Corsica and the GR20
Corsica May 2001 We actually went to Corsica pretty much by accident, as we had been planning to walk in the UK but all their footpaths were closed after a […]
Tag Archives: hiking
Carnarvon Gorge Great Walk September 2019
So it was time for my first walk as a solo Grey Wolf. I booked my camps on-line for a 5 night, 6 day walk looping through and around Carnarvon […]
Federation Peak – South West Tasmania 1968
Here is my story about my first bushwalk in Tassie’s South West, feeling a little intimidated by the isolation and recognising a lack of experience in taking on the walk […]
Mt Kilimanjaro 2004
We climbed Mt Kilimanjaro with a commercial tour operator “Into Africa”, who had the reputation for looking after porters and not going too quickly, allowing participants to acclimatize to the […]
The Great Ocean Walk 2017
We chose to walk this path independently for the full 8 days that is recommended by Parks Victoria, carrying camping gear and food for the whole time. It is also possible […]
Tales From the Trail
Tales from the Appalachian Trail I’m hobbling on painful knees and ankles as I stagger on up the hill, exhausted under my 25 kg pack, and we’re only on day […]
Wainwright’s Coast To Coast UK 2006.
Wainwright’s Coast To Coast UK 2006 A slackpacking 307 km over 17 days. Day 0, Tue April 4, St Bees. This is our recovery day in St Bees after flying […]
Appalachian Trail 2010
The Appalachian Trail is a hiking footpath stretching about 3600 km through 14 states from Georgia to Maine along the eastern mountain ranges of the USA. After successfully completing the […]
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 […]
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 […]
