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| Tue 26th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Mount Banks Banks Gully Amphitheater | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ The Thin Line of Reprieve P1
- with
Aaron Jones
1
| 38m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Accessed via 80m rap and swing. p1 onsight, then rapped and stripped the gear for Azza's flash. Really fantastic pitch of climbing. Rather than p2 which was wet and vegetated, climbed p2 of Charlie Don't Surf which was actually harder than p1.
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| Fri 8th Mar 2024 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Katoomba Cliffs Echo Point Echo Point Walls | ||||||
| 25 |
Crack glove
★★★ Echo Crack
- with
Aaron Jones
1
lead by
Aaron Jones
Quite the minefield of lookout-launched trash to navigate on the way. Could be a good Clean Up Australia Day site.
3
lead by
Aaron Jones
Pitch was wet and slimy. Mega effort from Aaron to get it done with no crack gloves or tape, sliding out of the crack with bloodied hands. I somehow stayed on, all credit to the crack gloves. A few odd pieces, then 4x #2 camalots in a row, then all #3's to the belay.
4
lead by
Lee Cujes
The hardest I've worked for a pitch of climbing in a long time. I was peaking. Admittedly it was wet, but even in the dry I would have struggled. Cracks are not my thing, and there's no escape on this pitch. For me personally, this was only slightly easier (1 grade?) than the crux pitch. I used 6x #3 camalots, 2x equivalent-sized hexes, 2x #4 camalots and this was only just enough for my level of comfort (4m+ runouts). You need all the big gear to adequately protect the pitch - you cannot supplement with anything smaller anywhere on the pitch. If I did it again (I never will) I would take 10-12 #3 camalots. A little safety note on the top-out: After clipping some carrots to stand on a ledge with a final 5m headwall to finish. This is protected by one carrot. If you only clipped this carrot (like me) and then fell on last moves topping out, the rope wouldn't even have a chance to take up before you broke both legs on the flat ledge below. Instead, there is a cam slot that is hard to see as it's in your handhold above your head. Roughly #1 camalot size. Use it! (I would strongly advocate the addition of a final bolt to mitigate a potential future catastrophe - you have just clipped 4 or 5 in a row, after all) | 190m | Average | |||
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Cracks are hard.
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| Sat 7th Oct 2023 - Massif du Mont Blanc | ||||||
| Les Aiguilles de Chamonix Aiguille du Midi South Face / Face Sud | ||||||
| 6c |
★★★ Kohlmann
- with
Sammi, kevin
| 200m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Epic alpine experience with a guide very late in the season, but we randomly nailed the weather and had a very memorable day. Huge pack with 2 sets of mountain boots made the cruxes touch and go. Climbed some of the shaded (frigid) pitches in gloves.
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| Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| East of the access track | ||||||
| 32 ~31 |
★★ Whistling Kite
— 2 attempts
- with
Sammi
| 30m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Hot, 15-17C and 65%. Zero breeze. 2x TR burns both with 1 fall at crux #2. Very good considering conditions. [15]
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| Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Evans Crown | ||||||
| Crown Buttress | ||||||
| 20 |
★ Jagusch Putsch
| 30m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Shoe testing session. I imagine this would be pretty gripping on lead.
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| 23 |
Hotel du Lac
| 30m, 4 | Average | |||
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Failed to do the crux despite many attempts, lol. Slabs.
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| Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Evans Crown | ||||||
| Deckout Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Dick Whittington
| 15m, 2 | ★ Good | |||
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Shoe testing session.
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| Thu 18th May 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Upper Gully | ||||||
| 28 ~29 |
★★ Yesterday Direct Direct
— 2 attempts
- with
@1293
| 25m, 3 | ||||
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Mega. Techy and powerful in an old school style, and I didn't do one of the moves. If they said it was 30 that would seem fair to me.
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| Thu 18th May 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Ethereal Buttress | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Ethereal
- with
@1293, Gareth Llewellin
| 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Classy Araps rock.
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| Sun 14th May 2023 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos South Face | ||||||
| 20 R |
★★ Dazed and Confused
- with
@1293
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Remembering how to place wires. Start was committing.
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| Sat 26th Mar 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie | ||||||
| 32 |
★★★ Punks in the Gym
- with
Jake Bresnehan
| 30m, 7 | ||||
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Punks shot #2. Hot, face melting. Was mostly keen to experience the top section. Climbed clean to below the heel move, pulled through. Climbed from the rest and stuck the drive-by, couldn't stand up, then pulled through. Did the rest of moves, not nicely, with screaming skin. Then drive 11 hours home!
