Training

In early January, Oli and Jason took a group of enthusiastic folk out for a long weekend of learning canyoning… Read More

Last Saturday a group of trip leaders with their RAFA (remote area first aid) or WFA (wilderness first aid) got together at Manly Dam to practice those skills, both the technical skills of dealing with a number of first aid scenarios and the communication and patient management needed to handle patients and responders in a remote location when help may be several hours away.… Read More

Earlier this year a number of canyoning trip leaders and trip-leaders-in-training got the chance to go on a canyon with … Read More

Before last year, I hadn’t logged an outdoor ascent on thecrag.com since 2016. When you first discover climbing and get … Read More

With the Autumngaine fast approaching, and two Centennial Park navigation workshops rained off, the one and only Brendan Conneely took … Read More

In early December I hurt myself climbing (long winded explanation here) and was unable to climb for 7 weeks. The … Read More

We arrived at Camp Somerset early on Saturday morning, wearing comfortable outdoors clothes and ready for a full weekend of … Read More

After much indecision, at 9.30pm on Saturday night I found myself in Nick’s car on the way to the Blue … Read More

On 12/05/2019, the club organised a multipitch abseiling trip to Malaita Point, a well-known and very popular beginner multipitch abseil. … Read More

Important practice for climbing calls which helps climbing safety and communication. Taught to me by Nails, these should be known … Read More

I have seen too many close calls, and heard of many serious accidents because of the infamous mix up of … Read More

A rope getting cut or worn on an edge while abseiling is very real and happens too easily. Not only … Read More