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Michelago / Wingello 22-Jun-2009 At 8:44:30 AM evanbb

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So, we went to Wingello. I liked it, there's tonnes of rock there. Weather limited the amount of climbing we got done.

I lead the left hand of one of those 13s (it was one of the first routes we came to) and we all agreed it was mostly worthless. Much easier than 13 too I think; definitely easier than The Eyrie at Mt Boyce, which is my benchmark 12.

It started raining while I was cleaning the anchors, so we went looking for something sheltered. I dogged my way up El Alto, when I really should have just onsighted it. Brain will surely arrive later. Showed my heritage by not feeling comfortable until I got a decent jam into the corner. Then it started raining properly.

The camping area was pretty nice. We spent a while driving around looking for a quiet campsight away from possible noisy/drunk bogans, when it turned out that was actually us. Had a roaring fire and ate 3 dinners.

The next morning, the influx of MTB and MTX riders was terrifying, and ruined the serenity quite severely. Plus, someone who seemed to be torturing dogs for an hour.

So, is there other camping near by? Maybe something we can walk in to? That said, it's a possible day trip from Canberra, which is probably what I'll do next time. As little as we did, I actually enjoyed clipping some bolts again. I reckon it's been 18 months since I last clipped a ring.

EB