Mt York on Saturday 26th September.

It was fun. a team was retreating from a crag when we met at the middle of Wentworth's Gully around 9.30. the wall was too cold, but 7 of us kept going down to our targeted crags, westside of Mt York and started climbing. Our crag was Deep Freeze Area and the other was Dragons Tooth Area. Soon it started sprinkling, then changed to snow quickly. The snowying wasn't much but carried on with strong wind. by lunch time 4 mates from Dragon team went to the other side of mtn where no wind came. 3 of us decided to keep climbing at Freesed area.

At the middle of a wall, however, i was pushed to a side by gale. Luckly the routes were short enough that we could communicate. But it was too cold to belay from the top.
On seeing developing darker cloud we stopped climbing. As soon as we drove off, there was sleet storm. 3 of us climbed 5 routes. Well done Mates!

i'm adding this route into my homework. I'm not sure its name, probably called Serious Leather or new route which is the first pic that Mike is climbing. 2m right, 3rd route from arete which is the 2nd pic.

Ben's 1st climb at Medlow Bath

The 1st ascent of the day was at The Sandpit area due to a big party's occupancy before us. The rain-proof Hootenanny, the corner crack under the large rotten roof, trad, 12m, G13 was our warm up.

For 2nd we had to skip Manana and Katoomba brothers area again. The next available route was Ole Biscuit Barrel, carrot bolts, 15m, G13 consists of vertical small holds, started left end of the Block area, finished at the 3rd anchor. I remember many people said this was more than G13.

Due to its popularity at the Block, the 3rd was trad Rumdoodle, 15m, G13, at the most left of The Sunbath to scramble up to its corner, and Schwing's 2nd pitch, carrot, 25m, G15. We took a few photos at the top.

We had fully warmed up and saw no one else at the Sunbath. Lucky! So our 4th was the 1st pitch of Schwing which had big solid holds with rooflet, 20m, sport, G18. I was amazed that Ben succeeded the rooflet without any rest on rope. Here I practiced double ropes which was good, though i still was wondering whether there was any advantage of using double ropes at this particular route.

Walk to the top of BBB along Ridge

You'll see these views as you are becoming close to it 10 min after car park. On your right.



In front of you. Turn right soon aroud here. There is no obvious foot path. If you turn left soon you'll go to top of Hotel California.

Walk to the top of BBB along Ridge (Cotinued)

Facing valley, turn right as walk down



Keep walking to this direction.




Behind him is the top of BBB.
Now you must go to the top of Mirrorball to rap in.

Mt Boyce special 5th September 2009