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Date: 1st January 2026 Start: Windermere Hut (km 17.8) End: New Pelion Hut (km 32.7) Distance Travelled: 24.71 km Total Distance Completed: 58.67 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Not Giving In by Rudimental Understanding of How to Play 500: we’re getting there, slowly Someone should’ve warned me that these huts are incredibly well insulated.…
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Date: 31st December 2025 Start: Waterfall Valley Hut (km 10.5) End: Windermere Hut (km 17.8) Distance Travelled: 18.7 km Total Distance Completed: 33.96 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: End Credits by Chase & Status Views from Barn Bluff: endless This marks the third year I’ve finished a calendar on a trail somewhere. First time…
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Date: 30th December 2025 Start: Ronny Creek (km 0) End: Waterfall Valley Hut (km 10.5) Distance Travelled: 15.26 km Total Distance Completed: 15.26 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Chiquitita by ABBA Cloud Cover on Top of Cradle Mountain: yes We are so back! It felt so good to be back out on the trails…
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Hello! It’s been a minute, I know. Fear not, you haven’t missed much. I haven’t been on any long hikes since I left the Grampians last year. Well, there’s been plenty of day hikes around the place but nothing really to write home about. Truthfully it’s been a pretty quiet year in terms of adventures,…
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I really need to get better at recognising flat ground. Sleeping on a very subtle longitudinal tilt isn’t the most comfortable of sleep positions. Oh well, it was still probably the best sleep I’ve had in this tent so far. A big part of that is probably because we were back to normal spring temperatures…
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Date: 14th October 2024 Start: Djardji-djawara Campsite (km 138.1) End: Dunkeld (km 159.9) Distance Travelled: 21.8 km Total Distance Completed: 159.9 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion View from Mt Abrupt: white Someone showed up at camp this morning. Like, right as I was getting out of…
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Date: 13th October 2024 Start: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) End: Djardji-djawara Campsite (km 138.1) Distance Travelled: 27.6 km Total Distance Completed: 138.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Glorious by Macklemore Feet: battered I feel… alright? That honestly surprised me a bit. If this was 2 months into Te Araroa, recovering quickly after a long,…
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Date: 12th October 2024 Start: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) End: Yarram Campsite (km 110.5) Distance Travelled: 26.3 km Total Distance Completed: 110.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: We Are The Champions by Queen Opinion Of Rocks: burn them all A roaring wind tore through our camp in the night, forcing me to frantically pitch…
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Date: 11th October 2024 Start: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) End: Duwul Campsite (km 84.1) Distance Travelled: 12.3 km Total Distance Completed: 84.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Ooh Aah by Grits Number of Rocks On Trail: couple million I saw an aurora last night. Well, more like 5:30 this morning. Well, when I…
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Date: 10th October 2024 Start: Halls Gap (km 48.9) End: Barri Yalug Campsite (km 71.8) Distance Travelled: 22.9 km Total Distance Completed: 71.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Reach Out I’ll Be There by Human Nature Feet Update: no worse than yesterday I don’t know whether it’s due to the cold, my tent, sleeping…
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Hello Jono, Well, you are certainly on the go! Great to read of your Norwegian journey – or at least…
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