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Room to Read’s Spring Trek Sydney: Changing the world through education

When those of us that love to hike or bushwalk set out on a trail, we do so willingly and enthusiastically often with backpacks strapped behind us filled with provisions. We walk dozens of kilometres...

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Review: MSR Lightning Axis Snowshoes – Can they really cure an ice-cream...

My first overnight cross country ski tour was on the Bogong High Plains, in perfect sunny weather. After a minor speed wobble, I plunged face first into the snow, my sweaty brow producing an instant...

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Bucket list: 8 of the best outdoor adventures in Hawaii

Ziplining Big Island Image courtesy of Skyline Eco Adventures Hawaii is pretty much heaven for outdoor adventurers. Whether you choose to stay in simple campgrounds, swanky resorts or mansions in...

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Room to Read’s Spring Trek Sydney: Changing the world through education

When those of us that love to hike or bushwalk set out on a trail, we do so willingly and enthusiastically often with backpacks strapped behind us filled with provisions. We walk dozens of kilometres...

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Review: Funch Bliss Balls – DIY Healthy Snacks for Hiking

Why doesn’t mine look like that? There’s a fair chance you’ll be saying that with Funch, at least by the time you retrieve them from your pack, but man they’re tasty. My usual go to food when hiking...

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Review: MSR Lightning Axis Snowshoes – Can they really cure an ice-cream...

My first overnight cross country ski tour was on the Bogong High Plains, in perfect sunny weather. After a minor speed wobble, I plunged face first into the snow, my sweaty brow producing an instant...

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WILDfest Southern Highlands: Wilderness and luxury come together for one...

Like the idea of a festival that combines wilderness with luxury, and shows you the best of the New South Wales Southern Highlands? Look no further. From the 27th to the 29th of October 2017, WILDfest...

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Moonlight Circuit – Mount Worth State Park – Victoria (Bare Bones Bushwalking)

The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want more hikes to do”. I get it – hiking is my passion too. I do more hikes than I’d ever have the time to write...

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Review: Tasgear Off Track Gaiters – They’re Tassie tough

It’s not often you’re given new gear with the simple request ‘destroy them’. But that was what the brains (and brawn) behind Tasgear Gaiters said when he wanted his prototypes tested. Well, we’ve been...

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Chatauqua Peak Loop Walk – Grampians National Park – Victoria (Bare Bones...

The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want more hikes to do”. I get it – hiking is my passion too. I do more hikes than I’d ever have the time to write...

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Chatauqua Peak Loop Walk – Grampians National Park – Victoria (Bare Bones...

The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want more hikes to do”. I get it – hiking is my passion too. I do more hikes than I’d ever have the time to write...

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Bucket List: The 7 best outdoor adventures in Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown, New Zealannd By Bernard Spragg, on flickr Queenstown, on New Zealand’s south island, is one of my favourite cities in the world. I’ve been there twice but I feel like I need to visit a...

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Batemans Bay (and surrounds) with kids: Eurobodalla’s best outdoor adventures...

The Banksia Walk, Burrewarra Point “I just saw a whale!” Lori yells. “No wait, two whales!” We all stop walking and she points out the whales frolicking in the bay below. We’re too far away to tell if...

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Batemans Bay (and surrounds) with kids: Eurobodalla’s best outdoor adventures...

The South Coast from above on a scenic seaplane flight The kidlets play in the sand on the banks of the Moruya River while we watch our pilot from South Coast Seaplanes beaching our plane nearby and...

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Moonlight Circuit – Mount Worth State Park – Victoria (Bare Bones Bushwalking)

The most common feedback I get from readers of The Bushwalking Blog is that they “just want more hikes to do”. I get it – hiking is my passion too. I do more hikes than I’d ever have the time to write...

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Review: Macpac Casade 90L Backpack – How bombproof is it?

The Cascade is described by Macpac as a “classic tramping pack” and has been one of their top line flagship packs for many years. Hikers have often been heard to use the word “bombproof” in...

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Langi Ghiran Summit Hike: Up On The Baby Bump

A mountain shaped like a pregnant lady? What a sight to behold. Langi Ghiran and its neighbouring peak, Mount Gorrin, together take on the peculiar shape of a pregnant lady at rest. The hair rises...

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Review: Helinox Chair Zero – Because every gram counts

Do you enjoy sitting on the ground getting a wet, cold and dirty behind at the end of a long day walking? If you do then carry on, there’s nothing to see here. If like me though at the end of a hard...

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Got a cat who’s not a total jerk? Train it to be an adventure cat

Don’t tell our cat, Floyd, but I wish he could be more like this cat. This is the cat dreams were made of. Happy #Caturday everyone! If you need something to smile about, PawCulture.com did an awesome...

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Grand Canyon – Phantom Ranch via South Kaibab Trail (Nevada, USA)

As a professional life and leadership coach and wilderness guide who has built her business around guiding clients up tall peaks and into the deepest of canyons, I was recently asked: “Where is your...

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