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One of the clear victims of social progress in my opinion has been the loss or removal of challenge from our lives. We have got to the stage where everything we do is risk assessed to assure that anything we do is predictable. I am sure that this loss of challenge is being driven by the need to mitigate liability, but I can’t help wondering what it is doing to us and in particular younger people as they seek to develop their identities.

Trish King share her Kokoda journey with Our Spirit on Aidan's 100th Kokoda trek.

Aidan Grimes was the guest speaker at the Northern Territory Duke of Edinburgh's Award Ceremony held at NT Parliament House on 18 November 2015.

Photo by: Shane Eecen, Creative Light Studios

Here is an excerpt from his interview with event's coordinator, Joelene Dukes.

Shane Nelson talks about his Kokoda experience on Aidan's 100th trek

Aidan visited Darwin schools and government agencies to present the Kokoda Track history as well as some of the learnings he has discovered from walking the Kokoda Track over the past 21 years.

Some Australian Diggers have often been heard describing the Black Cat Track as the hardest slog they’d ever done. In fact, the Black Cat Track rates harder than the Kokoda Track.

Neil Davis shares his Kokoda experience with Our Spirit.

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