I was happy to get through this slab in the end after dedicating a session to falling off it.

[kodraus@social.kodraus.com]

I was happy to get through this slab in the end after dedicating a session to falling off it. The "fifth position" foot sequence was the trick.

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Urban Climb Black Slab 2025-01-28

Climbing a black slab boulder at Urban Climb West End

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[stib@aus.social]

@kodraus
Nice send. Is the grading the same as UC Collingwood, where black is the second hardest?

[kodraus@social.kodraus.com]

@stib It’s the same up here. Sometimes the slab colours feel picked pretty much at random though. Sometimes a black slab isn’t too bad, and sometimes an orange slab is totally cooked

[stib@aus.social]

@kodraus
Yeah, I like Urban Climb, but their grading—for boulder and lead—is just random.