2008 Berry KOM Challenge

Start of the week on Monday morning - bright 'n sunny - which continued until Friday arvo when it veritably "pissed-down" with lots of scary lightening.

Tues morn - Mark had arrived from Oberon.

A race horse in training at 'our' showground

Alan aka HalfMill loosening-up in the verdant, lush Berry Showgrounds

Above n below pics of Paul aka Prague who rides for Boundary Riders.  In a whirlwind sortie to Berry of 1½ days, Paul scaled both sides of Berry Mountain, Woodhill Mtn, Barrengarry Mtn and the backside of Berry Mtn twiceville.  Prague, who weighs 61kgs, each year spends 6 weeks in-between July and Sept in southern Europe scaling famous mountains.

Outside the Woodstove Bakery at Berry

Eric aka PapaBear bidding us adieu

KOM of the Berry Mtn Climb

Greg aka ArchitectToo and Charles in Berry Bakery prior to climbing to Fitzroy Falls

The 'definitive' landscape of Berry with 11 killer climbs scattered around its outskirts stretching north up to Kiama:

1.       Woodhill Mountain,
2.       Bellawongara Mountain,
3.       Camberwarra Mountain from Bombaderry,
4.       Camberwarra Mountain from Kangaroo Valley,
5.       Berry Mountain from Berry,
6.       Berry Mountain from Kangaroo Valley,
7.       Jamberoo Pass,
8.       Macquarie Pass,
9.       Saddleback Mountain Rd,
10.     Fountaindale Rd up Saddleback Mountain; and
11.     Barrengarry Mountain to Fitzroy Falls.