Australia Day means different things to different people. Some see it as a celebration and some as sad reminder of when things went south. For Steve, Rongy and I, yet another public holiday provided us with an opportunity to get away from it all, at least for the morning. We instead immersed ourselves in theContinue reading “Light as a feather”
Category Archives: Climbing day trips
A woolly head tonic
Hot, hot, hot was the forecast and while Rongy was keen to get out for a climb, he was also eyeing up the chance of jumping in the water for a snorkel afterwards. So we decided on a quick climb at Smiths Beach followed by a dip in the ocean. Even though we were planningContinue reading “A woolly head tonic”
Finger licking
Being January it is the summer school holiday and Lisa is enjoying the time off. I also tend to ease into the new year with four day weeks, allowing my January to be a bit more relaxed. It has become a bit of a tradition, and the three day weekends are very welcome. It’s aContinue reading “Finger licking”
A welcome change
When Lisa and I came to Australia we spent a lot of time going out bush camping, walking and climbing. Not just in Central Australia, where we lived for close to five years, but also travelling to Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Something that struck us was that everywhere we went, no matter how remoteContinue reading “A welcome change”
Kicking myself
It seems to be becoming a bit of a broken record when I say I headed out with Mario during his road to recovery. With a succession of injuries having plagued him during 2021, his New Year wish should be pretty obvious. Today was his first roped climb since we headed out to Mount Cuthbert,Continue reading “Kicking myself”
Cooling off time
The temperatures have been soaring in the south west of Western Australia over Christmas, and with a week of hot days forecast some might question the sense in heading out for a climb. It was already 26 degrees when I left the house at 4:30, making me think that a 5:30 meet at the carparkContinue reading “Cooling off time”
One more sleep to go
With the summer solstice having passed a couple of days ago it’s all downhill from here, with regards to our days getting shorter. Not that this will affect our Friday mornings for a while. It is already bright way before we arrive. And the sun is already tipping over the horizon, bathing the treetops inContinue reading “One more sleep to go”
It goes without saying
I guess it goes without saying that if you’ve been throwing up all morning the last thing you want to do is cling off a rock face. So when I was a mere ten minutes away from picking Ash up, and he messaged me to say that was how his morning had been, it wasContinue reading “It goes without saying”
The X factor
Over the last two weeks I have not posted anything about my climbing antics, but that is not to say I haven’t been getting out. The early morning Friday climbs at Welly Dam have occurred, start at 5am which has allowed for a solid session before work calls us. Two weeks back Howsie and IContinue reading “The X factor”
Surfs up
The beach is back! During my previous trips to Moses Rocks I was in awe of just how much of the beach had been washed away by the winter storms. The last trip was in late August only ten weeks back (https://wordpress.com/post/sandbagged.blog/6710). But the sand is now returning and not just to the main beach,Continue reading “Surfs up”
Sandbagged 