Adventure Sport NQ

On Sunday 26th June it will be 5 years since the last Aloomba Metrogaine. This year a 2 hour bike or hike or bike/hike Metrogaine  is being hosted by Leanne Kruger, MF De Jourdan, Doon McColl and Deb Trehearn. Sunday June 26th join us at Behana causeway from 0815 for a great day of Rural [...]

2011 FAR NORTH WILDERNESS BIKE TOUR: Get in quick – Early Bird Special ends 30 June  Register now for the 2011 Far North Wilderness Bike Tour on the 17th – 24th September 2011. If you register and pay the deposit before 30 June 2011, you will receive an Early Bird discount of $50 on the Tour Price [...]

Adventure HQ and the Tinaroo Tourism and Recreation Group are gearing up for another exciting weekend of adventure in the great outdoors in and around Tinaroo Township on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March 2011. The weekend will feature a series of “Come n Try” events including a 1 hour Metrogaine, 2 hour bush rogaine, [...]

Local team Giddiup [Chris White, Dave Wood, Struan Lamont and Sue Crowe] have commenced their quest to win the prestigious Abu Dhabi Adventure. The event started on December 10th and the team can be followed via GPS tracking here. Click on the open button on the right side and all teams will be revealed. Giddiup [...]

4 Hour Day Night Pony Express Smithfield MTB Park, McGregor Rd [below Bungy] 4 Hour Pony Express, Ride N Stride Trail Run and Club AGM Teams of 2 or 3 riders All Male, All Female and Mixed categories DH bike class [7" min] Ride and Stride trail run [ two riders/runners one bike] Random draws [...]

In June this year Alex & I set out on a little expedition to mountain bike up to Cape York (that’s from Cairns). Anyway instead of rambling on for paragraphs watch this 8 minute clip of our lives on tour. It is well worth the experience. Viewing on my website extremephotography.com.au

Hi there folks, for some time I have had in the back of my mind the idea that I would love to get involved in this multisport stuff – i.e. ride run and paddle races.  I am a bit out of condition though was pretty fit a few years back so know how to train.   [...]

REPORTS TAFE Adventure Sport Weekend – Collins Weir – June 5/6 2010 Setters Report 1 – Hike Rogaines My course setting adventure begun in early March when I was partnered with my class mate Danielle and assigned the task of facilitating and running the ‘Weir in Heaven’ and ‘Blind man’s Bush Bash’ rogaines for our [...]

Two years ago I set out on an adventure, riding my mountain bike 3000 kilometres over Queensland. See my blog (extremephotography.com.au). It is time again to set sail for another journey (ahoy there!!); this time with my good friend Alex. We have planned to ride our mountain bikes 1100 kilometres from Cairns to the tip [...]

Inspired ride: Three mates Mark Allen, Ray Wright and Alan Hurst are cycling to Cape York to raise money for the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation. MARK Allen knows he may be battling the elements when he starts cycling to the tip of Cape York next week, but he also sees upsides to riding in [...]

On the 24th May, Lauren, myself and my bike departed sunny Cairns for a 5 day, 7 stage MTB race held in Alice Springs from the 25th -29th May. The 2009 Anaconda MTB Enduro. This is my account of 5 days of racing in the Red Centre. It started with a magazine article talking about [...]