Help CenterIf you are on the trail and have an urgent or life-threatening medical emergency call 000 or activate your beacon. We recommend you plan, prepare and walk the Larapinta Trail informed, properly equipped and with a basic knowledge of hiking. Either way, consider taking out insurance.
If you are on the trail and have minor medical or other emergencies, you could request LTTS support but it is subject to availability and can be, and often is, very expensive. All payments for these services are made upfront in full. As much as we would love to be, we are not trail angels, and everything costs time, money and staff resources.
Equipment or Item Resupply
- $115 fee to do local errands/shopping during 8am-4pm. ( i.e. pick up gear from Lone Dingo)
- +Full cost of transfer to deliver to location ( must be a trailhead) - Standard Transfer Fee
- +Short Notice Call Out Fee (If you need items within 3 hours): $370 (Within 5 hours: $330)
- +After-hour fee ( 6pm-12am): $350 per hour (12am-6am): $550 per hour
- Subject to Availability
Short Notice or Emergency Pick Up from the Trail
- Full cost of transfer to pick up from location ( must be a trailhead) - Standard Transfer Fee
- +Short Notice Call Out Fee (If you need to get picked up within 1 hour): $350 (Within 5 hours: $250)
- +After-hour fee ( 6pm-12am): $370 per hour (12am-6am): $450 per hour
- Subject to Availability
Medical Evacuation ( Minor)
- Minimum $150 call-out fee per staff member ( normally two) (or six for any stretcher carries)
- +Full cost of Vehicle/s transfers to pick up from location ( must be a trailhead or intermediate point) - Standard Transfer Fee
- +Full cost of any helicopter pick-up fees ( approx $1700 per hour) if used
- +$350 per hour for a Trail Rescue Paramedic
- +$550 per hour for a Doctor ( if needed)
- +Any additional medical, vehicle or other costs incurred as part of the evacuation
- + $550 per hour per LTTS staff member ( normally 2) (or 6 are required if you need to be carried out) for any search activities involving lost hikers.
- + Short Notice Call Out Fee (If you need assistance within 1 hour): $550 (+ any helicopter fees if requested)(Within 3 hours: $450)
- Subject to Availability
Searches for Lost Hikers
- Minimum $350 call-out fee per staff member ( normally 2 people)
- + $550 per hour per LTTS staff member ( normally 2 people)
- +Full cost of Vehicle/s to search location
- +Full cost of any helicopter pick-up fees ( approx $1700 per hour) if used - Day Only
- +$350 per hour for a Trail Rescue Paramedic if deemed necessary ( often needed in time-sensitive, high risk scenarios)
- +Any additional medical, vehicle or other costs incurred as part of the search
- + $330 per hour for after-hour searches ( 6pm-6am)
- Free tip: Don't get lost.