500 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail through the High Sierras
PCT Journal 2016 Alison and Digby took 50 days to walk from Walker Pass to Donner Pass through the High Sierras following the Pacific Crest […]
Climbing Mt Sili Sili
Mt Sili Sili is a volcano, 50km in diameter and just over 6000 feet high basically forming Savaii, the largest island of Samoa. I happened to overhear another expat, Paul, discussing […]
Big Mowbray Falls
A day walk up the Bump Track and along the top of the ranges to the top of a well hidden waterfall on the Mowbray River. The footpath starts about 10 minutes […]
Hans Heysen Trail, June 2015
The Hans Heysen Trail is a 1200 km route from Cape Jervis in the south of South Australia to the northern end of the Flinders Ranges. Our original plan to […]
GR5 Nice to Geneva 2000
The walk from Nice to Geneva over 37 days was one of our first long distance hikes outside Nepal and really showed us the lifestyle. The French Walk as transcribed from […]
Skull Rock
Skull Rock: the Inside Story This story is the report written in 1972 for the Victorian National Parks Authority after visiting the island and entering the cave. The cave has […]
Heysen trail Cape Jervis to Victor Harbour – 4 days
The trail follows the coastal headlands opposite Kangaroo Island, with some spectacular views. Highlights Hundreds of kangaroos along the trail, completely unafraid of hikers, especially in the first few days. […]
Hans Heysen Walking Schedule
For those interested in the planning here is our proposed route, with distances, restdays etc. gotts-han-heysen-route plan-version070615
Samoan visit to Tafua village on Savaii
Before I departed from Samoa I wanted to experience the village way of life in Samoa. It has been very easy for me living in a western townhouse set on […]
Precipitous Bluff via Southern Range Jan 1999
A 12 day traverse of the Tasmanian southern ranges over Precipitous Bluff to New River Lagoon and then the south coast track through to Melaleuca Airstrip. Not enough water then […]
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