I am a Mont Ambassador, adventurer and wilderness and landscape photographer based in Tasmania, Australia.
Tasmania has some of the finest untouched wilderness landscapes on Earth.
I invite you to enter and see Tasmania and other places on this wonderful planet from my perspective.
I have been representing Mont as a Mont Outdoor Equipment Ambassador for the last 20 years and I love using their high quality outdoor gear. I sincerely believe it is some of the best designed and highest quality gear available in Australia.  It never lets you down!

The gear I use
I started with the venerable Pentax K1000 35mm film camera then moved on to Nikon 35mm film cameras using Fuji Velvia film before stepping up to medium format cameras. I had a couple of Mamiya 7 6x7 rangefinder cameras then I bought a Horseman 6x9 view camera. This was a magnificent tool to use….but it was a brick!
Then, once digital had reached a reasonable level of maturity I moved through a couple of Nikon DSLRs before buying my current camera, a Nikon mirrorless Z7ii along with a selection of Nikon Z lenses. 20, 14-30, 24-70 and 105 macro. I also now have Tamron’s incredible 50-400 zoom lens that is a delight to use and returns stunning images. This is a superb kit and will likely last me for many years. I usually just carry the 14-30 and 50-400 lenses, giving me a ridiculously broad focal length coverage at a sensible weight.
I am hoping that Nikon is close to offering a stills photography version of the very impressive ZR video camera. I almost always capture images with the camera on a tripod and compose using the rear LCD screen so the lack of a viewfinder isn’t a consideration for me and the relatively huge screen on the ZR (ZS?) would be brilliant.
After owning a succession of Manfrotto and Gitzo tripods (having owned several Gitzos I have come to the conclusion they are overrated with dubious quality control) I have settled on a Leofoto LS284CEX tripod coupled to a Leofoto VH30R head which gives a very stable and versatile setup while keeping weight to a reasonable level. This combination is by far the quickest and easiest to use setup for landscape photography I have encountered.

My bushwalking gear consists of a selection of Mont sleeping bags… Zero Superlight, Helium 450, Helium 680 and Spindrift XT1000.
Tents include the Mont Moondance 1 and II FN, the Moondance EX, Krypton, Epoch, Supercell and Supercell EX, Dragonfly and Hypermid.
I am kept dry and warm by clothing supplied by Mont including their Odyssey and Lightspeed waterproof jackets and Icicle, Zero Superlight and Helios down jackets.
I use Lowa Tibet and Asolo Greenwood EVO Gtx boots which are simply superb.
Other notable items are a Soto Windmaster stove paired with a Firemaple Ramen .8L pot which is brilliantly windproof and very fast to boil.
A little while ago I retired my old Garmin Fenix 5 watch and replaced it with the latest Fenix 8 Amoled watch. It baffles me how they squeezed so much incredible technology into such a small space. It is a really, really useful bit of kit.
I was given a Delorme InReach (predecessor to the Garmin InReach) in 2013 by Delorme for a solo expedition in Greenland. I recently retired the Delorme and replaced it with a Garmin InReach Mini 3 Plus. This compact little unit has the capability to send voice messages as well as images via satellite. In a critical emergency it’s a lot quicker to send a 30 second voice message than laboriously typing the text. I also always carry my Ocean Signal RescueMe PLB1.
I have just received a Luciferlights M6+ headlamp from the manufacturer in the Czech Republic. I really enjoy walking in the bush at night and this makes it a real pleasure. Last week I used the headlamp for a night walk in the mountains with icy, windy conditions. It was by far the best headlamp I have used with a spectacularly good beam spread/reach and exceptional battery life, beam quality and comfort.
I try to carry the minimum amount of electronic gear requiring charging as possible on a trip. My phone is generally turned off, really only being used to check temperatures on my Sensorpush temp sensors in the morning and occasional contact with the outside world on a suitable mountaintop. Most powerbanks are an unacceptable weight addition but I now have a Nitecore 5000mAh NB Air powerbank which is purportedly tough as nails and weighs a very respectable 87gms. Teamed up with a Rolling Square 4 way mini charging cable I have a means of recharging much of my gear for an extra 114gms :)