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| Thu 24th Mar 2022 - Arapiles | ||||||
| Northern Group Henry Bolte Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★ Follow Your Nose
| 12m, 1 | ★ Good | |||
| Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Hocus Pocus Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★ El Dingle
| 54m, 3 | Don't Bother | |||
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This was not the "climb with a pack on shortcut to the car" route I was hoping for. What was probably a fun jaunt in the 60s is just too dangerous by modern standards. And oddly, because of the few bolts, their positions and hugely weaving nature of the climbing, it's probably just as dangerous for the second as the leader.
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| Mon 4th Oct 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Slape Area | ||||||
| 16 |
★★★ The Spartan
- with
Sammi
| 50m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Interesting in part because you cannot see the business from the ground. The hidden offwidth was actually hard! If I was doing it again I'd wear socks and maybe an approach shoe on my left foot. Thank god for the #5 camalot I've been holding onto for 20 years and never using until now. The novel cord-slung chockstone belay could do with an upgrade to chain as it's only a matter of time before abrasion or sun gets the better of it.
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| Fri 3rd Sep 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Narrow Neck Narrow Neck Crags Southern Crag | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ On Both Sides of the Glass Direct
- with
Sammi
| 60m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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The first pitch is a great arete feature. Tons of trad and 2 carrots. Crux bulge is tricky and pumpy. For the second pitch, the direct certainly seemed the more sensible option and I'm glad we took it. I wonder if many people hit the ledge falling off the start of p2 (especially on second with rope stretch)? Take a panic draw if you have one. I reckon you'd want to be confident climbing 22 on trad to jump on this one. We walked off (staying roped up for the first 30m) which was fine to get back to the Cave Climb abseil, or back to the car if this is your last climb of the day.
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| 13 |
★★★ Cave Climb
- with
Sammi
| 50m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Fantastic and unique cave pitch, crawling into the depths of the earth. You can happily take and use all your large protection. Big cams #3 → #5, big hexes etc. Access is rap in (50m should be fine), climb out, so very convenient. Stay safe getting to the exposed abseil point.
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| Sun 22nd Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Mezzaluna Area | ||||||
| 9 |
★ Frolic
- with
Sammi
| 13m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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#11 hex, y'all!
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| Sun 15th Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ Hope
- with
Sammi
| 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice one
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| 13 |
★ Charity
- with
Sammi
| 14m | ★ Good | |||
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16 surely?
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| 15 15 R |
★ Chastity
- with
Sammi
| 14m | ||||
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Retreat! Retreat! Climbed in 1966 in concrete boots and wooden rope. In 2021 with modern gear, I backed off. And I'm alright with that.
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| Sat 7th Aug 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Janicepts Area | ||||||
| 18 |
★★★ Amen Corner
- with
Sammi
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Really cool, with the wide section being pretty heady (for those of us without #7 cams!). Calves were burning. There may have even been #calfspooge.
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| 21 |
★★★ The Janicepts
- with
Sammi
| 27m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Man, that was great. Intimidating, glad to have finally done it. Filmed the POV, it's on YouTube. Onsight spolier.
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| Sun 18th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Flake Crack Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★★★ Tombstone Wall
- with
Sammi
| 30m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A cool varied wandering adventure. The low mantle is quite tricky I thought! Don't land on the tree spike of death!
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| 17 |
★★★ Flake Crack
- with
Sammi
1
17
15m
2
17
15m
3
23m
| 53m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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I'm surprised there's not more prangs on this. The layback is pretty slip-off-able and big cams aren't always the best things in the world. Having a couple of #4 camalots for the flake would be prudent rather than relying on one.
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| Sun 18th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount Piddington Eternity Area | ||||||
| 15 |
★★ The Carthaginian
| 33m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Can't claim the onsight. Seconded this 19 years ago
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| Sun 11th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Black Bart's Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Black Bart
- with
Sammi
| 25m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Continually interesting and enjoyable from bottom to top.
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| 13 |
★★★ Honey Dip
- with
Sammi
| 28m, 1 | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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This is the best easy pitch I've done in the Blue Mountains.
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| Sun 4th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Giggles
- with
Sammi
| 30m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Classic! Just two cams (#1.5 and #2 friend).
