Photos by philbox

We don't need no steenking shoes. Phil Box slabs it up at Travel Land, Coles Bay, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania.

Nigel demonstrating perfect and flawless dyno technique on Lassies Floor.

Nigel showing that he has his priorities right. Gotta look after that coffee.

Testing the strength of a double headed figure of eight with one ear not attached. Conclusive evidence states that this is just as secure as though it had both ears attached. The load strand fails, the ear doesn NOT pull through. This shot shows the load cell numbers.

Testing the strength of a double headed figure of eight with one ear not attached. Conclusive evidence states that this is just as secure as though it had both ears attached. The load strand fails, the ear doesn NOT pull through.

Testing the strength of a double headed figure of eight with one ear not attached. Conclusive evidence states that this is just as secure as though it had both ears attached. The load strand fails, the ear doesn NOT pull through.

Testing the strength of a double headed figure of eight with one ear not attached. Conclusive evidence states that this is just as secure as though it had both ears attached. The load strand fails, the ear doesn NOT pull through.

Joe Driver belayed by Clint Westbrook on Big Friday at the Black Stump crag, Brooyar, SE Queensland, Oz.

JJ O'Brien having a rest on one of the super steep climbs in the Mt. Coolum cave, SE Queensland, Australia.

Russell Bright trying to eliminate a glued hold on one of the routes in the cave on Mt. Coolum, SE Queensland, Australia.

Peta Barrett high stepping on Pokomoko And The Valley Girls at Frog Buttress. This move is the crux of this monster hard route. Pokomoko is the second hardest route at the Buttress. Peta has worked on this route for over 12 months now and is getting very close.

Peta working one of Frog Buttress' hardest routes Pokomoko and The Valley Girls.

JJ O'Brien climbing his recently developed route called Ultraviolet at Mt. Coolum SE Queensland, Australia..

I set the portaledge up on White Water Wall in Frecinet Nat Park on the east coast of Tasmania. Lotsa jiggery pokery trying to get a half decent pic of this.

Phil Box standing proud above the mighty Local Loser cliffs at Ben Lomond, Tasmania.

Clint Westbrook using some grunt to thug his way up Pipeline 15m 24/5.12a at Point Pure, Brooyar, SE Queensland Australia. Colin Carstens belaying.

Lee Cujes climbing the hardest route in the Glasshouse Mountains. The Beast From the East is rated at grade 29. This route is in the upper overhangs or the summit cave on Mt. Tibrogargan in SE Queensland, Oz.

Lee Cujes climbing the hardest route in the Glasshouse Mountains. The Beast From the East is rated at grade 29. This route is in the upper overhangs or the summit cave on Mt. Tibrogargan in SE Queensland, Oz.

The Moai is a classic destination climb on Tasmania's Fortescue Bay area. I took this pic on our recent Pinnacle Sports guided trip to Tasmania where I was working as a guide.

Phil Box rope soloing a possible new route on Indian Head which is located on Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. Fraser Island is located off the SE Queensland coast.

Cam Fairbairn on his new route, Terminus of Desire, 20metres, grade 25, The Secret Cave, Flinders Peak, SE Queensland, Australia.

Shem Barnes deep water soloing at the Pindari Dam in northern New South Wales. Pindari Dam is located near Macintyre Gorge and Ashford. During recent rains the waterfall started gushing so we all went to check it out and a couple of brave souls jumped in to the large pool below the falls necissitating a climb out to take another jump. Good times.

Duncan Steel on one of his early attempts to climb Whistling Kite 30m 32 (5.14a/b) at Frog Buttress, SE Queensland Australia. He is pictured here on the bottom crux of the route. This shows how thin and delicate the foot work and hands are on this monster of a route.

Pic from Steve Turners perspective using my camera of the cozy little vegemites all tucked in against a cool winters morning last Sunday morning after the the great portaledge party. There were 8 of us camped up on the wall that night. We were up in underneath the upper overhangs on the Beerwah Bolt Route, Mt. Beerwah, SE Queensland Australia.

The great portaledge party in the upperoverhangs under the great roof of the Beerwah Bolt Route, Mt. Beerwah, SE Queensland Australia. There were 8 of us camped up there in either portaledges or hammocks on Saturday night.

