dead rodents r not too popular on both sides of blog – i just had to kick maxi (christian name for one of our taleless feline) out of the kitchen
who just came proudly growling with next fat rat stuck in his mouth.
no worries ratlovers - there r other issues this time... toomas did the Blueys!
!commercial! World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains – offers a range of experiences found nowhere else on Earth! like worlds steepest railway that is
inspired from old mining tramways constructed long time ago (end of 19th cetury i mean). they say ’railway line descends 415 metres through
sandstone cliffs, via a rock tunnel with a maximum gradient of 52 degrees’.
remark: I just found that efficient 4x4 things like nissan patrol can climb just up to 40 degree slopes. hmmm... must be steep one then
next time if im too injured or old for climbing i will check this train out
it took 12 hours & 1 old holden commodore to move 3 men 1000km south from brisbane.
our home was now blackheath - small village in heart of the mountains. three days were more or less full of rocks and climbing. good tihnig about
rockclimbing is imminent necessity to go to nature and blue mountains have plenty of it in high quality.
days
1. day, morning: 4 routes with grades 18-20, location is nice, for two routes belayer must click himself to the wall as start is on narrow ledge over the void
view from top of the 3rd route (grade 19) while Aaron is climbing up on 4th route (20)
1. day evening: 2 routes 20&19, first route is with bad protected bouldery start so we stick clip first bolt (i first met this technique in oz
and according to guidebook it seems to be standard on many routes).
as a bonus after climbing we went to swim and i onsighted my first deep water solo (dont know official grade but i would say its something around 6a)
jumping to water from top of this ~10m cliff gave good shock even when watering properly feet first so would have been real bummer to fail that solo@the end
our campsite included bbq place so pieces of dead cow we grilled there aussie way - big and bloody together with bundaberg rum+ginger ale and international company of other campers
2. day, morning: saturday caused more people on the rocks that caused us to warm up on 21 as easier routes were busy. sun was also busy so we had to escape from heat after making one 19.
2. evening: after mornings inspiration from sun we decided to go to sector freezer. lotsa walking and getting lost on a way is guaranteed but place is super. just views alone are wotrth getiing lost over bad description in guidebook.
after 18 for warmup i onsighted 22 and 23 (last one in toprope cause bolts vere really shitty). back to car we got in dark and back to sleep much later.
3. day morning: @zap crag - another nice place with a good bouldering spot by side.
18, 20 and 22 all onsight last one perfect overhang with big holds, steep as a bastard.
and back to brisbane we went through australia on australia day...
next morning was tuesday. i went to work.
ps.
small table for hint about oz grading (from www.mountaindays.net):
French .......... USA .................. Australian
4+ to 6a ........ 5.8 - 5.9 ............ 15 - 18
5+ to 6a+ ....... 5.9 - 5.10a ......... 18 - 20
6a+ to 6b+ ...... 5.10b - 5.10c ...... 19 - 21
6b to 6c ......... 5.10d - 5.11b ...... 20 - 22
6c to 7a ......... 5.11b - 5.11d ...... 22 - 23
7a to 7b ........ 5.11d - 5.12b ....... 23 - 25
7b to 7c+ ....... 5.12b - 5.13a ....... 25 - 28
7c+ to 8a+ ...... 5.13a - 5.13c ....... 28 - 30
remark: more pictures today i experimented with interactive panorama photos, there are couple of these in this post. like this:
if they dont work then install latest flash (http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html) and try again or then just forget it...
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