Category Archives: Bushwalking

Cadburys Old Gold Chocolate, the new energy booster

MOUNT KINABALU, Sabah – Eastern Malaysia – 23-24 September 2024 Mount Kinabalu is a UNESCO Global Geopark, the summit is 4095.2M above sea level and we would be starting the walk at Timpohon Gate (1,829m ASL).  I have to admit 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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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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Return to Dharug

DHARUG NP – 24-25 August 2024 Now that I’ve been training for over a month, it was time to test whether the “getting fit” plan was working.  So, Trish and I decided that we’d tackle the fire trail in Dharug … Continue reading

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