End of the Season?

Having been a bit slack on the Nowra news reporting front, an update is well overdue. 'Man of the Season' Al Pryce reports that back on the 20th of September he made the first ascent of the much admired roof crack to the right of Wham, Bam at Cheesedale. To quote Al, "On a very warm Nowra day, Strike of the Silver Fox was born. Grade 27. I need to add a few more bolts but it's still ok to climb." Al went on to suggest that Nowra season is closed and mountains season is open. With temperatures soaring it seems the thing to do...

But upon arriving back in the country after a successful trip crushing the tiny pockets of the Frankenjura, (see Mad Dog Production's new movie 'My Left Foot' debuting on youtube tomorrow) Nowra stalwart Matt Adams headed to the Bluies and promptly declared the Nowra season back open and vowed to fight on down south. Showing incredible faith in the fabled miracle conditions delivered by the 'Shoalhaven Doctor' on  hot summer afternoons, he boldly predicted many hard ascents this summer!

Adam McClain seems to have taken Matt's words to heart and pulled out an onsight of The Big Kahoona 24 at Thompson's Point yesterday.

So is the season over? Is summer merely a slowing or will Matt's dream of a golden summer of ascents be realised? What this space...