The Larapinta Trail runs along the spine of the West MacDonnell Ranges.
Over time bushwalkers have built rock walls to provide some protection from the wind.
The lightweight camp chairs were a game changer.
Entering the magnificant Kwartatuma gorge.
Modelling our practical sunhats at the upper Hugh Gorge waterhole.
years of tramping/hiking, then a knee replacement. I needed a rehabilitation goal, and a passing encounter with an Australian walking Te Araroa (New Zealand’s long distance walk) had me researching the Larapinta Trail. I was hooked, but it took a year to prepare. My partner and I did four multi-day hikes in the North and South Island. I joined the Larapinta Facebook page, asked questions, watched YouTube
