Hiker Dan Slater swaps peaks for paddles on a week-long kayaking trip through Palau’s Rock Islands—and discovers a new kind of summit fever.
Articles
October’s trail calendar is packed, with backyard ultras, local favourites and big-name races across Australia and New Zealand.
A childhood dream, a decade-long promise to her son and one snowy afternoon in Queenstown combined to create the most emotional moment of Lisa Hollinshead’s travelling life. “Mum, hurry up!” Albie had already disappeared into the snow before I’d even zipped my jacket. For ten years he’d dreamed about this moment. Not the ski lesson. Not the chairlift. Just real snow. I watched him launch himself face-first into a snowbank, laughing so hard he could barely breathe. And then, completely out of nowhere, I started crying. The proper kind. The kind that catches you so off guard you almost laugh at […]
Valentino Guseli talks Olympics, Snow League, and NZ.
Turning back short of Balmaceda’s summit.
Lessons in mountain longevity with Whitney Thurlow.
Snowboarding a rare, remote Patagonian peak.
Gear
For Dads who love the great outdoors
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The Outer Edge Polar Challenge is redefining modern exploration with a zero-emission, wind-powered expedition across Iceland's Vatnajökull glacier. Combining renewable energy, engineering, education, and live storytelling, the mission proves that the future of exploration is about working with nature—not against it.
Discover the untamed beauty of the Lower Zambezi–Mana Pools Transfrontier Conservation Area, where Zambia and Zimbabwe meet along Africa's most iconic river. From walking safaris and canoe adventures to tiger fishing and unforgettable wildlife encounters, this journey explores one of the continent's last truly wild frontiers.
New Caledonia offers far more than just tropical beaches
From the windswept cliffs of Cape Schanck to the remote southern circuits of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria’s eastern peninsulas deliver raw coastline and unforgettable hiking. Surf beaches, granite headlands, secluded coves, and Bass Strait’s wild energy shape every step of the journey.
Videos
Windward is a documentary about Walt Raineri, a blind sailor.
Surfing in Ghana is rising. From Kokobrite to Busua - the Gold Coast is a paradise yet to be discovered by many.
RETURN follows the efforts of a family of former sea-turtle–egg poachers, now dedicated protectors
Winter Kooks is Alberta’s first-ever river surfing film, diving into the lives of two land locked surfers battling winter depression through the raw intensity of cold-water surfing.
On the east coast of Bali, coral reefs are disappearing at an alarming rate, but a local diving centre refuses to let this happen.
A Letter from a Whale Guide portrays the practice of swimming with whales in Moorea through the voice of one of its guides.
News
October’s trail calendar is packed, with backyard ultras, local favourites and big-name races across Australia and New Zealand.
Here’s Why That Matters
Tassie's best kept secret!
Check out some opening spreads from a handful of feature stories and articles in Wild #200.
The Great Ocean Road is more than a quick stop at the Twelve Apostles. Step away from the boardwalks and you’ll find wind-cut limestone cliffs, empty coastal tracks, Otway forest, surf beaches, and wildlife-rich headlands.
From mountain traverses and fast 50Ks to country festivals and coastal adventures, here's what's coming up on the trail running calendar across Australia and New Zealand over the next fortnight.