Well done Ali and Aiden. Thank you for sharing your fantastic video, I really enjoyed sharing your experience. Looks like you had more mud, snow and leeches then when I solo hiked the AAWT in the same direction about a month before. I had a similar timeframe and lots of similar experiences - no rest days and I also decided to skip the Hotham road which was dangerous in the fog and took the chairlift from Thredbo with a pack full of food (and tummy too!). Great footage of the frost heave which I missed out on too! Thanks, Mish
Awesome effort guys! I finished up in March and even had some cold nights back then, but I can’t imagine doing it in May! Thanks for bringing back the memories.
T'was quite cold at times. Thanks for the comment and taking the time to check it out. Hopefully only bringing back the good memories 😀 I know we had a lot of both...
Enjoyed it very much, your enthusiasm was infectious, I can't believe how much good weather you had for a May walk. I did the Walhalla to Hotham section in Nov Dec 2021 and copped very wet weather from Speculation to Hotham just like you, got blown off my feet on the Hotham road it was so windy, had to bail a day early. Looking forward to the next section of Hotham to Dead Horse in Dec this year.
Haha thanks the video is a bit biased. It was hard to keep things dry in the first few weeks that if it was raining I wouldn't pull the camera out in fear of it staying wet to long
Well done!! Inspirational video! Can't believe you completed it in 25 days! That's awesome!! The AAWT is on my bucket list. Thanks for taking us along 👍
Thank you both for sharing such an amazing experience. It's wonderful to see fit and intelligent young people enjoying what our great country offers of natural beauty. Regards 77 years bushwalker Magdy Hammad
Bushwalking Victoria cleared the Mt. Sunday track down to Low saddle after you two walked through it. Anyone who gives the ENTIRE AAWT a go lives on 14 credibility street !.We have cleared sections of it since and will continue to do so .
great adventure. You had me laughing hard with the big boy pack after thredbo. Also I think I might have counted one frown the whole trip maybe, you guys have optimisium flowing
Really enjoyed this, thanks so much for sharing. We're heading there later this year, moving a bit more slowly. The pots you use look great, what are they please?
Loving all your vids, but this one is extra good. Your positive attitudes is refreshing for sure. Could you let us know how your rain gear performed, and what jackets they are please? Keep adventuring and sharing!
The rainwear was the Macpac lightweight prophet jkt and nazomi pants. The Jkt was great but after days on end of rain things just started to get damp all over. I think that would happen with any Jkt you are living and sweating into. As for the pants they were really lightweight but took a beating with all the shrub bashing and now they aren't waterproof anymore. I would get heavier duty rain.
Great video. Thanks for putting in the effort to make it, so we can all share in your adventure. It was amazing that you both looked happy in almost every scene: that was not always my experience. Since walking it, I have become interested in trying to help maintain it, with other volunteers. I would appreciate if you could comment on which parts are most in need of clearing. It looked like Mt Sunday to Low Saddle has quite a few logs that should be chainsawed; Omeo Highway to Gills Creek also seemed to have a bit of treefall, and around Mt Misery, there was quite a bit of fire regrowth that would benefit from brushcutter. Do you think these are the most deserving sections? Are there any other sections we should consider? Thanks for any assistance you can give us.
Thanks for watching! Those parts you mentioned could all do with a bit of work and coming down into corner creek after the cut trail ends on Johnnie's top. Although we did that bit in the dark so maybe is wasn't that bad, and we just suck at nav haha? But all in all the ruggedness of the walk kind of makes it more enjoyable in a way, at least in hindsight 🙂
Awesome, thank you so much for recording it all and editing it together. I know how long that must have taken! I'm planning to do the AWT next year. Have hiked a few spots on the trail over the years but now I want to take the time to do the lot of it. Question for you, would you do it more slowly if you had the chance to redo it all again or were the long hikes into the night worth it? Congrats again, really nice work.
It would have been nice to do some of the side trips and not be so much go go go. In saying that I really enjoy night hiking and think it is a big part of the experience hiking from sunrise to sunset.
