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High Frequency Solid State Tesla Coil (HFSSTC) aka "Plasma candle" - Build from kit

Numerous HFSSTCs / plasma candles are available from worldwide vendors such as AliExpress, Temu, Shein, BangGood and Amazon. These typically arrive with no i...

Load Testing the Euro Death Knot (flat overhand)

Can a flat overhand knot (aka Euro Death Knot) undo itself under high load?

For the Love of the Munter Hitch

A reminder and guide for anyone who plays or works on rope about the fabulous Münter Hitch

Free Time in NZ (Summer 2015)

After returning from the mountains a week ahead of schedule we had a week and a half of time to fill...

New Zealand Mountains Summer 2015

An overview of Summer 2015's New Zealand trip into the mountains around Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park.

New Digital Stereo Source

A quick review on a new, all-singing, all-dancing, high quality digital audio source

Router Mod With DD-WRT

An overview of installing and configuring the DD-WRT open source router firmware.

The New Android Emulator You Have to Try

Sick of the painful performance and bugginess of the stock Android emulator? Complain no more!

Adding Photo Galleries to a Jekyll Site

A short guide on adding a sexy (if I say so myself) photo gallery to a Jekyll site (this one)

Diving on Gilli Air, Indonesia (Gallery)

Climbing Point Perpendicular (Gallery)

Summer 2014 Tramping NZ

The highlights of the walks we did on our (predominantly-climbing) trip around NZ in the Summer of 2014/15.

The Grand Traverse of the Remarkables Ranges

The Grand Traverse is a part-climb, part-walk taking in the three highest peaks in the Remarkables Ranges.

Aspiring National Park

From an early Summer 2014 mountaineering trip into Aspiring National Park, NZ

NZ Ice and Mixed Festival 2014

A quick rundown of the fun and games had at my first trip ice and mixed climbing, first written after numerous requests from work colleagues.

Alpine Expedition Course

Trip report from a NSW State Emergency Service Alpine Search and Rescue training course in New Zealand

Australian Alpine Walking Track (the Top Bit)

Journal entries from walking the Northern 250km of the Australian Alpine Walking Track, from Dead Horse Gap (Thredbo) to Canberra

Cycling from Canberra to Melbourne

A test post copied from my old blog