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Davidwade: /* Route Info */

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Route Info

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2013-01-22T05:55:57Z

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Davidwade at 07:57, 5 January 2013

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Davidwade at 19:05, 16 December 2012

2012-12-16T19:05:39Z

Davidwade at 13:51, 16 December 2012

2012-12-16T13:51:47Z

Davidwade at 13:37, 16 December 2012

2012-12-16T13:37:41Z

Davidwade at 13:25, 16 December 2012

2012-12-16T13:25:31Z

Justin at 06:20, 4 December 2012

2012-12-04T06:20:39Z

Davidwade at 18:29, 30 September 2012

2012-09-30T18:29:56Z

Davidwade at 17:10, 30 September 2012

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 |The Bat||24***||11D||.||Very steep! Big moves to good holds. Lots of fun! Bolted By Daryll Margetts and David Wade. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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 |Fruital Brute||20 ||.||.||Grovelly start, long run out to third bolt, potential for grounder.
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 |George's Bush||20 ***||9D,A||23m||Cool start, chains been lowered to better position to avoid rope damage.
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-|Venus Fly Trap||18??||9D||.||New route, FA??BB??
+|Venus Fly Trap||17***||9D||.||New route, FA??BB??
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 |Kate's Moss||17 ***||6D,A||.||Climb a short corner system.  There is some green rock just right of this climb. Easy if you have good footwork, really hard if you don’t! First ascent: 2004 Gunther Bargon.
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-|Tom's Cruise||16**||8D||.||FA/BB Guenther Bargon.
+|Tom's Cruise||17**||8D||.||FA/BB Guenther Bargon.
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 |Joint Venture||22 ***||11D||.||Climb diagonally left on the thin face past the obvious slope..  From the ledge, climb straight up through the roof above at an undercling/layback break.  The final overhang is easier if taken to the left.

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 |Rat Kid||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Technical, facey start followed by an easy but pumpy finish.First ascent: Gary Lowther.
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-|Black Pearl||28 ***||.||.||Starts with some technical face climbing up to a big roof where the fun begins! Bolted by Andreas Kiefer. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
+|Black Pearl||27 ***||.||.||Starts with some technical face climbing up to a big roof where the fun begins! Bolted by Andreas Kiefer. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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 |Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy)||20 ***||.||18m  ||Fun and unconventional route. Interesting finish. First ascent: Gunther Bargon.

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 |Blue Suede Shoes||21 ****||.||.||Start up a vertical break.  After the ledge, move diagonally right into the corner which leads through the large roofs above. First ascent: 2004 G. Frost, A. Lloyd and C. Havenga.
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-|The Silence Of The Lambs||25 ****||.||.||A new classic. Climb the technical face up to the ledge. Some interesting moves getting to and going through the roof. Bolted By and First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
+|The Silence Of The Lambs||25 ****||15D||.||A new classic. Climb the technical face up to the ledge. Some interesting moves getting to and going through the roof. Bolted By and First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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 ! colspan="5" style="background:yellow;"|Start "No bolting" line - Eagle nest

