The 5 Best Day Hikes in the Blue Mountains Paddy June 3, 2020 Activities, All, Bushwalk & Camp, East Last Updated October 25, 2023 Nothing beats getting out of the city and on to the trail. Fresh air, wildlife, the sounds of gentle streams - what’s not to love? Located just an hour outside of Sydney, the Blue Mountains boasts some of the best scenery...
Gripping Adventure Books Paddy May 12, 2020 All, Bushwalk & Camp, Destinations, Gear, Travel Many of us are feeling a little cooped up at the moment and missing those big days out on the trail, so what better way to combat this than a list of gripping books to keep you motivated during isolation! Just because you can't head out and explore at the...
94% Suunto 5 Watch Review Paddy September 11, 2019 All, Bike, Bushwalk & Camp, Central, Climb, Fitness, Gear, Paddle, Reviews 1 Comment Michael S. is a Sydney-born, Brisbane-based adventurer who enjoys hiking and camping, bushwalking in Australia and overseas, action adventure travel, trail running, mountain biking, paddling, and nearly any adventure pursuit he can round up mates for. Michael...
Introducing Hoka One One – Hikers for Every Adventure Paddy September 5, 2019 All, Australia, Climb, Fitness, Gear, Reviews, Travel 1 Comment After a few years off of our shelves and many, many customers asking us where they have gone, we are thrilled to announce that Hoka One Ones are back at Paddy Pallin! The new hiking range has just landed in-store so we thought that we would run you...
Climbing Kilimanjaro via the Lemosho Route James Louw December 5, 2018 Africa, All, Travel James, a #PaddyStaffer from our Melbourne store heads off on a trekking holiday to Tanzania - and he takes us with him! Taking on the ultimate mountain adventure, James shares the ins and outs of Climbing Kilimanjaro via the Lemosho route, a world renounced...
Wild Rivers Photo Contest: Winners! Paddy August 14, 2018 All, Australia, Community, Environmentalism Thank you to everyone who participated in Paddy Pallin's Wild Rivers Photo contest in any capacity - whether you entered, signed the petition, educated yourself or helped spread the word! For those of you tuning in for the first time, the "Save Our Wild...
Save Our Wild Rivers Paddy July 1, 2018 All, Australia, Environmentalism Raising the Warragamba Dam in New South Wales by 14 metres will destroy over 4,700 hectares of Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park, inundating 48 threatened plant and animal species and 65 km of Wild Rivers. "What is a Wild River?" “A “Wild...
Osprey Adventure Grant: EBC Trek Savannah and William June 25, 2018 Asia, Bushwalk & Camp, Sponsorship Heavy breathing and the crunch of loose rubble underfoot filled the empty alpine air as we made our last steps before reaching our ultimate destination, Everest Base Camp. It was here, among the rugged mess of debris and ever shifting ice of the Khumbu...
Help turn the tide on deadly marine debris Paddy May 2, 2018 Environmentalism, Oceania If we don’t act soon, by 2050 there’ll be more plastic in our oceans than fish.* One million marine animals die each year due to marine debris. For many reasons, marine life is fast disappearing due to unsustainable over-fishing, climate change...
Spirited Away to Tasmania David Byrne February 16, 2018 Athletes, Australia, Bushwalk & Camp, Fitness The journey is more important than the destination. It’s a saying that you often find on travel blogs or as a motivational Instagram post on some fitness gurus feed. In the trail running scene, which as an athlete is a world I’m immersed in, you could...