Mountain
G’day all, 7/11 ferry ride, from kingfisher bay turned left uphill following tracks to lake mckenzie, turned left and headed to lake WA by. Walked to lookout above lake WA by and then down to lake foe a swim with the many huge catfish, played with kids on water for about 1 hour before steep [...]
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G’day all, I thought I would list all the mountain peaks that we climb during our trip around Australia and rate them based on difficulty of the climb. List of mountain peaks climbed in date order (most recent first), including height and state. 16/09/2010 Mt Bartle Frere, QLD (1,622m)Highest peak in Queensland***(also 5/10/2010 with Joey Jess) [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Peak Bagging – Check Out The List
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, 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
The rain finally cleared and so we were on! Time to climb this spectacular mountain peak that you can see from most places on the NW Coast of Tasmania. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivDR5tfTsuo Black Bluff is 1,336m and is accessed via Taylors Flat on the Lagoona Road (approx 8-9 klms) West of Leven Canyon. Taylors Flat is sign [...]
Continue reading about Bushman Bud Climbs Black Bluff in Tasmania
What a shame, we were all packed and ready to take on Black Bluff today for a day of bush walking and hiking. Last night it rained hard and we woke this morning to more rain and a white out over the mountain. Sometimes that’s the way it is…We will get there another day, hopefully [...]