44 competitors arrived for the inaugural 12 Hours Of Mountain Quarry Madness competition. A great range of climbers took part in the event, from 14 yr old young crushers Dylan, Zac and Andy to our oldest competitor Dave (70).
Friday 26th February, close to 20 CAWA members started to arrive at the Stirling Range retreat for a weekend of traditional climbing organised by Jiri.
It was a keen group of climbers who gathered at the Gracetown Caravan Park on the Friday of Australia Day Long Weekend.
A few of us had managed to escape Perth a little earlier and put in a day climbing at Wilyabrup Main Cliff in glorious conditions, arriving at the caravan to rendezvous with the others that evening.
After not being able to organise and run a CAWA trip to Peak Charles last few years, with the last one cancelled because of COVID, a visit to Peak Charles was looking more and more out of the way.
After A Few Months Of Perth Isolation, Everyone Was Excited To Get Away To Sunny Kalbarri For Another Great Trip. Jiri was an all-round guru, helping everyone experience the sandstone climbing around the adventure wall, pit and promenade for the first couple of days. Some top ropes were set up over “Peanut butter and Jam (19)” and “9-6=3 (15)” as well as Obscene gesture (18) and Escalade (20). A few people pushed themselves on …
It Seems Like The Curse Of The CAWA Mount Frankland Annual Climbing Trip Getting Rained Out Is Behind Us, Well Almost. The Mount Frankland trip went ahead over the Labour Day long weekend, despite a few random showers and even heavy rain on Saturday night. But a hardy crew of climbers made the most of …
What A Great Turnout For The CAWA Flow State Event Held At The Stirling Community Centre On Jan 29th! And What A Wonderful Opportunity To Learn From One Of The Foremost Experts On Flow State. Huge thanks to Cameron Norsworthy for coming out to talk about accessing our peak state of performance and fulfilment – otherwise known as FLOW STATE. In case you don’t know who Cameron is, here’s some background info. He began his pursuit of peak performance as a junior athlete in tennis, playing for England. He went on …
CAWA Held Our Annual Australia Day Long Weekend Trip At Wilyabrup. This year we even whipped out the pads for some bouldering. We had a great turnout of more than 30 people, most of which arrived Friday night. To kick off the trip, Peter had left everything but climbing gear at home so his picnic rug from the car kept him warm for the first …
CAWA Had Our Annual Albany Climbing Trip And We Had A Record Breaking Attendance! The trip, held between Christmas to New Year can only be described as “awesome” this year. There was an unprecedented number of CAWA members participating, with a total of 27 camping together at Panorama Holiday Park, with further members camped at Cosy Corner. There was a fantastic inclusive atmosphere, with experienced climbers passionately and willingly …
With The Number Of New Climbing Gyms Opening Up In Perth, The Popularity Of Climbing And Bouldering Indoors Has Grown Exponentially. When I first started climbing indoors, learning the ropes outdoors was essentially going along with a more experienced climber and entrusting them to know what they are doing and will put your safety first. …
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