Outdoor Australia

25th Anniversary of First Australian Ascent of Everest

On October 3, 1984, Tim Macartney-Snape and Greg Mortimer became the first Australians to reach the summit of Mt Everest. The team of just five climbers summited 'alpine style' - carrying their own gear and without supplementary oxygen - establishing a new and difficult route on the mountain's north face.

The Australian Himalayan Foundation is holding a dinner on September 18th, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this first Australian ascent of Mt Everest.

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Life after death on Mt. Everest

The story of Lincoln Hall's survival on Everest in April 2006 is one of epic proportions. Blessed with a perfect summit day, it was upon the long descent back to base camp that things began to quickly unravel and turn horribly wrong. Ex-Outdoor Australia editor, Hall is spending some time in Sydney and Melbourne's The North Face stores this month to tell his incredible story.

Andrew Lock's Shishapangma Expedition cancelled

Andrew Lock and climbing partner, Hector Ponce De Leon of Mexico, have been unable to secure the climbing permit required to climb Shishapangma (8072 m) in Tibet. The expedition was cancelled on April 13th, only days before the new issue of Outdoor Australia magazine hits the stands featuring Andrew's latest climb. Andrew Lock has made four previous attempts on the mountain, the last in 2007. This is the final of the world 14 summits over 8000 m for Andrew, making him the first Australian and only the 15th climber in the world to successfully complete this feat. Andrew hopes to return to Tibet after the monsoonal rains to make another attempt. You can check out the details of the expedition here.

Armstrong inspires Aussies to ride

Thousands of Australians are getting on their bike today with this year's Tour Down Under participation event at record numbers.

The huge public response to this world class event, a record 7041 participants in the Mutual Community Challenge Tour is a reflection of the growing interest Australians have for cycling. This is more than double last year’s number and well above the 652 riders who participated in the inaugural 2003 community challenge event.

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