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. …
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 …
What better way to start a new year than a night shift (to remind me how lucky I am to have a job and good health) and then an adventure with a best buddy? That’s what I had planned with Em. We had dreams of an ambitious through-walk to Vanishing Falls that could take up …
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