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when exercise moves too far beyond current capability, it can stop being adaptive stress and start becoming neurological threat.

We invite you on this 13 day life changing, rite of passage experience in PNG. Experience the highs and lows of the treacherous Kokoda Track with a sense of courage, endurance and mateship without the ultimate sacrifice that our digger's made before us. At the end of the trek, stand proud with us at the Bomana Cemetery to pay tribute and remember those famous Diggers who fought to save Australia from invasion in 1942. Then having earnt the right to visit the "island" we celebrate...

A weekend of history and fitness

A rite of passage for school leavers

A weekend of history and fitness

One of the defining features of people stepping onto Kokoda isn’t weakness or lack of fitness it’s anticipatory load. Most arrive carrying stress or anxiety about what they’re about to face. Biologically, that shows up as elevated cortisol.

The Kokoda Track is not just a walk — it is a sustained physiological and psychological stress test.

Heat. Humidity. Elevation. Continuous load. Limited recovery.

And under those conditions, electrolyte balance becomes mission-critical

A selection of testimonials from participants from Campfire Academy

Since our earliest expeditions (30 years ago), we have quietly and consistently tracked participants before, during, and after their Kokoda experience.