Category Archives: Climbing day trips

Steve was in need of a circuit breaker from the non-stop lifestyle of the big smoke.  And what better way to do that than to head down to the relatively sleepy south west, camp out and then head to the cliffs at almost day break.  In addition he also managed to get a bit adventurousContinue reading “A ‘tri’umphant day”

With the warmer weather, supposedly, on its way and first light getting earlier and earlier Rongy, Howsie and I have decided to once again start up a weekday before works climb.  I don’t intend to record every session, as it will get a bit repetitive, but this one is warranted it is the first.  OnContinue reading “Short and sharp”

It’s been a while since Glen has been out on rock and this week he posted that he was keen to reinitiate his involvement in climbing.  He also foolishly posted that last weekend he went out fishing, and left home at 4:30am.  However, instead of capitalising on the chance for an early start and possibleContinue reading “The detour”

Seeing things were going to warm up today we got down to the crag a bit earlier than previous months.  It was not quite a first light for the first climb, but that will no doubt come as summer approaches.  It seems with the better weather a few more of the local climbing crew wereContinue reading “Only 16”

Being the last weekend of the school holidays there was every chance the roads would be chockers.  Meaning that later in the day the cars would slow to a snail’s pace, as the throngs of holiday makers head back up to Perth.  So it made sense to pick a place to climb that was closerContinue reading “Welcome to the show”

Another not so early start, and that can only mean I was climbing with Dan today.  The sun was well and truly up as I drove to Capel to meet him.  But to be fair, for me it is a short ten minute drive, while for Dan it is close to three quarters of anContinue reading “Playing catch”

It was a week of possibilities as Sunday approached, and it could have ended up with six of us heading out for a climb.  A number that we have not managed for a long time, but as the day got closer, and even a mere hour before my departure from home, a few people droppedContinue reading “The Muppets”

I’ll start with the reason for the title of this post, which is related to an incident during Alan and my indoor boulder session last Wednesday.  On the last sequence of the night, and feeling a little tired, I snatched for a small hold.  I didn’t catch the hold and my fingers slid over itsContinue reading “The flapper”

Dan is back in town.  He somehow managed to escape the clutches of a lockdown life in Melbourne to join us in Western Australia and the freedom we have been enjoying here.  With no work opportunities back home he made the decision to find work over here, which he did and after fourteen days ofContinue reading “The scatterbrain”

The plans were all set for a foray up to Welly Dam last weekend, but they fell apart.  I instead had a very unusual day, for me, of lying on the sofa and watching TV.  This lasted the whole day, as my body resisted any notion of getting up and doing anything.  This made meContinue reading “Odyssey”