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-|Tickled Pink ||12 *** ||.||.||.
+|Tickled Pink ||12 *** ||.||.||Start around the corner to RANGER’s DELIGHT.  Move left onto this route after the second bolt.
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-|Ranger's Delight||14 ** ||.||.||.
+|Ranger's Delight||14 ** ||.||.||Start left of the arête in the scoop. Intense start followed by easy climbing to the chains. First ascent:	2002 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Fragile Ego ||17 *** ||5D,A||.|| downgraded from 18
+|Fragile Ego ||17 *** ||5D,A||.|| Tricky move past the second bolt.  Aim for the big black block/roof above. First ascent: 2003	D. Margetts and G. Frost.
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-|Straight and Narrow||21 **||5D,A||.||Keep straight in line with the bolts!
+|Straight and Narrow||21 **||5D,A||.||To get this grade, stick to a line about 30cm left/right of the 2nd and 3rd bolt. Alternatively, move right into the corner at about grade 16.  This route is bolted with U-Bolts. First ascent: 2003	D. Margetts and N. Margetts.
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 |Gert's Project||.||.||.||.
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-|No More Freeloaders||15 ***||7D,A||.||.
+|No More Freeloaders||15 ***||7D,A||.||Starts up some steep jug hauling before moving diagonally left up a break towards the chains. First ascent:	2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Pumpkin Time||17||4D,A||.|| Bolts sponsored by the MCSA JHB/MAG Section
+|Pumpkin Time||17||4D,A||.|| Bolts sponsored by the MCSA JHB/MAG Section. Bolted by Darrel Margetts.
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-|Modern Warfare||??||??||.|| ??
+|Modern Warfare||21*||.||.||Very short and bouldery. Try stay strate in line with the bolts. Bolted by Darrel Margetts.
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-|Fully||12 **||.||.||.
+|Fully||12 **||.||.||First ascent:2003 D. Margetts and G. Frost.
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-|Kief||11 **||7D,A||.||Beware of two large loose chockstone type rocks near the 4th bolt!!!!
+|Kief||11 **||7D,A||.||Beware of two large loose chockstone type rocks near the 4th bolt!!!! First ascent:2003 D. Margetts and G. Frost.
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 |Pumba's Delight||12 *||.||.||Upgraded from 8 (be fair to the new guys)
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 |Maggies Nose||14 *||.||.||Upgraded from 7 (be fair to the new guys) - this route is not suitable for top roping due to excessive drag
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-|When I was young I had this dilemma||20 ***||7D,A||.||Formerly known as as 'Derek's Dilemma' - Dilemma indeed, but fun once you work it out. Beware of loose flakey rock on right hand side between bolts 5 & 6.
+|When I was young I had this dilemma||20 ***||7D,A||.||Formerly known as as 'Derek's Dilemma' - Dilemma indeed, but fun once you work it out. Beware of loose flakey rock on right hand side between bolts 5 & 6.First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Austin's Mojo||15 ***||7D,A||.||downgraded from 16
+|Austin's Mojo||15 ***||7D,A||.||Climbs the left facing corner with 1m roof high up.  Not as hard as it looks. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Mini Me||17 ***||.||.||downgraded from 18
+|Mini Me||17 ***||.||.||Some fun moves near the top as the route breaks left through the roof. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Rastus||18 *||.||.||.Upgraded from 17
+|Rastus||18 *||.||.||.One move wonder through the roof. First ascent: 2003 D. Margetts and D. Taylor.
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 |Man's Best Friend||15 **||.||.||Trad.
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-|The Fallen Boot||15 ****||.||.||Cool line with some nice exposure at the top.
+|The Fallen Boot||15 ****||.||.||Climbs the right hand side of the scoop, following a crack system all the way to the top of the crag. Cool line with some nice exposure at the top. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Gunning for Crows||16 ***||.||.||downgraded from 17
+|Gunning for Crows||16 ***||.||.||Starts up the left hand side of a shallow scoop.  Delicate climbing past the second bolt takes you through a small overlap and onto a short, blank face.  Climb this, pull the overlap above and continue up the corner system above to reach the top of the crag. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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 |George's Bush||20 ***||9D,A||23m||Cool start, chains been lowered to better position to avoid rope damage.
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 |Venus Fly Trap||18??||9D||.||New route, FA??BB??
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-|Kate's Moss||17 ***||6D,A||.||Easy if you have good footwork, really hard if you don’t!
+|Kate's Moss||17 ***||6D,A||.||Climb a short corner system.  There is some green rock just right of this climb. Easy if you have good footwork, really hard if you don’t! First ascent: 2004 Gunther Bargon.
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-|Tom's Cruise||16**||8D||.||FA/BB Guenther Bargon, Could be 17
+|Tom's Cruise||16**||8D||.||FA/BB Guenther Bargon.
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-|Joint Venture||22 ***||11D||.||.
+|Joint Venture||22 ***||11D||.||Climb diagonally left on the thin face past the obvious slope..  From the ledge, climb straight up through the roof above at an undercling/layback break.  The final overhang is easier if taken to the left.
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-|Yellow Submarine||24 ***||.||20m  ||Powerful start!
+|Yellow Submarine||24 ***||.||20m  ||Powerful start! Climb the overhanging groove with crux getting into the corner above.  Easy rock leads to roof crack with another hard move. Climb easily to top. First ascent: Andrew Porter.
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-|After Burn||26 ****||.||.||.
+|After Burn||26 ****||.||.||Hard start. Eases up after 2nd bolt. First ascent: 2004 R. & G. Lowther and C. Rudolph.
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-|Once there were warriors AKA You Snooze, You Lose||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Sustained line, definitely worth getting on.
+|Once there were warriors AKA You Snooze, You Lose||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Sustained line, definitely worth getting on. BB: R. Magg. First ascent: S. Bretherick.
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-|Rat Kid||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Technical, facey start followed by an easy but pumpy finish.
+|Rat Kid||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Technical, facey start followed by an easy but pumpy finish.First ascent: Gary Lowther.
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 |Black Pearl||28 ***||.||.||Starts with some technical face climbing up to a big roof where the fun begins! Bolted by Andreas Kiefer. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.

