Browsing All Posts By James Stuart
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Adventures 0
Full Traverse: Climbing Out of the Grose Valley
What do you get when you combine a 12km walk, 1km bush-bash up a steep slope and a 270m multi-pitch climb up Bunny Bucket Buttress? The Full Traverse of ...
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Hiking 9
Into the Hidden Valley: Walking the Budawang Range (Part 1)
What’s special about the Hidden Valley? Well, it’s actually hidden for a start. And it just so happens to be hidden in a stunning wilderness, the Budawangs. Walking ...
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Camping 4
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Camping: An Insomniac’s Perspective
Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep camping? So do I. Here are my tips for making the best of it (including one that won’t be ...
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The Moment 0
Back-burnt scribbly gums, Cowan
A ghostly stand of scribbly gums stand stark against a blackened, back-burnt landscape. Emerging from a gorgeous but steep creek gully, John, Garry and I arrived at the outskirts of ...
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Children's Walks 1
Learning resilience at Kingfisher Pool
How do children cope with challenging situations outdoors? With a bit of imagination and encouragement, they pull through. And they definitely come out more resilient for it. Kingfisher ...
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Outdoor Parenting 0
Why kids should embrace risk (and get outdoors)
Raising children in the West seems to be a case of indoor living. Why? The outside world is dangerous doncha’ know. But remove risk from your children’s lives ...
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Adventures 2
Into the Cathedral: Lower Bowens Creek North Canyon
Find out why the Blue Mountains is a canyoning mecca… With a few friends, I jumped into my first ever canyon this year. And now I’m a convert: ...
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Hiking 9
Basin Campsite to Mt Warrawolong, Olney State Forest
About 1hr north-east of Gosford lies my favourite section of the Great North Walk to date: deep rainforest gullies and tree-lined trails make for standout bushwalking. The campsite ...
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Children's Walks 2
Ridge Walk, Georges River National Park
Easy access with beautiful views of the Georges River: this short bushwalk is one of our top Sydney children’s walks. The Ridge Walk follows a bushtrack up the ...
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Books and Ideas 2
Book Review: Not Birdwatching: reflections on noticing animals
How can noticing animals make you a better person? This book shows how, even in the densest urban environments, animals have the potential to affect our relationship to ...
