Welcome all races, nationalities, cultures, religions, aliens, cats, rats and pigeons, Lets make our fortune, make some smoke, we gotta get our kicks before we go, I heard there is a storm rolling in from the bay, I hope that it washes this bad mood away, I know ta get outta bed before the end of the day, cause theres a storm a comin, a big f&%kin change.... ~Cats, Rats and Pigeons (Jackson Jackson) NOTE: You can save $5 on your SmugMug subscription - It's simple: just enter our personal coupon ( SoT73V2xIF2Oo ) in the 'Referred by' field on the signup form. Win Win! :) http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-on-the-Sunshine-Coast/AdOnAcid/2006751_HQy3g-Ti.jpg http://planetfred.smugmug.com/ 2009-05-05T14:50:39Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />XPD 2008. The Lake Eucumbene kayak leg was about 30km, but navigationally challenging as water levels were about 20m below what was depicted on the map. (Lake Eucumbene) (11/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#529508350_seGMY" title="XPD 2008. The Lake Eucumbene kayak leg was about 30km, but navigationally challenging as water levels were about 20m below what was depicted on the map. (Lake Eucumbene) (11/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/P3240129/529508350_seGMY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="XPD 2008. The Lake Eucumbene kayak leg was about 30km, but navigationally challenging as water levels were about 20m below what was depicted on the map. (Lake Eucumbene) (11/2008)" title="XPD 2008. The Lake Eucumbene kayak leg was about 30km, but navigationally challenging as water levels were about 20m below what was depicted on the map. (Lake Eucumbene) (11/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:50:39Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/P3240129/529508350_seGMY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The riding was lovely though, at least until a 2.5 hour slog up an almost unrideable firetrail. More first time errors as Ad's 'special' diet needs sees him hopelessly out of fuel.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#529506856_9dr87" title="The riding was lovely though, at least until a 2.5 hour slog up an almost unrideable firetrail. More first time errors as Ad's 'special' diet needs sees him hopelessly out of fuel."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200011/529506856_9dr87-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The riding was lovely though, at least until a 2.5 hour slog up an almost unrideable firetrail. More first time errors as Ad's 'special' diet needs sees him hopelessly out of fuel." title="The riding was lovely though, at least until a 2.5 hour slog up an almost unrideable firetrail. More first time errors as Ad's 'special' diet needs sees him hopelessly out of fuel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:42:57Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200011/529506856_9dr87-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />My final paddle hit out for the year, just after Christmas, as I set off from Victoria Point to meet up with my family down the coast. About 50 km to the spit. (Moreton Bay Area) (12/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#529504994_5UuYw" title="My final paddle hit out for the year, just after Christmas, as I set off from Victoria Point to meet up with my family down the coast. About 50 km to the spit. (Moreton Bay Area) (12/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/048/529504994_5UuYw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My final paddle hit out for the year, just after Christmas, as I set off from Victoria Point to meet up with my family down the coast. About 50 km to the spit. (Moreton Bay Area) (12/2008)" title="My final paddle hit out for the year, just after Christmas, as I set off from Victoria Point to meet up with my family down the coast. About 50 km to the spit. (Moreton Bay Area) (12/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:50:39Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/048/529504994_5UuYw-Th.jpg 2008-12-28 05:24:50 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime with a fairly typical mixed bag from Kingy Reef (Kingscliffe, Dec 2006)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/7500449_Sg3TV#484170186_FEZ3L" title="Sime with a fairly typical mixed bag from Kingy Reef (Kingscliffe, Dec 2006)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/IMG2886/484170186_FEZ3L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime with a fairly typical mixed bag from Kingy Reef (Kingscliffe, Dec 2006)" title="Sime with a fairly typical mixed bag from Kingy Reef (Kingscliffe, Dec 2006)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-02T11:53:22Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/IMG2886/484170186_FEZ3L-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The fishing fleet heading out. Grant and Bruce in front of Bruce's warship, with Ad's lil vessel in the background (Coloundra, Dec, 2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/7500449_Sg3TV#484168310_tnaLP" title="The fishing fleet heading out. Grant and Bruce in front of Bruce's warship, with Ad's lil vessel in the background (Coloundra, Dec, 2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/PC240010/484168310_tnaLP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The fishing fleet heading out. Grant and Bruce in front of Bruce's warship, with Ad's lil vessel in the background (Coloundra, Dec, 2008)" title="The fishing fleet heading out. Grant and Bruce in front of Bruce's warship, with Ad's lil vessel in the background (Coloundra, Dec, 2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-02T11:53:47Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/PC240010/484168310_tnaLP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />A good sized Jack (Coloundra, Dec 2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/7500449_Sg3TV#484168285_Tktva" title="A good sized Jack (Coloundra, Dec 2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/PC130003/484168285_Tktva-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A good sized Jack (Coloundra, Dec 2008)" title="A good sized Jack (Coloundra, Dec 2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-03T10:01:16Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/Spear-Fishing-Line-Fishing-and/PC130003/484168285_Tktva-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />In the end, all teams were stopped here. Team Blackheart were the only ones to get here on thier own steam entirely, with everyone else pulled from the coarse at various points.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480845101_h3Xoq" title="In the end, all teams were stopped here. Team Blackheart were the only ones to get here on thier own steam entirely, with everyone else pulled from the coarse at various points."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway003/480845101_h3Xoq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="In the end, all teams were stopped here. Team Blackheart were the only ones to get here on thier own steam entirely, with everyone else pulled from the coarse at various points." title="In the end, all teams were stopped here. Team Blackheart were the only ones to get here on thier own steam entirely, with everyone else pulled from the coarse at various points." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:19Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway003/480845101_h3Xoq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />It wasnt all bad. The local pub had more patronage in one night then it had for the whole previous year :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480845086_9u3NQ" title="It wasnt all bad. The local pub had more patronage in one night then it had for the whole previous year :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway002/480845086_9u3NQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It wasnt all bad. The local pub had more patronage in one night then it had for the whole previous year :)" title="It wasnt all bad. The local pub had more patronage in one night then it had for the whole previous year :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:21Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway002/480845086_9u3NQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Moral was fairly low in Ad's eyes at least, with his knees fairly well stuffed and licking wounds from getting ones a$$ kicked on a couple of crucial nav errors. Friendly taunts of 'All the ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480845074_BxWf9" title="Moral was fairly low in Ad's eyes at least, with his knees fairly well stuffed and licking wounds from getting ones a$$ kicked on a couple of crucial nav errors. Friendly taunts of 'All the ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway005/480845074_BxWf9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Moral was fairly low in Ad's eyes at least, with his knees fairly well stuffed and licking wounds from getting ones a$$ kicked on a couple of crucial nav errors. Friendly taunts of 'All the ..." title="Moral was fairly low in Ad's eyes at least, with his knees fairly well stuffed and licking wounds from getting ones a$$ kicked on a couple of crucial nav errors. Friendly taunts of 'All the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:20Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway005/480845074_BxWf9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ere, water? Where the hell is the water!? The lake level was 20m below what the map suggested. Suddenly, where there was no islands, there were. It made navigating a challenge for sure, ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480844980_QcXyC" title="Ere, water? Where the hell is the water!? The lake level was 20m below what the map suggested. Suddenly, where there was no islands, there were. It made navigating a challenge for sure, ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0977/480844980_QcXyC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ere, water? Where the hell is the water!? The lake level was 20m below what the map suggested. Suddenly, where there was no islands, there were. It made navigating a challenge for sure, ..." title="Ere, water? Where the hell is the water!? The lake level was 20m below what the map suggested. Suddenly, where there was no islands, there were. It made navigating a challenge for sure, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:30Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0977/480844980_QcXyC-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />And this is what we missed out on for Leg 4. Given the nature of the blizzard, all competitors bar the few elite teams to have actually gotten into that leg already were shuttled to half wa ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480844977_Hn9ND" title="And this is what we missed out on for Leg 4. Given the nature of the blizzard, all competitors bar the few elite teams to have actually gotten into that leg already were shuttled to half wa ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0771/480844977_Hn9ND-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And this is what we missed out on for Leg 4. Given the nature of the blizzard, all competitors bar the few elite teams to have actually gotten into that leg already were shuttled to half wa ..." title="And this is what we missed out on for Leg 4. Given the nature of the blizzard, all competitors bar the few elite teams to have actually gotten into that leg already were shuttled to half wa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:18Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0771/480844977_Hn9ND-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Leg 11, and a 30 kayak on Eucumbebe Dam. Was Sime happy to have Ad back on board for this leg, or simply to finally be on the water? Given the mood for at least the first half of the paddl ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480844975_Y5SRY" title="Leg 11, and a 30 kayak on Eucumbebe Dam. Was Sime happy to have Ad back on board for this leg, or simply to finally be on the water? Given the mood for at least the first half of the paddl ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0974/480844975_Y5SRY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leg 11, and a 30 kayak on Eucumbebe Dam. Was Sime happy to have Ad back on board for this leg, or simply to finally be on the water? Given the mood for at least the first half of the paddl ..." title="Leg 11, and a 30 kayak on Eucumbebe Dam. Was Sime happy to have Ad back on board for this leg, or simply to finally be on the water? Given the mood for at least the first half of the paddl ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:29Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0974/480844975_Y5SRY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Unfortunately, it was during this leg that the call was made by Ad to pull out, or risk long term knee damage. The guys, dissappointed, would have to go unranked.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480844910_BaXZe" title="Unfortunately, it was during this leg that the call was made by Ad to pull out, or risk long term knee damage. The guys, dissappointed, would have to go unranked."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway006/480844910_BaXZe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Unfortunately, it was during this leg that the call was made by Ad to pull out, or risk long term knee damage. The guys, dissappointed, would have to go unranked." title="Unfortunately, it was during this leg that the call was made by Ad to pull out, or risk long term knee damage. The guys, dissappointed, would have to go unranked." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:25Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/halfway006/480844910_BaXZe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The final leg, and a 22km trek. The boys on top of Mt Kosciousko, and Australia's highest point.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#480844897_XwkRt" title="The final leg, and a 22km trek. The boys on top of Mt Kosciousko, and Australia's highest point."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/boysonkozie/480844897_XwkRt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The final leg, and a 22km trek. The boys on top of Mt Kosciousko, and Australia's highest point." title="The final leg, and a 22km trek. The boys on top of Mt Kosciousko, and Australia's highest point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:50Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/boysonkozie/480844897_XwkRt-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The teams are chomping at the bit to get into leg 7, a 65 km mountain bike</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764697_k48mB" title="The teams are chomping at the bit to get into leg 7, a 65 km mountain bike"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART2/475764697_k48mB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The teams are chomping at the bit to get into leg 7, a 65 km mountain bike" title="The teams are chomping at the bit to get into leg 7, a 65 km mountain bike" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:22Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART2/475764697_k48mB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Team Goldfish, and thier amazing tandem! The teams all rode into the night, crossing into Kosciousko NP.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764694_sCmqh" title="Team Goldfish, and thier amazing tandem! The teams all rode into the night, crossing into Kosciousko NP."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART3/475764694_sCmqh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Team Goldfish, and thier amazing tandem! The teams all rode into the night, crossing into Kosciousko NP." title="Team Goldfish, and thier amazing tandem! The teams all rode into the night, crossing into Kosciousko NP." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:24Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART3/475764694_sCmqh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The blizzard had cleared...Race restart!!</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764646_f3jJq" title="The blizzard had cleared...Race restart!!"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART/475764646_f3jJq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The blizzard had cleared...Race restart!!" title="The blizzard had cleared...Race restart!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:21Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/RESTART/475764646_f3jJq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Dunc's turn to start feeling a little weird, our local hardman was quiet for much of this period, and afterwards expressed that he had never felt the way he had.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764545_X47RM" title="Dunc's turn to start feeling a little weird, our local hardman was quiet for much of this period, and afterwards expressed that he had never felt the way he had."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB220025/475764545_X47RM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dunc's turn to start feeling a little weird, our local hardman was quiet for much of this period, and afterwards expressed that he had never felt the way he had." title="Dunc's turn to start feeling a little weird, our local hardman was quiet for much of this period, and afterwards expressed that he had never felt the way he had." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:15Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB220025/475764545_X47RM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The razorback was gorgeous, but hard on the knees.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764540_JqNDv" title="The razorback was gorgeous, but hard on the knees."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB210016/475764540_JqNDv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The razorback was gorgeous, but hard on the knees." title="The razorback was gorgeous, but hard on the knees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:11Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB210016/475764540_JqNDv-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />...but alas, we cant find the checkpoint as freezing winds buffet all. We then cant find a track Ad insists should be where he believed...what the hell is going on here! Ad and Sime decide ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764530_Gpy7b" title="...but alas, we cant find the checkpoint as freezing winds buffet all. We then cant find a track Ad insists should be where he believed...what the hell is going on here! Ad and Sime decide ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200014/475764530_Gpy7b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...but alas, we cant find the checkpoint as freezing winds buffet all. We then cant find a track Ad insists should be where he believed...what the hell is going on here! Ad and Sime decide ..." title="...but alas, we cant find the checkpoint as freezing winds buffet all. We then cant find a track Ad insists should be where he believed...what the hell is going on here! Ad and Sime decide ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:03Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200014/475764530_Gpy7b-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />No, sorry guys. Many small errors bought about by a change in map scales had us launching over Mt Beauty at about 450m instead. Hundred of flies watched as the pace slow to a crawl.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764485_fyRAX" title="No, sorry guys. Many small errors bought about by a change in map scales had us launching over Mt Beauty at about 450m instead. Hundred of flies watched as the pace slow to a crawl."