Ascensiones en Victoria como Red point por Douglas Hockly

I thought this was 25, may have had a few more holds in 2004 by the sounds of it! Really good face climbing.

Thanks to Neil for the rebolting! I think this took me 7 days in the end. Clearly a sandbag at 28 ; ) (I did actually do about four other 28's in 2004, all in 2-4 days, but this one is an unusual style)

Actually a very good route if you live in Melb and like crimping, aretes and slabbing.

25? Remember something a little scary about this, but also that it was good face climbing and that the finish was a bit exciting - probably mostly because I was pumped. Remember AlRob doing it well.

I didn't find this a soft touch at all!

Dave and I both did it in bare feet - I'm sure it's easier without shoes as you can get your toes in the pockets for the dyno.

Great steep funky stuff. Pumpy to place the gear.

Wandery but good.Took me two days, that was when I realised I wasn't going to do all the Moorhead '81 routes in a year!

Two stars and maybe 24. What a great route. Slabby, vertical, steep - it's all hard. Supercool.

Very good, but once you pull the lip it's over, which is a little disappointing. Maybe only use one arm on the top bit?

Technical

A great second ascent by Geordie minutes after the first. Good variety - a slippery seam, an awkward balancy crack, a weird traverse, crank through a roof and a headwall that can feel hard enough to be interesting if you're pumped - which I was. Good fun.

I fell off this! If you want to be safe, preplace cams above the start and preclip them on the abseil in. The start is hard and greasy and odd. So's the rest of it. The gr19 DF is pretty hard and exciting too (gear is ok, take small cams)

I've never really liked the bottom half, but the top is good if you go direct.

A bit slimy now, but I did it with three dynos, so that's always fun.

Has a very, very cool crux move - drive by from layaway to undercling

Went for it off the wire at the rest... and fell off the last move.

Had my best day ticking ghosts when I did Spasm, Genug and this.. though Gordy had to show me how to do this by the end.

Backed off this 10 years ago before the bolt was placed, and fell off it even with it! Really good rock and climbing, take a good number of small wires. Felt hard for the grade to me but Adam seemed to find a better sequence.

I really like this one. Great line, great climbing, great history. 4 days.

Very good! The first pitch is good and tricky - well protected apart from the start of Kingdom Come. The second pitch is hard and intimidating - I had to come back on a second day (why do I always attempt things on the back of the Pharos when I am hung over?). Even Malcolm didn't onsight it! You do the crux off a small wire or two and then run it out quite a long way. Great route.

Fabulous.

Doesn't seem that soft to me. I'd worked the crux but not the finish - when I got through I was too pumped to place the wire, ended up just laying one on for the last hold, which fortunately was a jug. Phew.

Really good, 4 x 23ish cruxes, a slopey bulge, a technical footsy traverse, a powerful iron cross, and a technical crank at the end. A great mirror image to Birdman.

Great climbing, technical crux at start. After the bolts I remember small opposed wires, small cam, #3RP, medium cam (red or yellow camalot). Looks like 32!

Second day with a howling wind! I quite like this although it is old-school and wandery.

I really liked this -- big holds, varied, accessible grade. Good warmup for the others

A great first 8m or so, then just jump off and lower off the ring. Really cool. All big holds so good for the fingers. The second and third bolts are a bit hard to clip and you'd be hitting the ground so I'll try to remember to do this on doubles in the future. Pretty solid for 24.

Super greasy committing layback around the roof.. gets a star just for the insecurity.

More like 24?

Wandery but good climbing. You don't climb past the pin - you traverse L underneath it. Double ropes are good.

Desperately hard start

After the alcove I stopped at every move looking for gear as I wasn't convinced about the nest below.. I fell off slapping the jug at the top and went most of the length of the route. The gear was fine!

Backed off second pitch - I'll try taking a big cam for the pocket. Seemed committing pulling over the bulge.

Very cool past the pillar.. I wish the chip was bigger! Nearly fell off every move after the crux to the top. Was too pumped to put the wire in so it was pretty exciting!

The second pitch is the only route I have gotten up before Nick Sutter! I find the first pitch desperate, especially placing the gear. The second pitch is desperate too, but only for a few moves, then it's easy.