Friday morning... 5:30am... Sun Shining... A group of blokes I know are riding up the Eastern Escarpment as we speak... yes I was invited... yes I have uni work to do instead... yes, i WILL procrastinate!
What's a blog without photos?!
In true '
outdoorgaz' style... Here are a bunch of pictures showing me "outdoors".
Let's start in New Zealand:
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| Day trip hiking out to a glazier to do some ice climbing |
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| Lauren joined in with a broken arm from 2 days earlier. Only person they've had with a broken arm climb the ice. It was a hard day for her as any small jolt would hurt like hell. And only 1 hand to hold her axe in. |
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| Woooo |
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| Queenstown |
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| I took this photo with my crappy point and shoot, I think NZ is one of those places where you can take photos like this and it has nothing to do with the camera. It's just beautiful each direction you look. |
Next lets look at some climbing in SEQ...
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| Toowoomba Ranges |
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| Toowoomba down the bottom... |
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| Ngungun... This place is magic. This was my first REAL outdoor climbing experience. The abseil/climb itself is very easy, but it's 60m + to the bottom. Imagine Kangaroo point x3. I never forget throwing the 70m rope off from the top and watching it just scrape the ground. |
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| By this stage, I had abseiled all the way to the bottom, hooked up the climbing gear, and starting heading UP UP UP. Surreal views. |
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| One of my favourite photo's from the day. |
Bushwalking in SEQ and Northern NSW. Not my most favourite activity, but with good mates it's always a great day.
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| On the way up to Lizard Point. An all day, off track, uphill walk using a dodgy map and compass. I loved this day! |
I won't add many riding pictures, but Canberra has to get a mention for awesome spots I have taken the bike...
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| Top of Mt Stromlo after being schooled by Dave on climbing a mountain. |
Lastly, no matter where you take yourself there's nothing like the feeling of heading into your own backyard. Daisy Hill has been my backyard for a while now, as is the Brisbane river. Here's 2 parting shots just for you Pete.
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| Daisy Hill at night |
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| Taking the yaks down the "backyard" and out to the Brisbane river |
Hope you enjoy.
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