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB210023/475764485_fyRAX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="No, sorry guys. Many small errors bought about by a change in map scales had us launching over Mt Beauty at about 450m instead. Hundred of flies watched as the pace slow to a crawl." title="No, sorry guys. Many small errors bought about by a change in map scales had us launching over Mt Beauty at about 450m instead. Hundred of flies watched as the pace slow to a crawl." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:17Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB210023/475764485_fyRAX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />XPD 2008. Leg 2, a relatively short 60km that was brutal on account of horrid weather (Buckland Valley, November 2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Biking/Mountain-Biking-in-2008/4588702_n69Lz#475764425_6rMxn" title="XPD 2008. Leg 2, a relatively short 60km that was brutal on account of horrid weather (Buckland Valley, November 2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Biking/Mountain-Biking-in-2008/PB200011/475764425_6rMxn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="XPD 2008. Leg 2, a relatively short 60km that was brutal on account of horrid weather (Buckland Valley, November 2008)" title="XPD 2008. Leg 2, a relatively short 60km that was brutal on account of horrid weather (Buckland Valley, November 2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:54:41Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Biking/Mountain-Biking-in-2008/PB200011/475764425_6rMxn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad was just happy to be back for this leg, as he didnt need the knee to paddle :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764364_nsERX" title="Ad was just happy to be back for this leg, as he didnt need the knee to paddle :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240126/475764364_nsERX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad was just happy to be back for this leg, as he didnt need the knee to paddle :)" title="Ad was just happy to be back for this leg, as he didnt need the knee to paddle :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:34Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240126/475764364_nsERX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Day 2, and the first bike leg, a 60 km jaunt through old mining areas in the Buckland and Owens Valleys. We casually met and spoke to various checkpoint people, and local cattlemen curious a ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764342_pHb2C" title="Day 2, and the first bike leg, a 60 km jaunt through old mining areas in the Buckland and Owens Valleys. We casually met and spoke to various checkpoint people, and local cattlemen curious a ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200008/475764342_pHb2C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 2, and the first bike leg, a 60 km jaunt through old mining areas in the Buckland and Owens Valleys. We casually met and spoke to various checkpoint people, and local cattlemen curious a ..." title="Day 2, and the first bike leg, a 60 km jaunt through old mining areas in the Buckland and Owens Valleys. We casually met and spoke to various checkpoint people, and local cattlemen curious a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB200008/475764342_pHb2C-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />A missed checkpoint already?! An extra 6 or so km's of trekking to correct the first mistake saw us decending too late, as thick cloud, bucketing rain and darkness rolled in. We arrived at ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764298_YxDoF" title="A missed checkpoint already?! An extra 6 or so km's of trekking to correct the first mistake saw us decending too late, as thick cloud, bucketing rain and darkness rolled in. We arrived at ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB190005/475764298_YxDoF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A missed checkpoint already?! An extra 6 or so km's of trekking to correct the first mistake saw us decending too late, as thick cloud, bucketing rain and darkness rolled in. We arrived at ..." title="A missed checkpoint already?! An extra 6 or so km's of trekking to correct the first mistake saw us decending too late, as thick cloud, bucketing rain and darkness rolled in. We arrived at ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-26T05:56:41Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/PB190005/475764298_YxDoF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Oddly enough, this never made it into the official photos</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764294_eMWxY" title="Oddly enough, this never made it into the official photos"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3250161/475764294_eMWxY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Oddly enough, this never made it into the official photos" title="Oddly enough, this never made it into the official photos" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:50Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3250161/475764294_eMWxY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Leg 12, and a 65km mountain bike. Final night on the road saw Sime, Mick and Dun push through to 2am, before grabbing a kip, and a memorable spooning incident that left Mick feeling violate ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764235_zbeji" title="Leg 12, and a 65km mountain bike. Final night on the road saw Sime, Mick and Dun push through to 2am, before grabbing a kip, and a memorable spooning incident that left Mick feeling violate ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3250148/475764235_zbeji-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leg 12, and a 65km mountain bike. Final night on the road saw Sime, Mick and Dun push through to 2am, before grabbing a kip, and a memorable spooning incident that left Mick feeling violate ..." title="Leg 12, and a 65km mountain bike. Final night on the road saw Sime, Mick and Dun push through to 2am, before grabbing a kip, and a memorable spooning incident that left Mick feeling violate ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:50Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3250148/475764235_zbeji-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />It was still gorgeous scenary though :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764197_sKYko" title="It was still gorgeous scenary though :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240130/475764197_sKYko-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It was still gorgeous scenary though :)" title="It was still gorgeous scenary though :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:34Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240130/475764197_sKYko-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime and Mick consult. In the end, the team made great time for this leg though, possibly proving what we could do if we sorted out our nav ;)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764142_ERzt6" title="Sime and Mick consult. In the end, the team made great time for this leg though, possibly proving what we could do if we sorted out our nav ;)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240129/475764142_ERzt6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime and Mick consult. In the end, the team made great time for this leg though, possibly proving what we could do if we sorted out our nav ;)" title="Sime and Mick consult. In the end, the team made great time for this leg though, possibly proving what we could do if we sorted out our nav ;)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:48Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240129/475764142_ERzt6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Dunc was out of things for alot of the paddle though, knocked out on pain killers. Images of him paddling, with his paddle not even touching the water on some strokes and eyes closed will l ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764124_usLwE" title="Dunc was out of things for alot of the paddle though, knocked out on pain killers. Images of him paddling, with his paddle not even touching the water on some strokes and eyes closed will l ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240128/475764124_usLwE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dunc was out of things for alot of the paddle though, knocked out on pain killers. Images of him paddling, with his paddle not even touching the water on some strokes and eyes closed will l ..." title="Dunc was out of things for alot of the paddle though, knocked out on pain killers. Images of him paddling, with his paddle not even touching the water on some strokes and eyes closed will l ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:49Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240128/475764124_usLwE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />After a gruelling 3 hour climb, the guys were delighted to be riding through the legacy of the blizzard.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764068_AbHFJ" title="After a gruelling 3 hour climb, the guys were delighted to be riding through the legacy of the blizzard."