Posted on May 24, 2011, 11:20 am, by Frank, under
Tasmania.
Ok,
It must be silly season as we have agreed to join a mate of our’s Grant on a bit of a stroll into Lake Oberon (South West Tasmania) in July. He has been into this area several times and is an experienced Tasmanian bushwalker.
We are (in reality) pretty pathetic adventurers and like flattish tracks and not too much effort when we head out on a trip. Mud, cold and isolation are all ok. In fact, the more isolated the better…….
What can pull us up are steep climbs, steep descents and drop offs. Sue is not really keen on them. She get a “bit worried” about falling. This is creating some serious reservation in her mind, plus July …
It is really interesting reading your comments about how you get, or stay, fit for multi day walks.
When I got home from my first Overland Track (OT) trip I read lots of sports medicine research journals, to find out what I SHOULD have done to get myself fit for Marion’s steps. (Marion’s is the first big uphill grunt on the OT and challenges many who are attempting it for the first time)
The research unequivocally argued that muscles should be subjected to specific sequences of levels of stress and rest to ready them for the demands of multi day walking – to get fit for the task, and without injury.
The without injury bit appealed, as I do a …
As much as I spend a lot of time on the internet cruising around local and international outdoor, hiking and bushwalking websites I am still surprised by what I miss. There is some fantastic (often free) resources available with great content is out there that has slipped under my radar.
Wildwalks is one of these.
Based in New South Wales, Australia:
Wildwalks is a free online bushwalking and camping guidebook for NSW. There is currently detailed information on 938 walks, and more to come.
After checking out the great information on the site, I contacted Matt and asked him to write up a piece about Wildwalks for this site. He sent the following across (weeks ago, sorry Matt) I hope …
It is pouring down rain in Victoria this morning and very wet across southern Australia. One person who has been watching the weather closely in Tasmania for the last week is fellow Our Hiking Blogger, Sue.
On Thursday, Sue and three friends head off to Tasmania to hike the Overland Track. This will be her 8th time walking from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair.
They are well prepared for this trip, no matter what the weather or conditions. By drawing on her experience and using the information in our How to hike the Overland Track guidebook she has the right gear for the Overland Track and Tasmanian walking conditions.
With excellent gear, great lightweight food, appropriate clothing and …
I am not naturally fit.
I am a 60 yo female, weigh about 75kgs and lug 18kg in my backpack. I am short and naturally stocky.
I go to the gym twice a week with a personal trainer, where I do weight-bearing exercises and a light cardio regime, designed specifically to strengthen my muscles and heart to haul my body and backpack up Marion’s steps (short, intense) and Pelion and Du Cane gaps (endurance).
To prepare for my first Overland Track hike two years ago, I hired a treadmill for 6 months. How good am I! For the first month I walked sedately every day for 20 minutes. But I got really bored with that. Then I read the manual …
