Discover the Walls of Jerusalem loop in Tasmania, including Wild Dog Creek, Dixon’s Kingdom, and the quieter Lake Adelaide campsite, with stunning alpine views, pencil pines, and wildlife encounters.
As we trekked and climbed along the Great Himalaya Trail I started to keep notes about what our bodies were up to.
The first foray into overnight hiking after completing the Great Himalaya Trail was reconnecting with the Australian landscape. Together with my sister Mel, who has done the full Heysen Trail twice (nuts!) and completed the Larapinta Trail this year, Mike…
We have been added to the official list of GHT finishers here: https://www.himalayanadventurelabs.com/great-himalaya-trail/ght-hiker-database/
Also check out our blog on the official GHT website: https://www.greathimalayatrail.com/april-to-august-on-the-ght/
Thanks to Robin Boustead, the visionary of the trail, for inviting us to share this adventure…
Staying five days on Koh Phangan. Snorkelling, marine park, scooters, sticky rice, relaxing, and what it was like in October, the off season.
We finished in Hilsa on the western border on 25 August 2025. More to come after some good rest and showers and wearing some different clothes after 125 days with the same shirts!
Some initial stats: elevation gain 95600m, distance…
Here we were, on the final stretch of the Great Himalaya Trail. Gamghadi to Hilsa via Simikot. It felt like we were so close, but it still took ten days. If you say, "I'm going on a ten day hiking…
“Argh! It bit me...”
The seemingly friendly street dog following along beside me randomly decided to bite me on the calf as I wouldn't give him potato chips. Then the drama started. Tired after a 30km and 1000m gain day,…
Over the last 3 weeks we have covered hugely varied terrain. From the jungle of the Ruby Valley, to the well trodden Manaslu Circuit and finally the “trekker highway” of Annapurna Circuit. It’s provided Kristy and I with a mixed…
After 68 days on the trail we feel much stronger than the start. 1000m uphill in a day has become routine. Our muscles feel strong, look strong and we have lost a few kilograms, or more. 4000m altitude poses no…