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Touch-down Kota Kinabalu

KOTA KINABALU – 20-22 September 2024 There have been some ups and downs (cancelled flights, possible cyclones) but Jim (my travelling buddy) and I finally made it to Kota Kinabalu in East Malaysia on Saturday.  Our Big Adventure was to … Continue reading

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The lead up to Kinabalu – Part 2

19 August – 19 September The second part of challenge to build my fitness so that I can climb Mount Kinabalu went by in a blur! I’d heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit and 7 days … Continue reading

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Caught by a Heuristic Trap – or two

BLUE MOUNTAINS – 15 September 2024 I was a little nervous about this multi pitch abseil trip (Malaita Walls).  I’d done it twice before (maybe even more times because I don’t always record trips), but this time it was an SRT … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for!

BLUE MOUNTAINS – 7 September 2024 This was supposed to be an overnight walk with Nicole but, with the threat of rain, Nicole and I talked it over and came up with a day walk which was on both our … Continue reading

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The Horse Track

BLUE MOUNTAINS – 6 September 2024 If I’d looked more closely to the Katoomba Map, I would have been able to identify this route (although it was unnamed), but it wasn’t until recently that The Horse Track came to my … Continue reading

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