Hiking

Hadi Nazari told the hikers who found him after two weeks missing in the NSW bush that he used journal entries in a logbook inside a mountain hut to plan his route to safety. 

When you go hiking, experts say a personal locator beacon should be a non-negotiable. So how do they work, and where do you get one?

Missing hiker Hadi Nazari left a trail of clues, but trying to find him in some of the most rugged terrain in NSW was still hard work.

University student Hadi Nazari's survival for 13 days lost in Kosciuszko National Park has been hailed by his loved ones as a "miracle" but survival experts say he also did a few things right to keep himself alive.

Hiker Hadi Nazari, who survived in Kosciuszko National Park's dense bushland for 13 days, thanks rescuers and volunteers who joined the search for him as the group of bushwalkers who stumbled upon him reveal details about the moment he was found.

After almost two weeks lost in bushland, hiker Hadi Nazari is now recovering in Cooma hospital, with his friends describing it as a "miracle".

A 23-year-old university student from Melbourne has been found in "good health" after he went missing in dense bushland in the NSW Snowy Mountains on Boxing Day.

Medical student Hadi Nazari has been missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for two weeks, but those searching for him remain hopeful.

The family of Hadi Nazari, missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for over a week, is calling for resources from Victoria to be called in to help find the 23-year-old.

Police say two interstate bushwalkers attempting to navigate the Hazards mountain range on Tasmania's east coast have been rescued from a "precarious position".

As the search for Hadi Nazari continues in Kosciuszko National Park, the man’s friends say they have been given hope by the discovery of some of his possessions in the rugged NSW Snowy Mountains.

NSW Police say search efforts for Hadi Nazari, who has been missing for six days in the Kosciuszko National Park, involves specialist bushwalkers in steep vegetated terrain.

A Victorian bushwalker in his 30s has died after falling "from height" at Federation Peak, just days after the death of another bushwalker in the same national park.

This house in the South Australian town of Mount Burr sold for $45,000 after the local mill's closure at the turn of the century, but house prices are rising sharply.

Yet another group of wannabe adventurers have had to be pulled out of the Tasmanian wilderness after conditions turned on them and wild winds destroyed their tents.

For many adventurers, the attraction to breathtaking views on top of towering mountains is irresistible, but doctors are urging climbers to be aware of the dangers associated with altitude.

The 7.8-kilometre dual mountain biking and hiking route winds through rainforest from Palm Cove Jetty to the Ellis Beach foreshore, north of Cairns.

As more areas in south-west and southern Western Australia are flagged for future mining activity, hikers and bikers say they're worried some of the state's best trails will be affected if more isn't done to protect them.

David Crust, who oversees the management of a million hectares of the Blue Mountains, says he's never seen the level of destruction wrought by the elements over the past five years.

A scenic, multi-day walk is being finalised for Tasmania to rival the popular Overland Track. But some critics worry about the region's high rainfall, with about 216 days of rain a year.