The Anatomy of a Search This story is a work of fiction, based on my 19 years of actual search…
Suunto Vertical Review
I’ve always enjoyed reviewing Suunto’s sports watches. Over the years I’ve looked at the 9 Peak and Spartan Baro HR…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 004 – Jane in Spain
Such a simple little slip… Closer to Morocco than Madrid, the resort town of Nerja on Spain’s southern coastline, draws…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 003 – Matt U’Brien – Empress Canyon
In 2020 over 3.7 million people from Australia and overseas visited the Blue Mountains – The most visited National Park…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 002 – Matt U’Brien
Stories from Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad View on Zencastr Matt U’Brien’s story is powerful. During his 17-year policing career…
Interview with Kate Grarock from Alone Australia
Who is Kate Grarock? I first came across (Dr) Kate Grarock when she was working with, what I reckon is,…
Macpac Halo Down Jacket Giveaway
The go-to down jacket for everyone Thanks to the lovely folk at Macpac, I have a men’s or women’s new…
Stay & Play
Before and after our epic adventures on the track, we all need somewhere to lay our head, do the final…
How to Navigate // Updates
Former cartographer and prolific bushwalking book author, Brian Fox (and his cohorts Michael Keats and Yuri Bolotin) gave me some…
The epic survival tale of Mt Buller’s Mountain Pygmy Possum
Great stories of survival are the bread and butter of the adventure publishing industry. Over-used phrases like, ‘against all odds’…
The real cost of entering a closed national park
It didn’t matter whether we saw flames, smoke or just watched on physically disconnected through our digital devices, the summer…
Rescue from the K2K Kanangra to Katoomba route
Unfortunately, not every callout ends well, so when I received an SMS alert* late one hot Summer’s afternoon for a…
“It doesn’t matter if you take a short easy walk to a lookout, or carry a pack off-track for weeks at a time. Both are equally valid.”
CARO RYAN
Bushwalking & Hiking Tips from an Unexpected Outdoors Chick
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