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Easter Epic - can you beat this? 27-Mar-2008 At 8:24:23 PM Shmalzy

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On 27/03/2008 bluey wrote:
>Ok can you beat this?
>
>Day 1: benighted on Agamemnon, rap down to chains on clytemanaestra buttress,
>rope stuck, climb back up and down climb back in dark.

Idiot
>
>Day 2: benighted AGAIN on Debutante, Mt Rosea. Last pitch climbed in full
>darkness. Worried mate waiting for us at the top of the Giant's Staircase
>descent, we missed him and his apparent yelling, took the scenic route
>down the tourist track - 2 hours walking in climbing shoes after 5 pitch
>multi-pitch. We collect stuff, make it to carpark and find no friends,
>no car. Parks Vic turn up looking for us cos our worried mates had gone
>to the police. Police give us a lift to Halls Gap and tell us the SES search
>was in the throes of being co-ordinated for the next day. Pulled over by
>police for speeding on the way back - let off after sob story of being
>lost in the grampians all night. Get back to camp at 2am, in bed 3am.
>

Idiot. Didn't learn from first idiocy - put everyone else out

>Day 3: decide it's time for a short approach, short climb, no possibility
>of being lost or benighted day at Summerday. Send my mate up Waxman. Clear
>skies turn sour halfway up and massive thunderstorm rolls in...lightning
>and all. I second my way up the waterfall and we both make like lightning
>rods on the top of the climb. We return to camp laughing maniacally and
>wondering who we pissed off prior to the weekend.....

Idiot. Look at the weather forecast

>
>If you can beat that amount of adventure in one weekend, i'll be impressed....
>

I had more adventure in bed on Saturday night, and the only c--k-up was........

Sorry for the harsh tone

Shmalz