The day started at "stupid o’clock" (3:45am) as Shane picked us up on the way to Mt Barney. Despite a clear starry night sky, the clouds rolled in and with it a slight drizzle. By 5am we arrived in the dark at Yellowpinch. Today I joined Team Insanity to ascend Mt Barney via Logan’s Ridge, [...]
Been a while since the last Urban Crag write up. Here are some memorable highlights since then: Fraser takes a whipper while leading Kiwi. At the crux, before Fraser could warn Shane (his belayer), he slipped and fell an impressive 4 metres. Meanwhile, Shane although caught off guard with no warning of the fall was [...]
Hellfire Pass and Polly’s Hill Practice There are four truly big hills on the Kokoda Challenge course: in Mudgeeraba Forest, Fairview Mountain, "Polly’s" hill, and the hill at Beechmont (up through Black Shoot and down via the Hellfire Pass). So what did Team Insanity do on the weekend? Tackle two of them. The KC [...]