Going To The Grampians Again

Im of to the Grampians again this friday for the weekend, so check back here soon for an update

Another Week Gone By

Toping out on Lovers tiff V10 FA
The new Cliff

Another week gone by and its getting hotter and hotter. I went to crumbly and wanted to try a new line that I thought would be cool, The line goes from Mushi brain V8/9 and into the start hold of Abacus V12. Instead of figuring out the moves going into Abacus I sat down at the start and had a shot I fell of near the end of Abacus but new I could do it pretty soon so I had a quick rest and went for another shot,I got to Abacus and felt good and went for it I nailed it perfectly and sent the new problem packing. I called the problem SUGOI apparently it means excellent in Japanese and I have graded it V13.

Also this week I went to a new bouldering area at Balmoral. This cliff is little but it has a few cool problems I did the first accent of a new problem on the far left of the cave that i flashed I called the problem Lovers Tiff. I think its about V10 There is a left exit to the same problem that i think is about V8

Wheel Of Life Video

To see my send of The Wheel Of Life click on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZnfqPVJlc
Thanks to Mark Withers for the footage

THE WHEEL OF LIFE

THE WHEEL OF LIFE
I have climbed the cave! after many years of dreaming about climbing this amazing piece of rock I have Finally done it. its so crazy 68 moves long and every move is a classic.
I went down to the grampians for a short 4 and a half day trip with mark and Tilly.
We went up to the cave on our first day. I warmed up a little walked to the back of the cave sat down looked to the skyline where the finishing holds where and went for it.

I had fallen 13 times right at the end moves on the wheel, but this time I hit everything perfect and I was standing on top of the cave. I could not believe it, it was an amazing feeling and ill never forget that feeling.
Mark got the actuall send on video so check back here for a link to the video soon.

Australian Nationals and Oceania Cup

Well it was a long weekend but a good one.
The comp was held over 3 days the Australian nationals on Friday and Saturday and the Oceania cup on Sunday.
I Came 2nd in the Australian Nationals and 1st in the Oceania Cup so I was happy with that result.

Grampians Agian

well looks like I'm going to the Gramps again next week to try the wheel.

I'm going down there for 4 days its a long way to go for 4 days (13 hour drive) but hopefully it will be worth it.

I will compete in the Oceania onsight comp and the Australian nationals this weekend even though i have not been climbing routes, well the wheel is a long problem but i don't think it involves much endurance, i mean when i was climbing routes and had good endurance i could not get close to the wheel and now that i have been bouldering I'm really close its crazy i think you need a good mix. Stay tuned for more updates.

Thanks to Justin Roth for the photo

Grampians Trip Rap Up

OK well This 3 week trip to the Grampians was one of the best yet. My goal for this trip was to climb Sleepy Rave v15 which I managed to climb in the first week, so that was really good. The next goal was to try and climb the wheel of life v16. I tried to climb this long problem for the remainder of my trip. I came very very close to climbing the wheel but was unsuccessful this time. I fell at the very end 12 times from the start, so i hope to go back there soon and climb it but we will see.

Problems I did this trip were Seepy Rave V15. Under Siege V13. Killer Dwarf V11 (FLASH) and Green Destiny V9.

On our way home from the Grampians we stopped in at Canberra for a boulder competition. The comp had really good Prize money and was a good event to finish the trip. I was leading going into the finals and also won the finals although i was not feeling my best on the day i was happy with how I climbed.