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onsight

12-Jan-2014
8:12:41 PM

Hey everyone,
Hope you all had happy holidays. We've been busy and here are some things I'm sure some of you will be interested in.

- Firstly, today we posted a tribute to John Ewbank. Please share this around so it gets seen.
http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/01/john-ewbank/

- Recently we interviewed Angie Scarth-Johnson, the 9-year-old crusher from Canberra and now living in the Blue Mtns, who recently sent her first 31 packing. I thought this was pretty insightful:
http://www.onsight.com.au/2013/12/angie/

- And I wrote a wrap up of 2013:
http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/01/2014-bring-it-on/

Please note what I said about clearing CRUX mag near the end of that last link, I don't want people saying they weren't warned.

Have a great 2014 everyone!

onsight

17-Jan-2014
8:45:43 PM

And we've added an interview with Chris Webb Parsons which you can see here:
http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/01/chris-webb-parsons/

onsight

6-Feb-2014
11:03:02 AM

And now... the new Blue Mtns crag of Elphinstone unveiled!
http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/02/elphinstone/

Also, I know this has been mentioned elsewhere, but be sure to be up to date on Blue Mtns access to Freezer, Cosmic and Logan Brae -->
http://www.onsight.com.au/bluemtns/

maxdacat

7-Feb-2014
8:10:16 AM

Wow....new awesome crag looks awesome!

E. Wells

7-Feb-2014
9:16:04 PM

Gosh, my memories of Elphinstone were the rainforest coachwood trees lopped down and the huge swathes of hanging vegetation torn away to make for swampy starts tiptoeing through deep black mud where the hillside is already falling away and all the ferns are crushed. Must be just a hater.....

IdratherbeclimbingM9

9-Feb-2014
1:36:38 PM

On 7/02/2014 maxdacat wrote:
>Wow....new awesome crag looks awesome!

I am surprised pmonks hasn't corrected that post for you...
;-)

... something along the lines of-

>Wow....new a_we^so_me crag looks A_WE^SO_ME!

Macciza

9-Feb-2014
3:45:54 PM

On 7/02/2014 E. Wells wrote:
>Gosh, my memories of Elphinstone were the rainforest coachwood trees lopped
>down and the huge swathes of hanging vegetation torn away to make for swampy
>starts tiptoeing through deep black mud where the hillside is already falling
>away and all the ferns are crushed. Must be just a hater.....
>

Yeah that sounds about right, and don't forget the crack-bolting episode ....
Maybe not a hater, but rather a 'lover of finer things' .....

E. Wells

9-Feb-2014
10:07:51 PM

Was impressed that the route i climbed was equip using re 500 glue though... twasnt all bad.

onsight

19-Mar-2014
6:33:28 PM

Photos and an interview with Daniel Fisher, who climbed White Ladder recently -->

http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/03/daniel-fisher/

martym

19-Mar-2014
9:39:59 PM

Dear Mr Onsight, hi Simon - in another thread about using a helmet for protection, I mentioned a photo from your montage of 20 years of photography that came with the 2014 Calendar - third from the top left corner - of a fellow in a chimney jamming two fists either-side of his helmet.

As the copyright holder, would you be willing to share said photo & providing some info on this interesting technique?

Cheers.

Marty

maxdacat

20-Mar-2014
4:09:39 PM

On 19/03/2014 onsight wrote:
>Photos and an interview with Daniel Fisher, who climbed White Ladder recently
>-->
>
>http://www.onsight.com.au/2014/03/daniel-fisher/
>
Interesting interview although I should point out if he doesn't like swearing then Nowra may not be the best choice of venue :p

onsight

20-Mar-2014
11:05:19 PM

On 19/03/2014 martym wrote:
>Dear Mr Onsight, hi Simon - in another thread
>about using a helmet for protection, I mentioned a photo from your
>montage
>of 20 years of photography that came with the 2014 Calendar - third
>from the top left corner - of a fellow in a chimney jamming two fists either-side
>of his helmet.
>
>As the copyright holder, would you be willing to share said photo & providing
>some info on this interesting technique?

Dear Marty,
Thanks for asking. The double-fist-and-head-stack-jam? Sure thing:

It's not a very intuitive technique, but since I've learned it I've been amazed at the places it has come in handy. You can even use it on slabs! The trick is to squeeze your fists really hard - and use a solid old helmet. Just practice it gym and you'll pick it up in no time. Hope this helps.

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