Widely regarded as Australia’s premier adventure magazine, Outdoor features human-powered experiences such as hiking, mountain biking and paddling; road trips and iconic destinations; as well as an array of technical features and how-to guides. It’s a respected brand with a rich heritage that captures the spirit of adventure through inspiring content, top-notch images and great practical tips.
The Amazon, ablaze
Our peregrinating pensmiths • Hazy figures forge through thick mist, accumulating detail and precipitation. Suddenly they appear in full, the mixed bag of lollies pictured here, back in town as abruptly and unannounced as they departed. Fumbling their jottings on serviettes and shirt tags, they hold out in cupped palms their journeys transcribed.
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A GREEN INFERNO • The verdant green understory of a spectacular fern forest spreads below walkers resting on the Corrigan Suspension Bridge at Tarra Bulga National Park, Central Gippsland, Victoria
When a national park isn’t a national park • What makes a place a ‘national park’? Not all countries are on the same page. Scotland, for example, allows certain environmentally destructive practices to take place within these treasured areas.
Eat my dust, winter • It’s over, Johnny. Winter’s dead. He’s not coming back. Enter the era of prolonged daylight, T-shirt and shorts, and comfortable hiking.
An adventure YOU CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT • Lord Howe Island’s Pinetrees Lodge is carrying out restoration of endangered forest, converting 30 per cent of its electricity to solar and installing a half-million dollar waste water system that provides water for irrigation, making it the perfect place for adventurers wanting to tread lightly and minimise their footprint
Swimming through an ocean of plastic
WHAT ARE MICROPLASTICS?
Event to raise funds for alpine tracks
50 per cent off camping in Victoria
Environmental sustainability boosts profits, research shows
New international visitor fee in NZ, Aussies exempted
Climbing at the Olympics
Best Places to Bikepack • Now that the sun is peeping out from behind the clouds, it’s time to start plotting your next bikepacking adventure – but where’s best?
BEST BIKEPACKING TRAILS
Running’s Rebirth • As with running science and tech, our understandings of who we are and why we run are constantly developing. Spring, finally upon us, offers the best opportunity of all seasons to redefine ourselves out on the trails.
THE EDGE OF MUSTANG • Snowy peaks, moon-like terrain, and traditional cuisine meet monsoonal landslides, altitude sickness and burial grounds in this striking concoction of memories from Nepal.
MAKE IT YOURS
TIM FLANNERY: Writer, Scientist, Explorer, Activist • An old school adventurer fighting for a future world
The Future of TRAVEL • As barriers and borders between cultures dissolve, as globalisation and technological innovation continue to disrupt the future, more of us feel duty-bound to understand the effect our adventures have upon the natural and cultural environments we visit. Outdoor chatted with one of the pioneers of the ‘leave no trace’ ethos, World Expeditions, about their leadership role in this most progressive of initiatives.
Aesthete, NOT ATHLETE • The staggering beauty of Frenchmans Cap lures senior curator of Hobart’s art museum, Jarrod Rawlins, into World Heritage Wilderness. But is it possible to appreciate nature in the cold and wild conditions of Tasmania’s alpine winter?
Ultra running... WHY? • Outdoor unravels the appeal of this booming adventure sport
GETTING INTO ULTRA RUNNING
FINDING FREEDOM ATOP Mount Snowdon • With stunning valleys carving through lush green countryside and flowing...
