TREKKING THE HIMALAYAS WITH KIDS Rob Saunders April 24, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Tips, Travel A guide to Adventures, Equipment & Survival Nepal, Tibet or Bhutan are amongst the most rewarding places in the world to experience breathtaking landscapes of untamed mountain ranges, enormous valleys and...
Keeping Pesky Bloodsuckers at Bay Liam Arthur April 22, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Tips 4 Comments Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak of insect-borne diseases such as Malaria, Yellow Fever, Dengue Fever, Bubonic Plague and West Nile Fever. These infectious pathogens are carried and...
Overnight Hiking with Kids Darren Edwards March 14, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Tips Do your kids hear the call of the great outdoors? I used to hike a lot without my kids as I was fearful that they would not be ready or enjoy the experience. To me that would have been devastating as I really...
9 Days Hiking in Patagonia Dave Casey March 8, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, South The Torres del Paine Circuit in Patagonia is consistently voted as one of the best hikes in the World & in January my wife and I spent 9 days hiking the "O". We had everything from sunshine to snow, 95km +...
THE BEST OVERNIGHT HIKES AROUND MELBOURNE Darren Edwards February 28, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, South Paddy Pallin is stoked to be collaborating with Darren Edwards from Trail Hiking in 2017. Being an avid Victorian Bushwalker we asked Darren for his favourite overnight hikes around Melbourne. Over to you...
Foot Care & Blister Treatment Dave Casey January 23, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Gear, Partners in Adventure, Tips 2 Comments In Part One of our Foot Care series we gave a number of methods to prevent blisters while in the great outdoors. In Part two we are going to give some tips on how to treat a blister if you have the...
Trip Report: John Muir Trail Phila Holmes January 10, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, North 1 Comment “The world is big and I want to get a good look at it before it gets dark.” John Muir speaks to the explorer in us all. His accounts of his adventures and of strolls in the wild have always captivated...
Foot Care & Blister Prevention Dave Casey January 9, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, Gear, Tips 3 Comments Blisters can be painful and debilitating Blistered feet, pain and suffering through each step is not the way you want to remember your adventure. Although sometimes unavoidable blisters are at least...
Trip Report: Langtang Trek, Nepal Lachlan Gardiner January 2, 2017 Asia, Bushwalk & Camp 1 Comment Suddenly the bus came to a halt. Peering out the window I could see nothing but dense cloud beyond the edge of the rough unsealed mountain road we were traveling along. Up in front there were shouts exchanged...
Top 5 Day-hikes around Brisbane Lachlan Gardiner January 2, 2017 Bushwalk & Camp, East 1 Comment Queensland's South-East corner contains a wealth of wonderful locations for hiking. The following are a few of my favorites that are accessible within a day-trip of Brisbane. Obviously this is by no means an...