My Africa Story
For all my African photos, check out the Africa Galleries.My travels started with a flight from Sydney to Johannesburg on June 11, then eventually on to the next flight by which stage I was so tired I...
View ArticleHaute Route Notes
The Haute RouteUseful InformationI hope some of the following will be useful - I was certainly looking to answer these kind of questions when I was planning the trip! If not, you can try contacting me...
View ArticleSkiing across Iceland: March 31st - April 9th, 2005
The First DayEarly breakfast at the Reykjavik hotel with my French speaking companions, then loaded into the old VW to the airport and a short flight to Akureyri. There we were met by our Icelandic...
View ArticleClimbing in the Swiss Alps: July 3-4, 2004
As Claire and I had hoped, having completed our section of the Haute Route without any weather delays, we had time to attempt some 4000m+ summits from Zermatt. However, the first poor weather forced us...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse: June 21, 2001
Mana Pools National Park, ZimbabweSunriseBefore EclipsePartial EclipseTotalityTotalityTotalityAfter EclipseSunsettag: astrophotographyadventuresafricasolar eclipsezimbabwe
View ArticleThe Haute Route: June 26 - July 1, 2004
Fifteen panoramas should be enough, and there are more pictures in the Gallery, but I've been told the story needs some words too. Perhaps I've overdone it.Soon after moving to Scotland from Australia...
View ArticleMarlay Point Overnight Sailing Race 2011
More photos in the Gallery.This was the second time I've been in the Marlay Point Overnight Race, sailing through the night from Marlay Point on Lake Wellington in Victoria's Gippsland Lakes to...
View ArticleMt Niles in the Twilight and Moonlight
These two images of Mt Niles were captured from the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut, on the last and coldest night of the Wapta Traverse Ski Trek in the Canadian Rockies which I did with Yamnuska Mountain...
View ArticleKiandra to Kosciuszko (K2K) Ski Tour Planning Notes
Trip Planning for Kiandra to Kosciuszko (K2K)Kiandra to Kosciuszko is Australia’s classic long-distance ski tour, dating back to around 1927 when the route was first completed by Schlink. More...
View ArticleSkiing the Jagungal Wilderness (almost K2K)
What an epic trip.. nine days back country skiing in the Australian 'Alps'. Who'd have thought such a long, remote and rewarding ski trek could be had in our own backyard. View the full album of photos...
View ArticleAnother Year at Mount Glasgow
This will make more sense if you have previously read about our first year at Mount Glasgow. 2015 was more settled and sensible for Kaz and I but we still kept pretty busy!Having missed out on a more...
View ArticlePlanets align over Snowy Mountains
Planets align over snowy mountains under moonlight (from bottom Venus, Mercury, Jupiter) Canon Powershot G1X Mark II, Panorama 2 x 10 secs, f3.5, ISO400 I've just returned from my third 'annual' back...
View ArticlePushing Canon to the Limit - Aurora with the 5D Mark IV and 6D Mark II
After the solar eclipse in Idaho, I couldn't resist continuing my 'long-service leave' and returning to Canada's Yukon Territory for some early season aurora hunting in September 2017. I had just two...
View ArticleTawonga Huts Ski Tour
After a break last year for the solar eclipse, Tim, Eric and I headed away for another week of back-country ski touring this time around the Bogong High Plains in Victoria.Day 1 (Friday 10th August,...
View ArticleSnowy Plains - Cesjacks - O'Keefe's Ski Tour (August 2022, 3rd time lucky)
On the last NSW ski tour in 2019, which I missed with a ruptured Achilles, Eric noted the possibility of returning to the Jagungal wilderness via Snowy Plains Firetrail. This could get us back to our...
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