Thanks guys! Fab video. Loved watching it. Just wondering about resupply. I know you only did the two at Hotham and Thredbo. Would you do the same if you did it again?
Thanks for watching! I would still do it again with only two resupplies if I'm still fit enough, but it's certainly less pleasant than if you did one or two extra drops
Thank you for taking us all on your journey And can’t wait to do it myself Probably a boring question but what was the book you were getting your information from And can you do a gear load list on what you packed for that trip Thank you
Awesome adventure you two. Were there many on the trail, and how often did you resupply? Having just got off 1600 ks of the PCT my feet want to keep exploring!
This walk is very different to the PCT you might be a little disappointed with the lack of scenery and groomed trail, however a good way to cure a little post trail depression... We had two resupplies Hotham and Thredbo bought food at the local shops, not the most gourmet food by we got away with it
@@escapeaidan I'd love to hear more about this. Was it Sikaflex Pro+ polyurethane. How thick would you say the coating was. How do you think it'd go with a binding for something like snow shoes over the top?
Hey Ali and Aiden- great vid- enjoyed watching it. Interested in the sealable containers that you used for cold soaking your cous cous whilst walking. I can't find good sealable ones like that- what is the brand you used?
Great vid. Loved it. Can you tell me more about your no food drop strategy. Besides The General where did you resupply from? How many days between resupplies?
Thanks for watching, resupplies where at the general and Thredbo. We just bought food that was available in those shops. We didn't do any other food drops.
@@escapeaidan when I realised that was what you were doing, I was really impressed. Did it mean that you had to cover ground faster than you might've otherwise wanted to?
Great stuff Ali and Aiden. I'm planning to start the hike in the next couple of months. The track is looks almost entirely absent at certain points. Aside from map/compass - were you running a GPS too?
Aiden did you ever work out why your sleep pads got so wet? And did anything you did change that happening over the course of your walk? Were your sleep pads on top of those eggshell mats you were carrying? 🤔
@@escapeaidan If you use insulated sleeping mats such as the EXPED SYNMAT with a space blanket underneath then it it can make a difference.Winter Sleeping bags with a waterproof exterior are more expensive but the water repellent shells come in handy for sure.
Interesting, so you recon higher R-value mat and space blanket? We always had a tarp under the tent which I have used as a space blanket in the past. But inside might work. Will keep in mind when going cold again.
That big tree at Mt Clear must be so old.😮
Well done Ali and Aiden. Thank you for sharing your fantastic video, I really enjoyed sharing your experience. Looks like you had more mud, snow and leeches then when I solo hiked the AAWT in the same direction about a month before. I had a similar timeframe and lots of similar experiences - no rest days and I also decided to skip the Hotham road which was dangerous in the fog and took the chairlift from Thredbo with a pack full of food (and tummy too!). Great footage of the frost heave which I missed out on too! Thanks, Mish
Good you . brings back good memorys, did it about a month before you it was cold but nothing like what you had.
Haha great! Maybe we saw your name in the log books!
Awesome effort guys! I finished up in March and even had some cold nights back then, but I can’t imagine doing it in May! Thanks for bringing back the memories.
T'was quite cold at times. Thanks for the comment and taking the time to check it out. Hopefully only bringing back the good memories 😀 I know we had a lot of both...
Enjoyed it very much, your enthusiasm was infectious, I can't believe how much good weather you had for a May walk. I did the Walhalla to Hotham section in Nov Dec 2021 and copped very wet weather from Speculation to Hotham just like you, got blown off my feet on the Hotham road it was so windy, had to bail a day early. Looking forward to the next section of Hotham to Dead Horse in Dec this year.
Haha thanks the video is a bit biased. It was hard to keep things dry in the first few weeks that if it was raining I wouldn't pull the camera out in fear of it staying wet to long
Great work and thank you for the video. Nice to see there are still young people capable of doing this as most couldn't.
