MEET MEL STAMELL: INVENTOR AND ADVENTURER When it comes to outdoor activities, 35-year-old Mel Stamell has pretty much tried it all: kayaking, climbing, caving, mountain biking, and skiing, her personal favourite. But she's not your average adrenaline junkie. With a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, she's taken on the [...]
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 [...]
LISA BLAIR: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MAST When Lisa Blair signed up for the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Race, there was one teeny, tiny problem: she didn't have a boat. Neither that, nor the fact that it was her first solo sailing trip, could stop her. She found a yacht, [...]
HOW A HASHTAG LED TO A SUPER RAD NEPALI MOUNTAIN BIKING FILM Jennifer Killian is an accidental Instagram sensation. In the best possible way. After feeling the pressure to go outside just to capture “the perfect shot” for instagram, Jenn decided to delete all of her accounts and have [...]
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 [...]
1. Work up a sweat You've probably noticed that bouldering gyms are currently kind of a big deal. With fans whirring, music pumping, and coffee machines grinding, indoor rock climbing is a fun way to keep active (and avoid sunburn!) over summer. There are plenty of beginner-friendly climbs and you can hire climbing [...]
SIX ECO-FRIENDLY RESOLUTIONS THAT WILL ACTUALLY STICK Often we make New Year's resolutions that are all about ourselves - "I'm going to get a better job! I'm going to lose 10kg!" This year, why not make some eco-friendly resolutions that will help the environment and will actually stick? 1. Use [...]
5 LAST MINUTE YET THOUGHTFUL GIFT IDEAS (THAT DON'T REQUIRE SHIPPING) We get it. You’d rather spend your summer days outdoors and not shopping for Christmas gifts and you’ve just realized you’ve missed the online shipping deadline. Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered!!! We’ve put together a list of gifts you [...]
CASSIE DECOLLING 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 DeColling. When [...]
