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“Calculate risk accurately. And remember there’s a thin line between badass and dumbass.”

‘A thin line between badass and dumbass’: How a mountain athlete stays alive

Oscar-winning filmmaker Jimmy Chin on overcoming doubt, his bucket list and the true risk in life.

  • Benjamin Law

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Pip Hare on her yacht, Medallia, at Victoria Harbour, Docklands.

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
Brigitte Muir

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
Jeff Robson uses his expertise in data analysis to slake his thirst for adventure.

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
Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air with tandem jumper Derek Baxter.

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
Mohammed Hassan can be seen lying on the ground in footage posted to Instagram.

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
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The new Scout NSW Chief Commissioner Lloyd Nurthen encourages the sausages to sizzle.

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
Xavier Doerr

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
Xavier Doerr has been rescued from off the South Australian coast.

‘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
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What it is like to climb Everest

Images from on top of the roof of the world.

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