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| Sun 4th Jul 2021 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Dress Rehearsal Rag Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★ Dead Milkmen
- with
Sammi
| 15m, 1 | Average | |||
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Lots of little wires. I tried to avoid stickclipping the only very high first carrot, but then backed off and stickclipped. Which was a bit of a mission in and of itself.
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| Mon 10th Jun 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper War Babies Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★ A Good Day to be a Duck
- with
Sammi
| 24m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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Just on the bolts.
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| Sat 18th May 2019 - Wilyabrup | ||||||
| Main Crags One For The Road | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Fishing With Dynamite
- with
Sammi
| 24m, 6 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Super interesting, engaging climbing all the way. Great!
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| Sat 18th May 2019 - Wilyabrup | ||||||
| Main Crags Fat Chance Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Fat Chance
- with
Sammi
| 15m, 3 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Done as a rather runout sport route. Great sequence!
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| Sat 18th May 2019 - Wilyabrup | ||||||
| Main Crags Inner Space Wall | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Stormbringer
- with
Sammi
| 20m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Lovely rounded sloper holds.
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| Fri 19th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau The Pit Sector 'Pit Fighter' | ||||||
| 28 |
★★★ Pit Fighter
- with
Erik Smits, @1293
| 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Attempted ground up. Definitely out of my comfort zone. Slipped out of the wet initial boulder and that was that. Then climbed from the ground to the crux (placing gear) and fell on the crux, unsurprisingly. Took some effort to unlock the crux move. Then to top, placing gear with a couple of rests. Was en route for well over an hour.
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| Sat 13th Apr 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Sweet Dreams Walls | ||||||
| 17 |
★★★ Sweet Nightmare (Link-Up)
- with
Sammi, Kris, Analissa
| 130m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Nice sneaker romp with friends.
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| Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - South | ||||||
| 21 |
★ Constrictor
- with
Sammi
| 18m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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After botching it the other day and finishing up World Party, today climbed as intended.
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| 27 26 |
★★ Forked Tongue
- with
Sammi
| 25m, 8 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Obviously tricky (pointless?) to grade a reach dependent crux, but for me at 175cm of reach, this is worth 27. Climbed in one pitch via Anaconda p1. If you like stop-start routes, this'll be your jam. [3]
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| 26 |
★★ Jumping Viper
- with
Sammi
| 28m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Tried the dyno about 20 times. Latched the hold on a few occasions but didn't manage to control the swing. Ankles still sore. Onsighted the rest.
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| Thu 4th Apr 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - South | ||||||
| 22 |
Anaconda Pitch 1
- with
Sammi
| 17m | Average | |||
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As part of Forked Tongue. That bolt is now something of a relic.
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| 21 |
★★★ Constrictor into World Party
- with
Sammi
| 20m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Done by many others previously as this is the obvious straight-up line of climbing. Well worth doing at this grade and gives a great introductory taste of proper Taipan climbing.
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| Wed 3rd Apr 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Atomic Tadpole
- with
Sammi
| 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Cool to do something on this end of the wall. A really cool easier tradventure. Getting off was unexpectedly involved (soloing down into the chimney behind to eventually reach a rap station).
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| Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
| 23 23 R |
★★★ The Seventh Pillar Left Hand Variant
- with
Sammi
| 46m, 1 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Full version including the pants filling traverse.
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| Sun 31st Mar 2019 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Sirocco Pitch 1
- with
Kris Hampton
| 20m, 1 | Average | |||
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17 years between drinks on this one. Pretty desperate really. Especially when wet.
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| Sun 24th Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Porters Pass Dogs, Cats & Apples Wall | ||||||
| 19 18 |
★★ Apron Strings
| 32m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Really enjoyed this. Plenty of gear and enjoyable the whole way.
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| Sat 9th Mar 2019 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Leura Sublime Point West Face (Main Area) Middle Cliffs Binary Cave | ||||||
| 24 M4 |
★ Thumbs Up
- with
Duncan
1
24
25m
2
M4
27m
3
15
40m
| 92m | Average | |||
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p1 only. Snapped a hold and started falling, looked down and saw trad, and found another gear - overdrive.
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| 20 |
★ Torrential
- with
Duncan
| 25m | Average | |||
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Trad. What you can do with a bung finger.
