While the south west is best known for holidays spent lounging beachside or indulging in wine and fresh food trails, it is also a great place to get active and be adventurous.
The southern regions are ideal for those who prefer their ground to be vertical.
Here you can free fall, glide and rope-climb your way through some unforgettable experiences.
There are many spots offering good abseiling conditions. One of the best is Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Range National Park, which is also one of Western Australia's highest peaks.
Sitting a thousand metres above sea level the Bluff provides an incredible 180 degree view of the surrounding ranges and farmland.
Even more spectacular are the wedge tail eagles that soar and dive beneath abseilers on the cliff face.
Adventure tour company, Adventure Out, runs weekend abseiling trips to Bluff Knoll which begin with a full day of training at Castle Rock before the hike up the Knoll the following day and an abseil down.
Adventure Out Marketing Manager Katie Brown says the 280 metre drop is awesome.
"Once you're past that hollow feeling in your stomach as you take the first step backwards over the cliff, it's just amazing.
The scenery is mind blowing. You don't get many opportunities in the world to be so close to nature."
Also in the south is West Cape Howe National Park where some of the best sea cliff climbing in Australia can be found.
This most southern tip of the state gives climbers the chance to hang out over the ocean and feel that they're right on the edge of the earth.
Adventure Out also runs sea cliff climbing and caving trips in the Margaret River area.
Climbers spend the first day of the weekend trip mastering the 35 metre sea cliffs at Willyabrup. This is where things get physical.
The sport of sea cliff climbing relies upon the strength of your arms and legs and it also takes significant concentration.
Day two of the Adventure Out trip heads underground for a completely different sensory experience at the caves beneath Leeuwin Naturalist Ridge.
Here you'll explore a maze of tunnels and chambers with spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.
Instead of heading to the beach this summer, get active - you'll find you're only limited by your imagination and your desire for adventure.