Routes in Singapore for selected grade

Need to climb the platform from the left and rig a trad anchor above the face. Moves are extended and tricky.

The second bolted line from the left on the shelf. The crux is the bouldery section through first two bolts before it merges with Struggle Bus to the anchors. Make sure to stick clip the first bolt or risk a serious mangling as you hit the ledge then the deck. Can be combined with Chicken Shit to go from the bottom to the top of the crag.

Sit start with compression of arete, move right hand up to good pinch/edge for first move.

Sit start on crimp and ledge then top out.

Start with left hand on crimp under the ledge and right hand on right side edge, climb up crimps and top out.

Start on lowest obvious holds on left side of boulder, slabby climb to top out.

Sit start, climb up ledges and top out.

Same start as Meja Berita but come out under the boulder to the left side and top out.

Jam yourself into the 'shelter' and start on the lowest right underling. Climb straight up, avoiding any holds past the long thin line of crack between Blessing in disguise and Rock Shelter.

Climb the easy slab to make the first high bolt. From the slab, step out right to gain the face. Higher up traverse right. Route shares the anchor and last bolted protection with Rainmaker.

Starts the same as 'First Blood'. At the break instead of traversing left, step slightly left and climb the face for a direct finish.

Starts from the ledge where the belay area for Alarette is, immediately to the right of Alarette's belay anchors, staying in the relatively sheltered corner for the first several meters before coming out onto the face and then punching straight up what would be the left nostril of the Nose.

The 5th bolt may currently be slightly difficult for shorter climbers to clip. Placement was forced by the quality of the surrounding rock. It is intended to protect the move over the bulge, and it is highly recommended that climbers clip the 5th before making the traverse out left to get over that bulge.

There are also a few blocks at the last 2 bolts which looked like they might come loose, but haven’t given way to tugging with body weight. Nevertheless, do be careful if you are giving the route a go.

Hardware comprises Hilti HSA-R wedge bolts with Petzl hangers, all SS316. Anchors are currently two bolts, each with a quicklink/maillon. The quicklinks/maillons will soon be replaced with rated SS316 quicklinks.

With all the craziness going on in 2020, and given the part of the Nose where the route is, Swab Test seemed the perfect name to memorialise the year.