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Spring 2005
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Okay, I know it's been a while, but really, not much has happened; Winter means climbing indoors for the most part, and while it is okay, it's not outdoors, so, well, the motivation is a bit low. A while back Tom, Meg and I (Gimp) headed out to Morialta (Far Crag) for a climb. Starting with a top rope of Illequipt (18) and then The Crunge (21) Tom and I then had a rest while Meg climbed Shedidit (15). All-in-all a good day. I CAN'T HOLD IT IN! It's currently the 16th of September and we have exactly a mo...
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January 2005
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This fishing holiday on the Sand-Baggers site will probably get my butt kicked by Mrs Gimp, but what could she expect when going away with a group of climbers for a weekend? While the climbing was kept to a minimum, this awesome weekend away did provide us with some fun moments, including some deep water soloing and bouldering new routes in a very spectacular setting. Says it all really. While there The Gimp tried his hand at a short but difficult little boulder problem found by Jason who had been climbi...
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December 2004
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Well, you would have thought that anything that could happen this year was pretty much done, but no! Tom managed to work his way through one of the toughest moves he is ever likely to attempt. By all accounts he handled the crux with relative ease, taking just a little over a year to finally work out the sequence and gather up the courage to commit to the move (not bad considering Quang has been working on the same problem for 9 years! What the hell are you talking about Gimp? We had quite a few bleeders!
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March 2005
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Billiard Table 2 April. I wasn't there (sore finger. But Tom, Matt, Alex and Therese went out for a climb. From what I understand the order for the day was watching Gump blow himself out trying his new project Resisting A Rest (22) on lead for several hours in 36 C heat. I think others got a chance to climb, but it seems it was Tomday, so I didn't hear about anything else. All belaying and no climbing makes Adam a sad boy. Yes, I went, no, I didn't climb. The return Of The Sand-Bagger. Stu declared that ...
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February 2005
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Gym 3 Feb 2005. Hmmm, back in the gym tonight, bad weather, and no-one was game to trust my instincts. Gump, Dan, Gyro and I (Gimp) went to the gym and did some climbing. There was a grade 19 route that was written up as a 23 that had the newbies absolutely stoked that they were doing a 23. Yeah, well it's not a 23 if I can eliminate 5 holds from it. That's about it, Alex left early to go and eat something resembling tadpoles, (I think that's what she said), or were they two separate conversations? Tom a...
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November 2004
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Word count: 329 words. Estimated reading time: 1 minute 20 seconds. Some good climbing this week: Adam and Tom set up top ropes over just about everything (with only one static) on both sides of the gully. by the time we had finished, arachnophobics could have been forgiven for getting jittery. Next onto the real business; leading Gorilla. Adam followed, leading with pre-placed gear from Tom's ascent and claimed a clean climb. Do you know what really shits me off? Finally Gimp finished with an attempt (i...
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Summer 2005 / 2006
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It's a pity I have been so busy because we have been doing a hell of a lot of darned good climbing this summer! OK, so, here's what we've done up until Christmas. What began a little slowly has become a bumper season of climbing with many pushing their leading grades! Willed on by a strong desire to make the most of the good weather after such a boring winter (indoors) and motivated by some great times at Moonarie we have been getting out at just about every opportunity. Having pink-pointed Living On The...
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March 2005
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Easter Camping: Vertical Reality Gym. Arriving at about 6.00pm after a long drive to Holden Hill from Port Adelaide I waited for Alex inside the gym at the spot I had picked for our campsite. After a short wait Alex arrived and we set about putting up our tent. As there were not too many other campers we managed to find a nice spot close to both the toilets, kiosk and main climbing area. What luck! Check Happy that she was adequately equipped Alex paused briefly to ask whether I thought she would need a ...
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Moonarie June 2004
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Our Trip to Arapiles:. Weather forecast for the Wimmera Region: Snow on the higher peaks. Our Trip to Moonarie:. After deciding that perhaps climbing at Arapiles was not going to be such an enjoyable weekend, Tom Megan and I (Adam) decided that Moonarie in the Flinders Ranges was a more appealing prospect. Although we were aware that it can be bitterly cold at night we reasoned that there was less chance of either rain or snow. Hmmmm maybe it takes a while to get into the swing of things. I woke to t...
