Rating | Grade | Route | Gear style | Crag | Quality | Date | |||
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2430
points
| 26 |
★★ Aslan
1
23
20
2
26
18
| 38m | Kaputar | ★★★ Classic | Mon 30th Jul 2018 | |||
Team success. Pink pointed on Dave's gear. A RP burn will have to wait for next year. Pre habilitation time is over. It's been a great month.
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2404
points
| 23 | ★ E Racer (Unknown Left of Racer's Edge) | 30m, 7 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sat 19th May 2018 | |||
Well I did detour briefly into shakes as straight up seems contrived and pretty dangerous, and the other way goes into racers edge and is even more dangerous. Still felt enough to be 23, and very pleasant outing
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2402
points
| 25 | FA ★★★ Where Eagles dare | 20m, 9 | Kaputar | ★★ Very Good | Sat 7th Apr 2018 | |||
Beautiful climbing on great rock and interesting sculpted holds. Hands on top to finish. Buzzed by a curious eagle. Maybe soft, as still recovering from flu.
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2396
points
| 23 | ★ Uncontrollable Urge | 22m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Apr 2018 | |||
Actually liked this. Technical crux, stop whinging people, it is all there. Try a heel toe, flag combo for feet and a matchbox type hold you layoff/ undercling. Apparently flashed this a decade ago, but I don't remember climbing on this wall
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2325
points
| 24 | ★★ Yellow Box | 16m | Bulahdelah | ★★ Very Good | Sat 17th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt, took a bit of gaffing to relearn the sequence down low. Go the double undercling
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2325
points
| 24 | ★★ Prehabilitation | 12m, 4 | Watagans | ★★ Very Good | Sat 17th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt. Still cleaning up, but I do like the technical moves
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2324
points
| 24 | ★★ Doigte le trou | 10m, 4 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Mon 12th Nov 2018 | |||
Second shot, surprised myself as two really long dead points off crap feet for me. Great monos, great moves.
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2318
points
| 24 | ★ Grimy Wormtongue | 12m, 4 | Glenrock Lagoon | Average | Tue 23rd Oct 2018 | |||
Rpt 2 laps placing draws Demoralising the young guys good benchmark for fitness
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2315
points
| 24 | ★★ Via Dolorosa | 19m, 6 | Wharepapa Rock | ★ Good | Sat 13th Oct 2018 | |||
3 Rd go, nice to feel like the core is starting to work
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2301
points
| 22 | ★★ Twenty step derailler | 40m, 20 | Kaputar | ★★ Very Good | Fri 7th Dec 2018 | |||
Good rock for this part of the wall, and a strong line. Best to avoid the semi hanging belay and do it as a long pitch
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2293
points
| 23 | ★★ Dragon's Egg | 20m, 8 | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Mon 5th Feb 2018 | |||
A decade I did this I think, but have no recollection. Went up putting draws on so I could put some long slings on NIB. A super nice route.
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2284
points
| 22 | ★★★ Rohans Arete | 28m, 11 | Kawakawa Bay | ★★ Very Good | Thu 11th Oct 2018 | |||
Lovely climbing. If I didn’t have a toothache today and was enjoying myself more, I may have given it classic
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2282
points
| 24 | FA ★★ Prehabilitation | 12m, 4 | Watagans | ★★ Very Good | Wed 27th Jun 2018 | |||
FFA. Countdown to surgery begins with a sneaky midweek project tick before the rain. The start looks straightforward but seemed really awkward but sequences at 3rd and 4th bolts are great and not obvious.
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2281
points
| 25 | ★★ Tsunami Warning | 14m, 4 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | |||
Finally, good friction today and no pesky tall people making me doubt my sequence
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2267
points
| 24 | ★ Only The Long | 11m, 4 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sun 6th May 2018 | |||
Finally found a workable sequence for the short. A rather steep slab
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2266
points
| 24 | ★ The Project Treatment (Pipers route) | 13m, 5 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Sat 5th May 2018 | |||
Probably only hard 23. Pretty technical to get into finger crack. Second go.
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2240
points
| 22 | ★★ Cheap Dive | 27m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sat 19th May 2018 | |||
Nice moves, definitely no harder than the route to the left
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2239
points
| 24 | ★★ Escape Velocity | 20m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 4th Feb 2018 | |||
Second go today, have tried it one shot many years ago. I must have learnt a few tricks since, I think I found the big move out of reach before, but just could get the height today.
