The North Face Mountain Athletics: Training for More Than a Game Dave Casey 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! Larissa Kalnins 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 Jack Williams 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 Dave Casey 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 Chris Mein 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...
How to Load Your Pack Paddy April 3, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Tips A well packed backpack can be the difference between pleasure and pain when you’re out in the wilderness. It is well worth spending the time at home loading your pack with the gear you expect to use on...
Walking the Kokoda Luke Adams March 21, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, South East, Travel 2 Comments I won't forget standing in the mist on top of Brigade Hill, listening to fellow walkers read poems about the men who fought there and the loss and grief their families endured for the boys left behind. It was...
Paddy Pallin Rogaine Race Report ACT Rogaining Association March 18, 2015 Bushwalk & Camp, Fitness, Partners in Adventure The ACT Rogaining Association’s Paddy Pallin rogaine event weekend on 28 February – 1 March 2015 was a great success with over 450 competitors enjoying the beautiful Tinderry Ranges, an hour south of...
New Award winning Sleeping mats Paddy April 25, 2014 Bushwalk & Camp, Tips 1 Comment One of this years most keenly anticipated new product line-ups has just landed in the Paddy Pallin stores. In production for four years, Sea to Summit have entered the sleeping mattress arena in a...
The best NZ trek – that you won’t find in a guidebook Brad Atwal April 23, 2014 Bushwalk & Camp, New Zealand Are you the type of traveller who prefers to venture where few others have been before? You might not think it, but it's still possible in NZ - that’s why you'll love this hike. Geoff Gabites is one of...