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Tunnel Vision - Reflections on Ground-Up Development
Three metres of blank rock above. I reached over and detached the drill-bit from the drill, tucking it into my pocket. I'd discovered that it feels easier to commit to a crux without visions of falling and being impaled by the drill. Pulling onto the dirty crimps again reminded me of the weight of the bolt kit. It had been a couple hours of zig-zagging up this 30 metre headwall. Digging out small cam placements, and trying to save on the handful of bolts clipped to my harness
Owyn Aitken
7 minutes ago3 min read
Sinbad Gully
In February, Peter Le and I went for a mission into the famed Sinbad Gully. Tucked away near Lawrenny Peaks and across Milford Sound, it doesn’t see much traffic on account of the long approach. Having frothed over Climber magazine articles of the place, it was epic to get finally get in there and have a play! Looking up at the steep wall Getting there (and back): Step one is to get across the sound. If you’ve got some kind of water craft in your possession, whether it be a k
Isaac Muller-Wild
May 103 min read
A Guide to Climbing in Tasmania
Over the past summer, I spent some time in Fiordland. Over the course of the inevitable rainy days in Homer Hut, the question of where I lived would pop up. I’d mention Tasmania and then proceed to talk their ears off about how good the rock climbing was there until they politely excused themselves once they got sick of my psych. Okay, maybe not quite. But close. What stuck with me from those conversations was the number of strange ideas people had about Tasmania. One person
Imogen Potts
Apr 255 min read
West Gully of the Col des Petite Jorasses, Chamonix
With the Easter long weekend approaching and a perfect weather window, Steve and I were excited to be heading into the mountains. With the good conditions, we wanted to avoid the crowds so we decided to go slightly further afield to Petite Jorasses. Friday morning, Steve arrived from Zurich and met me at my apartment. I’d spent the past week in bed sick and he reassured me there was no pressure. There was, but it was all self-imposed and fuelled by perhaps a detrimental amoun
Imogen Potts
Apr 74 min read
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