HIKING TRAINING
TREK & FIELD SKILLS TRAINING
LTTS offers a range of basic, advanced and specialised courses in hiking and trekking in remote areas. The courses are practical, relevant and hands-on. All courses are delivered by specialists with extensive field experience. Not all courses are listed below, so get in touch if you have something specific in mind.
All courses are conducted in the field and are hands on.
FIELD-BASED COURSE OPTIONS
NEW: Larapinta Trail Preparation Course
Get up to speed for your upcoming Larapinta Trail trek by doing this outstanding day course. It covers everything about the Larapinta Trail ( distances, food drops, water, safety etc), trek planning, equipment selection and hundreds of tips to make sure you arrive fully informed and up to speed. This course is designed and intended for independent hikers
This course is based on all of our experiences on the Larapinta Trail since our first E2E in 2004, and the observation of thousands of hikers from across Australia and the world we supported in the LT since 2016.
Courses will be conducted in VIC, SA, ACT, QLD, NSW
NEW: Long Distance Remote Area Solo Hiking
This course is an excellent option for anyone taking the next big step in their hiking journey - going solo. This course is specifically focused and designed for hikers looking to undertake long-distance thru-hikes solo such as Larapinta Trail (LT), Grampians Peak Trail (GPT) and the Australian Alps Walking Track (AAWT).
There are three parts to this course, basic, advanced and specialised, with each part carried out over a weekend block.
Courses will be conducted in VIC, SA, ACT, QLD, NSW
INTRODUCTIONARY & BASIC COURSES
Day & Weekend Courses
$350 p/p
COURSE BRIEF
This course covers all the basic skills of hiking for up to five days and 4 nights. Most hikers start their hiking journey with little or no skills; spend too little or too much on gear they don't need or shouldn't have; then struggle on their treks thinking that's what's it all about. Sadly, that's not what hiking is about. Don't spend years wasting time and money getting into hiking. Get a head start. Do this course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is an enjoyable weekend course ( 2 days/1 night) out bush learning the basics of hiking. All attendees will receive a list of the kit they need for the course which they will use on the course. With packs on their backs, they head out bush and learn the skills in real time, real-world conditions. Lessons are practical based. There is no judging or expectations. It is about learning skills that will last for a lifetime.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Lake Eildon NP, VIC ex Eildon
Ikara-Flinders Rangers NP, SA, ex Hawker
Namadji NP, ACT, ex Tharwa Visitor Info Centre
COURSE LOCATIONS
$150 p/p
COURSE BRIEF
Hiker Self Rescue (HSR) is a potentially a life saving skill-set when hiking or spending any time in outdoor or remote areas, and of course, getting hurt and needing evacuation. Knowing how to contain and manage your situation; self-evacuate; initiate emergency communications and signal search and rescue (SAR) teams is crucial to a successful and timely rescue and evac.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is an online, seven part course course delivered through our online training portal. The course provides practical information, checklists, images and videos. This course, like all of our courses, has been developed by us in house. We are actively involved in many search and rescue or medical evacuation operations on the Larapinta Trail each year. We work closely with NT Police, Paramedics and other SAR capabilities.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Online / Onsite Physical Weekend Course are Available
COURSEL LEVEL
$550 p/p
COURSE BRIEF
Take your hiking journey to the next level and experience the freedom of cross country trekking (CCT) or 'bushwalking'. Only a small percentage of hikers ever transition to the the amazing world of bushwalking. But it is not for the faint hearted. If you like the comfort zone of trails, water tanks and signage, this course may be a bit intimidating.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is structured to transition mid to experienced hikers to the basic level of cross-country trekking. On these courses, many experienced hikers are surprised at the differences between trail hiking and cross-country trekking. Equipment, technique, skills and fitness are just some of the things that need to be learned from scratch or adapted to this specialised but amazing form of recreational bushwalking.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Alpine National Park, VIC ex Mansfield
Ikara-Flinders Rangers NP, SA, ex Hawker
Namadji NP, ACT, ex Tharwa Visitor Info Centre
COURSE LOCATIONS
$150p/p
COURSE BRIEF
This is one of our most popular courses and its no wonder given more than 70% of solo hiker son the Larapinta Trail are women! We are proud to have supported more than 3000 solo women since 2016. In that time we have built an incredible knowledge base to help solo women hikers plan for their epic trek. This is a must do course.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is an online, eleven part course course delivered through our online training portal. The course provides practical information, checklists, images and videos about hiking the Larapinta Trail End to End (E2E) as a solo woman. This course, like all of our courses, has been developed by us in house. There are extra modules that can be added to your course such as One on One Mentoring and Online Check Ins.
COURSE LOCATIONS
Online / Onsite Physical Weekend Course are Available
COURSEL LEVEL
ADVANCED COURSES
Week Long Courses
The TTT Special is a seven-day, six-night course that combines a suite of hiking, trekking and field specialist skills that LTTS has fused together to offer a skills-packed, one-stop-shop course that will teach you all the basics for multi-day/extended hiking, cross-country trekking and personal safety in remote areas- all in one hit.
Almost all our course trial participants, many of whom have been hiking for years, wished they had the opportunity to do a course like this because it would have saved them years of struggle, costly purchases and missed opportunities. We see this Dunning–Kruger effects countless times on the Larapinta Trail every year, much to our despair and to the exasperation of our time-poor field support crew.
The course is delivered by very experienced, competent and skilled instructors, both male and female, with more than 20 years of hiking, trekking and military, emergency service or SAR experience.
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BOOKING ENQUIRY FORM
SPECIALISED FIELD SKILLS & PROGRAMS
Invitation only courses.
Current invitees, please use your REDEX ID and login portal for upcoming dates.
