Day 117 – Mt Picton
The rain came overnight, and stayed today. In fact, even hail made an appearance! Mt Picton was one mountain that I just had to summit knowing views were not on… Read More »Day 117 – Mt Picton
April 2022
Days 112-116 – Eastern Arthurs
Day 112: It’s time to head to the Eastern Arthurs! So awesome to have Tabatha join me for this monumental walk, and even more awesome to turn around and fin her… Read More »Days 112-116 – Eastern Arthurs
Day 111
Beautiful evening light as I drove down to the start of the Eastern Arthurs tonight. The beautiful tall trees en-route to the Tahune Forest Reserve had me pulling over and… Read More »Day 111
Day 110
Thanks so much to the Bulk Nutrients team for inviting and welcoming me into their box to watch the mighty JackJumpers beat Melbourne in their last home game of the… Read More »Day 110
Day 109
Bit nerdy. Bit practical. Bit uneventful. However today I had a good clean out of the Cubbi, and tended to the battery setup that runs all my electronics. It’s important… Read More »Day 109
Day 108
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU to everyone who has donated what they can to the 158 Challenge! We are just shy of $35,000 raised for Cancer Council Tasmania,… Read More »Day 108
Day 107
So nice to lay about in the garden, and not have to worry about climbing through scrub to an Abel today! Softest hugs in the world from Malfi and some… Read More »Day 107
Day 106
West & North-West Abels complete in one big stint! Great to see the map’s to-do list shrinking by the day. As we indulge in a number of rest days, we… Read More »Day 106
Day 105 – Mt Hobhouse
Final hike of this 19-day-straight stint! The weather held off pretty well again, making for a lovely, mostly forested climb up Mt Hobhouse. With more tapes than expected, the going… Read More »Day 105 – Mt Hobhouse
Day 104 – Wentworth Hills
Woke in the Cubbi to blue skies above Laughing Jack Lagoon. Such a beautiful way to start the day, before a 10km cycle (a new workout for the quads) along… Read More »Day 104 – Wentworth Hills
Day 103 – Mt Roland
Short and sharp! Had a lovely Good Friday evening with family friends in Devonport, before making a ‘zoomy’ up-and-down of Mt Roland. Sub-2.5h was achieved, however views and visible sky… Read More »Day 103 – Mt Roland
Day 102 – Black Bluff Range
Departure point from My Flats today – not for great fishing, but definitely a wild mountain! The well-formed PCT track steadily ascended via Paddys Lake to the more exposed plateau… Read More »Day 102 – Black Bluff Range
Day 101 – Mt Tor
Great to meet Damien and have the north-west local join me for a wander up Mt Tor! The weather played mostly kind as we transitioned from 4WD track to buttonbrass… Read More »Day 101 – Mt Tor
Days 99-100 – Cradle Group
Day 99: Big day. 30+km day. I met Margaux in the carpark, who was going to (but didn’t – smart) head up Cradle Mtn in the whiteout-weather. We cruised until… Read More »Days 99-100 – Cradle Group
Day 98 – Recondite Knob
I don’t have a whole lot to say about the walk to Recondite Knob. Honestly, it was fairly uneventful, but still offered time in the outdoors, which I will always… Read More »Day 98 – Recondite Knob
Day 97 – Mt Kate & Brewery Knob
Last night I met A&E, and gave them a lift to dinner because they were walking in the rain! Turns out they needed a backpack for the Overland Track, as… Read More »Day 97 – Mt Kate & Brewery Knob
Day 96 – St Valentines Peak & Mt Beecroft
Stocking up on groceries in Rosebery this morning for the next 10 days, then driving north, meant we got walking at midday. First stop, St Valentines Peak, in increasingly rainy… Read More »Day 96 – St Valentines Peak & Mt Beecroft
Day 95 – Mt Murchison & Mt Read
The delightful walking continued today, firstly climbing the short but steep Mt Murchison! Amazing views en-route and from the summit of nearby West Coast towns and landscapes, including my official… Read More »Day 95 – Mt Murchison & Mt Read
Day 94 – Tyndall Range
Was VERY excited to head up to the Tyndall Range today! I’ve heard good things previously, and boy did it deliver! Incredible cliff top views, alpine lakes were just spectacular… Read More »Day 94 – Tyndall Range
Day 93 – Mt Sedgwick
Blood warning! A wrong turn at the beginning of today’s off-track adventure led to a SERIOUS and prolonged scrub bash – DON’T GO THE WAY I WENT. Thankfully, I exited,… Read More »Day 93 – Mt Sedgwick
Day 92 – Mt Dundas
A later than ideal start resulted in another chance encounter with the Pandani crew and a Cubbi tour, before I drove up to start Mt Dundas. Weather was dreary, and… Read More »Day 92 – Mt Dundas
Day 91 – Mt Jukes
A short, quick one in the midst of a cloud! Mt Jukes wasn’t one to overly savour in terms of time, but it was actually a relatively pleasant walk, if… Read More »Day 91 – Mt Jukes
Day 90 – Mt Sorell
Today, I completed a big one! Mt Sorell – a mountain that has been on my radar for a long time, with things looking brighter now that it has been… Read More »Day 90 – Mt Sorell
Day 89 – Mt Owen
We have hit the (wild wild) West! Kicking things off, a sunny stroll up Mt Owen. I took Uncle Robert’s bike with me so I could ride it back down,… Read More »Day 89 – Mt Owen
Day 88 – Loddon Bluff
Waking up early to the upper reaches of Lake King William was a nice start to what I had envisaged would be a long day. Loddon Bluff’s reputation as a… Read More »Day 88 – Loddon Bluff