An all Aussie Adventure - the Six Foot Track Jenkat46 Challenge

OEMag 26.10.2016

Often, when we consider the word adventure, we think of far off places; places yet to be explored or discovered. Rarely, do we consider that we, in Australia, live in one of the most beautiful and unique places on the planet.

However, Australia offers many opportunities for adventure. We have oceans, desert, rainforests, and vast landscapes, often untouched by people.

Recently, I was privileged to join an adventure, here in our own backyard.

The challenge, dubbed the JENKAT46, based on the fact that the trek runs for 46 kilometres from the Jenolan Caves, through to Katoomba, took place in the historic Blue Mountain’s, located one and a half hours from Sydney CBD, which makes it fairly accessible to anyone interested in tackling it.

Let by expedition leaders, Shane Pophfer and Darren Wise of Peak Potential Adventures, the JENKAT46 challenge took myself and a small group of adventurers along a trail blazed by Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson, and William Charles Wentworth in 1813, as part of their journey across the Blue Mountains.

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