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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Treatment Plant
Plant 3, The Rock Pool
20 Layback corner - with RoDog Sport 10m, 4 Very Good
Cool climb, was wet as well so decided to top rope. Will give it another go in better conditions.

 
18 Wet Linkup - with RoDog Sport 10m, 5 Very Good
Bottom of Stemming Corner was too wet to climb. Made this linkup between the 2 climbs

 
14 Easy route - with RoDog Sport 10m, 4 Good
Was seeping a lot. Stick clipped the 2nd bolt to avoid decking

 
Fri 26th Apr 2024 - Bulahdelah
Beehive Area
23 Trotter's Delight Sport 16m
Nowhere near close ahah. Cruxy from start to last bolt. Pretty much sat at every bolt.

 
23 Lactic Glasses Sport 22m
Pretty solid climb. Will have to get stronger to get through the crux

 
21 Golden Nectar — 2 attempts Sport 14m Classic
First attempt on top rope. Sent on second attempt. Good variety of moves and holds.

 
15 Grey Box Sport 12m, 5 Good
Good climb (except for the anchor situation)

 
Thu 25th Apr 2024 - Joll's Bridge
Lower cliffline
21 Stairway to Heaven — 2 attempts - with Brent Forrester Sport 12m, 4 Very Good
Onsight attempt felt desperate, dogged my way to the top and got it real clean on top rope on the second try. Will have to come back for another lead attempt.

 
21 Biceps Femoris - with Brent Forrester Sport 8m, 3 Good
Sick bouldery start to decent slab climb.

 
20 Corrosion Castle — 2 attempts - with Emma Brisson Sport 35m, 15 Very Good
Loved the climb. Blew the onsight at the crux at the bottom.

 
17 Natie Head - with Brent Forrester Sport 8m Average
Sun 14th Apr 2024 - Bulahdelah
Fieg's Overhang Fiegs Right Wall
19 Meat and Beer - with RoDog, Emma Brisson Sport 18m, 7 Very Good
Very good climb. Lots of options.

 
18 New route - with RoDog, Emma Brisson Sport 15m, 6 Good
Good one to start the day

 
18 Pinky and The Brain - with RoDog, Emma Brisson Sport 24m, 12 Good
Good mix of climbing style within the route. technical slab at the start, into the overhang section to finish on some small pockets to the anchors

 
19 Acme Corporation - with RoDog, Emma Brisson Sport 24m, 10 Very Good
Tricky start. Got pumped at the crux past the midway anchors, but somehow made it through.

 
Sun 31st Mar 2024 - Mt Gibraltar
North Walls
16 Fawkes (3) Sport 15m, 5 Good
Cool start. Enjoyed this one.

 
13 ~14 Magic (2) Sport 15m, 2 Good
Would rate higher due to the size of the foot holds. Also, quite exposed since there’s only 2 carrots.

 
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Teardrop Gully
19 The Unrideable Chicken - with Ben Thompson Sport 10m, 4 Good
Solid little crux at the top

 
18 Gone Viral - with Ben Thompson Sport 12m, 5 Good
Enjoyed this one

 
18 Sleeping Dogs - with Ben Thompson Sport 12m, 5 Average
Not our favourite climb in the crag, and the anchor setup is a bit shit

 
Sat 23rd Mar 2024 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes University Buttress
19 19 Shades of Grey - with Ben Thompson Sport 15m, 6 Classic
Best climb of our session

 
19 Easy Sun Stealer - with Ben Thompson Sport 14m, 6 Very Good
Really enjoyed this one

 
16 Catch the Sun in Flight - with Ben Thompson Sport 12m, 4 Good
Fri 22nd Mar 2024 - Mount Wellington
The Organ Pipes Central Buttress
18 Hard Living the Dream - with Ben Thompson Sport 12m, 4 Very Good
18 The Three Stooges - with Ben Thompson Sport 20m, 7 Very Good
18 ~17 Bad Back - with Ben Thompson Sport 12m, 5 Very Good
Thu 21st Mar 2024 - The Paradiso
12 Unknown - with Ben Thompson Sport 15m, 6 Good
After lunch warmup

 
17 High Noon - with Ben Thompson Sport 10m, 4 Good
16 Unzip - with Ben Thompson Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
20 Aftershock - with Ben Thompson Sport 13m, 5 Very Good
17 Mixed Groceries - with Ben Thompson Sport 10m, 3 Good
Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Bulahdelah
Black Wall Major
14 Beautiful Weather for Georgina Sport 15m, 6 Good
Enjoyed this variant with the slab traverse

 
13 Crumbs Crikey Georgina Sport 12m, 7 Good
Enjoyed this one. Good slab first half and challenging to the finish.

 
11 Unknown 2 Sport 35m, 12 Average
Ok. Less drag than on 'Unknown 1'

 
11 Unknown 1 Sport 35m, 11 Average
Ok. Lose eye contact with belayer 1/3 into the climb. Lots of drag when you get towards the top.

