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The Grasshopper, your rock climbing Google chat bot
Buddy up with the Grasshopper (grasshopper@urbancrag.com.au) on Google Talk. The Grasshopper is a chat bot that can help you with instant answers to your rock climbing endeavours at Kangaroo Point cliffs and elsewhere. If you’re stuck or bored with something to say, type help or just chat naturally to the Grasshopper. Please note, adding the [...]
Kangaroo Point Cliffs Rock Climbing Guide
This guide only describes the routes located between the Kangaroo Point Cliffs northern stairs to the southern stairs (below Scouts Place). The purpose of this Urban Crag Kangaroo Point Cliffs rockclimbing guide is to serve as an insight into the rock climbs at Kangaroo Point. For a more up to date and mobile friendly guide [...]
Rock Climbing at Kangaroo Point Cliffs
Introduction The Kangaroo Point Cliffs extend south from the Story Bridge to the South East Freeway. The cliffs expose rocks called Brisbane tuff. This was formed by a volcanic flow about 230 million years ago after a violent eruption. In modern times, Brisbane Tuff was quarried for 150 years which left a vertical rock face [...]
About
Email us at the.crew@urbancrag.com.au Urban Crag is a social rock climbing group that meets weekly at Kangaroo Point cliffs, Brisbane. The name Urban Crag implies the close proximity of the cliff to Brisbane’s city centre, the CBD. The ultimate Urban Crag! This website is designed specifically for anyone who is interested in rock climbing at [...]
Girly Tights, Girly Socks, Girly Shoes and a Girl
Welcome to the Team Fibonacci training blog. Team Fibonacci is competing in the Kokoda Challenge in July 2009. The Kokoda Challenge is a 96km charity bush walk around the Gold Coast hinterland with a 39 hour time limit. It is done in teams of 4 who can have a support crew that will meet them [...]
Logan’s Ridge, Mt Barney
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, [...]
Cotswold Track, Mt Maroon
The crew met at McDonald’s in Beaudesert at 7:30am. Four cars, Twelve people: Dennis, Jenesse, Mel Rose, Mons, Nicole, Shane, Brock, Dylan, Sarah, Nick, Stuart and Claire. By the time we arrived at Cotswold Rd at the base of Mt Maroon and started the hike, it was around 8:30am. The Cotswold Track (6km) crosses private [...]
Fazday
The Crew talked about a Sunday climb last Monday since the last Monday of the year is New Years Eve. Despite the rainy week, Sunday seemed to be dry enough for a late morning climb. The Teacher and the Grasshopper answered the Urban Crag jungle drums and setup on Anonymous (14) and Fourex (25). The [...]
Mount Tibrogargan: Assault of the Climbateers
As part of Team Vodka’s Kokoda Challenge training program, we embarked on a hike up Mount Tibrogargan. Team Vodka (The Bruiser, The Giggler, The Grasshopper and Nice) met Team Faz (The Teacher, his brother Ben and two Canadian teachers) on their descent. Team Faz had left Brisbane by 6am and had a 2 hour [...]
The Crew
Email us at crew@urbancrag.com.au The Grasshopper: Dennis Mellican The protagonist of Urban Crag, The Grasshopper was once the disciple of the French climber Justin Appietto. Climbing since 1995, he now leads a group of merry climbers religiously to Kangaroo Point each week. He has introduced many to rock climbing: The Teacher: John Farrelly A long [...]