Hiking Larapinta trail
After a couple of years I came back to this blogpost to draft a post about my overnight hike at Brinkley's Bluff west of Standley Chasm Angkerle, and came to find a draft post of my earlier Larapinta hike (from July 2022). >>> Recently with a group we hiked Larapinta trail starting at Ellery Creek and finishing at Standley Chasm Angkerle Atwatye. It was one of the most challenging experiences mentally and physically I have ever undertaken. These are the hardest sections of the trail and offer the most expansive views. Two of the four days from Hugh Gorge to Standley Chasm included 8+ hours of hiking each day. Except for a few kilometres, each part of this 35+ km journey was highly physical and gruelling. The benefits of multi-day hiking are well known. This was my second such hike, the first being Jatbula trail between Katherine and Edith Falls last September. Being from the NT connected to Central Australia and the Top End, and growing ...