 
Mon 11th Mar 2024 - Bulahdelah
Beehive Area
18 Bee Sting Sport 15m, 9 Very Good
My first climb in Beehive area. Managed to get 2 bee stings while halfway up the wall.

 
Sun 7th Jan 2024 - Glenrock Lagoon
Waterfall Area
21 Ghost of Sparta — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 9m, 3 Very Good
Figured out the beta on the first attempt and got it clean on the second. Needed a bit of brushing.

 
18 Ferns and Fings - with RoDog Sport 9m, 3 Good
Warmup and good to check out the holds for ‘Roo Fing’ on the way down.

 
20 Roo Fing - with RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
Needed a good brush, especially on the slab portion

 
Wed 3rd Jan 2024 - Iris Moore Park
21 Animal experiments - with RoDog Sport 20m, 5 Good
Felt pretty hard at the top as you get onto the face. Ended up going left at the last bolt and traversing right for the finish.

 
20 Cocky Monkey - with RoDog Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Really good climb.

 
20 Bicycle graveyard — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 17m Good
Tried leading it, felt too exposed between 2nd & 3rd bolt, decided to do on top rope instead.

 
Thu 28th Dec 2023 - Bouddi National Park
Wagstaffe - Lobster Cave
21 Lobster — 2 attempts - with Emma Brisson Sport 8m, 6 Classic
Blew it at the anchors when I tried to clip on the draw. Will be back for a proper send. It climbs so good.

 
19 Second Cave Carrots - with Emma Brisson Sport 7m, 6 Very Good
A bit tricky to get past the 3rd bolt, but pretty good climb.

 
18 Frying Nemo - with Emma Brisson Sport 7m, 5 Good
First climb of the session. Felt a bit sketchy, but it climbs well.

 
19 Pinchy the Lobster - with Emma Brisson Sport 6m, 4 Good
Pretty cruisy to the last bolt, then pretty long and sketchy for the anchors

 
22 Scallops - with Emma Brisson Sport 10m, 5 Good
Thought I was doing 'Left hand slab' as a cool down at the end of the session, to then realise halfway up that I was on 'Scallops" ahah. Not so cool down.

 
Fri 15th Dec 2023 - The Surge
The Surgery
18 ~16 Surgery - with Brent Forrester Sport 12m, 6 Very Good
Good climb, did not feel like 18. Used the anchors of #4 'Left of Arch'

 
13 Dill Pickles - with Brent Forrester Sport 12m, 2 Very Good
Cruisy warmup. Used the anchors of #4 'Left of Arch'

 
Fri 15th Dec 2023 - The Surge
21 Stephan the Barbarian — 3 attempts - with Brent Forrester Sport 10m, 4 Classic
Great climb, took a couple tries to figure out the crux

 
Fri 8th Dec 2023 - Awabakal
17 Missed For 30 - with RoDog Sport 23m, 12 Classic
Really good. Fun to get a few crack moves

 
15 Sargent Starfish - with RoDog Sport 10m, 5 Good
Good warmup, rock felt better in this area.

 
16 Essential Services - with RoDog Sport 15m, 4 Average
Enjoyed the climb, just very friable

 
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - Glenrock Lagoon
Middle Earth
22 The Stairs of Cirith Ungol — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 11m, 3 Good
Still unable to get this one in one go

 
22 Hand Shandy - with RoDog Sport 11m, 3 Good
Could not get past the crux to save my life

 
Fri 1st Dec 2023 - Glenrock Lagoon
The Fish Bowl
19 I'm not gunna lie to you.....Nice - with RoDog Sport 14m, 6 Very Good
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Mt Stuart
Secret Crags Under the Radar
19 Spicy Warm Up - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 15m, 9 Very Good
Blew it after the last bolt/crux and had to take a rest on gear.

 
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Mt Stuart
Secret Crags Jurassic Wall
17 Charmander - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 6m, 6 Good
Good little warmup.

 
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Mt Stuart
Secret Crags Secret Garden
20 The Wicked End - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 15m, 9 Good
Very hard second half. Got worked.

 
Fri 27th Oct 2023 - Castle Hill
Eastern Bluff Alias
18 ~17 Flower Power - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 15m, 13 Very Good
Really fun climb, lots of bolts, could be graded lower

 
16 ~17 Wings of Steel - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 8m, 7 Very Good
Great climb, could be graded higher

 
20 Hard Slab Ambassadors - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 15m, 15 Very Good
Great climb. Had to rest on gear before the last bolt, couldn’t figure out the beta.

