{"id":1403,"date":"2024-09-07T22:14:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T22:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2024-09-09T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:59:32","slug":"fri-6th-sep-yanyanna-hut-to-wilpena-pound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/?p=1403","title":{"rendered":"Fri 6th Sep – Yanyanna Hut to Wilpena Pound Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By DW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s post is informally sponsored by Paddy Pallin Katoomba. Go see Boydo for all your trek needs. Caitlin’s backpack water bladder and our trekking poles are seeing real value in this part of the walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hike broke James. He exclaims every few hundred metres that this is the most steps he has ever taken. Comparing his iPhone fitness app against this same time 2 weeks ago, there are orders of magnitude difference in how many steps. Also, if you look carefully in some photos, you will see that James has stolen my trekking poles for the last third of the walk under the pretence of a “quick try”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steps: 42,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By CR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes a leader can push their team too hard. They become accustomed to a high performing unit and forget the fabric has limits before it tears. Sometimes a leader can forget to read the guidebook the night before to ascertain whether there is indeed a shorter route option for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few moments of breakdown from everyone today. At one point Declan and James walk (further) ahead while I do a pee, which is mostly fine, except the track from there quickly dwindles into a dry creek bed and I am not 100% sure this is indeed the track, so after walking five minutes to find them, I stop, yell out at the top of my lungs for a bit, and muddle back to my pee stop for safety. Declan finds me there a few minutes later. This is not my favourite part of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temperature maximum: above 30 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few minutes of peace in the morning before the assault. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Caitlin is just glad Mr Shingleback isn’t a snake. DW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I continue my photographic collection of lone windswept trees struggling for existence on the top of hills. DW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I like how small I look in this photo. DW.
I appreciate James taking this photo because at the time there was intense pressure to keep moving from Leader. It’s nice to look at the view now. You can observe how far ahead of the group Declan is here, leading by example. CR.
We were joking that the finish point for today’s walk was the mountains in the far distance of this pic. It was actually further \ud83d\ude2d JRT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In these yellow flowers we spotted some of the rare Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies. They bounded up the hill we spent half an hour struggling down in a few seconds. DW.
I am consistently five minutes behind Declan and James so I completely miss all Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The landscape changed to a pleasantly cool pine grove at one point. A welcome respite from the sun. DW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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