The winter of minor Discontent.

I know my friends that I have not written for long time.

We in Auckland still have no access since the boulder fall last year to our home, the Long Side at Auckland Boys Grammar School, we have had to content ourselves with Short Side climbing and indoor at Extreme Edge.


With winter well here that is not such a bad thing, and many a fine weekend have been spent at Oparure road, Te Kuiti.    http://www.greenglow.co.nz/  with diversions to Castle rock in the Coromandel, this was not as fine as our vaunted Weather casters in Welly bones lead us to believe, with the car far below us and the us up on the peak disapearing in wind and rain.

Castle Rock is a fantastic spot, but I am much more sold on Oparure Rd, in winter, a sheltered north facing Rock, Limestone, nice and warm when touched by the sun.

There are nice easy grades for beginners and then some mid grades for us old timers to lead,  being well bolted  we left our trad at home. From Auck the return trip in the Nissan P12 wagon was $66.62  and that was nicely spit between the three of us on that journey.

We stopped a Pirongia on the way though, useing the towns nice clean toilet, and having a rather fine and tasty pastry, this ment the Tin Man had to take charge of the P12, now with undelaminated tyres she was running smooth.

I will add some pics soon.

Cheers
FBC

So much a happining

The Long Side remains Closed at Auckland Boys Gramma, so the training has been a bit muted.

Done a trip to Karagahaki gorge in Late January with Mr Careful and the a later trip Saturday before last to Foggatt Farm with the Tin Man and Mr Careful.

That was a good two leads on a bolted 14 and a bolted 17 followed by a complete and utter FUBAR on a bolted 17, got up to the top but had to go off Route and at one point had a finger through a bolt, and ....TBC