Wild

It is easy—and sometimes, it seems, only sensible—to be negative when we look at the environmental issues facing us today. The big ones—climate change, native species loss, old growth logging, deforestation, Adani, etc—scarcely need repeating. Less n

With perhaps fewer than a thousand individuals left in the wild, the plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) is one of Australia’s most significant and endangered bird species. Historically, the plains-wanderer could once be found over a huge territor

In 1979, environmental history was made when blockaders, after five years of campaigning, were forced to engage in direct action to halt logging at Terania Creek. It was a campaign that has long lacked the recognition it deserved, despite changing th

Clouds rolled in over Gertrude Saddle, settling into a gentle meander across the Upper Hollyford Valley. The peaks of the Darran Mountains in New Zealand’s South Island towered above, capped with snow and the promise of adventure. Cold rain spattered

Growing up in Lithuania in the 1930s, Olegas Truchanas was no stranger to hardship. He fought with the Lithuanian Resistance Movement during World War II, and was one of many Lithuanian youths who left their country when it was handed over to the USS

The silence was deafening until an avalanche overhead startled me out of an emotionally-repressed stupor. I barely bothered looking up. The sun was out and the mountains had been crumbling around us all day, but the valley we were in was relatively s

I was disappointed. There had been no blood, and no tears. No slashes, grazes, stings or falls. No leeches. No sliding around on plunging tracks smeared with slick mud. No scrub or vines or jungle so thick we needed the machetes we did not possess. N

They call it Scandinavian summer—a mixture of overcast grey, drizzling rain and long warm days of “midnight sun”. But when the clouds and rain drift away, and all that’s left are the long warm days, summer above the Arctic Circle may be hard to beat.

When John Kraefft emerged onto a thin sliver of sandstone cliff, deep in the Budawang Range, his escape from its dense heath was only temporary. It’s one of those places where progress is measured in metres. John—a lanky, experienced bushwalker—and h

The wind is so strong, so goddam loud, that I can’t even hear myself gasping for air. My hood flaps and slaps against my face as the wind tries to tear the clothing right off my body. A constant barrage of frozen icy pellets batters my clothing. My n

The plane approach to Maui reveals the trifold topography of Hawaii’s second largest island: a mountain so green Australia can only envy; dry, brown lowlands with a rash of buildings; then another, even bigger mountain, so large it both dominates the

With idyllic waterfront campsites and white sand beaches spread the length of an extensive network of interconnected lakes and rivers, Myall Lakes National Park is a perfect destination for multi-day kayaking and canoeing adventures. Just a few hours

Deep within a pristine sandstone canyon in the Northern Territory’s Top End—where cool waters flow beneath ancient, rocky ramparts—lies a hidden gem: Butterfly Gorge. But while the gorge is stunning in its own right, it’s also a superb place to climb

Winter is here but that doesn’t mean you should stop hitting the singletrack. Nor does it mean that when you’re out there you’re not getting thirsty, so Osprey has just launched their 2019 winter range of MTB hydration packs. It not only sees a full

It was the early 1970s, and Bo Hilleberg—a Swedish forester who’d just established a company to sell forestry equipment—was facing what was, in his words, “a huge flop”: his first tent. Hilleberg had been in the forestry game for some years now, but

Previously renowned for their maximalist running shoes, Hoka fans should be pleased to learn they also have a small range of full-height hiking boots, and by ‘small’ I mean (in Australia at least) a single pair—the Sky Kaha. (There are two further mi