TRIPS/EXPEDITIONS

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GEAR REVIEWS

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Monday, 15 August 2016

Review -Petzl Sirocco

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Review on the right.

Review -Black Diamond Guide Gloves

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Review on the right.

Review -Mont Austral Pants

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Review on the right.
Sunday, 17 April 2016

Review -Hotronics FootWarmer S4 Custom insole kit

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Review on the right.
Thursday, 14 April 2016

Update Thurs 14 April – Best wishes, expedition concerns and general news.

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Message chatted with Dawa before he and his clients headed off to climb Mt Makalu (5th highest mountain). Best of luck to all of them. I wi...
Sunday, 10 April 2016

A man that I admire (that I have never met)

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Prominent Australian Philip Nitschke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Nitschke https://exitinternational.net/ In Australi...
Thursday, 24 March 2016

Frostbite and Broad Peak training update 24 March 2016

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It's been awhile since my last update...but I haven't been sitting idly. As you can see from the picture the toe has healed nic...
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Saturday, 13 February 2016

Frostbite update 13 February 2016

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Today was quite a good day!  The dead nail bit has separated and it left a thinner nail underneath (compare to previous post pictures to see...
Friday, 29 January 2016

Protecting against sun damage (protecting your lips)

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Every mountaineer will be exposed to extremely high sunlight/UV at some stage.  When this happens over multiple weeks on an expedition it re...
Friday, 22 January 2016

Broad Peak 2016 expedition details/progress

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New entry on the right.  Just getting ready.  Let's see how I will go ;-)
Saturday, 2 January 2016

Frostbite update 2 January 2016

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I was wondering why my toe was hurting and swollen...it couldn't have been the trekking I did at Freycinet (Mt Anton)? :-( I went to...
Wednesday, 30 December 2015

Review -The North Face Inferno -29C Sleeping Bag

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Review on the right.
Monday, 21 December 2015

2016 climbing plans

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For now, I am unlikely to climb in Nepal for Spring.  If I did get fit in time then I would be inclined to go back to Cho Oyu (in Tibet) to ...

Frostbite update 21 December 2015

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Since the last update, recovery of the toe tip has been going very slowly.  The tip suffered the most damage and it was a 'concave scab...
Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Frostbite update 9 December 2015

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Latest update from the trimming of the dead tissue (scab).  The lower side of the raised scab bled a little when I trimmed a little too much...
Thursday, 26 November 2015

Frostbite update 26 Nov 2015

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Got the good news from my Australian doctor yesterday.  Toe should heal well -only a few mm shorter at the tip will be the worst of it.  Thi...
Thursday, 5 November 2015

Dropping my beautiful LML NV 150 Star 2 scooter

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How much bad luck can one have.  If I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck at all.  After owning my scooter for two full days (sin...
Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Frostbite update

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Got some good news from a friend who has been liaising with his Dr specialist in frostbite.  Thanks mate for the help.  Some excerpts. ...
Friday, 30 October 2015

What Grade1/low 2 (maybe) frostbite looks like

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For those that are not familiar with frostbite, then this is what it looks like. Incident happened on Manaslu summit night and this is 30 d...
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Thursday, 15 October 2015

Tent sailing away

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For those who saw my tweet of 27 September 2015 at C2 from Manaslu, you may be wondering what this was all about. Well, I was sleeping at...
Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Review -Goal Zero Sherpa 100 and Nomad 20 solar panel

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Review on the right.

Philosophical view on life

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My vascular specialist was asking me why I climb mountains (high stuff) and I said to him that to me, 'life', was not about 'li...

Vascular specialist update on frostbite.

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Saw vascular specialist today and below is what he says about the right toe (all other toes/fingers are of no concern and will heal properl...
Thursday, 27 August 2015

Less than genuine advertising.

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I have been looking at a range of expedition websites and heli charter services in Nepal and it is blatantly clear that many are next to use...
Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Who do you trust in the mountaineering business world?

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Of recent there has been a lot of negative news regarding relationships and trust between guides, sherpas and clients (over the last 3yrs t...
Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Expedition toilet etiquette

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I never seriously thought I would ever need to complain about this...but how I can be proven wrong.  You would think that people know how to...
Sunday, 28 June 2015

Review -Forty Below K2 Superlight Overboots

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Sunday, 14 June 2015

Review -Fisher Space Pen (AG7) and Nu Stone paper

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Review -Sea to Summit - Clear Stopper Dry Bag 13L and 20L

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Sunday, 31 May 2015

I stand by the reviews I do on products

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I reviewed the TNF Himalayan Down Parka and Pant not too long ago.  Sadly I lost them near C1 at Everest due to not being able to recover th...

Mistakes I made on the Everest + Lhotse cancelled expedition

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Oh' the shame of it!  I finally admit to making mistakes.  Hard to believe :-). Well, I might as well get straight into it...the WORST...
Saturday, 30 May 2015

Mountain electronic devices and keeping them powered up

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One of the first things you notice as you get further away from civilisation (Kathmandu) is that the cost of charging devices becomes more e...
Friday, 20 March 2015

The things that worry me on the way to the mountain, and on the mountain.

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Concern 1 The dreaded diarrhoea!  This is my number one concern.  Having been unlucky enough to be caught out with a severe instance (of...
Monday, 16 March 2015

Keeping entertained on the mountain and how to keep powered up?

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OK, I am a popish music fan, and proud of it!  Robert Palmer, Shania Twain, Taylor Swift, Pink, Katy Perry, The Corrs and most music from t...
Thursday, 12 March 2015

Did you know that high altitude damages brain cells!

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My buddy Jason told me that this was a reality but I had always wanted to wait for the evidence...now it is here (or at least since I’ve re...

What has my fitness program been focussed on, and why?

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I have always admired those individuals that can push themselves crazily in whatever physical endeavours they seek.  Some of the fittest pe...