Climbing away from home

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”

Worzel Gummidge

Having just got back from overseas yesterday evening, which will be a much longer write up and may take a bit longer, you may wonder why I would be heading out today. It’s been planned for a while now. Originally Howsie and I were keen to sample the rock at a quarry in Perth, chosenContinue reading “Worzel Gummidge”

That’ll do

One thing I will never get tired of is watching the world wake up. The pre-sunrise hues may not have been stretching across the skies this morning, but it was still a beautiful sight. The road ahead was taking me towards the light, meaning I was heading east. There is only one climbing destination thatContinue reading “That’ll do”

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Not for lack of trying it has been close to two and a half years since Kym and I have managed to catch up. To be honest I was a little shocked when I realised just how long it had been. My memory has failed me, and I have no recollection of what went wrongContinue reading “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”

One for the road

My body clock seems to be getting into the swing of 4:30am wakeup times. This may be in part due to the earlier start time of the dawn chorus. Something I consider a welcome natural alarm clock, while others may view it as a rude awakening. Depending on the species of bird this can beginContinue reading “One for the road”

Part 4 – The final push

Howsie and I decided we would head to completely different location in the morning, and that required an early’ish departure. But not before we enjoyed breakfast at the campsite, helped break camp, and said goodbye to Rongy and Sarah. They were heading back to Brisbane, and had work the next day. Mikie didn’t need toContinue reading “Part 4 – The final push”

Part 3 – The big days

It felt like a normal climbing day on Wednesday, when Howsie and I were up in darkness and snuck out before anyone was up. We had a two hour trip ahead of us, and were aiming to be on the rock at 7am. The changed approach was a reflection of the temperatures creeping into theContinue reading “Part 3 – The big days”

Part 2 – The big stuff

The Glass House Mountains alone contain 24 regional ecosystems. And being spring I was hoping there may have been a heap of flowers. However, as we walked to each crag, often through a different vegetation complex, we really didn’t see too much. My attention was of course aimed at orchids, but I should have doneContinue reading “Part 2 – The big stuff”

Part 1 – Old and new introductions

The last time I had a week long climbing trip was to Victoria to visit and climb with Dan in the Grampians. Originally planned for Easter 2020, it was delayed by two years due to the pandemic. Early last year, Dan and I started to chat about another catch-up. An adventurous one that would seeContinue reading “Part 1 – Old and new introductions”

Rewinding the good times

You may be wondering why I may be writing about a climbing trip, in view that the last time I went climbing I took a fall, injuring myself. I’ll start by saying we have not climbed with Pontus for some time, due to him being stuck in Perth for work. Some weeks back he mentionedContinue reading “Rewinding the good times”