Episode Introduction
My visitor on this episode has an extended historical past of working and enjoying in a few of the most rugged and distant elements of NSW. So, with a couple of days up his sleeve, a little bit of analysis and the correct of abilities and expertise behind him, he set off for an additional steep n’ deep journey by way of Kanangra Boyd Nationwide Park, certain for Katoomba on the standard K2K route.
WARNING: The K2K route is described on-line as a traditional 3 day journey within the southern Blue Mountains. This description was written earlier than the fires and floods since 2019. It can’t be in contrast with different walks of an identical size such because the Six Foot Monitor, which is on well-defined administration and fireplace trails. The K2K has at all times been a difficult stroll that pushes the Australian Strolling Monitor Grading System of 1-5, into an unofficial 6. That was then (earlier than the fires) and now, it’s an much more punishing route.
I’ve written about this route earlier than with this rescue of Chini who generously shared her written story.
Heraclitus was a Greek thinker, born round 500 BC. Now, I’m questioning if he was a little bit of a bushwalker and a lover of nature, cos he’s the one who mentioned, “No man ever steps within the similar river twice. For it’s not the identical river and he’s not the identical man.”
He’s additionally the one credited with saying, “the one fixed is change.”
Nowhere is that this extra evident than in nature: The turning of the seasons, the modifications this brings in life cycles of vegetation and animals, erosion from climate, local weather change, bushfires, my greying hair, you identify it.
And for these of us who love being out on (or off) the observe, it’s one thing that feels extra apparent in recent times: there’s extra individuals, extra bushfires, climate occasions and landslides are altering the landscapes that we like to spend time in.
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Key episode takeaways
- Having a Private Locator Beacon (PLB) as a important a part of your packing.
- The significance of getting a ‘place to go’ inside your self (eg. meditation, mindfulness, religion, and many others) when confronted with a disaster, serving to you stay calm and make clever selections.
- The worth of getting earlier expertise in related terrain you count on to come across.
- Simply because a observe is marked on-line or on apps, doesn’t imply it exists within the panorama. Aside from the official land supervisor apps (eg: NPWS App) knowledge might be outdated and consumer critiques or descriptions extraordinarily subjective. Apps like AllTrails, and many others needs to be used together with different analysis and navigation abilities.
- If it’s been some time between longer or laborious walks, think about your general well being from different elements.
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Sponsor // Paddy Pallin
Rescued Podcast primary picture // Ben Cirulis and fotografija.com.au
