Over the past week, the Heysen Trail had presented a variety of energy-sapping hurdles. From leaving my homely comfort zone on Day 44 to battling Adelaide Hills’ endless range of steepling …
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Solo hiking is a wonderfully reflective experience. Your brain deviates in a myriad of different directions before, inevitably, stumbling on the answer, or discovering that your mind has wandered off …
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Over the past fortnight, I’d grown used to living life outside of my head. Day 42’s community event, Day 45’s camping comrades, Day 50’s social butterflying and, most recently, Day 52’s …
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Long-distance hiking requires unwavering repetition; eat, walk, sleep and repeat—life is that joyously simple. However, at certain times the balance can go out of whack; some days you must walk …
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After weeks of expansive farmlands, beaten tracks, busy roads and leafy parks, I yearned for a sea change. By Day 55, I’d spent over a month transversing pastoralised and forested …
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Wriggling out of your comfort zone can be difficult, but so worthwhile. By modifying your routine, you can ensure that your brain stays active, your goals refocus and, most importantly, …
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Fatigue, trauma and physical injury often add to an emotional state that makes it seem impossible to ‘keep going’. Although, a problem is usually just that—a one-off emotion from a …
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If you’re not expecting to be left battered and bruised after 2 months of rugged hiking, you still have something to learn; I had one particularly unpleasant lesson remaining. I …
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So, here we are, we’ve made it. After 58 journal entries, 2 months of trekking, countless aches and far too many dehydrated meals, Day 59 would be my final stretch along …
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