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wyt91t  07:56:52 Tue Jun 14 2005 Offline 657 posts boulder hound Reply |
G'day everyone
For those of you who have climbed at nowra, what do you think of the grades.it was my first time down there this long weekend, we camped at the ski park saturday night. On the way down there my mate doughy told me to add two grades to everything down there. i didn't belive him at first but at the end of our weekend it was true i have never peeled off so many climbs, then again shit did we climb a hell of alot. Areas on our hit list was south central,the grotto and thompsons point. Well getting to the point are nowra grades truely harder than sydney and the mountians what do you think. regards christian lopez |
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Josh_C 08:23:41 Tue Jun 14 2005 Offline 1492 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Reply |
well first off,dontyou EVER goto the ski parkagain you sillyboy! animal park is where its at
i havent been yet this season so maybe my memories dodgy, but iseme to rememberthe grades as being prtty good (in general!) but its different style to sydney/blueys so you mightv findit harder until youget used ot it.... |
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shawkshaw 08:27:41 Tue Jun 14 2005 Offline 1343 posts Administrator  Reply |
there are some classic sandbags at nowra. once you know where they are you to can join in the fun. most of the grades are ok though.
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bundybear 12:14:17 Tue Jun 14 2005 Unavailable 1320 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing  Reply |
or maybe Blueys climbs are easier for the grade. Personally I cant tell much difference. |
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Steve_M 02:39:22 Wed Jun 15 2005 Offline 421 posts Onsight Soloer  Reply |
I tend to think that Nowra has very few soft climbs and a few sandbags. Most of the climbs just feel solid for the grade.
When you first go to nowra though I think it feels desperate as the holds are generally a bit slopier, and if the conditions aren't right, they suddenly jump a grade or two. On a nice cool day with a bit of a breeze there aren't too many sandbags. |
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Johan_Vonshizzle 03:17:24 Wed Jun 15 2005 Offline 80 posts Lead Climber Mood Now:  Reply |
After spending most winters climbing/bouldering in Nowra over the past 6 years and then spending most weekends in the Mtns this summer, I'd say that Nowra grades are much stiffer. The routes in the mountains tend to be longer, endurance based were as Nowra on average is shorter more power or power endurance. South Central is definitely the place to see if you're solid at a particular grade.
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Josh_C 06:01:17 Wed Jun 15 2005 Offline 1492 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Reply |
>south central....
haha yeh i got spat off an 18 there last yeear!! |
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shawkshaw 07:08:19 Wed Jun 15 2005 Offline 1343 posts Administrator Reply |
>>south central....
>>haha yeh i got spat off an 18 there last yeear!! whats new?  |
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DODmister 02:23:08 Thu Jun 16 2005 Offline 1063 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Mood Now:  Post Mood:  Reply |
Dudes dudes dudes,
everyone gets suckered into making that infamous Grades at Nowra V Mountains comparison. you need to re-think it. I can go to Nowra with a 35m rope and do just about everything. If I went to the mountains with that, I'd be getting dropped off my rope all the time (some people have been trying to do this for years..but I digress) Nowra is shorter and more powerful, and to come up to the grade, the individual moves have to be harder to make up for the lack of height. I think you can get also get away with scrappy technique on alot of things. at Nowra. Technique, however relates to the different style of sandstone. (river carved) So I would define Nowra as a shorter, more powerful and bouldery kind of area where you can thud your way up things. The Mountains: endurance and route fitness is a factor on a lot of the typical lines in this area. Climbs are generally longer with less powerful moves, but more of them. Alot of the time its the endurance factor that will shut you down on a mountains route, not that the move is too hard. I personally find mountains sandstone more open to a variety of moves because of the difference in sandstone. Its apalachin formed so you tend to get waves, breaks, scoops, flakes, crimps and all things beautiful in climbing. It opens up a real variety of climbing movements, which means if you are technically profficient, you will be able to survive longer on a route in this area than simply thundering up a 9m ass kicker at Nowra. In addition to this equation, where you spend the majority of your climb time is a huge factor. Its true that you get used to an area or a certain style. I've heard ot the hard core Centennial Glenn crew zotting down to Arapiles and getting spanked of their na na, on stuff well below their ability. Same goes, iF you live in Woolongong and have spent 3/4 of your life at the Grotto, if you step out of your comfort zone and go to the moutains for a weekend, be prepared to get shut down. In Summary I would not classify Nowra has "harder" than the mountains grade wise. I would class it as "different" and depending on peoples personal preference and what their strengths are (i.e bouldery or "routey") you will definately find it easier for yourself at one area over the other. |
hatman  07:28:23 Thu Jun 16 2005 Offline 563 posts Rock God  Mood Now:  Reply |
Ahh any thing with the name "Woodard" needs two grades added.
