{"id":3213,"date":"2010-04-27T17:20:23","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T09:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2010-04-27T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T09:20:23","slug":"plodding-descent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/","title":{"rendered":"Plodding Descent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So yesterday Heidi and I totally owned <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluff_Knoll\">Bluff Knoll<\/a>, the highest point in the south-west of Western Australia. True story.<\/p>\n<p>When we were on our way down, I was all swift quick-stepping like a ninja. Heidi mistook that for shaky-legged tiredness (as if) and we had this witty repartee:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Heidi: Are you alright? You seem kinda jumpy.<br \/>\nMe: Yeah. I&#8217;m more stable like this. It&#8217;s called&#8230; dynamic balance.<br \/>\nHeidi: Hmmm, I&#8217;m more of a plodder.<br \/>\nMe: What are you plodding?<br \/>\nHeidi: Descent.<br \/>\n(Pause)<br \/>\n(Knuckle punch)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are some pics:<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nick.onetwenty.org\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/04\\\/27\\\/plodding-descent\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3213 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5141\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5141\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272261649&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;10.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"25% there, looking back\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5141.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3219'>\n\t\t\t\tThat carpark is where we started. This is around 1\/4 the way up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5144\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5144\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272262126&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rocks formations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5144.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3220'>\n\t\t\t\tNot the same as battle formations.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5146\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5146\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272264875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Heidi at the top\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5146.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3221'>\n\t\t\t\tShe must be tired.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5151\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5151\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272265136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Me at the top\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5151.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3222'>\n\t\t\t\tProbably should have included more of the view in this photo.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5156\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272265223&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"It was a little cold\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5156.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3223'>\n\t\t\t\tIt was cold at the top&#8230; especially when not hiking.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5159\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5159\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272266646&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;101.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0018181818181818&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rock patterns\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5159.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3224'>\n\t\t\t\tI like the look of slate. Is this slate?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5162\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5162\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272266706&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;22.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020833333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Some plant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5162.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3225'>\n\t\t\t\tHeidi took this photo. I&#8217;m not sure what it is.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5164\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5164\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272269409&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Take that! Bluff Knoll!\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5164.jpg?fit=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3226'>\n\t\t\t\tWe called your Bluff. 3-4 hours return? More like 1-2 hours if you are cool!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5167_fixed\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"3228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/04\/27\/plodding-descent\/dscf5167_fixed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix S100FS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1272269798&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sign (fixed)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/dscf5167_fixed.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3228'>\n\t\t\t\tSign at the start of the trail. I fixed it.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>(Click on the images on the image pages for full-size images&#8230; image image image.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So yesterday Heidi and I totally owned Bluff Knoll, the highest point in the south-west of Western Australia. True story. When we were on our way down, I was all swift quick-stepping like a ninja. Heidi mistook that for shaky-legged tiredness (as if) and we had this witty repartee: Heidi: Are you alright? 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