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It has been a difficult day for myself and my group of trekkers who took part in a No Roads expedition which returned to Australia on the 2nd of August. Our group leader along with a friend of his were due to head back to Kokoda for another trip around this time. I feared the worst and was terribly concerned for their wellbeing as I wasn't sure of the date they were beginning their trek.
Fortunately their group does not leave for a couple more days, but at the same time it is terribly sad that another No Roads group has been caught up in what may be a real tragedy. I met another No Roads guide whilst in Port Moresby and he was a really nice guy and I fear he may be part of the group that was on this plane.
The fact that only a couple of weeks ago I was traveling this route with the very same company has shaken me up a bit, and I can only hope that this is just a case of disrupted communications. With reports coming in that a suspected crash site has been found though it isn't looking terribly good. I can only imagine the agony the families of these poor people are going through and my heart goes out to them.
Hey guys,
Thanks a lot for the replies and sorry it has taken me this long to get back here. Been a really busy week and I've just spent the weekend up at Mansfield with all the people I'll be doing Kokoda with.We hiked up Mount Stirling from the Mt. Buller village which was about 6 hours for the round trip. The following day we just did a 3 hour hike to see how our legs held up from some decent hiking two days in a row. My legs are certainly hurting now, but during the hiking I didn't have too much trouble, and I'm feeling pretty good about my fitness level considering I still have 2 months till we leave. Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to buy boots yet so did all this in sneakers which was fine for 99% of the time, except for a few of the steep descents which were a bit hairy at times.
All the advice so far has been really good, and I've had the chance to drop in to Mountain Design and have a quick look at their selection of boots, although I didn't have time to try any on. I plan on heading up there in the next couple days and trying some on, and might also check out the selection at Ray's Outdoors and Aussie Disposals as I've heard they can be pretty good.
It's interesting that a few of you have mentioned how tough the Scarpa's are to wear in, because a few people in my group were wearing them and they said they've been the most comfortable boots they've ever worn and they've not had a single problem with blisters, and they were pretty new boots too.
I still haven't discounted the Hitec Altitude Ultra's as they were extremely comfortable, but will try a few different boots on in the next couple days and see how they feel compared to the Hitec's.
Thanks guys,
James.
