Hey Waggy, you are aware of the wildfires around Alice over the past ten days or so? The Larapinta Trail has now been closed from sections 1 to 6 (Alice to Ellery Creek). A fire at Hugh Gorge is still going, further east the fires around Simpsons and Standley are out. The trail is being assessed and may reopen mid next week, and may not. Watch here for details: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/walks/larapinta/currentconditions.html (it is quickly updated when status changes)
I'm flying today to walk sections 6 to 1 from Ellery Creek back to Alice. Obviously we cant do that now. I have already walked sections 12 to 7 last year, so Plan B I have a few ideas, Mt Giles and some. Natural events always make walk plans interesting.