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2230
points
| 22 | ★ Plate of the Day | 13m, 7 | Bouddi National Park | ★ Good | Sat 14th Apr 2018 | |||
Nice moves, crap rock
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2225
points
| 22 | ★★ Sheer Tenacity (Fantini arete) | 20m, 11 | Kaputar | ★★ Very Good | Fri 30th Mar 2018 | |||
Nice technical arête.
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2222
points
| 22 | ★ This isn't Thailand | 8m, 3 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Mon 19th Mar 2018 | |||
Actually quite fun. Probably a grade easier with bolts.
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2162
points
| 24 | ★★ Wehrs (Ring Bolted Face) | 25m, 8 | Kaputar | ★ Good | Sat 28th Jul 2018 | |||
Second go, after a scary onsight attempt due to spaced bolts. Hard moves at second bolt especially if lacking a big wingspan. Placed a very long sling on the fifth bolt.
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2161
points
| 23 | ★★ Sticky box | 16m | Bulahdelah | ★ Good | Mon 26th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt
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2150
points
| 22 | ★★ Nauti Bouy | 12m, 7 | Bouddi National Park | Average | Sat 14th Apr 2018 | |||
Given I had done sin bad can only claim the flash. Good names for dubious practices
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2150
points
| 22 | ★ Sin Bad | 13m, 5 | Bouddi National Park | Average | Sat 14th Apr 2018 | |||
Hmmm
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2130
points
| 24 | ★★ Whole New Kettle of Fish | 14m, 6 | Bouddi National Park | ★ Good | Sat 14th Apr 2018 | |||
Trench warfare. Dave did this much easier by putting his back to the water which didn't work for me. I faced the water and did some extreme bridging and thrutching. And sorted it out by about the 15th attempt, and probably won't be able to walk tomorrow.
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2121
points
| 23 | FA ★ Titarse Andronicus | 25m | Kaputar | ★ Good | Fri 13th Jul 2018 | |||
FFA. The start went readily enough on crimps, but the rest of the climb kept me on my toes for a chalk less onsight. Really nice rock on the whole, for Kaputar, and some good face climbing
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2115
points
| 21 | ★ El Rayo-X | 20m, 4 | Wharepapa Rock | ★ Good | Sat 13th Oct 2018 | |||
Felt easier than the 19 and 20s....
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2113
points
| 24 | ★★ Every which way but Can LH finish | 20m, 1 | Tomaree Head | ★★ Very Good | Sun 18th Feb 2018 | |||
On the last go of the day after changing sequence each time. Nice and technical and trickier than appearances
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2100
points
| 24 | Beware of the snake | 9m, 2 | Koolewong | Average | Thu 4th Jan 2018 | |||
Took about 30 goes to stick the bouldery start sequence. I figure if it was down the hill it would get v4. Yes there was a snake off to the left near the top. Needed a lot of brushing to be able to hold the slopes.
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2098
points
| 23 | FA ★ Sore Paws | 20m, 9 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Mon 30th Apr 2018 | |||
FFA. The rocks a bit coarse, but some really good technical moves
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2098
points
| 23 | FA ★ The Lithgow Panther | 25m | Blue Mountains | ★★ Very Good | Mon 30th Apr 2018 | |||
FFA. Pretty thuggy but fun
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2094
points
| 23 | Solumn Column | 9m, 3 | West Gosford | Average | Mon 16th Apr 2018 | |||
Missed starting boulder problem first attempt, easier after that
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2091
points
| 23 | FA ★★ Laid Away | 20m, 6 | Kaputar | ★★ Very Good | Fri 6th Apr 2018 | |||
Tiring on the right arm.
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2090
points
| 21 | ★ Blunt End Blunders | 25m, 5 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Jul 2018 | |||
One very reachy move mid climb, had me going up and down through the scoops before committing
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2086
points
| 23 | ★★ The Fortunate Cookie (Left of ) | 14m, 3 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Mon 19th Mar 2018 | |||
Rpt. Need a long draw on second bolt as can't reach off good feet to clip, and you are on the ground otherwise
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2081
points
| 21 | ★ Enough Already | 32m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 24th Jun 2018 | |||
I quite enjoyed the different styles of climbing. Fairly easy at 21
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2078
points
| 24 23 | ★ Watcher in the Water | 11m, 4 | Glenrock Lagoon | ★ Good | Wed 21st Feb 2018 | |||
Only the second time I have done it since the pebble in the dish broke. I think it's gone up a grade for me
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2073
points
| 23 | ★★ Flirting With the Spanish Dancer | 20m, 9 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 4th Feb 2018 | |||
Rpt, Alzheimer's onsight today
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2070
points
| 23 | ★★ Madam Dictator | 6m | Treatment Plant | ★★ Very Good | Fri 26th Jan 2018 | |||
I could tell Dave how to do it but couldn't engage the roof statically. A high step press worked
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2062
points
| 23 21 | ★ Stromboli | 25m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Apr 2018 | |||
The start was the hardest thing I did all day, had seen someone on the start but it didn't help me due to height differences
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2058
points
| 21 | Leaning off the edge | 20m, 12 | Kaputar | Don't Bother | Sun 8th Apr 2018 | |||
Maybe I am just tired, but this line seems confused about its intent and doesn't climb well.
