Journey along dramatic escarpments, across gorgeous rivers and through remote bushland on one of Australia’s historic long-distance walks: The Six Foot Track. This full-colour guide outlines all the info you’ll need to tackle this 44km Blue Mountains classic, including maps, estimated times, details on historic points-of-interest, possible accommodation along the hike and even public transport…
Cicerone’s essential guidebook for walking the GR5 trail, 660km from Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) to Nice or Menton, through the French Alps. Includes all the main variant routes as it passes Mont Blanc, then through the Vanoise, the Queyras and the Mercantour National Parks. Includes accommodation, profiles and maps. Suitable for fairly experienced hikers.
Cicerone guidebook to 50 day walks in the Mont Blanc region near Chamonix and Courmayeur, plus outlines of 4 multi-day treks around both sides of the Mont Blanc massif. The walks range from 3 to 20km and cover a variety of terrains from easy valley walks to more challenging routes over boulders, scree and on…
This super-strong Ultra-Sil Dry Day Pack is a 22 litre pack that stuffs into a sack the size of a elephant’s toe to be kept hidden away for occasional use in your purse, your pocket, even on your key ring. The 30D siliconised cordura is unbelievably strong for its weight – a tiny 90g, and…
One Planet’s new Tarkine canvas bushwalking pack is just the latest in a long line of amazing products from the Australian company. Built from tough-as-nails Aussie Waterloc canvas to keep out all but the absolute worst weather, with canvas-backed seams eliminate water ingress through the stitching, the Tarkine is fitted with the most comfortable harness…
Made from a high-tenacity Cordura ripstop nylon fabric, these 5litre, 10 litre and 15 litre compression sacks are strong and durable. The siliconised coating on the outside of the fabric and PU coating on the inside provides protection from the elements (seams are not taped so not fully waterproof).
This is one of a series of excellent guide books from the Cicerone. Their guides are an inexpensive option for hikers heading all over the world looking to explore the world’s best walks and treks, mountains and cycle routes. This book details Nepal’s Annapurna region covering 14 treks including the Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary treks.
Totally overhauled for 2019, Lowe Alpine’s VT Manaslu has most of the features of the but remains at a lower price point. Utilising their VT Plus Carry System, and thus ensuring a perfect fit for your entire walk, the Manaslu also incorporates most of the benefits of the Cerro Torre, such as the front opening…
Lowe Alpine’s trusted AirZone Trail ND24 combines many of their classic women’s pack features in a slimmed-down, nifty package, and features a female-specific harness to ensure comfort for ladies torsos. Particularly of note is the ingenious AirZone breathable harness system, which holds the pack a few centimetres away from the body to ensure optimal ventilation…
John and Monica Chapman spend their lives hiking all over this great land and writing guide books so the rest of us can follow them. Through years of refinement their range of books offer insightful observations and background on numerous trails across Australia. John and Monica’s books are well laid-out, colourfully illustrated and provide extensive information…