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Grade Route Gear style Quality
Sun 5th May 2024 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
18 Aardvark Trad 18m Very Good
Cleaning up some old pink points

 
Sat 4th May 2024 - Flat Rock
West Flank
23 Uranium-234 Sport 30m, 10
26 Nuclear Winter Sport 35m, 14 Very Good
Still fun

 
29 City of Peace Sport 30m Classic
Great fun power pulling between pockets, keen to come back. Haard

 
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area New Image Wall
22 Blackguard Trad 25m Very Good
18 Crooked Mile Trad 20m
Spicy start

 
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Rats Alley
19 R Rats Alley Mixed trad 25m, 1 Classic
Delightful

 
Sun 28th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie
30 Ethiopia Mixed trad 30m, 3 Mega Classic
Magical. After falling numerous times on the rockover last year it was nice to come back and get it done relatively quickly this season, absolutely classic!

 
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bluffs Bluff Major Bluff Major North Face
26 Anxiety Neurosis P1
1 Trad
Mixed trad 27m, 4
So sick! I found the crux really quite hard

 
Sun 21st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Pilot Error Cliffs Kryptonite Krack Area
23 Kryptonite Krack Trad 14m Very Good
Classy

 
Sat 6th Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Bushranger Bluff Main Wall
24 Repo Man Trad 25m Good
Guiding

 
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Preludes Wall
19 Rosy Shy Trad 35m Very Good
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Far North PB Gully
19 Tangent Trad 20m
23 PB Trad 23m Classic
Great hidden gem

 
Mon 1st Apr 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dreadnought Gully
25 No Exit P1 — 2 attempts
1 Trad
Mixed trad 65m, 1 Very Good
Feisty

 
27 Forced Entry Direct Mixed trad 9m, 2 Very Good
Didn't expect to stick the crux so had to hang around and get my trad rack thrown up so I could climb the rest of the route 😅. First move is desperate but the rest is great fun

 
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dreadnought Gully
24 Dreadnought P1
1 Trad
Trad 54m Good
First pitch only. Climbs better than it looks

 
22 Dreadnought Variant Trad 12m Classic
So nice, classic moves on great rock

 
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
21 Braindrops Trad Very Good
A feisty little bulge indeed. 2nd pitch would be much better if it cleaned up a bit

 
Sun 24th Mar 2024 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Spellbinder Area
17 Spellbinder Trad 27m Very Good
Cute

 
Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
12 Hurricane Lamp Cracks Trad 120m
Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
15 R Fiddle Trad 30m
Sun 8th Oct 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
21 The Wraith Trad 35m Very Good
Thin and delicate, great line. Some tricky sequences above small gear.

 
17 Dirge Trad 85m Very Good
The boys tricked me into thinking it was 14, safe to say it felt a bit tough... great fun up the top flake

 
17 Discord Direct Mixed trad 25m, 2 Very Good
Skipped the bolts for a bit more fun, great route

 
Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Pharos Gully Bouldering Ministry of fig pluckers
V5 Ministry of fig pluckers Boulder
Rainy day escapades

 
Sun 10th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Pharos Gully Ethereal Buttress
18 Whacky-Did Trad 20m Very Good
Cool crux sequence

 
18 Today Trad 15m
Delightful

 
21 Ethereal Trad 20m Classic
Much more fun on the pointy end

 
Sat 9th Sep 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds Yesterday Gully Lower Gully
22 Ephemeral Direct Finish Trad 22m Very Good
Great route, just enough gear where you need it

 
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
11 Agamemnon Trad 40m Classic
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
8 Spiral Staircase Trad 100m Very Good
Downclimb

 
10 The Shroud Trad 120m Good
Sun 16th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie
30 Ethiopia Mixed trad 30m, 3 Classic
A dog I’m pretty happy with, fell on the crux rock over twice with my hand on the good pinch. So close.

