Ascents in Blackheath Area as Onsight as sport by Kurt Doherty

Gym climbing in a spectacular area. Big holds with some big moves. Fun.

Great steep thuggery. Very happy to get the onsight. Felt strong and climbed fast. Awesome.

Squeaked this in with very little skin. Start was very sharp and more difficult than I expected. Crux was quite enjoyable.

Not the best warm up. Spicy to second bolt with the boulder below then short techy crimp crux to easy finish.

Cool little start to a tough mantle/long reach around the 3rd (I think). Had to work hard at the 4th as I didn't sight out the holds as well as I should have. Finish was also pretty touch and go as I was feeling pretty fatigued by this stage.

Fantastic. At the easier end of 22 I think, but it's very much my style. Some surprising holds and enjoyable sequences on good rock.

Really enjoyed this one. Moving above the first break was much harder than I expected. Sequenced poorly above the third and had to work a little harder than I should have, but the rest was pretty straightforward. Bolt spacing makes it feel more exposed and exciting than it really is. Called it a day after this as rain was quickly heading our way.

Onsight central.

Interesting climbing and definitely a bit cruxier than the others. Still, all the harder bits are broken up by plenty of jugs.

Also enjoyable, with a great finishing sequence.

Not bad! Two cruxy sections with a comfortable rest in between. I left my feet a little low for the first and only just made it through, then sequenced incorrectly in the second and had to reverse two moves before going the correct way.

Quite thin above the first. Was a little spicy getting the second clipped, but fine after that. Another little thin pull up high, but the crux is definitely moving past the second.

Great pitch of climbing. Solid and pretty consistent for the grade. Shame it's not longer!

Way better than its neighbour. Some good sequences on the upper head wall.

More great climbing! Bit of a run out through easy ground in the middle, but everything you need and more is available. Could be soft for the grade, but who cares when it's this enjoyable.

Four routes in without a rest and this felt tough! Bouldery little start on this one (that I read very poorly and almost punted), but it gives way to pretty juggy climbing.

Did this as part of the onsight attempt for the full route. Start is definitely technical, then a little spicy to the second (feels like you'd hit the deck if you whip), and then run out on easy ground to the third. Found it quite a bit harder than Hot Flyer pitch 1, so I'm giving this a 20.

After bailing from Masterplan area looking for some easier climbing, we ended up here. A worthwhile addition to the cliff with a short thin crux above the big flake/block. Thanks for the bolts Lee Cujes

Nice slab with some good moves.

Some good slab action with nice climbing up top. Setup TR for Sarah and she climbed clean right up to the crux between the last bolt and anchors.

Worst route I've ever done in the Bluies. Awkward, bad fall potential and horrible mantles.

Not too bad. A bit ho-hum until the very end.

Classic in my book. Great climbing through some incredo-buckets with fantastic, airy bolting. Loved this one.

Harder crux than Butt Nuggets and Anal Leakage. Overall, I'd say its a soft but cruxy 19. Regardless, all these routes are great—thanks for the rebolt Heath Black. Seven pitches back-to-back before 11am and the 36° heat settled in. So good.

Had so much fun on this with Matt. His first ever multi and my first in the Bluies, on the first day of the new year. Epic! I lead all pitches and had a blast. Matt pumped out on the crux of the second and fell, but could still reach the rock, avoiding the need to prussic. First pitch was enjoyable and pretty consistent slabbing with one distinct crux section. Pitch two was also enjoyable, but less consistent, with the main bulge providing all the excitement and difficulty. The exposed start of pitch three was outstanding, particularly in the fading twilight, but otherwise very short and simple. Overall, it was a blast!

Okay but has a contrived finish. Jugs leads right to the anchors of "Good Fortune", but you're meant to head left on crimps. Go figure.

Better than Burning Jowls.

Quite good. Fun crux sequence up high.

Warm up and TR setup for Sarah. She climbed it clean from the bottom after a fumble or two at the start.

TR setup for Matt and Dad—bit runout for their first Bluies lead. Nice climbing though.