An often neglected process, inspecting your climbing equipment should be a routine habit before heading out to the gym or crag. Confidence that your gear is in top condition is an important part of staying safe on the wall, and might just reduce the pucker factor when you're struggling through that sandbagged, run out route your friend suggested to you.
Servicing bushwalkers, Perisher resort guests, backcountry enthusiasts and the Guthega Village, BASECAMP is ideally located in a true alpine environment.
Winter is on the way and Easter is always an exciting time with high levels of anticipation about the season ahead. It’s also my favourite time to hike with preseason frosts and clear bright blue azure skies but in the mountains, you need to be prepared for all conditions at all times.
This week saw me taking a gentle amble into the Tassie Central Highlands. The hike followed a very pleasant track through a mixture of Eucalypt forest, Myrtle forest and open grasslands until reaching my camp for the night, a nice open grassland area surrounded by mountains.
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The 62-year-old adventure-fanatic from Berry, New South Wales, will be travelling to Nepal in late March for the expedition, which will see him summit more than 8,000m up Mount Everest, before paragliding back down from the mountain. Mont is proud to have kitted out Ken and his team with technical clothing and Julbo Eyewear, ensuring that they are protected from the elements on their world-first attempt.
The Bimberi shorts are incredibly comfortable for a fitted style, and feel really lightweight when they're on. I've been wearing them for about a month now around town, as well as bushwalking and bouldering. The stretch fabric allows for plenty of mobility no matter the activity.
Not only can the Moondance 2 handle thunderstorms in the Snowy Mountains and wind storms in the Budawangs, it’s also a lucky tent. We were camped on the beach near Cape Howe, just above the high tide line.
Wheelers hut is, in my opinion, one of the most idyllic huts I’ve ever visited. It appears as if from nowhere through the snowgums and with its quaint little veranda complete with bathtub, it's got some serious old world charm.
Gaining the saddle, we settled onto a footpad leading to the summit of Mt Stilwell. The weather was kind and we enjoyed a spectacular view to the North and only a hint of a breeze. From here, we left the track and found a circular route over to Little Stilwell, and then on to the ruins of the old Thredbo to Charlotte Pass Chairlift.
"I have taken the Alpine out for a few varied runs now and they have not skipped a beat! Their performance during a a shorter run on single track left me speechless. They are light and responsive with a nice amount of flex and their Vibram Megagrip outsole gave me confidence on loose and wet terrain...The seamless tongue is soft and meant I had no pressure points along the top of my foot, as well as no dirt and prickles getting into my shoes along the way."
I left my home at midnight and headed west, joining the Gordon River Road after awhile. This is an isolated road and runs through some wild and magnificent country...I stopped for a quick sleep on the way, having had no sleep that night then continued on. I had two locations in mind and parked the car at the start of a rough track and walked up to a viewpoint that looked across the to the range.
