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The Big Stone
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The Big Stone

The Big Stone.

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6 mins  |
August - September 2016
The Ride Of A Lifetime
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The Ride Of A Lifetime

Get out of the daily grind.

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8 mins  |
August - September 2016
Dirtbag Dispatches: One Summit, Five People, And Two Lightning Bolts
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Dirtbag Dispatches: One Summit, Five People, And Two Lightning Bolts

The first lightning bolt knocked Bruce Weiner senseless, and left him without feeling in his legs. The second one hit him so hard, his spirit seemed to leave his body.

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April - May 2018
Leap Into A Petacost Playground
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Leap Into A Petacost Playground

Ben Bohane visits the infamous Nangol land-diving ceremony but finds there is plenty else to do on this tranquil island, so stay a few days.

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April - May 2018
Mount Ollivier Quick Thinking Saves The Day
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Mount Ollivier Quick Thinking Saves The Day

Being a photographer, I often find myself in remote places: devoid of human interference and in pursuit of the perfect photograph. As we all know, New Zealand's back country is unpredictable at best and it pays to be well prepared.

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4 mins  |
April - May 2018
The Face Of Relief
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The Face Of Relief

51 year-old, Ross Clarke-Jone, who was recently nominated for 5 XXL Big Wave awards, proved that even the most experienced outdoorsmen can have a close call when he came off his board and was in serious danger of drowning after riding a 25-foot wave.

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April - May 2018
Doers Or Viewers?
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Doers Or Viewers?

Brian Megaw is the managing director and senior river guide at River Valley Adventure Lodge in Taihape. He has been working at River Valley since 1986 and still loves being part of something that he feels motivated and passionate about. He shares his thoughts on a recent experience at the lodge which gives us all food for thought...

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April - May 2019
Into The White
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Into The White

We were competitive as brothers, always trying to one up each other. As brothers do. We would climb up snowy hills and huck ourselves off 40-foot cliffs, yelling "Fuck it!”. This was the motto. You stand on top of a crazy feature that is WAY bigger than you want to jump off, and you yell "Fuck it!”. Then you jump.

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April - May 2019
Mark Inglis - On Top Of The World
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Mark Inglis - On Top Of The World

Imagine, you are 23 years old, trapped in an ice cave for 14 days by a sub-zero blizzard on the summit of New Zealand’s highest peak.

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6 mins  |
April - May 2019
What's My Name?
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What's My Name?

What seemed like a moment ago, I was arcing turns in the hunt for windblown stashes of chalky goodness and now I’m trying to comprehend what has just happened.

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April - May 2019
Look Big
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Look Big

The need for survival is not always on our doorstep. Possibly, when we are most at risk, as New Zealanders, is when we travel and how naive we are when dealing with threats, particularly from animals off shore.

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April - May 2019
Going For Gold
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Going For Gold

Brrrrrrring. It’s 4:30am, so getting out of bed is a bit of a struggle.

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April - May 2019
Losing Yourself In Patagonia Traversing the Carretera Austral
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Losing Yourself In Patagonia Traversing the Carretera Austral

Travelling over 2,000 km from Santiago to the incredible whitewater of Rio Baker, near the town of Cochrane, sounds like a daunting mission, especially considering it involves taking three ferries and driving half the length of Chile entirely on unpaved roads.

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December 2018/January 2019
Vanuatu An Adventure In Paradise
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Vanuatu An Adventure In Paradise

We’re getting our minds blown over here. Seems that there’s more adventure to be had on Vanuatu than trying out a dicey daiquiri at the resort. Adventuring in paradise actually can be the volcano-summiting, blue-hole-diving, palm-tree-chillin’ cliché you’ve been yearning for. Santo, Tanna and Efate are 3 of the best adventure islands in Vanuatu – get ready – Joel’s about to re-write your bucket list.

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December 2018/January 2019
The Highest Kayak On Earth
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The Highest Kayak On Earth

Adventurer and explorer Dan Bull has taken out one of the most sought-after titles in the field of extreme adventure, achieving ‘The Highest Kayak on Earth’, near the summit of the world’s highest volcano, Ojos del Salado. And he has been recognised by Guinness World Records for his achievement.

