A couple of years ago now, some brave Norwegians exposed members of the UNSW Outdoors Club and myself to a simple ritual they called ‘Ice Cream’. Whether this game was played across the oceans at their previous alma mater, whether it was made up to encourage someone, or if the game was passed to them … More The Ice Cream Game

Note: I’m a bit behind on all the blogging, so here’s chapter two of my American Adventures, back in October.   After cruising around Southern California for a bit, it was time to head north and get serious. We were headed to Yosemite Valley to climb some of the most famous routes of all time. … More Tuolumne Meadows aka Telemetry Meadows

In case you don’t know, I have left sunny Sydney on an extended sabbatical. This is the first of my dispatches from the USA. The blog posts that follow, are my attempt to summarize some useful beta for people who wish to visit the USA to climb and shred. (Excuse the american spellings, ive been getting into character over … More Land of the Free (Refill)

‘After this, no other place will seem as beautiful, no other place as wild, no other place as epic, no other place as challenging. All other climbing is now just training for the Darrans’ – Vertical Life Magazine. James – We drove into the Darrans in a snow storm. The snow surged towards our eyes … More The Darrans, Winter 2013