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 |Rat Kid||25 ****||.||.||Cool route. Technical, facey start followed by an easy but pumpy finish.
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-|Black Pearl||28 ***||.||.||Starts with some technical face climbing up to a big roof where the fun begins! Bolted by Andreas Kiefer. First Ascent David Wade.
+|Black Pearl||28 ***||.||.||Starts with some technical face climbing up to a big roof where the fun begins! Bolted by Andreas Kiefer. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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-|Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy)||20 ***||.||18m  ||Fun and unconventional route. Interesting finish
+|Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy)||20 ***||.||18m  ||Fun and unconventional route. Interesting finish. First ascent: Gunther Bargon.
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-|Mostly Harmless||21 ***||.||25m  ||.
+|Mostly Harmless||21 ***||.||25m  ||Climb the (often wet) corner system leading up to the roof.  The crux is to break through this to the chains. First ascent: Roland Magg.
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-|Elton's John||21 ****||13D||20m  ||.
+|Elton's John||21 ****||13D||20m  ||Starts just right of MOSTLY HARMLESS. Long and sustained. First ascent: Roland Magg.
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-|Blue Boots||14 **||.||15m ||.
+|Blue Boots||14 **||.||15m ||Starts 2m left of the large recess.  Moves left of the bulge above. First ascent: 2007 B. Frost.
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-|Wild Apricot||15 ***||.||.||.
+|Wild Apricot||15 ***||.||.||Interesting start, eases up after 2nd bolt. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Naked Orange||21 ***||.||.||downgraded from 22
+|Naked Orange||21 ***||.||.||A very thin start followed by some easier moves above the ledge.  Tricky move to reach the chains.First ascent:	2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Green Machine||18 ***||.||.||Very popular and long climb. Mostly good holds. Crux just before the chains.
+|Green Machine||18 ***||.||.||Very popular and long climb. Mostly good holds. Crux just before the chains.First ascent:	2003 D. Margetts and G. Frost.
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-|Footloose||25 **||5D ||.||For the boulderers! Short and powerfull!
+|Footloose||25 **||5D ||.||For the boulderers! Short and powerfull! First ascent: 2005 Mark Seuring.
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-|The Shining||25 **||6D ||.||Big move to a pinch, followed by some super small crimps. (Possibly the smallest crimps at Bronkies).
+|The Shining||25 **||6D ||.||Big move to a pinch, followed by some super small crimps. (Possibly the smallest crimps at Bronkies).First ascent:	2007 Ken Trash.
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 |Bruce||22 ||.||27m||Use a 60m rope for this one! Facy start, easy but fun finish.
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 |Wasabi||23 ***||12D||.||Solid 23. Overhanging route consisting of big reaches to good holds.
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-|Of Mice and Men (2 pitch)||22 ***||P1 - 7B+A, P2 - 5B+A||30m||Can be climbed in one long pitch if you un-clip the first set of anchors after clipping the next bolt, so long as you clean the route in separate pitches
+|Of Mice and Men (2 pitch)||22 ***||P1 - 7B+A, P2 - 5B+A||30m||Can be climbed in one long pitch if you un-clip the first set of anchors after clipping the next bolt, so long as you clean the route in separate pitches. First ascent:	2004 S. Mallory.
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 |New Year's Revolution||23 ***||9D||.||Finish on the same chains as Of Mice and Men. For sure a full grade harder than OMAM. Due to broken foot grip a chain has been added to the second bolt to make it a bit easier to clip. Please do NOT remove this chain.
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-|Fire Fly||24 ***||.||.||Overhanging and quite sustained.
