Duke Of Edinburgh’s International Award

Adventurous Journey

Bronze – 

2 days/1 night – Practice or Qualifying Journey

3 days/2 nights – Combined Practice & Qualifying Journey

Silver –

3 days/2 nights – Practice or Qualifying Journey

5 days/4 nights – Combined Practice & Qualifying Journey

Gold – 

4 days/3 nights – Practice or Qualifying Journey

7 days/6 nights Combined Practice & Qualifying Journey

Adventurous Project

Gold –

Self guided, 18 yrs and over

4 days/3 nights – Practice or Qualifying Journey

7 days/6 nights – Combined Practice & Qualifying Journey

Pre Hike Zoom Meetings

Individual or group Zoom meetings are included in every hike to assist you to be well prepared and check out your gear. Participants will be notified of Dates & times

• Goals
• Hike plan
• Gear & clothes
• Food
• Safety
• Health & fitness
• Question time

Fitness / Experience

Unless otherwise stated all youth hikes are suitable for beginners. It is not required to be super fit and a gym junkie but some fitness, good health and attitude will go a long way to enjoying yourself on the first and tougher days on trail.

Tip: Climb steps with a 5kg – 10kg daypack to train

Tip: For a 3 day hike you can expect your pack to weigh between 13 kgs & 16 kgs depending on your gear. The only difference between a 2 day and 5 day hike is the food increases and water on warmer days.

Supervisor & Assessor

When enrolling your Didier Walks hike, enter Didier Monot as both your Supervisor & Assessor. On completion of the hike Didier should receive notification via email and will complete your report as soon as possible. 

Helpful Videos

How to fit your backpack correctly

Bibbulmun Track

Didier Walks is a Bibbulmun Track specialist and offer guided hikes across it’s 1000km length from a day to multiday backpacking hikes.

• Mundaring Weir
• Helena Valley
• Three Peaks
• Mt Wells
• Murray River
• The Giants
• South Coast

Cape To Cape

is a rugged coastal 135 km hiking trail near Dunsborough and Augusta. It can be completed in 7 days or in smaller sections. 

Gear & Clothing

Have a look at our multiday hiking gear list

Didier Walks has a limited amount of hiking gear for hire…

• One person tent
• 65 litre backpack
• Gas cooker
• Sleeping mat

Do you need to purchase gear? Check out these stores…

Online

• snowys – (Adelaide) Excellent customer service, good quality & suitable gear, cheapest in Aus, will normally arrive in less than a week 
• wildearth – (Brisbane) Good quality gear, costs a bit more than Snowys. 

Tip: Buy boots or shoes in store, comfort and correct sizing is everything

Shop

• Anaconda (Perth metro) – Suitable gear, inexpensive options, advice can be lacking, located in several perth locations. also sells Mountain Design, good Aus brand.
• Paddy Pallin (Perth city) – Best quality and expertise, more expensive but Duke Of Ed receive 20% discount. 
• Kathmandu (perth metro) – Good gear, but too expensive and too heavy for backpacking. Shop during their 40% off sales.
• Kmart, Big W & Target sell hiking boots seasonally. Better than you think. 

Note: Due to health reasons, you must provide your own sleeping bag

Hiking Food Insight

• CALORIES – CARBOHYDRATES – PROTEIN are the priority
• Everything tastes great on trail
• Food is fuel
• Carry in, eat it or carry out
• Dehydrated ingredients are much lighter, add water at campsite
• No tinned foods -They’re way too heavy, don’t have enough calories, and create bulky trash to carry out.

The specific food you need on a hike may depend on the duration of the hike, km’s each day & how/what you normally eat. Though everything just tastes so much better on trail, your priorities change, you discover a new appreciation for why you eat.

Idea’s

Breakfast

• Oats or muesli with powder milk
• Muesli or energy bar

Lunch (cold)

• Wraps or crackers with e.g: tuna, peanut butter, Laughing Cow Cheese, Emmental cheese
• Packaged salads with e.g: rice, tuna, chicken, beans
• Hard dried meats  

Dinner 

• 2 Minute Noodles with e.g: dehydrated pea’s, mushrooms or anything that is light and won’t go off 
• Continental pasta meals – Needs milk so use powder milk. The meal is low fat, add extra virgin oil
• On the first night of a hike, you could eat a home cooked meal that is practical and won’t go off
• Instant soups
• Dehydrated mash potato
• Freeze dried hiker meals (research online or at an outdoor/hiking store) 

On Trail Snacks (or whenever you feel like eating them)

• Trail mix 
• Muesli or energy bars
• Nuts
• Dried fruit
• Jerky
• Snickers (most eaten food on trail in the world)
• Peanut M&M’s (they don’t melt)
• Honey

How To Keep Hydrated

• Water (campsites have rainwater tanks)
• Electrolyte drink powders (important in warmer weather)
• Soup
• Chocolate drink with powder milk (best muscle recovery drink)
• Hot drinks

We will discuss food during Zoom meetings