7 ESSENTIAL ADVENTURE READS Looking for some literary inspiration to spur you on your next adventure or simply looking for an inspiring gift for your adventure loving friends? From lively journeys over land to tales of high-stakes survival on the sea, we have a checklist of inspiring tales written by women that [...]
MEET AUSTRALIAN NINJA WARRIOR OLIVIA VIVIEN If you’re a fan of Australian Ninja Warrior, you probably know Olivia Vivian as the bubbly redhead who did the splits up the Warped Wall. But there’s much more to this Olympic gymnast than meets the eye. Here, the 30-year-old Perth local chats about her [...]
5 GIFT IDEAS FOR NATURE LOVERS With Christmas fast approaching now is the time to consider what impact your festive season will have on our natural environment. The thought of buying and receiving so much "stuff" can be overwhelming - especially for us nature lovers who know the impact "stuff" can [...]
RUN, THINK AND LIVE BETTER: WITH LISA TAMATI Lisa Tamati is one tough cookie. The 51-year-old New Zealander is an ultramarathon runner and coach who’s done some of the world’s most gruelling races, like Marathon des Sables (251km) and the Badwater Ultramarathon (217km). She’s also overcome challenges in her [...]
RIDING ACROSS AUSTRALIA WITH STEF GEBBIE The Nullarbor Plain. Flat as a pancake, super boring, worth giving a miss? Not if you’re travelling by horse like Tasmanian Stef Gebbie. She and her horses, Richard and Micky (aka Tickles), are a few weeks into the Nullarbor portion of a trek [...]
HANNY ALLSTON TALKS BURNOUT, GUILT AND GROWTH Hanny Allston wears many hats: trail runner, business owner, orienteer, wife, podcast host, environmentalist. The Tasmanian is also a life coach who helps people find their place in the world. Here, she teaches us some of what she’s learnt in her 33 years on [...]
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 [...]
JUST GOING FOR A WALK: FROM ARGENTINA TO ALASKA WITH LUCY BARNARD You’ve heard the story a million times. You know, the one where someone quits their 9 to 5, ventures into the wild, experiences enlightenment, and comes back radically transformed. It’s an appealing notion but rarely the reality, [...]
CLIMBING EVEREST WITH MARIAM KTIRI It’s 2:35 am on May 22, 2019. The night is calm, the moon almost full. Mariam Ktiri is closer to the heavens than any other human on the planet. She can’t see a thing, but ‘the feeling of just standing here, knowing there's nothing higher; [...]
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 [...]
