Adventure Sports
Pip Hare’s yacht mast snapped 1400km from shore. Her skill on the high seas got her to Melbourne
Solo round-the-world sailor Pip Hare made an unexpected stop in Melbourne after disaster struck in the Southern Ocean.
- Carolyn Webb
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She was bad at finishing things. Then she conquered Everest
In 1997, after three previous attempts, Brigitte Muir became the first Australian woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
- Carolyn Webb
Three Things I Love: Perth’s most professional adrenaline junkie shares his secrets
Jeff Robson leverages his work training professionals around the world to indulge the most dangerous of passions. Here’s how he works, rests and plays in Perth.
- Jeff Robson
Days after record-breaking skydive, 104-year-old woman dies
“Age is just a number,” Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after landing. It was not her first time jumping from a plane: that happened when she was a spry 100 years of age.
- Rick Callahan
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.
- Jorg Luyken
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?
- Tim Barlass
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.
- Kathryn Magann
‘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.
- Lachlan Abbott and Ashleigh McMillan
‘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.
- Robyn Wuth
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