People in Bondi, Australia …” The TikTok pans over a beachfront lively with runners, swimmers, surfers dog walkers and sunrise-seekers, before capturing the blazing pink and orange sky.

But all of them have one common goal: To be standing atop Mount Sonder for the next sunrise. The night-time ascent is the final highlight of this very Australian pilgrimage, the 230km Larapinta ...