The Heysen Trail section hike NOBO 2022 - Part 1
In early May 2022 I packed my car early one morning, loading it up with a full backpack and several plastic crates packed with re-supply food and back-up hiking gear. I was about to start a hike in a few days - the Heysen Trail.
Wilsons Promontory - Southern Circuit hike and visit to South Point
Wilson Promontory National Park southern circuit 3-day hike with a visit to South Point - the most southerly point of the Australian mainland. Staying overnight at Oberon Bay, Little Waterloo Bay (LWB) and Roaring Meg walk-in campsites.
Overnight hike in Baw Baw National Park - Whitelaw Hut ruins
An overnight trip to Whitelaw Hut ruins in the Victorian High Country.
Section hike on the Grampians Peaks Trail – Gariwerd NP
From Mt Zero trailhead I hiked south - I hadn’t made much of a plan but I had packed food for at least 3 days. I ended up creating a 4-night loop, hiking parts of the northern section of the Grampian Peaks Trail ...
OrangeBrown, Covid-19 and the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail)
It seems a long time ago when I started thinking about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). They weren’t really
Full on at OrangeBrown
Here at OrangeBrown exciting times have begun. A big change has happened over the past few months, and since the beginning of March
The Fanny Pack Blog - New Product
The bum bag (fanny pack to those in North America) is not new but it has been freshly re-designed.
But now it has returned, again! Already very popular in the ultralight hiking community in the US, the bum bag is now back in Australia with a vengeance.
Germany 1989
In 1989 I was still living in Germany. A friend of mine convinced me that it would be a good idea to go hiking in southern Norway, so I bought some basic gear and off we went — I got hooked.