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| 21 |
★ Middle Finger
- with
Duncan
| 25m | Average | |||
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Nah, it’s the ring. A bit spicy getting around the roof, as evidenced by the dude who took two massive whippers attempting.
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| Sat 29th Dec 2018 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Pierces Pass Lunch Ledge | ||||||
| 25 |
★★★ Samarkand
- with
@1293
| 130m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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I led the even pitches and Aaron the odd and even better — all onsight, a no falls day.
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It was pretty close for me on the crux pitch as I happened to run out of the cams I needed for the crux section at the 30m mark. I placed some pretty junky gear and hesitated for a long time, hanging off a jug on an overhang before finally committing to the overhung off-finger-sized crack. In full sport climbing mode I laybacked up it, got one working fingerlock and swung out of the layback (and almost off completely) before latching a jug with some desperation. It was exciting!
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Fun morning with a great (ever psyched) friend and back home in time for lunch. Very pleased to have finally done this one, and keen for more
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| Sat 5th Mar 2016 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Katoomba Area Ngula Bulgarabang/ Radiata Plateau Marchant's Canyon Crags Waylander | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Waylander
- with
Emil Mandyczewsky, Scott Boladeras
| 38m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Trad crack - gear was in. One fall down low, then flashed the rest.
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| Tue 7th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Blackheath Area Shipley Upper Grand Junction Wall | ||||||
| 24 |
★★ Land of Green Navels
- with
Sammi, Erik Smits, Kathryn Gardner
| 30m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
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Took a cam this time and was much happier. Still a tricky proposition up the top. [2]
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| Sun 5th Jul 2015 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Mount York Birdsnest Area | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Radios Appear
- with
Sammi, Erik Smits, Kathryn Gardner
| 25m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Three bolts and lots of trad. Haven't done anything like this for a while and if this was any harder I would have been flying.
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| 21 |
★ Spangled Drongo
- with
Sammi, Erik Smits, Kathryn Gardner
| 20m, 5 | Average | |||
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Thin crux 5 grades harder than the rest.
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| 18 |
★ Sparrow
- with
Sammi, Erik Smits, Kathryn Gardner
| 18m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Nicest route of the day. Enjoyable and consistent all the way.
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| Wed 23rd Apr 2014 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
| 27 |
★★ Permissability
| 30m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Well well well! Hats off to Duncan Hunter. This thing is nails! I took some swooping falls onto cams and had one rip out. Did all moves up to last bolt, but got shut down on the bodylength of climbing to top this beast out.
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| 23 |
★★ Last Man Standing
| 25m, 5 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Don't be so hard on yourself Monty - this route is as good as any of the others. Nor does it feel squeezed in to me. I notice people are avoiding the grade 23 finish by going right to the anchors on SS Minnow.
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| Tue 22nd Apr 2014 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
| 16 |
★★ Man Overboard
| 26m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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This old beast of a corner climbs sooo much better than it looks. Wow, super cool.
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| 26 |
★★ Seamstress
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Blitzed off on a #1 wire on my first shot, a few metres shy of the top.
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| Sat 19th Apr 2014 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Windjammer
| 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Big wide crack action to finish the day. I felt bearded.
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| 21 |
★★ Not All There
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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This was really nice, not the best to warm up on as the start is quite hard.
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| Fri 18th Apr 2014 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Icebird
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Big trad action. Climbs so nicely for a trad route. Tons of big wires. Gets a bit old school up top.
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| Sat 8th Feb 2014 - Urbenville | ||||||
| Vesuvius | ||||||
| 23 |
FA
★★ Blowing Smoke
| 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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FFA. Placed all gear on lead. This was great, but as the only gear route at the cliff I don't imagine anyone will repeat it any time soon.
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| Sat 31st Aug 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| The Lighthouse Centurion Area | ||||||
| 22 |
★★ Titan I Am
| 25m, 10 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Finally! Super duper good, but I'm biased
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| Sun 31st Mar 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| The Lighthouse Rex Hunt's Area | ||||||
| 26 |
★★ Eviction Order
- with
Duncan
| 15m, 3 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Brushed, chalked, pre-placed, 10mm dynabolts tightened up. Then sent packing.
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| Sun 31st Mar 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| The Lighthouse Centurion Area | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Australia's Hardest Climb
- with
Sam
| 15m, 4 | Average | |||
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Maybe I'll make the news!
