This past weekend Jacs was away working so I decided to join a group from the outdoors club we've joined on a weekend away climbing in the Grampians National Park. It turned out to be a truely fantastic weekend. Unfortunately theres no pics of me but I promise I dominated it!
We conquered the 3hr drive on Friday night (despite some doubts of our van's ability to dominate) and settled in for a good sleep. The alarm clock (and by alarm clock I mean noisy birds) ensured a sleep in was not necessary and we were up and ready to rock nice & early.
A short drive and a 45 minute walk lead us to the cliff.
The weather on Saturday was fantastic - clear skies with just a little wind, probably around 25-30 degrees. The cliff we were on was mostly in the shade which made for a great days climbing.
All the routes were unbolted which makes the prospect of falling onto that sketchy looking piece of gear you just placed a little nerve racking.
My climbing partner for the weekend, Alice, was a champ and definitely girled me on more than a few occasions.
After some well earned beers on Saturday night we were back into it at a different location on Sunday. Here we did some more trad' routes as well as some bolted routes. Another excellent day which finished just as the thunderstorms arrived. Couldn't have planned it better.
There you have it. Until next time
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Hey matey,
Is your second favorite climbing partner planning on going towards the west coast soonish. Would love to be taught trad...
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