The living rock: the origins of climbing in Australia

This site is an archive of documents, images, interviews and other information relevant to the origins of climbing in Australia. Comments are welcome (meadowsmh@gmail.com). Text copyright 2024 M.Meadows. Copyright to photographs is held by named photographers. Please request permission to reproduce.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Vale Will Steffen 1947-2023 Climate scientist, climber and climbing historian Will Steffen (Photo courtesy Climate Council) I didn't eve...

Sunday, December 25, 2022

Climbing Logan's Ridge with a legend...

Mount Barney: 21 December 2022 I had the great privilege of visiting Mt Barney with pioneering climber and adventurer Alan Frost. I doubt t...

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Vale Rod Bolton: adventurer, photographer, climber

Rodney Frank Bolton 22 July 1943 - 20 July 2022 Early in 1970, Rod Bolton accepted a commission from noted Queensland climber Rick White to...

Saturday, May 14, 2022

TWO TRIBUTES TO WOMEN ON THE HEIGHTS

Vale Cecily Fearnley 1925-2022 The photograph (below) of local pioneering climber-bushwalker, Cecily Fearnley, was recently sent to me by a ...

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Vale Bryden Allen

Bryden Allen 28 February 1940 - 9 February 2022 Bryden Allen climbing Toyland (25) in the Blue Mountains in 1998 at age 58 Photograph: Sim...

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

IAN RODERICK MCLEOD MBE 26 July 1931— 12 September 2020 QUIET ACHIEVER - GEOLOGIST AND PIONEER LEADER Ian McLeod’s first exposure to g...

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