If you’re going out into the mountains or the wilderness on a long-distance trek then you’ll need to mentally prepare and build your mental toughness. They say that 80% of meeting a challenge is mental and only 20% is physical. While there is plenty written about physical training for a trek, I’ve never managed to […]
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Chile and Argentina: Great Patagonian Traverse – Glaciers and more glaciers, muchos gracias
Why Patagonia? 2016 was fast approaching on the horizon and a significant milestone for my partner’s birthday looming. So we went researching around for another trekking adventure – and discovered the Great Patagonian Traverse. The opening of a new route linking Chile and Argentina offered a traverse of untouched national parks, from the Southern Ice […]
New Zealand: Hiking the Routeburn Track, Another Great Walk
Why Routeburn? In preparation for our forthcoming trek to Everest Base Camp, we decided to undertake the Routeburn Track guided by Ultimate Hikes. As my daughter was tagging along, she had demanded (sorry, “requested”) some form of luxury – a bed, hot showers and a three-course meal every night (freeze-dried food was out of the […]
New Zealand: Hiking the Milford Track – One of the Great Walks, with our lucky raincoats
Why the Milford Track? With the new year fast approaching, we decided to book one of the famous great walks of New Zealand – the Milford Track. Early new years day we arrived into Queenstown (South Island). Both local and international visitors were still nursing off their hangovers from the evening before. If you’ve ever […]
Nepal: Everest Base Camp 60th Anniversary Trek – Have Dinner Suit, Will Travel
How many people have taken a dinner suit all the way up to Everest Base Camp (EBC)? Located at 5,380m/17,600ft, it certainly was one of the highlights of our trip. “Why”, you may well ask? Celebrating 60 years (May, 29th) since the late Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s first ascent of Mt Everest. We […]