 
Sat 8th Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie
16 Coming on Chris Trad 25m
Afternoon delight

 
Mon 3rd Jul 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Kitten Wall Area Kitten Wall
12 Cheshire Cat Trad 22m Very Good
Delightful

 
Sun 2nd Jul 2023 - Flat Rock
West Flank
20 Alpha Decay Sport 17m, 9
20 Glow in the Dark Sport 15m, 8
26 Nuclear Winter Sport 35m, 14
Really fun and surprising wild, Great journey that kept me working the whole way! So pumped I thought I was going to drop every move, thankfully there were enough rests! Very worthwhile

 
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
9 Conifer Crack Trad 80m Good
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes D Minor Pinnacle
20 Cadenza Trad 20m Very Good
Unsung gem

 
Sat 1st Jul 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes The Red Wall & Toccata Wall
20 Tannin Direct Trad 20m Very Good
Great fun, would be 3 stars anywhere else

 
Sun 23rd Apr 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
18 A2 The Seventh Pillar - with Emily Gilev, Emily
1 18 A1 40m Aid
2 18 A2 30m Aid
3 1 18m Trad lead by Emily Gilev
4 18 25m Trad
Aid 110m Classic
A fine day out. Full value adventure at the grade, every pitch had something of interest!

 
Thu 20th Apr 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Trackside Boulders Jungle Boulder
V7 Liza Machete Boulder 3m
Thu 20th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Organ Pipes Area Organ Pipes Central Organ Pipes
11 Piccolo Trad 33m Very Good
Wed 19th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Right Dunes Buttress
13 Dunes Direct Trad 100m Very Good
Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Dog Face
18 Jackal Trad 25m
Good fun jamming, a bigger cam would've been nice for the top half

 
Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
28 Slopin' Sleazin' Sport 15m, 4 Mega Classic
This makes me so happy. Such a journey putting this together, fell off pretty much every hold possible. Was pretty magical to find myself at the top today

 
Sun 16th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Voodoo Area Voodoo Buttress
20 Wasp Trad 30m Very Good
21 Aussie Logic Mixed trad 23m, 2 Very Good
Great fun, bolts are sticking out a bit

 
Sun 16th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Right Watchtower Face
20 Fly Lichen Eagle Trad 90m Very Good
Led 1st pitch

 
20 R Gollum Trad 60m Classic
So bloody good. Climbed as one mega pitch for full value, epic position

 
Sat 15th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle
17 Moby Dick Trad 15m Good
Sat 15th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Hellspite Wall
22 Hellspite Trad 12m Very Good
Feisty little number. Got spat off placing gear before the crux, figured it out and managed to scrape up it 2nd shot.

 
Thu 13th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Moby Dick Pinnacle
24 Horrorscope Trad 16m Very Good
Good fun

 
Thu 13th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Atridae Muldoon Area
25 Fail Safe Mixed trad 18m, 3 Good
Felt desperate. 2nd go

 
Wed 12th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Atridae Agamemnon Area
22 Collision Course Trad 30m Very Good
Cooool

 
24 Female Friends Mixed trad 27m, 3 Very Good
Great fun, wanted to do for a while. Was stoked to go up placing the gear

 
Tue 11th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Brick Wall
22 Squeakeasy Trad 30m Mega Classic
Took a huge whinger off this years ago, was nice to finally come back and do it. Didn't feel much easier and was definitely fighting the pump near the top. Thought the gear was all really good it just took a bit of hanging around and getting pumped to sort out

 
19 Quisling Trad 30m Very Good
Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Skydiver Wall
23 Beside Myself Mixed trad 30m, 2 Very Good
Fun, exciting top

 
22 Spasticus Autisticus Mixed trad 17m, 3
22 Easy Does It Mixed trad 12m, 2 Very Good
22 Free Admission Trad 12m Very Good
Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Arapiles
King Rat Area King Rat Gully Right Fork
18 King Rat Trad 20m Very Good
Fun, a lot more pleasant than it looks

 
Sun 26th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
29 Serpentine Mixed trad 75m, 11
Wow wow wow, need to quit my job and come back.

 
Fri 24th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
25 Divided Years Mixed trad 16m, 4 Very Good
Great little gem in a wild position. The groove is awesome but unfortunately fairly short

 
Thu 23rd Mar 2023 - Pohlner Track & Smith's Rd Area
The Ravine
21 Minced Beef Eaters Sport 20m Good
24 Hung Low Bay Sport 19m, 7 Very Good
Nice one move wonder

 
25 Portland Criminals Sport 25m, 7 Very Good
Mingin crux! Cool movement

 
23 Pain Criminals Link-up Sport 18m, 9 Very Good
19 Pains Ford Sport 18m, 8 Very Good
Fun

 
20 Try Land Sport 17m, 7 Good
21 Brush with Authority Sport 15m, 6 Average
Tue 21st Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Northern Wall
23 Spinoza Sport 20m
Tue 21st Mar 2023 - Flat Rock
West Flank
23 Melting Moments Sport 30m, 8
Mon 20th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
22 The Seventh Pillar LHV (Consumer Version) Trad 25m
With Patrick's gear in. Good fun up the flake feature!