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| Sat 30th Mar 2013 - Point Perpendicular | ||||||
| Seaside Windjammer Wall | ||||||
| 20 |
★★ Tenere
| 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Better than it looks from the ground. I'm no crack climber, as the blood will now attest.
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| 24 |
★★ Barracouta
- with
Erik
| 30m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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This was an old dog from years ago. Super insanely happy to NOT fall off the top. Ended up dynoing off tiny monos to the clifftop and just stuck it.
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| 24 |
★★ Hate Mail
- with
Neil
| 25m, 5 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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A Monty route, climbed with Monty. Some of the best rock around up high, pretty impressive. You have to jam a cam in a critical pod which is your handhold which I actually thought was cool. Don't be put off by the rusty U-bolts, they're fine. Needs some stainless mallions added to anchor.
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| 16 15 to 16 |
★ Beside the Seaside (She sells sea shells (pitch 3))
- with
Johnny
| 40m, 2 | Don't Bother | |||
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"You'll be fine Sam! It's a 40m sport route. Take 20 quickdraws!" Actual bolt count = 2.
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| Tue 13th Nov 2012 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Summit Caves | ||||||
| 28 |
FA
★★★ Massive Attack
- with
JJ
| 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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FFA. Freed this old project of Gareth & Adam's (thanks guys!) A few bits of trad to get to the roof, drop rope, then use second rope to climb the rest (all bolts). We removed all sharp edges so it's ready to go. Climbing might be ~27, but it's pretty adventurous and I doubt it'll get repeated anytime soon - unfortunately! [4]
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| Sun 4th Nov 2012 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Carborundum Wall | ||||||
| 21 |
Every Day I Start To Ooze
- with
JJ
| 18m, 4 | Average | |||
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Slime and filth.
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| 23 |
Liquid Skin
- with
JJ
| 18m, 5 | Average | |||
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Start was a vomitorium. You're lucky if you get to climb this dry I think. Overall, a bit weird.
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| Fri 26th Oct 2012 - Red River Gorge | ||||||
| Lower Gorge Region Long Wall | ||||||
| 5.10a |
★★★ Rock Wars
- with
Sam
| 24m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Super fingercrack flake which has been worn smooth by 20+ years of constant traffic. So glorious. Van Halen climbed this.
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| 5.11b |
★★★ B3
- with
Sam
| 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Hardest I worked all day. Pretty epic trad route given 5 stars. Only 1 usable cam for the first 15m. Climbing high twenties sport routes is surely the key to being able to JUST get up something like this
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| 5.9 |
★★★ Autumn
- with
Sam
| 24m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Very cool handcrack flake, but I only had one handcrack-sized cam. Channel the inner Honnold.
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| Sat 29th Sep 2012 - Red River Gorge | ||||||
| Eastern Gorge Region Funk Rock City | ||||||
| 5.10a |
★★★ Headstone Surfer
- with
Neil
| 27m | ||||
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Trad climbing! What the?
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| Sun 1st Apr 2012 - Bungonia Gorge | ||||||
| South Wall - Main | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Evolution
| 220m, 55 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Set off at 8:35am, topped at 1:10pm.
p1 15: 2nd. Junk.
p2 22: OS. Shitting myself on the Tibroesque trad slab
p3 21: 2nd. More scary slab shit.
p4 23: OS. Steep(ish) black pocket pitch, pumpy with pack on. Very good.
p5 22: 2nd. Slabby pocket corner pitch. Classic.
p6 24: OS. Orange gently overhung pocket pitch. Classic.
p7 23M1. Tried to free, fell, did the aid move, rest OS.
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| Thu 23rd Jun 2011 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| West Face | ||||||
| 1 |
★★ West Track
| 340m | ||||
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Guided 65yo up this today, rope and all. Crisp winter day, how nice.
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| Sun 21st Feb 2010 - Kangaroo Point | ||||||
| Right Main Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★ Anonymous Arete
| 18m | ||||
| Sun 18th Oct 2009 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Halfway House | ||||||
| 25 |
★★ Dagda
| 20m, 4 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Linked in from Voluptuous. Dogged to remember moves.
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| Thu 1st Oct 2009 - Victoria Range | ||||||
| Mt Fox Area Muline Crag | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Pocket Full of Dreams
| 25m, 2 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Hard start, fantastic finish. Needs a rebolt..
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| 27 |
★★★ Desert Rose
| 30m, 8 | ||||
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Redpoint burn. Failed on crux.
