Snow at sunrise
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Overland Snow from Go to Whoa

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. Good snow had fallen overnight Friday and intermittent flurries continued through Saturday. By Sunday morning, when Kylie left Waldheim, snow had settled as low as 500 metres above sea level over much of Tasmania during the last 36 hours.
Aurora australis
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Overland Track with the Works – Single Push – FKT

When off-season Overland Track passes went on ‘sale’ in early May I was able to snaffle a ticket for 1st June.  I wasn’t sure how close I could get to Kylie’s time so I set myself the broad goal of finishing anywhere under 40 hours for the 130km and 6,000m ascent.
Overland with the Works – Take Two
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Overland with the Works – Take Two

Barely days after our first attempt at Overland Track with all Classic Side Trips, Kylie announced another thumping great high was heading our way following a good dumping of snow.  Reluctant to succumb to the ice I invested in some Kahtoola micro spikes while Kylie chose to continue with the Black Diamond ‘nanos’.  What could possibly go wrong?
Sunrise lake reflections
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Overland Track with the Works – Take One

The Overland Track with all the Classic Side Trips mission was born out of Kylie’s 50th birthday project – 50 Mountain Marathons in 50 Consecutive Weeks - which ran until August 2024.  With work and life in general preventing marathons in some weeks, it was inevitable that attention turned to missions that could deliver multiple marathons in a week, sometimes even on consecutive days.
Lake,Mountain,Lookout
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Cradle and Barn – January 2020

If there was an origin for my bushwalking, it's the Cradle Mountain area.  The first walk I can remember was the old Dove Lake circuit before the lake level track made it the tourist-friendly doddle it is today.  I was four years old.  Amazingly mum and dad were also hauling my two younger siblings on the epic journey through…