Category Archives: Climbing day trips

Rongy has been telling me to start breaking in my new shoes before we head off for a climbing trip over east. So today a few of us headed out and we were all busting to put some trad in, as this winter has seen most climbing occur on the sports crags away from theContinue reading “Breaking in”

Look whose birthday it was today (sorry Craig I just had to use that photo!), and seeing the sun had come out from behind the clouds for a day we also just so happen to have gone up to Welly Dam: The initial reason for the trip was to meet up with Ali and Ben,Continue reading “Happy Birthday Craig”

It’s been well over a year and possibly two since I have climbed at Wallcliffe, and there are several reasons. First technically it is illegal to climb here, but that said the local bye law that stands had been previously contested in parliament and thrown out so the current law may be on equally shakyContinue reading “Time for something different”

Saturday was a lovely, cold and crisp day with blue skies, so of course it made complete sense to head out on Sunday morning. Being a mid-morning start gave the clouds and rain that had been forecast and threatening a chance to get hold. As I was driving out to Castle Rock to meet Lou,Continue reading “Rain, rain, go away…”

Last weekend I caught up with Ryan, he has been back in the SW for a few weeks now but we had until now not had the chance to catch up. We decided to head for Willyabrup for a variety of reasons: we wanted some trad, it has rooves that offer protection if the weatherContinue reading “Good to be back”

Lou has had her head in the books for a while now and was itching to break free and get out on some rock for a change of scenery. The weekend had started stormy on the Friday night and it continued right through on and off. So by mid-afternoon on the Sunday we made aContinue reading “Just for the sake of it”

Inspired by responses to my last email I took my camera along with us on the end of the working week before work climb. Bit of a mouthful, but as both Chris and I do not have as much potential to get out on weekends, as we may like, we have been going to WellyContinue reading “Not so early starts”

It has been a long while since I have written a bit of an outdoor climbing email, so I thought it was about time I did and the only way to do that is to get out and climb. My last weekend climb was six weeks back and on that fateful trip I hit aContinue reading “To go or not to go out that was the question……”

On Saturday I headed with Kym to Whaleback Boulders. I’d been there many years back with Craig and the wave washed shelf on which the boulders sat was wet, as was the rock. So we didn’t enjoy the place too much and I never really thought to go back. On this trip we parked awayContinue reading “Whaleback Boulders”

3:45 seemed a wee bit early to leave home, but I picked up Gav and Monica and we were off on the road to Wilyabrup. Passing Busselton at just after 4am and the police had pulled someone over, a timely reminder to stick to the limit. Then driving into Willyabrup on a gravel road toContinue reading “Mikey’s Challenge”