Tag: NSW
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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 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 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.
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Day 84. – Hi, From Bondi Beach
Hi from Bondi, With no clouds, a perfect water temperature and more tourists than locals. The beach has always got your back.
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Day 83. – Solo Sunrise
It was like any other Tuesday. Expecting the waves to break nicely and clear Bondi water. Which is exactly what happened. For Christmas, my sister picked me up a new GoPro mount and today was a pretty good day to trial it (more to come).
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Day. 82 – Still-ness
It’s early.. and the sunrise won’t stop beaming through my window. Maybe I’ll get up and catch up with the paddle training group, then come back and nap? Maybe I’ll just sleep in…
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Day 81. – Gerringong
One foot in front of the other, repeat. It’s a long walk to these falls plus we’re going rouge track for a bit. Get your feet ready.
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Day 80. – New Year Same Beach
With somewhere between 20 to 25 thousand beachgoers coming through, the patrol today racked up 64 Rescues and 350 First Aids (mostly from the bluebottle swam) Plus a heli-rescue on the south cliffs. Today was a monster effort on the beach – Got a few good photos on sundown of the (exhausted) patrol members.
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Day 78. – Burnt Retinas
If you’ve missed the morning swim it’s too late – Stay indoors now, It’s 7.34am, 28 degrees humid and glary outside. I did manage to snap these few overexposed shots before cutting a quick lap swim on the beach.
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Day 77. – Someday Somewhere
Someday I’ll leave Sydney – buy a van and travel a coastline for a year or two. Until then, I’ll stay shooting these NSW beaches. Today Jonny and Ed say goodbye to a good friend of theirs, sending him off with a final surf (.. on the flattest day i’ve seen)
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Day 76. – Flying High
Getting those high angles on the drone! something new in is the works – stay tuned. Also lightening storm to finish off the day put on a great show.
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Day 74. – The Race Is On
Squeeze in a training session after work, the day before – Because being prepared is half the battle. Get up and get on a rescue board because it’s time to race. “Do whatever you can to get across the bay before anyone else”. *no photos of the race. v difficult to shoot and paddle.
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