From Tony's rumour mill : the "North Face Team", headlined by brit James Pearson have done two new huge routes at the intimidatingly big and remote cliff at Cape Pillar.

Apparently they did a new 300m grade 25 trad route and a 200m grade 22 off-width as well - more details and photos to come.

They also did the Free route on the Tote, twice actually in a day as they liked it so much – James Pearson reckoned it is the best route he has ever done
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  1. Tony McKenny

    FYI - the North Face Team included, as well as James, well known US climbers Heidi Wirtz, Matt Segal, Cedar Wright and Rob Frost. They were here for just over a week climbing and filming. After a pre-inspection of the crags by boat, they ventured out to Cape Pillar, with Deano helping carry gear. The weather couldn't have been better and by all acounts the climbing was as good as they had hoped. They did the Tote a couple of days later, again in near perfect conditions, and then the camerman said, bugger that, I have come all this way and I am not going home till I have had my turn, so they did it again with him.... and then back for tea.

    They are now at Araps and the Grampians, tearing the place apart I suspect.

  2. Jon Nermut AUTHOR

    Photos added. Tony is trying to get some route descriptions sorted for the two new routes.