Trying a #Hackenpedder recap.
it is indeed a beginner friendly event! i think the focus is on people who are pretty good at #gravel cycling wanting to start into #bikepacking. my setup with a steel gravelbike with traditional back panniers was one of the heaviest and i was one of the slowest. luckily i wasn't alone back there. i think for a more included feeling you should be able to ride 130-150 km a day (on <50% tarmac). some people treated me weirdly for being slow, others with respect.