Category Archives: Climbing day trips

The forecast was looking good with a few clear calm days leading into and continuing for the weekend.  So not to miss out on an opportunity after being holed up in the shed for the last few weeks I put the word out.  The original plan was for some south coast adventures with Kym inContinue reading “Socially inept”

After a bout of wild weather promising slightly damper conditions I put the word out there for this weekend, which didn’t look too bad.  Wiggins was keen, and after I suggested I was open to a late start he promptly suggested a 7:30 meet in Capel.  The timing was great as I got to seeContinue reading “Recycling”

Having just been back to the UK for a quick one week visit to help sort through belongings, go on tip runs, pack boxes and dismantle furniture at my folks place, where they have lived for 40 years I still had a couple of days before I was due to go back to work.  SoContinue reading “Perfect timing”

Saturday morning I was up at 5:30, not for climbing well not entirely.  Elseya had a course in Perth that was due to start at 9am, so we were on the road early to make sure we got there on time.  After dropping her off I headed out to the Adrenaline Vault to while awayContinue reading “Couch potato”

This morning we had intended to go to Moses Rocks.  During the drive, as Andrew and I were chatting it was however obvious that a rethink might be a good idea.  It was not so much that we needed a place with more relaxed grades, but maybe a place that had routes that felt moreContinue reading “Yet another project”

So it began again early Sunday morning.  The first rap into Wilyabrup was as the morning light was taking effect, this image was later in the morning allowing a crisper image.  We thought the morning may have felt crisp after it had rained all day long on the Saturday, but it soon warmed up.  BetterContinue reading “Pushing things, just a little bit…”

The dawn of a long weekend was upon us and early Saturday morning I was at Smiths Beach, as the light was changing.  My aim was to grab a quick climb in before we had to head to Perth for Elseya’s dance competitions.  It was a bit of a surprise to see so many surfersContinue reading “The Electric Light Orchestra”

Back in time when we lived in Central Australia we used to work at Ooromina Homestead.  On one occasion a local film company was showing an American crew around.  They were scouting for rugged outback cliffs on which to shoot a car advert.  I can no longer remember which make of car it was, butContinue reading “The almost rock star”

Whilst I have been quiet on the email front for few weeks that is not to say that I have not been getting out.  It’s been a strange summer climbing season so far, you’d expect everyone would be busting to get out but it has not been the case.  For our local crew there haveContinue reading “Breaking new ground”

With a New Year’s resolution of quitting the smokes and beer Glen was keen to try out and see just how awful or not it would be getting up for an early climb.  Word had it that the usual crags were likely to be busy, due to an organised trip by the Perth climbers soContinue reading “Not one to be left out…”