Episode Introduction
My visitor on this episode has an extended historical past of working and taking part in in a few of the most rugged and distant components of NSW. So, with a number of days up his sleeve, a little bit of analysis and the correct of expertise and expertise behind him, he set off for an additional steep n’ deep journey via Kanangra Boyd National Park, certain for Katoomba on the normal 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 Track, which is on well-defined administration and hearth trails. The K2K has at all times been a difficult stroll that pushes the Australian Walking Track 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 in the same river twice. For it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”
He’s additionally the one credited with saying, “the only constant is change.”
Nowhere is that this extra evident than in nature: The turning of the seasons, the modifications this brings in life cycles of crops 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 Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) as a essential 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 sensible selections.
- The worth of getting earlier expertise in comparable terrain you count on to come across.
- Just as a result of a observe is marked on-line or on apps, doesn’t imply it exists within the panorama. Other than the official land supervisor apps (eg: NPWS App) information may be outdated and consumer opinions or descriptions extraordinarily subjective. Apps like AllTrails, and many others must be used at the side of different analysis and navigation expertise.
- If it’s been some time between longer or onerous walks, contemplate your total well being from different elements.
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Sponsor // Paddy Pallin
Rescued Podcast important picture // Ben Cirulis and fotografija.com.au