Luke Frisken

Sun 12 April 2020

18 minute read

Alone on Avachinsky

Like sentinels, Koryaksky, Avachinsky and Kozelsky stand watch over the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. As a mountain adventure lover, the beauty and allure of these volcanoes cultivate the imagi…

Thu 30 January 2020

15 minute read

Athurs Ranges Traverse

When people ask me what my favourite outdoor adventure was, it doesn't take me long to think back on this amazing two weeks in the Tasmanian wilderness while traversing the Western and the Eastern …

Fri 1 November 2019

10 minute read

in Code

Making Maps

This blog post is currently a work in progress, updated as I learn more about the subject. A number of people have asked, and I've been planning for a long time to create a …

Thu 19 September 2019

25 minute read

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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

in Adventures

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…