When 2 brothers and 3 girls spent 4 months crossing the continent on foot by an inland route in 1973, they became the first recorded party to do so since Burke and Wills. They were also probably the first in which all party member walked every step of the way and still remain as the only party to cross the final salt-flats and mangroves (two more camps) and stand on the beach of the Gulf of Carpentaria. A ‘highlight’ of the walk was their struggle along the flooded Birdsville Track.
Author Archives: The Order Of Walkers
A Journey On Country.
“Knowledge and skills trump equipment, so learn as much as you can” – Gordon Dedman, Bushcraft Survival Australia. Dangerous ideas are contained within. Enter at own risk. This essay addresses the modern dilemma of PLB’s, sat phones, personal responsibility, preparation and mortality. If you have ever thought about the olde ways on expedition, you should invest some time with this opinion piece.
Start Walking every day and this will change
Dave Paul from “Walking is fitness” YouTube channel evangelizes the practice of walking. He is a quality communicator and talks to the sacrament of immersionem at 5:21. A sacred lesson to reflect on. “You start to think differently about yourself. That internal tape that is scrolling, the way you think about yourself goes from IContinue reading “Start Walking every day and this will change”
Book Review: “Everything is Water” by Simon Cleary, University of Queensland Press
Quote: Stephen Graham: The Gentle art of tramping
The less you carry the more you will see, the less you spend the more you will experience. In tramping you are not earning a living, but earning a happiness. There is perhaps no greater test of friendship than going on a long tramp. You discover to one another all the egoisms and selfishnesses youContinue reading “Quote: Stephen Graham: The Gentle art of tramping”
Essay: What can a really long walk in the Alps teach you about life, fear and laziness?
Jonathan Arian’s reflections on a long walk
Origin Story: The Rucksack
The Rucksack is one of the essential companion items for the seasoned walker. A staple piece of kit. Whether one is stepping out for a few hours or a protracted excursion through country, the rucksack is purpose made for the bipedal to carry those life sustaining items. This 19th century word, derived from Germany comesContinue reading “Origin Story: The Rucksack”
Essay: “Out Walking”
I am out walking and nothing else matters. Find me if you wish or dare.
Quote: Robert Cortes Holliday
Holliday published fifteen books, including The Walking-Stick Papers (1918), Men and Books and Cities (1920), Literary Lanes and Other Byways (1925) “The best, the most exquisite automobile is a walking stick; and one of the finest things in life is going on a journey with it” – Robert Cortes Holliday
Excerpt Of Walks and Walking. Chapter XXII – Practical Details
The basics rarely change when wayfaring. If you want to read the entire text goto Of Walks and Walking Tours: An Attempt to find a Philosophy and a Creed by Haultain – Free Ebook. And now for some hints on the practical details of walking tours of more arduous character and more extended length.—Suit theContinue reading “Excerpt Of Walks and Walking. Chapter XXII – Practical Details”
The Order Of Walkers 