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Climbing in WA 20-Aug-2010 At 2:11:57 AM rod

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On 19/08/2010 devlin66 wrote:
>I lived in Perth for two years and apart from the sand and the wind I like
>the place. It's a bit like living in Melbourne if you're a climber. All
>the really good stuff is a bit of a hike but there is some decent climbing
>near town. The quarries up in the hills offer some ok stuff. Mostly manufactured
>but way better than climbing in the gym over there. Margret River is cool.
>Not a huge amount down there but in such a great location. Kalbarri Gorge
>is awesome. 6 hours north though.
>The surfing is pretty good for me. Summer it's flat in Perth and you need
>to head out of town but winter is insane heavy beach breaks. Especially
>at Scarborough. One of me best surfs was when my board was in getting fixed.
>I took the body board out and had a late afternoon/early evening in glassy
>3 foot with the sun setting. I'll never forget sitting under the lip gliding
>along looking at the sun through the back of the wave. Wave after wave
>till I couldn't see where I was paddling anymore. Top 10 moment right there.

Every beachie has its day!

Speaking of top 10 moments, pulled the sickest air at Scarb's in the months before I quit West Oz the view was great up there...right now I'd be amazed if I could even get off the launchpad :)