Last summer (01) I purchased the MSR Pocketrocket stove for a trip into Washington's North Cascades. The Pocketrocket worked just fine, and impressed some of...
I'm planning a trip to Patagonia early next year, possibly in February. The goal is to hike the Torres del Paine circuit in the national park of the same name....
ra lake in 2002? I am just waitting for maoist being swept away. If you are interested to make a plan with me, please let me know.Sorry to say, it will not be...
www.outsideescapes.com is a simple and easy way to find great companies which can take you on your next great adventure. My goal is to provide a quality list...
Hi All Thought this might interest some of you. Friends of the Cape to Cape Track, which is located on the coast of Western Australia have a new website,...
Hi I have just upload a track report and photos of a recent day walk in the Serpentine National Park, Western Australia. We covered Kitty's Gorge Walk (named...
Hi I have just upload a track report and photos of a day walk in the Eagle Hill area south of Perth, Western Australia. This incorporates a bit of the...
Hi For those interested in hiking in Western Australia I have added to the Aushiker website a track report of a recent hike undertaken in the "mountain" region...
Hi For those interested, Outdoor Australia, one of two magazines in Australia heavily focused on bushwalking and associated activities has now gone live with...
Hi I have been put on too Hillberg tents and I am seriously considering the Nallo 2 GT as a purchase option. What I am interested is any feedback on Hillberg...
Hi Getting a bit done on the website and have posted up track notes + photos on a nice day walk in the Mt Randall (Darling Ranges) area of Western Australian....
Hi Thought I would share this titbit of news - limited details as I picked it from a radio broadcast (ABC 720). Apparently a family of five (2 adults and...
Hi An opportunity exits for those interested in gear and gear testing to get in on the act and get some interesting gear in return for writing test reports. ...
Hi All This was posted in the newsgroup aus.bushwalking and thought it would be of interest here. Apparently there are significant changes to be included in...
Hi This little game (camping related) may amuse. You can find it at http://www.flasharcade.com/game.cgi?crapinthewoods . Thanks to Paul for pointing this...
Hi In November 2002 I successfully completed an end to end of the Cape to Cape Track (from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin) in Western Australia. Details on...
Dear All, Wishing all of you a very happy new year. http://archies.indiatimes.com/ecards/images/cards/flash/nyr008.swf Regards Seshadri. [Non-text portions of...
Hi SBS broadcasted the thought provoking doco from the BBC, called "Carrying the Burden" tonight on the treatment of porters (not Sherpas) in Nepal. A poor...
Hi For those interested, the folks at BackpackGearTest.org (BGT) have recently completed six months testing of Cedar Tree's Packa. This is a sort of ...
I amplanning on doing the Inca trail mid February. Any info or tips on a good /cheap guide or any other info you can share? So far ir is a solo trip. Colleen...
Hi For those interested in single person shelters or bivy's, the folks at BackpackGearTest.org have just finalised six month testing of the Bibler Winter Bivy....
Dear All, I am very happy to welcome Mr Priest (aushiker) as moderator of our group. Thank you Mr Priest for accepting the same. Members having problems...
... Thanks Seshadri I look forward to working with you to further grow the group. Regards Andrew -- Aushiker: Hiking in Western Australia - http://aushiker.com...
Hi This is a blatant post in your interest :-) BackpackGearTest.org has just had a very successful "visit" to the Winter Outdoor Retailer's show at Salt Lake...
Hi BackpackGearTest.org has completed six months testing of the Black Diamond Ion headlamp. If you are interested in LED lamps, you can find the reports on...
Hi Thought this little news snip from Outdoor Australia may be of interest. "Australian Warren McDonald (double-above-the-knee amputee) and Tanzanian born...
Hi For something a little different, the folks at BackpackGearTest.org have finalised six month's testing of the Soltac CookSack "stove." You can read the...
