Bender & Xing

The end was nigh – our Western Arthurs adventure was drawing to a finish. All that stood between us and hot chips at the Possum Café was 15 kilometres ofContinue readingWestern Arthurs Day 7

Waking on Day 6 of our Western Arthurs adventure bought with it the promise of nicer weather. We planned on being on track early, as we all wanted to climbContinue readingWestern Arthurs Day 6

Today we faced the infamous Tilted Chasm and Beggary Bumps. With a long, hot Day 4 from Square Lake to High Moor behind us, these new challenges for Day 5Continue readingWestern Arthurs Day 5

Day 4 of the traverse was always going to be our biggest day physically. We would be leaving Square Lake to make our way to High Moor camp, which isContinue readingWestern Arthurs Day 4

Alas, there is no witty idiom – woven in 16th-century thespian language – to be found here. Sorry Bill!Located deep within the Florentine Valley, Mt. Shakespeare sits across from theContinue readingMt. Shakespeare

With Days 1 and 2 of our journey full of wet, wild and just plain crazy weather thus far, it was beyond lovely to wake up on the morning ofContinue readingWestern Arthurs Day 3

We knew Day 1 would be a long and tedious slog through mud. We also knew bad weather and strong winds had been predicted. But how bad could it reallyContinue readingWestern Arthurs Day 1 & 2

With Bender already having climbed Mount Dundas previously – and off doing Wylds Crag and Mount Shakespeare – it was time for me to visit this lesser-known peak. The weatherContinue readingMount Dundas

I first saw Mount Pelion West in January 2019 whilst walking The Overland Track. Her sheer size and bulk commands, no demands your attention. She is a mountain that practicallyContinue readingMount Pelion West

We should preface this blog with a word of warning – this is how NOT to do Sharlands Peak! We are always learning lessons from our mistakes. A few factorsContinue readingSharlands Peak

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In Greek mythology, Clytemnestra was famous for murdering Agamemnon, whom she was forced to marry against her will. If she was anything like the mountain sharing her name, I findContinue readingClytemnestra

We all know I am in love with Greek mythology, so any mountain named after the very home of the Greek Gods themselves was inevitably going to grab my attention.Continue readingMount Olympus

Sometimes we find just reaching the mountain you wish to climb is a challenge enough, given that many of the access roads are owned by Sustainable Timber Tasmania, Hydro TasmaniaContinue readingMt. Hobhouse