Photos by kachoong

Making sure the foot placement sticks, Kachoong floats through the crux of this classic 10c bulging slab at the Pines, Urbanville.

Here's a peek at Crater Bluff in the Warrumbungles, NSW, Australia as seen from the High Tops trail. Cornerstone Rib, the 200m (600') classic 14 (5.6) can be seen on the right half of the face.

This photo is to show how Philbox sets himself up to take photos at a few of the crags around SE Queensland. With his 100m static line tensioned between the top of the cliff and the bottom he attaches to it via a pulley. He sets himself on a rappel line and uses a prussik to gain distance out from the cliff towards the "trolleyline".

Not too much activity on this 400m high south-facing side of Beerwah. Plenty of route potential.

There's a lot of rock on this side of Beerwah, and most of it would be unclimbed.

A close up of the colourful nature of a section of rock at Frog Buttress, Queensland. The rock is rhyolite, in some places being fairly rough and completely smooth in others. It forms perfect splitter cracks of all sizes, dihedrals, corners, chimneys and almost blank crimpy faces.

....it's exactly what was going through Hugh's mind as he blasted up the direct start to this Frog Buttress climb, Dave Manks Electric Gorilla (21, 5.10d). Then he said it aloud for all to hear just before his 20 foot whipper on the orange alien he is placing here. He landed 4 feet off the ground, upside down and was captured on film by Philbox.

Hugh finds the upper half of the Electric Gorilla a little less unnerving than the first desperate 30 feet.

Comparing to the classic Arapiles climb Kachoong, the sandstone roof of Pendulus extends 3.5 meters out, 60 meters off the deck. Instead, Dave (kachoong) blasts off the belay through crimpy 22 (5.11a) moves ready to attack the roof proper. Photo by Brendan ? 18-Jun-05.

Well, I figured it was time to attempt this awesome 3.5m roof at Redcliffs, Queensland. It was a fair attempt.... but not good enough. I'll get you Pendulus! Grrrrrrr! ....Photo taken by Brendan 18-Jun-05.

The Thang in fairly thin (M6+) conditions. The ice on this day was thick enough to accept 3 stumpy screws and then a final longer screw near the anchors at 30m. (Photo taken 18-Jan-98)

You can find all sorts of ice routes at Blue Lake in the snow covered hills of Australia. Here Jamie picks his way up a 20m ice flow, which quickly becomes a thin veneer. He incorporates a few mixed moves and plugs in a wire to run out the top 6m.

This is a view of Bluff Rock from the north. It seems to get sun all day.

This is Bluff Rock from the north, looking at the slabs to the west of the main summit.

A closer look at the steep part of the face looking from the north.

One of the many features on the steep face of Bluff Rock. Probably unclimbed.

Blue Lake in winter gives Australian ice climbers a great opportunity to get the cobwebs off their ice tools.... it's also an awesome place to ski to in the winter.

The only man to complete the difficulty route during the 1998 Ouray Ice Festival, Pete Takeda.

Dave captured during one of his calm moments on this classic, sustained Frog Buttress 5.10c climb. Photo by Andy Fellows.

Andy getting through the crux jamming on Theory. The flake is a large leaning block wedged in with a big cavity behind it large enough to almost sit behind.

With his sights on the crux moves, Andy fires a wire in to settle himself.

Dave in the middle of jam city, but there are always opportunities to bridge on the classic grade 20/5.10c Frog Buttress climb "The Great Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine". Photo by Andy Fellows.

Andy scratches around for some comforting gear at the start of "The Stars Look Down" (21/5.10d) at Frog Buttress.

After getting a bomber nut in high, Andy stretches to clip.... only a few moves to go on this classic grade 21 (5.10d) Frog Buttress climb.

Despite the grimmace, Dave enjoys making use of the few face holds that this classic grade 20 (5.10c) crack climb has to offer. Photo by Andy Fellows.