Ascensions dans Scenic Rim comme croix de types variés par Douglas Hockly

The climbing is very nice, but there is very little gear, and the rock is not great where the gear is. A shame it's not bolted as it would be enjoyed by many.. if it was 27 it'd be bolted, but it's not cause it's 17.

The actual corner I found quite interesting and not too hard as I could bridge to the rib on the right wall, but the start (Condor) is not that great and Wendy traversed off to the chains above Mechanical Prune as there was a death block on the ledge...

The corner is good - and desperate - but very short.

I really enjoyed this. Pretty tenuous in places. May be a safe lead these days with lots of micro cams, though I think you'd be on RPs at the start.

Decent alt start to LLL

Take care and small wires on the start

God this is desperate.

Good but has a substantial loose bit

Insecure feeling, not that fun

This is better than it looks! The top offwith is great, I used stacked handjams which worked well.

Better than it looks, but has some loose blocks to be careful of up high. Also more like 17 off the ground than 15

I really like this one. Surprisingly takes a blue cam 3 camalot at the top.

Take some small wires

I remember having a wobbler above the bolt on this!

The start detracts, and the rest is quite hard, feels as hard as other 22s

Hard and the gear strenuous to place. Good climbing but some loose bits.

Love this one.

Rapped down and looked at the gear first. IIRC there's nothing to the crux and not much after it but I got about 4 bits on the crux that I thought would hold a slump.

Found this hard, maybe 24?

It's been a long time but I remember being a bit put off by the rock quality, and hence the gear that's in it.

My fave at Frog

Hollow corner at the top is a bit offputting

My first 23 flash

This is surprisingly good. No real offwidthing required.

I only just got up this! I did it by chimneying which was exhausting, maybe there is a better way. (Wendy did it much better) There really is no gear till half height, and some poor rock, and it's filthy... get on it.

I thought this was really nice, and I think the gear would be better these days with micro cams. Could be 22.

A bit graunchy but good.

The crux placements have shattered which is not that confidence inspiring. You can get questionable cams now. Delicate climbing on your feet.

More like a toprope. I went up Bad Company to the first good bit of gear, which is 2/3 of the way up the route. I would not trust the gear in the initial corner at all. Much scarier than Out On A Limb or The Go-Between. Climbing is ok, top crack is nice. I think 22.

Good but the hard bit is short if you start up Odin like we did.

A good line but the climbing is easier to the left and then the right so it ended up feeling a bit contrived to me.

Not that great, and neither is the gear when it matters

I find this to be solid 21. Great climbing, though feels insecure all the way. Every time I do it I remember that Malcolm soloed it. Gawd.

Quite horrible, consists of stacked blocks which contain the gear...

Not too hard, and not as bad as it looks. Some loose rock but no real offwidthing, you can head onto the R wall at the top

This seemed quite easy for 19... on second. There is a fair bit of loose rock but not awful. Climbing is ok.

I had a great experience on this.. a bit scared, at my limit, but got up it. I thought it was great but YMMV

I thought this was horrible. The first half is ok but the top is just a jigsaw of loose blocks.

I remember hating this before I could jam!

I found the crux really desperate. The rest is good but shame about the ledges

Not great. Lots of ledges to hit and not the best rock

My first 24 flash, in about 89

I remember the V groove being desperate from 88... did it again last year and it was still desperate!

Good for a few moves but worryingly hollow

Good for a bit at the start then a bit of a ramble. There are better routes.

Fun for a few moves

One #3RP if I remember right

Great route, sustained and interesting, definitely 21 for me.

There are many, many better routes than this here

Actually ok

Remember it being hard for the grade

Interesting climbing, shame about the ledge

Really great, spoilt a bit by the loose ramble to a tree

Pretty tough but gear is ok

omg. Thought I'd do this to get to Theory ledge. There's a groove that's totally composed of loose blocks. Shockingly awful, and dirty and dangerous and shit climbing - it's got it all...

I really liked this! Super interesting climbing with flared jams, shallow bridging, face climbing and a layback section to finish. Sustained and technical. Would be hard to place gear on lead. The undercling is fragile, don't break it or it'll get a lot harder! Second shot tr.

I thought this was good but a little disappointing as if you're tall (and remotely flexible) you can bridge to LLL.

Take big cams but no actual offwidthing

Think of this in the same vein as "11a offwidth". An amazing (though very short) corner with crap holds at the back and desperate insecure bridge-thrutching and squeak-panting. 2 falls until I realised I was facing the wrong way.

A good route with bad climbing? The start is great, and the rock is good the whole way, but the top is a really long increasingly desperate thrutch. Good to have done it once.