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A local porter in a blue cap and green "CREW" shirt stands on a muddy slope, watching a trekker with trekking poles and a heavy blue backpack climb toward him through dense tropical forest.

Terrible news from the Kokoda Trail

It is with great sadness that the team at Getaway Trekking (and Adventure School Treks) advise that on Friday 15…

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Large, diverse groups of trekkers and local guides pose at major landmarks, such as the Kokoda Trail archway, or navigate misty, high-altitude meadows.

Students pass Kokoda test

(Original article posted August 9, 2017 5:40 PM via thewest.com.au, © 2017) Students from Kununurra have battled through mud and scaled the same steep…

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A close-up of a circular stone memorial on a mountain ridge featuring four black granite pillars inscribed with "Courage," "Endurance," "Mateship," and "Sacrifice".

Kokoda Track Dawn Service – Damian Di Martino

Damian Di Martino, of Haileybury Melbourne, was tasked with a Dawn Service speech on his Kokoda Trail Trek with Kokoda…

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Participants wear matching shirts featuring the Kokoda Track logo and the words "Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice".

Kokoda Track Dawn Service – Ruby Crowle

Ruby Crowle, of Haileybury College, was tasked with a Dawn Service speech on her recent Kokoda School Treks trip to…

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A group of young trekkers in blue and green foundation uniforms poses together at the entrance arches of the Kokoda Trail.

Record Number of Schools Trek Kokoda Track

Kokoda School Treks, wholly owned subsidiary of Getaway Trekking, has sent out a record number of school groups to Trek…

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A group of trekkers and a local guide carefully scramble over steep rocks alongside a fast-flowing jungle river.

American author to walk PNG’s war trail

(Original article posted June 18, 2017 4:51 PM via www.looppng.com, © 2017) American author James Campbell is planning to walk the not so…

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A front-page image from the Cairns Weekend Post features four boys in athletic gear running through water, with headlines about local budget pledges and Ironman actions.

‘Lethal’ Leisel Jones to trek Kokoda Trail

The infamous, world-renowned, Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea. 96km of rugged and isolated terrain, passable only by foot, reaching…

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A field of vibrant red poppies and yellow wildflowers is captured at sunset.

Anzac Day 2018 – Kokoda Trail

Wayne Fitcher won’t forget the sound of the Blackhawk bringing the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, to Isurava Battlefield Memorial on…

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A group of three male hikers with large trekking backpacks walking along a narrow dirt trail on a hillside. The lead hiker uses a wooden walking stick. The trail overlooks a muddy river winding through a dense, lush tropical jungle with large banana trees and palm fronds. The sky is overcast and the mountains are visible in the distance.

The Big Trek: a journey of 220km along the Kapa Kapa Trail

(Original article posted January 2017 via Paradise - Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine) By the light of a fire, I’m listening to a story…

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