Editors Note: This is a guest post by Simon Duke about his experience on Piotr Babis’ SW Traverse mission earlier in the year. It can be read alongside my piece on the mission to which can be found here. I hope you enjoy a different perspective on the epic journey. There are some places on … Read more
Piotr and I headed off late in the day to fastpack into South Cape Rivulet to meet Lauren and her large cohort of hikers. She was completing the Port Davey and South Coast tracks. My job was to be her lift home so I decided to take the opportunity to test out my fast packing … Read more
I wake up violently shivering inside an emergency bivvy bag. It’s the middle of the night, I am drenched in condensation and dew, freezing cold and everything hurts. I look across to see Ziggy in a similar predicament. How did I end up in this depraved situation? I did it voluntarily of course, this is … Read more
I went bush walking over new years, a nice change from the typical high paced outdoors adventures. We tackled the Du Cane traverse over 5 days and were granted one of the best possible weather windows Tassie has to offer. It made for an enjoyable trip with spectacular views and pleasant conditions. I spent the … Read more
Editor’s note (Joe): When I saw that Angus Tolson had run the Overland track out and back in a new record time (FKT) I wanted to know about the experience. He was keen to write about it, and with this feat, he solidifies his place as one of the fastest people to run the track … Read more
This is the story of the time I ran the South Coast track with Piotr Babis. It was in November 2022 on an uncharacteristically warm day for the Tassie south west. We always knew it would be a hard day but didn’t anticipate the scale of the adventure that eventuated. It’s nearly three years later … Read more
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kylie Garratt about her project to run the Overland Track with all the side trips. I watched the journey unfold on Strava over multiple years and feel inspired to replicate it myself. I hope you enjoy this guest post about a truly epic Tassie mission. The Overland … Read more
When there’s an ideal weather window in the Tassie South West, a trail running adventure becomes irresistible. Renae proposed running the Mt Anne circuit and with such a glorious forecast I couldn’t say no. Plus I had never ran the full circuit so it was the perfect opportunity to tick off a classic Tassie route. … Read more
Have you ever heard of Wilder Trails (link)? It’s a gamified directory of great Tasmanian trail running routes, where you earn badges for completing runs. Justin and I independently stumbled upon the same idea: to identify Tasmania’s wildest trails, compile them into a list, and maybe, just maybe, conquer them all someday. This post is … Read more
A year after battling COVID on the Western Arthurs, I was determined to return. I’d always vowed to come back, and the Christmas break offered the perfect chance to seize favorable weather. This time, I had Ziggy and Justin joining me, and we were blessed with incredible conditions. In a change from the usual format, … Read more