+|Fire Fly||24 ***||.||.||Starts just right of the large overhang, and climbs an overhanging line up the arête. First ascent: 2004 R. & G. Lowther and C. Rudolph.
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-|Keep Walking Johnny||27 ***||.||.||Starts on a crimpy face up to a ledge. Follow the bolts to the right where the pump begins! Steep climbing up mostly good holds to the chains. Nice and long and pumpy!
+|Keep Walking Johnny||27 ***||.||.||Starts on a crimpy face up to a ledge. Follow the bolts to the right where the pump begins! Steep climbing up mostly good holds to the chains. Nice and long and pumpy! First ascent: 2005 Mark Seuring.
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-|Black Out||27 *****||.||.||Awesome line! A must do! Shares a start with Keep walking Johnny. At the ledge branch off to the left. Long and sustained.
+|Black Out||27 *****||.||.||Awesome line! A must do! Shares a start with Keep walking Johnny. At the ledge branch off to the left. Long and sustained. Bolted By: R. Lowther. First ascent: 2004 G. Lowther.
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-|Blue Suede Shoes||21 ****||.||.||Classic climb!
+|Blue Suede Shoes||21 ****||.||.||Start up a vertical break.  After the ledge, move diagonally right into the corner which leads through the large roofs above. First ascent: 2004 G. Frost, A. Lloyd and C. Havenga.
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-|The Silence Of The Lambs||25 ***||.||.||Climb the technical face up to the ledge. Some interesting moves getting to and going through the roof. Bolted By and First Ascent: David Wade.
+|The Silence Of The Lambs||25 ****||.||.||A new classic. Climb the technical face up to the ledge. Some interesting moves getting to and going through the roof. Bolted By and First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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 |Angry Dragon||21||.||.||First ascent:		Hector Pringle and Alan Grant
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-|The Bat||24***||11D||.||Very steep! Big moves to good holds. Lots of fun! Bolted By Daryll Margetts and David Wade. First Ascent: David Wade.
+|The Bat||24***||11D||.||Very steep! Big moves to good holds. Lots of fun! Bolted By Daryll Margetts and David Wade. First Ascent: 2012 David Wade.
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 |Fruital Brute||20 ||.||.||Grovelly start, long run out to third bolt, potential for grounder.
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-|Paranoia||23 ***||9D ||.||Upgraded from 22
+|Paranoia||23 ***||9D ||.||Upgraded from 22. First ascent: 2007 Ian MacMaster.
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-|Devil's Concubine||22 ****||13D||.||Use first bolt of Devil's Disciple then go straight up and finish on last few bolts of Devil's Disciple
+|Devil's Concubine||22 ****||13D||.||Use first bolt of Devil's Disciple then go straight up and finish on last few bolts of Devil's Disciple. First ascent: 2007 Ken Trash.
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-|Devil's Disciple||21 ***||13D||.||.
+|Devil's Disciple||21 ***||13D||.||First ascent: 2007 Ken Trash.
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-|Hello "Clarice"||22 *****||11D ||.||.
+|Hello "Clarice"||22 *****||11D ||.||Long and sustained. First ascent:2007 Ken Trash.
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-|Stone Dogs||21 **||11D||.||Intense start, eases up after that.
+|Stone Dogs||21 **||11D||.||Intense start, eases up after that.First ascent: 2007 Ian MacMaster.
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-|The Dark Half||22 ***||6D ||.||Short, but sure to get you pumped!
+|The Dark Half||22 ***||6D ||.||Short, but sure to get you pumped! Climbs an overhanging crack/corner. Bring your trad instincts for this one.First ascent: 2007 Ian MacMaster.
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-|Insomnia||24 ***||7D ||.||Try not to climb "Lamb to the Slaughter" but rather stay on the right of "Lamb to the Slaughter".
