Activities

Every year, the best rogainers in the world descend on what’s usually a rugged and remote location, to battle for world supremacy at the World Rogaining Championships. For those of you who are still scratching your head wondering what this whole...

The shiny new Suunto Spartan Ultra has just hit the shelves, and I’m stoked to have the opportunity to do some pre release testing for Paddy Pallin. Suunto is marketing the Spartan Ultra (and the rest of the new Spartan range) as a whole new kind of...

The team at Paddy Pallin have put our collective heads together and come up with the ultimate list of Father's Day Gift's!! You will be sure to find the perfect gift for your Dad and maybe something for yourself...

I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the least capable person to be reviewing outdoor wear and hiking products. Before this trek came up the only trekking I had done was walking over a few headlands in South Australia to find new waves. Carrying a camera,...

Every year The North Face and Australian Geographic Outdoor award an explorer, or team of explorers, with a grant to assist in making their expedition dreams a reality. Whether your passion is rock climbing, trekking, alpine climbing, extreme endurance...

Three years ago I told my partner I wanted to walk around Australia. He was a little taken back. He didn’t say anything negative but smiled, readjusted himself then tried to comprehend my enthusiasm for this venture. Nonetheless, I verbalised what was on my...

The long-awaited next generation of Suunto multisport watches will be hitting the Paddy Pallin stores in early August with pre order available now. The Suunto Spartan Ultra is the ultimate solution for the athletic and adventure multisport participant....

If you’re into the outdoors, you’ll be familiar with the name ‘Scarpa’ - a family company based in Northern Italy, with a great tradition of quality and innovation. Having owned many pairs of their hiking, climbing and approach shoes over the years,...

Snow, sunshine and smiles were the order of the day for the Paddy Pallin Junior cross country ski event held on Saturday 2 July 2016 at the Perisher cross country trails. Thirty four participants, ranging in age from 15 months to 16 years, competed over...

Sunday June 19th saw 180 teams line up to start the NSW Rogaining Association 53rd Annual Paddy Pallin 6hr rogaine at the Central Coast's Catherine Hill Bay. Despite constant and significant East Coast Low rain for the entire duration of the event, it did...