Geared for change: Climate impacts on adventure activities
Innovations on technology have a marked impact on how we undertake our favourite adventures, but that’s nothing compared to the influences of climate change, writes Cam Walker.
Innovations on technology have a marked impact on how we undertake our favourite adventures, but that’s nothing compared to the influences of climate change, writes Cam Walker.
As the incidence of severe bushfires continues to increase across Australia, how can we learn from traditional fire stick farming to enhance our current firefighting practices?
Environmental advocacy has had a pivotal role in the development of our nation and its identity, but current governments are increasingly seeking to muzzle these voices, writes Hugh de Kretser.
CSIRO exec Dr Larry Marshall may be backing away from his recent comments about the debate surrounding climate jobs being “more like religion than science”, but it’s too late to hide the attitude he’s brought to the organisation.
As 14,000 hectares of Tasmania’s precious World Heritage habitats go up in flames, a piece of our natural history is irretrievably lost – and more will follow if immediate action isn’t taken.
As the traditional fine-scale cartography and track notes of yore increasingly shift into digital formats, the race is on for local providers to corner the adventure market.
The realm of scientific discovery has never been purely restricted to scientists but with the growing trend of citizen science initiatives available to amateurs there’s even more scope for everyone to be involved.
A new columnist for Wild, Joe Bonington’s mission is to ensure every adventurer has a health and fitness regime suitable for their unique lifestyle.
Professor Don Driscoll recently visited Malaysian Borneo with hopes of witnessing the island’s natural biodiversity, what he encountered instead was a lethal combination of corruption and culture that is inexorably destroying the region’s species.
While villages along the iconic Kokoda Track have prospered as a result of visiting hikers, declining visitation numbers and broader political issues continue to hamper progress for one of our closest neighbours, writes Mark Hipgrave.
Ian Reece arrived at Grimwade Settlement expecting to find a pleasant place to camp near Balingup, WA. Instead he found the place inhabited by a group of noisy fowls.
Having spent time working with Indonesian orangutans in the past, zoologist Stephen Brend provides his own perspective on the tragedy of the Indonesian forest fires.
The policing or regulation of climbing activities has reared its head in a recent Facebook discussion regarding unsafe conditions at Queensland’s Kangaroo Point. Yet what exists to be gained in safety doesn’t outweigh what will be lost in freedoms, argues Ryan Siacci.
John Griffiths recounts his time spent completing Outward Bound’s Summit to Sea program – a 26-day journey that includes plenty of hiking as well as several stages of more technical challenges.
Published in issue Wild 148, Bob Brown reveals his concern for the winter season in Tasmania and, more importantly, what may become of it in years to come.
Recent news that the federal court has overturned the Abbott government’s Carmichael coalmine approval is a proverbial canary for pro-mining politicians across the country. But will they get the message?
‘Not all those who wander are lost,’ wrote J.R.R. Tolkien. In a personal bid to prove it, Ryan Siacci searches for the motivation behind his thirst for adventure.
While our readers may naturally care more about the threats facing our own public land Ryan Siacci presents a good argument for why we should also care about what’s happening to these places in the US.
People are generally good at finding their way and this has been true for millennia. Considering how our ancestors managed tremendous feats of navigation can also help us keep our bearings in the wilderness.
Every adventurer seeks to maintain minimal pack weight, but are some ultralight hikers putting weight reduction ahead of safety and common sense? Mountaineer Ryan Siacci has his say on the matter.
Dr Oisín Sweeney, science officer for the National Parks Association in New South Wales, believes saving Australia’s native forests is achievable – if outdoor users are committed to their hobbies.
As senate prepares to vote on changes to RET legislation, environmentalist Frances Pike presents the second part in her impassioned series on why we should be paying close attention.
In a new book by CSIRO’s Stefan Hajkowicz, seven megatrends are identified and analysed in a bid to help prepare humanity for impending global disruption.
Regardless of what you might see in the news, the government is doing little to curb the imminent demise of our national treasure: the Great Barrier Reef, writes Bob Brown.
Environmentalist and campaigner Frances Pike explains why Australian native forests are currently facing their greatest threat and how you can make a difference.
Since the Nepal earthquake struck, the call for help has been loud and clear, while the message on how to do so effectively has been anything but.
Palaszczuk needs to move fast to undo Newman’s destructive legacy in north Queensland forests, writes the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Andrew Picone.
Adventurer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith describes himself as a capitalist, but views modern capitalism as a ponzi scheme that must be curtailed.
As the full extent of damage incurred by the recent magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal reveals itself, we must ask ourselves a painful question: could we have helped avoid these losses?
This is not the first time that Tasmania has become the centre of a struggle between conservation and commercial interest, writes Geoff Mosley, so why haven’t we learnt the lessons of Lake Pedder?