After our splitboarding course our next step was to set off on a route by ourselves. We thought we would start with a route that we had already done and we made sure that the weather forecast was going to be good too just to make it as easy as possible. We were both prettyContinue reading “Chamonix…The last bit”
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Splitboarding the Vallee Blanche
Possibly one of the most famous runs in the world the Vallee Blanche is a 22km off piste trail starting at the Aguille du Midi at 3842m descending back to the valley and the end of the glacier for us at about 1800m. We were very keen to do it but due to the factContinue reading “Splitboarding the Vallee Blanche”
Foray into Splitboarding
We had been patiently waiting since the start of the season to go on our splitboarding course and the week finally arrived. We were both equal parts nervous and excited and were glad we had a pre meeting the night before to meet our guide and the rest of the group and talk through whatContinue reading “Foray into Splitboarding “
First trips to Les Contamines and Saint Gervais
As we mentioned before the Chamonix ski pass gives us access to a number of ski areas and different resorts and after our dump of snow for Christmas we thought it would be a great time to head out and explore a couple of the other places we have access to. While I am sureContinue reading “First trips to Les Contamines and Saint Gervais”
The Beginning of the Splitboarding Adventure
Our goal for this winter season was to combine our love of snowboarding with our love of hiking and take up the sport of splitboarding. This basically involves having a snowboard that divides into two which means you can hike up the mountain before re attaching the two pieces and snowboarding down some powder. Easy.Continue reading “The Beginning of the Splitboarding Adventure”
Discovering Chamonix
I don’t know how many times we have commented to each other as to how beautiful the views are of the mountains surrounding Chamonix but it would be every time we gaze up either out of our windows or when we are walking around town, it really is spectacular. It certainly does help your opinionContinue reading “Discovering Chamonix”
Chamonix here we come!
After our epic Larapinta adventure we spent 6 weeks in Brisbane in the suburb of Auchenflower enjoying the simple things like an ensuite toilet and our own washing machine. 😂 On top of a lot of life admin we also managed to eat our fill of all the delicious Asian food on offer around theContinue reading “Chamonix here we come!”
Mission Beach and the End of the Trip
It was only a short 2 hour drive from Atherton to Mission Beach and it started through the tablelands and we were treated to beautiful views of the lush rainforest covered hills intermixed with the fertile farmlands. It was quite a spectacular drive and made us realise how much more exploring there was still toContinue reading “Mission Beach and the End of the Trip”
Atherton
We were pretty excited to be revisiting the Atherton Tablelands. After spending so much time in the outback heading into luscious rainforest and rolling green hills was going to be a wonderful change. Last trip we were a little hamstrung as Griffy was with us so all of the hikes through the national park wereContinue reading “Atherton”
Karumba
With the dirt roads getting better and better and the increased amount of bitumen that we were enjoying the closer we got to our destination of Karumba we both got a real sense of arriving back in civilisation. This was capped off when we arrived at the grocery store in Karumba to discover a rangeContinue reading “Karumba”