Category Archives: Climbing day trips

The Monadnocks Conservation Park, covering approx. 20,000ha, stretches a considerable length along the Albany Highway that runs to the south east of Perth.  A place I have been to before, but just not realising what the name of the area was.  The term monadnock is defined as an “isolated hill of bedrock standing conspicuously aboveContinue reading “Over the hill”

Howsie will be heading off for a bit on a road trip, and time was running out to squeeze a final foray at our local crags.  It is not that we haven’t got out once or twice in recent months, but it is 2023 and he has as yet not kicked off his challenge forContinue reading “Freeze-frame”

Life is about to change for Sam and Michaela, as they prepare to bring new life into the world.  The months leading up to this point have been way busier than anticipated, and Sam told me this was likely to be the last opportunity to get out for some “him” time.  Like me getting outdoorsContinue reading “Hidden delights”

Today we were heading to Wilyabrup with a crowd.  Seven of us, which is more than the normal trip out.  That said Kellie was, as per normal, would be heading off for a run to leave the rest of us to it.  The number sadly dropped before we began, as on arrival at Capel RongyContinue reading “That’s a wrap”

I should have known that I probably didn’t need two days off to reset my body clock before I get back to work.  With a full day, and no need for napping, yesterday I spent my time catching up on mundane domestic stuff, as after a week or so away my OCD tendencies kick in. Continue reading “The premonition”

Domestic duties can at time get in the way of getting out into nature, but today it was quite the opposite.  It’s been a reasonably busy and long couple of weeks at work, in part as there was a need to wrap things up today.  Watching the extra hours build up each day, and asContinue reading “Housework”

I am not the best in social situations, especially where there is small talk.  That said I have tried to encourage the social aspects of our local crew.  Back some years there was pretty good social element going and we’d meet up at crag, to watch climbing films or flick fests, or at someone’s house. Continue reading “Ice creams all round”

At twenty six degrees we were not intending to feel like we were getting cooked.  Maybe that was what led Josh to try his luck and suggest a 5:45 meeting time in Capel, by which time the sun had well and truly risen into the sky.  As it was I didn’t object to the time,Continue reading “Cooking lessons”

It seems a few of the local crew may be heading off for travels this year, some with a stint of climbing in mind and others not so much.  Ash is soon going to have a climbing trip, so he was keen to get a bit of his climbing fitness back.  Missing out last weekendContinue reading “In it for the right reasons”

Today was take 2.  My lack of experience, and to a degree observations, led Rongy and my last attempt to bolt the three new routes at Welly Dam come to a grinding halt.  What was lacking was grunt in the equipment we had, but also the fact that there is a difference between a hammerContinue reading “What’s in a name”