The well sculptured and rounded granitic gneiss so close to big rolling waves can only mean one thing. I was back at Moses Rocks. Today it was Josh’s turn to pick the location, and it looked to be another corker of a day. Arriving a bit after first light allowed us to enjoy, as LisaContinue reading “Waiting for a lifeline”
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Two dozen please
It’s not like me to arrive late, but today it felt like I did. Despite arriving bang on the hour we had agreed to, both Mario and Craig were already parked up, packed up, and ready to walk in. To be fair Mario had arrived half an hour early so he could scoff some breakfast,Continue reading “Two dozen please”
The last song
I can’t say my motivation was very high today. Blame the winter blues, no one being available, needing to be mindful of my dodgy joints, or possibly the imaginary tickle in the back of my throat courtesy of Lisa. She is weary, so much so she didn’t even go down to watch the Peppy Plungers,Continue reading “The last song”
Calm conditions required
Going for a solo mission today I wasn’t intending to write anything up, but after finally plumping for a title for my last post I felt I had unfinished business. The term ‘plumb tuckered out’ came to me at the end of writing the post, and as such didn’t get any attention. Just as theContinue reading “Calm conditions required”
The test
Timing is everything and today I didn’t quite get it right. Driving out on the eve of a full moon, three quarters of an hour or so before first light. Someone had snuck ahead of me, as we drove out of Peppy Beach through the at times kangaroo infested road. Not surprisingly it was darkContinue reading “The test”
Same same but different
Barrelling waves greeted us on arrival, at what is locally known as Honeycombs Beach. Promoted on tourist sites for various features, including being a ‘fantastic surfing spot’. The surfing sites however don’t ham the place up as much, simply saying it has ‘quite reliable surf’ adding it is an ‘often challenging surf’ spot. Looking atContinue reading “Same same but different”
Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia
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”
In Tim Finn’s words
After having missed out on joining me at the Northern Blocks last Saturday, Craig was keen to make appearance on rock this week. Something that has sadly become a rare occurrence in more recent years. His tea delivery service has been sorely missed! David and Howsie were keen to, so we set up a chatContinue reading “In Tim Finn’s words”
Soaking it in
David has been a little absent of late, but jumped at the chance of a Sunday foray this weekend. I’d heard that he has been frequenting a new boulder gym in the area to pull on plastic, and has even been out for a few top rope solo missions on real rock. Understanding that thereContinue reading “Soaking it in”
In my own way
With a little under ten hours of daylight today it could only mean one thing. The Winter Solstice was upon us. Thinking it would be a shame not to celebrate the shortest day of the year and if at all possible watch the sun rise, I was up and out early. Lisa was heading offContinue reading “In my own way”
Sandbagged 