I Wish You…
Last night, I woke up thinking of the beautiful women I have been mentoring. Such an honour and an inspiration to see them empowered by life and their own […]
Tag Archives: Everest
Twentieth Anniversary Special!!
2017 marks the twentieth anniversary of my becoming the first Australian woman to climb Mount Everest, as well as the first Australian to climb the highest mountain on each […]
Volunteer in Lura Reports On His Time In A Very Special Village..
A few months back, my old friend Graeme Joy called me to ask if I knew anything about volunteering in Nepal, as his neighbour’s son was planning to spend time […]
Everest 2016, first Australian woman to climb Everest gives a different perspective
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Sadness on Everest
My phone always rings when someone passes away on Everest. In this world of one sound bites, whatever I say is in danger of being misinterpreted, or simplified. So here […]
A Moment of Joy
Eric is a wiz with anything needing TLC, and cars, especially classic cars, with nuts and bolts and the other bits one finds in their guts, a source of ever wonder. Good pain medicine I thought when I spotted the scene photographed above, and dragged him over to the classic car and its gentleman, still pouring over its inners.
Nothing Like a Job Well Done!
I just saw Everest the Blockbuster. As I was on the South Col when the tragedy occurred, I have a very interesting take on the whole story.. from the perspective […]
Home, Sweet Home
Thalys. A very fast train takes me from Schiphol Airport Station across a country, flat. To a country, flat. Graffiti on bridges, long rows of greenhouses, red brick buildings, the […]
The Season of No Everest
22 May 2015, Natimuk. In five days, it will eighteen years since I was on the top of Everest. Where was I, on 22 May 1997? 26 May arrive […]
Hello Dear Ones!
A small present for you in this time of renewal. I was watching the trial edit I did of Beyond the Smile in 2008.. well, it does make me feel […]
Beyond the Smile 