Matt Eaton getting all scrunched up in his route called A Kneebar Too Far 15 metre Oz grade 29. He is only a smidge away from ticking the FFA on this project. He has been working it now for about 6 months. He is putting every effort into ticking it with single minded determination. It is all consuming. Every day he trots up the hill to the huge cave on the front face of Mt. Coolum on Queenslands Sunshine coast and he puts in 3 laps working it. Luckily he lives only two minutes away from the cliff.

Fran about to kiss the rock during her ascent of Erg at Frog Buttress, SE Queensland, Australia.

JJ O'Brien climbing Black Leather Dungarees 30 metre grade 26 in The Cave at Mt. Coolum, Sunshine Coast, S.E. Queensland, Australia.

Climber on the crag known as The Egg near Katoomba, Blue Mounmtains New South Wales. Pic taken during the Australian Climbing Festival, Easter 2007.

Lee Cujes ticking his well hard project which has now received the very apt name, The Simon Vos Memorial. Simon Vos died in a tragic canoeing accident on the Severn River in northern New South Wales last Saturday and the same day Lee ticked this route. Simon had bright red hair and this route goes right up through the bright orange to red rock in an otherwise ocean of black foreboding rock. Very apt indeed that the brightest section of rock now stands as a beacon to Simon who will be sorely missed.

Manky the crag possum. Manky has become a regular feature at the bottom of Frog Buttress climbing cliffs. It is unusual to see these little fellas out during the day. We suspect he is old and sick which is why he is out scrounging. Pic posted with permission of Clare Grubb.

Suzie trying to get to know Manky the crag possum. Manky has become a regular feature at the bottom of Frog Buttress climbing cliffs. It is unusual to see these little fellas out during the day. We suspect he is old and sick which is why he is out scrounging. Pic posted with permission of Clare Grubb.

Suzie trying to get to know Manky the crag possum. Manky has become a regular feature at the bottom of Frog Buttress climbing cliffs. It is unusual to see these little fellas out during the day. We suspect he is old and sick which is why he is out scrounging. Pic posted with permission of Clare Grubb.

Cass on Revenant 15m 25 at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills, S.E. Queensland, Australia. This pic has been submitted in response to numerous request for a wider perspective of what Cass is climbing.

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Lee Cujes standing in front of the largest cairn we saw on our trip to the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.

The sun drops down below the horizon at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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Doug coils rope as he packs up after the storm clouds roll through at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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The sun sends a beam of light through the roiling storm clouds at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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The afternoon sun backlights the rolling storm clouds at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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Damien slaps his way to glory up the very overhung face beside the mega overhung arete of Sharks Fin at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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Shawn crimps his way up the very overhung face beside the mega overhung arete of Sharks Fin at Redcliffs, Helidon Hills, SE Queensland, Australia.

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Shawn on the desperately overhung arete climb of Sharks Fin.

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Now here is a great nut placement on Gladiator at Frog Buttress, SE Queensland, Australia.

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Shawn Palmer crimping on the steep face of the mega steep overhung arete of Sharks Fin 25m 23 located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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Theresa started up Pendulus 30m 23 far too late in the day. As you can see the light is dimming quickly in the west and she got no further than this. Headtorches had to be gotten to finish the route in the dark using prussiks and other jiggery pokery involving the camera man who was on a handy rope nearby. Located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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Damo stuffed up pulling the lip on the onsight of Pendulus 30m 23 roof so he eventually got it and so instead of continuing to the top he decided to come down and do the route again for the redpoint. located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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Damo showing us all a new way to rest at the lip of Pendulus 30m 23 located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia. Can you have a FFR (First Free Rest).

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Damo about to clip at the lip of Pendulus 30m 23 located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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The Last Laugh 25m 26, is a desperately thin and way overhung route up a spacey headwall, Matt crimps whilst plugging in a key Alien with almost no feet on this outrageous route located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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The Last Laugh 25m 26, is a desperately thin and way overhung route up a spacey headwall, Cass cranks on this route located at Redcliffs in the Helidon Hills west of Brisbane in SE Queensland, Australia.

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