Objects of Substance- The Climbing Wall

on the far left of the wall. And so, by the end of 1995, we had from left to right on the wall, the unnamed climb, Deadset Legend, Sen 95, Purvis 3, Sheer Relief, and Goose.

1995 Year 12 climbers with mentor, coach and co-ordinator, Barry Greatorex.

Those names deserve explanation: Deadset Legend because the 1995 Year 12 climbers felt like that having conquered the climb; Sen 95 in memory of the first climbing group; Purvis 3 after a slight mishap to climber Anna Purvis (1995); Sheer Relief , because it was; and Goose because the climbers wanted a climb named in honour of the Climbing Club co-ordinator and coach, Barry Greatorex, and, to quote Barry, endearingly, they thought he was one! In 1996, the most challenging climb was conquered by Jillian Catt (1996) and the climb was appropriately named Catt’s Walk which remains the most difficult summit for the Grammar climber. Across the years, climbers enjoyed regular holiday excursions, progressing to a real rock face at Kangaroo Point cliffs. Barry Greatorex joked that some girls wondered why there were no coloured holds, but they soon learned to adapt!