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2011 Mt Frankland Trip Report

Posted on November 24, 2011 by to News, Trip Reports | 11 Comments

As remembered by Kylie West (accuracy not guaranteed)…… The trip to the beautiful Mt Frankland National Park was held over the usual Queen’s birthday long weekend, although with a slight twist as thanks to CHOGM, the day off was Friday instead of the Monday. As a virgin trip coordinator, I found it a bit nerve-wracking [...]

Albany Trip Report

Posted on January 12, 2011 by to Trip Reports | 1 Comment

Albany Trip Report by Phillip Calais The Christmas/New Years CAWA camp ran from 27/12/10 to 03/01/11 with about 30 climbers camping at “Uncle Don’s” orchard, 20 km out of Albany, making this one of the biggest CAWA trips in recent years. The camp was very multicultural, with imports from England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Germany, the [...]

Eaglestone Rock

Posted on October 01, 2010 by to Trip Reports | No Comments

By Francis Butler Sometime back in July Ashley List, the esteemed trip organiser, placed a comment on the CAWA forum trying to arouse interest between the usual long weekend adventures for a short trip to Eaglestone Rock. Many showed little interest given the short notice, but of those who did most said, “Eagle what?” Well [...]

Kalbarri Trip Report

Posted on June 10, 2010 by to Trip Reports | No Comments

by Ashley List Kalbarri is located 600km north of Perth and is quite the drive when you consider the usual climbing that can be found when heading south to Margaret River for a short weekend. The driving aside, the climbing is well worth the trip as long as you’re feeling strong as many of the [...]

Mt Frankland and March Flies

Posted on March 02, 2010 by to Trip Reports | No Comments

By Jolene Sheldon in consultation with Richard Haynes. Only the most intrepid CAWA members braved the march flies and bull ants to attend this year’s full frontal assault on the slabs of Mt Frankland. This year saw blue skies and hot temperatures in contrast to last year’s rain and lightening. Here is the truth; dry [...]

Albany Trip Report

Posted on January 21, 2010 by to Trip Reports | 1 Comment

By Louise Fisher This New Year, as on many others, a group of CAWA climbers headed down to Albany to sample the multitude of sea-cliff climbing delights and other delectable treats available in the area. The group took time to gather so it was only a small band of most eager climbers who headed for [...]

Willyabrup – Queens Birthday Weekend

Posted on September 29, 2009 by to Trip Reports | No Comments

By Louise Fisher On the Queen’s Birthday weekend, after a week of miserable rain, the sun finally shone and over fifteen CAWA members made the journey down to Willyabrup to take full advantage. The group travelling in my car were entertained by the bouncing Buddha on the dashboard – until it drove Ross to distraction [...]

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