Snow at sunrise
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Overland Snow from Go to Whoa

Overland Track in Snow Last week I was working at Lake St Clair when Kylie came to visit. In typical Kylie fashion she arrived via an Overland Track trail run on what may turn out to be the best snow day of the winter. Sun rises over Cradle Plateau Good snow had fallen overnight Friday and intermittent flurries continued…
Couple on mountain summit
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Pindars Peak-a-boo

Summit selfie Early in Kylie’s 50 mountain marathons in 50 weeks project I was privileged to join her for a couple either side of Christmas. Pindars Peak out and back is a neat 42km which fitted the criteria beautifully. What better way to spend Christmas Eve 2023? Sunrise ascending Moonlight Ridge Sunrise ascending Moonlight Ridge Proximity to the solstice…
Moon and stars before dawn
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Red Hot Go on Rufus

Mount Olympus reflections Early this year I had the opportunity to work as relief skipper on the Overland Track ferry, Ida Clair. I’d often thought doing laps of Australia’s deepest lake on the nation's highest ferry service would be a hoot. Sure enough, I’ve now had dozens of conversations with hikers stoked to have completed their hike or excited…