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With a date like today’s, combined with Howsie’s 2022 challenge of attempting every grade 22 in the south west climbing guide, how could we not take a day out from the routine of life to bag a 22 or two. In fact we thought maybe in keeping with the date Howsie should jump on threeContinue reading “22022022”

Blame the grease

When I wrote up my thoughts about Alan, way back as COVID was taking hold, I called him the tagalong (https://sandbagged.blog/2020/04/21/alan-the-tagalong/). His trips outdoors would be few and far between, and then it was more about catching up and a bit of fun. This was in part due to his many other competing outdoor pursuits.Continue reading “Blame the grease”

A little ray of sunshine

For the first time since before the school holidays, two months back, the conditions along our stretch of coastline seem to be improving. The last week has been another scorcher, mid-thirties and above most days but this time there have not been the strong easterlies to churn up the water. As such this week IContinue reading “A little ray of sunshine”

A jolly good morning

I feel like I might have jinxed my early morning encounters by mentioning them, in more detail that I would normally, in my last post. Today I sadly came across a lifeless young roo and, just a few hundred meter along, brush-tailed phascogale. Fatalities from the night. While at times the animals do just comeContinue reading “A jolly good morning”

The banter

I see a variety of animals crossing, resting or at times sleeping on the road, as I drive out for a climb in the wee hours. Kangaroos go without saying, but I also at times see emus, boobook owls, tawny frogmouths, phascogales. Then there are the non-native rabbits, foxes, cats and on the odd occasionContinue reading “The banter”

Dangerous conditions

I’ve been watching the water after work each day and it seems that things have been clearing up a bit. Or so it seemed looking down at it from the road side and not taking the time to walk up to it. I was going to jump in myself but then Geoff and Nana toldContinue reading “Dangerous conditions”

Keeping cool

We were in for another warm day, and while we weren’t the first at the carpark we were the first at the crag. The occupants of the two cars already parked up were still in slumber land as we walked in. It’s been an abnormally hot summer, a record breaking one with more individual daysContinue reading “Keeping cool”

A long time coming

Being the last week of my go slow January, and due to having a public holiday in the middle of the week, I took Thursday and Friday off to really chill out. It’s going to be a bit of a rude awakening next week, when it is back to the five days week. But IContinue reading “A long time coming”

Light as a feather

Australia Day means different things to different people. Some see it as a celebration and some as sad reminder of when things went south. For Steve, Rongy and I, yet another public holiday provided us with an opportunity to get away from it all, at least for the morning. We instead immersed ourselves in theContinue reading “Light as a feather”

A woolly head tonic

Hot, hot, hot was the forecast and while Rongy was keen to get out for a climb, he was also eyeing up the chance of jumping in the water for a snorkel afterwards. So we decided on a quick climb at Smiths Beach followed by a dip in the ocean. Even though we were planningContinue reading “A woolly head tonic”