In January of 2015, I set out with Micheal, Niels and Bjorn to climb one of the best, most magnificent routes i’ve ever climbed. A bivy the night before, 2 raps, 4 pitches grade 18(5.10a) trad pitches, 24 tim tams and a stack of simul-climbing got us into one of the best (and most sandbagged) … More Pole Dancer
The other day, Marijke got an Ortlieb Vario pannier for commuting. This fancy waterproof pannier converts into a backpack for easy carrying. Unfortunately, it uses Ortlieb’s QL3 mounting system, which turned out to be both fiddly and flimsy. Firstly, the mounting instructions are amazingly bad. As well as having no written instructions, a special prize … More Hack/Bodge of the Week: Fixing Ortlieb’s Crappy Pannier Mounts
After Jagungal, I could have taken the rack and rigid seatpost off the bike, and put the dropper post back on. Instead I went with it and signed up for another sufferfest. Sam B was planning to get to Boree Log by bike again, continuing his quest for an “ass hewn from the finest granite”. … More Bungonia Boree Biking
Jagungal, or the “Big Bogong”, stands alone in the northern part of Kosciuszko National Park. As the remotest and northernmost 2000m point, it’s a sought-after peak to bag. Usually it’s climbed in summer as a bushwalk, or in winter as part of a long ski tour on nordic cross-country gear. The closest convenient access in … More The Jagungal Ski-Bike Tour
Iwaenopuri is the peak in the Niseko range next to Annupuri, which is the famous one with the ski resort. It’s one of the first zones to look at for a backcountry skier in Niseko desperate to escape the slackcountry hordes. First Attempt I missed first lift at Niseko Hirafu on day…I lost track of … More Iwaenopuri
Since I just have to have the trickest setups the internet can come up with, with the purchase of a “not embarrasingly shit” mountain bike off of Gumtree, I got to work on taking it to the next level. First up was to ditch unnecessary things off the bike, like reflectors and the pump bracket. … More Ghetto Tubeless Tyre Conversion
The water is receding in Colorado, and rising in Australia. Grab some popcorn and get ready to pine for the season that is winding down, celebrate the seasons about to start, learn some history of the sport and generally just watch some quality whitewater throwdowns. Duhd Khosi: Canoeing Down Everest (1977) Nothing will ever compare … More Ten of the Best Whitewater Films Online
For James, a powerful winter of ski mountaineering has gone down across the western united states, from Colorado all the way to California. The following post, gives a glimpse of the pow turns, icy jump turns, minor fails and epic wins that have transpired.  The winter is over in the US, James will be back in … More A Winter of Ski Mountaineering in the USofA
One of the places that people tend to waste the most time when Ski Mountaineering is in Transition Terrain. Transition terrain is easily defined as terrain where you are neither skinning nor riding. It is often short sections that are too steep, exposed or rocky to allow for either other method of travel. In Australia … More Dealing with Transition Terrain
Today I’m creating the “MTB” tag for the blog. Holy flying spaghetti monster, it finally happened. It’s everything I feared. In hindsight, I love going downhill too much to have held out on mountain biking forever. If kayaking is like powder skiing – all float, bounce, and slow-motion commitment, then mountain biking is like piste … More Now With More Huck
Huck & Dyno 