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GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:14:30 +1000

Good advice.Just confirming it is 3 times in 2 hr 30 mins (@ 2 1/2).I probably could do 4, still at same pace or little slower but I have to add 45 mins there and 45 mins back to Mt Dandy making it a long day out. Still got to do the household chores too

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:36:55 +1000

QUOTE(Fordy @ 3 Jun 2012, 06:39 PM) [snapback]14069[/snapback]If you are doing 3 repeats of the Glasgow track comfortably then your training preparations are going really well.hmmm 'comfortably'… hmmmm, the third could be better discribed as Clumsily 2 hour climbs, is that in reference to the real Kokoda track?

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 01:35:09 +1000

Yes, the Glasgow track is rocky, uneven, slippery due to loose rock/stone not mud. I do it 3 times a session to feel I made the trip worthwhile. Would I be right in saying that's 2hr 30 mins for the 3 up & backs?

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:55:41 +1000

Perfect directions to Mt St leonards. I went up and back today and had a very good day.It is 7.5 km, some sections steep but quite easy under foot (not rough and slippery).I went up in 2 hr 30 mins and came down in 1 hr 38 mins.Compared to Dona Buang, hmmm, Mt DB definately has many more sections to it where you have to plan your steps and watch…[Read more]

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:06:19 +1000

fantastic directions. Cannot wait. I will do it this weekend, then I am off to the Lerderderg Gorge next Saturday, then on that Sunday I will go to St Leonards again, may see you there then, how much time do you think it takes?

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Thu, 31 May 2012 04:46:30 +1000

Hi Saloo8,I have done the Mt Donna B track, great track, did it on a Sat and again on the Sunday. Not done St Leonards, would love to know how to find tht one, as the weekend is approaching and I dont seem yet still to know exactly where to park and walk to with the High Lead track, perhaps I will replace it with this St Leonrds one. The info…[Read more]

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Wed, 30 May 2012 02:58:58 +1000

as my time will be limeted by the time I get there, what is the best, hardest, steppest, muddiest, most Kokodaish section that you would recommend? Thanks

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training In Melbourne in the forum Trek Preparation

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:46:17 +1000

Hi all, I realise this forum is a getting on a bit but I have a simple question,Can someone, in detail, tell me where the "High Lead Track at Powelltown" is. Eg where I park the car, then where do I go. I have been looking at maps and cannot see it.ThanksGeoffrey

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Training Around Adelaide in the forum Trek Preparation

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:59:17 +1000

Hey Howie,I so happen to be traveling to Adelaide for Easter and am going to go up the side of Mount Lofty, apparently there is a cafe at the top in which my wife intends to stop at while I (we) do the hill a couple more times.

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Boots, Down To A Choice Between Two in the forum Trek Preparation

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:06:49 +1000

OK, I have made a decision. I am going with the Scarpas. I feel I will need lightness on my side.When I returned the Mammut boots I went to a different outlet of Mountain Designs and was served by a boy who looked no more than 18 years old. I said I was returning these as I thought they may be too heavy for Kokoda. The boy said yes they are, and…[Read more]

GeoffreyMB replied to the topic Boots, Packs, And Items! in the forum Trek Preparation

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:43:12 +1000

What were the Mammut boots you took? I have narrowed down my boot choice to Scarpa Kailash GTX and Mammut Mt Crest GTX. Have no idea which I want to keep and which I will return to the shop.