Category: General Conversation
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Sailing Guiding Explained
If you’ve seen my calendar at the moment you’ll notice it has a large chunk blocked out with ‘Sailing Guiding’. I’m down on the Yorke Peninsula, specifically at Goose Island, working with high school students on a Year 10 Aquatics program. I value this work pretty highly on my schedule for a number of reasons.…
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The Off-Season: Bringing the Focus Back
qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm. Yep, all the keys still work. Been a couple of weeks since I’ve gotten on the blogging horse and for good reason too! After a year of flogging myself like a dead horse, entering races and squeezing in outdoor trips I gave myself an off-season. Hence, it’s been all quiet here and on the…
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The Art of Projecting
This one’s specifically for the readers who are interested in climbing. Read on if you dare… You have a choice. Take the blue pill. Go on with your life as a rock climber, trying lots of different climbs, hanging out with friends and maintaining a healthy relationship with the sport you enjoy. Or. Take the…
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Fraser’s Philosophical and Meaningless Parley
I bang on pretty frequently about climbing and running and how the yin of one becomes the yang of the other. The long weekend recently presented me with an opportunity to camp out at Moonarie, the jewel in the crown of climbing in the Flinders Ranges, while getting in some running training. This is a…
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A Week at Warren Gorge and the ‘New School Method’ to Rock Climbing Instruction
The aim of the game last week was to educate a couple of Year 11 Outdoor Ed classes on rock climbing at my home crag, Warren Gorge, with one class being Monday – Wednesday and the other being Wednesday – Friday. Fortunately for me there was enough supervision at the campsite each night that allowed…
Fraser Darcy 