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Mountaineer defends climbing over dying Sherpa in pursuit of K2 world record

Mountaineer defends climbing over dying Sherpa in pursuit of K2 world record

Norway’s Kristin Harila has been forced to defend herself from accusations that her team climbed over the dying man on their way to secure the new world record.

  • by Jorg Luyken

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I went to lunch with the state’s chief scout and, of course, he cooked a decent barbecue

I went to lunch with the state’s chief scout and, of course, he cooked a decent barbecue

Can khaki, compasses and campfires compete with telephones, turntables and tablets?

  • by Tim Barlass
Rescued sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

Rescued sailor airlifted after major rescue operation

Bundled up in huge clothes against the bitter cold and spraying waves, Xavier Doerr gave two weary thumbs up as he was airlifted into a helicopter.

  • by Kathryn Magann
‘A hell of a 24 hours’: Young sailor rescued from rough seas on solo voyage

‘A hell of a 24 hours’: Young sailor rescued from rough seas on solo voyage

The 22-year-old from Queensland triggered his emergency beacon after he was hurt in large swells in the Great Australian Bight.

  • by Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan
What it is like to climb Everest
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What it is like to climb Everest

Images from on top of the roof of the world.

‘I need a new adventure’: Australian first woman to row solo across the Pacific

‘I need a new adventure’: Australian first woman to row solo across the Pacific

Having just spent 237 days crossing 14,000 kilometres of sea, Michelle Lee is craving a new challenge.

  • by Robyn Wuth
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Michelle Lee: Australian first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean
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Michelle Lee: Australian first woman to row solo across the Pacific Ocean

Michelle Lee posts her final video before reaching Port Douglas on a trip from Mexico.

It’s so hard to take, but I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s survival contest
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It’s so hard to take, but I couldn’t look away from Netflix’s survival contest

Elements of Alone, Bear Grylls: The Island, Survivor and The Hunger Games come together in the addictive and slightly appalling Outlast.

  • by Karl Quinn
You may think I’m crazy, but I had a sub-zero score to settle

You may think I’m crazy, but I had a sub-zero score to settle

Each runner had to carry their food and medical kit, plus some extra clothing, in a rucksack and it was too much for me.

  • by Enda Brady
Four tough adventurers face the Atlantic in a rowboat and one bucket

Four tough adventurers face the Atlantic in a rowboat and one bucket

An ex-ASIO spy, a former soldier with PTSD, a submariner and a navy lawyer to row the Atlantic to help damaged veterans, and Aboriginal women in the Kimberley.

  • by Tony Wright
‘Don’t jump!’ How this champion Aussie cliff diver quells her inner voice

‘Don’t jump!’ How this champion Aussie cliff diver quells her inner voice

What takes more mental acrobatics than a high diver’s twists and turns? For Rhiannan Iffland, it’s being the “dictator” of her fear.

  • by Luke Benedictus