Below is Part 2, of a multi-part series on my experiences in the Ultra Trail Australia 100km trail race, held in May 2016 at Katoomba, NSW, Australia. You can read Part 1 here. The Tarros Ladders stood below and we all politely stood in line. The … [Read more]
I think I should go home
Below is part 1, of a multi-part series on my experiences in the Ultra Trail Australia 100km trail race, held in May 2016 at Katoomba, NSW, Australia. If it had been just a training run I would have turned around in the first hour, gone … [Read more]
Morning on Mt Cooroora
Mt Cooroora -- It truly is an amazing place to climb in the early hours. Not easy, but stunning with the scenery it presents. … [Read more]
The Conondales: getting back to basics
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not … [Read more]
Thoughts on a rainy day
As the rain tumbles down I find myself comforted by a fire and the blankets nearby. Everything outside looks fresh again, water drips off leaves, the creeks flow, the dam is full. Time for a well-earned rest from the world. The trees surrounding … [Read more]
Climbing that mountain
Mountains, no matter what their size, always have a strong attraction for the adventurous. When I lived in Switzerland some time ago, I'd take every opportunity to ride my bike over high passes or hike up grassy slopes that eventually left the tree … [Read more]
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