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Cosmic County - Blue Mountains

Cosmic Main Wall

The awesome 40m wall - every route on it is a winner (except maybe the vegetated crack)! The closer dude is on Exploding Zombies (20) and at the far end someone's halfway up I'd Rather be Sailing, a fine grade 19 arete.

And here's Greg sitting at the top of The Eighty Minute Hour (*** 30m 18), with the main wall in the background.

* High Plains Drifter 40m 16
Here's Greg seconding it after sunset. Beware the dubious pro in the first half.

Memory Lane

This is one of the prime pieces of real estate in the Blue Mountains climbing scene. Some of the megaclassics visible in this shot include: on the left, shaded under the roof is Walking Wounded (*** 20m 23); the arete closest to camera is The Eighty Minute Hour (*** 30m 18); the thin orange outer face of the metronome-shaped Bernutt's Block is Mekong Charlie (** 25m 21); the face just past Bernutt's Block is Mindblower (*** 20m 20); the soaring hand-crack is Interstate 31 (*** 30m 17); and the orange face off in the distance is Allied Chemical News (** 15m 17). I want one of these at home....

*** Walking Wounded 20m 23 (L)
One of the all-time classic one pitch climbs in the Blueys. Brilliant rock, and brilliant moves!

They had to screw up the developing though, didn't they?!?!?

*** Mindblower 20m 23 (L)
Here's Tim on the crux fingercrack section during his onsight of this great face route.

What a beautiful face! (No not Tim's, the rock!!)

* Wagland's Effort 35m 15 (OS)
One of the better easy routes at Cosmic, on great rock. This is me just below the nice steep airy crux.

** Barbarossa 35m 21 (L)

A classic thin wall route, which is deceptively steep! Here's Tim at half height. This shot also shows the awesome Interstate 31 (*** 30m 17), possibly the best handcrack pitch in the Blueys. The R crack is the testing Baird's Effort (** 35m 19).

Nice rock eh?

And here's Tim approaching the steeper final 15m.

What a gorgeous wall!

Cattleman's Union 35m 15 (OS)
With good climbing up a superbly positioned arete, this would be a classic climb - if it had any pro!! Unfortunately, with only 4 pieces in 35m, it's probably best avoided. This is me shitting my dacks as I realise I have to pull the crux with only a single, loose, rusty piton between me and a grounder . . .

* Piece of Edge 30m 11 / ** Extensions 30m 11
Peter (background on Piece of Edge) and me (on Extensions) whizzing up these pleasant easy cracks.

Piece of Edge (11) and Extensions (11), Cosmic County

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