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I had never considered before this day, that someone actually invented the ear muff..... but in 1877, at the ripe old age of 15 years [and with unusually large and sensitive ears] Chester Greenwood did just that. ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
UPDATE: On tuesday January 31, Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke banned cattle grazing in the state’s Alpine National Park. Mr Burke rejected the state government’s proposal to reintroduce 400 cattle into the park to graze for up to five months ...
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So excited for Aussie skier Anna Segal in the Winter X Games. Anna is the current Freestyle World Champion in Slopestyle. She's a great athlete and role model for female skiers......this was Anna 2 ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
Castlemaine-based artist Ben Laycock continues his series of reports from mountainous places, this time he’s fresh off the Overland Track. Rumour has it that his musically inclined party was welcomed by some travellers but not universally accepted on the trails. ...
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recent heavy snowfalls make avalanches a very real possibility....check out these guys...Huge Uintas Avalanche from trentmeisenheimer on Vimeo. ...
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I’ve been skiing in Japan with a couple of Buller insiders who have let me know that the permit for the Burnt Hut chair was... ...
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NZ turns up in force for the Freeride/Freeski World Tour Stop in Revelstoke, Canada; Neil Williman, Sam Smoothy, CJ Wright, Janina Kuzma and Si Reeves. ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
For the past two days, more than 30 people from the Central Highlands Action Group and local Toolangi and Healesville residents have been occupying a large logging coupe on Yellowdindi rd in Toolangi state forest. Two 30m tree sits, which ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
This piece comes from Treehugger, and looks at impacts in the European Alps, but obviously warming of alpine environments is a real issue here in Australia as well (for instance, see the recent piece Alps could be snow free by ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
Mid summer. Time to be out in the hills. I have been out exploring some of the less known peaks in the Vic High Country, like Big Hill, south of Mt Beauty, and Mt Sugarloaf just near the old ticket ...
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Firstly I’d like to wish all the loyal aussieskier.com readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Well it’s done. We waited until 20-odd... ...
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With Christmas barely a week away and the endless pre-Christmas sales by the big outdoor brands, it can be hard to stay away from gear at good prices. All of the big brand gear – such as that coming from ...
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What an amazing start to the season in Hokkaido. It's been snowing in Niseko everyday for well over a week now and it looks like it's not going to stop anytime soon. ...
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bit of design inspiration for a grey, rainy monday morning........ look at this! it's carpet! and a great way to have the impact of wooden or stone flooring without losing all the heat... ...
Cam Walker / greenoutdoorgear.wordpress.com
Patagonia has opened another store in Australia, this time in Chapel Street, Prahran (Melbourne). Patagonia come up as being rated very highly across sustainability and workplace criteria on this site, and the presence of a store in another large city ...
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The northern winter has officially begun, with snow on the hills and tracks to be made. If you’re thinking about heading O.S. to the snow sometime soon and you’re hankering for some of that elusive powder in the US, Europe ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
The title of this book pretty much sums it all up: Tasmanian summits to sleep on. This is a gorgeous, large format photo book, focused on 7 peaks that the author, Kevin Doran, has explored and camped out on, from ...
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I’m so terribly excited! The Powder Bible has just gone live – it is available for purchase from http://powderbible.com and aussieskier readers will be the... ...
Cam Walker / themountainjournal.wordpress.com
If you have ever skied or boarded at Mt Buller, the Bluff is probably familiar, even if you don’t know its name. It’s the prominent and rocky, long mountain out on the skyline on your right as you ski back ...
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Outdoor brand PATAGONIA has been leading the way in environment and ethical issues for some time now and their latest campaign the ...
aussieskier / aussieskier.com
Hi Everyone, It’s about time to give my loyal aussieskier fans a sneak peek into what I’ve been up to lately. aussieskier has been quiet... ...
