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Spent last weekend up in the Grampians doing a bit of climbing. It had been a while since I climbed there last. A friend, K, had hired a house in Halls Gap for the weekend, so it was the most comfortable and luxurious climbing trip I’ve had to date. If only the weather had held out a bit longer.

Saturday was a great day, with perfect conditions for climbing. We spent the whole day at Wall of Fools.

Sunday, was spent at Bundaleer. M was seconding the first pitch of a pretty straightforward climb, with K leading. They were both sitting on top of the ledge, contemplating the next section, when the weather decided to turn ugly. It started raining and the wind picked up. From where they were sitting underneath a huge roof (an overhanging slab of rock 40-50m above them), they hardly felt the change in weather. The only indication of foul weather was when they looked down the valley, which was misted up with rain and wind. K decided to try to go on a little bit further. She did a hairy traverse to the next section of the climb which was a little more exposed. This was when she realised it would be too wet and windy continue. The air had chilled somewhat as well, so she was beginning to get hypothermia, since she didn’t have warm gear on.

She decided to wrap herself up in some rope to keep warm, while the cavalry, T, clambered up to the rescue. T set up an anchor around a boulder, from which they all abseiled off. I’d say the girls had a pretty good rush from the experience. Shaken but not stirred!

We spent the rest of the day underneath a huge cavern, in front of a roaring fire. A great way to finish off a great weekend!