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At The Adventure Gene, our mission is to enable outdoor journeys by sharing hard-fought knowledge and expertise. That’s why we run education-focused guided hiking trips. It’s also why we created our education hub – to share the thoughts, experiences and opinions of professional hikers who live and breathe the outdoors.

We regularly update our education hub with free information and don’t keep anything exclusively for our guided trips.

If there is something you would like to learn more about please let us know as it would probably make a great article!

– Maddie, Tom & The Adventure Gene Team

Hiking Trails

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Ladakh Gear List

This is the gear we are taking for our 24 day hike through Ladakh and Zanskar in the Himalayas. We’re packing for high altitude (up to 6000m),…

Dinner Recipe: Cottage Pie

Cottage pie is the ultimate backcountry comfort food, easily coming together at camp to provide a warming, hearty reward after a long day of hiking.

Dinner Recipe: Nachos

Nachos are very easy to make on the trail, with a range of ingredients and options to suite a variety of palates.

The Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT): Thru-Hike or Section Hike?

The Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT) is one of the most iconic and rugged long-distance hikes in Australia. At ~680km, it winds through the high…

Dessert Recipe: Lemon cheesecake

A light, zesty dessert that’s perfect after a big day on the trail—refreshing, simple, and easy to prepare.

Greater Patagonian Trail

A remote, rugged adventure that tested every gram we carried. Here’s what we learned and what we’d pack differently.

Te Araroa

Covering the length of New Zealand, the 3,000km Te Araroa offers diverse landscapes, rugged terrain, notorious mud, and unique wildlife.

Pacific Crest Trail

The 4,300 km PCT traverses the US West Coast, offering remote landscapes, abundant wildlife, and some of the best maintained trails in the world.