Trip Report: The Overland Track December 21, 2015 Australia, Bushwalk & Camp, South 1 Comment When I was a young boy I remember discovering an old external frame hiking pack deep in the back of a storage closet. Questioning my parents as to the use of this strange contraption, I learned that it was...
Escape it all on the rugged and remote South Coast Track December 14, 2015 Australia, Bushwalk & Camp “The thing I love about it is after the plane drops you off, and it leaves,’ reflects Ash Werner, South Coast Track guide for almost a decade. “Then you know you’re out there. And you know you have...
2 Day Hiking Packing List December 8, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Tips 1 Comment Preparing for a 2-day hike requires careful planning to ensure you have all the essentials without overpacking. Your packing list should include gear for comfort, safety, and sustenance while keeping weight to...
Crucial final days for Tarkine Trails Paddy December 4, 2015 Australia, Bushwalk & Camp, Community, Environmentalism, Paddle The Bob Brown Foundation is an action-oriented environment organisation working to protect one of the world's last wild places, the Tarkine (takayna in the Palawa language). Bob Brown always says that 'to...
93% Review: Scarpa Crux November 9, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Climb, Reviews Since purchasing my Scarpa Crux in May they have quickly become the shoes that I generally go to first when heading outdoors. Over the last 6 months I have used them on day walks in Sydney, approach shoes when...
The North Face Mountain Athletics: Training for More Than a Game October 13, 2015 Bike, Bushwalk & Camp, Climb, Fitness, Reviews, Snow Sports Today’s outdoor athletes are climbing higher, running longer and going bigger. Rather than solely focusing on their activities in the outdoors, athletes are doing a lot more activity-specific exercises for...
Top 11 reasons you should visit Nepal this season, though #4 is enough! August 12, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Travel If planning a trip to Nepal has long been on your bucket list, it’s time to kick that gear into action. With the recent announcement by the Nepalese Tourism Minister declaring that Nepal is safe for travel,...
Trip Report: Larapinta Trail July 7, 2015 Australia, Bushwalk & Camp, Tips 1 Comment An Outback adventure you say? During a year away from home in the UK working, living and travelling around Australia I was lucky enough to find myself working at Paddy Pallin in Brisbane. To some extent...
First Look: Scarpa Crux June 17, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Climb, Reviews The Scarpa Crux has been available in Europe and North America for a couple of years now and have won awards & been lusted at by climbers and day walkers in Australia from afar. However the good news is...
Exploring Bendalong in only 6 hours June 17, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Events, Fitness 1 Comment This is what faced Jack, my 11yr old son, and I on Sunday morning with the much appreciated start of the 52nd Paddy Pallin 6hr NSW Rogaine. As the sun rose, on what would be a glorious day, you could see the...