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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

Gear

Skills

Recipes

Sea to Summit Spark -18°C Review: The Best Winter Sleeping Bag?

The Sea to Summit Spark -18°C offers top winter warmth, excellent weight-to-performance ratio, and smart features, making it the best sleeping bag on the market.

Dinner Recipe: Chicken Dahl

A warm, hearty meal to enjoy at the end of the day with added protein for recovery whilst hiking.

Breakfast Recipe: French Toast

A delicious sweet breakfast that is super quick to prepare at home and make on the trail. It never fails to impress!

Kiandra to Kosciuszko

Kiandra to Kosciuszko (K2K) spans 120 km from Kiandra to Australia’s highest peak, offering a challenging winter expedition with variable snow and weather.

Winter Australian Alps Walking Track

A full winter traverse of the AAWT from Walhalla to Tharwa crosses remote, snow-covered alpine terrain, offering rugged conditions and profound solitude.

An Ultralight Winter Traverse of the Australian Alps Walking Track

Tom and Maddie’s June 2025 winter traverse of the AAWT required three weeks of intensive preparation, gear setup, and resupply planning.

Winter Australian Alps Walking Track Ultralight Gear List (7.2kg)

Tom and Maddie’s June 2025 winter AAWT traverse combined snowshoe and ski use, adapting gear to the trail’s variable snow coverage.

AAWT Northbound vs Southbound: Which Way is Better?

When planning your AAWT hike, choosing a NOBO or SOBO route offers different challenges, weather, and logistics considerations.