I have just returned from a great week climbing and coaching in a wonderful little island on the east coast of Denmark called Bornholm. "Climbing in Denmark?" I hear you say... Well yes! Amazingly this little island hosts the only real climbing in all of Denmark! The island itself is just a massive chunk of granite plunked a mere half hours flight from the city of Copenhagen. A gem of an island for Danish rock climbers, Bornholm is the home of a growing scene of sport climbing (and trad climbing) as well as some serious potential in granite bouldering :D Scouring... Continue reading

  “Punks in the Gym” is an iconic sport climb steeped in history. It was a route bolted by a local Australian climber that was free by Wolfgang Gullich in the mid 80’s and became the world’s first f8b+/32. It has since been the goal for many climbers to one day repeat this hard historic piece of sport climbing history. When I first got on the route, some of the moves felt really low percentage, like I could fall of them a lot and it could get rather frustrating for me quite quickly. Every foothold is a smear of sorts, nothing... Continue reading

Hey Guys A lot has happened since my last blog post! I have been climbing in the Grampians, the Blue Mountains and around Queensland. It’s been an incredible trip and I don’t want it to come to an end :P Towards the end of our time in Arapiles, we made a couple of trips to the Grampians, which is only a short distance away. We visited one of the most amazing crags I have ever been to, a super steep sculpted sandstone wonder known as Muline. This place is literally like something out of a crazy dream world where the rock... Continue reading

  The last week has been a whirlwind of climbing here in Australia. I have dabbled in both trad and sport but the highlights for me have certainly been in the sport climbing (and sometimes mixed). Tracey on "Krank 'N' Dangle" at Muline crag, Grampians Firstly, after doing “Punks in the Gym” so quickly, I had surprised myself at what I could achieve already. I was keen to do more challenging routes in the area but there wasn’t anything really hard in Arapiles that inspired me. I had a looke at the f8c/33 “Somalia” which had last year only received it’s... Continue reading

Hey Guys My first week in Australia is almost over, but I still have 5 weeks left in this incredible place!!! I actually can’t believe the quality of the rock here, it’s without a doubt a completely new experience for me, and different to anything I have ever done before.Arapiles in all it's glory :D I have been staying in a really nice cottage just outside Natimuk called Banksia Hill. Highly recommended for anyone coming to the area and conveniently located between Arapiles and Northern Grampians. For the last week I have been climbing in Arapiles for the most part. Arapiles... Continue reading