Browsing All Posts By James Stuart
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Books and Ideas 0
Book Review: The Ways of the Bushwalker
A 350-page social history of Australian bushwalking might sound like a tedious scrub bash. The reality is an insightful and approachable read that shows just how walking has ...
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Children's Walks 0
Kings Tableland, Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains NP
For a different view of the iconic Wentworth Falls area, take your children on this clifftop walk, which crosses heath replete with wild flowers. Your destination: a lesser-known ...
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Hiking 0
Glenbrook to Springwood walk: remote gorge country next to the city
On a painfully hot Spring day, I set out on a solo hike from Glenbrook in the lower Blue Mountains. My destination was the town of Springwood some ...
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Outdoor Parenting 1
Motivating children to get outdoors
What’s the secret to getting your young child psyched for the outdoors? Here are some surprising insights from, of all places, a management workshop and a seriously annoying ...
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Gear 1
8ScoreReview: Boreas Lost Coast 60 backpack
A lightweight pack that carries loads well, is affordable and looks stylish to boot… Is this overnight backpack too good to be true? As part of an ongoing ...
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Climbing 1
Intimidation at Fossil Cave, Thompson’s Pt, Nowra
What happens when you find yourself out of your depth and in thin air at the same time? My friend and climbing partner Garry Lomas confronts his limits at ...
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Books and Ideas 0
Book Review – No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
What do mountaineering and globalisation have in common? This rollicking read, by New York Times journalist, Graham Bowley, tells the story of Himalayan mountain K2’s deadliest day when ...
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Hiking 6
Mt Kuring-gai to Brooklyn, Berowra Valley National Park
32km with 1650m of ascents (and an equal amount of descents): this overnight walk looked like a challenge on paper. After 2 days of ups and downs through ...
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Books and Ideas 0
Book Review: Before They’re Gone by Michael Lanza
Beacon Press, 2012, 196pp. Feature Image credit: Michael Lanza. Before They’re Gone is a singular book that embraces adventure, parenting and environmental awareness in equal measure. It charts ...
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The Moment 2
Rock Warbler, Karloo Pools
I had just finished the steep descent from Heathcote Station to Karloo Pools when a solitary, playful rock warbler flitted out and landed a few feet away – ...
