How to Survive the Kokoda Track , livre ebook

Tablo Pty Ltd - Richard Godden

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Trekking the Kokoda Track is a big ask for anyone, this book hopefully will make your trip cost effective, enjoyable as well as give a guide on what to take, what to do and what not to do. I cover all aspects of walking the track

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Publié par	Tablo Pty Ltd
Date de parution	03 janvier 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781925880458
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	7 Mo

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Introduction
I am Richard Godden and from 2001 to 2015, I was a guide on the Kokoda Track. During those 14 years I learnt a great deal about how to walk the Kokoda Track and get the most out of the experience. I retired as a guide when I was 73 years old.
This little book started out in a village on the eastern end of Imita Ridge called Kailaki while visiting my friend Rueben Bagaga, my personal porter for the last 5 years of guiding.
We got talking about all the experiences that we had on the track and thought that those experiences would help people who want to walk the track and have found that a lot of the information out there is rubbish. I have walked the track 75 times and have taken close to 1,000 people across.
I hope the information will help you with your preparations and may even save you some money. I have not tried to give any of the history of the Owen Stanley Campaign. There are many books out there for you to read to get an understanding about the fighting.
Richard at the memorial at Isurava

Index Backpack Clothing Footwear Hydration Sleeping bag & mattress Headwear First aid kit Blisters Cuts & grazes Alcohol and beetle nut Hygiene Porters River crossings How to walk Walking pole/s Weather Track conditions Pack weight / personal / porter Passport Money Travel insurance Port Moresby Consult your doctor before you book How to choose what organisation to go with Training
How to Survive the Kokoda Track
1 Backpack
Type
The pack needs to be one that is designed for bushwalking - not a hostel type backpack. It must have a good waist support design so most of the weight is on your waist, not your shoulders.
Size
The pack needs to be 65 to 75 litre capacity. This will help limit how much you carry. If you have a bigger pack you tend to fill it with items you don’t need.
Buy or hire
If you don’t have a pack and cannot borrow one from a friend and you don’t intend to be bushwalking in the future, I suggest that you hire a pack rather than buy one. It will be a lot cheaper. Many large outdoor stores have a hire department.
How to wear
Modern day packs are designed to be worn in such a way that most of the weight will be transferred to your hips. The packs should have a nice wide and sculptured waist band, and the shoulder straps are simply there so the pack does not fall off.
You need to remember that no pack is completely waterproof so you need a pack liner. This can be purchased or you can take 2 or 3 plastic garden rubbish bags and use them to keep all your gear dry.
2 Clothing
Trekking
The clothing that you are going to wear walking needs to be light weight, breathable and not made of cotton. Cotton tends to promote chaffing and this you do not want! Synthetic fabrics are the way to go; pants with a zip off leg and a long sleeve shirt will see you through all weather conditions on the track. I have found that boxer length micro fibre underwear works really well. Ladies if you tend to chaff my suggestion is the same as for the men. Also one of the most important points is that synthetic fabric dries very quickly. It’s nice to put on dry clothes in the morning rather that wet ones. But do not count on drying clothes! Take a fabric belt not a leather one. Some people like to wear the tee shirts that most trekking companies will give you, which is fine but they don’t have any pockets and your arms are uncovered and you may get sun burnt. They are good for around the camp after you have washed. I wear a piece of army scrim around my neck to wipe my face with while walking, but a piece of towelling works just as well.
In camp
Once in camp you will want to wash. Ladies use a sarong or bathers; men wash in something modest (not “g” string type jocks) and change into some dry clothing. Some light weight long pants and a long sleeve shirt are best - remember mozzies are about at dusk.
Nightwear
Just because you are in the tropics does not mean that it does not get cold. It can and does get down to 2 degrees C at times, so you need to have medium weight thermals, top and bottoms as well as bed socks if you suffer from cold feet. Or if it’s really hot, underwear and a tee shirt.
Rainwear
There is no point in taking full rain gear you might use in Australia.