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If you're a hiker and you're on Facebook you might be familiar with the group 'Hiking in Australia & New Zealand'. Well, we recently had the pleasure of chatting with chief moderator Paul Goodsell about not only the Facebook group (which now sits at 32,000 members) but all his hiking origin story, working for Snowys Outdoors in Adelaide and his new venture Ottie.

This is definitely a chat with one hiker who has been involved in the community in so many different ways. I genuinely hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did recording it.

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Recorded back in early 2016 during my first multi-day hike in New Zealand, I was making my way in the Tongariro National Park and was offered a lift into the park by a kind lady. Declining her generous offer and preferring to walk, I thought this would be an opportune time to share some brief thoughts on just how generous and helpful New Zealanders really are.

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Happy listening!

After several months since we did our last podcast, we've decided to ramp things up and start doing more; especially during this period of isolation that we find ourselves in due to COVID-19.

Speaking of which, that just so happens to be the topic of our latest episode - What You Can Do During The COVID-19 Isolation.

We share 5 things that we reckon should be on your list of things to do whilst in iso.

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Happy listening!

John
The Hiking Society

There's plenty of people in the Australian outdoor community that I'm keen on interviewing on this podcast because I genuinely believe that everyone has a unique story to tell.

So, when adventure enthusiast Terra Roam contacted me to set up a chat on the podcast, I naturally jumped at the opportunity. And any chat with an outdoor identity such as Terra can only be conducted in one place - the outdoors!

We discuss everything from her origin story in the outdoors, her 4-year record-breaking walk around Australia to bring awareness to mental health, and her upcoming walk - Climb8 - an 800km snowshoe expedition across the Australian Alps during winter 2020.

If you're looking for some inspiration to get into the outdoors, then Terra's story, and our chat, might just be the motivation you need.

You can follow Terra on Instagram here and read all about her via her website here. You can also read about her Climb8 walk here.

Happy listening!

We're finally back with a new episode of the Pursuit of the Outdoors podcast and we've returned with a fantastic guest - Laura Waters.

If you're not aware of Laura yet, then you will be shortly. She has recently released her first book Bewildered; a story about "leaving everything behind for 3,000km in the wilds of New Zealand" on the Te Araroa Trail. 

We talk about everything from the trip itself, to what made her give up everything to do it, as well as what occurred afterwards.

If you are someone who is looking to break the circuit in life, or are wanting to know just what the outdoors can potentially do for your physical and mental well-being, I would highly encourage you to have a listen.

Enjoy!

In episode 21, I had the opportunity to sit down with outdoor photographer Rob Embury of Pale Blue Dot Photography.

We speak about:


His origin story as a photographer
How his career has progressed in the field
Some of the things to consider before taking a photo
Why smartphones can be just as effective as a DSLR
The use of photography on social media platforms such as Instagram
And where to from here with his career working with companies such as Explore Photography

If you're a budding outdoor photographer, be sure to visit his website, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.