+|Insomnia||24 ***||7D ||.||Try not to climb "Lamb to the Slaughter" but rather stay on the right of "Lamb to the Slaughter". First ascent: 2007 Ian MacMaster.
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-|Lamb to the Slaughter||20 ***||11D ||.||.
+|Lamb to the Slaughter||20 ***||11D ||.||Layback, stem and crank through the steep start.  Easy climbing then takes you to within a few meters of the top.  You should climb straight up the final face, but the crack to the right is awfully tempting. First ascent: 2007 Ian MacMaster.
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-|Hannibal Lecter||23 ***||10D ||.||Starts with some on-balance face climbing. Hard to spot the holds but not too bad once you have the sequence.
+|Hannibal Lecter||23 ***||10D ||.||Starts with some on-balance face climbing. Hard to spot the holds but not too bad once you have the sequence.First ascent:2007 Ken Trash.
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-|Memoirs of a Belay Bunny||22 ****||.||.||Cool route. Facey start with a pumpy finish through the roofs.
+|Memoirs of a Belay Bunny||22 ****||.||.||Cool route. Pull through the initial roof to reach thin moves up the face (crux).  Above the ledge, continue more easily up the face and through the overhangs above.First ascent: 2004 S. Mallory.
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-|If Women Were Gods||20 ****||14D||.||A Bronkies classic! Long and sustained!
+|If Women Were Gods||20 ****||14D||.||A Bronkies classic! Long and sustained! Start up a thin face below the overlap.  Turn overlap on the right and head up to the ledge.  Steep moves lead up the face to a rest before the break through the overhangs above.  These overhangs will normally see some impressive ‘styling’ over a weekend. First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Urban Raptors||24 ***||13D||.||.
+|Urban Raptors||24 ***||13D||.||First ascent: 2004 G. Frost and C. Havenga.
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-|Grim Reaper||20 ***||8D ||.||Top anchors are in an indent and therefore not visible from below. Upgraded from 19
+|Grim Reaper||20 ***||8D ||.||Top anchors are in an indent and therefore not visible from below. First ascent: 2007 Ken Trash.
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-|Rock Flower||16 **||10D||.||Grade adjusted from 17.
+|Rock Flower||16 **||10D||.||Grade adjusted from 17.First ascent:2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Squeaker||16 ***||.||.||Grade updated. Can be 17 if you climb the face on the left of the corner below the chains.
+|Squeaker||16 ***||.||.||Grade updated. Can be 17 if you climb the face on the left of the corner below the chains.First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|P.M.S.||20 ***||.||.||Unconventional climb, with interesting roof moves.
+|P.M.S.||20 ***||.||.||Unconventional climb, with interesting roof moves.First ascent: 2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Devil's Advocate||26 ***||.||.||. Very powerfull and bouldery crux.
+|Devil's Advocate||26 ***||.||.||. Very powerfull and bouldery crux.First ascent:Jan 2009 Ken Thrash
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 |Devil's Advocate Direct(open project)||Takes the direct start of devil's advocate keeping just left of the bolts.Should be fairly hard.||.||.||.FA:Put your name here!
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-|Ex Girlfriend's Crack||19 ***||.||.||For the trad kings and queens. This route is sure to test your technique!
+|Ex Girlfriend's Crack||19 ***||.||.||For the trad kings and queens. This route is sure to test your technique!First ascent:2003 G. Frost and D. Margetts.
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-|Angry Dragon||21||.||.||
+|Angry Dragon||21||.||.||First ascent:		Hector Pringle and Alan Grant
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 |The Bat||24***||11D||.||Very steep! Big moves to good holds. Lots of fun! Bolted By Daryll Margetts and David Wade. First Ascent: David Wade.