Sadly I am going to have to pike on this mission as my research direction has changed meaning I am going to be on Maud Island longer and wont make it to Wellywood untill the 3rd or 4th. To make up for my abscence on this trip I will be in town untill around April 25th or so (give or take a week!) to study the brown skinks at ...

Good advice Richie!! :) I never thought of it before as backwards ageing - but that is such a fantastic analogy! I just looked at it as my body becoming too tiered to digest complex carbs, and then too tired for fat and thus ending up only able to absorb sugars...

I have been doing some weight minimization schemeing and here are some of my ideas:  * Don't plan on cooking anything for dinner or breakfast. This means no pots, cookers, fuel and saves water (cooking = evaporation). Eating sandwiches for dinner and cold cereal for breakfast wont kill anyone. (Also no one will want to eat with me as I am ...

Sign me up! I am soooo in!!!! :) I will bring my bivy bag and light cooker etc. hahah my coast to coast training might actually come in usefull ie I'm pretty fit :)  And Tom - congrats on being president - I didn't even know!!! you get a big swuggle for that!!! Terra :)

Its that time of the year again - time to sign up and get excited about the best 10 days of the year!   I have gone to this 2 years in a row now - and have had heaps of fun, learned lots, grew as a climber and met heaps of fantastic people. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or hard core, it is a great environment for winter climbers ...

Hey everyone I know there is a few cheap climbers out there but don't go buying petzl gear of strangers if he dosen't kill you his gear will ;) only go to authentic dealers. Fake Chinese products have managed to escape China and are breaking at half the rated strength!! which is easily produced in a climbing fall ...

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