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An Alpine Cycling Adventure | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/an-alpine-cycling-adventure
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. An Alpine Cycling Adventure. Every so often you’ve got to push yourself, do something which is genuinely challenging – so challenging that you don’t actually know whether you can achieve it. We drove up on the Friday morning just in time to quickly get changed before heading out for a ride up Buffalo. It was a new experience to ride out in an organised fashion, one I came to really like. Buffalo. I’m looking forward to revisiting these mountains armed...
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Mastering the Descent | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/mastering-the-descent
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. If you’re familiar with my background in ancient epic literature which often finds its way into my posts, then a blog about descents might conjure up images of journeys into the underworld – the katabasis. Approaching the CRB on Hotham. Photo by Kirsten Simpson. Rides, my descents were the real highlight. Unlike the first time, I was now able to enjoy every millisecond of them. Also watch footage of the pros, such as this one of Cancellara:. For learn...
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Everesting | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/everesting
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. After my Everest trek in early 1994. Part of the allure I think was the very special nature of these endeavours. These were men with extraordinary ability, stamina, and mental toughness. It was only in the 90s that the mountain started being taken over by clients paying $50k to be guided up the mountain. Sure this would still be tough but it’s very different when you’re making the decisions, when someone’s not there to hold your hand. For a few weeks ...
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The Audax Alpine Classic | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/the-audax-alpine-classic
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. The Audax Alpine Classic. Hotham – one word says it all really. Last weekend I returned to Bright to take part in the Audax Alpine Challenge. I had struggled to recover for the second of the two big climbs up Lake Mountain. Within half an hour after getting into Harrietville we were on our bikes for a late afternoon ride up Mount Hotham. Sometimes it’s wise to pay attention to the signs! Hotham, bearing the scars of fire. Rolling out of Bright. It was...
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The Call of the Mountains: How I Became a Climbing Cyclist | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/the-call-of-the-mountains-how-i-became-a-climbing-cyclist
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. The Call of the Mountains: How I Became a Climbing Cyclist. Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,. For I would ride with you upon the wind,. Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,. And dance upon the mountains like a flame. WB Yeats, The Land of Heart’s Desire. Why do we climb? Why do some of us seek out the mountains, the steepest, hardest bits of road that we can find? On the Strava leader-board for one of these hills, Bonds Rd. But there’s...
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A Little Adjustment Can Make a BIG Difference | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/a-little-adjustment-can-make-a-big-difference
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. A Little Adjustment Can Make a BIG Difference. Who are well-known for their tough rides (if their name didn’t make that perfectly obvious). These camps will be challenging so I’m stepping up my training so I can make the most of them and even enjoy the rides! As part of my mental and physical prep I rode up Donna Buang. After the Donna Buang climb. As the start of the season, (serious riding season that is) it’s important to get things right from the ...
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Exploring the Green Wedge | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/exploring-the-green-wedge
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. Exploring the Green Wedge. Click on any image and to see them full size. Cecil Walker ’79. Cottlesbridge, on the way to Strathewen. My old 1979 Cecil Walker. Looking down to Melbourne from Kinglake. Cottlesbridge, on the way to Strathewen. Trail going down to the Yarra River. Over Arthur’s Creek from Hildebrand Road. December 10, 2013. Laquo; Previous Post. Next Post ». Leave a Reply x. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). If you are i...
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The Demon’s Double (with some dirt) | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/the-demons-double-with-some-dirt
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. The Demon’s Double (with some dirt). Ever since then I’ve wanted to do this. Last week I did. Since my first ride out here, I’ve ridden over a dozen HC climbs and have improved in areas like the amounts I eat and drink on rides, critical on long and difficult rides like this. Approaching Donna Buang, seeing the top half shrouded in hick cloud. Our plan was to do the Donna Buang. The top of Donna Buang. Nothing to see here! The stunning Acheron Way.
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snow dog | dog downunder
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A labrador's life in the australian bush. We don’t get a lot of snow in Australia. . And only at higher elevations. . Years ago I went skiing. . It rained. . Cold icy horrible rain. . My misery made worse by a friend who didn’t seem to mind. . He was ENJOYING himself. . Afterwards, he scraped the frozen layer off the car’s windscreen with his bare hands. . While I looked on shivering. When Lila entered our lives, the incentive grew stronger. . She has snow genes. . By the time we...
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What Makes a Truly Epic Ride? | Beyond the Call
https://beyondthecall.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/what-makes-a-truly-epic-ride
Meditations on the journey. Discover the Hero Within. What Makes a Truly Epic Ride? It’s a valid question as ‘epic’ must be one of the most overused, and in some cases misused adjectives out there. So what is the bar? Is it a matter of time, distance, or climbs and gradients? Or might it also include other factors like weather; riding through extreme heat, cold, wet or wind? I put this out there today to see what others thought. John van Seters (JVS), one of the masters of Everesting. I was going to say ...
