Category: Trip Reports
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I’m a fool for the Holy Grail
Driving the Triton down the Highway for the twelfth return trip to Adelaide this year ‘Holy Grail’ by the Hunters and Collectors came on in my Spotify playlist. Great song, usually gets a good workout during September with the AFL finals on but on this trip down to Adelaide for the Heysen 115km I was…
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Devils Nose Race Report
Ahhh yes, another weekend another Trail Running SA Series Race Report. A month ago I wrapped up the series with a win at Mt.Crawford. Between now and then I had an adventure on the Heysen Trail with Chad (SSSFFF) and was trying to focus in on the Heysen 115km race in mid-late October. The last…
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Self Supported Southern Flinders Fastpacking Frenzy Trip Report. Part 3 of 3.
The final chapter of the SSSFFFTR. Don’t start here. Part 1 has the planning, Part 2 has the actual recount and Part 3, this part, will delve into the key lessons learnt and the recovery process. I’ve narrowed it down to my top five lessons or take-aways from the trip and an overall discussion on…
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Self Supported Southern Flinders Fastpacking Frenzy Trip Report. Part 2 of 3.
Welcome to, or back, to the latest addition of the SSSFFFTR. As advertised in Part 1, this part will cover a simple daily recap with lessons learned and the recovery process left for Part 3. Read it in one hit or navigate using the following links. Day 1: Parachilna to MiddlesightDay 1 StatsDay 2: Middlesight…
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Self Supported Southern Flinders Fastpacking Frenzy Trip Report. Part 1 of 3.
This is the first of a three part series, or Trilogy if you will, covering a current or recent Fastpacking trip, depending on what time you read this, I completed in mid-September 2022. This first part covers the motivation for the trip, the planning and the Key Performance Ethics. Either read it all in one…
Fraser Darcy 