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Australian Hiker Top 5 Photos
Photography
Hiking and outdoor quotes
Soap
Choosing a jacket for hiking
Practice
How do I listen to the Australian Hiker Podcast?
Practice
Assumptions
Safety
Base Weight
Jargon
Backpack
Jargon
Shakedown Hike
Jargon
Scree
Jargon
Backcountry
Jargon
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats – Hiking Style
Recipes
Steps to choosing new hiking shoes; a bigfoots view
Practice
Boots versus Trail Runners
Practice
Basecamping
Practice
Land snorkelling
Practice
Tents pegs for hiking
Practice
Long distance hiking considerations
Practice
Games on the trail
Lifestyle
Top 10 Australian Hiker Podcast Episodes
Practice
9 tips for hiking in hot weather
Fitness
Watermelon Jerky
Recipes
Take a Hike
Practice
Australia’s highest peaks
Practice
Peak Bagging: the what and why
Practice
Peak Bagging
Jargon
Christmas gift ideas for hikers
Practice
Honeyed Banana
Recipes
Hiking in the Australian Alps
Practice
Cheese for Hiking
Recipes
Are Spiders an issue for hikers?
Safety
Bathing on the trail
Practice
Water and Hiking: Filtration
Safety
Layering for Comfort
Fitness
Talus
Jargon
Widow-maker
Jargon
Coffee on the trail
Practice
Dried Pear
Recipes
Blaze
Jargon
Australian Walking Track Grading System
Practice
Weather and it’s impact on hiking
Safety
When Couples Hike
Practice
Snakes on the Trail
Safety
Hummus
Recipes
Hiking in the cold
Fitness
Journey Towards Ultralight
Practice
Stoveless
Jargon
Gram Weeny
Jargon
Fires and Hiking
Safety
Exposure
Jargon
Altitude and hiking; things you need to know
Fitness
Apparent Temperature
Jargon
Snowshoeing, a winter alternative
Practice
Fun and hiking
Practice
Looking after your eyes when hiking
Safety
Dried Blueberries
Recipes
Hiking Etiquette
Practice
Future of hiking
Soap
Hiking through the lens
Photography
Shakedown Hike
Practice
Urban Hiking
Practice
March Flies
Practice
Giardia
Jargon
Black Bean Dip
Recipes
Cairn (Rock)
Jargon
Is age a barrier to hiking?
Fitness
Take only memories, leave only footprints
Practice
Forest bathing
Fitness
Hiking Snacks – Sweet
Practice
Hiker Midnight
Jargon
Who pays when you get evacuated from a hike?
Fitness
What to do if you become lost while hiking (and what to do to prevent it)
Apps for Hiking
Safety
The History of Australian National Parks
Practice
Women and Hiking
Fitness
Women’s Hiking Clothing – missing the mark?
Soap
Transitioning from Day Hiking to Overnight Hiking
Practice
Tide Times Near Me App
Safety
The 10 Essentials: how relevant are they?
Safety
Day Pack
Jargon
Ticks and hiking
Safety
Tick
Jargon
Mango Fruit Leather
Recipes
10 Tips for Hiking in the Rain
Safety
Choosing a headlamp for hiking
Practice
Which Light for Hiking?
Practice
Kangaroos and Wallabies
Practice
Valentine’s Day hiking ideas
Lifestyle
Guided hikes
Practice
Hiker hunger
Jargon
Apple Fruit Leather
Recipes
Choosing a Backpack
Practice
Impacts of Long Distance Hiking
Fitness
Urban Hiking
Jargon
Eucalyptus; what’s in a name?
Lifestyle
Camping, glamping, and dirtbagging: hiking styles
Practice
Hiking and Plane Travel
Practice
The Sleep System; getting a good nights sleep
Practice
Sleeping Bag Liners
Practice
Choosing the right Sleeping Mat
Practice
Choosing a Sleeping Bag
Practice
Packing your fears
Practice
Night owl, rooster or both?
Practice
Braided Trail
Jargon
Nut Butters
Recipes
Moon Phase Calendar Plus Phone App
Practice
Petroglyphs
Jargon
Australian Hiker’s Multi-day Australian Bucket List Hikes
Soap
Australian Hiker’s Multi-day International Bucket List Hikes
Soap
Cowboy camping
Jargon
Switchback
Jargon
Choosing a camping site
Practice
Broad Bean Dip
Recipes
Stile
Jargon
Choosing what to bring on a hike
Practice
Technology on the trail: Personal Locator Beacons
Safety
Stack Height
Jargon
Brain (Backpack Brain)
Jargon
The Pillow that isn’t a Pillow
Practice
Lumen
Jargon
Food on the Trail, a Beginner’s Guide
Fitness
Wild camping for hikers
Practice
Gear Freak
Jargon
Lizards on trail
Practice
Car camping
Jargon
Scroggin (see trail mix)
Jargon
When times get tough; motivation on the trail
Fitness
7 Considerations for choosing a hike
Practice
Does Hiking Suppress Your Appetite?
