Justin Walker

1 month ago | australiangeographic.com.au | Justin Walker

One of the most popular outdoor pursuits is the day walk. With thousands of kilometres of short day walks in Australia and New Zealand it’s easy to see why – especially when these short and sweet walking experiences take you into some of the most spectacular wilderness areas you’ll find in Oz and NZ. Check out eight favourites of ours and you’ll see what we mean.

1 month ago | australiangeographic.com.au | Justin Walker

FOR 12 HOURS we’d been hiking into thin air, climbing towards one of the highest and harshest points in Africa, the endless sprawl of the Ethiopian plains like a dull brown ocean below. The effort on this summit day on 4550m Ras Dashen had been telling. Half of the group had turned back before reaching the summit and beside me fellow trekker Greg was in trouble, falling every few steps as his legs crumpled beneath him.

1 month ago | australiangeographic.com.au | Justin Walker

There is no denying that a lot of people looking at a new mountain bike, will be looking at a new e-mountain bike (eMTB). And that’s with good reason. The past decade has seen a boom in eMTB technology, from the motors, batteries, interfaces and software all the way through to the design of the bikes, components to suit how eMTBs are ridden, and the range of options on the market. And that makes the decision a little more involved than just, ‘I think I’ll get an eMTB’.

1 month ago | australiangeographic.com.au | Justin Walker

The daypack is ubiquitous in the great outdoors. Any short adventure means bringing gear, water and food, and a daypack is the perfect balance of load-lugging with comfort and – in cases such as this Gecko from Mountain Designs – a full list of features designed to make carrying a day’s worth of gear comfortable. The Mountain Designs Gecko measures 50cm tall, 28cm wide and 21cm deep. In short, it looks great, and backs up its notable styling with excellent design features.

1 month ago | australiangeographic.com.au | Justin Walker

Canoeing has been around for thousands of years and, other than the materials they’re made from, modern boats are not all that dissimilar in design to the vessels originally used by indigenous populations the world over for travel and adventures. These days,a traditional canoe is called a C-boat, or a Canadian, and it has an open-topdesign, unlike a K-boat (a kayak) which has a covered top.