Our Hiking Blog

Getting fit for a hiking or backpacking adventure can be challenging. In this post several popular treks are rated for the level of fitness required by experienced hikers. You may be surprised.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is on many peoples “must do list”. In this post we share planning information, fitness program, trip plans, vaccination regime, gear and water purification ideas.

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A thinking person’s outdoor website and blog you ask?

Yep, they are few and far between, as many are full of advertisements or  information copied from other sites,  like Our Hiking Blog!

We have just discovered a terrific and highly recommended site maintained by Dave Pidgeon called Compass Points. With  conversations such as:

• Does real wilderness exist in the US?
• Use of webcams by rangers in the “wilderness”
• A father’s Wilderness Journey
• Change the Climate Change debate is it well worth a visit.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/compasspointsmedia/ / CC BY-ND 2.0

Why do we like it?

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Let’s admit it.  The possibility of us “thru hiking” one of the following trails is minimal.

They require a huge commitment of time, incredible mental strength and a strong desire to reach your goal.  In short, it takes a special kind of person, one driven to complete such a challenging trip, on foot!

In this post we  highlight an excellent series by Barbara Egbert at Trailspace.com on  ”The Lure of a Long Trail: Planning a Thru-Hike”.  Barbara shares some fantastic tips and advice in a four part series that is a “must read” for anyone planning a “long” hiking trip.

First up, what defines a “Long trail” and a “thru hike”?

A quick post to wish all our fantastic readers and friends a wonderful Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

It has been a busy year in the “Our Hiking Blog”  household with lots of action on the personal and blogging front.

Looking Back

Update of Blog Design and URL
We updated Our Hiking Blog to a Wordpress platform and changed the URL to http://ourhikingblog.com.au/ (from blog spot) We are really happy with the “newish” look and it make it heaps easier to manage “blogging”.

Frank and Sue squeezed in a few trips:

– We hiked the Overland Track in September with John and Colin
- We had a fine adventure…