Category Archives: Climbing day trips

It has been a month since I was last climbing, each weekend since then has been taken up with domestic duties and then a very quick trip back to the UK to see the folks.  This climbing session, to the place where the crate comes out, would not have happened if I hadn’t cut myContinue reading “Taking a rest”

After an abstinence of climbing during the long weekend there was need to get back out there, and that opportunity arose on Sunday when Rongy, Steve, Alan and I headed down to the main area of Wilyabrup.  The choice of location was based on my one request for some longer routes.  Normally Rongy or IContinue reading “The Missing Man”

After way too many messages by Glen to try and delay the start of Saturday’s events we eventually landed with what Lou and I had agreed at the very start.  A 7:30 meet at the crag for a bit of very relaxed “get back into it” morning of climbing.  Today was about being a bitContinue reading “There’s gold in them there hills”

From outset it was agreed that both Craig and Howsie would need to be home by midday to ensure they were balancing their time and got some quality family time in, as well as quality rock time.  This meant we had to be walking out by 10:30, which in turn warranted an early start.  HowsieContinue reading “Speed Climbing”

Steve has been away for about a month visiting family and friends in the UK, and has a couple of weeks before the last rounds of chemo kicks in.  So rather than catch up in town we decided on a trip to Welly Dam.  It was a lazy start and we were in no rushContinue reading “Staying in Control”

Chatting to Rongy as we drove back from Moses Rocks just two days back he mentioned that he had yet to get to Cosy Corner, and seeing that both of us were on holiday we teed up a session for New Year’s Eve.  Neither of us are afraid of early starts and so despite itContinue reading “Not an Action Replay”

Being on holiday for two weeks I was keen to get out a couple of times a week.  So I put the word out and found myself heading out with Rongy, Craig and Mikey on Sunday 29th December.  I had started this trip off by chatting to Mikey asking if he was keen for anotherContinue reading “The Wombles”

This was supposed to be the first yarn to be placed on my new blog.  Lisa had worked for many hours to get a first draft of the site set up, surprising me with it on Christmas Day.  Today I spent a good number of hours working the software out, only to discover one slightContinue reading “Watching the clock”

I general don’t have an issue with early starts.  In summer it means we get more climbing in before the sun hits and I can also get home at a more reasonable time.  It does however mean that I play Russian roulette driving out of the little place we live past the tuart forest.  TheContinue reading “Taking the Backseat”

Last weekend I bailed on a trip out, mostly due to having work done at our house but also due to not feeling that great.  It had been a busy few weeks and life stuff had simply got in the way of climbing, which for me is pretty unusual.  Lisa and I tend to cramContinue reading “The Mechanic”