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Vale David Gliddon (5th May 1981 – 29 November 2017)
The tight-knit outdoors community of the Blue Mountains was shaken to its core on the day of a rock collapse that were soon to find had one of our own trapped beneath.
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Kayaking events unite for second year in Australian Whitewater Grand Prix
The North Esk Paddle Fest, Lea Extreme Race and Snowy Extreme Race are combining for a second year as the Australian Whitewater Grand Prix.
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Discovering Country: Collating the stories, places and people
Columnist Megan Holbeck is on a mission to find the best places to go for insight into the Indigenous heritage of popular Australian travel. destinations.
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Jöttnar Pro Team: Taking your winter climbing to the next level
Mike Pescod of the Jöttnar Pro Team outlines what we can do to improve our climbing in the mountains this winter.
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11yo ‘eco-warrior’ receives government grant to fight litter
A young environmentalist from Lake Cathie, NSW, is taking on the world’s plastic waste problems, one confident step at a time.
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Victoria to receive inaugural Backcountry Festival this September
Australia will host its first backcountry festival, to be launched at Falls Creek on the September 1, coinciding with World Telemark Day.
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High flyers head to Africa: Icarus Trophy 2018
The inauspiciously named Icarus Trophy, which sees paramotorists complete a ‘1000-mile’ cross-country, aerial adventure race, will be held in southern Africa later this year.
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Soartd: A new Australian outdoor clothing brand launches
Flow and minimalism all appear in the new Australian clothing brand, Soartd.
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Brisbane climber’s $100k fundraising challenge
Brisbane’s Josh Worley plans to spend a year climbing 33 peaks in the Americas and New Zealand while raising money for climate change charities.
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Wet Tropics “Snap the Tropics” 2017 Photo Competition
The Wet Tropics Management Authority is pleased to announce its Snap the Tropics photograph competition winners. The competition attracted more than 150 entries from local photographers across the Wet Tropics region, featuring everything from creek and waterfall scenes to cassowary and orchid snaps. Entries were independently judged by acclaimed Cairns nature photographer Mike Prociv. The Read More
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Three Capes Track Notes
Rapidly becoming one of Australia’s top hiking destinations, people from around the world are flocking to walk the Three Capes Track. Here’s the journey breakdown.
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10 Pieces: Fighting plastic pollution in the Himalaya
Mountaineer Tim Macartney-Snape explains another kind of pioneering effort: to take on plastic litter in Nepal and beyond.
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Concerns raised for logging plans in NSW State Forest
News of logging activities in nearby State Parks is causing local residents to take notice and action against the destruction of critical native habitat.
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Thunder in the mountains: Hiking South Africa’s Drakensbergs
Mark Daffey explores the local history and landscape of South Africa’s Drakensberg in a series of challenging day hikes.
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Sneak peek: Wild magazine relaunched, refreshed
As July approaches, so too does the arrival of our new-look issue of Wild. Catch a glimpse of what’s to come in this preview of the next magazine.
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Boning up for backcountry adventures
Jennifer Ennion discusses backcountry safety for skiers and snowboarders with experts Tony Harrington and Jeremy Jones.
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Fully-guided Tasmanian traverse launches
Keen to see the best of Tasmania’s wilderness and have a spare $12,890? If so, Tasmanian Expeditions has a new, guided traverse option for you.
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Call to protect culturally significant ‘brumbies’
Former Monaro MP and horseman Peter Cochran is calling for feral horses in the Snowy Mountains to receive protected status.
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Site of Mt Molloy plane crash finally found after 50-year search
Wreckage of a single-engine aircraft that crashed near Queensland’s Mt Molloy in 1967 has been ‘rediscovered’ after a half-century of searching.
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Adani gives the nod for megamine
In the ongoing saga to break ground on the $21 billion Carmichael coal mine, the Adani board has given the ‘green light’ for the project to go ahead.
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Half of platypus population destroyed by yabby nets
Declining platypus populations have caused researchers to raise the alarm, but figuring out how direthe problem is – or how to solve it – isn’t going to be simple.
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Alex Honnold completes jaw-dropping El Capitan free solo
By completing Yosemite NP’s El Capitan without ropes or safety gear, Alex Honnold has achieved one of the greatest feats in climbing history.
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Tableland Adventure Guides under new management
With its founder retiring earlier this year, Far North Queensland’s Tableland Adventure Guides has announced a new director – and a new website to boot.
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Competitions and prizes: Skill versus chance
As it turns out, it’s not easy to put on a simple prize draw to entice and reward. Our Wild Shot, reader prizes and recent survey are some examples you may be familiar with.
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21yo Lucy Bartholomew takes out 100k ultra win
Australian trrailrunner Lucy Bartholomew celebrated her 21st birthday by winning a 100-kilometre race held in the Blue Mountains last weekend.
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Three Capes Track wins international planning and design award
Tasmania’s Three Capes Track is proving popular beyond tourists and walkers. It’s also accruing a number of design awards.
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Track Notes: Hotham to Taylors Crossing
Due to a printed error in issue 159, we’re releasing the full text of Ian Trevaskis’ Track Notes, of Hotham to Taylors Crossing, online.
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Celebrating the life of Ueli Steck
At the age of 40, Swiss adventurer Ueli Steck had become one of the most famous climbers in the world, justifying the overwhelming sense of loss at his passing last month.
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WalkGPS founder relaunches website with 65 WA walks
Dave Osborne has relaunched his popular WalkGPS site, while also calling for WA’s bushwalking community to become more active in demanding better walking access.
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Name change for NSW search and rescue volunteers
Now more than 80 years old, the Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Squad of NSW has announced a name change. Enter Bush Search and Rescue, or BSAR for short.