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The Great Australian Road Trip Continues, guest starring Chris

Enroute Cairns, QLD, AU

So ends our snowbound Australian adventure

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Now we’re off to the Tropical North and joining us for our Road Trip is Tiffany’s brother Chris.

Chris came out to work with us in Australia when we got him a job at Charlotte’s Pass Ski Resort.  He had a month left before he needed to head back to the US.

So after reclaiming The Beast from hibernation we asked…

Us:  “So, chris, now that we’re done snowboarding in New South Wales where ya wanna go?”

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Into the White

Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, AU

One can only get pulled up the side of a mountain by a boat anchor tied to a bungee chord so many times before they start considering the alternatives to the dilemma of Australian Alpine ascent.

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The 7th Summit

Mt Kosciuszko, NSW, AU

(1/7 unlocked) Life Achievement:
Climb the 7 Summits.

Sure it’s not like it was freaking Everest or anything and yeah, it’s the smallest and kinda a part time member of the list but just for the record,

  1. People have died climbing this thing…
  2. It is without contention the highest point on one of Earth’s continents…
  3. We did make the ascent in full force hurricane winds… Continue reading “The 7th Summit”

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Snow bush walking

Jindabyne, NSW, AU

With a total of 4 ski lifts to entertain us for 3 months it’s probably little wonder how that got old.

Luckily, our ski resort was smack dab in the middle of a national freaking park and our friend Chris volunteered to show us how to successfully get lost bush walking without killing ourselves.

Why is it still called bush walking when all the bushes are buried in the snow?

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Australian snow is cold…and hard.

Jindabyne, NSW, AU

Greg loves video editing.

So easy to make something look really awesome that, in truth, went so very, very, VERY wrong…

The doctor recommended stitches but Tiffany convinced him to go with medical tape first.  She still has the scar.

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Snowboards and Didgeridoos

Jindabyne, NSW, AU

So why again did we (literally) take a crash course in boat anchors and bungee and their varied use in alpine ascents?

Well, do you have a snowboard video with a didgeridoo soundtrack? ‘Cause we do!

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Blizzard of Independence

Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia

So a quick jump ahead and a bit of a preview of what’s to come:

We spent the 4th of July in Australia which worked out really well being as our Australian friends had access to things that light on fire and we, as Americans, could provide them with an excuse to use said things that light on fire while consuming beer…all in the name of international friendship.  It should be noted though that this ain’t the Australian outback you’ve been expecting.

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