A 15-year-old Melbourne boy is recovering in hospital after twice being bitten by a tiger snake while bushwalking. He was hiking with a friend in the Kinglake National Park north-east of the city when the tiger snake struck around 12.30pm (AEST) on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
| August 10, 2007 | to | August 11, 2007 |
The Melbourne Trail Horse Riders Club is hosting a trail ride this weekend (Aug 11-12 07) for anyone interested. The horse ride is from Clonbinane to Flowerdale, staying overnight at “Kinlocheil”, a bunkhouse in Flowerdale. BYO sleeping bag.
For members, the cost is $37, Junior Members $25 and non-members $45. For more information contact Brian Payne 0419 571 629 or email brian(@)baylydesign.com.au. Nominations are essential!
If you have ever wondered why your knees ache after hiking a long distance, the answer lies both in the nature of pain and the anatomy of the knee. The knee is one of the most overworked parts of the human body.
Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported this morning than an Australian climbing team has conquered Mt Everest. In near perfect wearther, climbers Rob Jackson, David Chiew and Mark Sheen reached the 8850m summit yesterday (5th June 2007). The group was blessed with excellent conditions and no clouds or wind.
Expedition leader Duncan Chessell said Mr Chiew and Mr Jackson had overcome pneumonia to gain the summit. The climb put Mr Jackson in the elite group of climbers to have conquered the seven summits, the highest peaks on the seven continents.
Want to get off the beaten track and experience some of Queensland’s relatively undiscovered Outback?
For the last 74 years Nettle Cave at Jenolan Caves in NSW has remained behind closed doors. But now Nettle Cave has re-opened to the public with a new digital audio tour that allows visitors the opportunity to explore this cave on a self-guided basis.
4WD enthusiasts in particular will be impressed with Banksia Camp. This new camp located in the D’Entrecasteaux National Park, 25km west of Walpole offers access to pristine nature at its best. Towering forests, stunning beaches and excellent fishing are on offer. Access to the camp, which features tent sites, ablution facilities and camp hut, is by four wheel drive. The hut includes four separate bunk rooms, kitchen, communal area and shower room to hang your portable shower.
After notching an impressive third at last weekend’s LG Actions Sports Inline Vert Championship in Texas, Australian pro inline skater Shane Yost has clinched his world number three ranking and next month heads to sun laden Western Australia to make his debut at the 2006 Gravity Games H2o, presented by Vodafone.
Are you fit, love adventure and the outdoors, and can spare four days in November to explore the Wollemi National Park. Then two students from Blue Mountains TAFE have an expedition that may interest you.
Nathan Smith and Jason Harbach are currently completing their Certificate 4 Outdoor Recreation course and for their final assessment they have designed a 4 day wilderness program where they will be working as your guides utilizing their skills and training they have acquired over the last two years.
Would you like to join them? Read on and you can discover more about the wilderness program and how you can become involved.
Tasmanian Police that a bushwalker has survived two nights in sub-zero temperatures, lost in central Tasmania. The police had lost hope that the 45 year old William Shaw had survived freezing conditions since Thursday afternoon near Cradle Mountain.
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