Jobs in the outdoors If working in an office isn’t for you, and you wonder how you could stretch your…
Unearthing History in the Blue Mountains: A Review of Andy Macqueen’s “The Frenchman”
For those of us who find ourselves drawn to the rugged beauty and whispering histories of the Australian bush, Andy…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 013 – Dr Paul Luckin is an expert in human survivability
Episode Intro Dr Paul Luckin is an anaesthetist with a very unique background. As an authority on human survivability, he’s…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 012 – Kate is an expert in psychological trauma
Episode Intro Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments. Behind all her…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 011 – Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba)
Episode Introduction My guest in this episode has a long history of working and playing in some of the most…
Black Dog, Blue Sea by Dan Slater Review
Why do we pick up a book, bend open the cover and the first few pages and begin to read?…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 007 – James is Buried Alive
How a 5 day backcountry ski trip went bad In what must be the most basic of human fears, James…
Rescued Podcast // Ep 006 – Linda from AMSA
An expert in satellite communication devices We venture into wild places to get away from it all. But when it…
How do we search for a missing hiker?
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…
“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
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