Back in July we headed down to Nowra for a bit of climbing. For some reason that escapes me we picked a weekend when Andrew couldn’t come, so it was us, Penny & Emma.

From memory it wasn’t exactly an “alpine start”, involving a trip to Andrew & Penny’s with a cup of coffee, then a car change at Emma’s, a detour via the farmers’ market, and then morning tea in Kangaroo Valley. So sometime a bit before dark we made it to Thompson’s point and did a few climbs.

We had a nice quiet night at the animal park, with some slap-together vegie pasta, and a bit of port, before retiring in our slippers to the tent.

On Sunday we got going a bit earlier, but not early enough to beat the rush on the descent gully walls. Not that I wouldn’t normally warm up on an 18, but it was a bit of a cold morning, and getting the fingers going was tough. But still, after a bit of faffing, I led & Meg 2nd’ed Samurai Pizza Catz (18), which was pretty nice.

From there I think we walked around to the Orca area, and Meg led something that’s not in the guide book. It looked easier than it was, owing to the lichen and some surprisingly poor holds. But still she cruised it!

After lunch we did a few more climbs, I led Vanderholics (18) and Gina Hardface (18), and then Diddy Kong (18). On the way out I think we finished with SLH (15) and a nice sunset.

Yet another super top trip!