Intrepid Man to the Centre of Australia

A recent thread discused the Centre of Australia. Was it the point most distant from the sea; a point on which the land mass ' balanced '; or was it something else?

On Sunday May 28th 2006, Jon Muir set out to walk, unassited, to the Centre, from Pt Augusta. He defines the Centre as that location furthest from the sea; about 40 km N of Mt Zeil, which is in the Macdonnell Ranges, NT.

For approx the next 100 days he will be entirely self sufficient. When he walked across Australia alone in about 200, he refused all offers of help - not even a drink of water. Likely he will do the same this time.

This bloke is a true bushman. Tough and obviously resourceful, he will in some part cross the tracks of John McDouall Stuart, Australia's greatedst explorer. I know of no other like Jon. He has summitted most of the world's major peaks and walked to both the North & South Poles. He navigates the traditional way - watch & compass. No GPS.

I Dips me Lid.

If you see or hear anything of his travels on this route, please post a note. He plans to go W of L Torrens, up through the vicinity of William Creek, east of the Ooodna Track, across the Macumba River, along the Finke River to its headwaters, and across the ranges to Mt Zeil, thence N to the Centre.

Cheers