Some more pics from recent climbing trips to the Grampians | See the pictures

Some more pics from a recent climbing trip with Rob and Sam to Spurt Wall | See the pictures

A short trip to Western Australia, namely Perth and Rottnest Island | See the pictures

Despite the cold weather, we had another two weekends outdoors in the Grampians. The Ravine and Millennium Caves (both sport) as well as Mt. Rosea with its trad multi-pitch climbs. | See the pictures

I recently extended my car pool and didn’t want to deprive you of those beauties | See the pictures

Some impressions of a beautiful day in the Royal Botanic Gardens made it into the Gallery | See the pictures

A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Rich at the Grampians. He had posted on Chockstone.org that he was looking for a climbing partner and I was free so why not shoot up to the Grampians for a couple of days? I also met Peter there, an Italian traveller. For the first time I went to Mt. Arapiles, one of the best crags in Australia. Mainly trad climbing and perfect rock in a nice setting. Here you can see the pictures in the Gallery.
I’ve also tried to find a bike pretty much since I arrived – several auctions on ebay I just missed due to stupidity or other bikes got sold minutes before I called the owner. Finally I found a stylish street racer that will hopefully last a couple of months – that’s all I’m expecting for 50 bucks.

The other day Julie got admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court. Quite a long ceremony followed by an $800 lunch (for five!) at Silks in the Crown complex. Yummy! | See the pictures

Finally the photos of the Thailand trip are up. Enjoy!
UPDATE: adding image descriptions now | See the pictures

Photos from my trip throug Toscany, Cinque Terre in Italy and Les Calanques in southern France. A detailed report might follow once I find some time to write it | See the pictures