Takes you places!
The Via di Francesco or St Francis Way starts in Florence then continues on to Rome via Assisi. This route is 550 km and takes 28 days of walking. In October 2023, Martin, Bruce and I walked the southern section from Assisi and stopping at Rieti.
(Inside ‘The Fortress’ in the Grampians)
We trod soft between stone sentinelsof a time before fishin a land thick with scrub where ancients stamped their printson the face of living rockin mournful contemplation of the passport to insanity
nearby the chasm reached deep into the mountaina slit a womb wide enough to climb intoif you dared
the first climb painless just a taste an hors d’oeuvre to get you into hook youand just beyond that the fallstraight down far enough to kill youif you fell
slippery wet with weeping into Middle-earthour last ...
Most of us are familiar with the exploits and misfortunes of the brilliant explorer and cartographer Matthews Flinders RN who sadly died in 1814 at the young age of 40.
After being held by the French on Mauritius for 6 years, he finally reached home and his wife in 1810 after having been away for 10 years.
As part of the great voyage of discovery, the Investigator was to chart those parts of Terra Australis (now Australia) not already charted by the ...
Mount Zeil is the most famous mountain you may never have heard of. Hiding away in the arid inland, it is not only the highest peak in the Northern Territory, it’s higher than any peak outside of the Eastern states. To be honest, it’s not much to look at, but the way it rises from the plain out to the west of the West MacDonnell ranges makes it a spectacular climb, and only difficult because of its remote location.
All of ...
Are you thinking of joining ABW but put off by the idea of having to qualify? Well, join the club! That’s exactly how I felt when I first looked at becoming a member.
I was a fit, experienced, multi-day walker and, to be honest, the thought of having to go on trial grated a little. Nobody likes tests.
Looking back, I now see a lot of good reasons why qualifying exists. And I also see that it didn’t make any difference to ...
Welcome to our first Tandanya magazine for a while, and a new beginning. A few words about this edition are worthwhile.
Jules’s article is the jewel in the crown. It’s her words and photos from a travel diary, lightly edited and formatted into a web document. That’s also her photo on the cover. What makes it unique is the honest approach; there’s no bravado or exaggeration. Anyone planning the trip will get a clear view of the challenges ahead.
Lee’s article is ...
When hearing about a hike, the temptation to ask ‘how far are you hiking’ is innocent enough; however this question is fraught with uncertainties – and the truth is, there is no correct answer. As a South Australian completing the Heysen, I could cover 30-35km a day or 6km an hour if that section of track was favourable. For this Tasmanian Mt Anne Circuit, there were many sheer ridgeline-kilometres that took 2 hours to achieve each 1km. Timing and tyranny ...
The Pyrenees is the mountain range that runs east to west from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. It forms the border between France and Spain. It’s an area rich in agricultural and mining history, prehistoric remains and large forests.
I had come across this blog that got me interested in further research and the first walk I led for the club in 2018 began to take shape
Pushing through the cattleIt soon becomes apparent that there are very many walking options along ...
Why Walk
why do you walk
I asked him bare faced
in a moment when we trekked
on the rim of the world
while the sun shone and shone
blowing bright clouds like kisses
across ultramarine skies
that had no right to be so
so blue
so intense that the laws of physics
failed to make sense of it
why do you walk I asked him
and he thought a moment
looking around
just to be sure
it’s this
I walk because of this
all day at work
I fold myself behind a screen
juggle numbers
clockwork cogs of finance
pull strings ...
From the Archive: a pamphlet produced in 1977 shows just how little has changed.
See the end for suggested 2024 updates.
PREPARATION FOR THE TRIP Plan your route beforehand and obtain intormation from experienced walkers or people who are familiar with the area. Do not undertake too much within the time available and recognise your limitations in relation to the country to be covered. Obtain the best maps and always carry a compass. Learn how to use both of them. Don’t underestimate ...
What better way to relaunch our journal than by paying respect to its name and the people it comes from.
The Kaurna of the Adelaide plain have country from Parawa in the south to near Crystal Brook. By the 1860s, their language was no longer spoken, but several early efforts to write it down have survived to this day.
Adelaide. Looking southeast from point near Strangways Terrace. By S. Calvert 1850-55Tandanya of course is named for the location of the city of ...
From where the Heysen Trail ends in Parachilna Gorge, the Flinders Ranges extend North through pastoral leases, conservation areas, Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and the Indigenous Protected Area of Nantawarrina, to Mt Hopeless.
This item reports on an environmental monitoring project being conducted in the Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park by members of the Park’s Friends group. Early reports on this project have appeared in the Autumn, 2017 and Summer, 2019 issues of Tandanya. It is a Citizen Science project that sees Friends group members working under the guidance, and with the support, of scientific professionals including Mr Robert Brandle, Senior Conservation Ecologist, DEW. (from Tandanya Autumn 2021)
Each year the Wednesday Walkers hold a week long bushwalk / camp which is open to all club members. There is no overnight walking but the scenery and activities are great. 2020 saw 16 ABW members going to Gammon Ranges. (from Tandanya Autumn 2021)
Scattered throughout our state there are trail monitors on trails and Summit Logbooks on peaks and they provide us with a wealth of information. For example they show how many walkers are using the trails which, in turn, will validate trail improvements and infra structure measures. These statistics are also useful when governments review policy such as the Pastoral Act late last year and can assist local entities in land management and regulation. From Tandanya Autumn 2021.
The route from Cape Jervis to Victor Harbour is one of the most beautiful coastal walks in SA. It traverses Deep Creek and Newland Head conservation parks as well as the magnificent Waitpinga Cliffs. From Tandanya Autumn 2021
This ten day loop walk was based in and around the Parc National des Pyrenees in France and the Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido in Spain. The loop combined sections of the three main trans Pyrenees walking trails: Le Sentier des Pyrenees GR10 (France), La Senda Pirenaica GR11(Spain) and the Pyrenean Haute Route. I used the Cicerone guides for these routes as well as some maps I had acquired through book depository and some web blogs for route ...
Walkers:Jonathon Brice(L), Lee Marling, Ben Campbell, David Carmichael, Carlos Garrido, Michael Close, Nino Fioretti, Roxanne Crook, Tai Lim, Bruce Marquis
Where: Caroona Creek Conservation Park is on the western edge of the Olary Plain and around 6km E of Hallett on the Barrier Highway. Tourilie Gorge is in the northern section of the park. This park was proclaimed on 18 February 2010.
Indigenous history: The Mount Bryan East Area had been occupied by the Aborigines for thousands of years and evidence of this ...