Category Archives: Climbing day trips

This morning the unwelcome sound of rumbling thunder rose me from my slumber.  Truth be told I’d been woken up several times prior, when rain fell noisily on the plastic veranda roof right next to our open bedroom window.  As such I had already checked the radar at 1 and again at 3.  Each timeContinue reading “Another long goodbye”

I was hoping to capture todays sunrise.  And being aware that I might miss that special moment of the day due to being on the road, I took this snap while parked outside Howsie’s house.  The morning hues were on display, but it didn’t really show the full glory of the sun peaking over theContinue reading “It’s the little things that count”

It’s the one day of the year that I really don’t want to be at work, and would much rather get out into nature and enjoy life.  Luckily falling on a Friday I was able to encourage Howsie to join me on a little excursion to head to unfamiliar territory, just to make the dayContinue reading “Looking forward”

Rongy is once more heading off travelling, so today we popped down to Wilyabrup for a farewell climb.  Sarah is joining him this time, so she too came along for a climb, but was also hoping to get a bit of herping in.  “Herpet” is a Greek word that means creeping, and it could beContinue reading “A send-off to remember”

For quite a while now a couple of work colleagues and I have been trying to organise a date to get out on rock.  All three of them have young families so it has been somewhat tricky but we eventually plumped for this weekend, which suited three out of the four of us.  Sam hasContinue reading “A bit too spicy”

The risk with long weekends is that it can get pretty busy at the crag.  But being the last day before I go back to work, after a few weeks off the idea of heading out was just too tempting.  And much to Howsie and my surprise we ended up with the cliffs all toContinue reading “A little crustacean”

Less than twelve hours after completing the twenty eight hour door to door trip home from the UK I was meeting Rob in the Capel, at the slightly tardy time of eight in the morning.  He was a little surprised that I was keen to get out, but I find that getting straight back intoContinue reading “Enjoying being out”

It’s been a while since Sarah has joined us for a climb, so we let her pick the location.  I was happy when she picked Moses Rocks, which always offers a fun outing.  There are two areas of Moses Rocks that she hasn’t climbed at, but the conditions today were not conducive for either ofContinue reading “Unseen but there”