Emma Weitnauer Wins Winter Challenge

Smitten Team member Emma Weitnauer wins the individual race in Tasmania's Winter Challenge multisport race. Emma who is the current Australian Multi Sport Champion won the Winter Challenge in the Huon region of Tasmania wearing a 150g long sleeve smitten merino crew top. The event consists of a run, mountain bike , road bike and paddle and is very grueling. Well, done Emma. Cheers Carl and Nic.

Tyenna river

Team Danger paddlers Carl Mason and yours truely, were joined by Dave's Alchin and Gray for an action packed lower Tyenna river trip last Saturday. Thus avoiding the possibility of bumping into Eric Abetz trying to conjour up some last minute votes. The water was cold, as was the air and the sight of snow laying on the nearby hills was comfirmation of this. A river level of just under 1m at Westerway gave the team just the excitement they'd come for.

Team Danger descend Ben Lomond

Team Danger, comprising of Yours truely paddling, Tom Wass mountain bike and Toms wife Sylvia doing the run managed a respectable 16th outof 34 teams in this months Ben Lomond Descent. Despite 2 members of the team drawing blood for the cause and a combined age of around 150 we're aiming for the top 15 next year.

Change in Polar Plans

An update on my upcoming polar trip with Pat Farmer. We had been scheduled to ski from South Pole to the coast in December this year but a delay in funding means we will now head north to south, beginning at the North Pole mid-April next year. This compresses Pat's running schedule to 6 months from Canada to Chile but is well within the capabilities of this running veteran.

I collected some of the Smitten Adventure Wear clothing last week, spending an hour with Carl looking at the best fabrics and styles for our polar journeys. Zip necks, thumb holes, 180g weight and a few different colours - all good for months of skiing over the frozen wastes. Here are some pics of previous trips using Smitten gear - the Victorian High Country, Greenland, Tasmania's Overland Track and the Antarctic Peninsula. The last pic is near my home in Mt Nelson, Tas, training for the first leg of Pole to Pole Run, from North Pole to Canada.

Thanks Carl and Nic, great gear!

Eric

DON MCINTYRE BOUNTY VOYAGE ON 60 MINUTES

Don McIntyre and his crew were on 60 minutes tonight. It was a great story of a remarkable voyage. Congratulations Don we were proud that smitten merino thermals were on the voyage. To view the story go to 60 minutes Austraia website. Click on video library and then click on Hell and high water to watch video of the voyage.

Carl and Nic Mason

Dan Hall ( Team Smitten) wins Ben Lomond Descent

DAN HALL WINS BEN LOMOND DESCENT



Smitten Merino team athlete Dan Hall Australian Extreme Whitewater Kayak Champion and Wildwater Champion wins Ben Lomond Descent. Great stuff Dan. Cheers Carl and Nic Mason