Our mornings on the big day have certainly changed over time, the manic excitement when Elseya was young has long gone. Now it is more likely the house will be quiet until way after my usual wake up time. So before the rituals of the day, which still hold fast, began Lisa and I tookContinue reading “Taking a punt”
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Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia
A Guide to Rock Climbing in WA’s South West was published in January 2016, and has for some years been out of print. As with most things these days, records of what has been going on are now more often than not loaded online. The main repository used being an online forum called The Crag. Continue reading “Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia”
Full commitment
Just after 5am a message popped on my phone. Rongy asked if I could make a second cuppa for the journey to the crag, as long as it was not too much bother. Not long after, Howsie had picked Rongy up and I got as second message to say he was also keen for aContinue reading “Full commitment”
Unintentional avoidance
After sweating through a near forty degree Christmas day it felt strange, when just two days later I was stood atop Wilyabrup looking out at a broody ocean with a stiff and chilly breeze cutting across the coast. Last night sat on the sofa doing my very best at being a couch potato, I wasn’tContinue reading “Unintentional avoidance”
Surrounded
Still trying to be sensible, I passed up a chance of scaling the stiff and technical granite walls at Welly Dam for a second weekend. Hoping instead the ocean conditions would be in my favour, however Saturday morning came in a bit breezy. Good enough for Lisa’s bob but sadly too choppy to contemplate aContinue reading “Surrounded”
The wild west
This was an on again off again weekend away, and that was several times over. In part because it is getting to silly season, and places are booking up rapidly. We were however keen for a night away, and eventually found a spot to our liking. With a stinker of a weekend, predicated to beContinue reading “The wild west”
School’s Out
Having mentioned just a week or two back that the water conditions have been pretty awful, I really hoped that would soon change. Being in need of another activity to fill my outdoor time. To both provide the opportunity to see, and share the wonders of nature. It’s finally hotting up, to the point thatContinue reading “School’s Out”
I beg to differ
Josh has been absent for a while, and for good reason. As if moving house wasn’t enough of a drain on time, he also managed to mash up his big toe in the process. To the point the nail detached. Hence, the thought of popping his feet into squishy climbing shoes was the last thingContinue reading “I beg to differ”
Drying up
There are days you just need to take some time out, and as the year rolls towards a close it feels like they are needed just that bit more. After half a day’s work I was out and about heading south. Joined by Craig, who was also very grateful for a bit of time inContinue reading “Drying up”
The right place
Fortunately during my wander round Crooked Brook on Wednesday I came across a female Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster). At a hefty 6.5 to 8mm, as opposed to a mere 2.5 to 3mm the males can reach, I was able to get a somewhat reasonable image. These spiders can be found in a vast arrayContinue reading “The right place”
Sandbagged 