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240121/475764068_AbHFJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After a gruelling 3 hour climb, the guys were delighted to be riding through the legacy of the blizzard." title="After a gruelling 3 hour climb, the guys were delighted to be riding through the legacy of the blizzard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:27Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240121/475764068_AbHFJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime said it was like cycle touring in the end</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764059_XdMy3" title="Sime said it was like cycle touring in the end"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240120/475764059_XdMy3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime said it was like cycle touring in the end" title="Sime said it was like cycle touring in the end" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:28Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240120/475764059_XdMy3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Leg 9 involved a section of paddling the bikes across a river, and Mick gets his chance to show his stongest attributes :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764017_BCkvL" title="Leg 9 involved a section of paddling the bikes across a river, and Mick gets his chance to show his stongest attributes :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240105/475764017_BCkvL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leg 9 involved a section of paddling the bikes across a river, and Mick gets his chance to show his stongest attributes :)" title="Leg 9 involved a section of paddling the bikes across a river, and Mick gets his chance to show his stongest attributes :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:26Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240105/475764017_BCkvL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The team took thier time, including delaying nearly an hour for another team to go past simply to throw snowball at them</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764016_hdujU" title="The team took thier time, including delaying nearly an hour for another team to go past simply to throw snowball at them"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240117/475764016_hdujU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The team took thier time, including delaying nearly an hour for another team to go past simply to throw snowball at them" title="The team took thier time, including delaying nearly an hour for another team to go past simply to throw snowball at them" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:28Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3240117/475764016_hdujU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />An injured ankle for Sime and Ad's always knee issue caused concern for both, and Mick and Dunc both started having itb issues</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475764004_YMbGz" title="An injured ankle for Sime and Ad's always knee issue caused concern for both, and Mick and Dunc both started having itb issues"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3210079/475764004_YMbGz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="An injured ankle for Sime and Ad's always knee issue caused concern for both, and Mick and Dunc both started having itb issues" title="An injured ankle for Sime and Ad's always knee issue caused concern for both, and Mick and Dunc both started having itb issues" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:12Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3210079/475764004_YMbGz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />But, we are on track for sure!! We have found the crossing we searched for. Text ahead, and let hq know we are still about 15km away. Then... Mick: 'most direct line over this small hill ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763922_AR7Wx" title="But, we are on track for sure!! We have found the crossing we searched for. Text ahead, and let hq know we are still about 15km away. Then... Mick: 'most direct line over this small hill ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3210078/475763922_AR7Wx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="But, we are on track for sure!! We have found the crossing we searched for. Text ahead, and let hq know we are still about 15km away. Then... Mick: 'most direct line over this small hill ..." title="But, we are on track for sure!! We have found the crossing we searched for. Text ahead, and let hq know we are still about 15km away. Then... Mick: 'most direct line over this small hill ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:16Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3210078/475763922_AR7Wx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The ridge, known as Razorback, was the right call, and we set of still hopeful of making the Whitewater kayak cutoff</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763841_UjNMD" title="The ridge, known as Razorback, was the right call, and we set of still hopeful of making the Whitewater kayak cutoff"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200076/475763841_UjNMD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The ridge, known as Razorback, was the right call, and we set of still hopeful of making the Whitewater kayak cutoff" title="The ridge, known as Razorback, was the right call, and we set of still hopeful of making the Whitewater kayak cutoff" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:05Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200076/475763841_UjNMD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Mick refued to speak to Ad or anyone else for a short period</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763834_oEfBr" title="Mick refued to speak to Ad or anyone else for a short period"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200074/475763834_oEfBr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mick refued to speak to Ad or anyone else for a short period" title="Mick refued to speak to Ad or anyone else for a short period" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:10Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200074/475763834_oEfBr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Dunc and Ad were most suitably impressed at this point though :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763831_mA6Np" title="Dunc and Ad were most suitably impressed at this point though :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200075/475763831_mA6Np-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dunc and Ad were most suitably impressed at this point though :)" title="Dunc and Ad were most suitably impressed at this point though :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:10Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200075/475763831_mA6Np-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Day 3, and the weather had cleared revealing the beautiful Mt Feathertop and its surrounds.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763753_zz7Sf" title="Day 3, and the weather had cleared revealing the beautiful Mt Feathertop and its surrounds."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200073/475763753_zz7Sf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 3, and the weather had cleared revealing the beautiful Mt Feathertop and its surrounds." title="Day 3, and the weather had cleared revealing the beautiful Mt Feathertop and its surrounds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:04Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200073/475763753_zz7Sf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />...but some of our gear proves to be simply not up to the task. Pepped up from Simes caffiene hit, Ad offers only slight resistance to the idea of bunking down in the hut until morning...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763744_gugjg" title="...but some of our gear proves to be simply not up to the task. Pepped up from Simes caffiene hit, Ad offers only slight resistance to the idea of bunking down in the hut until morning..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200068/475763744_gugjg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...but some of our gear proves to be simply not up to the task. Pepped up from Simes caffiene hit, Ad offers only slight resistance to the idea of bunking down in the hut until morning..." title="...but some of our gear proves to be simply not up to the task. Pepped up from Simes caffiene hit, Ad offers only slight resistance to the idea of bunking down in the hut until morning..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:04Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200068/475763744_gugjg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad still struggled up the mountain, never having expereinced anything like the glycemic low he had during leg 2...Sime makes a great call and decides to get some caffiene into him (Ad natura ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763742_9HaVP" title="Ad still struggled up the mountain, never having expereinced anything like the glycemic low he had during leg 2...Sime makes a great call and decides to get some caffiene into him (Ad natura ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200064/475763742_9HaVP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad still struggled up the mountain, never having expereinced anything like the glycemic low he had during leg 2...Sime makes a great call and decides to get some caffiene into him (Ad natura ..." title="Ad still struggled up the mountain, never having expereinced anything like the glycemic low he had during leg 2...Sime makes a great call and decides to get some caffiene into him (Ad natura ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:02Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200064/475763742_9HaVP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Up over Mt Feathertop and into the night, we were spured on by the knowledge we had caught some of the teams, and continued on already where some had pulled out.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763702_ZAjQM" title="Up over Mt Feathertop and into the night, we were spured on by the knowledge we had caught some of the teams, and continued on already where some had pulled out."