Adventure

  “Are you sure you really want to do this?” Andrew asks. I look at the windblown chop, the muddy water churned into an uninviting mess. The tiny boat bucks and heaves under our...

Ominous clouds gathered along the horizon, hiding a deep rumble that was felt through the earth. Lightning danced above the shed as we awaited news of two potential cyclones heading our way off the...

It all happens in a split second. Your balance gives way, the world tips sideways and all you can see are layers of scrub coming at you faster than your brain’s ability to process what’s...

When it comes to big waves, most of us reserve a special kind of awe for those who seek out and ride the world’s mightiest moving mountains – waves such as Mavericks, Jaws, Waimea and...

After six hours in the saddle the Light Horse riders dismount. The dust they’ve been kicking up all day settles in their ears and woollen battle jackets, and in the coats of their weary horses....

It was a Cape York dawn cut to perfection. A green tree frog had set up home on one of the bicycles, a trio of jabirus flew above the road ahead of us and we hadn’t been bothered by a crocodile...

Australia’s Red Centre has always held a mysterious attraction. Early explorers struggled north from the coast in the hope that they might find an inland sea or greener pastures and even today...

Ben Deacon’s love of cold places began in the New South Wales’ Snowy Mountains. He spent his youth climbing the many summits of the Main Range and skiing down them. It was during this...

One can only wonder what the early explorers would say if they could see the solitary woman confidently riding through the bush while reading emails on her phone. Her journey even surprises...

I had arrived in Canada on a one-year working visa when I saw an advertisement in a hunting store: ‘Wanted: Wranglers’. A company in the Yukon was looking for people experienced with...

Not many people are prepared to give up the security of town life, sell their house, have seven garage sales to get rid of their personal possessions, say goodbye to friends and head off into the...

Broome Tower, this is Jabiru 4304, we are clear of the runway,” came the call from the ultralight. “Jabiru 4304, this is Broome Tower. Bet you’re pleased to be on the ground.”...

The copper-red mountains of the ancient Carr Boyd Range provide a stunning counterpoint to the blues of the sky before us as they disappear into the distance. The view to the north depicts more blue,...

Tent site number eight is the pick of the camp, a real ‘honeymoon suite’. It is secluded, not visible from any of the other camp sites and has a view to die for. The Southern Ocean,...

Standing on the crest of a raw red dune, we strain our eyes to catch a glimpse – any glimpse, no matter how small – of a marker to indicate the present-day border of the Northern...

The late afternoon sun is peeping through black rain-swollen clouds, illuminating the red cliffs of Warren Gorge with a magical golden light. Disturbed by the sounds of human intrusion, two...

At the Birdsville Races in 2004, Matt Brown and David McNamara came up with the original idea of crossing Australia in a F250. Bringing along some ATV off-road quad bikes appealed to them, as they...

Running through the waist-high grass, arms apart, waving with excitement, they look like a cross between a crack commando team and ninja turtles in their yellow and orange buoyancy vests and helmets....