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Nick_Kaz 07:45:57 Thu Jun 16 2005 Offline 584 posts Rock God  Mood Now:  Reply |
Thats a given. hey DoD, did I read something like "there's 22's and then there's Southcentral 22's" somewhere? |
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Josh_C 08:28:11 Thu Jun 16 2005 Offline 1492 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Reply |
good sheet dodster!!
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wyt91t 18:26:17 Thu Jun 16 2005 Offline 657 posts boulder hound Reply |
south centrals burbing burgers 18 is this what you peeled off.
you should have tried silver hands 21 a much better climb at its grade. |
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Steve_M 00:53:34 Fri Jun 17 2005 Offline 421 posts Onsight Soloer Reply |
Mister Dod has encapsulated the issues quite well I do believe.
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DODmister 01:27:25 Fri Jun 17 2005 Offline 1063 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply |
Dear Nick,
you read this correctly and it may be clear that I have a definate preferance for Mountains routes cause I suck at short hard bouldery stuff. Got to work on your weaknesses though, right? say, Have you been looking up my crag account again? I already told you on the crag.com, that I don't want to go out with you, I don't want to kiss you, and I don't want to have a sleep over at your place this weekend!. I know you think its funny when we go to Celebrity crag and you keep trying to lower me onto that sharp tree branch of that climb called "anal leakage", all the while your giggling and smiling like a cheshire cat!, as if you were strangely excited about the predicament??. I dont like that sort of thing and I'm just not your type so please stop harrasing me. |
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Nick_Kaz 01:42:00 Fri Jun 17 2005 Offline 584 posts Rock God Mood Now: Reply |
:sad:
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DODmister 05:37:25 Mon Jun 20 2005 Offline 1063 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Mood Now: Post Mood: Reply |
stop looking at me with those big brown seal eyes!!
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Duncan101 09:28:02 Mon Jun 20 2005 Offline 52 posts Lead Climber Reply |
Silver hands is 19. No more, no less. It is good though. |
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Josh_C 13:21:48 Mon Jun 20 2005 Offline 1492 posts Net addict - someone take me climbing Reply |
i thought it was 17?? well that explainswhy it felt like 19 then dowsnt it...
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chris_coghill 21:56:22 Mon Jun 20 2005 Offline 278 posts Onsight Specialist Reply |
Could I have a lend of your precise Grade-O-Meter, Duncan? You seem very certain of it's accuracy......
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JJDisco 22:42:27 Wed Jun 22 2005 Offline 45 posts Outdoor Climber Reply |
I remember getting spat of Burping Burgers when it was a 16, then finding Silverhands an easy 17 - it's now 19??
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Duncan101 00:09:49 Fri Jun 24 2005 Offline 52 posts Lead Climber Reply |
Ha, except that I thought Allied Chemical News was 18. Silver Hands sure as hell isn't 21 anyway. |
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shawkshaw 00:30:04 Fri Jun 24 2005 Offline 1343 posts Administrator Reply |
silver hands isn't 21 its 19. bag of sand is the 21
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wyt91t 00:01:01 Sun Jun 26 2005 Offline 657 posts boulder hound Reply |
i think we all have our climbs mixed up, lets all go down there and point at the rock and argue whats what wihile you all belay me????????
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