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200060/475763702_ZAjQM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Up over Mt Feathertop and into the night, we were spured on by the knowledge we had caught some of the teams, and continued on already where some had pulled out." title="Up over Mt Feathertop and into the night, we were spured on by the knowledge we had caught some of the teams, and continued on already where some had pulled out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:02Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200060/475763702_ZAjQM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />A quick coffee for those that drink it in Harrietville, and then onto Leg 3.. an 85km trek, but only a handful of teams had made it into that leg before the organisers changed the course to ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763657_6ZMpS" title="A quick coffee for those that drink it in Harrietville, and then onto Leg 3.. an 85km trek, but only a handful of teams had made it into that leg before the organisers changed the course to ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200058/475763657_6ZMpS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A quick coffee for those that drink it in Harrietville, and then onto Leg 3.. an 85km trek, but only a handful of teams had made it into that leg before the organisers changed the course to ..." title="A quick coffee for those that drink it in Harrietville, and then onto Leg 3.. an 85km trek, but only a handful of teams had made it into that leg before the organisers changed the course to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:01Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200058/475763657_6ZMpS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Quick a few creek crossings, coupled with neverending rain, had us all shivering...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763648_vQzLr" title="Quick a few creek crossings, coupled with neverending rain, had us all shivering..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200054/475763648_vQzLr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Quick a few creek crossings, coupled with neverending rain, had us all shivering..." title="Quick a few creek crossings, coupled with neverending rain, had us all shivering..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:42:58Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200054/475763648_vQzLr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />...but the unanimous call from all was 'HOW GOOD are these Stretched Reality jackets and ¾ Spray pants?!!'</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763604_YH4sQ" title="...but the unanimous call from all was 'HOW GOOD are these Stretched Reality jackets and ¾ Spray pants?!!'"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200053/475763604_YH4sQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...but the unanimous call from all was 'HOW GOOD are these Stretched Reality jackets and ¾ Spray pants?!!'" title="...but the unanimous call from all was 'HOW GOOD are these Stretched Reality jackets and ¾ Spray pants?!!'" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:42:59Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3200053/475763604_YH4sQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Confused, freezing cold, and wondering about what we had gotten ourselves into, the map was consulted time and time again....</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763548_udYnK" title="Confused, freezing cold, and wondering about what we had gotten ourselves into, the map was consulted time and time again...."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3190049/475763548_udYnK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Confused, freezing cold, and wondering about what we had gotten ourselves into, the map was consulted time and time again...." title="Confused, freezing cold, and wondering about what we had gotten ourselves into, the map was consulted time and time again...." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:42:58Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3190049/475763548_udYnK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Team BMD/Vuade Adenamen, all from Brisbane (L to R): Adam Power, Mick Weir, Simon Buchanan and Duncan MacMillan</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763485_B47J3" title="Team BMD/Vuade Adenamen, all from Brisbane (L to R): Adam Power, Mick Weir, Simon Buchanan and Duncan MacMillan"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3190030/475763485_B47J3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Team BMD/Vuade Adenamen, all from Brisbane (L to R): Adam Power, Mick Weir, Simon Buchanan and Duncan MacMillan" title="Team BMD/Vuade Adenamen, all from Brisbane (L to R): Adam Power, Mick Weir, Simon Buchanan and Duncan MacMillan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-26T06:01:48Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/P3190030/475763485_B47J3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Leg 8 was a 25km orienteer in the Maragle State Forest that started and finsihed at this transition area. The forest was home to hundred of wild brumbies</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763480_PcG3C" title="Leg 8 was a 25km orienteer in the Maragle State Forest that started and finsihed at this transition area. The forest was home to hundred of wild brumbies"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0807/475763480_PcG3C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Leg 8 was a 25km orienteer in the Maragle State Forest that started and finsihed at this transition area. The forest was home to hundred of wild brumbies" title="Leg 8 was a 25km orienteer in the Maragle State Forest that started and finsihed at this transition area. The forest was home to hundred of wild brumbies" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:25Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0807/475763480_PcG3C-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad, finally trying to get some decent fuel into him...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763465_nYtKq" title="Ad, finally trying to get some decent fuel into him..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0792/475763465_nYtKq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad, finally trying to get some decent fuel into him..." title="Ad, finally trying to get some decent fuel into him..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:00Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0792/475763465_nYtKq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The scales tip in at....phew!</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763388_w6jxP" title="The scales tip in at....phew!"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0717/475763388_w6jxP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The scales tip in at....phew!" title="The scales tip in at....phew!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0717/475763388_w6jxP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Transition, Day 2, and the end of the bike leg. We are a little glad to hear that the race organisers have changed the course, as many (more experienced) teams are having all sorts of troub ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763360_UfGdc" title="Transition, Day 2, and the end of the bike leg. We are a little glad to hear that the race organisers have changed the course, as many (more experienced) teams are having all sorts of troub ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0781/475763360_UfGdc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Transition, Day 2, and the end of the bike leg. We are a little glad to hear that the race organisers have changed the course, as many (more experienced) teams are having all sorts of troub ..." title="Transition, Day 2, and the end of the bike leg. We are a little glad to hear that the race organisers have changed the course, as many (more experienced) teams are having all sorts of troub ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:00Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0781/475763360_UfGdc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Craig Bycroft, the man in charge of the race, addresses the teams</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763356_PY2si" title="Craig Bycroft, the man in charge of the race, addresses the teams"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0742/475763356_PY2si-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Craig Bycroft, the man in charge of the race, addresses the teams" title="Craig Bycroft, the man in charge of the race, addresses the teams" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0742/475763356_PY2si-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Dunc flicking through the race guide while waiting to get our kit weighed. The guide was given to us 24 hours before the start © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763275_4PCeg" title="Dunc flicking through the race guide while waiting to get our kit weighed. The guide was given to us 24 hours before the start © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0700/475763275_4PCeg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dunc flicking through the race guide while waiting to get our kit weighed. The guide was given to us 24 hours before the start © K. Collins" title="Dunc flicking through the race guide while waiting to get our kit weighed. The guide was given to us 24 hours before the start © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/IMG0700/475763275_4PCeg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />...and then we are off! First leg a 30km orienteering mission across the Mt Buffalo Plateau</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763257_QGE4b" title="...and then we are off! First leg a 30km orienteering mission across the Mt Buffalo Plateau"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0509/475763257_QGE4b-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and then we are off! First leg a 30km orienteering mission across the Mt Buffalo Plateau" title="...and then we are