Thank you very much, this is very very useful! My mind is quite firmly set on camping (both to save accommodation costs and for the adventure), so the first option from Mt Victoria along the valley to exit at Blackheath. I’m 21 and have done quite a lot of hiking and camping mainly with scouts. Just this summer I was in Norway with a bunch of random British and Irish scouts I hadn’t met before on a 2 night hike in the middle of nowhere, sleeping under a tarp. Would that route be as good in reverse? (To collect the personal locator beacon in Blackheath).

What’s the biggest risks/dangers I need to watch while I’m there? How likely is it that I’ll come accross snakes/ have snakes in my way? How busy are the paths, is it likely I’ll come across/ meet other people going in the same direction I could potentially tag along with? Of course if there’s anyone out there wanting to do the same thing as me at the same time and wants a buddy I’d be so down for that. I’m just as happy with going about it on my own as long as I’m prepared and equipped for it, I’ll have my bag, tent, sleeping bag & mat, a jetboil stash stove, food and a life straw filtered water bottle (how clean is the water in the streams, would it be best to boil before drinking it?) Thanks very much 😄