Life in a hobbit house
Fabric Quarterly
In the Mackenzie basin, surrounded by snow capped mountains and turquoise lakes, sits a small home fit for hobbits.
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The Te Araroa Trail
Lodestars Anthology
It took four acts of kindness to get from Kaitaia to Cape Reinga, the starting point of the Te Araroa - the 3,006 kilometre thru-hike I was embarking on.
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The end of the road: Life after a thru-hike.
Sea to Summit
We spent eight hours walking in a storm by the side of the highway. As trucks sped by, they sprayed us with filthy road water. It was our last day on the Te Araroa, the 3006km thru-hike we’d lived and breathed for the last five and a half months.
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Travelling solo on the Annapurna Circuit
The Adventure Handbook
I haven’t slept properly in days. It’s 3:30 in the morning and I’m 3500m above sea level. I’m sitting on the roof of my guesthouse shivering in my yak wool jumper, gloves and thermals, wishing I’d bought more layers.
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The life changing act of camping solo
Sea to Summit USA
I shoved a $15 tent into my little yellow hatchback, along with a foam yoga mat I found in the cupboard, the comforter from my bed and a little gas cooker I picked up from the hardware store. I drove two hours south of Perth, Western Australia and set up camp next to the Collie river.
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Into the Deep End
Sea to Summit
With 30km between campsites along shifting sand, it’s a sure-fire way to let people know if they can hack it. Survive the beach, survive the hike.
I thought about this as I shuffled off the dunes on my third day towards the holy grail of the Te Araroa—a campsite with a hot shower.
Preparing for the Te Araroa Trail
Sea to Summit
I’ve hiked to Everest Base Camp, survived the world’s most dangerous hike in Mount Huashan and ridden horses through Mongolia and yet I still feel the pangs of fear before a new adventure.
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Chasing Landscapes
Canva
One adventurous photographer’s easy tips to make your landscape photography stand out
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