off! First leg a 30km orienteering mission across the Mt Buffalo Plateau" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0509/475763257_QGE4b-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime chugs down a quick bite before the race © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763241_cK9iY" title="Sime chugs down a quick bite before the race © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0450/475763241_cK9iY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime chugs down a quick bite before the race © K. Collins" title="Sime chugs down a quick bite before the race © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0450/475763241_cK9iY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />...and we finally get to the checkpoint, explaining what the hell happened. In the end, a guessimate of more like 50+ km for that leg. Missed the kayak cutoff...and discover the organisers ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763212_a5v3t" title="...and we finally get to the checkpoint, explaining what the hell happened. In the end, a guessimate of more like 50+ km for that leg. Missed the kayak cutoff...and discover the organisers ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0824/475763212_a5v3t-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="...and we finally get to the checkpoint, explaining what the hell happened. In the end, a guessimate of more like 50+ km for that leg. Missed the kayak cutoff...and discover the organisers ..." title="...and we finally get to the checkpoint, explaining what the hell happened. In the end, a guessimate of more like 50+ km for that leg. Missed the kayak cutoff...and discover the organisers ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:18Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0824/475763212_a5v3t-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Final words from Craig to all...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763154_K9BbB" title="Final words from Craig to all..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0504/475763154_K9BbB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Final words from Craig to all..." title="Final words from Craig to all..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0504/475763154_K9BbB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Race day! Ad looks over the sea of bike boxes as the teams assemble the bikes © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763148_iRQB4" title="Race day! Ad looks over the sea of bike boxes as the teams assemble the bikes © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0448/475763148_iRQB4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Race day! Ad looks over the sea of bike boxes as the teams assemble the bikes © K. Collins" title="Race day! Ad looks over the sea of bike boxes as the teams assemble the bikes © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-25T09:15:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0448/475763148_iRQB4-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime sleeps on the chairlift down</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763058_wPp3Y" title="Sime sleeps on the chairlift down"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0020/475763058_wPp3Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime sleeps on the chairlift down" title="Sime sleeps on the chairlift down" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0020/475763058_wPp3Y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />And toasts to the finishers. Nice job boys :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763056_EpZpY" title="And toasts to the finishers. Nice job boys :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0036/475763056_EpZpY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And toasts to the finishers. Nice job boys :)" title="And toasts to the finishers. Nice job boys :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:55Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0036/475763056_EpZpY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Team Blackheart, the guns so to speak, had a great lead on all. Teams were started at intervals, with assigned time handicaps that were to be taken from thier finishing times.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475763049_HdhrK" title="Team Blackheart, the guns so to speak, had a great lead on all. Teams were started at intervals, with assigned time handicaps that were to be taken from thier finishing times."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/BHEART/475763049_HdhrK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Team Blackheart, the guns so to speak, had a great lead on all. Teams were started at intervals, with assigned time handicaps that were to be taken from thier finishing times." title="Team Blackheart, the guns so to speak, had a great lead on all. Teams were started at intervals, with assigned time handicaps that were to be taken from thier finishing times." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:23Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/BHEART/475763049_HdhrK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Mick</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475762976_uykFc" title="Mick"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0012/475762976_uykFc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mick" title="Mick" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:53Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0012/475762976_uykFc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sime</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475762965_UATxG" title="Sime"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0011/475762965_UATxG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sime" title="Sime" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:53Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0011/475762965_UATxG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Dunc</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475762921_NvcMp" title="Dunc"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0009/475762921_NvcMp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dunc" title="Dunc" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:52Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0009/475762921_NvcMp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Down from Kozzie to Thredbo</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475762919_XFkMZ" title="Down from Kozzie to Thredbo"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0003/475762919_XFkMZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Down from Kozzie to Thredbo" title="Down from Kozzie to Thredbo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:43:51Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/DSC0003/475762919_XFkMZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />This sign at Race HQ in Thredbo pretty much summed up the race - a freak blizzard dumped unseasonal snow across the alps and forced the organisers to take unpresedented action</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/7387085_2LFN7#475762856_RUtgU" title="This sign at Race HQ in Thredbo pretty much summed up the race - a freak blizzard dumped unseasonal snow across the alps and forced the organisers to take unpresedented action"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/XPD/475762856_RUtgU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This sign at Race HQ in Thredbo pretty much summed up the race - a freak blizzard dumped unseasonal snow across the alps and forced the organisers to take unpresedented action" title="This sign at Race HQ in Thredbo pretty much summed up the race - a freak blizzard dumped unseasonal snow across the alps and forced the organisers to take unpresedented action" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-26T05:55:29Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/XPD-2008-The-Australian-High/XPD/475762856_RUtgU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Vaude http://www.vaude.de</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#411605297_BpXdV" title="Vaude http://www.vaude.de"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalVAUDE/411605297_BpXdV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Vaude http://www.vaude.de" title="Vaude http://www.vaude.de" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:13:33Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalVAUDE/411605297_BpXdV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The BMD Group www.bmd.com.au</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#411605274_bMxvE" title="The BMD Group www.bmd.com.au"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalbmd/411605274_bMxvE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The BMD Group www.bmd.com.au" title="The BMD Group www.bmd.com.au" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:12:19Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalbmd/411605274_bMxvE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Injini Performance Toesocks http://www.injinji.com.au/</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#411601162_EGS6f" title="Injini Performance Toesocks http://www.injinji.com.au/"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalirijini/411601162_EGS6f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Injini Performance Toesocks http://www.injinji.com.au/" title="Injini Performance Toesocks http://www.injinji.com.au/" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalirijini/411601162_EGS6f-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]1 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410419093_TvNq6" title="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]1 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0583/410419093_TvNq6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]1 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]1 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:01:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0583/410419093_TvNq6-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 14:49:53 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]2 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410419049_LPbeM" title="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]2 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0586/410419049_LPbeM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]2 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Russ on one of the crag classics, 'Toy Shopping'(26) ]2 of 2] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:01:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0586/410419049_LPbeM-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 14:54:31 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Oh dear. Ad, get those feet on...next year will be a climbing year me thinks! