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Crookneck - the saga continues
Hey
Crookneckers, Make sure to check out the CRAG
homepage at http://www.tweak.webcentral.com.au/uqrc/crookneck |
Blue Mountains Trip
Report
Well school's started and that's ended my best holidays so far. I ended up going to Blueys and it rocked! Some highlights was my onsight of Madge McDonald (25), some other 25's with 1 rest and heaps of very enjoyable 21's, 22's and 23's. Also I tried to onsight Untouched (27) but due to me not thinking moves through, I needed two falls to get it (I was only there two days so I didn't have time to try it again). I tried Touch And Go (28) but first attempt it was cold (so I dodgly got up it). Second attempt once it warmed up I got it with couple of falls and a weighted rope for the crux moves. I've decided to move there once school finishes. The comp [at Wagga Wagga - Ed.] was good. It was again the same guys as the X-Games but due to the fact I've spent all of the holidays climbing (after the games that is) I had improved heaps and managed to get fourth. The guy that got third just held a hold and I slapped it. Anyway it was fun and I hope to go to Blueys at Easter. --Glen Foley (local SE Queensland junior competitor) 5/2/2000 |
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Henry Barber Returns!
You heard it here first. The legendary Henry Barber who blew away the entire country by establishing the hardest routes in the country during his 1975 Australian whirlwind tour is back. It was a mid-40's Barber, sporting a pot-belly that hosted a slide show at a Patagonia store in Melbourne recently, to a crowd of about 60 including Rock Magazine editor Chris Baxter and local Queenslanders Neil Monteith and Cameron Fairbairn. Neil and Cameron indulged in about an hour of hero-worship with the big man himself, and discovered that although here on a family holiday, Henry had been climbing in Townsville, and done a bunch of routes at Magnetic Island, Kissing Point, and Mt Stuart. Another interesting point is that even now, Henry refuses to use cams when climbing. Barber is still in the country and we'll keep you up to date with his efforts when more specifics are known. --LS |
Kangaroo Point Clean-Up Report The Brisbane Rockclimbing Club's annual clean up of the Kangaroo Point cliffs was again a great success, with media coverage helping to show our efforts to the wider community. This year we had 25 volunteers, made up of BRC members, members of the QUT climbing club, other users of Kangaroo Point and the general public. Thanks to everyone who contributed their time and energy. We were able to clean along the entire top and bottom of the climbing area, removing litter and loose rocks, to make the cliffs cleaner and safer. We should all appreciate the efforts of the volunteers, many of whom have given up their time in previous years. Everyone who uses Kangaroo Point benefits from this work - it would be good to see more BRC members making the effort next year.
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Climbing on Acid
As mentioned in issue #4, the route Acid on Mt Ngungun had somewhat of a makeover. Even more has now been done. We now cross live to Neil Monteith with the story: "Well, I just spent the day at my old haunt, Ngungun
in the Glasshouse Mountains. Just the other day, I replaced the first four bolts with rings, on my
nemesis Acid and today I was at it again. Yes, it is just as hard as I remembered
and no, I didn't get up it. I went with Cameron [Fairbairn] and we both had several goes but failed
miserably. We both got stumped at the last bolt, and think the move is solid 27. Up to that point it is
nice and sustained grade 25. The new big shiny rings are awesome (thanks Kathy for helping me!).
I also unscrewed the crusty carrot bolts from my school years (they came out with
ease!). --Neil Monteith |
Tropical Monsoon
Due to a wet season that seems to be going on forever, development early this
year has been fairly slow in the Townsville region. At Mt Stuart only a few new
routes have been added, the best of which include High Noon 19 by Rick
Wittkopp, and Stuttering Ego 22 by Steve Baskerville. High Noon climbs the face just R of
UFO 19 past 4 FH, while Stuttering Ego takes the obvious arête and face just R
of Slippery When Wet 21, past 3 FH. Jason Shaw has had some promising attempts
at the open project left by Doug Hockly on the steep wall just R of Holiday.
The route, which should go at somewhere around 26/27, overhangs about 2.5m in
its 10m height, and builds to a powerful gaston crux above the last bolt. If
completed it would be a contender for hardest route in the region, and most
likely be the hardest route on the Mountain. --Steve Baskerville |
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New
Gym Opening May 20 |
(...con't) We are also hosting a climbing competition in mid to late June. Routes for
the competition will be set by Darrin Cater and friends. More details of the
event will follow.
Fee structure
We look forward to meeting with you on our opening night.
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