Monique Forestier sends classic in the Blue Mountains

 

Monique grabbed the long awaited third ascent of MICROCOSM (31) located in the Wolgan Valley. It was freed by Mark Baker back in 1996 and became the first 31 in the Blue Mountains. She made the third ascent, 15 years later to the day. The tricky route involves very very thin climbing up a 50m vertical wall. Check out the shots of the ascent in the next issue of Rock!

Microcosm (31), a beautiful thin 50-metre face on the Coke Ovens cliff, in the Wolgan Valley, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia.

 

 

 

Gasoline Rainbow 28

Expedition Equipment may regret giving me the keys to their blog JJ O'Brien gives us the Coolum Cave low down....

There's about a thousand people who already know that I stuff the Internet with photos and blogs.

Mostly they are my photos of other people but here's a snap of me, by fellow Queenslander and right wing agitator, Phil Box. Thanks, Philly.

Gear list: Ultralite elite harness, Helium quickdraws and the iconic Red Chili Corona shoes, as worn by Matt Admas in the infamous Rock advert.

In this shot: Lee Cujes, first ascensionist of GAS RAIN, minds my apparel and belays.

Climbers, I'll be a lot happier when that rope goes in that draw, that pinch just burns me up.

Gasoline Rainbow at Coolum Cave, is a second pitch route, steep all the way on amazing rock. It's flanked left and right by equally awesome routes that almost never see repeats.

jjobrien climbing for Red Chili & Wild Country.

Nowra Action.....

SLAPPING THE NARCOLEPTIC 31/32 Photo: Nick Fletcher Photography

Taking advantage of the gluten dairy free diet Matt Adams is hoping to send a couple of classics and some new routes before the end of the Nowra winter season. Pictured on the Little Grease Cave Slapping the Narcoleptic 31/32 he is close to completion, stay tuned for more....

Red Chili Matador Lace sends The Big Bang 9a (35) second ascent....

The Big Bang 9a, 2nd Ascent, by James McHaffie, Lower Pen Trwyn, North Wales. from Wild Country on Vimeo.