adventure
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Hiking Reunion 2023
I used to think becoming a better hiker meant becoming stronger and more independent. Group hiking taught me something different: sometimes accepting help is part of being a good teammate.
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You Can Take the Girl Away From the Mountain…
I went to Thredbo determined to tick Mt Kosciuszko off my bucket list. Severe weather had other ideas, and somewhere between battling the wind, clinging to a railing and playing in the snow, I found one of my happy places instead. 😊
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One More Off the Bucket List — Mt Pieter Botte
Twenty-two hikers were invited. Five of us turned up. Add heavy rain, slippery boulders, a 12kg pack and two supposedly non-drowsy antihistamines, and Mt Pieter Botte became exactly the kind of adventure I should have known better than to enjoy.
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Never Say Never
I had avoided camping on Mt Bartle Frere for one very good reason: I didn’t want to carry all that gear up Queensland’s highest peak. Then I found myself crawling uphill with an 11.5 kg backpack.
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Lessons from Mt Bartle Frere
Mt. Bartle Frere taught me that the best route isn’t always the obvious one, dignity is sometimes optional, and reaching the summit matters less than what you learn getting there. 😊
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How I Ended Up Back in Zürich
A cancelled flight to Italy, an impossible connection, an unhelpful travel agent and one very expensive overnight stay later, I somehow found myself back in Zürich — alive, well, and considerably poorer. 😂
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I Hiked Lambs Head in My Socks
I’d climbed Lambs Head before, so I thought I knew what I was getting into. I didn’t. What followed was a hike involving bad shoes, wet socks, relentless rain—and a rather different lesson in endurance.
Stories Along the Way 