Final Australia Post

the grampians sends us off with a cool storm

Lauren working a v4 with Shaun spotting

Our last two weeks in the Grampians were not as productive as we hoped, but that didn't stop us from having a good time. A few final problems fell to our efforts, but our bodies began rebelling against the long run we have bent them to. The math indicates we've bouldered (on average) every other day for the last 4 months. When I see those numbers I'm surprised that we've escaped most repetitive motion injuries and have accomplished as much as we have. It seems that this kind of aggressive schedule is arguably more than we should be doing to climb the hardest problems, but we certainly have gotten in a lot of mileage on the rock.

A rainbow over the Grampians

Technology is an Enabler v4

Cassie warming up

Currently we are recuperating in Melbourne at our friend's Hannah and Seamus's place after our a few days off traveling down the Great Ocean Road.   Those of you who are paying close attention will probably realize this means the only things we managed to see in australia were the ocean rd, arapiles, the grampians, and melbourne. Obviously we've missed a bunch of things that would have been great to see, such as the Sydney climbing scene, the Great Barrier and a host of other things, but we're happy with our time here.

inch worm

We've made new friends whom we will see in New Zealand and we are looking forward to seeing one of the worlds most scenic bouldering areas shortly. Our psych is recharging and we figure in a week or so when we hit the boulder fields we'll be properly amped to be ready to fall off of just about everything we try.

Cassie exploring the Great Ocean Road

falls on the Great Ocean Road