my (sometimes crazy) explorations of Tassie wilderness and mountains
My final big walk for the summer was planned as a hopeful 10 days in the southwest. But as with the last trip, the weather threw a spanner in the works. Only this time I was watching it. 60mm of rain fell the day before and the day of my intended departure and continued to …
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I don’t often go on club walks any more, for a number of reasons, but every so often one comes up to a mountain I haven’t yet visited and I get excited by the opportunity. I did just that when Olegas bluff popped up on the HWC program. I forgot about the realities of walking …
Day 1: Birch’s River to 12km along the road (not quite due west of Innes Peak) One thing leads to the next, as the saying goes. Totally the case when it comes to walking. This walk had its origins in our epic adventure to Mt Strahan and a conversation I had with Tony during it. …
After accounting for prearranged walks, work and an interstate holiday I had only five free days in January. It was very good fortune then that three of those fell over a Friday-Sunday that Tim was free (after taking a day off work). It was even more extraordinary that they also aligned with four friends who …
An unexpected run of free days and some lovely weather proved to be a perfect recipe for some adventure scheming. A trail run to Frenchman’s Cap, some family time, a movie and board game with friends, some runs, a swim…the days filled up quickly. There was still time for a short bush walk for me …
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