Mick Beckers

T minus 4 days – Crisis averted

Like most people these days my mobile phone is everything to me, especially when travelling overseas. It maintains connections to

What and how much gear does a thru-hiker carry to survive a 3,100 mile thru-hike over 4.5 months? As little

After months of uncertainty, it is a relief to know that I can now access the CDT southern terminus at

It has been eons since my last post and with four weeks to go before flying to the United States

Remoteness Located deep in Fiordland in New Zealand’s south-west corner, the Dusky Track is only accessible by boat or sea

This post is a little different to my usual format of hiking blog in that instead of writing a post

Before I take off to New Zealand to tackle the Dusky Track I had better close out this AAWT adventure.

Had a great night sleep in Bill Jones Hut. All the descriptions I’d heard of the place were that it

Not a great deal going on today. It was another tough, boring road bash which I’m getting pretty sick of.

Such a peaceful nights sleep in the hut last night. With only 25km to travel today I was in no