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2043
points
| 21 | ★ Lady Luck | 9m, 5 | West Gosford | ★ Good | Sat 17th Feb 2018 | |||
Fortunately had been done recently so was clean enough
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2021
points
| 23 | ★ Watcher in the Water | 11m, 4 | Glenrock Lagoon | ★★ Very Good | Tue 23rd Oct 2018 | |||
Rpt 2 laps
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2007
points
| 22 | FA ★★ Reindeer mantlers | 10m, 4 | Watagans | ★★ Very Good | Thu 27th Dec 2018 | |||
Really interesting moves up a strong line
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1998
points
| 22 | ★ Bees Neez | 10m, 6 | Bulahdelah | ★ Good | Mon 26th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt
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1995
points
| 22 | ★★ Horse breath | 17m, 8 | Bulahdelah | ★ Good | Sat 17th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt
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1989
points
| 22 | ★ Squashed Dog | 20m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 28th Oct 2018 | |||
Rpt, nice staying on the bolts, mcdougalling would be chossy
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1983
points
| 22 | ★★ Let Me Up | 15m, 3 | Baring Head | ★ Good | Sun 7th Oct 2018 | |||
It was a bit wet,and cold and breezy, but quite a fun romp, the rock deteriorates up the top. Good bolts. Second go.
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1965
points
| 24 | ★★ I Wanna Mount Lindsey | 20m, 5 | Kaputar | ★★ Very Good | Thu 6th Dec 2018 | |||
Would easily get 25 in the blueys. I would need to put in a lot of very long slings to make this feel safe, so I think happy with top rope. Definitely not 23 at my height.
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1947
points
| 20 | ★★ Electric Wizard | 15m, 4 | Kinloch | ★ Good | Wed 10th Oct 2018 | |||
Excellent rock and interesting moves between pockets
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1946
points
| 20 | ★ Ignimbrite | 20m, 7 | Waipari | Don't Bother | Sat 6th Oct 2018 | |||
Climbs essentially the same as the crack, it should be further right and go up the groove and it might be ok
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1944
points
| 26 | ★★ Hallelujah | 12m, 6 | West Gosford | ★ Good | Sun 18th Nov 2018 | |||
This was even dirtier, wasted a lot of effort going right of the bolts with some very funky moves, but couldn’t see how to get through a blank section. Tried going left, probably the way, but a very long move for me
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1926
points
| 22 | ★★ Careless Fingernicker | 30m | Kaputar | ★ Good | Mon 2nd Apr 2018 | |||
Not having the best day. Maybe work waking me at 3am and not being able to sleep again? Came off at first bulge. Rock quality improves after first 8 m. Bolted finger crack.
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1921
points
| 20 | ★★ The Blundstone Arete | 25m | Kaputar | ★ Good | Sun 15th Jul 2018 | |||
Do yourself and belayer a favour and aid the choss at the start to enjoy this route as the climbing is good above. Quite spicy bolting, interesting fin feature
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1911
points
| 22 | FA ★★ Late for the Circus | 11m, 3 | Koolewong | Average | Sat 10th Feb 2018 | |||
FFA. Some interesting moves, it just didn't seem to flow
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1906
points
| 22 | ★★ German generosity | 7m | Treatment Plant | ★★ Very Good | Fri 26th Jan 2018 | |||
Great slot near the arête
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1904
points
| 23 | ★★ Tips for Troubadours | 30m | Blue Mountains | Sat 19th May 2018 | ||||
About a year ago, did after doing LNG
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1902
points
| 23 | ★ Lacolite Onion | 9m, 2 | Watagans | Average | Mon 14th May 2018 | |||
Interesting ironstone, seem pretty solid. Probably worth 2 new bolts. I started under the bolt. Probably 22.
