Personal Locator Beacons have been a game-changer for search and rescue over the past couple of decades. One of the…
How to mend torn hiking clothes – a step by step guide
Do your hiking and bushwalking clothes hold memories? Mine do. Stories of rock scrambles, scrub slides, thorny branches and the…
Hiking with Kids: tips for success, avoiding meltdowns and where to go in NSW
Choosing the best bushwalks for kids Think back to what you loved as a kid. For me, it was Enid…
Packing Light: My 10kg-ish Pack for 4 days in Kanangra-Boyd Wilderness
Why aim for a lightweight backpack? When you’re heading out for four days in one of NSW most remote and…
Traditional Aboriginal navigation | Connection without compass
Written by Pat Lowe, this article is an excerpt from her book, Hunters and Trackers of the Australian Desert (Rosenberg…
Career Paths in the Outdoors Sector: A Comprehensive Guide to Jobs in Nature and Adventure
Jobs in the outdoors If working in an office isn’t for you, and you wonder how you could stretch your…
How to Clean Your Hydration Bladder: The Complete Guide
Picture this: you’re on a hike, bushwalk or other adventure, keeping up a good pace. It’s a warm day, and…
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…
Australian Walking Track Grading System
Wouldn’t it be amazing if the words easy, medium and hard meant the same things to everyone? Well, the perfect…
11 Things to light your fire
What’s inside my fire lighting kit? I have a memory of standing before my 5th grade teacher, Mr Thomason, sobbing…
Tending the lady garden – A guide to hikers hygiene
Good and bad bacteria It may come as a shock to the hardiest of solo-hikers out there, but we are…
Best ways to carry water on a hike
Let’s face it: water is heavy. OK, so it’s not like mercury heavy (1 litre = 13.5 kg), but it’s…
“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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