Pictured is Rob Weiss – laser-tag keeper of the faith – belayed by Tom Moffat on the rather good new Yellow (grade: Very Hard) route on Rp 28. Previously the yellow hold-set had been used to make for some very difficult routes on this rope. This time we’ve switched it around with the blue holds making the grade:Desperate route and the yellow being a little more approachable (in truth, the blue holds only just scraped into the Desperate grade-range).

Also new this week are the routes to the left; Purple, White and Green. This is premium real-estate at The Rockhouse and we hope everyone enjoys these new additions.

The LHS of the boulder wall (at least the steep section, there is room for a few more problems on the vertical section), with the addition of another half dozen problems on Green holds is also finished and fit for many hours of frenzied crushing.

Next week expect a new lead route or two as well as new top-rope routes on what is probably my favourite rope in the gym – Rp 27 (immediately right on Robs’ Route).

Happy Australia Day Weekend.