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1893
points
| 26 | ★ Jacob's Ladder | 20m, 4 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sun 3rd Jun 2018 | |||
A Dave Gray route from 88, likely a sandbag like the rest of them. 2 shots. I think I will need a stepladder to get on the route, or have to put in an alternative start. Not close.
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1868
points
| 20 | ★★ Great Scott | 27m, 10 | Kawakawa Bay | ★★ Very Good | Thu 11th Oct 2018 | |||
Friction is amazing on this rock, pretty thin in places
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1858
points
| 22 | ★★ The Stairs of Cirith Ungol | 11m, 3 | Glenrock Lagoon | ★★ Very Good | Tue 23rd Oct 2018 | |||
Rpt 2 laps
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1858
points
| 22 | ★★ Hand Shandy | 11m, 3 | Glenrock Lagoon | ★ Good | Tue 23rd Oct 2018 | |||
Rpt
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1826
points
| 21 | ★★ Praise the Lord | 10m, 3 | West Gosford | ★ Good | Sun 18th Nov 2018 | |||
First lap was a major cleaning exercise, it was rather dirty
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1825
points
| 21 | ★ Pablo Honey | 16m, 7 | Bulahdelah | ★ Good | Sat 17th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt, I quite liked this, tricky start, good to sandbag myself
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1825
points
| 21 | ★ Fat lipped | 15m, 3 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sat 17th Nov 2018 | |||
Rpt
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1812
points
| 21 | ★★ The Shining Path | 16m, 5 | Wharepapa Rock | ★★ Very Good | Fri 5th Oct 2018 | |||
Lovely arete with pockets to link. If it went on more it would be classic
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1809
points
| 22 | ★★ Space Ape | 6m, 2 | Watagans | ★ Good | Mon 14th May 2018 | |||
Finally ticked this V5 boulder problem if you aren't tall.
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1808
points
| 22 | Slab of Ham | 12m, 4 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sun 30th Dec 2018 | |||
Good slab moves. Still thinking about bolts
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1806
points
| 20 | ★ Layback corner | 10m, 4 | Treatment Plant | Average | Mon 19th Mar 2018 | |||
Rpt. Some ok moves. Potential for ledge fall is the down side.
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1803
points
| 20 | Toast and Jam | 16m, 5 | Bulahdelah | Don't Bother | Sun 11th Mar 2018 | |||
It's hard to get a bad route at Bulahdelah, but this is one, the retro bolt hasn't made it any better, just less scary.
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1801
points
| 22 | ★ Fantini climb | 30m, 16 | Kaputar | ★ Good | Fri 7th Dec 2018 | |||
Prior to the FA with JF belaying. The last 10 m are fantastic. A little crappy before that.
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1797
points
| 20 | ★★ Gravity is a myth | 10m | West Gosford | ★★ Very Good | Mon 19th Feb 2018 | |||
Rpt, must try the extension one day
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1797
points
| 20 | ★★ Red light special | 20m, 7 | West Gosford | ★★ Very Good | Sat 17th Feb 2018 | |||
Rpt, a bit sandy, deserves more traffic.
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1785
points
| 19 | ★★ Speedy Gonzales | 15m, 4 | Wharepapa Rock | ★★ Very Good | Sat 13th Oct 2018 | |||
This felt pretty hard for the grade. Some sneaky knee bars and lots of bridging
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1783
points
| 19 | ★ Total Energy | 13m, 5 | Waipari | ★ Good | Sat 6th Oct 2018 | |||
Nice, but fairly soft grade
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1783
points
| 19 | ★ The Exerstential Purple Thunderbolt | 18m, 6 | Waipari | ★ Good | Sat 6th Oct 2018 | |||
A bit of crack climbing up high, hard start on sore fingers
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1783
points
| 19 | ★ Streetwise | 15m, 6 | Waipari | ★ Good | Sat 6th Oct 2018 | |||
Stout warm up due to pocket finding trouble
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1783
points
| 19 | ★★ Climatic Extension | 25m, 11 | Waipari | ★★ Very Good | Sat 6th Oct 2018 | |||
The finish makes the climb, though I didn’t find the start that easy
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1782
points
| 19 | ★ Volcanic | 18m, 7 | Waipari | ★★ Very Good | Thu 4th Oct 2018 | |||
Really liked this, steep, face and slab styles
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1781
points
| 19 | ★★ Road Less Travelled | 50m, 15 | Mt Gibraltar | ★ Good | Mon 1st Oct 2018 | |||
The start of each pitch was good, and the start of pitch 2 felt about the right grade, probably because I am short.
