Baz – Chancellor Dome in the background
Can you believe that 2013 has rolled around already? And how good were those fireworks on Sydney Harbour to see in the New Year!
Anyway, I know I’ve been shouting it very loudly at every opportunity of late, but just in case you’ve missed it, 2013 will be a big year for me in terms of mountaineering and climbing, and it starts at the end of this week as I head to New Zealand’s Southern Alps…
Southern Alps, New Zealand
Janet, TomO, and I were just looking at some of the climbing and mountaineering photos from 2012 so I thought I’d put up some favourites (again)…it motivates me to get out there…
Crikey, almost forgot…Happy New Year to all from dowunder!
And remember, if all else fails, remain out of control and see what develops…!
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- Baz & Janet, Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – looking towards Narrow Neck, Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Abseiling, Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Don’t slip between the cracks
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- Baz – In the slot on Boar’s Head
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- Baz – Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Climbing in the Blue Mountains
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- Boar’s Head, Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Climbing
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- Baz – Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – What a view
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- Baz – Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – heading up “The Hill”
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- Anchored!
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- Baz – just contemplating
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- Baz – Near start of Sweet Dreams
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- Baz – just stretch yourself
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- Baz – Final pitch on Sweet Dreams
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- Baz – Lean back and trust your gear
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- Baz – Climbing Sweet Dreams
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- Baz – Just restng
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- Baz – Howdy
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- Baz – Climbing Sweet Dreams
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- Baz – Blue Mountains
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- Sublime Point, Sweet Dreams – Not the place to get sick!
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- Baz – The Landy
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- Baz – Climbing “Sweet Dream” Blue Mountains, Australia
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- Baz – Blue Mountains
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- Malatia Wall, Katoomba
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- Baz and Dean Staples, New Zealand
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- Baz – Pioneer Hut, New Zealand
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- Southern Alps, New Zealand
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- Baz on top of Grey’s Peak, New Zealand
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- Baz – Fox Glacier, practising crevasse rescues
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- Baz – Ice-climbing, Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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- Baz – Chancellor Dome in the background
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- Baz – traversing Fox Glacier
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- Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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- Pioneer Hut, Fox Glacier, New Zealand
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- View from Pioneer Hut, New Zealand
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- Pioneer Hut, sunset
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- Pioneer Hut, looking west to the Tasman Sea
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- Baz – Ice-climbing, New Zealand
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- Baz – practicing a crevasse resuce
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- Baz – Mt York, Blue Mountains
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- Baz – Yep, long way down
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- Baz – Rock climbing Blue Mountains
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- An eagles view
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- Baz – Blue Mountains
Happy New Year downunder. I’m still back here in 2012, just gearing up for our own celebrations on the West Coast. I’m very excited for you with only a few days to go for your challenge. Mine starts in five hours- a more modest one but exciting nonetheless for me (2013 km and $2013.00 for charity in 2013). Healthy Happy New year to you and yours. Jo from Canada.
Thanks Jo, and good luck with your challenge! I’ll be following it with great interest, and hey, nothing modest about what you are wanting to achieve, and it sounds exciting! Cheers!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU HANDSOME STRONG MAN!!
Blushing…thankyou!
Happy New Year. I can’t wait to see the photos and read the stories of your climbing adventures. Reading your blog is inspiring to me because it reminds me not to limit myself
. I’m hoping to move house in 2013. We will move into the city with it’s river for kayaking and cliffs for climbing. I have even been looking into joining my old university rock climbing club again (anyone can join – you don’t have to be a student).
and a happy and healthy new year to you, janet, and tomo :}
Thanks BG, and hope all the running goes well for you this year….Baz
As always, great pictures!!! Great for motivation to anyone that reads your blog to get up off the couch and do something!!
Well thank you…and have a great year out on the boat!
Thank you very much as well!!!! Starting the year out strong with races the first two weekends of January!! The first regatta is a distance race with a high of 65 degrees and a chance for rain! That is going to be a cold one
Great photos of an exciting year for you, best in achieving all you want in 2013…I look forward to following along
Thankyou, I look forward to making the journey with you!
Happy New Year, Baz! Looking forward to reading about your exploits in this coming year.
Thanks Dan….
You clearly had quite the 2012! Wishing you and your family, happiness and health in the year to come!
Thanks for that, and you too… Maybe a marathon for you?
Exciting times ahead indeed for you.
You must be buzzing there.
Hope it all goes well. Can’t wait to see some pics of your adventures.
Stay safe and have fun!
These are very amazing pictures and as always you make me want to be more adventurous and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2013.
You have been such a good blog I’ve nominated you for the 2012 Blogger of the Year.
http://thewishfactor.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/the-last-holy-crap-moment-of-the-year/
Hey Baz…I awarded you too. Not sure that you have much time for all these awards right now (nor do I know how many followers you have for the Leibster to be appropriate) but none the less, at the very least a link to your blog has been shared.
Thankyou…I am humbled!
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