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| Mon 3rd Aug 2009 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| South Sentinel Escape Alley | ||||||
| 10 |
Body Armour
| 40m | Don't Bother | |||
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Simul.
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| Sun 2nd Aug 2009 - Frederick Peak | ||||||
| South Sentinel The Congo | ||||||
| 23 |
★★ Monkey on a String
| 120m, 4 | ★ Good | |||
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2nd p1, OS p2. Pitch 2 needs some chains on the slab, not the dicky 15m trad sketchfest above. p3+p4 not done.
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| Sun 19th Jul 2009 - Mt Tibrogargan | ||||||
| Carborundum Wall | ||||||
| 17 |
★★ Remains Of The Day
| 140m, 22 | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Guiding Kym < 2hrs - pitches 7-11 of the day..
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| Tue 7th Jul 2009 - Frog Buttress | ||||||
| East of the access track | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ The Stars Look Down
| 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Guiding Kym.
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| Sat 2nd May 2009 - Brooyar | ||||||
| Eagle's Nest | ||||||
| 19 |
★★ Looking For The Sun
| 40m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Exactly 5 years between drinks. Bizarre! Sam cruised the start first shot. That's my wife
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| Fri 13th Mar 2009 - Eagle Rock | ||||||
| The Left Wing | ||||||
| 22 |
★★★ Sea Monsters
| 22m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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The craziest pitch of this grade anywhere. Leave work and GO DO IT!
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| Sat 3rd Jan 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd The Dam Cliffs Steep Wall | ||||||
| 14 |
Alone in a Sea of Bolts
| 12m | Average | |||
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Cam and sling for chockstone. The climbing is surprisingly enjoyable!
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| Fri 2nd Jan 2009 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Bells Line of Road & Chifley Rd Dalpura Head Dalpura Wall | ||||||
| 25 |
★★ End Of Days p3
| 120m | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Pull out your old school bag of tech tricks to onsight this! Flashed on second.
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| Tue 30th Dec 2008 - Blue Mountains | ||||||
| Mount Victoria Area Zig Zag Giggles Wall | ||||||
| 19 |
★★★ Taipan
| 50m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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One of the best trad moderates in the Mtns. Linked all in 1.
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| Mon 5th May 2008 - Brooyar | ||||||
| Point Pure | ||||||
| 24 |
FA
★★ Tight As A Drum
| 30m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
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Eliminated aid for FFA, grade 24. [2]
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| Tue 22nd May 2007 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
| 30 29 |
★★★ Serpentine
| 75m, 11 | ||||
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With JJ - sat before crux #1
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| Mon 14th May 2007 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - South | ||||||
| 26 |
★★★ Rattlesnake Shake
| 35m, 7 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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This was probably the second ascent. No idea why it's not logged on theCrag. Lucky I have good old reliable 8a.nu as a backup.
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| 30 |
★★ Tourniquet
| 40m, 8 | ||||
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I was confused.
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| Sun 13th May 2007 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre | ||||||
| Taipan Wall - North | ||||||
| 27 |
★★★ Mirage
| 35m, 15 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Almost onsight - overshot the dyno!
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| Mon 7th May 2007 - Kaputar | ||||||
| The Powerlines | ||||||
| 13 |
★ Sunbird
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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Superific
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| Sun 18th Feb 2007 - Tomaree Head | ||||||
| Dolphin Walls Upper | ||||||
| 25 |
★★ Crystal Ships
| 20m, 4 | ★★★ Classic | |||
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Happy not to blow this punchy number. Intricate upper section on RPs almost had me stymied. Not a pure onsight as I'd rapped past it.
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| 21 |
★★★ The Black Arete
| 22m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
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Amazing unlikely moves, intricate gear, a crazy balance traverse Pamela Anderson couldn't do. What more could you ask for?
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| Sun 18th Feb 2007 - Tomaree Head | ||||||
| The Sundeck | ||||||
| 24 |
★★★ Animals Route
| 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
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Super thin trad fingercrack. A few pieces were in the start, I placed the rest onsight. Felt pretty easy thanks to my feminine yet masculine Micah Dash chiselled tips.
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| Sun 18th Feb 2007 - Tomaree Head | ||||||
| Dolphin Walls Lower | ||||||
| 21 |
★★ Sweaty Palms
| 20m | ★ Good | |||
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I'm guessing this is the bridging corner thing
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