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?
Approaching Pelion Gap in the snow
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Lap of Pelion East – August 2020

In 2011, on an autumn mission to Kia Ora Falls and Castle Crag, I was walking the Overland Track just past Kia Ora hut around 11am. An unlikely group of runners approached from the south. They were completing what they dubbed, “The Lap of Pelion East.” Nine years later, Kylie and I were looking for a winter adventure and decided to complete a 'Lap' of our own.
Mt Ossa from The Paddocks
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Mt Ossa from The Paddocks

Despite BBPAC17 being an extremely active camp, I spent most of it in an office directing traffic which was roaming by the bus load far and wide over this wonderful island.  Consequently, I got to the end of camp feeling emotionally and spiritually drained but physically I felt ready to tackle a mountain marathon. Pine Hut Plain Mt Ossa…
Cathedral Plateau
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Cathedral Plateau

Twin Spires Last weekend we had planned to do another overnight walk with the whole family. The plan was to set off after our children's soccer games in the morning and walk in to the Scott-Kilvert Hut at Lake Rodway in the afternoon. On Friday night, a couple of our children showed signs of having nasty colds. We decided…
Sunset from Pelion Hut
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Pelion Family Bushwalk

Over Easter we took our 11, 9 and 5 year old children to walk the Arm River Track. While Pelion Hut was the loose objective it was not set in stone. The area has many lovely spots for camping so the plan was to do whatever we could do then setup camp. With enough meals to last 4 days…