Bah Bah Black Sheep - A Hiker's Tale

Reflections and experiences written both on the hiking trail and while trying to get back onto it, this collection includes chronicled entries from my Nepal trek journal, gear reviews, training and the search to find the ultimate base pack gear list.

Saturday, 21 March 2015

Reviewing the Big Three - Part 3 The Shelter

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One of the heaviest items in any hiker's repertoire is their shelter. As a general rule,  the lightest shelters available are tarps whil...
Monday, 16 March 2015

The Great Victorian Rail Trail

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Full Trail: 134km between Tallarook and Mansfield, Victoria Hiked Trail: 16.5km between Molesworth and Yea (including Yea Wetlands) Grade...
Sunday, 15 March 2015

Everest Circuit Rerouted XIII: Base Camp

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Wednesday, 23 October 2013 17:30 Hrs at 4910m (Gorak Shep) The terrain between Dingboche and Labouche is a narrow plain of grass and junip...
Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Sleeping Bag Review: Feathered Friends Egret UL 20 vs Sea to Summit Traverse XtII

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My Feathered Friends Egret UL 20 sleeping bag arrived from Seattle today a fortnight after I first ordered it. There it was, an inocuous br...
Saturday, 28 February 2015

Everest Circuit Rerouted XII: The Most Beautiful Mountain

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Monday, 21 October 2013 11:47 Hrs at 4330m (Dingboche) The trail from Pangboche to Dingboche meanders along the Imja Kola. It is, at least i...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015

Reviewing the Big Three - Part 2 The Sleeping Bag

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Contrary to the first of the big three, my Aarn Featherlite Freedom 50 litre pack with the additional 12 litre balance pockets, I am not sat...
Monday, 16 February 2015

Reviewing the Big Three - Part 1 The Pack

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I have wiled away many an evening considering how best to reduce my base pack weight. Burned the electric candle past midnight. Set my alarm...
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