Mikey’s thoughts about me

Krish and I met first at the PCYC when I was back in Bunbury in 2011. The first time I really got to have a proper climb with him was when he came over to Queensland and we ventured down to Frog Buttress.

Since then I have since been climbing with Krish just about every time I get back to WA. When I was attempting my 10,000m challenge Krish was an ideal belayer. He was almost always available, keen for many early starts, knew the climbs like the back of his hand (so had the itinerary planned out before we got there) and had climbed them all before (so was happy for me to lead everything).

Krish has been pivotal in getting me up my hardest leads on trad. He has any inherent ability to convince me that a climb is within my abilities when I myself am not so sure.

I am sure many will agree that his desire for the perfect photo can sometimes go a bit far. For me this was most notable on the final 8m of my 10,000m challenge when he rerouted and extended the belay by about 12m to a ledge that was higher than the climb I was doing. While I still sent the climb the rope drag made the crux a bit more intense.