We Are Explorers Podcast
This show celebrates the humans within Australia & New Zealand's adventure community. The We Are Explorers team delve into the minds of this renegade collective - community leaders, athletes, photographers, trail builders, store owners....the list goes on...but each is united by one thing: adventure has shaped who they are and how they lead their lives. The goal of this podcast is to tickle your ears and imaginations enough to live a little more adventurously.
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We Are Explorers Podcast
#2.04 Thru-Hiking Australia’s Longest Marked Trail
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We Are Explorers
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Season 2
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Episode 4
Tim chats with full time explorer and travel writer Elisha Donkin on her experience hiking the Heysen Trail.
The Heysen trail is a 1200km Thru Hike in South Australia stretching from Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges in the north to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula in the south.
In this chat we cover:
- Heysen trail overview
- Deciding to do the trail
- Taking time off work
- How long does it take
- Vanlife and backpacking
- Thru hiking v multiday hiking
- Thru hiking scene in Australia
- Preparing for the trip
- Food and Water
- Isolation
- Music and Books
- Terrain
- Gear and weight
- Cost
- Friends of the Heysen trail
- Making friends
- Australian Alps walking track
Check out Elishas adventures on her blog Beyond Wild Places or on Instagram @beyondwildplaces.
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Thanks to We Are Explorers Publisher Tim Ashelford for hosting this week.
Producer - Sian Brain