Most serious hiking mishaps happen due to human factors: emotions, fatigue or decisions that we make, rather than gear or environmental factors in isolation. This article explains WHY we make poor decisions. It covers the human factors — particularly our own minds — that negatively affect decision-making and safety.

This article is to inspire older folk to try something you might not have tried before, or which you haven’t done for years: a multiday hike. Age is no barrier!

Managing health and chronic conditions during the hike: Rest assured that, for very many chronic conditions, someone with that same condition has done a multiday hike! We provide some tips to help manage them.

Many people are mystified by the appeal of long-distance hikes. Walk, eat, sleep, repeat. Rain, heat, cold, exhaustion, discomfort. For months on end. Rest assured: the rewards are so much greater than you think. Here’s how to reap those rewards.

Walk, eat, sleep, repeat. Rain, heat, cold, exhaustion, discomfort. For months on end. Rest assured: the rewards are so much greater than you think. In this post we cover issues on the track: HYOH, Injuries, Routines and Rituals, Distractions, Chronic Conditions, Embracing Suck, Gratefulness, Catastrophising, Rewards and Resourcefulness.