Category: rock climbing
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Peak to Peak 2015 – Slaying the Dragons Horns, Tioman Island, Malaysia
In 8 days time, Peak to Peak 2015 will set-off…. In 2013 Alan Silva and myself made our first Peak to Peak Odyssey from the summit of Mt Ruapehu in New Zealand to the summit of Aoraki Mt Cook, completely by human power (read more here). In 2014 we made our second Peak to Peak…
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The story of the old man who defeated two younger men
“That’s a very long way to go just to climb a rock” said my wife Stephanie over the phone as I gratefully flopped down in a seat on the ferry. “This is not just any old rock, this is the Old Man of Hoy – a 137m high ‘sea stack’ which is very famous” I replied…
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Climbing the Chief’s Apron, Squamish
In 2014 I found myself with one day to spare in the outdoor adventurer’s paradise city of Vancouver. After some short research on google for a possible microadventure, there I was in a rental car, driving on the wrong side of the road out of town – destination Squamish. Squamish is a town around a 1…
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Climbing Arapiles – A vertical slice of Australian heaven
During early May 2014, I spent some glorious days rock climbing together with Alan Silva at Mt Arapiles in Western Victoria. Mt Arapiles may be unfamiliar to non-climbing folk. However to rock climbers it is world-famous with over 3000 routes established on this amazing rock formation. I will let the photographs speak for themselves to…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 