5 GIFT IDEAS FOR NATURE LOVERS With Christmas fast approaching now is the time to consider what impact your festive season will have on our natural environment.  The thought of buying and receiving so much “stuff” can be overwhelming – especially for us nature lovers who know the impact “stuff” can [...]

RUN, THINK AND LIVE BETTER: WITH LISA TAMATI Lisa Tamati is one tough cookie. The 51-year-old New Zealander is an ultramarathon runner and coach who’s done some of the world’s most gruelling races, like Marathon des Sables (251km) and the Badwater Ultramarathon (217km). She’s also overcome challenges in her [...]

HANNY ALLSTON TALKS BURNOUT, GUILT, AND GROWTH Hanny Allston wears many hats: trail runner, business owner, orienteer, wife, podcast host, environmentalist. The Tasmanian is also a life coach who helps people find their place in the world. Here, she teaches us some of what she’s learnt in her 33 years on Earth. Hanny [...]

HOW TANYA BOTTOMLEY CHANGED HER LIFE Tanya Bottomley never imagined life could be this good. The 38-year-old Nelson local lives a stone's throw from beautiful beaches, rivers, and mountains. A customs officer and ultramarathon runner, Tanya hopes to become the first woman to complete the Thir Southern Seasons Miler Challenge - [...]

CLIMBING EVEREST WITH MARIAM KTIRI It’s 2:35 am on May 22, 2019. The night is calm, the moon almost full. Mariam Ktiri is closer to the heavens than any other human on the planet. She can’t see a thing, but ‘the feeling of just standing here, knowing there’s nothing higher; it’s an unbelievable [...]

MICHELLE LEE: MASSAGE THERAPIST, ROWER, AND WORLD RECORD HOLDER If there’s one thing Michelle Lee knows, it’s that we’re capable of so much more than we imagine. In April 2017, the Sydneysider became a world record holder - the fastest woman to row one million metres, on a Concept 2 rowing [...]

MEET MEL STAMELL: INVENTOR AND ADVENTURER When it comes to outdoor activities, 35-year-old Mel Stamell has pretty much tried it all: kayaking, climbing, caving, mountain biking, and skiing, her personal favourite. But she's not your average adrenaline junkie. With a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, she's taken on the challenge of [...]

TECH DIVING TO FIND “A PEACE WITHIN” MEET UNDERWATER FILMMAKER KATY FRASER What do cave diving, landscape painting, and ancient Mayan culture have in common? They all feature in British technical diver and filmmaker Katy Fraser’s documentary, A Peace Within, currently debuting across Australia in the Ocean Film Festival. Get ready [...]

LISA BLAIR: THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MAST When Lisa Blair signed up for the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Race, there was one teeny, tiny problem: she didn't have a boat. Neither that, nor the fact that it was her first solo sailing trip, could stop her. She found a yacht, made her way [...]

5 MINUTES WITH KRYSTLE WRIGHT In her latest breath-taking short film “In Perpetual Motion”, Queensland native Krystle Wright takes us on a visual journey of the all-consuming pursuit of creativity and freedom of an adventure sports photographer. What inspired your latest film Perpetual Motion? K: I get tired of films [...]