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”
Category Archives: Climbing away from home
Time to head back
It has been over two and half years since I have been back to the UK. My last trip was cut short and I only stayed for three days, leaving on 27 Feb 2000 due to COVID wreaking havoc. The papers were giving daily reports of seemingly exponentially escalating cases in Italy, and the worldContinue reading “Time to head back”
Changing times
This post is a bit long and I did consider splitting it into three, but the fingers kept typing and it seemed to flow so well I’ve left it as one big read. I have however included a sub-heading to distinguish the three sections, so it makes it easier to digest in stages so youContinue reading “Changing times”
Stretching the rope
Over the festive period, which seems so long ago now, I would normally pop down to the south coast to get out for a climb with Kym. However, just before the school holidays last year, he took a fall of his skateboard and badly sliced his wrist on a broken bottle. Needless to say thatContinue reading “Stretching the rope”
A perfect fit
Kym and I have been trying, and failing, to tee up a weekend to catch up for some time now. The wet winter and now spring we have had has not helped our cause. But this Friday I had to head to Albany for work, helping out with a workshop that ran from nine tillContinue reading “A perfect fit”
Rocks in our heads
Some would say we were a little nuts while others might say we had rocks in our head, the latter being maybe a little true but the former not so much. Admittedly when we had set the date for this camping and climbing trip, many months back, we had not envisaged that we would haveContinue reading “Rocks in our heads”
The early riser
Friday heralded the day that I, along with approx. 180,000 other people in Australia, completed the 25 day push-up challenge. I was encouraged by Pat, a work colleague, to join the movement. I had not trained for it and the only exercise I’d been doing was my weekend climbs, so it certainly took a tollContinue reading “The early riser”
Small world
In case you were wondering why I had not written up a post last weekend, it wasn’t intentional. What was intentional was not getting out for a climb, but I had hoped for one last snorkel near Castle Rock. The water would probably have been OK there, unlike at our local beach where the waterContinue reading “Small world”
Battling the elements
Almost a year in the making and Rongy and I were ready to hit the road, the reason for such a long period of planning being that this five day trip was to celebrate a soon to arrive major birthday of his. But also it had started off with grand plans to head to ArapilesContinue reading “Battling the elements”
Sunset cruise
After a day hanging about at home, going for a snorkel and chilling out watching a bit of TV with Lisa it was hard to motivate myself to pack up the car and head south. Kym and I had been scheming a trip out for quite a while now, and on this occasion I hadContinue reading “Sunset cruise”
