Uncategorized – Mick Beckers

Day 9 First Zero

0 miles Today was my first day off or ‘Zero Day’. It’s impossible to hike a long trail without taking

14.6 miles (23.5km) Away by 6:30am again to push out the 14 mile road bash into Silver City. A very

24.2 miles (38.9 km) The night was cold. Not difficult to bare just drafty with a quilt rather than a

15.5 miles today. 123.5 miles in on trail. Other than collecting water from the next water cache in 7.3 miles

14.3 miles It was another early start, waking at 5am to hit the trail just before sun rise. Today was

23 miles. 45 miles in on trail. Night one tends to be a shitty nights sleep and last night was

22.9 miles. This is it. Day 1 on another epic adventure. I have mixed feelings of both nervousness and excitement.

It was a dry but cold night deep down in the valley and a restless night sleep. Sleeping low or

G’day folks. After 6 months of procrastination I have finally got around to pulling together a final edit of my

This blog is dedicated to Lee. Worst nights sleep ever on trail. Bruce was the loudest, deepest snorer of all