How To
Guide to choosing the right backpack
A reliable, well-fitted pack will be one of your best outdoor investments. Ever.
Tag: bushwalking
Destinations
Gallery: Landscapes of Wollemi National Park
Explore rugged and beautiful canyons, raging rivers, towering cliffs and much more in the largest expanse of wilderness in NSW. Just 80km north-west of Sydney, Wollemi National Park covers more than 500,000sq.km and is home to 235 bird species, 46 mammals and 55 butterflies. Though much of it’s impenetrable to all but the most intrepid bushwalkers and climbers, there are plenty of opportunities for trekking, camping, canoeing and kayaking.
Adventure
Kayaking with Australian fur seals
At first you might think it’s a typo when you see ‘seal kayaking’. But think again: this is actually kayaking with seals.
Adventure
Gallery: Climbing Australia’s 26 highest mountains
Kyle Williams has completed a non-stop trek of Australia’s 26 tallest mountains.
Destinations
Gallery: Trekking the Jatbula Trail
Trek the Jatbula Trail in the NT, a walk suitable for first-time and experienced bushwalkers.
Adventure
A new record for The North Face 100
A 23-year-old Spaniard has smashed the record for The North Face 100 ultra-marathon event.
Biodiversity
Saving the tiger quoll
Quolls aren’t such a well-known Aussie animal, but their plight is not looking good, especially for the tiger quoll.
Adventure
Explore NSW on foot this summer
Celebrate the International Year of Forests by walking NSW’s best national park tracks.
Destinations
VIDEO: Cycling the Munda Biddi Trail
Through the jarrah and karri forests of WA, come for a ride along Australia’s 1000km, wilderness cycling trail.
Adventure
Walking across the Western Desert
One man has walked 1300km through the Western Desert, stopping at Aboriginal communities along the way.