Ascents in Mount Victoria Area by Graham Jones

Led P1 only. Almost clean but rested (aka faffed about) too long just before the 4th bolt crux and had to rest on the rope to cure the elvis leg.

Led P1 clean; Khoi led P2 resting before the rooflet.

Hard start standing magically on absolutely nothing.

Unchallenging climbing with challenging pro - the opposite of fun.

Jug fest but looked like the pro would be vexing to we top roped as a speed climb as we were up there from FC anyway.

Came back to lead but happy with clean this time.

Great climb; poor pro - glad I wasn't leading this.

Lead p1, mike led p2.

Juggy fun but I was too pumped already. This was supposed to be my redpoint of this easy 18. Dog day afternoon it would seem.

Tougher than 16, mostly on the sustain. Crux got the better of me, mostly on confusion and indecision, and I had to have a little rest. Should have just ploughed though. Either left on the side pull jug or right on the delicate little stuff work - just have to keep moving.

Either I hate this route or it hates me. Got spanked even harder than last time by the evil start. 33 degrees with kamikaze mossies and the extra 5 kgs from Christmas probably didn't help much though. Regardless, this isn't 17; more like 19.

While we waited for everyone to get off Landmines. It beat sitting around getting eaten by mossies - just about.

Made more of a meal of it than necessary. More brain needed than brawn.

Really fun juggy warm up.

Just to clean it from Albi's first lead. Did it with the direct, totally-not-14, start though just for extra fun.

Only did P1 and it was crap. First hold broke off in my hand that set the scene for the pitch. Scrubby and chossy (and also not 13), P2 looks more interesting but it was getting late and the troops restless...

Tricky jamming at the start, then straightforward after that. Lovely outlook and just one of those piddo climbs that feels so nice and satisfying when you are looking down from the top.

Tough crimps straight up between carrots 1 and 2. Easier out right.

Tricky crux start unless you are really tall. Plain sailing from there, though sustained.

Top roping again coz we had no hangers. Couldn't find the jug after the mono so popped off and had to hang for a minute. Shame, otherwise pretty straightforward.

Had to top rope - Andy forgot the hangers. Stupid carrots.

Pumpy.

Came back to lead it and caught a flapper at the start.

So nearly onsighted - fell off right at the top. Lots of swearing... Guide said 17; I agree.

Wished I'd led it now, but the rope was there.

First lead - first onsight! Nice.

One fall

Totally pumped me out. Last climb of the day and very sustained. 2 falls and had to step on a carrot at the end just to make it up, so we'll call that French free and definitely no clean tick. Next time climb first route.

Nice and easy

Easy and fun