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Crutches or arm sling – which is worse?

If you make the dodgy decision to ask Dr Google about your upcoming surgery, you generally find lots of horror stories and complications relating to the procedure. I have concluded that this must be because people who have a successful operation are out living their best life and can’t be bothered whinging about it online.Continue reading “Crutches or arm sling – which is worse?”

Lucky I like Tequila!

Lucky i like tequila because life has given me a few more lemons! My good ole ‘good’ knee has crapped itself. Guess it was feeling left out after 5 surgeries on my ‘bad’ knee (which is now good, funnily enough!) I managed exactly 3 years out of surgery; 2 if you count my dreadful wisdomContinue reading “Lucky I like Tequila!”

I love a sunburnt country…

So it seemed like a good idea to hike 234km from Alice Springs to Mount Sonder (aka the Larapinta Trail). I honestly can’t get my head around the temperature extremes of the dessert. Nights so cold your drink bottle freezes solid, melt into sweltering days under a seemingly relentless sun in a landscape where shadeContinue reading “I love a sunburnt country…”

The Twelve Days of Tassie

Originally published on the findyourfeet.com.au blog on Jan 08, 2020 We’d spent the last six months planning a trip to Tassie’s Western Arthurs. Maps, gear list, transport, etc all sorted. About a month out my mate Gaz rings me from a hospital in Dubai “There may have been an incident…” he says “but I should beContinue reading “The Twelve Days of Tassie”

Did you have a good adventure?

Even though Lincoln had been left lying dead in the snow, now he was sitting up and said “I imagine you’re surprised to see me here..” The first Australian ascent of Everest was 3rd October 1984. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting both Tim Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer whose tales of bravery, independence and adventureContinue reading “Did you have a good adventure?”

I blame him

I don’t remember it but mum tells a story about Dad bringing a two year old me home icy and blue from being in baby carry backpack while Dad went hiking in the Tasmanian winter. He was warm from the movement so didn’t realize that the poor kid on his back was freezing! As aContinue reading “I blame him”

Travel Diaries: A Tranquil Tasmanian Adventure

Originally published on the https://red-equipment.com.au/ blog on 19th July 2019 Folding down to half the size of a conventional inflatable paddleboard, our 9’6” Compact inflatable SUP is making it much easier to take on adventures big and small. Simply exploring from the water can reveal previously undiscovered wonders right on your doorstep. Keen paddler Alice Grant found aContinue reading “Travel Diaries: A Tranquil Tasmanian Adventure”

Why did you pack a tea towel?

Me: “why did you pack a tea-towel?” Her: “you told me to”Me:??? And then we laughed about how my suggested checklist with optional trek towel had been misunderstood. I read a post recently about ultra-light traveller who didn’t even take toilet paper and just used leaves or bark or anything else available to do theirContinue reading “Why did you pack a tea towel?”

Sky bike or Sky run

Did you know….There is such a thing as SKY-RUNNING! Unfortunately it’s not a thing here in Oz as Mount Kosciuszko only just meets the minimum altitude. It’s not quite what I first imagined given my experience with sky-cycling in the Philippines, but it does sound like a lot of fun!! ‘Skyrunning is an extreme sportContinue reading “Sky bike or Sky run”

What can’t you live without?

I can’t live without my GHD” proclaims my friend Sarah during lunch. I immediately visualized the GHD ab machine at my Crossfit gym and paused with confusion for a moment. Oh, hair-straightener; the penny dropped and I nodded in agreement even though I don’t use a straightener. It’s all about perception of what we ‘can’tContinue reading “What can’t you live without?”