Adventure
Ice climb of Niagara Falls a world first
Climber Will Gadd has scaled the frozen edge of the world’s largest waterfalls
Tag: climbing
Adventure
Andrea Hah: from gymnast to rockclimber
Ten years as a gymnast made Andrea Hah strong and determined. Now, when she puts this kind of determination into rock climbing, she sets records.
Destinations
Mt Augustus, inselberg in the desert
Surrounded by desert, Mt Augustus is a colossus that transports walkers through ages past and present
Adventure
Not over it yet, the Overland Track Tasmania
If you think Tasmania’s Overland Track has been walked – and talked about – so much now that it might nearly be classified as passe, you’d be mistaken
Adventure
Climbing the Arapiles
November 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of recreational climbing in the Arapiles, a rock formation so intricate it has yielded more than 3000 different routes.
Destinations
Climbing California’s Mt Shasta
Northern California’s Mt Shasta is steeped in legend. Spooky stories claim it’s home to survivors of a sunken continent, but what really gets climbers up at night is the prospect of bad weather.
Gear Test
Osprey Mutant backpack
The pack manages to cram in all the essential features for fast climbing adventures thanks to its accommodating interior and outstanding standard features.
Photography Tips
Photography tips: light painting
It takes commitment to working in the dark and lots of trial and error, but the results speak for themselves
Destinations
Gallery: Landscapes of Wollemi National Park
Explore rugged and beautiful canyons, raging rivers, towering cliffs and much more in the largest expanse of wilderness in NSW. Just 80km north-west of Sydney, Wollemi National Park covers more than 500,000sq.km and is home to 235 bird species, 46 mammals and 55 butterflies. Though much of it’s impenetrable to all but the most intrepid bushwalkers and climbers, there are plenty of opportunities for trekking, camping, canoeing and kayaking.
AG Blog
Vale Bob McMahon: rock-climbing legend
Andrew Bain pays tribute to a lost legend he interviewed on Freycinet Peninsula last year.