Tag: Australia
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Appreciation, Reflection & Adaption
Blog Update #21 A forced break…… something I didn’t know I needed. My last post I wondered what’s next and where my passions lie, I’d come off a pretty crazy and hectic 6 months both in my athletic life, work life and personal life. Finishing over 10 long distance (42-220km) running events and finishing my…
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Whats Next?
Blog Update #20 It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these, a little over 2 months which doesn’t sound long but always feels like an eternity. I’ve got a new job at a petrol station since then and the list of ultramarathons I’ve completed keeps getting longer, just like the amount of…
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Winging It
Blog Update #18 So my last update I was talking about walking the fine line, referring to taking on a large ultramarathon schedule and still keeping the body healthy, well….. I think I may be starting to fall off that line! A week and a half ago I competed in my first backyard ultra and…
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Walking the Fine Line
Blog Update #17 It’s been over 4 months since my last blog update, and a lot’s happened since. We’ve properly come out of the CovId-19 lockdown, K2 has been summited during winter by Nimsdai Purja (congratulations!) Christmas happened, 2021 happened, Trump lost the election, I pulled out of my police application and I’ve been lucky…
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Post Successful Mount Kosciuszko Summit
Four summits in one year and one month, pretty damn lucky I know. Mount Elbrus Russia, Europe’s highest peak in June 2019, Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania, Africa’s highest peak in July 2019, Aconcagua Argentina, South America’s highest peak in February 2020 and now Mount Kosciuszko Australia, Australia’s highest peak in July 2020. Getting to the top…
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Shark Cage Diving
CALYPSO STAR CHARTERS – Port Lincoln From a young age sharks have always been my favourite animals, I used to draw them, base school projects around them and I once even started a Facebook page called “Save the Sharks” back when I was 10. This love for sharks naturally progressed into wanting to see them…
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10 of Australia’s Must Do Ultramarathons
Around the world the sport of ultra running is gaining in popularity and participation, and Australia is following suit. More and more races are being created across Australia’s diverse climates and environments. From the sand dunes in Australia’s central outback, to the cliffs and surf on Victorias coast, on the tracks through Queensland’s rainforests and…
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My Training Regime (As of August the 10th 2019)
I’m sure many fellow Australians can relate when I say training for mountaineering/alpinism in Australia isn’t easy. Why not you ask? Because theres no mountains to climb, it’s flat as a pancake! The best we have are the Aussie 10 peaks in Mount Kosciusko National Park, with it culminating on Mount Kosciusko itself standing at…
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