On The Road Again: 2009

Howdy all, by now im sure you all know im back home, hope all is well where ever you may be. Heres a quick run through of the summer I just had in the paradise of Golden Bay........ (in recipe form)

Ingredients;

A handfull of random climbing dirtbags.

A campsite for said dirtbags to live in.

A heaped Tablespoon of limestone.

A few birthdays, garnished with much alcohol.

A large amount of incredible boulders that have barely been climbed.

Season with a large walk in the bush.

Throw in an incredible amount of effort made by dirtbags for a festive treat.

Add a pinch of alcohol for the end of year, leave dirtbags to settle on limestone,and gradually watch them climb.

Add a degree of espionage to gain entry to a festival, and get lost for around 5 hours.

Bake in the sun, whilst preparing a cardboard boat, lose the race and win the token trophy.

1 heaped teaspoon of bribery,flattery and climbing, to make a competition.

Add no experience of building to create the uper tier of the fire pit.

And finally,

1 truly amazing night with all the people who make golden bay beautiful and say goodbye with the aid of some gas cannisters on the fire.....

I'll miss you all guys

much love

tom

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Said dirtbags. Helpful hint; when purchasing alcohol for the pub to effectively make your night cheaper, dont ask bar staff to open these purchases for you....(not a good look)

Sick hard mantles at Brooklyn.

Double arete (V4?) Unleashing the walrus move....It takes years to be able to pull this move off. :-)

Shaky Paul on the same problem.

The brooklyn boulders

Hitching on the back of a truck to get to the start of the walk.

Views from the heaphy track. 6 days till xmas and just 130km in my way.

My one night abode in the gouland downs forrest.

Walking to west coast beach

Xmas with around 80 odd people bringing a random dish to the table no one was left hungry...

Dinner time!!

Shaky paul, showing us how to drink and tie a knot at the same time!

A large rope swing over moving traffic should be a feature of every climbing comp.