Chasing Amy Wall

After warning up at Shipley Upper behind him, we moved to challenged Cutopia (sport 23) and 1800 Traverse (sport 19)

Track Care September 2011

Introducing Blue Mountains Track Care, which name changed to "Crag Care"

This Sunday 11th Sep is Blue MOuntains TrackCare day at Shipley Upper. 3rd day of this year. Gathering start 8am till 3pm. The map.

The main purspose of Track Care is to prevent erosin by making steps along walking track and to control rain water running. So we can walk into crag safely.


Damien is the key person who has been organizing Track Care with collecting support from local businesses for BBQ lunch for volunteers with his wife and their children every time, and collecting rewards from climbing businesses.
He is regular climber as well.

The location that year was straight extention of Centennial Glen Rd. A dozen of climbers gathered despite the wetty forecast.

10th SEPTEMBER 2010

About 20 people (not only climbers) helped this time.

The BBQ lunch was brought down to crag. 

10th NOVEMBER 2010

Rewards : Gym entry voucher, sling, karabiner, shirt, hand cream, etc.

Big John paid again for the chopper to bring the stones in to Shipley. 

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There are 4 fun days a year for volunteers to gather in Blue Mountain to maintain walking track for climber and bush-walkers.

The council provide all the equipments including protection.

So just bring water, sturdy boots in old cloths.

RSVP essential for catering and gear preparation (see https://www.facebook.com/cragcare/), tho still you can turn up.

Successful climbing on Hang Over

At Barrenjoey headland i could not take off the ground onto "Cosmic Ecology" trad 14, this time. I could not believe myself that I made it a month ago. (I blame my hard climbing, grade 20 and 21 at Bonnet Bay on the day before.) So instead I went to "Hang Over" trad grade 9, then we felt that it was the hardest grade 9. We celebrated our success at the top.

Cosmic Ecology

Cosmic Ecology

What a wonderful puzzle it is getting off the ground!
(Trad grade 14, Southwest Barrenjoey, Sydney, NSW)

Our 1st time climb at "Cosmic Ecology." This route was fun for me, but not for Anna who freaked out in case of swinging out and being scraped off.

It is physically grade 14 but mentally it is more than that.
If she were in the middle of the rope, and were belayed by Heaven and Earth which means, not only being belayed by top belay, but also by bottom belay, she could perform better.
The Heaven and Earth belay will give her an additional feeling of being secured to avoid swinging out much if she have to.

Additionally as a lead climber, I could have had added an another protection between Red and Green cams.

Sam's climb at Southwest Barrenjoey

Sam seconded at "Wild Ride" (grade 16) with starting like this, including at "Crack of Dawn" (grade 15,) and "Pledge a Legend" (grade 14) today. All trad routes.
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The Cathedral

cleaned Hercules (grade 22) on 3rd visit. Yay

Bundy's been bolting grade 22 to the top anchor.
cleaned with top rope. will clean it next time.