Tag: adventure
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Day 131. – Yellowstone Prong
Stash the bike upstream somewhere in the bushes and park at the lower falls section. Get prep’d and ready to head up through the cascading waterfalls. It’s about 5miles, I find it best to go barefoot, although Astral footwear does some good shoes that’ll help get you up and past the waterfall. Bring Friends and…
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Day 128. – It’s A Rodeo
We’re running a bit behind today. So when we arrive be sure you take in as much as possible. Try to meet some locals, there should be a few family members in the crowd about to watch their son last the 8 seconds on the bulls… Or the market storefronts have some pretty good looking…
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Day 127. – Just Peak It
Okay, today is the day. Check and double check everything is packed because we’re going up the 4 pitches to the top. The plan is simple, grab a lift to the top of the forest and lock up the mountain bikes. Ascend the hike to the Sundial cliff face and complete the multiple pitches to the…
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Day 126. – Lost At Lake Jocassee
We’ve got a plan, all we need to is get up early enough to get the job done. Today it’s a bit different. Up early and into the car, we’re out on the lake all day but first, we need to drop Jarryd and Dean off in the Kayaks for some scouting.
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Day 125. – Pack For Foley Beach
Pack everything… we’re leaving late afternoon and heading coastal. It’s a surf trip and we’ve got the car, surfboards and big smiles. Coach managed to snag a few waves but the surf isn’t anything to write home about. It’s good that the pier and a sunset delivers!
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Day 124. – The New climb Spot
Okay, you’ve got the entire day off. Let’s get up, put the paces on it, grab some coffee and head past ‘granddads apples’ farm. But first we’ll detour for a swim at Whales Back Falls and get the Sundial climb in first (might take a nap here). After we’ll head across to this new spot…
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Day 123. – The Almost Failed Multi-Pitch
Okay, we’ve got leave sorted, a vehicle booked, the climbing gear double checked and packed away. All we need is the good weather… which is one thing Pisgah national park cannot always promise. With the morning starting off bright and sunny Grant and I hit the sundial pitch at Looking-glass. Luckily we packed enough for…
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Day 122.- Aptly Named. Rainbow Falls!
Turn that radio up… ‘Call Me Maybe’ is pumping and the van full of kids know all the words. It’s a 45min drive so pack lunch for 13 and hit the path that circles Pisgah National Park. We’re on our hike and swim to Rainbow and Turtleback falls. Plus if there is the time we’ll finish…
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Day 121. – On Break Hikes
It’s rest hour which means the camp is quiet. Too quiet, but also quiet enough to recon a few hiking trails in the mountains before the climbing trip leaves. Pack light and be quick.. we’re on a tight schedule before we need to jump across to climb Looking Glass (again)..
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Day 117. – Learning The Ropes
Climbing training becoming time-consuming and distracting. It also seems that my memory has began freeing up space (like peoples names, basic geography and what I was about to say) to create room for these new knots I’m learning. Today was all about trad gear, climbing revision and dropping in on a few canyoning spots around Brevard,…
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Day 116. – Camping Sites and Mountain Bikes
Pile into the Van, Pack everything but forget those essentials like a toothbrush, deodorant or a sleeping mat). We’ve got food for three days, which should hold us until Tuesday although i’m not sure if we packed the right tarps to sleep under… We’ll be taking this camping gear and mountain bikes to visit a…
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Day 115. – Climbing Looking Glass
It’s the perfect temperature, the sun is under a thin layer of cloud and there is no wind. Hike up with 2x 70m of rope around your neck and be sure to use this time to recite and remember that knots training on the way. We’re going to apply the final parts of training today…
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Day 113. – Granite City Abseil
Hey Mum, I’m really sorry I didn’t call on Mothers Day, or the day after, or the day after that. I’ve been both under and above ground on caving and abseil training with a group of legends. This is the first of many training missions and the team couldn’t be happier.
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Day 112. – Sliding Rocks, NC
Today isn’t like others. This I’m a tour guide for a sliding waterfall I’ve never been to. I’ve now landed in North Carolina and landed a photographer job. On location for a fathers and sons weekend today, Sliding Rocks provided hours of entertainment for them / me.
