Words Roberta Stacey and Heidi Nistelberger, pictures Jiri Stastny The first long weekend of 2019, saw the CAWA members head down to Wilyabrup. Three full days, of climbing trad and sport in three different places on the wall. Many personal challenges were attempted and achieved, a lot of abseiling for the best photo opportunities were …
What we did on CAWA trip to Wilyabrup in Jan ’19 Read More »
The 2017 CAWA trip to Kalbarri was held over the WA Day long weekend in June. Remi, Elizabeth, Mark, Debbie and Anna set off in convoy on Friday morning from Perth, stopping at Jurien Bay for lunch where we met Benjamin, who was about to have his first climbing experience at one of the best …
Mt Frankland Trip Report Saturday, 4 March 2017 to Monday, 6 March 2017 Notwithstanding the dire predictions of rain, members who attended the trip were rewarded with three fun days of climbing. The Monday in particular saw Mt Frankland in prime condition, perhaps a tad on the warm side, but dry as a bone. Last …
All climbers. We have been informed by Parks and Wildlife – National Park Ranger for Wellington District – Collie that the Quarry rec site will be closed to the public for redevelopment works from Wednesday 23 July until completion of new facilities. Access to the bottom car park will be blocked off to prevent …
Wellington Dam Quarry – Closed for redevelopment. Read More »
Peak Charles Trip for Easter – Coming? I’ll be coordinating the trip to Peak Charles this year over the Easter break holiday from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April (about 3 weeks away). Considering that the travel time is around 7 hours it is anticipated most people will probably be taking either a …
Are we there yet ??? The ever popular EAGLESTONE ROCK trip is OPEN FOR REGISTRATION…. Friday 31 August 12 to Sunday 2 Sept 12 The CAWA EAGLESTONE ROCK trip is only 4 weeks away !!! Yayeeeee There are ~30 routes going from a grade 10 trad through to the classic big crack “Fidget Gene”, a …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
