Section 1: “If you don’t keep your feet there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to”
So first up a disclaimer - it’s been something of a battle getting started. I contracted covid two weeks before we were about to set off which threw a spanner into the works for planning, training and general readiness. Nonetheless I managed to assemble resupply boxes, get my pack together and was ready for the […]
Trial Hike: Learning From Mistakes
A new tent and some rookie mistakes in bad weather.
Planning for long hikes when your pancreas doesn't work
Hiking with Type 1 diabetes means having to carry a bunch of additional equipment and putting additional precautions in place. For day hikes or section hikes, this is normally pretty straightforward – insulin pens, a few spare vials of insulin, a blood glucose meter and some contingency food in case of a low blood sugar […]
Trial Hike: Walk the Yorke
Another test hike, this time through the spectacular Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park.
Fundraising for Diabetes SA
I always enjoy the moment with things that are still some way off in the future where you think to yourself “this is starting to get real”. We’re now a little over two months away from our start date of 31 July 2022 and its surprising how quickly time seems to be moving. With the […]
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It's going to be a long and lonely journey, we would love to see friends and family out there.
