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Overland track

  • Writer: Jasper Staessen
    Jasper Staessen
  • Nov 29, 2016
  • 2 min read

Starting late the first day Skipping cradle summit Going for the barn It looked like she was calling for me But she bluffed But no weather stops me From killing a mountain She tried to stop me With heavy wind Rain and some snow The view was shit But the feeling was great


The second day I came out of a waterfall Walking through paths That looked like creeks Full of mud With lake Will on the way Arriving at new pelion With the best balcony lookout


Third day was short Lazy but oh so magnificent Oakleigh started muddy Became a steep jungle Changed to rocks With a beautiful plateau And an awesome view On a sunny day Getting lost for hours exploring Ending the day with seeing a joey



Fourth day was smokey So smokey in the morning That i went for an hour extra sleep Didn't make any difference Ossa was hiding Smoke, rain, wind But it was the snow That kept me away from the top of Tasmania But allthough the wind was blowing me almost away i reached pelison east At least the heater in the hut was working


Fifth day was waterfall day D'alton was strong and wonderfull Fergusson falls made me lazy Taking a nap in the sun Almost ruined my plans of the day Hartnett was hard to get a good view I got a better one for my lunch break At windy ridge I went straight through to pine valley


I started the day with a mountain Steep in the beginning But you get lost in the labyrinth Warming up my noodles in the sun Sunbathing for lunch on a helicopter patch Doing the acropolis in the afternoon Steep to start Then a plateau And then walking through more than one meter snow To walk over a small path Looking down both sides 50 meters To reach the top By far the hardest walk i have ever done Most stupid or amazing thing ever It is a thin line in between


The last day I just walked to finish 25km with almost no breaks Through a Beautiful wilderness Next to lake st clair


120 km in seven days Through one of the last real wildernesses Mountains, nature, lakes Through paths, mud, creeks The main track was awesome But the sidetracks finished it It was hard, intense But an extraordinary experience And maybe the best thing i have ever done In my life ... So far





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