Going Fast, Light (and Safe) In Tasmania

Skills Weekend. October 19th-20th 2024.

$500

6 participants

Location TBA (departing from Hobart)

Join Wilderness Expeditions and Arc’teryx on this overnight adventure, and level up your wilderness skills! This trip is intended for bushwalkers looking to reduce their pack weight and venture into more rugged remote terrain, but also runners curious about fastpacking and more committing single day missions.

The trip will consist of two days of walking and a night of wild camping. While a good level of fitness is required, this will not be a running trip and there will be no expectation of speed.  There will be 6-8 hours of walking each day.

It will be an opportunity for participants to experiment with reducing their pack-weight in a safe and controlled way. Your guides will carry additional equipment and provide guidance with packing prior to the trip. While you will be encouraged to use your own gear, Wilderness Expeditions can provide anything you don’t have.

Throughout the trip there will be hands-on learning activities. Areas of focus for the trip will be:

  • Navigation
  • Moving through scrubby and technical terrain
  • Minimal Impact
  • Campsite selection and setup
  • Decision making and leadership
  • Gear choices and usage

Includes:

-Parks passes

-Transport (pick up and drop of anywhere in Hobart)

-Two guides

-Communications and group safety  items

-Gear as required (including tents, packs, sleep system, rainwear)

-Support and advice prior to the trip

Excludes:

-Food

-Basic clothing (Footwear, baselayers etc)

 

Experience Requirements:

  • Prior overnight hiking experience, preferably on tracks at the level of difficulty the Overland, Frenchmans Cap or the South Coast track (or interstate/overseas walks at an equivalent difficulty).
  • Alternatively, extensive trail running experience on longer (30km+) and more technical routes will be acceptable.

Fitness Requirements:

  • Must be comfortable walking consistently for 8+ hours.
  • Must be capable of ascending/descending 1000m over the course of a day.
  • Must be confident moving on relentlessly rocky, steep and awkward terrain.

For more information, or to secure your spot, please email us:

info@wildernessexpeditions.net.au