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Day 111. – Las Vegas
Vegas has it all.. as long as you’ve still got something left in your bank account. Everything is expensive and overpriced. Luckily I have friends that are in town and we’re doing it cheaply. Without company, this place could get real lonely real fast. The first day I hit the strip with my camera and…
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Day 110. – Fly The Grand Canyon
Don’t forget, your helicopter leaves at 4am so don’t get stuck in the casino and lose track of time drinking with old friends (Turns out that’s pretty easy to do with no windows or clocks). You’re about to fly over the Grand Canyon so be prepared for a sunrise over the Hoover Dam and the…
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Day 109. – Yo Yosemite
How to tick Yosemite off the Bucket list: Book your solo flight out of Australia, meet up with two other Aussies and don’t forget to find a token New Zealander to bring along. Pile into the hire car and head 300km directly across the flat landscape national park, stopping regularly to check out the terrible…
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Day 108. – Baseball Big Bash
Baseball is not like cricket, cricket you can enjoy both the batting and bowling team as they try to hit or wicket each other. Baseball is slow and nothing happens for hours – the atmosphere is incredible but after 2 hours we only scored 2 runs/points. Luckily we had great seats and a really nice sunset…
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Day 107. – Alcatraz Bars
Take a look out this prison window, you can see SF. I’m here on this eyesore in the harbour off just off SF. It’s an ugly island with a dark and defensive past. Used as both a prison and a fort, there is a saying about Alcatraz, ‘Those who break the rules go to jail, those…
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Day 106. – Muir Woods on Mountain Bikes
My rule with mountain biking is be sure to always hire the best bike possible, make sure its so good all you need to do is hold on and it will do the downhill work for you. – that way you can focus on getting to the peak. located just outside of San Fransisco is trails…
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Day 105. – SF Golden Gate
How was that flight? 17hrs can be painful but we’re here and even though it’s midnight your time, it’s just hit 10 am. So shake those tired eyes off and check out San Fransico, First up Pier 39, the Golden Gate, iconic cable cars and hire bikes. *I love how there is a surf culture…
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Day 104. – Currumbin Cascades
We’ve made it coastal, but it’s a bit too windy and washed out of a swim – we’ll hit the Cascades instead. Just 30mins from Burleigh Heads are these endless waterfalls with natural waterslides. But I’m on a tight timeline and have only made it 800m up, leaving 3km of constant falls unexplored for next…
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Day 102. – (Yas) Queen Mary Falls
Sober up, wash that hangover off. Borrow mums car because we’re going to Queen Mary Falls. It’s a 6km stretch of lush rainforest with 5 or 6 killer sized waterfalls. Good Exploring to be had along with some great scenery. You’ll love it.
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Day 101. – Kondalilla & Gardners Falls
No time to rest… [but that sleep-in was a great idea] we’re going waterfall hunting in the Glasshouse mountains. Gardners Falls first up which has a few perfect rope swings, followed by Picnic and Kondalilla falls. It’s too green in QLD now, I’ve nuked the greens in this series and they’re still too much! much.
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Day 97. Surf Rescue 2018
The end of Bondi patrolled season is almost here. I finished up this 2018 season with the PM Nightingale patrol this week, which started on an adrenalin high after hearing stories of the AM patrols successful 6min resus (CPR) operation. That’s a rarity on Australias most popular beach but the team handled it exceptionally well. Anyway,…
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Day 96. – Hike-cycle
Yea, okay so maybe Karloo pools wasn’t ‘just 400m this way’ instead it ended up being an 8km round trip. But that only made the maccas trip after so much more rewarding. Also, if you’re after a great cheesy date idea, Try bike rides during sunset. Results this way ->
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Day 93. – 38 Patrol
It’s 38 degrees, the tide is flowing out. But we’re highly trained and overstaffed. Which means we get to surf and roam the beach finding rescues. I bought the new drone along with a darker filter on my lens. Pretty happy with how the photos came out.
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Day 92. Good Monday
Start the week off sky-high with a few early morning aerials. Today will be one of those no clouds no wind kind of days. Great for the beach.
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Day 91. – Waterhole
Quick, drop by Garie Beach and then we’re heading to Winifred Falls to float around the reservoir. Great sunshine and an even greater time! Plus I only lost the Martin the Mavic (my drone) once.
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Day 89. – Camp Coastal
$80 – Tent. $20 – Air Mattress. $0 – Camping Pass SOLD OUT. Okay, lets just find a secret beach spot and hope the tide doesn’t come up too much further. Remembering to rise early because the South has too much to see and do!
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Day 88. – Is That Rain?
Those storm clouds are getting closer. I’m sure it will be fine… It wasn’t fine.
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Day 87. – Sunrise And A Skate
Summer is on the way out. The sun is now in a completely different position and extending dusk an extra 30mins. But that didn’t stop the skaters putting in a session for Bowl-A-Rama is this weekend – all the kids are down getting in the last few sessions before the competition kicks off.
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Day 86. – How To Start A Birthday
Kickoff the morning off right with a surf and a very quick training session. Is that a twinge in my shoulder? can’t be.. Not allowed to get injured on my birthday. Now go to work and have a long lunch – finish the day off with close friends and family for din dins.
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Day 85. – Mac Pass
Get up early, stay quiet to not wake the housemates. Pack the camera, laptop and snacks. We’re heading on a day trip south.
Barcs.Work 