A short list of just some of the many walks I’ve completed in recent times.
Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions or are after some info on any of these areas: mickbeckers@yahoo.com.au
Victoria:
- Reedy Creek Chasm, East Gippsland
- Mount Bogong (too many times to mention, all seasons)
- Wilderness Coast Walk, Far East Gippsland and South Coast NSW, Croajingalong NP
- First Creek Falls, Errinundra National Park
- Little River Gorge, Snowy River National Park
- Mt Howitt, Mt Speculation, Mt Buggery & The Viking circuit, Alpine National Park
- The Crinoline, Alpine National Park
- Tali Karng, Alpine National Park
- Mount Feathertop, Razerback circuit
- Roaring Mag Falls, Mitchell River National Park
- Mitchell River Walking Track, Mitchell River National Park
- Mt Cobbler
- Wilsons Prom, Northern Circuit
- Wilsons Prom, Southern Circuit
- Track 96, Briagalong State Forest
- Cobberras traverse
Tasmania:
- South-West Cape circuit, Jan 2012
- South Coast Track
- Federation Peak via Eastern Arthur’s
- Western Arthur’s traverse
New South Wales:
- Light to Light, Ben Boyd National Park
- Mt Kosciusko
- The Pilot
Queensland:
- Fraser Island Great Walk
- Thorsborne Trail, Hinchinbrook Island
Western Australia
- Bibbulmun Track, 1000k, 36 days, June-July 2021
Northern Territory:
- Larapinta Trail, 230km, 10.5 days.
- Mt Zeil
South Australia:
- Heysen Trail: Parachilna to Crystal Brook, 410km, 17 days, May – June 2022. I had an end to end in mind but I got bored of this trail pretty quick and didn’t fancy another 400km of hiking through paddocks and back country roads.
International:
- Travers-Sabine circuit, New Zealand
- Te Araroa (TA), New Zealand, 3008 km, 124 days, Nov 2015 – Mar 2016
- Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), United States, 2652 miles / 4268 km, 118 days, May 2nd – Aug 28th 2018
- Mount Whitney, tallest mountain in contiguous United States, 14,505 ft / 4,421 m
The State 8:
| State | Mountain | Height (metres) |
Completed |
| New South Wales | Mount Kosciuszko | 2228 | Yep |
| Victoria | Mount Bogong | 1986 | Yep |
| Australian Capital Territory | Bimberi Peak | 1913 | Planned spring 2023 as part of AAWT |
| Queensland | Bartle Frere | 1622 | Yep |
| Tasmania | Mount Ossa | 1617 | |
| Northern Territory | Mount Zeil | 1531 | Yep |
| South Australia | Mount Woodroffe | 1435 | |
| Western Australia | Mount Meharry | 1253 |
Mountaineering:
- Mt Aspiring (3,033 m), New Zealand, Jan 2005
- Island Peak (6,189m), Nepal, Oct 2010
- Lobuje East (6,119m), Nepal, Oct 2010
- Pokalde (5,806m), Nepal, Oct 2010
- Kala Patar (5,643m), Nepal, Oct 210
- Gokyo Ri (5,357m), Nepal, Oct 2010
- Mt Dixon (3,004 m), New Zealand, Nov 2016
The Bucket list:
- Heysen Trail, South Australia, 1200 km – completed Parachilna to Crystal Brook.
- Conondale Range, Queensland, 56km
- Scenic Rim Trail, Queensland, 110km
- Continental Divide, USA, 3028 miles (4,873km)
- Norge Pa Langs, Norway, 2500km
- Kungsleden, Sweden, 440km
- GR10, France, 866km
- GR20, Corsica, 170km
- Australian Alps Walking Track, 680km, Vic, NSW & ACT – planned spring 2023
Mick Beckers 
Love your list, so extensive.
I have done some NZ walks in 2015 but am planning one in February 2017.
The Traverse Sabine.
As the group are mainly very fit 60year olds that walk all the time I am in doubt of the direction we should attack the saddle from.
Do we go UP THE STEEP……. safer in case you happen to trip BUT very very steep and slow
or…… DOWN THE STEEP…….. where the possibility of rolling ankles on loose stones is fairly high.
or if you fall down, you GO DOWN…!!!!
Both are a problem… but I think of knees and backs etc.
Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks for listening
Roxanne Dunn. Australia
Hi Roxanne. The Travers-Sabine walk is fantastic. Sounds like you’re doing the circuit. I would start with Speargrass Hut heading up the Sabine valley to Sabine and West Sabine Huts. Approach Travers Saddle from the north up the long climb, over the saddle to Upper Travers Hut and complete the circuit. The climb up is long and hard, but much more demanding as a descent coming the other way. Hard on the knees and on scree sections. The descent towards Upper Travers Hut is also steep but not as long or severe. Hope this helps. Most of all enjoy your time out there. Mick