Defying gravity: a bird’s eye view of nature’s best

By Shane Desiatnik
Updated October 14 2014 - 2:53pm, first published 12:00am
John Smoothy making the most of an early start for this grade 21 face climb in the Blue Mountains. Photo: Simon Carter.
John Smoothy making the most of an early start for this grade 21 face climb in the Blue Mountains. Photo: Simon Carter.
Blue Mountains climber Monique Forestier on Daedalus (grade 29), Taipan Wall in the Grampians, Victoria. Photo: Simon Carter.
Blue Mountains climber Monique Forestier on Daedalus (grade 29), Taipan Wall in the Grampians, Victoria. Photo: Simon Carter.
Lee Cujes tackling grade 22 climbing route Titan I Am at the lighthouse area, Point Perpendicular, NSW. Photo: Simon Carter.
Lee Cujes tackling grade 22 climbing route Titan I Am at the lighthouse area, Point Perpendicular, NSW. Photo: Simon Carter.

Mt Victoria rockclimber and photographer Simon Carter has just finished a 24-month goal of producing a coffee-table style book called Rock Climbing Down Under: Australia Exposed - a feat that saw him capture stunning climbing images from jaw-dropping perspectives.

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