Below are a few pictures from yet another fabulous morning out at our most prominent climbing venue in the SW corner of Western Australia, Wilyabrup:
Last week it was blue skies and very warm at the crag and this week when we arrived at 7am it was damp but didn’t seem too cold:
After a tricky overhanging arête on the first lead of the day Chris reached the top of this grade 19 climb just as the mist started to rise off the sea in the background:
The mist got thicker and thicker giving an eerie feeling, but was spectacular to watch:
We then noticed the mist coming off the land to meet the mist off the water and found ourselves shrouded in whiteness for a short while making it feel bitterly cold:
After Steve and I struggled to follow Chris it was Steve’s turn and he slowed the pace down on the classic grade 14 of the crag – Hope:
Once the finger tips had warmed up sufficiently to be able to feel the rock Steve romped his way up in fine style:
Rob and Louise turned up unexpectedly and joined in the fun:
Chris was on fire today and cruised up a second 19, completely unaware of the damp conditions. Below Steve is following up and starting to feel his arms ache:
It was a short sharp session but very good, so suitable aching and satisfied we walked out as the rain began to fall feeling very lucky to have made the most of the morning:
Sandbagged 