Immediately following the Island Peak climb last month, I was very pleased to lead a trek to the Khumbu region of Nepal, taking a group of intrepid hikers to Gokyo Village and up Gokyo Ri (peak), followed by a crossing…
Pleased to have taken a private team to the Khumbu to make an ascent of Island Peak during April. It was a great team and we had major success with everyone making to the top.
Background The concept for this expedition grew out of a search for a winter arctic challenge that would be both an expedition in its own right and a preparatory exercise for a future expedition that we were researching in the…
Neil and I are in the final stages of preparing for this Brooks Range Winter Traverse expedition with equipment, food, power, communications, transport and logistics pretty much sorted out now. We're looking forward to swapping our truck tyres for sleds…
Very excited to be gearing up my next major expedition, which will take place from December 2016 to March 2017. In conjunction with Neil Ward, with whom I climbed on a couple of 8000 metre peaks, Makalu and Shishapangma, I’ll…
Just back from a week long reunion bushwalk with my old Venturer (Senior Scouts) friends on the Overland Track in Tasmania. The usual wet weather didn't detract at all from the stunning wilderness or impact on a really fun trip…
Back on dry land after another run up the NSW coast in the Sydney to Gold Coast yacht race aboard AUSREO. The weather was a bit tame for my liking but I never tire of the stunning beauty of that…
Whew, finally a moment to sit still and make contact. The last 12 months has been hectic with keynote speaking engagements around the country, guiding, earthquakes in Nepal, charity work and of course some personal adventures. KEYNOTE SPEAKING 2015 was…
Home again after an awesome trip to Canada where I spent a week out on the sea ice near Churchill, Manitoba in temperatures down to -25 C and below, testing some great Outdoor Research gear and dodging polar bears. In…
I was pleased to be asked to be the Australia Day Ambassador to Urana this year as it is very close to my old stamping grounds of Wagga Wagga. It was great to meet the locals and take part in…