HOW TANYA BOTTOMLEY CHANGED HER LIFE Tanya Bottomley never imagined life could be this good. The 38-year-old Nelson local lives a stone's throw from beautiful beaches, rivers, and mountains. A customs officer and ultramarathon runner, Tanya hopes to become the first woman to complete the Thir Southern Seasons Miler Challenge [...]
MICHELLE LEE: MASSAGE THERAPIST, ROWER, AND WORLD RECORD HOLDER If there’s one thing Michelle Lee knows, it’s that we’re capable of so much more than we imagine. In April 2017, the Sydneysider became a world record holder - the fastest woman to row one million metres, on a Concept [...]
NOT ALL SLEEPING SYSTEMS ARE CREATED EQUAL & FEW CATER SPECIFICALLY TO THE FEMALE FORM For years, female athletes in the outdoor industry have been making compromises when it comes to their gear—settling for climbing clothes with poor fit, skis that can’t hack it at elite level and sleeping bags that [...]
TECH DIVING TO FIND “A PEACE WITHIN” MEET UNDERWATER FILMMAKER KATY FRASER What do cave diving, landscape painting, and ancient Mayan culture have in common? They all feature in British technical diver and filmmaker Katy Fraser’s documentary, A Peace Within, currently debuting across Australia in the Ocean Film Festival. Get ready [...]
5 Minutes With Krystle Wright In her latest breath-taking short film “In Perpetual Motion”, Queensland native Krystle Wright takes us on a visual journey of the all-consuming pursuit of creativity and freedom of an adventure sports photographer. What inspired your latest film Perpetual Motion? K: I get tired of films [...]
CASSIE DE COLLING GETS ADVENTUROUS WITH HER FILMMAKING It’s fair to say that Sir David Attenborough has had a profound impact on nature lovers, conservation and a new generation of natural history filmmakers. His influence is keenly felt by many; not in the least Melbourne based filmmaker Cassie De [...]
Have you ever dreamt of tackling an outdoor activity like rock climbing or trail running, only to quickly conjure up a long list of reasons why you couldn't? "I could never run an ultramarathon - I'm way too unfit!" "I'm too old to start canyoning!" "I'd love to kayak but I just don't have the time!" "Skiing seems like fun but it's [...]
WHAT TO DO (AND NOT TO DO), TO MAKE A FILM THAT STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD Want your film to be one of 8 selected from over 300 entries? When the competition is that stiff it pays to have some inside intel on what makes a film stand out amongst [...]
HEAR THE CALL OF THE WILD: The best PODCASTS to fuel your adventurous spirit. If you are anything like me and you spend a bunch of time commuting Podcasts are a great way to fill in time, fuel your wanderlust, learn more about the wild and get inspired. I [...]
INTERVIEW WITH FAITH DICKEY From the Californian desert, to the ragged peaks of the French Alps via the Czech Republic, you can find Faith Dickey seeking out the most daring gaps to set her highline. As one of the female pioneers of slacklining, Faith has established herself as an important figure [...]
