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Cliff-tops, caves, and coastline: Hiking through history at Sydney’s Royal...
“Babanas, djurumins, gamaradas, naa niyas, Dharawal yura ngura dji.” Carrol, our guide from Sydney Coast Walks, welcomes us in the tongue of the Dharawal people. She provides us with a rough...
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Guest Post: Nude hiking – What’s it all about? Don’t act like you’re not...
This is a guest post, submitted by Michael Connolly (aka "Nudeyman"). Michael is a naturist and an advocate of the naturist / nudist lifestyle. He also runs a Facebook page called The Australian...
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From Playstation to trailhead: Introducing your kids to hiking
I love kids and, obviously, I love hiking. So naturally one of my favourite things is sharing my love of the outdoors with the next generation of potential nature-lovers. Why not get the kids their...
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Review: Spatial Vision’s Wilsons Promontory Outdoor Recreation Guide
Spatial Vision provided me with an Outdoor Recreation Guide for review, and are also supporting a giveaway for readers (read this post for information). This has no influence on my opinions and my...
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A fraction too much friction: How to prevent foot blisters on your next hike
This post was contributed by Rebecca, a podiatrist from Esperance in Western Australia. She received her BSc (Pod) in 1993 and is a member of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) and the Australian...
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Travel the world by time-lapse: The best outdoor time-lapse videos from...
Welcome to the third part of my “Travel the world by time-lapse” series. I’ve put together another ten videos for you to check out. This one includes a couple of the best ones I’ve seen. It was...
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Being Fire Ready: How to stay safe when camping or hiking in bushfire season
“The frequency of days when extreme fire danger threatens will increase by up to 25 per cent by 2020, and up to 70 per cent by 2050.” - “Climate change looms large as Australia swelters”, New...
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Win stuff! – Online Competitions for Hikers – April 2013
Welcome to the monthly Bushwalking Blog competition round-up. Every month I scour the web to find any competitions that Bushwalking Blog readers might be interested in, and list them here. They can...
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When good weather turns bad: Is it better to move fast or slow when hiking in...
We've all been caught out without waterproof gear when the weather turns unexpectedly during a hike. Sometimes it's nice to just embrace it, be present, and feel every drop of rain hit your skin....
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Video: World War II heritage and sober koalas: Hiking Queensland’s Magnetic...
This video post was submitted by Antonella Villa from Rome, Italy. Antonella created a YouTube channel, in collaboration with Magnetic Island locals, called Magnetic Island TV, which features a range...
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Travel the world by time-lapse: The best outdoor time-lapse videos from...
Welcome to the final part of my “Travel the world by time-lapse” series. As I mentioned in the last post there wasn’t supposed to be four, but there are just far too many amazing time-lapse sequences...
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Book review: Food to Go – Everything you need to know about food for hiking
I love eating as much as the next person but when it comes to cooking I couldn't be much lazier, and that's with a functional kitchen at my fingertips. It’s no surprise that my approach to food for...
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Win stuff! – Online Competitions for Hikers – May 2013
Welcome to the monthly Bushwalking Blog competition round-up. Every month I scour the web to find any competitions that Bushwalking Blog readers might be interested in, and list them here. They can...
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5 more articles about nude hiking (because my readers get what my readers want)
Michael Connolly’s nude hiking post has got me curious about the idea of getting my gear off in the bush. I mean, I’ve already flashed my bits at plenty of other hikers while ‘doing it in a dress’...
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Hiking Mount Penitentes, Mendoza, Argentina: Getting closer to the gods in...
Length (km's): 10 km's (return). Time (hrs/min): 3 days. Grade: Moderate. Maximum Elevation: 4,300 m. Minimum Elevation: 2,700 m. Return / Circuit / One-Way / Partial Circuit: Return. Park:...
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Kangaroo Island: Dramatic coastlines, off-track hiking, and a bit of luxury
Traversing this rocky cliff-top is slow going. I’m surrounded by a dense but low patchwork of ground-covers and shrubs, and with every step I feel the twisted branches of the coastal heath grabbing at...
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Cave Creek Walking Track: An unexpected paradise on NSW’s Southern Highlands
"This is the bestest trip ever!"When you hear those words from a 5 year old, you know it's a successful bushwalk.This is my first hike with Lori (my beautiful lady and I should also mention, a...
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9 Gorgeous sunrise photos (that I’ll probably never be up early enough to...
It’s fair to say I’m more of a sunset person than a sunrise person… But this has absolutely nothing to do with the visual appeal of sunset as opposed to sunrise, and everything to do with the fact that...
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Win stuff! – Online Competitions for Hikers – June 2013
Welcome to the monthly Bushwalking Blog competition round-up. Every month I scour the web to find any competitions that Bushwalking Blog readers might be interested in, and list them here. They can...
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Review: LifeStraw: A simple water filtration device that could save your life...
Obviously this clip has nothing to do with water filtration, but I can't think about the prospect of running out of water while hiking without the famous Bear Grylls coming to mind (and maybe I just...
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