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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Conquering the Summit

This is the fifth and final part of my Mount Kilimanjaro Climb. If you missed part 4, you can read it here. I awoke suddenly from a restless sleep. It was pitch black in my tent as I fumbled around in my sleeping bag to find my phone. Sleepily, I turned it on and squinted [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:42:43+10:00August 23rd, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|38 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Great Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

This is part 4 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 3, you can read it here. I looked up at the huge imposing rock face as I slowly walked out of Barranco Camp. The shadow of the Great Barranco Wall kept the temperature low, the icy air numbing the exposed skin on [...]

By |2012-12-06T13:58:30+10:00August 14th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Tanzania|8 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Lava Tower and the Great Barranco Valley

This is part 3 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 2, you can read it here. The sun warmed my face as I slowly walked across the barren volcanic landscape. The vast alpine desert of the Shira Plateau stretched out before me as I trekked up the rocky terrain of an old [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:18:39+10:00August 7th, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|17 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Trekking to Shira Plateau

This is part 2 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. I awoke to the sound of footsteps outside my tent. The soft morning light filtered in through the half open zip on one of the windows and as the footsteps got closer, I remembered that I [...]

By |2012-12-06T14:27:10+10:00July 31st, 2012|Adventure, Africa, Destinations, Featured, Tanzania|14 Comments

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Machame Gate to Machame Hut

This is part 1 of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro Groves of banana trees flashed by as I watched out of the window of the bus. As we drove through a tiny village, some kids waved at me from the side of the road with big smiles on their faces. Slowly, the [...]

Trekking to the Summit of Mount Barney, Australia

The leaves rustled in the trees above me as the breeze cooled the sweat on my skin. My shoulders began to ache from the full pack I was carrying as the ground under my feet began to steadily rise. It was time to take a break, and I dropped my pack down on the leafy ground and [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:05:03+10:00June 20th, 2012|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Oceania|11 Comments

A Dream Come True: Trekking the Milford Track in New Zealand

Dark grey rain clouds engulfed the rugged peaks above me, as the cool calm waters of Lake Te Anau passed me by. I was on a boat heading to the start of the Milford Track in the South Island of New Zealand, known as one of the most beautiful treks in the world. I leaned [...]

By |2024-11-20T12:40:11+10:00February 21st, 2012|Adventure, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, New Zealand, Oceania|13 Comments

Off Track Hiking on Mount Greville in Moogerah Peaks National Park, Australia

Moogerah Peaks National Park consists of four ancient volcanic peaks that rise up from the beautiful Fassifern Valley in South East Queensland, Australia. The park is an important habitat for rare and endangered flora and fauna, and although it is located close to Brisbane and other settlements, the peaks provide some quite remote hiking opportunities. [...]

By |2024-11-07T20:04:18+10:00January 10th, 2012|Adventure, Australia, Destinations, Featured, Motivation, Oceania|11 Comments

Canoeing and Hiking in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Watching the sunset over the Terrai in Nepal the day before had made me eager to want to get out and explore Chitwan National Park. I awoke to a foggy morning in my jungle lodge, where I sat and had a wholesome breakfast in their little restaurant. I had a full day of activities ahead [...]

By |2024-10-11T10:01:20+10:00December 13th, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Nepal|21 Comments

The Tongariro Crossing – Trekking on Volcanoes in New Zealand

New Zealand is a trekker's paradise. In the three weeks beforehand, I had already trekked the Milford Track, helihiked on Fox Glacier and trekked part of the Queen Charlotte track in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds - not to mention the many smaller day hikess I had done in other parts of the country. My adventurous [...]

By |2024-08-20T13:49:24+10:00October 25th, 2011|Adventure, Destinations, Featured, New Zealand, Oceania|31 Comments
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