Climbing in the Grose Valley- with video

The recent heavy rain in southeastern Australia finally broke, giving us a beautiful weekend of clear skies and moderate temperatures. We decided to try a long adventure climb in the Blues called Bunny Bucket Buttress. This is a 9-pitch route with 270 meters of climbing, mostly at the grade 18 level (about 5.10a). Carrie and I are reasonably competent climbing a single pitch of 18, but stringing 9 of them together in a remote location accessed only by abseil made for a formidable challenge, as retreating from the route wasn't a viable option. We finished in 8-hours car-to-car, thirsty and pleasantly sore.

Here's a video of our climb, shot by GoPro, my new favorite toy and a Christmas gift from my parents. Enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abIVrt4PGak&feature=youtu.be