Gear

No fear, I’m not being paid by these guys. I just think they make or sell great stuff that is worth checking out.

• Aarn – http://www.aarnpacks.com/
  (After having had a brief experience of how these feel, I hope to buy one soon. They’re unbelievably comfortable.)
• Macpac – http://www.macpac.com.au/
• Paddy Pallin – http://www.paddypallin.com.au/
• REI – http://www.rei.com/

Information on walks

Australia

• Parks NSW – http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/
• VIC Parks – http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/
• Tasmania – http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/

New Zealand

• Department of Conservation – http://www.doc.govt.nz/

Books

walk descriptions on my shelf

• Barrow, Graeme. 25 Family Bushwalks in and around Canberra (1991).
• Chapman, John & Siseman, John. Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks (1998).
• Daly, John & Lyn. Take a walk in New South Wales National Parks – South Eastern Zone (2002).
• Siseman, John. Australian Alps Walking Track (1988).
• Thomas, Tyrone. 70 Walks in Southern New South Wales and ACT (1998).
• Thomas, Tyrone & Klinge, Sven. Australian Mountains. The Best 100 Walks (1998).

Writers on walking

• Baker, Ian. The Heart of the World. A Journey to Tibet’s Lost Paradise (London, 2004).
• Matthiessen, Peter. The Snow Leopard (New York, 1978).
• Thomson, Hugh. The White Rock. An Exploration of the Inca Heartland (London, 2001).
• Thomson, Hugh. Nanda Devi. A Journey to the Last Sanctuary (London, 2004).
• Thubron, Colin. To a Mountain in Tibet (London, 2011).
• Weare, Garry. A Long Walk in the Himalaya. A Trek from the Ganges to Kashmir (Yarraville, 2007).