Category Archives: Bushwalking

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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The lead up to Mt Kinabalu – Part 1

15 July – 18 August – About 6 months ago, an acquaintance (when he heard I was going to Sarawak for the International Show Caves Conference) suggested that I climb Mt Kinabalu whilst I was there.  He said that I’d … Continue reading

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