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Cracks at Araps 17-May-2010 At 1:18:38 PM sleake

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Dont listen to this sub 19 = rubbish - sure the options open up at 19-20 or so, but plenty of safe and fun options too

SMOKED BANANA!!!! - got it all, Nice twin crack jamming start, burly chockstone ladder then tight chimney - 40 meters of frog bliss at grade 17.

Then chocolate watchband, everwidening crack - fingers, tight hands, rattly hands and then bomber fists! (some face holds for the pansies too) - 17 again.

and that 17 right leaning hand crack below Wizards back - short but pretty nice.

and how can we forget satans smokestack! 45 meters of the weirdest grade 16 climbing you have done (just take care on the start)

I went there as a complete gumby (some may say i still am.....) and although there were many tears, tantrums and swearwords i managed to second heaps of stuff (and pike out of even more) and did my first ever leads, completely giving up climbing in the process - but magically regaining enthusiasm once filled with goon at the tent.

It is the low teens climbs, electric flag, clockwork orange corner, witches cauldren etc that altough the climbing is fun and there is plenty of good gear, there are also a wide variety of ledges to collect in a fall.