G’day all, After the Southern Forests trip with the Land Rover Club we have been camped at Hobart Show Grounds due to a wearing clutch on the Patrol. We have ordered a replacement which gets fitted tommorrow and then off we go again. Our time here hasn’t been wasted though, we have spent a few [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ3EOYn4F4A (At the summit with Bushman Bud) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auB-UCoXC6g (Must See, Bushman Bud reflects on epic trip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1lLxSE-Dl4 (Vista 360 degrees at Mt Ossa) Rising from a restless night sleep at 5:00am I grabbed my back pack of basic supplies and headed for the Arm River Track. The information on this track suggests a 40 klm return to be [...]
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G’day all, With a short break in the weather and winter closing in; tommorrow is my chance to claim Tasmania’s highest peak Mt Ossa. I am all packed and ready for a 5am start, sunrise at 7:15am so I should get a good start on a 36 klm return hike that I plan to do [...]
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G”day all, Well we all made it up Cradle Mountain this time around. Joey Jess (7) on her second run and Orangatang Amy (5) on her first attempt. We followed the track from Dove Lake to the interection of the Overland Track and Dove Lake Track (about 300m from the carpark). We turned left towards [...]
G’day all, The weather has cleared and it is time to get the fitness level up to tackle Mt Ossa, Tasmania’s highest peak. I have found a track into Mt Ossa away from the Overland Track which is a 36 klm round trip. Far better than the trip up the Overland Track which is approx [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Returns To Cradle Mountain
We are really enjoying our piece of paradise on the banks of the Mersey River. This surely has to be one of Bushman Bud’s secret camping spots (which you can subscribe to for the locations). This morning (after schooling) the kids and I collected all kinds of shapes and sizes of rocks and set about [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGv9E5-rSiY Devils Gullet is a lookout over 230m sheer cliffs that have been shaped by ice and rain over millions of years. In the distance is the vista of Cradle Mtn – Lake St Clair National Park and it many mountain peaks. There is a board at the lookout pointing out the many peaks on [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJS65mbxmc The Fisher River Lookout is a beautiful vista over the Cradle Mtn – Lake St Clair National Park and highlights many of the towering peaks of the park. Off in the distance is the famous Cradle Mtn and Mt Ossa (Tasmania’s highest peak). There is a board which names all the various peaks you [...]
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G’day all, this was one sensational adventure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJMmfSBbw-Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZAqCL7d4A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yvzWKpcmo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poAO1_JE6_8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHqN39DD-04 We arrived at the Cradle Mtn-Lake St Clair National Park about 10:30am and it took half an hour to work out, firstly where we could drive in the park (for anyone who doesn’t know, you can’t just drive up to the car park, [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Climbs Cradle Mountain in Adventure Scramble
Tommorrow is the day, time to climb Cradle Mountain in the Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. This is one of the highest mountains in Tasmania being over 1,500m tall. There is plenty of rock scrambling to make the creek and I am informed it is about 7 1/2 hours return. I have [...]
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