. I felt like I always had my hands the wrong way around the wrong way.

A great easy way to finish a great gramps trip with friends.