Lake Oberon from Mt Sirius
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Western and Eastern Arthurs Traverse – Part 2

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part Two bags a pair of Abels, takes us past the famous Lake Oberon, introduces us to John Chapman's "difficulties*" and leads us on to High Moor. Day 3 - Square Lake to Lake Oberon After the balmy night at the foot of…
Pine Forest Moor
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Windermere to Pelion

Heading south to Pine Forest Moor just before sunrise.  Mt Oakleigh brooding in the distance. Snowy walk, saturated run, even snowier walk.  What a way to spend a few days on Tasmania's iconic Overland Track!  This was my first time combining trail running with an overnight bushwalk.  On day one Kylie and I enjoyed a snowy wander from Dove…
Crescent Bay
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Crescent Bay

Crescent Bay Yesterday guiding work took me to the Tasman Peninsula where I get to enjoy a lunch break lasting over 2 hours. Perfect for a run. Starting at Safety Cove I followed single track from the end of the beach, through the Tasman National Park around Briggs Point, past Dog Bark, over Stand Up Point to the blowholes…
Roller Coaster Run
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Inspiration

My trail running inspiration comes from many sources. I could mention my childhood home, family, faith, role models and many others. Perhaps living in Hobart, Tasmania on the slopes of kunanyi / Mount Wellington is inspiration enough. Setting out on the half-marathon Roller Coaster Run Recent inspiration springs from meeting my delightful, trail-running, South Australian wife, Kylie, in 2013.…
Junction Creek
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Western & Eastern Arthur Traverse – Part 1

A 12-day traverse of the Western and Eastern Arthur Ranges in Southwest Tasmania by Kylie and Clinton Garratt.  Part 1 gets us onto the range and bags our first peaks for the trip. Day 0 - Farmhouse Creek We dropped our car at Farmhouse Creek hoping it would be there and willing to fire up on command in 12…
Alpha Moraine
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Western Arthur Winter Amble – Part 2

Day 3 - Mt Hesperus and Lake Cygnus Alpha Moraine After a night listening to the blizzard howl above our heads I set out for a day walk to Lake Cygnus and back.  Once back on the flat top of the range, some of the walking was easy in places where the wind driven snow had formed an icy…
Huon Camp
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Western Arthur Winter Amble – Part 1

Day 1 - Huon Campground (Scotts Peak) to Junction Creek An atrociously exciting weather forecast for a few days last winter prompted a trip into a Western Arthurs winter wonderland. Having been a couple of decades since my last walk in the area, it was good to see the new track setting out from the Huon Camp near Scotts…
Mount Field West
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Mount Field West

Mount Field West A couple of free days in December allowed my first visit to this peak. Lake Dobson Lake Seal and Mount Bridges After lunch overlooking Tarn Shelf beside the Rodway ski tow we scrambled over the Rodway Range.  We paused briefly to collect the peak bagging points at the high point overlooking Lions Den. Rodway Range high…