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Ever have one of those days where you wake up, and you know you’re going to be sore by the end of the day? I had one of those days just last week. My friend Jens had proposed that he, Mat,  Julie and I all ride to Mt Coolum, climb it, and then ride home. I eagerly accepted thinking it would be a good fitness challenge. After all, I’ve climbed the mountain before and on a separate occasion rode my bike 40km in one day. So this shouldn’t be too bad, right? I should have known better. This is the guy who rode in a 200km bike ride for fun. FOR FUN.

So at 7.30am I found myself in a car following Jens to Mt Coolum to drop off one car along with an esky. The plan was we would ride to the mountain, and the expensive bikes could be locked up in the car while we climbed; the others could just be chained up to a tree. Later, some cool drinks and lunch would be ready and waiting in the esky for us. We arrived, Jens locked up the car and jumped into mine and we made our way back home. Once there, we collected our bikes and also got Mat and Julie. Finally, we set off.

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A couple of weeks ago when I was feeling particularly energetic, I made the silly decision to suggest we climb Mt Coolum. For those who don’t know much about Mt Coolum it’s well known on the Sunshine Coast, renowned for amazing 360 degree views at the summit. From the official Coolum website:

Mount Coolum is an isolated volcanic dome, 208 metres in height, roughly circular in outline, covering a plan area of approximately 1 square kilometre. Even ignoring the technical excellence of Mount Coolum as a place of interest, it still provides an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy those age old delights of escaping from the hurly-burly of contemporary life, looking at beautiful and spectacular scenery and taking a dose of practical, non-regimented exercise all at the same time. It goes without saying that the view from the summit is truly magnificent; a 360 degree overview of the Sunshine Coast can be had by simply turning around; coastline and beaches extending from Moreton Island to Double Island Point, the cane fields and wetland areas of the Maroochy River Valley, as well as the main areas of the Coast, plus more; for the photography buff, there is a seemingly endless supply of material just waiting to be captured.

We had originally planned to climb it last weekend, but there was a bit of rain in the morning. Not wanting to take chances of the track being slippery I called the trip off. Thus, early this weekend on Saturday morning, after having breakfast with friends at the local surf club, we headed off to Coolum.

The mountain in the distance

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