Arriving in Busselton for a meeting on Thursday morning the town was clad in a blanket of fog. The drive down seemed a little eerie with visibility at times down to less than thirty meters. Pea soup sprung to mind. It was all the talk on arrival at my location, a wondrous and strange morningContinue reading “Timing is everything”
Category Archives: Climbing day trips
Alexander’s band
Another hit and miss weekend, and it all boils down to whether you believe it or not. Unless you get out there, you’ll have no idea of what you may be missing. With a positive attitude I stepped out of the house. The sky above was clear and speckled with stars, with who knows whatContinue reading “Alexander’s band”
Second best
You may recall a month back, to the day, Josh gate crashed an early morning Welly Dam session with the news he aims to climb a grade 20 this year. Having sufficiently completed his last challenge of bagging a 20min 5km run, his sights are now set on building his climbing fitness. Just like withContinue reading “Second best”
Subtleties
Some will say it is not my strongest suit. Admittedly I do have a general tendency to call a spade and spade that, as time rolls on, I find more and more people struggle to deal with. The term comes from the Latin word subtīlis, meaning finely woven, thin, or delicate. It was adopted intoContinue reading “Subtleties”
Too many unknowns
A 1927 film titled The Unknown was almost lost forever, but was restored several years back. Considered one of the premier works of the silent film era. A period that commenced approx. 35 years before it started to wane, when technology enabled sound to be incorporated. An ability that crept into the scene in sameContinue reading “Too many unknowns”
Calm conditions required
Going for a solo mission today I wasn’t intending to write anything up, but after finally plumping for a title for my last post I felt I had unfinished business. The term ‘plumb tuckered out’ came to me at the end of writing the post, and as such didn’t get any attention. Just as theContinue reading “Calm conditions required”
Autumn blues
Having reached halfway through autumn, a few noticeable differences are creeping into our early morning starts. The nights are cooling off, which means the rock during the first few lines can make the fingers feel a bit tingly. This is due to the rock having radiated out more of the heat it had captured theContinue reading “Autumn blues”
Regretting your choices
A thought came to mind after climbing at Smiths Beach yesterday, of reversing the situation from several weeks back. Climbing two days on the trot, but this time hitting Welly Dam on the second day. It is a bit cheeky for Howsie to head out on consecutive mornings, as it takes him away from hisContinue reading “Regretting your choices”
Undecided
There are many theories about the meaning and origins of ‘two is company, three’s a crowd’, which was first recorded in 1670s by John Ray in his collection of English Proverbs. Digging deeper a Spanish twist exists as a slight variation with compañía de tres no vale res, which directly translates to ‘a company ofContinue reading “Undecided”
Numero uno
After much of the landscape had a good soaking over Friday and Saturday, delivering well over half of the total March average, Craig was keen to risk an atmospheric climb. As mentioned in my last post the winds hadn’t picked up at all. However, the clouds still hung heavy and showers were still about. WilyabrupContinue reading “Numero uno”
Sandbagged 