We asked our guides to write something for us to pass onto the Lord Somers Management to include in their newsletter.In their words:Big Camp 2007When we left Papua New Guinea to come to Australia we had no idea of what we were in for. No-one really explained to us what it was going to be like. Being from a country where it is warm all year…[Read more]

Kokoda – More than a WalkTREKKING the historical Kokoda Track is not just a walk for Australians. Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd says the famous 96 kilometre war time track should be included in the World Heritage Listing to save it from the ravages of erosion and over-development from mining and logging. "Kokoda is not a walk," Mr Rudd…[Read more]

Update Saturday: have just spoken to Allan by two way radio and they have just arrived in Popondetta where they will do some shopping before heading back to Kokoda around midday today. He said everything went ok and that they had still not handed over the guitars and keyboard as everyone was still in mourning and that they would leave that for…[Read more]

Update 14th December: The funeral went ahead as planned this morning and Timias was laid to rest in their family block in Kokoda. As with tradition Peter and Allan had their faces painted with black charcoal along with other family members and friends.A minister went down to their block and carried out the service which was attended by hundreds…[Read more]

In a village guesthouse on the Kokoda Track late August/early September 2006:Picture_053.jpg

Family Photograph – Timias with his wife Mavis and their five young children. May he rest in peace. Timias_and_Family.jpg

Timias sharing a joke with another porter on Trek 173:Timias_and_another_porter.jpg

Twins, Peter (left) and Allan (right) Hazell with Timias on the Kokoda Track during their walk late August/early September this year:Peter__Allan___Timias.jpeg

On Monday we had the pleasure of welcoming back to PNG Allan and Peter Hazell from Trek 173 who will travel out to Kokoda Wednesday 13th December to attend Tim's funeral which will take place on Thursday.Tim was a popular person in the town of Kokoda and will be sadly missed. Our KTL porters along with Allan have been asked to carry Tim's coffin…[Read more]

Allan Hazell seen here fixing a leaking main water pipe on the Kokoda Track 29 August 2006 – 6 September 2006. To the family of Tim, it will indeed be an honour for his trekker and his twin brother to travel all the way from Australia to Kokoda for his funeral. Allan mentioned in his email to me that Tim told him the most important thing was to…[Read more]

Trek 173 Group Photograph taken at Ower's Corner – :Picture_044.jpg

The book is dedicated to Stanley Y. Bisset, MC, OAM, MID."The True, the noble and the brave do die in body but their spirit dwells forever in the habitations and hearts of those they loved and served", so reads our honour board. This book ensures their spirit will live on."STAN BISSET, MC. OAM, Mentioned in Dispatches, Veteran 2/!4th…[Read more]

"This guide is extremely well written, alwayts clear and well crafted, and at times sharply evocative. The research is broad and relevant and the analysis is concise and in accordance with the evidence. It is not just good writing, but a rich, comprehensive history and battlefield guide"HANK NELSON, BA, MEd (Melb), PhD (UPNG), Emeritus Professor…[Read more]

"This is a wonderful book that is a must-take for anyone walking the Track. Written with the careful eye of an historian and coming from the heart of a passionate Kokoda trekker, it is, above all, a guide to the Australian Spirit".PETER FITZSIMONS, Author, journalist, TV and Radio presenter.

The story of KOKODA – the heroic defence of our nation against a powerful foreign invader – is finally gaining its rightful place at the forefront of Australians' consciousness. However, one can only begin to understand what really took place on that remote jungle pathway during WWII by actually trekking its razorback ridges and deep gullies,…[Read more]

'KOKODA TRACK 22 HOUR CHALLENGE' by Damon Goerke On August 26th 2006, myself and 42 others lined up at Owers' Corner, near Port Moresby for the start of the 96km Kokoda 22 Hour Challenge. The Kokoda Track is an historical icon amongst Australians as the scene of courageous fighting by an under prepared and outnumbered Australian army who turned…[Read more]

See you all in 2007 – and for you to take home, our carved walking stick – your 'best friend' on the track and a great souvenir:sticks.gif

Our KTL Porters seen here at Isurava Monument with the Kokoda Track Champion, Brendan Buka (far right bottom row). Brendan is the current record holder for the Kokoda Track in both directions.. The second photograph is Brendan as he arrived at the Archway at Owers' Corner on the 27th August 2007.2006: Brendan walked from Owers' Corner to Kokoda…[Read more]

Choose KTL and we will do our best to ensure you have a great trek. Join our KTL porters and guides and trek with KOKODA TREKKING (KTL) Some of our KTL porters seen here providing some entertainment in a campsite on the track:Editors Note: The guy on the right in this photograph is Andrew Yauga. He received from his trekker a wonderful gift of a…[Read more]

All our treks go out with satellite phones as well as two way radios. We also own and operate our own vehicle fleet both in Kokoda and Port Moresby which are all fitted with two way radios. Our head office is in Port Moresby has two base radios, one for our operations division and the other for the main office. In Kokoda Russell's Family block…[Read more]