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Should you wear zero drop shoes?
Can you pick the Altra and Merrell Footprints or do we have a wild creature on the trail? The first question most Pacific Crest Trail Facebook Year Groups ask is…
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness, as in ‘Don't forget to wash your ears—cleanliness is next to godliness’. This phrase was first recorded in a sermon…
Can you walk with a chronic illness?
I did, I do, and I will continue to do so. I have Type 1 diabetes. There is a lot of crap that comes with living with diabetes – injections,…
How to Prevent Blisters
Avoiding them in the first place is every hiker’s aim. It is your feet that will get you through whatever torturous hike you set your sights on. Doing your hike…
Frenchmans Cap Track
Welcome to the start of the 3-5 day walk to Frenchmans Cap–the dazzling white quartzite monarch characteristic of much of Tasmania’s south-western wilderness high country which formed from the Pleistocene…
Barrington Tops Corker Trail
The Corker trail is a hard mountain track located in world-heritage listed Barrington Tops National Park. The variety of gums totally captivated me. The area is part of an ancient volcano characterised…