Big Top was the day I ripped my hand open. Had been out for a bit of a soft day, hadn't really felt like climbing hard, sore tips and other lame excuses, and then on our way home, when we started breaking up wood for the fire back at home, I managed to rip a good big gash in my right palm on a chunk of wood I was breaking.

Surprising how little a palm bleeds. It was deep enough to see fat and stuff and all. crazy. Dr Chris was on hand, and said pretty much what I expected. "Yeah, that's going to need stitches" Thank god for Medicare, and thank god for the rad people at blue mountains emergency.

Blueies0102--19.jpg Sarah looking trendy at Big Top	Blueies0102--20.jpg James, Sarah, Olivia, Tom, Me, Jane, Bob, Jono The Sunbath@Medlow	Blueies0102--21.jpg Tom vainly searching for the top anchors of Life of Reilly
Blueies0102--22.jpg James pretends he's tough	Blueies0102--23.jpg Bob does too with a gratuitous heel throw	Blueies0102--24.jpg I just am Hardk0re, one hand, no shoes, no rope.
Blueies0102--25.jpg Tom is hard Faster than the eye can see Bouldering@Medlow	Blueies0102--26.jpg Dr Chris, making Girls Germs/Sexy Mexi look hard (Upper Shipley)	Blueies0102--27.jpg He seems to have gotten the hang of it now though