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FIASCOS: A RECOMMENDATION

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ADVENTURE FOR ALL • The wonderful four-day Yuraygir Coastal Walk deserves, even in the depths of winter, a AAA rating: Accessible; Adventurous; Amazing.

CHOOSE WISELY • It’s always tough to decide what gear to take out on any given adventure, but especially so when you’re a participant on the reality show Alone.

DWR UPDATE: PART I • Back in 2017, in his very first column, Dan wrote about the use of PFCs within the outdoor equipment industry. In this first of a two-part column, he’s checking back in to see what progress has been made.

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MINING THE MAC MARSHES? • Resource companies questing for gold threaten a precious wetland ecosystem.

TASSIE PARKS FOR ‘SALE’: AN UPDATE • Tasmania’s national parks have long been in developers’ sights. Here’s the latest on how their alarming proposals are progressing.

INVASION OF THE RED FIRE ANT • The red fire ant is described as one of the world’s worst invasive species. In Australia, the ants are taking over new areas, and experts fear that the battle to control them has already been lost. It’s bad news not just for the country’s ecology, but also for bushwalkers and anyone else ho engages in outdoor activities.

FIASCOS: VOLUNTEERING FOR TROUBLE • Head out into the bush enough, and eventually you’ll find what you’re looking for: strife.

KERRY LOWE • In the heart of NSW’s Pilliga region, one man is quietly working on creating a trail network that is not only home to the Pilliga Ultra running festival, but that will help the campaign to protect the area.

TIED IN KNOTS • Knowing how to tie the right knot for the right occasion is a skill every adventurer should know. Wild Earth Ambassador Christian McEwen shares six of his favourite knots.

Fiasco (n): • When things go spectacularly wrong in the outdoors, it may not be fun. Funny, though; that’s another matter, because reading about the trials and tribulations of others can be, if not interesting, well, downright humorous. We asked the Wild community to send in their stories of when things haven’t worked out precisely to plan, with the promise of cool prizes from some of Wild’s advertising supporters to sweeten the pot. Here are our faves.

A NIGHT ON WYLDS CRAIG • No tent, no map, no compass, and just one orange and two sausages to share between fourteen people in a night to remember.

MAROONED IN THE ARTHURS • When things go wrong, they can go really wrong, as Chris Newman tells the sorry tale of a gastro-hit traverse of Tasmania’s challenging Western Arthurs.

OMG! • WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TENT??

BIG WALL DREAMS • How big a goal are you willing to set for yourself? Daygin Prescott, who started climbing less than two years prior, set off to California to attempt an ascent of one of the planet’s most famed big walls—El Capitan.

FORGOTTEN WILDERNESS • THE SPERO-WANDERER REGION OF WESTERN TASMANIA

JOURNEY INTO THE SPERO • AN ACCOUNT OF A TRIP IN THE SOUTHWEST CONSERVATION AREA

ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE DIVIDE • Anzhela Malysheva deals with the fallout of being caught in an avalanche.

PARTS UNKNOWN • A three-day exploratory adventure somewhere in NSW’s New England region.

BENEATH THE EARTH • Slovenia is arguably one of Europe’s best-kept adventure secrets, and its mountain biking is no exception.

TIMES OF CHANGE • Heading back to NSW’s iconic...