Mountain huts. They are like people. All shapes, sizes, ages, characteristics, preferences, atmospheres.
Before the Via Alpina we'd stayed in plenty of New Zealand alpine huts, and a handful of…
This is our first zero day (rest day with zero kilometres walked) on the Via Alpina. Six days after leaving Muggia in Italy, we find ourselves in Podbrdo, Slovenia!
Here…
This was a conversation I (Kristy) have had with a few folks. Do you book in advance for where you sleep or wing it?
Well, in Nepal in spring and…
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…
We have been added to the official list of Great Himalaya Trail 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,…
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…
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.…
“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…