Luke Frisken

Thu 19 September 2019

25 minute read

Ski Mountaineering in New Zealand

The past couple of years I have set a personal goal for myself, to work towards the prerequisites for the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) ski guiding course. With encouragement from…

Sat 27 July 2019

17 minute read

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Kamchatka in the Summer

The Kamchatka Peninsula is a little known region of the world. When I was telling friends and acquaintances that I was going there, I was often met with puzzled looks. Russia is certainly not high …

Fri 18 January 2019

5 minute read

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Skiing in Georgia

We flew into Tbilisi, and and were collected by a man who guided a friend of ours, he took us to the Marshrutka (minibus) area to go to Gudauri, we had trouble sourcing one on the day we were, hard…

Sun 30 September 2018

5 minute read

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Victorian Backcountry Festival 2018

On September this year the inaugural Victorian Backcountry Festival was held. There was a fantastic turnout, perhaps around 200 people. Along with being a great opportunity to meet fellow enthusias…

Wed 8 August 2018

8 minute read

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Cape Woolamai Mistakes

Following on from my previous article about mistakes, I feel like it's finally time to write about what I feel has been my biggest series of mistakes so far, this happened several years ago. Photos…

Sun 15 April 2018

6 minute read

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Empathy and Criticism; Reconciling Risk in Outdoor Sports

We tell ourselves (and our friends and families) that our adventure sport of choice can be safe, you shouldn't get hurt if you do the right thing; that person who had an accident must have been doi…

Thu 12 April 2018

5 minute read

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Blue Mountains Canyoning 2018

Once again I found myself struggling on the 10 hour drive from Melbourne to the Blue Mountains over the Easter Weekend. In the car with me were 3 other intrepid folks, keen to get into the moist gr…

Tue 9 January 2018

13 minute read

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Skiing in Japan

Slipping slippy!! I look up from my phone to see we are facing sideways, no time to brace as we collide with the snow after performing a complete turn. Nii-san and I look at each other, and I raise…

Mon 1 January 2018

3 minute read

in Code

NZ Ortho4XP Scenery Creation

This article outlines the process I've developed for creating highly detailed mesh scenery of New Zealand's Southern Alps for the X-Plane Flight Simulator, using t…

Mon 28 August 2017

10 minute read

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Bogong in August

Mitch and I decided to head up to Bogong for the weekend together. Walking up Eskdale on Saturday morning we hit the snow surprisingly early, and after about an hour and a half of walking, reached …