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“I Flew!” – Learning to Paraglide

September 23, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comment(0)

If you’ve spent much time with me, then I’ve probably told you about my desire to learn speed riding. If you didn’t know that, it might be because you zoned out and ignored my more ambitious ideas. I assure you however that speed riding is a real thing that people participate in, and trust me […]

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Early season ski touring – The Remarkables

July 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comments(2)

We stood at the base of The Remarkables Ski Resort, and looked up at the school holiday traffic. I was very happy knowing that we were headed into the backcountry, searching for some quieter and hopefully, fresh turns. Meanwhile it was a zoo out there. Snowboarders cutting people off, out of control kids followed by […]

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Winter Rock – A Beginner’s Experience of Ice Climbing

June 6, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comment(0)

The weather grows colder, the mornings are frosty and the car windows are icy, and yet there is still no snow. It’s been almost three weeks since we last saw that fluffy, white gold falling from the sky. Those of us nervously wondering when the season will finally take hold, have heard some rumuors of […]

Dream Thing (21**), Wye Creek.
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Wye Creek – Part 1: Recovery

May 23, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comment(0)

Two years ago, I was living and working at Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia as a bike mechanic. I was on a my lunch break, getting in a few training runs for the Canadian nationals when I had a bad crash near the bottom of the park. I dislocated my left elbow and shattered […]

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Bikepacking The Old Ghost Road

May 2, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comment(1)

In a country where mountain bike trails are being carved into the landscape faster than they can be ridden, the claim of New Zealand’s longest continuous single track is a serious accolade. This claim belongs to an 85km stretch of dedicated single track known as The Old Ghost Road. Its length however  is far from […]

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Kia Ora – Welcome to New Zealand

April 10, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comment(0)

I left Australia at 6:30pm on the 4th of April, loaded with 90kg of gear across 5 bags. This included my bike, two pairs of skis, a complete trad climbing rack and rope, all my camping gear and my whole wardrobe of clothes. Luckily I’ve mastered the art of stacking all of this on those […]

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How to Become a Mountain Guide

March 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comments(6)

So you may have been wondering what a mountain guide actually does. In short, a mountain guide is a highly skilled and experienced individual who is adept in the arts of alpine travel and exploration. A mountain guide is usually assessed through either an association or a registered training organization. Once qualified they are then […]

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A Shift in Direction

March 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Sam Comments(2)

I love the mountains, they call to me and when I’m among them I feel at home… …So its a pity that I was born in Australia. Our tallest mountain is Mt Kosciusko which stands at 2228m tall, on the international scale this doesn’t rate as a much of a mountain. However, although they are […]

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