For those that may be wondering if I have given up looking for orchids, the response is both a yes and no. Certainly as summer approaches and the land dries and temperature warms up, the abundance and variation of orchids on display in our area is declining. I’ve been out hunting a few times, butContinue reading “In the dark”
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The Cure
Recovering from his first taste of COVID Howsie was keen to get out, but seeing it had taken it out of him he was also to take things easy. So we agreed to hit a few familiar lines so he could ease his body back into exercise, without fear of pushing it too far andContinue reading “The Cure”
A good day out
What with visiting the same locations for a climb as many times as we do, you sometimes have to shake things up to make them interesting. This weekend Rongy was first to jump on the bandwagon to say he was keen to get out, and I threw out the idea of aiming to achieve whatContinue reading “A good day out”
A taste of things to come
My usual radio station while driving is Triple M. Probably, as my daughter would say, because it plays old stuff. Mixing up tunes from the 60s through to the 90s. Although they also throw in what they consider the better tracks from the more modern era of music, i.e. since the start of the secondContinue reading “A taste of things to come”
It’s not what you know…
After the relative lack of success in finding orchids at Crooked Brook, I was determined to see if the same fate of “orchid exodus” had befallen my other local spots. As such I popped out to Manea Park after work on Tuesday, and while there are signs of lots of sun orchids either just startingContinue reading “It’s not what you know…”
Politically incorrect
October seems to be a busy month for all my usual climbing partners, so today I was out by myself. There was the option to head out with Mario, but after the big trip down south last weekend I didn’t fancy the five plus hour round car journey to Perth. Instead I headed back toContinue reading “Politically incorrect”
Tickled pink
I make no apology for not working today, and instead getting out to hunt for orchids. It is the one day of the year that I really should not be stuck in an office. But now that I have been out I am once again stuck in front of a screen, and have been forContinue reading “Tickled pink”
A curly question
Even with the best of intentions and early planning, things can unravel. We started planning several months back and the original plan for me to catch up with Kym and hit some south coast granite, picking the weekend such that it aligned with Rongy and Craig’s shifts. Kym and then only a week out RongyContinue reading “A curly question”
Thar she blows
Driving out today, like yesterday, the electronics in my car notified me that it was only 4 degree Celsius, the rationale for the warning no doubt being that there could be ice about. However, unlike yesterday there was no hiding in the fog with the morning arriving crisp, cold, and clear. It is hard toContinue reading “Thar she blows”
Only one way to know
For those familiar with the place this may seem a little unlikely that there may be new route opportunities at Well Dam, with so many bolted climbs packed on a relatively small rock face. But I reckon I have found a few, and in the climbing community developing new areas and even routes can beContinue reading “Only one way to know”
