Destinations
10 weekend adventures: Alice Springs
The top 10 adventures to embark on when you visit a town called Alice.
Tag: Adventure
News
Plastiki sails into Sydney Harbour
After sailing 8,000 nautical miles, the boat made from plastic bottles has arrived in Sydney and will be here for a month.
Science & Environment
Green message in 12,500 bottles
After 128 days at sea, David de Rothschild arrives with an environmental message.
Adventure
Eyewitness account: Mawson’s Hut
Sponsored by the AG Society, a team of carpenters went in 2006 to help preserve Mawson’s Antarctic Hut.
Awards
About the AG Society Awards
Recognising greatness since 1987, the Australian Geographic Society Awards are Australia’s longest running awards for adventure.
Adventure
Kiwi claims mountain first
BRAVING DANGEROUS WEATHER AND trekking solo, Marty Schmidt became the first New Zealander to reach the summit of Malaku – the world’s fifth-highest mountain – without oxygen. After his partner became sick, the Christchurch-based adventurer decided to attempt the summit alone – en route saving the life of another climber – before he completed the… View Article
News
Climate change making Everest more dangerous
Climbing the world’s highest peak is becoming difficult, says the man who has scaled it 20 times.
Adventure
Linda Beilharz: champion of the poles
The first Aussie woman to reach the North and South poles on foot reveals her brush with danger.
Adventure
Racers take to the mountains
In Australia’s stunning Blue Mountains, one inclusive race combines 21-year-olds with 60-somethings.
Adventure
New Zealand on two wheels
Racers brave New Zealand’s ever-changing weather as they pedal through its historic and beautiful moonshine country.