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418980_snwnB" title="Oh dear. Ad, get those feet on...next year will be a climbing year me thinks! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0578/410418980_snwnB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Oh dear. Ad, get those feet on...next year will be a climbing year me thinks! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Oh dear. Ad, get those feet on...next year will be a climbing year me thinks! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:01:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0578/410418980_snwnB-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 14:28:14 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />It's been far to long, but Kare and Ad make a visit back to possibly thier most loved part of Oz. Russ, fresh off the plane from Thailand joins up for some cranking! (Bob's Hollow, Margare ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418742_EQfR2" title="It's been far to long, but Kare and Ad make a visit back to possibly thier most loved part of Oz. Russ, fresh off the plane from Thailand joins up for some cranking! (Bob's Hollow, Margare ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0575/410418742_EQfR2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It's been far to long, but Kare and Ad make a visit back to possibly thier most loved part of Oz. Russ, fresh off the plane from Thailand joins up for some cranking! (Bob's Hollow, Margare ..." title="It's been far to long, but Kare and Ad make a visit back to possibly thier most loved part of Oz. Russ, fresh off the plane from Thailand joins up for some cranking! (Bob's Hollow, Margare ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:01:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0575/410418742_EQfR2-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 14:06:55 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]1 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418707_kMNvF" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]1 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0542/410418707_kMNvF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]1 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]1 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:02:12Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0542/410418707_kMNvF-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 13:44:56 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]2 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418451_V8B2F" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]2 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0547/410418451_V8B2F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]2 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]2 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:02:29Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0547/410418451_V8B2F-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 13:49:18 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]3 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418440_SWa5e" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]3 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0549/410418440_SWa5e-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]3 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" title="Ad, with a year dedicated to everything BUT climbing, finds even the moderates a little challenging! 'Puk Puk Sen' (20) ]3 of 3] (Bob's Hollow, Margaret River, 1st November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:02:39Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0549/410418440_SWa5e-Th.jpg 2008-11-01 13:51:26 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Russ on a very nice onsight of 'The Spin of It' (24) (Willyabrup, Margaret River, 2nt November) © K. Collins</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/4627252_yLGYy#410418152_xCKnv" title="Russ on a very nice onsight of 'The Spin of It' (24) (Willyabrup, Margaret River, 2nt November) © K. Collins"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0643/410418152_xCKnv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Russ on a very nice onsight of 'The Spin of It' (24) (Willyabrup, Margaret River, 2nt November) © K. Collins" title="Russ on a very nice onsight of 'The Spin of It' (24) (Willyabrup, Margaret River, 2nt November) © K. Collins" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T14:01:08Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Climbing/Climbing-in-2008/IMG0643/410418152_xCKnv-Th.jpg 2008-11-02 10:37:29 <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Look at how he has grown! No more silly little zip ties on his helmet. So proud of you our little pee-wee ;) (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#393433750_64AuH" title="Look at how he has grown! No more silly little zip ties on his helmet. So proud of you our little pee-wee ;) (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/001/393433750_64AuH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Look at how he has grown! No more silly little zip ties on his helmet. So proud of you our little pee-wee ;) (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" title="Look at how he has grown! No more silly little zip ties on his helmet. So proud of you our little pee-wee ;) (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:18:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/001/393433750_64AuH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Well, one of the most anticipated hit outs of the year saw the previous 'adventure novices' have to plan and go it on thier own as Simone and Adwina both spontaneously exploded. Mick and Du ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#393433147_rcVg7" title="Well, one of the most anticipated hit outs of the year saw the previous 'adventure novices' have to plan and go it on thier own as Simone and Adwina both spontaneously exploded. Mick and Du ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/013/393433147_rcVg7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Well, one of the most anticipated hit outs of the year saw the previous 'adventure novices' have to plan and go it on thier own as Simone and Adwina both spontaneously exploded. Mick and Du ..." title="Well, one of the most anticipated hit outs of the year saw the previous 'adventure novices' have to plan and go it on thier own as Simone and Adwina both spontaneously exploded. Mick and Du ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:23:08Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/013/393433147_rcVg7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Mick on a beautiful little section somewhere east of Sommerset Dam (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#393432838_Fx5Sr" title="Mick on a beautiful little section somewhere east of Sommerset Dam (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/008/393432838_Fx5Sr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mick on a beautiful little section somewhere east of Sommerset Dam (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" title="Mick on a beautiful little section somewhere east of Sommerset Dam (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:19:54Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/008/393432838_Fx5Sr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />And breaking camp in the morning. The boys finished up sometime after lunch and a well earned feed of wood fire pizzas at Duncs Mums place at Kilcoy. 11 hours of riding time, and possibly ...</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#393432604_pGJVb" title="And breaking camp in the morning. The boys finished up sometime after lunch and a well earned feed of wood fire pizzas at Duncs Mums place at Kilcoy. 11 hours of riding time, and possibly ..."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/004/393432604_pGJVb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="And breaking camp in the morning. The boys finished up sometime after lunch and a well earned feed of wood fire pizzas at Duncs Mums place at Kilcoy. 11 hours of riding time, and possibly ..." title="And breaking camp in the morning. The boys finished up sometime after lunch and a well earned feed of wood fire pizzas at Duncs Mums place at Kilcoy. 