Plenty of young people are capable of it. I imagine many are shackled to mortgages and don't have the leisure time.
Fantastic.Thanks for taking me along on this trip and letting me share your time on the trail.
👍
Wholesome video
Well done!! Inspirational video! Can't believe you completed it in 25 days! That's awesome!! The AAWT is on my bucket list. Thanks for taking us along 👍
Hey! Thanks for stopping by. Appreciate the comment 🙂 👍
Thank you. Loved it. Ray
you've got me excited, I'm planning to walk it in just over 2 years. March - April 2026
Thank you both for sharing such an amazing experience. It's wonderful to see fit and intelligent young people enjoying what our great country offers of natural beauty.
Regards
77 years bushwalker
Magdy Hammad
You guys are super cool and deserve more subscribers 😡
love ya work big fella
Nice video guys. Your efforts are appreciated.
Very cool. Great stuff.
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed :)
Great video - nice work.
Thanks 👍😊
Awesome! Great video!
Epic adventure and epic video! My favourite point was the 10 seconds following 1:18:45
Haha yeah I had really bad hiccups that day.
Bushwalking Victoria cleared the Mt. Sunday track down to Low saddle after you two walked through it. Anyone who gives the ENTIRE AAWT a go lives on 14 credibility street !.We have cleared sections of it since and will continue to do so .
Thanks for all your efforts and the update!
Great work guys, very inspirational🙌
Aidan and Ali congratulations epic walk.
Thanks 👍
Thanks so much for putting in so much effort to film and edit this all, loved it!
Thanks for the comment 😊
great adventure. You had me laughing hard with the big boy pack after thredbo. Also I think I might have counted one frown the whole trip maybe, you guys have optimisium flowing
Great video and great hike, thanks for sharing.
Awesome ! Love the AAWT, great video
Thanks for the comment and for stopping by to watch!
Fantastic!
Thanks for all the time and effort that would have gone into putting this together for all us to enjoy!
Awesome journey you guys, loved following along , I’m off on my own tomorrow 🙏👍
Great video, looks a lot of fun. Thank you for all the info.
Thanks for the comment and for watching!
Really enjoyed this, thanks so much for sharing. We're heading there later this year, moving a bit more slowly. The pots you use look great, what are they please?
They are called Vargo BOT 700. But they are only really useful if you intend on both cold soaking and cooking. Also they are a bit $$$
@@escapeaidan thank you, well check them out and see if cheaper good alternatives.
Loving all your vids, but this one is extra good. Your positive attitudes is refreshing for sure. Could you let us know how your rain gear performed, and what jackets they are please? Keep adventuring and sharing!
The rainwear was the Macpac lightweight prophet jkt and nazomi pants. The Jkt was great but after days on end of rain things just started to get damp all over. I think that would happen with any Jkt you are living and sweating into. As for the pants they were really lightweight but took a beating with all the shrub bashing and now they aren't waterproof anymore. I would get heavier duty rain.
@@escapeaidan awesome facts there, thanks!
Great video. Thanks for putting in the effort to make it, so we can all share in your adventure. It was amazing that you both looked happy in almost every scene: that was not always my experience.
Since walking it, I have become interested in trying to help maintain it, with other volunteers. I would appreciate if you could comment on which parts are most in need of clearing. It looked like Mt Sunday to Low Saddle has quite a few logs that should be chainsawed; Omeo Highway to Gills Creek also seemed to have a bit of treefall, and around Mt Misery, there was quite a bit of fire regrowth that would benefit from brushcutter. Do you think these are the most deserving sections? Are there any other sections we should consider? Thanks for any assistance you can give us.
