hiking
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How To Communicate In A Truly Remote Area
We can rely on our phones for communication almost anywhere these days. But if you’re hiking in a truly remote area, you could end up kilometres from anywhere with signal. Here’s how to prepare.
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How To Find Local Bushwalking Trails
Bushwalking is a great way to visit the outdoors and be active. If you’ve ever wanted to go for a hike in the Australian bush, here’s a way to find an appropriate trail near you.
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Navigate Hiking Trails With Hikepack
1iOS: Navigating along roads is easy – just start up Google Maps or Waze – but finding your way on a trail in the woods tends to require a patchwork of PDFs, paper maps, and apps that only work for one park or system. Hikepack aims to change that.
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Six Tips For Surviving A Mountain Lion Encounter
Australia has a reputation for having lots of deadly animals – but we’re actually pretty safe from apex predators. As long as you keep out of the water and don’t attempt to box a kangaroo, you’re relatively safe from harm. Not so in America, where mountain lions have been known to kill and eat humans.…