 
Fri 27th Oct 2023 - Mt Stuart
Big Slab Boulder
16 Birthday Route - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 6m, 3 Good
Took a while to find the holds

 
Fri 27th Oct 2023 - Mt Stuart
The Pinnacle
18 Old, Fat and Broken - with Meg MacAuslan Sport 23m, 9 Very Good
Fri 20th Oct 2023 - Bulahdelah
Black Wall Major
16 Fifth Clip Kickflip - with RoDog Sport 20m, 6 Very Good
Good climb, tricky start.

 
18 ~17 Unknown 4 - with RoDog Sport 15m, 7 Very Good
Gets easy from the second bolt. Thought it was pretty soft for the grade, but still fun climb.

 
16 ~15 Pump Pack Solo - with RoDog Sport 12m, 6 Very Good
15 Black Groove (Left Variant) - with RoDog Sport 30m Very Good
Good warmup. Enjoyed it.

 
15 ~14 Black groove - with RoDog Sport 28m Very Good
Very easy once you pass the 3rd clip.

 
19 Rubber Ranger - with RoDog Sport 15m, 5 Classic
Really good climb. The good flake on the right side between 3rd and 4th clip was snapped off. Still climbs well.

 
Sun 24th Sep 2023 - San Vito lo Capo
Scogliera di Salinella Central Terra Media Casa Claudia
6b Serpente nero Sport 23m, 10 Very Good
5a Easy for You Sport 18m, 9 Very Good
Sun 24th Sep 2023 - San Vito lo Capo
Monte Monaco Cattedrale nel Deserto
6a Passeggiata Sport 24m, 10 Classic
6a Freebird Sport 20m, 10 Classic
Sun 3rd Sep 2023 - Glenrock Lagoon
Waterfall Area
20 You are not the bose, I am the bose — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 9m, 2 Good
Think I went too far left of the route after the second bolt. Couldn't figure out the moves going straight up.

 
19 Super Nintendo Chalmers — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 10m, 4 Very Good
19 All Work and No Climb Makes Jack a Weak Boy - with RoDog Sport 8m, 3 Very Good
Fri 1st Sep 2023 - Glenrock Lagoon
Waterfall Area
19 Bedtime Sillies - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 10m, 4 Good
18 Peeking Possum - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 10m, 4 Very Good
Great warm-up

 
14 Sharon is Karen - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 9m, 3 Average
Wed 23rd Aug 2023 - Morna point
South Wall
19 Toadfish - with RoDog Sport 15m, 6 Very Good
Enjoyed this one. Good variety of moves.

 
20 Octopussy - with RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Good
Good climb. Hard moves between 3rd bolt and anchors.

 
16 Stop Wanking, get Cranking - with RoDog Sport 15m, 3 Good
17 Calamari - with RoDog Sport 9m, 2 Good
Good fun. The traverse is great.

 
22 Wobbygong — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Good
Couldn't figure out the moves between last bolt and anchors

 
19 Scallops — 2 attempts - with RoDog Sport 11m, 3 Good
Bit wet due to rain overnight. Couldn't commit to the moves below the anchors, had to go up 'MT' to set up on top rope.

 
Fri 11th Aug 2023 - Fingal Gym
16 Sashimi - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 10m, 2 Very Good
15 Scrimshaw - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
Really enjoyed this one

 
13 Ichi Knee - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 8m, 2 Good
Not much to it once you've done the mantle at the start

 
19 Vertical Hanger - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 12m, 3 Very Good
Like the description says, very thin crack for the first half

 
16 Skip n Jump - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Good
18 Hop - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Good
Tricky first half

 
19 Wetting The Wick — 2 attempts - with Vinayaka, RoDog Sport 10m, 3 Good
Sketchy fall between first and second bolt on the first attempt

 
16 Kill Willy - with Vinayaka Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Fun climb, water seeping through the wall on the lower half

 
17 Free Bill - with Vinayaka Sport 18m, 5 Very Good
Water seeping through the wall on the lower half, but still good climbing

 
Fri 4th Aug 2023 - Glenrock Lagoon
Middle Earth
15 Hobbits Pockets - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 7m, 2 Very Good
22 The Stairs of Cirith Ungol - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 11m, 3 Very Good
Had a good run to the 3rd bolt, but had to drop before making the move up to the anchors. Good kneebar rest at the 2nd clip

 
19 Kleptomania - with RoDog, Michael Cavanagh Sport 10m, 3 Very Good
Sun 30th Jul 2023 - Morna point
South Wall
14 Lobster Trap - with RoDog Sport 9m, 2 Very Good
20 Hammerhead direct start - with RoDog Sport 10m, 2 Very Good
Great climb, but very exposed to long fall between second clip and finish

 

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