Thanks for watching! Those parts you mentioned could all do with a bit of work and coming down into corner creek after the cut trail ends on Johnnie's top. Although we did that bit in the dark so maybe is wasn't that bad, and we just suck at nav haha? But all in all the ruggedness of the walk kind of makes it more enjoyable in a way, at least in hindsight 🙂
Well done good vid Paul nz doing heysen start 7 jul
Thanks Paul and nice work, enjoy the Heysen trail! 👍👍
Awesome, thank you so much for recording it all and editing it together. I know how long that must have taken! I'm planning to do the AWT next year. Have hiked a few spots on the trail over the years but now I want to take the time to do the lot of it. Question for you, would you do it more slowly if you had the chance to redo it all again or were the long hikes into the night worth it? Congrats again, really nice work.
It would have been nice to do some of the side trips and not be so much go go go. In saying that I really enjoy night hiking and think it is a big part of the experience hiking from sunrise to sunset.
Thanks guys! Fab video. Loved watching it. Just wondering about resupply. I know you only did the two at Hotham and Thredbo. Would you do the same if you did it again?
Thanks for watching! I would still do it again with only two resupplies if I'm still fit enough, but it's certainly less pleasant than if you did one or two extra drops
Where do I nominate this masterpiece for BANFF 2023?
Haha Aww thanks Bennet. I'm just glad you stopped by to watch :)
Thank you for taking us all on your journey
And can’t wait to do it myself
Probably a boring question but what was the book you were getting your information from
And can you do a gear load list on what you packed for that trip
Thank you
Great video! What was the trail condition like between the knobs and Mt clear?
Awesome adventure you two. Were there many on the trail, and how often did you resupply? Having just got off 1600 ks of the PCT my feet want to keep exploring!
This walk is very different to the PCT you might be a little disappointed with the lack of scenery and groomed trail, however a good way to cure a little post trail depression... We had two resupplies Hotham and Thredbo bought food at the local shops, not the most gourmet food by we got away with it
I can't figure out what the white is on your shoes.
Awesome to watch . I am only game to hike 160km legs.
It's Sikaflex to protect the boots
@@escapeaidan I'd love to hear more about this. Was it Sikaflex Pro+ polyurethane. How thick would you say the coating was. How do you think it'd go with a binding for something like snow shoes over the top?
Hey Ali and Aiden- great vid- enjoyed watching it. Interested in the sealable containers that you used for cold soaking your cous cous whilst walking. I can't find good sealable ones like that- what is the brand you used?
Great vid. Loved it. Can you tell me more about your no food drop strategy. Besides The General where did you resupply from? How many days between resupplies?
Thanks for watching, resupplies where at the general and Thredbo. We just bought food that was available in those shops. We didn't do any other food drops.
@@escapeaidan when I realised that was what you were doing, I was really impressed. Did it mean that you had to cover ground faster than you might've otherwise wanted to?
Great stuff Ali and Aiden. I'm planning to start the hike in the next couple of months. The track is looks almost entirely absent at certain points. Aside from map/compass - were you running a GPS too?
Hey Daniel Thanks for watching!
Yeah we used a Garmin watch for quick reference and our phones but mainly just used the guide book.
@@escapeaidan great stuff - any 'oh shit' moments?
The part with the burnt out tree after Johnnie's top was definitely the oh shit moment of the trip 😅
Did you end up figuring out why your sleeping mats were so wet?
Nice! Any favorite section?
Razor Viking Wilderness for sure
Aiden did you ever work out why your sleep pads got so wet? And did anything you did change that happening over the course of your walk? Were your sleep pads on top of those eggshell mats you were carrying? 🤔
No unfortunately not. Obviously something wasn't right! and haven't really had a good chance to troubleshoot it properly since.
@@escapeaidan If you use insulated sleeping mats such as the EXPED SYNMAT with a space blanket underneath then it it can make a difference.Winter Sleeping bags with a waterproof exterior are more expensive but the water repellent shells come in handy for sure.
Interesting, so you recon higher R-value mat and space blanket? We always had a tarp under the tent which I have used as a space blanket in the past. But inside might work. Will keep in mind when going cold again.
Those packs look heaaaavyyyy. What were the weights at the start?
Did you find out why your sleeping bags got wet?
how did you go without food drops?!
Boring.