Granite Playground

Managed to do another low-cost mission into the Australian brushland to climb some uniquely featured rocks in the Girraween Nat'l park.

This area is amazing, part of the granite belt near the NSW/Qland border, it is characterised by a moonscape of granite, balancing rocks, boulders and huge multipitch slabs...Brought a whole rack and placed maybe 5 peices of pro all weekend and clipped lots of runout, rusty bolts...

But really inspiring to exist in such a cool setting, so far removed from the hustle and bustle of the Brisbane/SE Queensland lifestyle. To relax in the crisp air, see stars again and watch the Kangaroos and Parrots frolic in the wilderness, completely oblivious to our presence. Its good to get back to our human roots and not ignore our ties with the natural environment, away from the luxurious and capitalistic lifestyles that dominate our existence.

Its getting into crunch time as the school semester deadlines are approaching quickly. Lots of late-nights will characterise this period until about the end of October. Maybe a couple of binge-climbing events will highlight my existence during this period...working in a psuedo-proffessional position has stretched my remaining time resources significantly.