 
25 R Medusa Mixed trad 35m, 3 Classic
Absolutely fantastic, 2nd go. Long varied pitch with a pretty cool crux! Not sure why it gets an R, the runout really isn't all that bad

 
Sun 19th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
23 The Seventh Banana Pitch 1 Trad 20m Very Good
Fun!

 
8 Mission Over Tokyo Gunigalg Gully Connection Trad 50m
Retrieving a stuck abseil rope.. good fun however

 
23 M1 Dance of Life Clean Sweep Connection Mixed trad 45m, 1
Amazing! Was intending to do dance of life but opted to finish up this instead! Great long pitch that would get 3 stars anywhere else, nothing too hard but was definitely fighting the whole way. With a long stick clip the aid faff isn't too bad and is fine from the ground so don't let it put you off!

 
Sat 18th Mar 2023 - Flat Rock
Epsilon Wall Bouldering
V3 Curtain Call Boulder 2m Good
V5 Epsilon Crack Boulder 4m Very Good
Mon 13th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
26 Father Oblivion Mixed trad 52m, 7
Had it in the bag then my finger tip decided to explode on the sharp crimp sending me plummeting into the sky. One to come back for

 
Sun 12th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
20 Ukrainian Geranium
1 Second
2 Trad
Trad 45m Very Good
Great route, got pretty gripped on the 2nd pitch corner trying to fiddle in rps but it ended up being easy enough haha

 
Sat 11th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Taipan Wall - North
21 Sirocco Pitch 1 Mixed trad 20m, 1
Good fun jugging

 
Sat 11th Mar 2023 - Mt Stapylton Amphitheatre
Grey and Green Walls The Green Wall
22 The Navigator
1 19 20m Trad
2 22 40m Second
3 20 20m Trad
4 15 15m Trad
5 19 25m Second
Trad 120m Classic
Bloody good, some wild positions on pitch 3. Linked 3&4 but it ended up being a bit of a rope drag nightmare haha

 
Sun 5th Mar 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
14 Lamplighter Trad 78m Mega Classic
Sun 5th Mar 2023 - Arapiles
Central Gully Central Gully Left Golden Fleece Wall
11 Pedro Trad 36m
Delightful

 
18 Golden Fleece Trad 35m
Pleasant indeed

 
Sun 26th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
28 Slopin' Sleazin' Sport 15m, 4 Classic
Felt impossible in previous years but managed to fall past the final draw on my highpoint this weekend, there may be hope Afterall!

 
Sun 26th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
18 Sport Climb This You Bastards Trad 35m
A classic of the genre, Third attempt after much grunting, winging and slipping out of the crack.

 
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
17 Oceanoid P1
1 17 45m Trad
Trad 45m Classic
Lived up to the hype despite being slightly wet, will return for the 2nd when it isn't a waterfall

 
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Uncle Charlie
28 The Great Escape Mixed trad 20m, 4 Very Good
One hard sequence down low, the top half is classic with some kneebar funkery. Next time! Doesn't seem soft, but most likely I'm just soft...

 
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos The French Crack Area
17 French Crack Trad 11m Very Good
Little ripper!

 
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Death Row Pinnacle
23 Birdman of Alcatraz Trad 30m Mega Classic
Misread the slightly runout crux sequence and took a sizeable lob, at least falling onto doubles is comfy. Can't win them all haha, I'll get back on it soon enough

 
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Front Wall and West Face
20 Five Fingered Mary Trad 110m
A grand old time, don't listen to the haters, this route is mega!

 
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos Back Wall
22 The Second Coming Trad 57m Very Good
A great start to an oppressive day

 
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Arapiles
The Watchtower Faces Left Watchtower Face
18 Creon - Tales of Brave Ulysses - with alex, ale, Alex MacAdam
1 18 50m lead by Alex MacAdam
2 18 50m lead by Rob Watson
Trad 100m Very Good
Very fine 2 pitch outing

 
Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Arapiles
The Pharos and Surrounds The Pharos South Face
20 20 R Dazed and Confused Trad 20m
Very enjoyable. Would be better if the holds didn't feel like they were going to blow off in your face

 

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