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1775
points
| 21 | FA ★★ Rain Shawdow | 12m, 5 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sat 2nd Jun 2018 | |||
FFA. Rock quality varies, strangely felt pumped, may be the cold
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1765
points
| 25 | ★★ The Racer's Edge | 30m, 9 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sat 19th May 2018 | |||
Just one move above 5 th bolt which would have felt ok at the start of the day. But went backwards second go. The run out and cam in the middle add character.
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1760
points
| 19 | ★★ Volley World | 25m, 5 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Jul 2018 | |||
A wire in the flake helps with the runout
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1757
points
| 25 | ★★ The Racer's Edge | 30m, 9 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sat 21st Apr 2018 | |||
Kind of late after flat tyre dramas so just checked it out on TR, was confused by route to left at first. Top section fine and nice climbing. Getting through lower roof seems a bit hard without straying left. We didn't have enough bolt plates ( more than 5 needed) . Good cams. Need skin.
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1756
points
| 25 | ★★ Tsunami Warning | 14m, 4 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Thu 19th Apr 2018 | |||
Mental note to self, don't have Jase and John as climbing partners trying to work out beta. Stick with tricky match, left foot up to small footer 20cm right of bolt and bump up through the scoops. Eventually you can reach the hold they get in 3 moves from ground. Long slings needed 4 th bolt. In shade all day this time of year, but finger skin wears out by second shot
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1751
points
| 19 | ★ Pick Pocket | 20m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 24th Jun 2018 | |||
Enjoyed this, nice ironstone and will still be fine, or better when the fragile holds that I didn't use but had chalk all over them disappear
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1747
points
| 25 | ★★ Tsunami Warning | 14m, 4 | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Mon 19th Mar 2018 | |||
Can only have a couple of goes before tips shred, but overcame the reach with tenuous feet and funky matching . Need to try more than every 5 years!
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1736
points
| 21 | ★ Mr Supercilious | 6m | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Fri 26th Jan 2018 | |||
Like a hard chimney problem weirdly
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1736
points
| 21 | ★ Parking Problems | 7m | Treatment Plant | ★ Good | Fri 26th Jan 2018 | |||
A quite steep corner
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1734
points
| 25 | ★★ Ness is Best | 20m, 8 | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Mon 5th Feb 2018 | |||
Gah, second go today got past last bolt, clipped anchor draw, though it was rather long and faced the stupid reachy last hard move, which I cannot latch the crimp rail despite optimal position. I can string together a variant traverse that adds about 8 more moves which I will have to try.
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1732
points
| 19 | ★ Lightning McQueen | 15m | Blue Mountains | Average | Sun 22nd Apr 2018 | |||
1732
points
| 19 20 | ★ Iron Man (Claw Tortoise) | 22m | Blue Mountains | ★ Good | Sun 22nd Apr 2018 | |||
1732
points
| 19 | ★ Captain Hook | 25m | Blue Mountains | Average | Sun 22nd Apr 2018 | |||
1730
points
| 19 | ★ Walk In the Light Greeen | 8m | West Gosford | Average | Mon 16th Apr 2018 | |||
Quite tricky start, partially clean after pulse open day on Saturday
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1727
points
| 22 |
FA
★ Quirkiness
1
19
45m
2
22
| 45m, 18 | Kaputar | Average | Thu 5th Apr 2018 | |||
FFA. First pitch was quite dreadful due to rock quality. Second pitch had much better rock and a goey move
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1703
points
| 19 | ★★ Faction Hero | 12m, 4 | Dural | ★★ Very Good | Sun 14th Jan 2018 | |||
Lovely pockets
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1702
points
| 19 | ★★ Hare Rama | 15m, 4 | Wharepapa Rock | ★ Good | Fri 5th Oct 2018 | |||
Lovely welded tuff
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1672
points
| 20 | FA ★ Elves on Shelves | 12m, 4 | Watagans | ★ Good | Sun 30th Dec 2018 | |||
Climbs quite well, quite slopey
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1671
points
| 20 | FA ★ Sandy Claws | 13m, 5 | Watagans | ★ Good | Thu 27th Dec 2018 | |||
Will be better after it rains and makes it less dusty. Found it quite hard
|