Twin Peaks of Ladakh Trek Luke Adams September 29, 2017 Asia, Bushwalk & Camp In May 2016, I joined a trek in Nepal that consisted of 27 days trekking and mountaineering with a group of like minded adventurers. I enjoyed the idea of the journey, starting each day walking and seeing...
TREKKING THE HIMALAYAS WITH KIDS Rob Saunders April 24, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Tips, Travel A guide to Adventures, Equipment & Survival Nepal, Tibet or Bhutan are amongst the most rewarding places in the world to experience breathtaking landscapes of untamed mountain ranges, enormous valleys and...
Ama Dablam Expedition: Part 2 Lachlan Gardiner January 23, 2017 Climb, South East 2 Comments Picking up where Part 1 left off. Our little encampment occupied a nice quiet spot at the top of the meadow, with unobstructed views of the imposing face above. This would be home for the next two weeks, so...
Ama Dablam Expedition: Part 1 Lachlan Gardiner January 17, 2017 Climb, South East 2 Comments This was it, after six months of researching, planning, training, trekking & acclimatisation; I was finally at the pointy end. The temperature was easily below -20 degrees Celsius, but the wind & spin...
Trip Report: Langtang Trek, Nepal Lachlan Gardiner January 2, 2017 Asia, Bushwalk & Camp 1 Comment Suddenly the bus came to a halt. Peering out the window I could see nothing but dense cloud beyond the edge of the rough unsealed mountain road we were traveling along. Up in front there were shouts exchanged...
Sun Protection & ExOfficio Dave Casey December 20, 2016 Africa, Asia, Australia, Bushwalk & Camp, Environmentalism, Oceania, The Americas, Tips, Travel Since 1987 when founded in Seattle, Washington, by Rick Hemmerling and Joe Boldan, ExOfficio has celebrated the traveller and outdoors enthusiast by crafting clothing that allow you to experience the world...
One Night in Bali Luke Adams October 31, 2016 Climb, South East Both my wife and I had been to Bali before but we decided to have a week off and spend it in Ubud in the hills of Bali about 1 ½ hours from Denpasar. In the back of my mind I had thoughts to climb Mt Agung...
Climbing the Zanskar Mountains of Northen India Christian Wilson October 11, 2016 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Climb, Snow Sports, Travel Mt Kun (7077m) is part of a massif known as Nun Kun, in the Zanskar Mountains of Northen India. Nun and Kun are both just over 7000m high and stand out as some of the highest peaks in the region, not far from...
Top 3 Pieces of Outdoor Wear and Gear for Trekking in Nepal Mark Tipple August 2, 2016 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Gear, Reviews, Tips, Travel I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the least capable person to be reviewing outdoor wear and hiking products. Before this trek came up the only trekking I had done was walking over a few headlands in...
High Peaks and Passes of Nepal Luke Adams June 21, 2016 Central, Climb, Snow Sports, Travel 1 Comment My first overseas trip had been a trek in Nepal in 1985. We walked from Jiri to Island Peak via Namche Bazaar, Gokyo Lakes and Mt Everest Base Camp. Unfortunately, a bout of Giardia hit on the climb of Island...