Fitness
Footprint
Jargon
What’s in a name?
Practice
10 Steps to Planning a Hike
Practice
Emergency + Phone App
Safety
What the @&%# is R-value?
Jargon
Getting into Long Distance Hiking
Practice
Walking home; a creature of habit
Practice
Hiking Utensils 101
Practice
Dried Strawberries
Recipes
Insects and Hiking
Practice
DWR
Jargon
Social media and hiking
Safety
Trail Mix (see scroggin)
Jargon
Australian Bush Legends and Myths
Soap
First Aid on the Trail
Fitness
Hiking with Kids – 8 Tips for Survival
Practice
Bushbash/Bushwack
Jargon
Leeches and hiking
Safety
Huts and hiking in Australia
Practice
Zero Drop / Minimalist Shoes
Practice
Luxury items for hiking
Practice
Australia’s Iconic Hiking Trails
Practice
Dried Rockmelon
Recipes
Dried Honeydew
Recipes
It’s all about the Journey; or is it?
Practice
The Health Benefits of Hiking
Fitness
Night Hiking
Pit Zips
Jargon
Wilderness
Jargon
Is it time to get new footwear?
Fitness
Beach hiking
Practice
Nalgene Baby
Hiking Hacks
Bonking
Jargon
Big Three
Jargon
Thru Hiker
Jargon
Pack Training
Jargon
Going to the toilet on the trail
Practice
Lets Start Hiking – 10 tips for beginners
Practice
Banana Chips
Recipes
Nutella and Banana Wrap
Recipes
Turn left
Staycations for hikers
Environmentally Friendly Hiking
Practice
Which Backpacking Stove?
Practice
Gear Selection: How to choose the right equipment
Practice
Choose your own adventure
Practice
Cinnamon Dried Apple
Recipes
Socks for hiking
Trig Station
Jargon
Luxury Items
Jargon
Pillows and hiking
Practice
Ultralight Hiker
Jargon
Water and Hiking: How much and how to carry
Practice
When you can’t hike
Practice
Hike Your Own hike (HYOH)
Lifestyle
Nero or zero?
Jargon
Bikepacking; an introduction
Practice
Hygiene and hiking
Fitness
Cute and fluffy thieves
Practice
Why do we Hike?
Practice
Trekking Poles-Are they worth it?
Practice
Hiking with Invisalign
Fitness
How much gas is left in your canister?
Practice
How to pack a backpack; a beginners guide
Practice
Fitting a Backpack
Practice
Journey towards ultralight: an update
Practice
10 Basic Photography Tips for Hikers
Photography
Australia’s Long Distance Hiking Trails
Practice
Transitioning to Multi-day Hiking
Practice
Wattle
Practice
Micro-adventures
Lifestyle
Arid hiking
Practice
Best Before
Practice
Pack training: the what and the how
Fitness
Setting up a hiking tent
Practice
Equinoxes and Solstices
Jargon
A day in the life of a long distance hiker
Practice
Tropical Overnight Oats – Hiking Style
Recipes
Care and Maintenance of Hiking Gear
Practice
Waterproofing your pack
Practice
Journey towards ultralight: the final chapter
Practice
How to lace hiking footwear
Practice
Blisters and hiking
Fitness
Hiking gear checklist
Practice
Orange and Pistachio Couscous
Recipes
Hiking with Injuries
Fitness
Finding water on a hike
Fitness
Hydration and hiking
Fitness
When is it time to call it quits on a hike?
Safety
Hiking with animals
Practice
Long sleeve top/pants v short sleeve top/shorts for hiking
Practice
Food on the trail: a detailed look
Fitness
Tarp camping
Jargon
Top 5 Basic Navigation Skills
Safety
Freeze-dried Food on the Trail
Practice
Getting fit for hiking
Fitness
Gaiters for hiking
Safety
Choosing rainwear for hiking
Practice
Expedition Pack
Jargon
Dried Carrots
Recipes
Cameras: Equipment basics to improve your photography
Photography
Backpacking
Jargon
How to stay in touch with family when hiking
Safety
How to choose a tent for hiking
Practice
Dehydrated Food on the Trail
Fitness
Geocaching
Practice
Pearl Couscous with Vegetables
Recipes
Navigation on the trail: an introduction to maps and compasses
Practice
Personal safety on the trail
Safety
Powering your hike
Practice
How much does it cost to hike?
Lifestyle
Planning a long distance hike
Practice
ISO 23537-1:2022 (European sleeping bag temperature rating)
Jargon
Solo Hiking, is it for you?
Practice
Hammock camping basics
Practice
Food resupply options on long distance hikes
Practice
Hiking
Jargon
After the fires
Soap
Difficulty sleeping on the trail? Here’s why
Fitness
Closed for Business
Soap
Cathole
Jargon
Tors
Jargon
Windshield
Jargon
Section Hike
Jargon
Thru Hike
Jargon
Tramping
Jargon
Trail/Track
Jargon