Click here to see my evolving gear list for my up coming end to end thru hike of the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia. I’m trying to go even lighter than my previous long distance trails this time and aiming for a 6kg base weight (all gear except consumables and clothes worn).
Here is a quick youtube clip of the gear – slightly different to lighter pack list but 95% the same.
What makes the Dusky so challenging?
Remoteness Located deep in Fiordland in New Zealand’s south-west corner, the Dusky Track is only accessible by boat or sea plane which sees few people attempt it each year. Once dropped off with transport disappearing off into the distance you are on your own and need to be very self sufficient. This puts many trampers…
Dusky Track Overview
This post is a little different to my usual format of hiking blog in that instead of writing a post for each separate day of travel I’ve decided to lump it all together into an overview of the whole Dusky Track, accompanied with a series of random thoughts on different aspects of the track. Daily…
AAWT Day 27: Orroral River to Namadgi Visitors Centre, 684.1km (22km today)
Before I take off to New Zealand to tackle the Dusky Track I had better close out this AAWT adventure. It was a wild night at the Orroral River camp with raging storm cells over the nearby peaks. Lightning continued to intermittently light up the inside of my tent followed by the loud cracks and…
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Mick Beckers 