A Guide to Rock Climbing in WA’s South West was published in January 2016, and has for some years been out of print. As with most things these days, records of what has been going on are now more often than not loaded online. The main repository used being an online forum called The Crag. Continue reading “Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia”
Category Archives: Climbing history, newsletters and other musings
The purest form of climbing
The title may suggest to some that I am being contentious, but that is not the intent. Like most outdoor pursuits there are many forms of climbing. Speed, sport, and bouldering have being brought to the attention of the wider community through inclusion in the Olympics, but there is also trad, aid, soloing, mixed, ice,Continue reading “The purest form of climbing”
Quiet getaway areas of the Western Australia’s South West
In early 2012 I wrote an article that made into the third or fourth edition of the Australian magazine Vertical Life. The article was called Wait Awhile, named because it took time for me to transition from bagging first ascent on almost every trip out in the mighty and ancient Red Centre, to finding myContinue reading “Quiet getaway areas of the Western Australia’s South West”
Reset time
In late 2017 I started to build my boulder wall with the help of Craig, and it was Craig and Geoff that then helped me set the 150 odd holds I had bought. Looking back at the post (https://sandbagged.blog/2019/01/06/finally-my-boulder-wall/) the wall looked shiny and new but also the spread of holds looked very sparse. IContinue reading “Reset time”
Farewell to winter
September marks the start of spring and so Rongy came up with the idea of having a winter food farewell feast. One last gorge on all that comfort food that is so welcoming on a cold wintery day, before we supposedly transition to the more healthy options that we are more likely to go forContinue reading “Farewell to winter”
A tale of friendship and climbing
The last trip I had before the regional boarders closed in Western Australia due to COVID was a big day mission, when I climbed with Rongy and Wiggins at Mount Frankland. This was recounted in There and back again a climber’s tale. It was an epic day with four seasons in one day, offering greatContinue reading “A tale of friendship and climbing”
South West Climbers
With fourteen years of climbing in the South West of Western Australia under my belt, my family and I have made great friends through climbing. That is not to say we live in each other’s pockets, far from it. In fact I’m definitely not known for being a social butterfly, however when living in aContinue reading “South West Climbers”
Alan – The tagalong
If you are keen click on this link to find out what Alan said about me. While not essential reading to find out about Alan, there may be some cross referencing in my words about him. Alan tagged along, or was he dragged, to Welly Dam by Rongy soon after he moved down to Bunbury.Continue reading “Alan – The tagalong”
Alan’s thoughts about me
I first met Krish shortly after moving down to Bunbury. I knew no one in Bunbury at the time, but ended up moving in with Rongy after a couple of days. It was then that the magic happened. Rongy also known as Ryan, took me on my first ever outdoor climb to the quarry atContinue reading “Alan’s thoughts about me”
Andrew – the professional
If you are keen click on this link to find out what Andrew said about me. While not essential reading to find out about Andrew, there may be some cross referencing in my words about him. Andrew was one of the people that helped keep the Bunbury PCYC alive. Having come from the professional worldContinue reading “Andrew – the professional”
Sandbagged 