11 hours of riding time, and possibly ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:22:05Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/004/393432604_pGJVb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />It was not always 'the path most trodden' for our intreped duo! (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#393432504_Mgfcj" title="It was not always 'the path most trodden' for our intreped duo! (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/002/393432504_Mgfcj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="It was not always 'the path most trodden' for our intreped duo! (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" title="It was not always 'the path most trodden' for our intreped duo! (Brisbane Forest Park and Beyond....) (11/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:18:36Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/002/393432504_Mgfcj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Smith Optics www.smithoptics.com/</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821612_hFdqj" title="Smith Optics www.smithoptics.com/"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalsmiths/389821612_hFdqj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Smith Optics www.smithoptics.com/" title="Smith Optics www.smithoptics.com/" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalsmiths/389821612_hFdqj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Wild Earth www.wildearth.com.au</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821594_JQWRi" title="Wild Earth www.wildearth.com.au"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalwearth/389821594_JQWRi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wild Earth www.wildearth.com.au" title="Wild Earth www.wildearth.com.au" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalwearth/389821594_JQWRi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />SealSkinz www.sealskinz.com</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821591_6mMsh" title="SealSkinz www.sealskinz.com"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalsealskins/389821591_6mMsh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="SealSkinz www.sealskinz.com" title="SealSkinz www.sealskinz.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:10:17Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalsealskins/389821591_6mMsh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Sea to Summit www.seatosummit.com.au</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821575_nsMzi" title="Sea to Summit www.seatosummit.com.au"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finals2s/389821575_nsMzi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Sea to Summit www.seatosummit.com.au" title="Sea to Summit www.seatosummit.com.au" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finals2s/389821575_nsMzi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Macpac www.macpac.co.nz/</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821568_aWnWx" title="Macpac www.macpac.co.nz/"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalmacpac/389821568_aWnWx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Macpac www.macpac.co.nz/" title="Macpac www.macpac.co.nz/" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finalmacpac/389821568_aWnWx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Euro Optics http://www.eurooptic.com/</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/5622331_6TYfd#389821552_wrQPw" title="Euro Optics http://www.eurooptic.com/"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finaleuro/389821552_wrQPw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Euro Optics http://www.eurooptic.com/" title="Euro Optics http://www.eurooptic.com/" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-06T10:11:43Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-Our-Sponsors/finaleuro/389821552_wrQPw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Yeah, it will be emergency shelter only. Do those sponsored irijini socks restrict odour? (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/4635684_QgLEK#389727816_akA2p" title="Yeah, it will be emergency shelter only. Do those sponsored irijini socks restrict odour? (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/IMG0197/389727816_akA2p-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Yeah, it will be emergency shelter only. Do those sponsored irijini socks restrict odour? (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" title="Yeah, it will be emergency shelter only. Do those sponsored irijini socks restrict odour? (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-13T08:30:52Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Adventure-Racing/Team-BMDVaude-XPD-2008/IMG0197/389727816_akA2p-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Lesson time. The lads are given some much appretiated advice by Greg (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#389727721_46jkT" title="Lesson time. The lads are given some much appretiated advice by Greg (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/IMG0200/389727721_46jkT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Lesson time. The lads are given some much appretiated advice by Greg (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" title="Lesson time. The lads are given some much appretiated advice by Greg (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:46:49Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/IMG0200/389727721_46jkT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Ben and Ad (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#389727678_tVuuS" title="Ben and Ad (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/Image20/389727678_tVuuS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ben and Ad (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" title="Ben and Ad (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:46:50Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/Image20/389727678_tVuuS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Deb and Mick (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#389727676_CGtx5" title="Deb and Mick (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/Image10/389727676_CGtx5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Deb and Mick (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" title="Deb and Mick (Goolyang Creek) (04/10/2008)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:46:49Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/Image10/389727676_CGtx5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />The village idiot. © A. Power</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/4338643_dLP89#387706103_q5bTc" title="The village idiot. © A. Power"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/A704/387706103_q5bTc-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="The village idiot. © A. Power" title="The village idiot. © A. Power" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T15:03:14Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/A704/387706103_q5bTc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Peta capping of the Froggy day with a rock jump.</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/4338643_dLP89#387705307_W6hoi" title="Peta capping of the Froggy day with a rock jump."><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B405/387705307_W6hoi-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Peta capping of the Froggy day with a rock jump." title="Peta capping of the Froggy day with a rock jump." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T15:03:14Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B405/387705307_W6hoi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Frogz have more fun!</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#387705026_TNZ2v" title="Frogz have more fun!"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/B403/387705026_TNZ2v-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Frogz have more fun!" title="Frogz have more fun!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:46:59Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/B403/387705026_TNZ2v-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Jim may have found a new activity to entertain himself with! :)</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/4338643_dLP89#387704569_zMYih" title="Jim may have found a new activity to entertain himself with! :)"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B402/387704569_zMYih-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Jim may have found a new activity to entertain himself with! :)" title="Jim may have found a new activity to entertain himself with! :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T15:03:14Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B402/387704569_zMYih-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Happy Frogz 2</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/4338643_dLP89#387704312_n6kad" title="Happy Frogz 2"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B401/387704312_n6kad-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Happy Frogz 2" title="Happy Frogz 2" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T15:03:14Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/B401/387704312_n6kad-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Yes Peta, it wasnt a rest day :) Happy Frogz 1</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/6155727_Y6xaZ#387703990_Zu3wH" title="Yes Peta, it wasnt a rest day :) Happy Frogz 1"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/B400/387703990_Zu3wH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Yes Peta, it wasnt a rest day :) Happy Frogz 1" title="Yes Peta, it wasnt a rest day :) Happy Frogz 1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-05-05T14:46:58Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Sports/Kayaking/Kayaking-in-2008/B400/387703990_Zu3wH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com">PlanetFred</a><br />Whats this? Abandon ship cap'n, the Fush n Chups is going down! © A. Power</p><p><a href="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/4338643_dLP89#387703483_eLgW5" title="Whats this? Abandon ship cap'n, the Fush n Chups is going down! © A. Power"><img src="http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/A712/387703483_eLgW5-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Whats this? Abandon ship cap'n, the Fush n Chups is going down! © A. Power" title="Whats this? Abandon ship cap'n, the Fush n Chups is going down! © A. Power" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T15:03:14Z PlanetFred http://planetfred.smugmug.com http://planetfred.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-New-Years-20072008/A712/387703483_eLgW5-Th.jpg