Snowshoeing originated thousands of years ago by the the First Nations people of the northern hemisphere as a way to travel over deep winter snow. Today snowshoe designs have evolved utilising aluminum and modern composites materials.
Not long after sunset a mist settled over my tent and most of the night was remarkably mild at around -1°C but a couple of hours before sunrise it cleared and I had a healthy minimum of -6.3°C leaving the tent crusted with ice and the ground crunchy underfoot. Not as cold as Liawenee which registered a cool -9.6°C but still refreshingly crisp.
Summit photos seldom tell the story of the journey to reach there. For me, after 34 days on Annapurna 1 (8,091m), it seemed like a sure win, but I decided to turn back ~350m from the summit due to severe stomach pains… and head-torch failure.
A weather window of 3 fine days was approaching and I decided to return to the Cradle Mountain area to catch the last of the Fagus. Deciduous Beech, alias Fagus, is Tasmania’s only deciduous plant. It turns the slopes of the mountains a glorious golden hue for a brief period each Autumn.
Earlier this month over the Easter long weekend I headed back to rediscover my love for a familiar country, the Ngarigo high country. With good weather forecast and a wonderful full moon, I thought it was high time I returned to the beautiful hills of Kosciuszko National Park.
Every year near Anzac Day, a special event occurs in the Tasmanian highlands. Australia’s only native deciduous plant, Deciduous Beech or nothofagus gunnii,alias the Fagus, clothes the mountainsides in a glorious golden mantle.
High in the Tasmanian Highlands, the Tasmanian Land Conservancy manages a 1600 hectare area of land within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area called Skullbone plains.
This was an excellent exploration of a seldom visited area and a perfect way to escape to the bush for a couple of days.
On the 18th of April, after three years of planning, the whole Fly from Everest: End Polio Now team, along side their guides from Himalayan Ascent, have reached Everest Base Camp.
Moonarie is an incredible, sacred and special place that has a certain peacefulness to it I have never experienced before, I would strongly recommend climbers, bushwalkers, trail runners and everyone in-between to check it out and spend a day or two there enjoying the serenity.
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