Author: Fraser Darcy
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Back to the Business of Bushwalking
This week in the life of Fraser (*cue early 2000’s style TV montage*) I was back to the business of bushwalking. The trip was a pretty straightforward one in theory, 3 days of walking with Gladstone High School (Gladstone, SA, not QLD…) in the Mount Remarkable National Park area basically along the course of last…
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Compare the Pair: Melrose 50km Race Report
And we’re back to regular programming folks, enough of this skiing tomfoolery or holidays business, it’s time for outdoor ed work and trail ultras. Cracking off the second half of the year’s racing schedule was yesterday’s jaunt from Mambray to Melrose. 50km long, 2400m or so of elevation gain and once again a race that…
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Ski-Touring the Bogong High Plains
Over two years had passed between skiing adventures for me. The last time I skied was the end of the 2019 season at Perisher. Back in 2018 and 2019 I skied almost every day of the season, working on skis for my job as a Patroller and using my weekends to either ski the resort…
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Should you stay or should you go… off-track
This piece was originally written for the Snowys Outdoors Blog and can be found in it’s original format by clicking on the link below. The aim was to encourage people to venture further into the bush in a safe and educated manner. Heading off-track has more risks but also more rewards provided you know what…
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Pichi Richi Marathon Report
The big dance. The final exam. The Granny or just the GF. Or even just THE Final. Every sport has them. The final match of the season where the result matters a lot more, not a little more, a LOT more. The Pichi Richi Marathon fit the bill for my GF for the first six…
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