Marty & I went to Tibrogargon on Saturday to do the FFA of Adrenaline Gives Me Gas, my project right of Trojan that I was last on over a year ago. The first pitch was interesting. It goes up Short & Sweet for 10m then cuts left up an orange wall and ends in a cave on a natural pro belay. Every hold is really slick & sloping. It took me about five attempts to work out the really funky crux. It is scary because you have to run it out past the first FH. Interesting note, the Ramset 12mm Dyna Bolts with PFH hangers have started to rust?? None of the bolts at Shadow Glen have even looked slightly rusted. There must be something in the rock like Thailand.So I got the first pitch @ grade 22. Marty seconded with heaps of falls. The second pitch heads out the right side of the cave up a 45' overhung wall on sloping holds for 5m, then up a steep flake, then 8m of slabby Shadow Glen stuff to the rap chain. I managed to get this pitch first go!!! yay yay. Marty chickened out seconding it. It is also grade 22. This is definatly my best new route ever. It has awesome rock, exposure and the pro is good.
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Marty seconds the first pitch of Adrenaline Gives Me Gas (22) |
Location of Adrenaline on Mt Tibrogargon.
I then went to Brooyar and got Predator on my second attempt. It will be grade 23. This is a very cool route and really pumpy.
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Neil on FFA of Predator (23) |
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