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Over the past couple of years I have been planning on walking the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) and given that 2020 has been the year that it has, working towards this trip has been a challenge to say the least. Between the fires and COVID I have…
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Over the past couple of years I have been planning on walking the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) and given that 2020 has been the year that it has, working towards this…
Read this entry →An issue that continues to be a problematic for me is sourcing footwear, in particular for my long distance hikes. For shorter hikes I have a few more options and can get…
Read this entry →Its now 52 days until I am supposed t0 start my journey on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT). Note the use of the words 'supposed to'. By now most of my…
Read this entry →While I haven't ruled out walking the Australian Alps Walking Track in 2020, its not looking good at the moment. There are a number of closed areas in nearly all of the…
Read this entry →Given that the Australian Alps Walking Track takes in the Australian Alpine region you could be forgiven for thinking that water won't be an issue on this track and in most cases…
Read this entry →94 days to go until my planned start on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT). Over the past few weeks there has been some good news regarding track closures that provides a…
Read this entry →The Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) is by no means Australia's longest trail, far from it. But what it lacks in distance it makes up for in complexity. Complexity in planning, complexity…
Read this entry →Trying to walk the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) in 2020 was always going to be a gamble. As it stands there is still one section of the track that is closed…
Read this entry →No matter what length of hike you plan on undertaking, fitness training should always be part of the preparation. Obviously the longer the distances and the bigger the daily duration, the more…
Read this entry →At the time of publishing this post I'm now down to 150 days before the designated start day for my thru hike on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT). For me the…
Read this entry →There's an old saying of 'Fail to plan, plan to fail' so over Easter of this year I started the detailed planning for my Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) journey using a…
Read this entry →In my previous post I discussed my choice for heading north when I start my thru hike on the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT). This one key choice now allows me to…
Read this entry →The Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) travels approximately 680 km from Walhalla, Victoria, with the northern end of the trail located in Tharwa, on the southern outskirts of Canberra. Amongst the many…
Read this entry →Each year I try to walk a long distance hiking trail for my main annual holiday. Sometimes I do this solo and other times with my wife Gill. For Gill her decision…
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