Great Outdoors Gear Testing

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to try out a couple of new bits of equipment. Suunto’s Core Watch and Manfrotto’s new BeFree Compact Travel Tripod. What better place to test out the new gear than out in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness, just south of Cradle Mountain at a place …

The march to Macchu Picchu

As part of our global travels last October, Nat & I embarked on a four day hike/ancient Incan pilgrimage – A.K.A The Inca Trail. This adventure began in the super-touristy Peruvian town of Cusco, where all hikers spend a couple of days getting their bodies acclimatised to the high altitude before undergoing the epic up and downhill …