Trekking the incredible Larapinta Trail is an adventure on many people’s bucket lists. Standing on ancient escarpments and gazing out on the ochre-coloured landscapes of Central Australia, following Aboriginal Dreaming tracks and trekking beside one of the world’s oldest river systems is surely an adventure of a lifetime.

Our friends at Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) would like to invite you on their Outback Trek adventure in September 2018. Not only will you experience a trek on one of Australia’s premier walking tracks, but you will be supporting life-saving research at MIA.

Australia has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world. The good news is that 90% of melanomas can be successfully treated if detected early. However, in the other 10% of cases, life-threatening spread will have already occurred. More than 1800 Australians will die from melanoma in 2018 and it kills more Australians aged 20-39 years old than any other single cancer.

MIA research has made significant progress in developing life-saving treatments, but support is still needed as there is still no cure. No-one should die from melanoma, and you can help make a difference while doing something that you love.