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December 2018/January 2019
Denis Grosmaire Freediver
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Denis Grosmaire Freediver

I met Denis Grosmaire while working on a photoshoot in Tahiti, we normally worked with his brother, Tikanui but he was in the event that we were shooting so Denis was our boat driver for the week.

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December 2018/January 2019
Lake Unknown
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Lake Unknown

There are some trips you venture out on, where you’re rewarded with grandeur and magic from a place that is simply surreal. Much of the great exploring has been done but we all find our own ways of finding a way to reimburse adventure; I certainly think we all NEED it whatever shape or form it may be in. Personally, the biggest appeal is finding a place that really is ‘off the radar’ and you can count on being away from all civilisation. My recent trip to Lake Unknown was just as the title says, a place where no track lay, no human evidence found and a piece of the world that represents grandeur and magic in nature.

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June - July 2019
Queuing In The Death Zone
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Queuing In The Death Zone

Images of people queueing on Mt Everest looking like a front row ticket sales at a rock concert, went viral across the internet. As the images spread so did the debate about permits, death and expertise. A range of professional and legendary climbers have urged the local government to limit the number of Everest climbers in each climbing season to avoid incidents on the world’s highest peak but is that really enough, is it really the problem?

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June - July 2019
Insulation What To Look For...
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Insulation What To Look For...

Insulated Jackets are a general term used to describe synthetic and down jackets.

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June - July 2019
Kiwi's In Greenland
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Kiwi's In Greenland

BIKING THE SPRENGISANDUR

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June - July 2019
Cycling Through Cuba
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Cycling Through Cuba

Crabs. You usually have them on your plate as seafood after reading a menu. But we were in the height of crab migration season in Cuba. Cycling through hundreds of crabs crossing the road to get to the ocean.

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August - September 2019
Rio Kwanza Angola's Drowning Diamond
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Rio Kwanza Angola's Drowning Diamond

Paddling in Angola is intimidating. The horrific 27-year civil war that raged across its wild savannahs cut the beautiful country and its whitewater off from the outside world. Now, the doors of this incredible African country are open, and Angola is on track to become an adventure mecca; a destination full of towering mountains, untouched wilderness and endless whitewater. In 2018, despite the odds stacked against them, Mike Dawson, Dewet Michau, and Jake Holland embraced the challenge of Angola, beginning with Africa’s fourth-largest river: The Kwanza.

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10+ mins  |
August - September 2019
Raising The Next Generation Of Free-range Girls
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Raising The Next Generation Of Free-range Girls

Back in the day kiwi kids grew up with all the things we like to think of as being integral to a free-range childhood.

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5 mins  |
August - September 2019
The Dream Of Everest
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The Dream Of Everest

Four Arab Women on Top of the World

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10+ mins  |
August - September 2019
The Isle of Pines
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The Isle of Pines

The light sticks to the mountainside as we weave deeper into the valley.

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4 mins  |
August - September 2019
Mayan Smith-Gobat
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Mayan Smith-Gobat

Mayan Smith Gobat is another unsung New Zealand female superstar.

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3 mins  |
August - September 2019
All Women All Spirited All Adventure
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All Women All Spirited All Adventure

Before my time being the Event Manager of the Spirited Women – All Women’s Adventure Race, I was recruited into a Spirited Women team in 2018 due to the injury of one of their team members.

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August - September 2019
In Praise Of Adventure Women
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In Praise Of Adventure Women

My hiking partner and I were somewhere above 10,000 feet. We had made it to the saddle of the continental divide in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The half-way point.

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August - September 2019
Luuka Jones White Water
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Luuka Jones White Water

Luuka Jones began kayaking on the banks of the Wairoa River, in her home town of Tauranga. Working in the adventure park in Waimarino, in exchange for kayaking lessons, exposed her to white water paddling and she loved it. Going on trips with friends and playing around on the river, she was unaware that this love would ake her a three time Olympian. Mike Dawson caught up with Luuka to find out more...

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8 mins  |
August - September 2019
Te-Araroa Walk
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Te-Araroa Walk

I took this photo moments before the rain began, blissfully unaware of the challenges we were about to face.

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3 mins  |
August - September 2019