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The Larapinta Trail Super 6: A guided adventure in Australia’s Red Centre –...
“I wonder if Elise has got any ropes,” I joke. “Feels like we’d be better off abseiling this part.” I’m pretty sure nobody hears me, but maybe they’re just not amused. We’re descending from Brinkley...
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The Larapinta Trail Super 6: A guided adventure in Australia’s Red Centre –...
“Not ideal, is it mate?” We’re probably about a third of the way through the 300-metre ascent to the high ridges of the Heavitree Range, and Anne is looking worried. “Definitely not ideal,” I laugh....
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Are you a gear junkie? Want to pick up some bargain outdoor gear?
In the seven years since I started Bushwalking Blog I’ve formed relationships with lots of outdoor gear brands, and ended up on even more outdoor gear brand mailing lists. So every week, all kinds...
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Have beacon will travel: Hiking Mount Barney (QLD)
Since starting my PLB hire service in November 2011, I’ve watched excitedly as my two PLB’s have travelled much further than I (unfortunately) have. They’ve been to every corner of Victoria and New...
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10 of the strangest things people have seen or experienced in the wilderness
Photo credit: Mike Powell, flickr I realise I’m a bit late to the party here, but I planned to post this weeks ago. Sorry! Did you hear about the hiker in Toowoomba who took a photo of a ghost? He...
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AussieHikingTours.com: My new online booking portal is finally here
If you’ve noticed that things have been a bit quiet around here lately, it’s because I’ve been working on something new. It’s been in the making since December last year (and in my head for years...
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Do you even Instagram, bro? Oh, you do? Then come check out my hiking photos
I’ve had a personal account on Instagram for years, but I’ve never used it that much (I’ve just checked and I’ve actually averaged around 60 posts a year, so it depends on what you call ‘not much’)....
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Hiking Etiquette: How about just don’t be a jerk?
Image credit: “Up to Windy Saddle” by Alpha, on flickr NOTE: I actually wrote this post months and months ago, but I never published it because I wasn’t sure how it would be received. Then last week,...
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Christmas gift ideas for adventurous souls, backed by science
I have a reputation for being incredibly difficult to buy presents for. The thing is I’m just not a big fan of stuff for the sake of stuff. Not to mention I have obscure taste in music and clothing,...
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Have beacon will travel: Grampians Peaks Trail – Section One (Victoria)
The view from Mount Rosea to Lake Bellfield Since starting my PLB hire service in November 2011, I’ve watched excitedly as my two PLB’s have travelled much further than I (unfortunately) have....
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There’s nothing wrong with a bit of luxury: Glamping accommodation in Australia
Glamping: n. a form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping. Some in the outdoors community turn their noses up at the term...
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Caving and kayaking, a stones throw from Melbourne
“To mitigate the massive panic attack I’m almost having, I just need to ask how quickly you can get me out of here if I peak out?” Darren chuckles and assures Lori that at any stage during the tour,...
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Testing out the bung knee: East-West Walk & Flinders Peak – You Yangs...
Note: This was written back in November, but didn’t get finished due to our impending wedding, and all of the other pies I’ve got my fingers stuck in at the moment. Better late than never, I guess....
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5 Tips you probably haven’t thought of for your next multi-day hike
Photo credit: Image Catalog, flickr If you’ve been setting off for overnight or multi-day hikes for a while, you’re hopefully well aware of the 10 essentials. No doubt you’ve also developed a whole...
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Falcons Lookout: The easiest way to see Werribee Gorge
We wake to another gorgeous spring day and I decide it’s the perfect opportunity to show Lori another of my favourite places near Melbourne – Werribee Gorge. My knee is still good, but I’m under...
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7 Hiking couples you should be following on Instagram
All loved up from my recent wedding (more on that soon), and having noticed lately that there are a lot of couples who hike together on Instagram, I’ve been inspired to do a post for Valentines Day....
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Sleeping amongst the trees: A walking honeymoon in the Dandenong Ranges
Lori and I got hitched 10 days ago. The wedding was a full weekend adventure at Licola Wilderness Village, on the edge of Victoria’s Alpine National Park. There was hiking, a giant swing, flying fox,...
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10 Hiking Essentials for Great Outdoors Month and the Easter break
Photo credit: Alpha, flickr Oh. My. God. How on earth is it nearly Easter already? It feels like Christmas was only a couple of weeks ago. Hell, it feels like last Easter was only a couple of months...
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A beach walk to The Mermaid Pool – Conjola National Park (NSW)
A very long year of work is finally over and I’m an anxious mess as we head off for Sydney to spend Christmas with Lori’s family. We stop for a night in Pambula and then a few nights in Sussex Inlet...
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Typographic t-shirts for hikers and other outdoorsy people
I made some t-shirts. Okay, so I didn’t really make them myself. I had some help from a designer and the excellent print-on-demand website, RedBubble. They’re pretty awesome, though, if I do say so...
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