I've heard about people using vaseline & as far as I know it's the petroleum jelly one. I chose to use fixamol (also called mefix) an adhesive dressing that you can buy at the chemist – lots of sports people use it for blister prevention & treatment & great for anytime you lose the top layer of skin ie burns & gravel rash too. When I walked we had…[Read more]

Hi Heather,Not sure when you were heading off but hope this info is useful for someone.I've had the privelidge of nursing a number of ANZACS & had always said I'd like to do the Track before I hit 50, as I thought by thenI'd be too old. My son was planning to go & invited me along. He also surprised me with the return airfare as my 50th birthday…[Read more]

Hi Donna & Co. Glad you guys made it all the way this time. We met you at the Gateway on the day you were about to start the trek you have now completed; we were about to fly out of PNG the same day.I was in KTL trek 303 with my son, his girlfirend & another friend of their's. As the only trekker in my group over 50yrs I felt I earned my title…[Read more]