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Canning Dam Quarry Access

Sunday, September 5th, 2010 | News, Uncategorized | No Comments

Now that the details have been finalised for access to Canning Dam Quarry, I am able to post the exact details about access and bolting.
The document is comprehensive and answers most questions that have arisen surrounding access conditions. Those who have read previous posts would be aware that we have worked long and hard to [...]

Knot Night: 15 September 2010

Saturday, August 28th, 2010 | Events, News, Uncategorized | No Comments

Come and join us for some fun and frivolity, learn some new knots, meet new people and take part in some friendly competition.
Just attending will put you into the running for a 10 visit pass to the Adventure Out Gym (formerly Urban Ascent). There will be some friendly competition for some other prizes as well.
New [...]

2010 Perth Guidebook Draft in Gyms

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Hi all,
The draft of the 2010 Perth Rock Climbing Guide will be available at Rockface and The Hangout climbing gyms from 7pm tonight 3rd August until Tuesday 31 August. This is slightly ahead of the published schedule. Please ask the staff at the counter. The purpose of this draft is to get comments on route names, [...]

Mountaineering Talks

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

There are two upcoming talks by mountaineers:
Patrick Hollingsworth -
Patrick Hollingsworth became the third Western Australian to climb Everest this year. He is doing a slide show on July 28th at UWA Social Sciences Theatre at 7pm for 7.30pm, $15 at door. Sponsored by Mountain Designs, who are providing a $100 Gift Voucher as a door [...]

Perth Guidebook Photo Competition

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Comments Off

The 2010 Perth Rock Climbing Guide is well under way and we are looking for some photographs to illustrate it with including the cover photo. This is your chance to have your photo on a 1000 books! Anybody can enter, please email the Editor Ross Weiter with your entries on rossw@climberswa.asn.au.
Conditions:
1. Entries must be a JPEG [...]

2010/2011 Memberships

Thursday, July 1st, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Dear Climber,
the CAWA membership year runs from 01 July until the following 30 June. This means that your 2009/2010 membership has now expired and so it’s time to renew your CAWA membership.
(Note: If you have joined or renewed in the last month or so, your membership may carry forwards through until the end of June [...]

Perth Rock Climbing Guide 2010

Monday, May 17th, 2010 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

8 years after the first edition and 3 years after going out of print, a new Perth Rock Climbing Guide is sorely overdue. We have had delivery issues due to people unable to find enough personal time, which has now pushed out the delivery to later in the year. Ross Weiter, the author of the 2002 first [...]