If climbers kept diaries, Easter would be circled in red as The Event of the Year. This year, Me, You and everyone we know could be found from Friday through Monday camping either at Mt. Stapylton or Mt. Arapiles. Friday was hot, windy and rubbish so we drove up later in the day. Saturday and …
Making the most of Australia Day falling on a Thursday, we stretched the break into a four-day weekend and took the kayak down to Port Welshpool on Wednesday night. Early Thursday morning at the boat ramp we packed in four days of food and enough water that we could camp away from fresh-water sources if …
A few pictures from an overnight ski trip to Razorback Hut, Mount Stirling:
This weekend was a SNOW weekend. And also my birthday-trip weekend (my birthday is on Monday). We snowshoed overnight packs and snow toys 5km (and 0.5km of elevation) up Mount Stirling on Saturday afternoon. My pack was almost intolerably heavy… but It was gorgeously white and fluffy everywhere we looked :) We set up camp …
I still can’t climb (yes, I’m having physio) and must also rest from repetitive upper arm movements, so no paddling either. We were pretty much down to diving or walking this weekend! For some reason diving didn’t appeal; I feel like I’ve been on and off fighting a cold for the last couple of weeks …
This long weekend (Anzac weekend) we had planned a three day, two night kayaking trip with our friends, Rod and Vanessa. The original plan was to leave Melbourne Thursday night, after fixing two (hired) double sea kayaks on the roof of Rod’s car, drive to Port Welshpool and make an early morning crossing (catching the …
We left Melbourne on the Spirit of Tasmania and sailed overnight to Devonport, Tasmania. Arriving, tired but not (too) sick we picked up the groceries that customs disallows and headed to Cradle Mountain. Starting from Lake Dove we climbed Marion’s Peak and approached Cradle Mountain via the Overland Track. Spending only a shirt time …
On Friday night we left Melbourne and drove about 2.5 hours south-east to Port Albert, one of two tiny towns that are the gateways to the Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park. The park is a series of low, sandy islands separated by tidal channels. Except for one, they are uninhabited and are a havan for …
Plan A was to drive out Friday night, sleep somewhere in the valley then Saturday morning drive up to the start of razorback ridge and hike out towards Mt. Feathertop doing some skiing and boarding and eventually set up camp. But, the weather forecast for Saturday was a little alarming: rain and strong gales. We …
Snow!! Mountains!! Snow!! Overnight trip to Mount Stirling aided by my Birthday Present!!! Special Thanks to Audrey for shipping these out to us from the U.S. … and boo for things costing so much here =/ Unbeleiveable but it cost the same amount to buy two pairs and pay shipping from the U.S. as it …