Have you noticed that I have retitled my blog?
It started as a chronicle of my mountaineering journey so it will now be known as…
“To Climb a Mountain…with Baz – The Landy”
Mind you, I have approached this decision with some trepidation…
They say it is bad luck to change the name of a boat as it may anger the Gods of the Seas, and given I will be climbing in a “Sea of Mountains” this year, caution is king!
As many will know I have been on a journey to climb amongst some of the world’s highest mountain peaks and have spent a good deal of time in recent years training and progressing to the point where hopefully I can reach out and touch the sky from an 8,000 metre peak in the Himalaya’s.
They say it is all about the journey and I’m a great believer in that notion. I am climbing mountains because I enjoy standing at the top and looking out, and down – the freedom this brings me is overwhelming…
And who knows where this journey will take me, Janet (Planet), and TomO!
I am heading into a pointy end of the journey with two trips to Nepal this year so I now want to bring greater focus on the journey and hence the name change.
Think of it as chanting a mantra!
Every time you see it, just say “To Climb a Mountain…” – I am firm believer in the power of the universe and that it will help me greatly.
Okay, so I’m a little weird, you knew that anyway, right!
And crikey, are you kidding me? I’ll need all the mantras and support I can get my hands on so don’t hold back!
Oh don’t worry, I’ll still post some of those Outback Australia photos from time-to-time that many of you have come to love, after all I live in the greatest country in the world and I’m happy to share it with you…
And rest assured, I’ll still be handing out a bit of a cheek when the circumstances warrant it.
But as for bad luck in changing the title.
I don’t think so, with all you wonderful people supporting me, and I’m overwhelmed at the support I am shown, there is no way bad luck will get in our way…
Stay focussed now, Baz!
Photo, Baz – New Zealand’s Southern Alps
Yes I am glad to read the new title and how long you waited for your leg to heal !
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There’s no way bad luck will get in your way! Just continue to keep the focus!
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Great title 🙂
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My blog name gets updated as my travels grow. I see the same thing here. clkmb well and climb far, but make sure to bring that ugly Aussie mug home buddy!
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It did confuse me when I saw your post in my inbox! MY 6 year old nephew uses mantras. A lot of the time I can’t hear what he’s saying, but once when he was climbing I heard him saying ‘I can climb. I am a good climber.’ over and over to himself – maybe that could work for you too 🙂
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Hey Sas, I do it all the time, I mean if you can convince your mind it is doing it, the body will just follow!
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sending lots of support….and looking forward to all of your posts….btw..imho, you are not weird…then again some folks think i am :}
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Hey BG, let’s just be weird together!
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Good luck, Baz! We’re all behind you! 🙂
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I like it! And change is good. We climb so many mountains every day just to get to the mountain. Onward!
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And isn’t that so true, we all have our Mt Everest, every day of the week. Um, two scoops today! 🙂
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yep – it’s a two scoop day. big ones.
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Focus is definitely the key this year Baz – keep it up. Love the new title by the way.
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Thanks, felt it was time to “hone” it in and focus on the job ahead…
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May we sing Climb Every Mountain? 🙂
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You any good at singing? Not that I mind, just thinking of your neighbours! 🙂
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I’ll keep my voice down low!
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Godspeed! To Climb a Mountain! Looking forward to reading more of your journeys and know that we (me & Andi girl) are cheering you on every step of the way!
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And hey, thanks for that…I’ll need lots of cheering on!
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