Break Loose Adventure Blog

Melbourne Trail Horse Riders Club.
10th - 11th February 2007
Firth Park, East Trentham, Victoria.
We’re a group of like minded people that have our own horses & transport, who like getting together regularly to trail ride. Our February ride is a camp-over ride staying at Firth Park picnic ground which is located in the Wombat State Forest. We will do two 1 day bush rides from there on Saturday & Sunday leaving at 10am both days and returning to camp at around 3pm. We carry our lunches with us and usually stop out on the trail somewhere for a short break and a bite to eat. Dinner will be available at the local pub (Pig & Whistle) for those inclined on Saturday night (price not included). Anyone who attends must be somewhat experienced at bush/trail type riding and be fully self-sufficient. A small ride fees is payable to the club to cover insurance for any guests and appropriate waiver paperwork must be completed before the commencement of the ride. Any enquiries can be directed to myself at allison.seeley(at)cba.com.au or by calling (03) 9323 4309.

Anglers’ Choice had the pleasure of taking Steve Starling on a 4 day big barra run off safari in early March. Steve is one of Australia’s best know fishing journalists and a master at the art of angling. His barra fishing accomplishments number many but until now a barra over the magic meter has eluded him. Accompanying Steve for this trip was Emma the Barra Queen and Sally Neagle, both reel women who can fish. Sally was also chasing her first meter barra so for Mick the guide, there was twice the challenge.

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It began with a sleep-in on Saturday morning, having stayed up late Friday night pouring over my inventory list. Towards the wee hours I got brutal about what was “essential” and what was “optional” – let me just say that it was a line call that got a spare pair of underwear into the “essential” list. Fortunately some of the other decisions made themselves. I originally thought of going light, with only a daypack and handlebar bag of tools, but that seemed to make things a bit too harsh (no hot food, no thermarest, limited food/water). I soon came to the following setup:

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The ARea51 Series races are a great way for Queenslanders to be involved in the growing sport of adventure racing. These events are the perfect introduction for first time competitors as well as an exciting race for veterans. The sausage sizzle at the end is also great time to meet and socialise with fellow racers!

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A challenging 100km course starting at the ocean and leading you on a journey through the ranges to the small township of Forrest and a massive festival right on the finish line. The course climbs and descends it way through a range of landscapes from, rainforest and 4WD tracks to bush land and roller coaster single track – this is a terrific course!

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Urban adventurers are gearing up for the return of City Chase to Sydney on 17th March when the city will once again be turned into a giant obstacle course to kick off the first leg of the largest urban adventure competition on earth.

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It was a good year for bicycle sales in last year. Australian bike sales hit a new record of almost 1.3 million while car sales declined from the previous year. This means bicycles have extended their sales lead over cars for 2006.

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This highly successful kayak event, first held in 2005, has evolved into a bigger, wider, stronger, faster and more fun event… the 2007 Teva Cataract Adventure Sport Festival. It includes a range of exciting events, which will appeal to spectators and outdoor adventurers of all sorts, all based around the lower part of Launceston’s’ Cataract Gorge – Australian’s most awesome urban wilderness area.

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The new year will kick off with another exciting Kathmandu sprint race to be held in the Blue Mountains. Located just 1hr from the Sydney CBD, the race is a great introduction to adventure racing and an opportunity for the more experienced racers to shake off the cobwebs after the festive season.

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