Destinations
Kalbarri National Park
Kalbarri National Park has spectacular gorges and a rugged coastline. Nature-lovers go for the spring wildflowers, fun-lovers go for the sandboarding.
Category: Australian Geographic Adventure
Adventure
Gallery: Year in the wilderness
Claire Dunn left the city life to spend a year in the wilderness, surviving without modern luxuries – even matches.
Adventure
My year without matches
Claire Dunn left behind her comfortable life as a writer to make a home in the Australian bush for one year.
Adventure
Taking to the hills in southern Scotland
Never mind the Highlands. Just across England’s border is Scotland’s best-kept secret – the beautiful, wild hill country of Dumfries and Galloway.
Adventure
Climbing the Arapiles
November 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of recreational climbing in the Arapiles, a rock formation so intricate it has yielded more than 3000 different routes.
Destinations
Climbing California’s Mt Shasta
Northern California’s Mt Shasta is steeped in legend. Spooky stories claim it’s home to survivors of a sunken continent, but what really gets climbers up at night is the prospect of bad weather.
How To
Guide to trail running
Trail running is no longer the domain of super humans. Now shorter, more accessible trails are encouraging everyday runners go off-road.
Destinations
Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NSW
This spectacular park – famed for its wilderness, waterfalls and rare wildlife – is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area.
Destinations
Bay of Islands, NZ
With 144 islands, the Bay of Islands is a fantastic destination for divers, kayakers and nature lovers.
Destinations
South West Rocks, NSW
The town may be small and sleepy, but there’s plenty of thrills to be had swimming with sharks just offshore.