Dear Members,
It’s time to grab your winter woollies and pack up your car for a trip to the Wheatbelt to Eaglestone Rock. A 3.5 hour drive from Perth will take you to bulletproof granite with good face climbing and edge. With over 30 bolted, trad and mixed routes there is something for everyone. Abseil stations are positioned on top of the major boulders. There are a number of fantastic routes including **Wishbone (17), **Capachow (19), * Pink Rings (18) ** and Ithica (22). So be sure to check out your Perth Rock Climbing Guide for route and access information.
Camping at Eaglestone is super easy, with the campground only a stone’s throw away from the crag. There is the luxury of a drop toilet, so no need to pack a shovel. However, there are no other facilitates or water so you will need to be completely self-sufficient. A guide of what to bring:
- Cooking & camping gear, including plenty of water
- Firewood – there isn’t any to be collected from the ground, so we ask each car to bring firewood (it will be very cold at night, a camp fire will make the weekend infinitely warmer!)
- Toilet paper
- Warm clothing for night
You don’t need a 4WD but there is a short section of dirt road, followed by a section of good sand track easily accessible by 2WD. Most people will be travelling there Friday evening or Saturday morning.
Please note that CAWA trips are only open to current members. Non-members who are interested in coming can join online here: http://www.climberswa.
To register for the trip, please email me kateb@climberswa.asn.au and I will send through a registration form. Also happy to answer any queries you have via email.
Hope you see you there!
Cheers
Kate Bailue
CAWA Treasurer & Trip Organiser