One common problem, if you are using a map on a long trip, is keeping it in good condition. Constant opening, folding, stowing and reopening all inevitably damage the map. Then there is the rain, wind and other conditions that can destroy it in minutes. After a couple of days, the map ends up in four or five pieces, damaged and degraded.
About 8 Overland Track trips ago, to save pack weight, we scanned and colour printed the maps for each day from John Chapman’s Overland Track book. Sue then laminated them and they have lasted very well for every trip. In fact, they are still in great condition.
This week Frank heads off on the first of 14 trips …
Why take a supported walking tours rather than backpacking alone? In this article our guest author, Diane shares her experience of guided walks on the Overland Track, Six Foot Track, the Great Ocean Walk, the Grampians, Blue Mountains and the Flinders Ranges.
Posted on August 24, 2011, 10:15 am, by Georgie Bull, under
Advice and help.
Georgie Bull, one of our contributers, has been sharing her “Get Fit” program in preparation for Hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania in September.
This last couple of weeks she has been struck down with “the flu” but is finally on the mend. In this piece she muses over how her fitness campaign is progressing:
Over to Georgie:
Regrettably, my fitness regime collapsed two weeks ago when I picked up a nasty dose of the flu.
I am a miserable patient and spent a lot of time mopping about, just willing my lungs and head to clear and my energy level to bounce back.
I felt better on Sunday, so decided to walk up to Montville. I got just past …
How is your exercise routine coming along?
In this article Georgie Bull continues her getting fit for a multi-day hike series.
If you are new here, we suggest you read the three previous articles which will give you some background about how we got to this point.
- Getting fit for a multi day walking trip – some personal experience
- A hiking fitness program – 16 weeks to get fit for a trip
- Getting fit for hiking – a 12 week program
Over to Georgie:
If you have followed either closely or loosely my pounding the pavement, week by week, build up programme, or added some weight training as Amanda suggested, you will now be feeling fitter and …
In this article Georgie Bull continues her getting fit for a multi-day hike series.
If you are new here, we suggest you read the two previous articles which will give you some background about how we got to this point.
Getting fit for a multi day walking trip – some personal experience
A hiking fitness program – 16 weeks to get fit for a trip
Over to Georgie:
So, how did you go using those rectus muscles. Did you manage to plant your feet directly underneath your hips. Did it feel a bit strange at first, but you soon got used to it and then found it SO much easier to lift yourself up hills? Great!
On ANZAC Day we …
